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Deering Estate will present two evenings of fixed media and live performances, inviting all to experience the richness and diversity of Miami’s experimental arts scene.
The Subtropics 2025 Marathon — curated by composer, artist and Deering Estate programming partner Gustavo Matamoros — brings together a dynamic constellation of international and local artists working across sound, video, performance, and installation.
The Subtropics 2025 Marathon continues Subtropics Festival’s mission to amplify boundary-pushing sonic arts in South Florida and beyond. These events reflect the city’s growing appetite for innovative cultural programming that defies convention and redefines artistic space.
The events will take place on Saturday, Sept. 27, and Sunday Sept. 28, from 4 to 10 p.m., at the Deering Estate Theater. Admission is free with RSVP via Eventbrite. Space is limited and early arrival is encouraged.
About Artist-in-Residence Gustavo Matamoros
Born in Caracas, Venezuela, Gustavo Matamoros is a sound artist and composer who has lived and worked in Miami since 1979. His compositions have earned two Venezuelan music awards and have been performed by prestigious ensembles in his home country.
His sound art installations have been commissioned and exhibited throughout the U.S. and Europe by notable institutions, including the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM), Miami-Dade Art in Public Places, Atlantic Center for the Arts, the Polk Museum of Art, and the Deering Estate.
Matamoros has performed at prominent venues such as the Dali Museum, the Lloyd Foundation, and the Bob Rauschenberg Gallery in West Florida, as well as Roulette and Experimental Intermedia in New York City, the Experimental Sound Studio in Chicago, and LAXart and Mills College in California.
Currently, he is in his third year as a resident artist at both Florida International University’s i360 XR Cylindrical Screen Theater and the Blackbox Theater at the Deering Estate. Since 1988, Gustavo Matamoros has served as the artistic director of the Subtropics Organization.
About the participating artists
Featured guest artist Francis Schwartz, a trailblazing figure in experimental composition, joins a compelling lineup of more than 40 interdisciplinary creators of live and fixed media works and performances by Wolfgang Gil, Timothy Archambault, Susie Green, Stuart King, Sony Mao, Shahreyar Ataie, Russell Frehling, Roxana Barba, Rob Constable, Richard Garet, Ricardo Matamoros, Randy Nutt, Randall Beaver, Rafa Bernard Vargas, Paula Matthusen, Nicole Martinez, Lukas Ligeti, Kyle Motl, Kerry Ware, Kenneth Goldsmith, Juraj Kojs, Julio Roloff, Jose Hernandez, Jeanne Jaffe, jamJamStrawberry, Jacob Sudol, Icli Zitella, Gustavo Matamoros, Freddy Jouwayed – Musiú, Federico Bonacossa, Dimitry Chamy, Dennis Rovinsky, David Dunn, David Brieske, Cyjo Archambault, Carlos Dominguez, Chen-Hui Jen, Bob Gregory, Barron Sherer, Alberto Puerto, Alba Triana, alongside archival tributes and never-before-heard selections from the Subtropics Collection.
“Subtropics is about developing new contexts for deep listening,” Matamoros said. “In this moment of constant digital distraction, we offer rare spaces where sound and listening become the focus — where audiences can explore their sonic environment with care, curiosity, and attention.”
Deering Estate is located at 16701 SW 72 Ave. in Palmetto Bay.
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