Miami Living Magazine

Hardcore Art

Words by Marla E. Schwartz of Miami Living Magazine

What comes to mind when you hear the word ‘Hardcore’? Well, cleanse your thoughts because when it comes to the Hardcore Art Contemporary Space (HACS), you’ll be awash with information on how artists view religion, politics, and society, critical issues for superlative modern minds. HACS focuses on displaying projects that fit into this category but that actually go to extreme positions that allow artists a forum for building bridges between melding life and art.

The Executive Director of this 6,250-square-foot gallery is Andreina Fuentes, whose interest in the field lays in the creation of interactive installations. “We could all do well to imagine that without the investigation and evolution we could be converted into a monothematic society, completely brainless, without objective and renovation, empty, dry, and dead,” she pointed out. “With investigation, impetus is given in all directions, not only to the market and the economic well being but to culture as well as Hardcore.”

Artists whose work was recently displayed include the talented Grimanesa Amoros, Ena Marrero, Carlos Trilnick, and Pepe Lopez. The gallery is located at 33326 N. Miami Avenue in the flourishing Wynwood Art District.