Attitudes in Latitudes: The Northern Wild Explores the Tropics

Attitudes in Latitudes which spans over both the Richard Shack Gallery and Project 924 is the result of the curator’s research trip to Winnipeg. The exhibition that features six artists from the Canadian microcosm and six from Miami explores their strong, and yet sometimes peculiar connection to the landscape that surrounds them as well as the creatures, either real or invented, that inhabit it. Attitudes in Latitudes shows us how artists can teach us all to pay more attention to the majestic nature that surrounds us.

Ana Méndez will perform during the opening reception and curator walkthrough.

Curated by Italian-born, Ombretta Agró Andruff, six artists from Winnipeg, Canada are invited to join six South Florida-based artists, as they explore the undeniable intrigue of the strong yet sometimes peculiar connection between the landscapes that surrounds, and in many ways isolates the creatures, either real or invented, that inhabit it. Specifically, three of the artists from Winnipeg have been invited to Miami Beach to create their works on-site and participate in public programs organized in conjunction with the show, allowing their northern “wild” outlook to create their own version of South Florida’s tropical character.

Agró, who has curated exhibitions and art events in Europe, the U.S. and Asia, and has collaborated with galleries, museums, art festivals and art fairs often combining various art-forms, is widely known for working from a global viewpoint. In an increasingly diverse art world, Agró's perspective enables her to build bridges between cultures to facilitate a larger public awareness of emerging artists. Her exhibition – Attitudes in Latitudes – achieves that very same goal. By bringing together 12 artists from two very distinct locales, Agró not only builds a realistic cultural bridge, but also allows viewers to cross it while wearing surreal lenses – opening up their eyes to the most striking – and at the same time – most microscopic forms of environmental inspiration.

Artists:

Evin Collis | Aganetha & Richard Dyck | Erin Josephson-Laidlaw | Heather Komus | Lucinda Linderman | Anja Marais | Ana Méndez | Andrew Nigon | Christina Pettersson | Dominique Rey | Diana Thorneycroft | Antonia Wright