The Miami Design District, in collaboration with the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami (ICA Miami), proudly presents Marta Minujín: Dreamscape—a vivid, immersive exhibition that invites visitors to experience the boundary-breaking creativity of iconic Argentine artist Marta Minujín.
A trailblazer in the avant-garde art movement of the 1960s and ’70s, Minujín is known for her radical approach to performance, installation, and participatory art. Dreamscape brings her pioneering spirit to life through monumental inflatable sculptures that transform Jungle Plaza into a surreal, multisensory playground of color, sound, and form.
The centerpiece, Sculpture of Desires, towers 30 feet into the sky—an illuminated tangle of soft, vibrant arms forming a glowing portal for exploration and interaction. Nearby, Emotional Candy twists and turns through a maze of hallways, disorienting and enchanting with its playful, psychedelic patterns and textures. Within the installations, ambient birdsong plays softly in the background, encouraging guests to whisper their deepest wishes—an homage to Minujín’s belief in art as a collective, emotive force.
These works echo her iconic mattress sculptures from the mid-1960s, reimagined here in brilliant neon hues and sensuous, huggable forms. Minujín’s installations are not meant to be observed from a distance—they are meant to be touched, entered, and emotionally experienced.
Born in Buenos Aires in 1943, Marta Minujín has long defied categorization. From her early destruction-based happenings like The Destruction (1963), to the immersive chaos of The Long Shot (1964) and Mayhem (1965), and her television and media experiments in Simultaneity in Simultaneity (1966), she has always pushed the limits of what art can be. Her Parthenon of Books (1983), built from banned texts in celebration of Argentina’s return to democracy, remains one of the most powerful symbols of artistic resistance in contemporary history.
With Dreamscape, Minujín once again invites the public into a joyful, otherworldly dimension—where reality bends, rules dissolve, and imagination reigns. This vibrant exhibition is not only a celebration of her six-decade legacy but also a testament to the enduring power of art to inspire wonder, connection, and transformation.
