LTC 480-2024 Elevate Espanola - Sundial Spectrum by Jen Stark (December 2024 - February 2025)MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC# LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO:
FROM:
Honorable Mayor Steven Meiner and Members of the City Commission
Eric Carpenter, City Manager��
DATE: November 1, 2024
SUBJECT: Elevate Espanola -Sundial Spectrum by Jen Stark (December 2024 -February 2025)
The purpose of this Letter to Commission (L TC) is to provide an update regarding the sixth annual Elevate Espanola temporary public art commission.
Elevate Espanola is a dedicated art presentation site that commissions installations suspended above the historic Espanola Way corridor, providing pedestrian connectivity between Espanola Way and Ocean Drive. Featuring annual projects, Elevate Espanola plays an important role in
bringing contemporary art to one of the most publicly visible areas of Miami Beach.
(Artist rendering above, not actual image)
For its fall 2024 installation, Los Angeles-based
visual artist Jen Stark will present a sculptural installation and mural in her signature spectrum of
colors and splash forms. The work's hypnotic patterning will create an illusion of movement and
interact with sunlight throughout the day, casting shadows along Espanola Way to produce an
abstract sundial of prismatic colors.
Please join us for the opening reception, which will be held Tuesday, December 3rd at 1 :00 p.m. on
Espanola Way between Washington and
Collins avenues.
The exhibition will be on view December 3, 2024 -February 9, 2025.
About the Artist
Visual artist Jen Stark transforms complex ideas about fractals, evolution, color theory, topography, sacred geometries, and patterns of the universe into approachable and engaging works of art.
Drawing upon an ever-expanding use of material and technology, Stark allows her aesthetic to transcend all forms of media, ranging from paintings and sculptures, animations and installations,
to interactive projections and NFTs. Over the course of her career, Stark's work has been exhibited globally, with major shows and public art installations in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago,
Thailand, and Canada. Her work is currently held in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the West Collection, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, NSU Art Museum, and
MOGA, among others. Stark lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.
For more information, please contact Lissette Garcia Arrogante, Director, Tourism and Culture at lissettearrogante@miamibeachfl.gov or x26597.
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