In Dialogue with Color: Mid-20th Century to Now
A powerful language, color is communicating emotion before form, sensation before meaning. With this in mind, Opera Gallery Miami is pleased to celebrate this universal force, presenting a new exhibition ‘In Dialogue with Color: Mid-20th Century to Now’, which spans eight decades of artistic exploration and dialogue through color.
Chromatic Dialogues
Organized chromatically—green, blue, red, black & white, pink, and orange—the exhibition reveals the multiplicity of meaning contained within a single color.
Highlights from the exhibition include: Marc Chagall’s L'âne vert (1978), where the artist uses deep blues to evoke mysticism and poetic symbolism. Keith Haring’s Untitled (1984) is dominated by vibrant neon orange, reflecting New York City’s urban energy. The omnipresent red in Yayoi Kusama’s Fire (1988) is a key aspect of its visual impact and strength. In Composition No. 10.6.24 (2024), a work of great serenity, Feng Xiao-Min uses subtle gradations of pink. Although painted in the 19th century, Claude Monet's landscape, Les Bords de l'Epte à Giverny (1887), is a fitting addition to the exhibition, highlighting the Impressionist master's influence on 20th-century art.
The exhibition also explores dualities—such as black & white. Pierre Soulages engages with this color combination to explore black’s ability to amplify light and construct space, as seen in Peinture 202 x 143 cm (1967), while Amoako Boafo’s Embrace (2023)—depicting two black figures on a stark white background—explores blackness through portraiture as a statement of cultural identity and pride.
Over Forty Artists
From the revolutionary experiments of post-war abstraction to the conceptual investigations of today’s innovative voices, this exhibition brings together more than forty artists—including Marc Chagall, Keith Haring, Yayoi Kusama, Claude Monet, Feng Xiao-Min, Pierre Soulages, Roy Lichtenstein and Amoako Boafo—who have each, in their own way, redefined how color shapes perception.
‘In Dialogue with Color’ engages a conversation between masters who transformed the language of color and contemporary artists who continue to expand its vocabulary today. They affirm that color, far from being a passive element, is an active force.
Through its scenography, the exhibition immerses viewers in the essence of each color, enhancing its expressive force, while inviting everyone into a personal dialogue with the artworks.