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Spinello Projects, a contemporary art program that supports and promotes the work of artists with unorthodox and experimental practices, presents Smell The Magic, a solo exhibition from Toronto-based artist Kris Knight. This pop-up exhibition will take place in the heart of the Miami Design District, kicking off Miami Art Week 2014. The artist will be present for the opening, which coincides with the release of his first published catalog. Gentle, almost delicate portraits of young men are a parade of characters that Knight continuously inhabits in metaphor; physical manifestations of the full array of the artist’s internal psychological tones. Knight draws both technical and contextual elements from the Late Baroque and Rococo movements. His portraits of fragile youths are charged with sexual tension, completely self-aware, but fiercely guarded. Knight exerts a firm command over painting, drawing and drafting methodologies in his paintings, and capably carries his subjects from the past into the present. He creates, in effect, avatars of himself: a highly ornate cloak masking his inner self. Gucci began its collaboration with Knight in January 2014, when creative director Frida Giannini referenced Knight’s paintings as inspiration for Gucci’s Fall-Winter 2014 Collection. This exhibition has been made possible with the generous support of Gucci. Opening Reception: Monday, December 1 at 8 pm.