LTC 488-2025 Art in Public Places Maintenance - Elmgreen Dragset Bent Pool (2019) Jaume Plensa Minna (2022) Joep Van Lieshout Humanoids (2018) and Dan Graham Morris' (2008)Docusign Envelope ID: 33FF3B74-E787-4EDC-9BDA-05833034FD2F
MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
LTC #488-2025
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
LETTER TO COMMISSION
Honorable Mayor Steven Meiner and Members of the City Commission
Eric Carpenter, City Manager � �
November 17, 2025
Art in Public Places Maintenance - Elmgreen & Dragset, Bent Pool (2019),
Jaume Plensa, Minna (2022), Joep Van Lieshout, Humanoids (2018), and Dan
Graham, Morris' (2008)
The purpose of this Letter to Commission (L TC) is to inform the Mayor and City Commission of the annual maintenance and conservation work to be conducted in preparation for Art Week Miami Beach, as part of the Art in Public Places Maintenance Plan. The maintenance and conservation work will be managed by RLA Conservation of Art & Architecture and take place from November 19-21, 2025 and November 24-26, 2025. The work will include the Elmgreen & Dragset, Bent Pool(2019), Jaume Plensa, Minna (2022), Joep Van Lieshout, Humanoids (2018), and Dan Graham,Morris' (2010).
Bent Pool, located in Pride Park near Convention Center Drive, will be cleaned with filtered water and conservation-grade detergent, followed by a distilled water rinse. Conservators will address areas of paint loss using conservation-grade paint rated for outdoor use. Tourism and Culture Department staff have communicated with the Design Miami production team that this work will take place on Thursday, November 20th and Friday, November 21st from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm daily.
Bent Pool, Elmgreen & Dragset, 2019 Minna, Jaume Plensa, 2022
To address surface-level grime, Minna, also located in Pride Park, will be cleaned with filtered water and a conservation-grade detergent. The conservation team will remove accretions and reduce mineral deposits with organic solvents. An articulating boom lift will be required to access
the upper areas of the sculpture. Staff have also communicated with the Design Miami production
team to coordinate the maintenance work to take place on Wednesday, November 19th from 8:00
am to 4:00 pm.
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For the artwork Morris',located on Lincoln Road between Alton Road and Lenox Avenue,and
Humanoids,in Collins Canal Park,Miami Beach Convention Center campus,conservators will
clean the entirety of the sculptures,and polish and wax the stainless steel.Conservators will clean
all surfaces with filtered water and conservation-grade detergent;mechanically and chemically
polish elements to remove corrosion;remove applied graffiti using organic solvents;and apply one
(1)coat of a cold,carnauba-based paste wax to surfaces.This work will take place from Monday,
November 24 through Wednesday,November 26from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm daily.
Morris',Dan Graham,2010 Humanoids,Joep Van Lieshout,2018
For more information,please contact Lissette Garcia Arrogante,Director,Tourism and Culture
Department at LissetteArrogante@miamibeachfl.gov or x26597.
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