Pérez Art Museum Miami Celebrates 2024 Miami Art Week With 'Homecoming' by Grace Ladoja
Early in December, over 3,500 guests from around the world gathered at Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) for the museum's signature art week celebration PAMM Presents. The evening featured the global collective HOMECOMING™ curated by music manager Grace Ladoja , with an international lineup of Amaarae , DJ Tune z, and Dare Balogun , as well as DJ sets by SATURNSARii , Kumi , and Lumin.
Pérez Art Museum Miami. Photo by Morgan Sophia.
Throughout the evening, guests from the worlds of art, fashion, business, and philanthropy, including PAMM members and donors, enjoyed drinks, live music, immersive activations, and dancing under the stars. Under the guidance of cultural curator Grace Ladoja, HOMECOMING™ featured performances by rising star talent Amaarae, DJ Tunez, and Dare Balogun. The festivities culminated with DJ sets by Miami's very own music makers, SATURNSARii, Kumi, and Lumin.
Throughout the evening, guests also had the opportunity to view José Parlá: Homecoming . An elaborate, two-part exhibition by the Miami-native artist, Homecoming features never-before-seen works and a site-specific mural, and is a radical departure from the traditional use of space in a museum. Before the show's opening, visitors had the unique opportunity to observe Parlá's dance-like technique in real time, painting a mural in situ at the museum. The second portion sees the museum gallery transformed and converted into Parlá's studio: a room full of paint-covered tables, a lively vinyl Cuban-inspired records collection, and decades of Parlá's archival memorabilia. Homecoming is on view through July 6, 2025.
