Perfect Nonsense is the museum debut of renowned creative visionary Harmony Korine in America. Drawing widely on contemporary culture and pushing traditional art-making boundaries, Korine presents a visual language entirely his own. On view at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami (ICA Miami) through Oct. 4, 2026, Perfect Nonsense is curated by artistic director Alex Gartenfeld and director of the Art + Research Center Gean Moreno.
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Harmony Korine's "Shirley Temple", 2016, part of the Craig Robins Collection.
“More than any other artist or filmmaker of his generation, Harmony has explored how images can be constructed, rather than just captured, through ever-evolving technologies and media,” explains Moreno.
Korine made his mark writing Kids, an award-winning 1995 film starring Chloë Sevigny. Revered for its reality-based depictions, Kids revealed a transgressive underbelly of American youth culture. He has since directed multiple distinctive, award-winning films.
For Perfect Nonsense, 50 multimedia artworks created by Korine between 1997 and today are shown in chapters to highlight key moments and influences within his practice. These sections include early collages and texts exploring youth culture; images of scorned celebrities; pieces inspired by his past decade in Miami—where he established his company EDGLRD; and Aggro Dr1ft, a digital, gaming-inspired artwork connected to the film he directed in 2023.
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Harmony Korine's "Burst Manga", 2014.
“Korine’s constant going out on a limb in the production of images has only intensified with his use of thermal optics, gaming engines, and lately AI,” furthers Moreno.
Dacra Development founder and prominent art collector Craig Robins loaned artwork to the exhibition. Robins shares, “It feels especially meaningful to see this landmark exhibition at ICA Miami, in the neighborhood Harmony chose for both his painting studio and the headquarters of EDGLRD.”
