22 June 18–24, 2026 miaminewtimes.com | browardpalmbeach.com NEW TIMES Real Skills. Real Education. BSN | ADN | Direct-Entry MSN As real as it gets exhibition delivered room after room of hand-embroidered gowns, gilded religious imagery, Sicilian fantasy and enough ornate detail to make visitors stop and stare far lon- ger than they may have planned. Up close, the garments looked less like fashion and more like wearable art created by impossibly patient mad fashion-scientists with unlim- ited access to gold thread. What made the ex- hibition feel especially significant for Miami was that it wasn’t just another touring fash- ion blockbuster passing through town. New York would have been the likely city for the U.S debut of the expansive love letter to Ital- ian culture, but art and fashion curator Flor- ence MÜller, who splits her time between her native Paris and Miami, insisted it be in her backyard. It also became one of the first major exhibitions to fully take advantage of ICA Miami’s expansion into the former de la Cruz Collection space, giving MÜller and the museum enough room to go full Dolce. BEST ART FAIR Feria Clandestina clandestina.art Founded in 2019 by curator Nuria Richards, Feria Clandestina started in a Midtown apartment and has since grown into one of Miami Art Week’s most antici- pated alternative events. From 2020 onwards, the fair has occu- pied iconic properties along the MiMo stretch of Biscayne Boule- vard including the Knoxxon, 7 Seas and most recently the Gold Dust. With artists or collectives taking over the rooms, each one becomes an immersive gallery showcase. The works on display lean experimental, often a little weird and much of it is priced to be ac- cessible, a welcome counterpoint to the focus on blue-chip commodities of other fairs. For those of us tired of the monotonous compla- cency the other fairs have fallen into, Clan- destina offers an exciting alternative, emphasizing local artists and creating a plat- form for emerging talent to shine. BEST ART GALLERY Homework Gallery homework.gallery Homework gallery is one of the few nomadic galleries that’s stood the test of time and tran- sitioned into a brick and mortar space. Run by married couple Aurelio Aguiló and Mayra Mejia, the gallery has always shown very moving curatorial concepts, breaking with the typical gallery format of standard sellable exhibitions and choosing instead to be bold and alternative. This commitment to unique gallery practices is demonstrated in collabo- rations with other organizations, like the show “¿buscando visa para naufragar?” which featured works from the permanent collection of the Miami public library system, and “poemas de sal y tierra (poems of salt and soil)” in collaboration with the art magazine Forgotten Lands. While Homework may not exclusively exhibit Caribbean artists, the space feels quintessentially Caribbean and contemporary, tackling intellectual topics relevant to the region with local flair. The gal- lery is currently on hiatus before relocating to a new space in December, an unfortunate but all too frequent event that should remind us all to support our local businesses. BEST ARTIST-RUN SPACE Tunnel Projects 300 SW 12th Ave. Miami, 33130 tunnelprojects.com Think of Tunnel Projects as the cool kids’ ta- ble of the local Miami art scene. The artist studio and exhibition space is housed in the parking lot of a Little Havana strip mall and is home to the most dependable, hard-hitting and intellectually stimulating shows in Mi- ami all year round. The brainchild of Luna Palazzalo Daboul, an incredi- ble artist in her own right, it boasts a roster of equally impres- sive, young and talented artists who have succeeded in making a name for Tunnel. The team has captured the attention of art scene elites while staying true to its grassroots nature. Next time someone says the saguesera has no high culture, take them to Tunnel! BEST CURATOR Catherine Camargo queuegallery.net Catherine Camargo is just the curator this city needs: cutting, alternative, intellectual and homegrown. As the founder of Queue Gallery and Queue Magazine, she shares her specific vantage point as a student of institutional rigor and the grit of our local community when you peel away the glitz and glamour. A project by Camargo is always distinguishable. Want to see for yourself? Go to Little Havana and explore Queue Gallery, or drive up to the Moca North Miami for her latest triumph, “Permanent Collection Focus: Anchors of Light,” a group show featuring works from the museum’s permanent collection. BEST GRAPHIC DESIGNER Moshe Franco moshefranco.com Design whiz Moshe Franco has teamed with an impressive array of brands and agencies ami all year round. The brainchild of Luna Palazzalo Daboul, an incredi- ble artist in her own right, it boasts a roster of equally impres- sive, young and talented artists who have succeeded in making Arts & EntertAinment
