In Dialogue with Color: Mid-20th Century to Now

Opera Gallery Miami

30 November - 05 January 2026

A powerful language, color communicates 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. 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 the duality of 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.

Masters and contemporary artists

From the revolutionary experiments of post-war abstraction to the conceptual investigations of today’s innovative voices, this exhibition brings together a large number of 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.

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.