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Art Edited by Virginia Gil timeout.com/miami/art @virginwrites


Hot as an oven


Now in its third decade,


BEFORE WYNWOOD CAME into its own as an arts district and gallerists took notice of the burgeoning—and now increasingly expensive—neighborhood, Bakehouse Art Complex was already a mainstay in the community. The 33,000-square-foot compound opened its doors in February 1987 and quietly paved the way as the first nonprofit of its kind in the area. The organization’s 30-year stronghold is due in part to its role as an incubator for creativity; it provides affordable studios and exhibition space to emerging and midcareer artists, and also offers arts education to the community. The recent exhibition “Baking History:


Past-Forward at Wynwood’s True Artistic Pioneer,” displayed in the Audrey Love Gallery, explored the BAC’s remarkable timeline. “We celebrated the impact the building had on the artists,” explains Bakehouse executive director Bibi Baloyra. What used to be the American Bakeries Company headquarters, built in 1926, is now home to 65 studios, two galleries, a photo lab, a printmaking facility, a ceramic facility and a woodshop. “This is a storied space. We’re in an Art Deco–era industrial building with wood floors that have seen a termite or two—but it hasn’t been torn down.”


DISCOVER! Time Out Miami May 18–August 16, 2017 54


Wynwood’s Bakehouse Art Complex continues to hold it down for artists in the district. By Liz Tracy


Two exhibitions in the series “Baked-in-


House”—“Infinite Worlds” (through June 25) and “Collage and Assemblage Now” (July 3– Aug 25)—feature artists who similarly reuse found objects or employ other innovative techniques in their work. Among them are Mary Larsen, who tells stories through layered collages, and Augusto Esquivel, who makes massive hanging sculptures from buttons. Being in a historic building in Wynwood


“The crowd that descends on Wynwood isn’t necessarily an art- buying crowd.”


also presents its challenges, especially for the artists. With retail and graffiti work increasingly dominating the area, serious buyers and dealers don’t frequent the neighborhood quite the way they used to. “The crowd that descends on Wynwood isn’t necessarily an art-buying crowd,” says Baloyra. But that doesn’t mean people in the industry aren’t taking notice: Global news outlet artnet declared BAC a must-see during last year’s Miami Art Week. This fall marks the 10th anniversary of


BAC’s signature fund-raiser, Lucky You!. The money raised in 2017 goes toward keeping the nearly 100-year-old building up to code. The costly endeavor (nearby properties have sold for as much as $35 million) is all part of BAC’s pledge to local artists. “We remain committed to our organization’s original goals of providing affordable art spaces in a community of peers.” à Bakehouse Art Complex, 561 NW 32 St (305-576-2828, bacfl.org)


Culture vultures, get your fill at timeout.com/miami/art.


PHOTOGRAPHS: MELISSA NUNEZ


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