Miami is Not the Caribbean. Yet it Feels Like it.

While Florida sits on the Caribbean’s northern border, many in Miami call it a Caribbean city. But is it? While the city is home to many Cubans, Haitians and people from across the Greater and Lesser Antilles, does life in Miami resemble or reflect the culture of the region? Curated by Danny Baez, “Miami is Not the Caribbean. Yet it Feels Like it,” asks artists of Caribbean heritage for their answers to these questions, and how they view their personal relationship to Miami.

About Danny Baez
Danny Báez is a New York-based cultural facilitator originally from Quisqueya widely known as the Dominican Republic. He is the co-founder and director of MECA International Art Fair in the Caribbean; co-founder and board member of the ARTNOIR Collective; founder of communal gallery space in NYC, REGULARNORMAL; member of the Young Collectors Board (CNTMPRNS) at El Museo del Barrio. He is also a Board Member at New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA) and International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP); and an Advisory Board Member of Future Fair in New York City. Báez believes in the positive effect and results of “Paying it Forward” and the power of honesty and community.