ChromaTone: Voices from Miami Opening Reception

The history of the Coppertone sign is storied. The artist, Joyce Ballentyne Brand, built her career in a pin-up art field dominated by men. She beat out male artists to design calendars, often using her own image as the model, contributing to her empowerment of self and other women. Yet the billboard also lived on as a reminder of Miami’s racist and xenophobic laws. When it was first erected, the sign stood tall above neighborhoods it did not represent, promoting a beach prohibited to many. Miami has been transformed since then, drastic societal and political change accelerating the city’s growth into the most diverse metro area in the country, enabling more inclusivity and empowering more voices.

With 2022’s open call, Green Space Miami aspired to raise the voices of local artists, asking them to reimagine and share their personal take on this historic and universally recognized image. Through their work we experience a glimpse of what the Coppertone sign represents to them and their community, in their voice and visual language.

The artists you’ll be hearing from are:

Lauren Baccus
Morel Doucet
Diana Eusebio
Lyzbeth Lara and Prem Lorenzen
Coralina Rodriguez Meyer
Nicolle Nyariri, Stefanie Paredes, and Daniella Silvera
Lauren Shapiro
Cornelius Tulloch
Arsimmer McCoy and Passion Ward
Diego Waisman