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Edouard Duval-Carrie | CREDIT: Carl Juste <\/p>\n Edouard Duval-Carrie | CREDIT: Carl Juste <\/p>\n
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MIAMI BEACH, FL\u00a0 \u2013 As Miami\u2019s cultural calendar turns toward the global spotlight of art season, The Betsy<\/a>, the boutique Michelin Key hotel in the heart of South Beach\u2019s Art Deco District, is unveiling From Venice With Love<\/a>, a property-wide exhibition by internationally acclaimed Miami-based Haitian artist Edouard Duval-Carri\u00e9<\/a>.<\/p>\n On view through November 15, 2026, the exhibition opens. Duval-Carri\u00e9\u2019s work is also on display at the 61st La Biennale di Venezia. It pairs a major international platform with a wide Miami Beach presentation. His vibrant mixed-media works explore Caribbean history, migration, spirituality, and cultural memory.<\/p>\n Curator: Carl-Philippe Juste Curated by Pulitzer Prize-winning Haitian-American visual historian and cultural storyteller Carl-Philippe Juste<\/a>, From Venice With Love turns the hotel into an immersive cultural destination, moving across galleries, public spaces and digital architecture.<\/p>\n The exhibition traces themes of migration, memory, Vodou symbolism and the enduring ties between Haiti and Africa, positioning the Caribbean not as a footnote but as a central force in the story of contemporary art.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are delighted to feature Edouard Duval-Carri\u00e9 in The Betsy\u2019s galleries because we love everything about his work,\u201d said Lesley Goldwasser, co-owner and curator at The Betsy.<\/p>\n \u201cEdouard\u2019s powerful visual style first delights the eye and also inspires viewers to think deeply about the serious content and message.\u201d<\/p>\n Influential Contemporary Artist Duval-Carri\u00e9, widely regarded as one of South Florida\u2019s most influential contemporary artists and named Miami-Dade County\u2019s official artist-in-residence in 2024<\/a>. He has spent more than three decades building a practice rooted in magical realism, political history and the African and Caribbean diaspora.<\/p>\n His studio in Miami\u2019s Little Haiti neighborhood has long served as both a site of artistic production and a gathering point for cultural life.<\/p>\n The exhibition opened August 1 with installations throughout the hotel\u2019s gallery spaces, including \u201cOde to the Everglades,\u201d a monumental lobby work that will remain on view beyond the exhibition\u2019s November 15 closing and through Miami Art Week.<\/p>\n On August 9, From Venice With Love expands with the debut of 26 illuminated light boxes in BBar and a new immersive digital installation on \u201cThe Betsy Orb,<\/a>\u201d the hotel\u2019s signature architectural landmark and public art platform.<\/p>\n Marking the second installation in The Betsy Orb\u2019s recently launched year-round digital art program<\/a>, the projection is curated and adapted by Juste, who reimagines Duval-Carri\u00e9\u2019s work through synchronized projection and music.<\/p>\n You can see the installation from The Betsy\u2019s restored alleyway that links Ocean Drive and Collins Avenue. \u00a0It brings the exhibition into public view. It sits at the crossroads of hospitality, technology, and street-level culture.<\/p>\n \u201cBy transforming so many spaces throughout The Betsy\u2014including the Orb\u2014we\u2019re inviting visitors to become participants rather than observers,\u201d said Juste.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Orb offers a new interpretation of Edouard\u2019s work, but the technology is never the point. The art comes first, creating opportunities for people to experience it together, eye to eye, and continue the conversations it inspires.\u201d<\/p>\n Free and open to the public <\/p>\n The presentation underscores The Betsy\u2019s longstanding role as a hospitality-driven arts platform, making museum-caliber work accessible beyond traditional gallery walls.<\/p>\n Like all exhibitions, galleries, and cultural programs at The Betsy, From Venice With Love is free and open to all. The Betsy Orb installation and all related public programs are also free and open to the public<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s extraordinary that a hotel lends itself to this kind of production and brings so many partners together,\u201d said Duval-Carri\u00e9.<\/p>\n \u201cGuests from around the world will encounter these works in unexpected places, giving me an opportunity to share my view of the world and the history of Haiti with audiences who may be discovering it for the first time. I hope the experience creates a context for deeper conversations and reminds us of art\u2019s unique ability to bring people together\u2014even around difficult subjects.\u201d<\/p>\n Citywide Cultural Initiative <\/p>\n More than an exhibition, From Venice With Love is a citywide cultural initiative. It is produced by The Betsy Writer\u2019s Room<\/a> and the FIU Public Humanities Lab<\/a>. Support comes from the Jorge M. P\u00e9rez Family Foundation\u2019s CreARTE program<\/a> and the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau<\/a>.<\/p>\n The initiative includes free public programs, academic salons and live performances across Miami Beach and Little Haiti. It creates dialogue around Caribbean art, history and identity. In Miami, home to one of the world\u2019s largest Haitian diaspora communities, the project feels especially timely.<\/p>\n From Venice With Love Events & Programming: August 8 | 2-5 p.m. \u2013 Assel Jean-Pierre Jr. Jazz Trio | Little Haiti Cultural Center August 9 | 6-7:30 p.m. \u2013 Lummus P Promenade Series: Assel Jean-Pierre Jr. Jazz Trio | Lummus Park August 9 | 8-9 p.m. \u2013 Official Opening of The Betsy Orb Installation and Light Boxes in BBar | The Betsy August 17 | 6-8:30 p.m. \u2013 Fireside Chat with Edouard Duval-Carri\u00e9 | The Betsy August 22 | 4-5 p.m. \u2013 Curated Conversation: Roots and Canvas: Tracing Miami\u2019s Haitian Art Legacy | BBar at The Betsy August 23 | 6-7:30 p.m. \u2013 Ocean Drive Promenade Music Series: Etienne Charles | Lummus Park August 23 | 8-9 p.m. \u2013 Meet the Artist: Nuria Richards & Edouard Duval-Carri\u00e9 | BBar at The Betsy August 29 | 4-5 p.m. \u2013 Curated Conversation: Defending the Sacred: Preservation, Resilience and the Future of the Diaspora | BBar at The Betsy August 30 | 6-7:30 p.m. \u2013 Ocean Drive Promenade Music Series: Diaspora Vibe Afro Beat All Stars | Lummus Park August 30 | 8-11 p.m. \u2013 Edgar Pantoja with Guest Artists | The Betsy Piano Bar October 31 | 8-10 p.m. \u2013 Closing Celebration: Paella Party | The Betsy <\/p>\nCarl Juste | CREDIT: CW Griffin <\/p>\n
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Damballah | CREDIT: Carl Juste <\/p>\n