Epicenter is taking the “Heat of the Moment” exhibition on the road to the Satellite Art Show from Wednesday, December 4 to Sunday, December 8, 2024, during the iconic Miami Art Week. Epicenter co-founder and artist Nitin Mukul’s curatorial team assembled a stunning selection of works featuring eight artists. “Heat of the Moment” is a call to action to confront climate change and racial disparities, and inspire collective responsibility for a more resilient future.
WHO:
Artists
- Saks Afridi
- Sarah Ahmad
- Ruby Chishti
- Punnag Hazarika
- Kavi
- Nitin Mukul
- Toussaint Rosefort
- Pranav Sood
Curatorial Team:
- Sage Hazarika
- Neha Jambhekar
- Nitin Mukul
WHEN:
- VIP Preview: Wednesday, December 4, from 5 p.m. – 10 p.m.
- Thursday, December 5, from 12 p.m. – 10 p.m.
- Friday, December 6, from 12 p.m. – 10 p.m.
- Saturday, December 7, from 12 p.m. – 10 p.m.
- Sunday, December 8, from 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.
WHERE:
Booth 8 at the Satellite Art Show
700 Lincoln Road Mall
Miami Beach, FL 33139
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
A selection of paintings, works on paper, and multimedia work allude to the turbulent and pivotal moments that are emerging at an alarming pace here and across the globe. The stakes are higher than ever it seems and artists have never been so vital in giving form to a paradigm shift that calls for a heightened sensitivity to our common challenges, the vulnerable among us, and our finite natural resources.
- Saks Afridi is a Pakistan born, New York City based multi-disciplinary artist. He makes futuristic art inspired by ancient South Asian and Middle Eastern culture. He does this through a genre he terms as ‘Sci-fi Sufism,’ where he fuses mysticism and futurism to discover worlds and galaxies within the self.
- Sara Ahmad’s work is enmeshed with nature: with its ability to effect healing, recognizing the connective tissue binding us to the earth. Land(scape) is a repository concealing and preserving our history.
- Ruby Chishti’s work weaves together a number of subversive strategies, reimagining through reconfigured ‘female’ materials — sculptural and architectural practices historically associated with men and offers rivals to the heroics of colossal masculinity. She replaces an elite, male-dominated medium with a feminine practice.
- Punnag (aka Tej) Hazarika re-creates his immigrant cosmology through his paintings, his guitar, and his voice. He was inspired to take up painting by his college mate and friend Raphael Leonardo Black, an Aruban from Brooklyn who would later find critical success as a Surrealist. Hazarika imagines metaphysical landscapes that give form to a ‘stranger in a strange land’ experience. Counting print and book production among his skills, in 1997 he launched his own publishing company, Coolgrove, designing the book covers and layouts as well.
- Kavi is a South Asian mixed media artist who creates work that explores the intersection of her cultural heritage, personal identity, and the contemporary world. Her work often uses traditional South Asian materials and techniques, such as textiles, metalwork, and calligraphy, to create new and unexpected forms.
- Nitin Mukul will be making a durational painting for Satellite on site that directly engages the atmospheric conditions of South Beach as a catalyst in the piece. Durational paintings function both as an empirical reflection of the site on which it is made—recording light, temperatures, time of day, location, and our climate-at-large—while also positing new paradigms for how abstract painting might function as a durational, borderless experience.
- Toussaint Rosefort is known for conceptual and politically/racially charged works, and also depicts landscapes and environments to serve as an exhale or a more appreciative tone where he observes the world around him, especially places that are tied to memory. Growing up near the water, memories of fishing with his grandfather, and being of both Haitian and Puerto Rican descent, the beach and water are where he feels at peace.
- Pranav Sood’s work serves as a testament to the strength found in vulnerability and the resilience required to navigate life’s complexities. His art seeks to transform personal struggles into universal narratives, offering viewers a glimpse into the profound and often tumultuous journey of the human spirit.
Every week, Epicenter supports local artists through its dedicated and growing artist network. These artists, whose work ranges from poetry and short stories to artwork and any shareable experience, are profiled and receive a $100 stipend. The program shifts formats of news and info dissemination, storytelling, and offers sustainability to artists at risk of leaving NYC or abandoning their craft. The program launched at the height of pandemic in an effort to support artists and to tap into the power of art to engage the community to share their experiences and help reduce the spread of Covid.
Mukul is an American visual artist of Indian descent mapping spaces where painting and video intersect as a durational experience. He has lived and worked in Massachusetts, India, Los Angeles, Washington DC, and currently is in New York City. His work has appeared at The Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, Pioneer Works, Brooklyn and Lincoln Center, NYC. His work was also featured in the 2013 Queens Biennial at the Queens Museum. See more of his work at nitinmukul.com and on his Instagram.
