Art Whino, a prominent pop-surrealist and urban contemporary art gallery presents ART WHINO: MIAMI.

ART WHINO: MIAMI will be an innovative New Brow exhibition, complete with receptions and musical performances that will heighten the experience beyond the typical art show. Art from two separate traveling exhibitions, LIFE ESSENTIALS and OLD SKOOLIN’ will be brought together in Miami for the first time. This landmark multi-city, comprehensive exhibition will bring together the best of both traditionally trained and urban street art styles, helping to more define this era in contemporary art and set the bar even higher for the direction of art today. This combined show will highlight both music and art that spans the spectrum of current trends, and will be accompanied by installations and auxiliary exhibitions featuring live painting by several Art Whino artists.

Art Whino has also teamed up with Urbanite Bistro to host a special all day event Thursday, December 3rd in the outdoor garden space of Urbanite Bistro, featuring over 15 Art Whino artists painting live and musical performances. Artists will also showcase some of their newest works inside the restaurant for the entire of the month of December.

Event Location:

Main Exhibit
Charcoal Studios
Across from the Street From Scope
2135 NW 1st AVE
Miami, FL 33127


Friday Dec 4th
Charcoal Studios

Art Whino: MIAMI
General Admission
11am-8pm

Reception with DJ Set by ANCIENT ASTRONAUTS
8pm-Midnight
No Admission. Complimentary food samplings by Urbanite Bistro. Cocktails by Ultimat Vodka, Blue Coat American Gin, Taittinger Champagne and Appleton Rum

Saturday Dec 5th
Charcoal Studios

Art Whino: MIAMI
General Admission
11am-8pm

Reception with DJ Set by Chris Devlin of SPANK ROCK
8pm-Midnight
No Admission. Complimentary food samplings by Urbanite Bistro. Cocktails by Ultimat Vodka, Blue Coat American Gin, Taittinger Champagne and Appleton Rum

Sunday Dec 6th
Charcoal Studios

Art Whino: MIAMI
General Admission
11am-6pm

Art Whino is a DC based art gallery whose mission is to bring together the freshest and rawest talent from around the world. With over 400 artists in the Art Whino arsenal, ranging from California to New York, Germany to Japan and beyond, Art Whino has become an all encompassing force in the art world. Exhibitions cover the whole spectrum of new art forms ranging from exposing emerging stencil and wheat pasting artists to showcasing the most skilled leaders of many different genres. For the life essentials Exhibit 100 artists have been invited to participate exhibiting one piece each.

Chef-Operator Frank Imbarlina created a diverse menu at The Urbanite Bistro sure to keep patrons’ palates pleased and elated. With nearly 20 years in the culinary industry, Imbarlina is best known for his first solo venture, “Brass Monkey” in Brigantine, NJ receiving the “Best of the Shore 2006” by critic Craig LaBan of the Philadelphia Inquirer, 4-stars from the Courier Post, 3-stars from the Press of A.C., and many other accolades from regional print publications, television and radio for his concept and menu..

Frank’s passion for food comes from his extensive culinary training with chefs throughout the Northeast. In 1999, Frank partnered with Chef Larry Berson of the New York Times 4-starred “The Carriage House” in Manhattan to launch “Contemporary Caterers,” offering eclectic, quality catering services. Their client list included members of the German, Italian and Argentinean consulates, Look Magazine, VOGUE Magazine and many other organizations in the fashion, production and financial industries. Frank has also consulted for a number of New York City restaurants and lounges.

From 1996-1999, Frank was the general manager and wine buyer at “No. 18” in Manhattan, featured in the Food Network’s “Dining Around.” Frank worked closely with Chef Dale Balsamo formerly of Montrachet, a protégé of David Bouley. Frank’s thoughtful wine list received an A from the renowned wine critic Kevin Zraly and his list of original martinis was included in Ray Foley’s “Ultimate Little Martini Book.”

The newest ESL signing, the Ancient Astronauts released their album on June 9th. Their very name, “Ancient Astronauts,” implies a mash-up of the distant past and the far future; traits exemplified in their melding of old school hip hop, funk, and dub reggae with forward-thinking flair and production technique. The Ancient Astronauts are Kabanjak and Dogu hailing from Cologne, Germany . . .via outer space! Coy with their true origins, the duo can only confirm that they returned to planet Earth in 2001 after traveling the musical cosmos for thousands of years.

Those familiar with the phenomenon of “ancient astronauts,” a belief that extraterrestrial beings visited Earth in ancient times to mingle and trade ideas with early human civilizations, won’t be surprised that upon returning this particular spaced-out duo quickly set up a terrestrial sound studio, a record label Switchstance Recordings, and a successful production, remixing and DJ career dropping sound bombs all over the world.

Already having remixed for Fort Knox Five, Up Bustle & Out, Ladybug Mecca of Digable Planets, Zion I, and Dr. Rubberfunk the Ancient Astronauts have linked up with a variety of new sonic collaborators including Bootie Brown and Imani of legendary hip hop group The Pharcyde, Azeem, Tippa Irie, Bajka, Phat Old Mamas, Ulf Stricker, Raashan Ahmad and Entropik to record their debut album We Are To Answer! A block-rockin’ boom-bappin’ sonic tour-de-force, We Are to Answer is a musical vision of life on Earth and beyond!

The label itself is famous in the international club and boardsports circles for its extremely funky productions as well as the dynamic sets of its DJ Collective. Renowned events such as Air & Style/AUT, Winter Music Conference/USA, Midem/FR, Roxy Chicken Jam/CH, Burton European Open/CH, Popkomm/GER and many more have experienced the unique and typical styles of Switchstance, while the likes of Nightmares On Wax, Fort Knox Five, LTJ Bukem, Soulpatrol, Mr. Scruff or Kid Loco have long become fans of the label and its music.

Primary Flight is a collaborative curatorial organization dedicated to the production of site-specific, street level, mural installations. Since its inception in 2007, Primary Flight has brought together over 100 of the world’s most influential Street Artists to install their bodies of work live in the streets of Wynwood. These projects provide a catalyst for burgeoning arts communities. Two books about Primary Flight events are scheduled to be released in the summer and winter of 2009, through Ginko Press Publishing.