Mario Rodriguez
Art Contributor
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Mario Andrés Rodriguez is a curator, writer, and gallerist in Miami, Florida. After a lifelong love for art, Mario started working as a gallery assistant in New Orleans while pursuing a bachelor’s degree at Tulane University. However, his real growth into the art world started at The Contemporary Art Modern Project Gallery, curating shows in its gallery space in North Miami, online, and at other spaces, like MoCa Westport. He most recently opened Supermarket Gallery with two business partners, to highlight local contemporary artists while also welcoming Miamians of all backgrounds, collector or not. Recently, Mario has also contributed to the Visual Arts section of the Miami New Times and participated in Burnaway’s 2024 Art Writing Incubator.
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Born, Bred, and Sheddin’ the Souf: A Love Letter to Liberty City’s Flea Market Era
On March 13th, 2019, Flea Market USA closed its doors after over 30 years of business. With its checkered red, white, and blue flooring and its bright, neon signs, Flea Market USA was lined with vendors of local Liberty City businesses offering anything from batteries to donuts. Or, better said by artist Shayla Marshall, it was a place where “You could get your hair done, your nails done, your grills done and leave looking like a new person”. Born, Bred, and Sheddin’ the Souf is a love letter to the nostalgia of this era in Liberty City’s history, the black community of South Florida, and, by default, a reclamation against the ever-increasing encroachments from gentrifiers currently surrounding them.
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Mario Rodriguez
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Friends of Laundromat exhibition feels like a homecoming party
For the person who has paid attention to the Miami art community, the Friends of Laundromat exhibition may feel like a homecoming party. After all, it features several artists who have either made their home in the city or have regularly exhibited and partaken in our corner of the contemporary art world.
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Mario Rodriguez
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