— to spotlight artists exploring the diaspora and identity, like Lyle Ashton Harris and Xaviera Simmons. He’s placed works from his artists in the Museum of Modern Art , the Guggenheim, Tate Modern and many other prominent institutions. At his own gallery, Castillo is now hosting a solo show by painter Vaughn Spann; a ceramics exhibition by Sanford Biggers will be up next.
Outside the arts, he finds it hard to resist the city’s natural beauty. “The serenity that the landscapes of lush greens and water provides is simply spectacular,” says Castillo. “You never have to go very far to encounter a park or the sound of water in Miami. And it’s a city that is always on the cusp of everything. Whatever you want to eat, do or buy, Miami has it all.” Where to start? Here are some of his favourite spots in Miami and nearby Miami Beach.