José Parlá’s Homecoming opens at PAMM

José Parlá: Homecoming opened at Pérez Art Museum Miami on November 14, bringing the Miami-born artist’s work into a setting closely connected to his origins. The opening program paired an artist conversation with music, including Clave y Cuba and a DJ set by Arthur Baker.

That musical context reflects interests running through Parlá’s work, which draws on a mixture of cultural experiences and forms of mark-making. The exhibition’s title gives the return a personal dimension without reducing the art to biography alone.

For local audiences, the show offers a chance to consider how a connection to Miami can remain active across a wider career. The opening celebration established that relationship publicly; the exhibition now provides the slower encounter in which visitors can spend time with the work itself.