{"id":446422,"date":"2026-11-03T20:22:09","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T20:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/446422\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T20:22:09","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T20:22:09","slug":"new-60-foot-art-installation-brings-sculptural-steel-suitcases-to-lincoln-road-for-miami-art-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/446422\/","title":{"rendered":"New 60-foot art installation brings sculptural steel suitcases to Lincoln Road for Miami Art Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/The-Stories-we-Carry-12-1024x576.jpg\"   width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"\u201cThe Stories We Carry\u201d\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOluwatobi Adewumi\u2019s \u201cThe Stories We Carry\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As Miami Art Week draws nearer, a brand-new installation is set to land on Lincoln Road this month! Selected from over 100 global submissions, \u201cThe Stories We Carry\u201d by Nigerian-born, Arkansas-based artist Oluwatobi Adewumi will be the centerpiece of the district\u2019s Art on Lincoln initiative.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spanning 60 feet in length, the free public art installation takes the form of sculptural suitcases and suspended travel tags crafted from powder-coated steel, aluminum panels and etched, laser-cut metal. The piece symbolizes the migration, memory and personal journeys that people carry with them across generations and borders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Drawing from Adewumi\u2019s own experiences as well as conversations with others whose lives have been shaped by movement, the suitcases act as containers of what we choose to take with us and leave behind.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Oluwatobi_Headshot_Credit_-Jenn-Terrell-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Oluwatobi Adewumi headshot\" class=\"wp-image-68685\"  \/>Jenn Terrell<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBy choosing to multiply the familiar concept of a suitcase, my hope is that the installation becomes part of the rhythm of the street, inviting people to walk through it, reflect on their own journeys and connect with the experiences of others,\u201d Adewumi said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Lincoln Road Business Improvement District launched its 2026 Request for Proposals for temporary public art installations back in February, receiving over 100 submissions \u2014 an increase from last year\u2019s 75 submissions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adewumi was awarded $75,000 to bring the project to life, and the piece will remain on display through May 2027, so you have plenty of time to see it for yourself!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Joining \u201cThe Stories We Carry\u201d on the promenade are other public artworks like \u201cDeco Portals,\u201d a series of Art Deco-inspired archways honoring famous architect Morris Lapidus, and Gillie and Marc\u2019s \u201cA Wild Race Against Time,\u201d featuring 14 interactive sculptures of endangered animals designed to spark conversations around conservation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Deco-Portals-Night-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Deco Portals\" class=\"wp-image-68687\"  \/>Deco Portals<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can learn more <a href=\"https:\/\/lincolnroad.com\/arts-culture\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/lincolnroad.com\/arts-culture\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_0\" data-category=\"click_non_sales\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Oluwatobi Adewumi\u2019s \u201cThe Stories We Carry\u201d As Miami Art Week draws nearer, a brand-new installation is set to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":446423,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[225,227,226],"class_list":["post-446422","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-hialeah","tag-hialeah","tag-hialeah-headlines","tag-hialeah-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/446422","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=446422"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/446422\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/446423"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=446422"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=446422"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=446422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}