(Miami, FL) — November 23, 2004-
The best kept secret in the construction of Miami Performing
Arts Center (MPAC) is about to create an artistic scene,
a digital revolution and art in motion. On December 3rd,
2004, during Art Basel Miami Beach, artist Alex
Steneck and Miami
Space Time Project(MSTP) with the sponsorship
of Miami International University of Art and Design
and M21 — The Museum of Twenty-First Century Art
will host Do You Want to Know
What It Is?
The Miami premiere solo-exhibition of
Alex Steneck, a Miami-based artist and founder of the
Miami Space Time Project,
is a unique technical art work began three years ago.
In 2001, he started digital photographing the construction
of Miami Performing Arts Center from 6 different angles,
on top of the tallest buildings accumulating over 300,000
digital photographs. Why? To create a Virtual Reality,
Time-Lapse art installation of the building of
a cultural icon within the Miami community. The project
has gained much notoriety with the Miami art scene and
has gain critical acclaim for innovation and creativity.
Do you want to see the three years construction of the
Performing Arts buildings in two minutes, or two years
in twenty minutes? Do you want to see the latest in digital
video? This is the magic of time-lapse multi-media and
photography. The Miami Space
Time Project!
On Friday, December 3, 2004 at 8pm and partying until
midnight, Do You Want to Know
What It Is? will host a private invitation
gallery exhibition for the media, main patrons, political
dignitaries and sponsors. Over 100 members of the Miami
fine arts community will each place a jigsaw puzzle piece
to form an important image from the project. Included
on the "Guest List",
of which the artwork has been entitled, are the Mayor
of Miami, Manny Diaz, County Commission
Chairwoman, Dr. Barbara Carey-Shuler, publisher
of the Miami Herald, Alberto Ibargüen, and
many other important figures from Miami’s cultural
community.
A large public exhibition of the Miami
Space Time Project will take on NE 15th
Street near the intersection with Biscayne Boulevard.
This street party with 15th St closed down
will feature building-sized video projections, an outdoor
concert, fire performers, acrobats, artists and street
performers along with food vending provided by the Miami
Arts Café and Everything Wine.
All will be invited to view the gallery
exhibition at the Miami International University of Art
and Design on the corner of NE 15th Street
and Biscayne Boulevard.
An 11:11 p.m., a live musical explosion will take place
with DJ Bill Kelly, founder of the Winter
Music Conference accompanying the building sized video
projections, other DJs will spin music and art will create
a scene. Other sponsor’s of the event include Impex
Systems Group;Julian Chang Coutre;Titan
Stone, Tile & Masonry of Florida, who gave MSTP
over 2,000 lbs of granite and marble to create artwork.
Media sponsors include CBS 4 and UPN 33,
The Miami Herald, The Biscayne Boulevard Times,
the Double Tree Grand Hotel, Coolight.com, Tribal
Ink News and Fashionrocket.biz.
A special media presentation, a sneak preview of the
digital multi-media will take place on Tuesday, November
30th at noon. This event will be held at
the Double Tree Grand in their newly remodeled
Grand Room. Complimentary wine and cheese will be served
by Everything Wine and will be a chance to interview
the artist and members of Miami International University
of Art & Design and M21. A special unveiling of the
"Guest List" jigsaw puzzle, created by New
Century Signs of Sarasota, FL. utilizing the latest
in laser cutting and etching technology, with a hand painted
duplicate of a rainbow photograph will be a unique and
breath-taking piece.
This is a party and art show you won’t
want to miss.
The Art~Techno revolution continues as the Miami Space
Time Project and Do You Want
to Know What It Is?
