Carlos Cruz-Diez, Chromatic Induction in a Double Frequency, 2012, tile. Location: LoanDepot Park. Photography by Rolando de la Fuente
Gate D31 Gallery | North Terminal | Concourse D
October 10, 2024 – August 2025
Celebrating its 50th Anniversary, the Miami-Dade County Art in Public Places, a program of the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, is among one of the first public art programs in the United States. Established in 1973 by an ordinance dedicating 1.5% of new construction on public land to the commissioning and acquisition of art, this award-winning program commissions artists for art installations that enrich the experience of public environments and enhance the artistic and civic pride of Miami-Dade County. Art in Public Places commissions significant permanent public artworks from local, national, and international contemporary visual artists, making public art accessible by reaching diverse audiences in unexpected places throughout Miami-Dade County, including courthouses, parks, libraries, fire and police stations, transportation hubs, hospitals, public housing, and cultural facilities. For five decades, Art in Public Places has transformed public spaces from ordinary civic areas to attractive, functional and inspiring buildings that lift the spirit and connect with the community.
This exhibition highlights a selection of images of large-scale, integrated commissions located countywide, including Miami International Airport, PortMiami, Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, and several private-public partnerships on county land.
The Miami-Dade County Art in Public Places collection features more than 1,000 works and includes hundreds of monumental and integrated works of art. Often created through remarkable collaborations with celebrated architects and designers, these large-scale commissions feature the works of renowned national and global artists as well as outstanding artists based in Miami-Dade. The collection reflects the growth and complexity of Miami-Dade County over the last 50 years and offers residents and visitors innovative, museum-quality artworks in the public realm.
With the support of the Miami-Dade County Mayor and the Board of County Commissioners, the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs directs the Art in Public Places program and serves its board, the Art in Public Places Trust, by commissioning, curating, maintaining and promoting the County’s public art collection. The artworks are selected through a competitive process through a Professional Advisory Committee comprised of experts in the field of art, architecture and design.
For more information regarding Miami-Dade County Art in Public Places, please visit: www.miamidadepublicart.org / www.miamidadearts.org
@artinpublicplacesmdc
Fred Eversley, Parabolic Flight, 1980, mirror polished stainless steel, neon, plastic. Location: Miami International Airport. Photography by Ryan Holloway
Juana Valdés, The Deepest Blue, 2023, ceramic. Location: PortMiami, Terminal F, Carnival Cruise Line. Photography by Zachary Balber
Christopher Janney, Harmonic Convergence, 2011, colored glass, LED light and audio. Location: Miami International Airport, MIA Mover entrance. Photography by Robin Hill
Purvis Young, Untitled, 1986, mural, enamel paint on treated surface. Location: Northside Metrorail Station
Edward Ruscha, Words Without Thoughts Never to Heaven Go, 1985-1989, acrylic on canvas on aluminum and wood stretchers. Location: Main Library, Miami-Dade County Public Library System. Photography by Oriol Tarridas
Michele Oka Doner, Detail: A Walk on The Beach, 1995-1999, epoxy terrazzo, bronze, mother-of pearl (black). Location: Miami International Airport, Concourse D.
Photography by Nick Merrick
Jorge Pardo, Mural de Miami, 2021, ceramic tile. Location: PortMiami, Terminal B, Norwegian Cruise Line. Photography by Zachary Balber
Jim Drain, The Bollard Project, 2014, high-density polyethylene-molded bollard sleeves. Location: Port Miami, Cruise Boulevard, Terminals C-G. Photography by Markus Haugg
Cristina Lei Rodriguez, Homegrown, 2022, vitreous glass mosaic tile. Location: Westchester Cultural Arts Center. Photography by Zachary Balber
Troy Simmons, Janus Portal, 2022, reinforced concrete, aluminum veneer, drywall over OSB wood boards, structural steel aluminum, black tempered glass and granite.
Location: Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport, Bombardier Service Center. Photography by Robin Hill
R & R Studios (Roberto Behar & Rosario Marquardt), Red M, 1996/2021, concrete block, stucco, paint. Location: Riverwalk Metromover Station. Photography by Zachary Balber
Robert McKnight, A Crown for Larcenia, 2021, glass mosaic tile mural. Location: Larcenia J. Bullard Plaza. Photography by Serge Dorsainvil
Jillian Mayer, Dropped Glass Ceiling, 2022, fused glass, steel, wire. Location: PortMiami, Terminal V, VIP Lounge, Virgin Voyages. Photography by Zachary Balber
Kelley Johnson, A Memory of Wandering, 2022, aluminum, paint, and vinyl. Location: Miami International Airport, FedEx Building Expansion. Photography by Robin Hill
Barbara Neijna, Foreverglades, 2007, epoxy terrazzo, acrylic and pre-cast stone mixed media bas-relief panels and glass. Location: Miami International Airport, Concourse J.
Photography by Marcos Martinez
Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, Dropped Bowl with Scattered Slices and Peels, 1990, steel, reinforced concrete, fiber-reinforced plastic.
Location: Stephen P. Clark Government Center. Photography by Robin Hill
Mette Tommerup, Sky of the First Water, 2022, engraved aluminum. Location: Platform 3750, Community Action and Human Services Department. Photography by Pedro Wazzan
Dara Friedman, Sunday, 2022, 35mm cinema transferred to 6.5K video, conformed to LED, Neutral 7 paint. Location: PortMiami, Terminal V, Virgin Voyages. Photography by Robin Hill
Snarkitecture / Daniel Arsham, A Memorial Bowing, 2012, concrete and paint. Location: LoanDepot Park. Photography by Noah Kalina
Hank Willis Thomas and Nekisha Durrett, I See Myself In You…, 2019, painted aluminum, polished stainless steel, neon. Location: Sandrell Rivers Theater. Photography by Luis Villalobos
Norie Sato, Ghost Palms, 2007, terrazzo, aluminum, and hand-painted, silkscreened, and sandblasted glass enamel on tempered glass.
Location: Miami International Airport, Concourse J. Photography by Robin Hill
All images courtesy of Miami-Dade County Art in Public Places, Department of Cultural Affairs.
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José Bedia, Untitled (Ziff Ballet Opera House Terrazzo Floor), 2006, epoxy terrazzo floor. Location: Adrienne Arsht Center.
Photography by Robin Hill
