There are times when Miami's largest art museum likes to remind us all why "Pérez" is the first word in its name.

In May, the Pérez Art Museum Miami opened the biggest show of photography in its history, comprising more than 100 works spread across its largest gallery spaces. And the vast majority are drawn directly from the collection of its eponymous billionaire benefactor. "Language and Image: Conceptual and Performance-based Photography from the Jorge M. Pérez Collection" is an ambitious survey of the medium, utilizing the museum's grandest galleries and showcasing its breadth and variability. It's a show that, for museum director Franklin Sirmans, aims to examine the medium in an era where the digital revolution has inundated the world with images, some more authentic than others.

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