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Magic Mountain

Miss Wynwood ascends cultural pinnacle

Text By Wanda Pierce • Illustration By La Disenadora Salvaje

To say Nina Fuentes was astonished when Lincoln, with whom she now shares the The honor is also a reminder that in many
South Florida authorities declared that “Presidents’ Day” observance. notable ways Fuentes and Wynwood have
she has carved as monumental a presence been perfect for each other. Over the past
on the Wynwood landscape as George For many Miami residents Presidents’ Day decade both the artist and place have
Washington and Abraham Lincoln did on Weekend, in particular, has become one of been transformed dramatically from the
Mt. Rushmore is an understatement. the most popular highlights of our cultural moment they first came in contact.
calendar. The busy weekend brings
But Miami Dade County leaders made both the Miami International Boat Show Fuentes, a native Venezuelan who planted
their conviction official when they and the Art Wynwood Art Fair to our her flag in the fledgling neighborhood
proclaimed Monday, February 16, 2015 as community and over 50,000 international with the Hardcore Art Contemporary
“Nina Fuentes Day.” art collectors and visitors to the region. Space back in 2005, remembers being
one of only a handful of galleries in the
The Board of Miami Dade County So for Nina Fuentes the public recognition blighted area during its cultural infancy.
Commissioners elevated Fuentes, whom and the timing of its announcement Fuentes can relate first-hand that art
they called an “ambassador for the arts,” offered a perfect moment for reflection is a brutal business and how very few
to the company of Washington and that left her both humbled and thankful. collectors paid attention to Wynwood in

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