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Past Exhibitions

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MOCA & Miami
September 17, 2005
October 30, 2005

MOCA & Miami, a collection-based exhibition organized by Bonnie Clearwater, surveyed Miami artists featured in MOCA exhibitions since 1996 and traced the parallel growth of the museum and the city’s artistic community.

For Everyone and No One
July 29, 2005
September 4, 2005

For Everyone and No One, an exhibition organized by MOCA, presented mail art.

Trading Places
July 29, 2005
September 4, 2005

Trading Places, an exhibition organized by Bonnie Clearwater, was on view at MOCA North Miami from July 29 to September 4, 2005.

Selections from the Permanent Collection
July 19, 2005
August 18, 2005

Selections from the Permanent Collection, a collection-based exhibition at MOCA’s Goldman Warehouse organized by Bonnie Clearwater, was on view at MOCA’s Goldman Warehouse from July 19 to August 28, 2005.

Anne Chu
April 14, 2005
July 3, 2005

Anne Chu, an exhibition organized by Bonnie Clearwater, was on view at MOCA North Miami from April 14 to July 3, 2005.

Ellen Gallagher: Murmur and Deluxe
February 12, 2005
March 27, 2005

Ellen Gallagher: Murmur and Deluxe, an exhibition organized by Bonnie Clearwater, was on view at MOCA North Miami from February 12 to March 27, 2005.

Louise Bourgeois: Stitches in Time
February 12, 2005
March 27, 2005

Louise Bourgeois: Stitches in Time, a hosted presentation organized by Frances Morris, was on view at MOCA North Miami from February 12 to March 27, 2005.

Cut/Film as Found Object
November 12, 2004
January 30, 2005

Cut/Film as Found Object, a hosted presentation organized by Stefano Basilico, was on view at MOCA North Miami from November 12, 2004, to January 30, 2005.

Pablo Cano: The Toy Box
October 1, 2004
October 31, 2004

Pablo Cano: The Toy Box, a marionette production organized by MOCA, revived Cano’s musical marionette production based on Claude Debussy’s 1913 children’s ballet La Boîte à joujoux, with marionettes and scenery constructed from found objects.

In Situ: Installations and Large-Scale Works in the Permanent Collection
September 17, 2004
October 31, 2004

In Situ: Installations and Large-Scale Works in the Permanent Collection, a collection-based exhibition organized by Bonnie Clearwater, showcased large-scale installations and seminal works from MOCA’s growing permanent collection, established in 1995 to reflect major developments in contemporary art.

Jean-Michel Othoniel: Crystal Palace
May 28, 2004
August 31, 2004

Jean-Michel Othoniel: Crystal Palace, a hosted presentation organized by Hervé Chandès, was on view at MOCA North Miami from May 28 to August 31, 2004.

Laura Owens
March 5, 2004
May 9, 2004

Laura Owens, a hosted presentation organized by Paul Schimmel, was on view at MOCA North Miami from March 5 to May 9, 2004.

Edwina Ashton: Videos
March 1, 2004
May 9, 2004

Edwina Ashton: Videos, an exhibition organized by Bonnie Clearwater, was on view at MOCA North Miami from March 1 to May 9, 2004.

Inka Essenhigh: Recent Paintings
December 3, 2003
February 15, 2004

Inka Essenhigh: Recent Paintings, an exhibition organized by Bonnie Clearwater, focused on oil paintings of fantastic figures in mysterious spaces, highlighting Essenhigh’s shift from graphic enamel works toward layered oil painting.

Richard Artschwager: Painting Then and Now
December 3, 2003
February 15, 2004

Richard Artschwager: Painting Then and Now, an exhibition organized by Bonnie Clearwater, was on view at MOCA North Miami from December 3, 2003, to February 15, 2004.

Miami Works: A Selection from the Permanent Collection
December 2, 2003
February 15, 2004

Miami Works: A Selection from the Permanent Collection, a collection-based exhibition organized by Bonnie Clearwater, was on view at MOCA North Miami from December 2, 2003, to February 15, 2004.

william cordova: No More Lonely Nights
November 29, 2003
February 8, 2004

william cordova: No More Lonely Nights, an exhibition organized by Bonnie Clearwater, was on view at MOCA North Miami from November 29, 2003, to February 8, 2004.

American Short Stories: Saul Steinberg / Raymond Pettibon
September 19, 2003
November 16, 2003

American Short Stories: Saul Steinberg / Raymond Pettibon, an exhibition organized by Bonnie Clearwater, was on view at MOCA North Miami from September 19 to November 16, 2003.

Mario Benjamin: Project
September 14, 2003
November 9, 2003

Mario Benjamin: Project, an exhibition organized by Bonnie Clearwater, was on view at MOCA North Miami from September 14 to November 9, 2003.

Roberto Juarez: A Sense of Place
September 13, 2003
November 15, 2003

Roberto Juarez: A Sense of Place, an exhibition organized by Bonnie Clearwater, brought together more than 35 large-scale paintings examining how Juarez’s experiences in New York, Miami Beach, Rome, and other cities shaped his interplay of place, memory, and interior life.

IMAGINE: Highlights from the Permanent Collection
June 28, 2003
August 31, 2003

IMAGINE: Highlights from the Permanent Collection, a collection-based exhibition organized by Bonnie Clearwater, was on view at MOCA North Miami from June 28 to August 31, 2003.

Pablo Cano: For Heaven's Sake
April 12, 2003
June 1, 2003

Pablo Cano: For Heaven's Sake, a marionette production organized by MOCA, was on view at MOCA North Miami from April 12 to June 1, 2003.

Tall Tales
February 28, 2003
May 18, 2003

Tall Tales, an exhibition organized by Bonnie Clearwater, paired work by Trenton Doyle Hancock and william cordova.

Trenton Doyle Hancock: It Came from Studio Floor
February 28, 2003
May 1, 2003

Trenton Doyle Hancock: It Came from Studio Floor, an exhibition organized by Bonnie Clearwater, was on view at MOCA North Miami from February 28 to May 1, 2003.

Helen Frankenthaler: Paintings on paper
February 14, 2003
June 8, 2003

Helen Frankenthaler: Paintings on paper, a traveling exhibition organized by Bonnie Clearwater, was on view at MOCA North Miami from February 14 to June 8, 2003.

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Julian LaVerdiere: Time Trial
December 4, 2002
February 2, 2003

Julian LaVerdiere: Time Trial, an exhibition organized by Bonnie Clearwater, was on view at MOCA North Miami from December 4, 2002, to February 2, 2003.

Yes Yoko Ono
October 25, 2002
January 26, 2003

Yes Yoko Ono, a hosted presentation organized by Alexandra Munroe, was on view at MOCA North Miami from October 25, 2002, to January 26, 2003.

Bhakti Baxter: An Intelligible Sphere whose Center is Everywhere and Circumference is Nowhere
September 27, 2002
November 17, 2002

Bhakti Baxter: An Intelligible Sphere whose Center is Everywhere and Circumference is Nowhere, an exhibition organized by Bonnie Clearwater, was on view at MOCA North Miami from September 27 to November 17, 2002.

Primal Screams and Songs: Selections from the Permanent Collection
July 20, 2002
September 29, 2002

Primal Screams and Songs: Selections from the Permanent Collection, a collection-based exhibition organized by Bonnie Clearwater, was on view at MOCA North Miami from July 20 to September 29, 2002.

Pablo Cano: The First Reunion
April 6, 2002
June 7, 2002

Pablo Cano: The First Reunion, a marionette production organized by MOCA, was on view at MOCA North Miami from April 6 to June 7, 2002.

Hernan Bas: It's Super Natural
March 15, 2002
June 30, 2002

Hernan Bas: It's Super Natural, an exhibition organized by Bonnie Clearwater, was on view at MOCA North Miami from March 15 to June 30, 2002.

Jack Pierson, Regrets
March 15, 2002
June 30, 2002

Jack Pierson, Regrets, an exhibition organized by Bonnie Clearwater, was on view at MOCA North Miami from March 15 to June 30, 2002.

Salvador Dalí: Dream of Venus
March 14, 2002
June 30, 2002

Salvador Dalí: Dream of Venus, a hosted presentation organized by MOCA, was on view at MOCA North Miami from March 14 to June 30, 2002.

Roy Lichtenstein: Inside/Outside
December 12, 2001
February 28, 2002

Roy Lichtenstein: Inside/Outside, an exhibition organized by Bonnie Clearwater, was on view at MOCA North Miami from December 12, 2001, to February 28, 2002.

Roxy Paine: PMU (Painting Manufacture Unit)
November 11, 2001
January 27, 2002

Roxy Paine: PMU (Painting Manufacture Unit), an exhibition organized by Bonnie Clearwater, was on view at MOCA North Miami from November 11, 2001, to January 27, 2002.

Little Haiti Housing Association Scattered Housing Project
October 7, 2001
November 25, 2001

Little Haiti Housing Association Scattered Housing Project, an exhibition organized by Nathaniel Quincy Belcher, documented a collaboration between FIU’s architecture program and the Little Haiti Housing Association on the development of scattered-site housing.

Snapshot: New Art from Los Angeles
October 7, 2001
November 25, 2001

Snapshot: New Art from Los Angeles, a hosted presentation organized by Douglas Fogel, was on view at MOCA North Miami from October 7 to November 25, 2001.

The House at MOCA
August 18, 2001
September 20, 2001

The House at MOCA, an exhibition organized by Bonnie Clearwater, Bhakti Baxter, Martin Oppel, and Tao Rey, brought together work selected by its four co-curators for a project centered on the idea of the house.

Selections from the Permanent Collection
June 1, 2001
July 29, 2001

Selections from the Permanent Collection, a collection-based exhibition organized by Bonnie Clearwater, was on view at MOCA North Miami from June 1 to July 29, 2001.

Pablo Cano: To Sin or Not to Sin
March 3, 2001
April 29, 2001

Pablo Cano: To Sin or Not to Sin, a marionette production organized by MOCA, was on view at MOCA North Miami from March 3 to April 29, 2001.

Mythic Proportions. Painting in the 80s
February 16, 2001
May 13, 2001

Mythic Proportions. Painting in the 80s, an exhibition organized by Bonnie Clearwater, was on view at MOCA North Miami from February 16 to May 13, 2001.

Making Art in Miami: Travel in Hyperreality
December 15, 2000
January 28, 2001

Making Art in Miami: Travel in Hyperreality, an exhibition organized by Bonnie Clearwater, surveyed contemporary art made in Miami through work by Hernan Bas, Robert Chambers, william cordova, Dara Friedman, Luis Gispert, Adler Guerrier, Mark Handforth, and other artists.

Design Matters
September 16, 2000
November 26, 2000

Design Matters, an exhibition organized by René Gonzalez, was on view at MOCA North Miami from September 16 to November 26, 2000.

Minimal Affect: Selections from the Permanent Collection
September 16, 2000
November 26, 2000

Minimal Affect: Selections from the Permanent Collection, a collection-based exhibition organized by Bonnie Clearwater, was on view at MOCA North Miami from September 16 to November 26, 2000.

Peter Doig: Matrix 183/Echo-Lake
September 16, 2000
November 26, 2000

Peter Doig: Matrix 183/Echo-Lake, a hosted presentation organized by Heidi Zuckerman Jacobson, was on view at MOCA North Miami from September 16 to November 26, 2000.

Selections from the Permanent Collection: The 1990's
June 8, 2000
September 3, 2000

Selections from the Permanent Collection: The 1990's, a collection-based exhibition organized by Bonnie Clearwater, was on view at MOCA North Miami from June 8 to September 3, 2000.

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Seydou Keïta
June 8, 2000
September 3, 2000

Seydou Keïta, a hosted presentation organized by Hervé Chandès and André Magnin, presented the portrait photography of Seydou Keïta in a project organized by Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain.

Inverted Odysseys: Claude Cahun, Maya Deren, Cindy Sherman
March 31, 2000
May 28, 2000

Inverted Odysseys: Claude Cahun, Maya Deren, Cindy Sherman, a hosted presentation organized by Lynn Gumpert and Shelley Rice, was on view at MOCA North Miami from March 31 to May 28, 2000.

Matthew Ritchie: The Fast Set
March 31, 2000
June 25, 2000

Matthew Ritchie: The Fast Set, an exhibition organized by Bonnie Clearwater, used a color-coded cosmology, recurring characters, and narrative installations to connect fiction, hyperreality, and contemporary physical experience.

Sweet Dreams and Nightmares: DADA and Surrealism from the Rosalind and Melvin Jacobs Collection
March 31, 2000
May 28, 2000

Sweet Dreams and Nightmares: DADA and Surrealism from the Rosalind and Melvin Jacobs Collection, an exhibition organized by Bonnie Clearwater, was on view at MOCA North Miami from March 31 to May 28, 2000.

Frank Stella at 2000: Changing the Rules
December 19, 1999
March 12, 2000

Frank Stella at 2000: Changing the Rules, an exhibition organized by Bonnie Clearwater, was on view at MOCA North Miami from December 19, 1999, to March 12, 2000.

Pablo Cano: Once upon an Island
November 5, 1999
December 5, 1999

Pablo Cano: Once upon an Island, a marionette production organized by MOCA, was on view at MOCA North Miami from November 5 to December 5, 1999.

Great Illusions: Thomas Demand, Andreas Gursky, Ed Ruscha
October 10, 1999
November 28, 1999

Great Illusions: Thomas Demand, Andreas Gursky, Ed Ruscha, a hosted presentation organized by Stefan Gronert, was on view at MOCA North Miami from October 10 to November 28, 1999.

Atelier Van Lieshout
September 25, 1999
December 5, 1999

Atelier Van Lieshout, a hosted presentation organized by Jade Dellinger and Margaret Miller, was on view at MOCA North Miami from September 25 to December 5, 1999.

Heads Up! Highlights from the Permanent Collection
June 29, 1999
September 26, 1999

Heads Up! Highlights from the Permanent Collection, a collection-based exhibition organized by Bonnie Clearwater, highlighted works from MOCA’s permanent collection by Francis Alÿs, John Baldessari, Tracey Emin, Ana Mendieta, Gabriel Orozco, Félix González-Torres, and other artists.

James Turrell
April 1, 1999
September 12, 1999

James Turrell, an exhibition organized by Bonnie Clearwater, was on view at MOCA North Miami from April 1 to September 12, 1999.

Gianni Versace: The Reinvention of Material
March 19, 1999
June 13, 1999

Gianni Versace: The Reinvention of Material, a hosted presentation organized by Chiara Buss, was on view at MOCA North Miami from March 19 to June 13, 1999.

Rodney Graham: Vexation Island
January 17, 1999
February 14, 1999

Rodney Graham: Vexation Island, an exhibition organized by MOCA, was on view at MOCA North Miami from January 17 to February 14, 1999.

David Smith: Stop/Action
December 19, 1998
February 24, 1999

David Smith: Stop/Action, an exhibition organized by Bonnie Clearwater, was on view at MOCA North Miami from December 19, 1998, to February 24, 1999.

Pablo Cano: Cavaletti's Dream 1998
November 28, 1998
January 10, 1999

Pablo Cano: Cavaletti's Dream, a marionette production organized by MOCA, featured drawings and marionettes inspired by Christopher King’s Cavaletti’s Dream, following an eighteenth-century soldier’s mythological quest for immortality.

Anna Gaskell
October 18, 1998
December 6, 1998

Anna Gaskell, a traveling exhibition organized by Bonnie Clearwater, focused on Gaskell’s override photograph series and the film floater, tracing themes and methods first introduced in her acclaimed wonder series.

Spectacular Optical
October 18, 1998
November 29, 1998

Spectacular Optical, a hosted presentation, brought together works by Lutz Bacher, Lygia Clark, Gregory Crewdson, David Cronenberg, Mariko Mori, Tony Oursler, Jana Sterbak, and other artists.

Joan Lehman: Sculpture
September 9, 1998
October 8, 1998

Joan Lehman: Sculpture, an exhibition, was on view at MOCA North Miami from September 9 to October 8, 1998.

Kenny Scharf: Closet #16
May 21, 1998
August 16, 1998

Kenny Scharf: Closet #16, an exhibition, was on view at MOCA North Miami from May 21 to August 16, 1998.

Jorge Pantoja: One Hundred Haiku
May 9, 1998
August 16, 1998

Jorge Pantoja: One Hundred Haiku, an exhibition organized by Bonnie Clearwater, was sponsored by the Miami Salon Group in memory of Norman S. Gorson.

New Art: South Florida 1998
May 8, 1998
August 19, 1998

New Art: South Florida, an exhibition organized by Bonnie Clearwater, featured work by eight South Florida artists: Robert Chambers, Dara Friedman, Mark Handforth, Lynne Kroll, Daniel Larenzetti, M. Lynne Rheam, Lolita Stewart-White, and D.S. Wallace.

Keith Haring Retrospective
February 13, 1998
April 19, 1998

Keith Haring Retrospective, a hosted presentation, was on view at MOCA North Miami from February 13 to April 19, 1998.

Tunga: 1977-1997
December 11, 1997
February 1, 1998

Tunga: 1977-1997, a hosted presentation organized by Carlos Basualdo, was on view at MOCA North Miami from December 11, 1997, to February 1, 1998.

Annette Messager: Dependance/Independence
September 20, 1997
November 30, 1997

Annette Messager: Dependance/Independence, a hosted presentation, was on view at MOCA North Miami from September 20 to November 30, 1997.

David Rohn
September 20, 1997
November 30, 1997

David Rohn, an exhibition organized by Bonnie Clearwater, examined the artist’s philosophical connection between people, animals, and nature and his pursuit of sanctity, dignity, and beauty in living things.

Pablo Cano: The Pursuit of Love and Animated Altarpieces
June 28, 1997
July 27, 1997

Pablo Cano: The Pursuit of Love and Animated Altarpieces, a marionette production organized by MOCA, was on view at MOCA North Miami from June 28 to July 27, 1997.

Tableaux
May 8, 1997
July 27, 1997

Tableaux, a traveling exhibition organized by Bonnie Clearwater, explored the return of pictorialism and narrative in contemporary art through staged, self-contained works informed by painting, photography, film, and theater.

Zoe Leonard
February 1, 1997
April 20, 1997

Zoe Leonard, an exhibition organized by Bonnie Clearwater, presented an installation of hand-sewn fruit skins that connected preservation and private ritual with mourning, nature, and mortality.

Painting into Photography. Photography into Painting
December 20, 1996
February 23, 1997

Painting into Photography. Photography into Painting, an exhibition organized by Bonnie Clearwater, explored the renewed exchange between painting and photography as artists used both media to revisit pictorialism, representation, and social critique.

Mexican Modernism from the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection
October 5, 1996
December 2, 1996

Mexican Modernism from the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection, an exhibition, introduced U.S. audiences to the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection, tracing twentieth-century Mexican modernism through masterworks by the country’s leading artists.

Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Blue Ribbon Paintings
October 4, 1996
December 1, 1996

Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Blue Ribbon Paintings, a hosted presentation, was on view at MOCA North Miami from October 4 to December 1, 1996.

Mark Handforth: Not from where I'm Standing
May 31, 1996
September 22, 1996

Mark Handforth: Not from where I'm Standing, an exhibition organized by Bonnie Clearwater, was on view at MOCA North Miami from May 31 to September 22, 1996.

Robert Rauschenberg: Sculpture
April 26, 1996
June 9, 1996

Robert Rauschenberg: Sculpture, a hosted presentation organized by Julia Brown Turrell, was on view at MOCA North Miami from April 26 to June 9, 1996.

Pierced Hearts and True Love: A Century of Drawing for Tattoos
April 16, 1996
May 26, 1996

Pierced Hearts and True Love: A Century of Drawing for Tattoos, a hosted presentation, was on view at MOCA North Miami from April 16 to May 26, 1996.

Defining the Nineties. Consensus-making in New York, Miami, and Los Angeles
February 24, 1996
April 6, 1996

Defining the Nineties. Consensus-making in New York, Miami, and Los Angeles, an exhibition organized by Bonnie Clearwater, examined how New York, Miami, and Los Angeles—and their collectors, artists, and art professionals—shaped consensus around contemporary art of the 1990s.

Reel Work: Artists Film and Video of the 1970's
February 24, 1996
May 2, 1996

Reel Work: Artists Film and Video of the 1970's, an exhibition organized by Dara Meyers-Kingsley, brought together experimental film and video from the 1970s by leading visual and performance artists, including Andy Warhol, Yoko Ono, Bruce Nauman, and Martha Rosler.

Ars Memoria: A Selection from MOCA’s Permanent Collection
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Alternative Contemporaneity: Temporary Autonomous Zones
Mar
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May
30
Shifting the Paradigm: The Art of George Edozie
Dec
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Third Space: Inventing the Possible
Sep
20
Nov
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Wangechi Mutu: A Fantastic Journey
Apr
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Jul
06

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