Urban Pop Life

While in Miami for Art Basel I was fortunate enough to see a great new exhibit called "30 Americans."

The show features some of the greatest African-American artists of all time along side contemporary African-American artists who are already doing incredible work. All the work comes from the collection of the Rubell family. I enjoyed the show thoroughly. It gave me an opportunity to see great works I'd only seen in books and on Saturday a chance to actually hear a few of the artists speak during a series of artist talks with the Rubell family themselves. The featured artists include: Nina Chanel Abney, John Bankston, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Mark Bradford, Iona Rozeal Brown, Nick Cave, Robert Colescott, Noah Davis, Leonardo Drew, Mickalene Thomas, Kehinde Wiley, Carrie Mae Weems, Barkley L. Hendricks, Kalub Linzy, Hank Willis Thomas, Renee Green, David Hammons, Rashid Johnson, Glenn Ligon, Kerry James Marshall, Rodney McMillian, Wangechi Mutu, William Pope L., Gary Simmons, Xaviera SimmonsLorna Simpson, Shinique Smith, Jeff Sonhouse, Henry Taylor, Kara Walker, Pervis Young

The Rubell Family Collection (RFC) is one of the leading collections of contemporary art in the world. Started in 1964, soon after Don and Mera Rubell were married, the collecting group expanded some years later when their children Jason and Jennifer, then quite young, joined their parents in buying and collecting art. Recently Jason’s wife Michelle joined the collecting team alongside her husband. The family’s extensive collection of works dates from the 1960s to the present. You've got plenty of time to see the show because it is open until November 28, 2009.

Rubell Family Collection
95 NW 29th Street
Miami, Florida 33127
Phone: (305) 573-6090
Fax: (305) 573-6023
info@rfc.museum