Upstairs, downstairs

By Anne Tschida The Miami Herald

In a pair of Bass Museum exhibits, creativity takes divergent forms

Erwin Wurm Mies van der Rohe - melting, 2005/2008 acrylic 43 5/16 x 28 3/4 x 36 1/4 inches Courtesy of the artist; Xavier Hufkens, Brussels; Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Salzburg and Paris; and Lehmann Maupin, New York Part of an exhibition at the Bass Museum of Art, January 2012. Courtesy of the artist; Xavier Hufkens, Brussels; Galerie Thaddaeus

 

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If you go "Portrait of a Man” from Laurent Grasso, with pieces from the Bass At tBass Museum of Art, 2100 Collins Ave., Miami Beach; 305-673-7530; www.bassmuseum.org.

 By Anne Tschida

Special to The Miami Herald

A strange soundtrack from a vaguely sci-fi-looking video greets visitors to the ground-floor exhibit at the Bass Museum, Portrait of a Young Man. The video, along with paintings and works made from electric lights, comes from French artist Laurent Grasso. The darkened rooms also hold early Renaissance treasures from the museum’s collection, creating a lovely and enlightening mixture.