Kelly Breez’s Heartfelt Storytelling Pays Homage to Dive Bars
In the Faena Art Project Room, the Miami-based artist Kelly Breez introduces “Dirt’s Dive,” a wondrous exhibition that simulates South Florida’s faded bar scene with both heartfelt storytelling and close examination of our swiftly evolving communities. Drawings evoking playful bar decor, enchanting sculptures, and life-size cutout figures unite in creating a vivacious and nostalgic experience. Drawing from memory, local anecdotes, and a whimsical aesthetic, Breez pays respect to the beloved dive bar, once a welcoming space of community and sharing, while questioning the diminishing landscape of charming, neighborhood spaces, and the rise of media-centric interactions.
