Harmony Korine's Perfect Nonsense Opens at ICA Miami Exhibition
Amy Duong — April 11, 2026 — Art & Design
References: icamiami.org
The Perfect Nonsense exhibition by Harmony Korine presents a large-scale survey of the artist’s work across film, painting, installation, and digital media. It is stagerd at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, the exhibition brings together works that reflect Korine’s fragmented visual language and experimental approach to image-making. The presentation includes layered compositions, distorted figures, and mixed media formats that move between analog and digital processes. The exhibition spans multiple rooms, with each space structured around distinct bodies of work.
Curated by Alex Gartenfeld, the exhibition marks Korine’s first major museum survey in the United States. The works draw from different periods of his practice, incorporating elements of cinema, gaming aesthetics, and contemporary visual culture. The exhibition runs from April 15 to October 4 at ICA Miami, occupying the museum’s primary gallery spaces.
Image Credit: Harmony Korine, Capehart Photography
Curated by Alex Gartenfeld, the exhibition marks Korine’s first major museum survey in the United States. The works draw from different periods of his practice, incorporating elements of cinema, gaming aesthetics, and contemporary visual culture. The exhibition runs from April 15 to October 4 at ICA Miami, occupying the museum’s primary gallery spaces.
Image Credit: Harmony Korine, Capehart Photography
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