Art season is picking up across South Florida, with museums opening flagship shows and local artists installing work in hotels and tourist sites ahead of the holidays. Miami New Times has rounded up a dozen exhibitions that open in November, listed by opening date.
In Delray Beach, the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens opened “Mending Cracks in Time” on Oct. 17. The show by Vancouver-based artist Naoko Fukumaru features kintsugi, a repair method that uses lacquer and gold dust, and runs through Feb. 28, 2027.
Miami-based photographer Josh Aronson takes over Vizcaya Museum and Gardens in Miami with “Welcome to Wonder,” which opens Nov. 7 and places photographs across the historic grounds. His installation “A Sudden Leap” opened Nov. 4 at the Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami.
The Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami also opens “Black Magic,” a retrospective of Trinidadian artist Geoffrey Holder, on Nov. 12. The more than 60 works run through April 4, 2027.
Other highlights include No Vacancy, a citywide hotel art program with 12 Miami Beach hotels, running Nov. 12 through Dec. 19, and NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale’s “Frozen Gestures” and Ragnar Kjartansson’s “Sunday Without Love,” both opening Nov. 15. The Museum of Sex Miami opens “The Life Force” on Nov. 15, with 45 works. Admission is free at many of the shows, but check each venue for ticket prices and hours before visiting.
