Scissors & Glue - The Miami Project
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Zuckerfilm presents Scissors and Glue: The Miami Project
Scissors and Glue: The Miami Project explores art in real time in the vibrant city of Miami. This documentary film takes an intimate look at a young city with an old soul. It examines the way in which artistic expression and exhibition relates to and also influences community development. Scissors and Glue dares to ask, ”Which is more powerful, culture’s influence on art or art’s influence on culture and what is the responsibility of art in urban society?”
Miami has become a magnet for art lovers from around the globe. The city is made up of every economic, social, political and racial demographic making its artistic community a microcosm of these diverse elements. The film’s goal is to illuminate the scope and diversity of Miami through the varied artistic expressions of its people and the significant efforts of the city’s collectors, museums and gallerists. Also highlighted in this film is the emergence of Art Basel Miami as one of the largest art fairs in the world and its major impact, not only on the art community, but Miami as a whole.
Scissors and Glue showcases the dynamics of the downtown area of Wynwood. Not to be outdone by the infamous glamour of South Beach, Wynwood boasts over 70 galleries and collections offering an offbeat alternative to the mainstream art scene. Groundbreaking works of some of the art world’s most influential artists are housed in humble, non-descript locations in stark contrast to the ostentatious and often pretentious galleries of some of the world’s older art districts. These unassuming warehouses in downtown Miami illustrate that the function and role of art is being reinvented in response to Miami’s economic downturn. The innovative way the Wynwood art community is coping with economic realities in Miami can serve as a model for other artistic communities.
Scissors and Glue follows Helmut Schuster on his journey as a gallery owner in Berlin to the founding of his new Gallery Schuster in Miami. The recent explosion of artistic interests and endeavors drew him to Miami, where he immersed himself in discovering the city and ultimately set up shop in the thriving art district of Wynwood. Drawing inspiration from Miami’s recent art renaissance, this film uses his experiences to illustrate the international draw of the city’s art scene and expose its origins and outcomes. The Miami Project features Helmut’s friends, colleagues, and Miami community members including: Bonnie Clearwater (MOCA), Rosa De La Cruz, Thea Goldman, David Lombardi, Thomas Collins (MAM), Jason Rubell (The Rubell Family Collection), Terry Riley, Alexandra Rangel-Brody, Onajide Shabaka, Dennis Scholl (The Knight Foundation & World Class Boxing), Silvia Karman Cubiñá (Bass Museum), Francisco De La Torre, Katherine Hinds (The Margulies Collection at the Warehouse), Chiara Machado, Constance Margulies (The Lotus House), Primary Flight, Craig Robins, Fred Snitzer, just to name a few. The cooperative blending of these individuals’ spheres of influence and the way they have positively affected the art community have caused it to thrive in a manner unique to Miami. Their stories will inspire and motivate art aficionados around the world. Scissors and Glue: The Miami Project will allow its viewers to experience, through film, the art and vision of the Wynwood District and Art Basel, and the cultural diversity and the community responsibility that they have embraced.