Bakehouse Art Complex and The Bass are pleased to announce The Windows Project collaboration
Photography by Zaire Aranguren. Image courtesy of The Bass.
Bakehouse Art Complex and The Bass are pleased to announce their first collaboration, The Windows Project, a program that grants Bakehouse artists the opportunity to create work as site-specific installations on a rotating basis. Located on the storefront of the Walgreens on 23rd Street and Collins Avenue, The Windows Project enables Bakehouse artists to experiment with display techniques, contending with the ways consumerism and marketability can influence art and artmaking.
“This is an exciting collaboration between The Bass and Bakehouse, reflecting the shared missions of two Miami-based institutions, both of which are committed to supporting local artists,” said James Voorhies, Curator of The Bass. The Windows Project represents the ongoing commitment the institutions have to sustaining transformational modes of creativity.
The Bass is Miami Beach’s contemporary art museum. Focusing on exhibitions of international contemporary art, The Bass presents mid-career and established artists reflecting the spirit and international character of Miami Beach. The Bass seeks to expand the interpretation of contemporary art by incorporating disciplines of contemporary culture, such as design, fashion, and architecture, into the exhibition program. The exhibition program encompasses a wide range of media and artistic points of view that bring new thought to the diverse cultural context of Miami Beach.
Bakehouse Art Complex is the working home to approximately 100 Miami-based artists, who derive from a rich diversity of backgrounds and represent a broad range of media and practices, from painting to performance, from traditional to experimental. The organization, founded in 1985 in a former industrial Art Deco-era bakery, provides affordable studios offering access to art-making infrastructure, creative and professional development opportunities, and a community of peers to enable the highest level of artistic creativity and collaboration.
Bakehouse artist Philip Lique has been selected as the inaugural artist for The Windows Project. Lique’s installation, Living and Made, will explore the relationship between materials and the intentional and improvised act of “making.” His work will be a combination of sculptures, wallpapers, paintings, ready-made objects, Walgreens products, and live cactus plants, resulting in a grouping of visually-striking structures assembled with handmade, manufactured, and living contents.
“Bakehouse is thrilled to be in partnership with The Bass, bringing the work of Bakehouse artists, like Philip, to Miami Beach. Philip’s interdisciplinary practice has perfectly equipped him with the tools to create an installation that blurs the boundary between art and design, addressing the storefront as a space with aesthetic, political, and economic implications,” said Laura Novoa, Assistant Director of Programs and Community Engagement.
The Windows Project collaboration is part of a larger effort from both institutions to extend and expand the reach of local artists to diverse communities across South Florida.