City-of-Miami-Beach-to-Transform-Water-Tanks-Into-Immersive-Art
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DEPARTMENT OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS, Tel: 305.673.7575 PRESS RELEASE
Tonya Daniels, E-mail: tonyadaniels@miamibeachfl.gov
Melissa Berthier, E-mail: melissaberthier@miamibeachfl.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 14, 2019
City of Miami Beach Turns North Beach Water Tanks into Art
-- With Local Collaborative Nice’n Easy --
Miami Beach, FL – In February, the City of Miami Beach invited professional visual
artists to submit proposals for transforming the North Beach Water Tanks at 74 Street
and Dickens Avenue into a piece of art. Following a review of proposals and credentials,
the artist collaborative Nice’n Easy was selected.
Formed by artists Allison Matherly and Jeffrey Noble, Nice’n Easy is recognized
throughout South Florida for their visually cohesive subtropical vernacular – referencing
beach scenes, palm trees, tropical foliage and lounge chairs often rendered in soft neon
hues. For the North Beach Water Tanks, Nice’n Easy was inspired by the pool culture of
Miami Beach and will create a larger-than-life swimming pool that will wrap the entire
circumference of the water tank. The artists will accent the top of the water tank with
lounge chairs and pool furniture, creating a unique view of the artwork for surrounding
residential apartment buildings and airline passengers.
“Nice’n Easy will create the engagement we aim for in our public art – a platform for
intimate exchange,” shared City Manager Jimmy L. Morales. “This work marks one of
the city’s first temporary public art initiatives, and we are looking forward to future
activations of our public spaces by both locally-based and international artists.”
Nice’n Easy has received commissions from the Broward County Public Art and Design
Program, the Downtown Hollywood Mural Project, The Bass Projects, Bass Museum
and the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, among others. Awards and fellowships
include Artist in Residence in the Everglades Fellowship, South Florida Cultural
Consortium Fellowship and Best Mural of 2017 by the Miami New Times.
Images of the artwork in progress are available here. Anticipated project completion is
August 2019.
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