2016 FIU Art Week

Miami Art Fair Week 2016 Signature Events & Happenings November 29–December 4, 2016

Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum FIU Breakfast in the Park: Judy Pfaff

Sunday, December 4, 2016 | 9:30am–12pm Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum FIU

10975 S.W. 17th Street, Miami, FL 33199 Enjoy a complimentary breakfast, lecture, and guided tours of our Sculpture Park and exhibitions. This year, in partnership with West Kendall Baptist Hospital, we are excited to present Judy Pfaff as our guest speaker. A pioneer of installation art, Judy Pfaff’s vibrant sculptures and sprawling installations carefully piece together plastics, fiberglass, steel, and a variety of materials to create dynamic environments.

Contact: 305.348.2890 | artinfo@fiu.edu Admission: Free and open to the public.

Visit frost.fiu.edu to RSVP today!

Featured exhibition Narciso Rodriguez: An Exercise in Minimalism Narciso Rodriguez: An Exercise in Minimalism, the inaugural couture exhibition at the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, reveals the designer’s rigorous adherence to his exquisite vision and the highly intellectual approach he employs to create pure, sleek and timeless garments. A favorite designer of Michelle Obama, Narciso has also dressed Sarah Jessica Parker and Claire Danes, among other celebrities. But Narciso remains grounded in his art. He draws inspiration from a broad range of sources; experiences, environments, spaces and interactions to guide his vision. His garments are intricate in cut, structure, construction and texture, yet clean and elegant in line.

The exhibition features 40 garments and purses, along with works of art that illustrate how minimalism in Narciso’s hand is a powerful and expressive force that challenges the viewer to reconsider the form and purpose of a garment. Alex Gonzalez, the Creative Director of ELLE Magazine co-curates the exhibition, in partnership with the Frost’s curator Klaudio Rodriguez.

Images: Judy Pfaff, Blue Note, 2014, Mixed Media, Courtesy of the Artist Installation shot of Narciso Rodriguez: An Exercise in Minimalism, 2016, World Red Eye

Miami Beach Urban Studios College of Communication, Architecture + The Arts Metamorphosis into the Afterlife

Daily | 9am–9pm

Miami Beach Urban Studios 420 Lincoln Road, 4th Floor Miami Beach, FL, 33139

Curatorial Practice Gallery Metamorphosis into the Afterlife November 29–December 16, 2016 The artifacts of Pre-Columbian America provide us with a glimpse into the mysterious death-cult rituals that guide a person into the afterlife. This exhibition explores the idea of metamorphosis or transformation from the earthly to the spiritual through a cast of unique and often strange characters and objects from the Toro Family Collection of Pre-Columbian Colombia. Organized by FIU students in Art History, Museum Studies and the MFA in Curatorial Practice, the exhibition has taken a unique approach. Through new technologies including 3-D printing and virtual reality, the works have been replicated and recast into creative objects that tell

Exhibitions MONAD Studio “Sound Lab” | Washington/Design Gallery Multiple events and exhibitions developed by Associate Professor Eric Goldemberg and fellow MONAD Studio co-Founder Veronica Zalcberg. This series brings a group of the most advanced architects, fashion designers, artists, and musicians doing cutting-edge work that questions the limits of the know-how involved in the creation of transdisciplinar projects.

December 1, 2016 | 6:30pm Performance by Viktoria Modesta joined by MONAD band.

Digital Civilizations | Lincoln Gallery Luciano Rabuske’s latest digitally based art illustrates on our memories of science fiction metaphors—otherworldly environments, futuristic cities, and wildly-complex alien technology—to create works that evoke the spiritual experience—dreamy atmospheric scenes that mix subconscious and conscious.

Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition | Main Gallery Visual Arts students’ thesis projects exhibition.

the story for modern eyes.

Programs

Free and open to the public.

November 29, 2016 | 7:30pm Concert by the New Music Ensemble & Student Composers December 2, 2016 | 11:00am Lecture & piano performance by Jeffrey Kipnis, joined in conversation by composer Orlando J. Garcia

The Wolfsonian–FIU More Is More Friday, December 2, 2016 | 8–11pm The Wolfsonian–FIU

1001 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139 The Wolfsonian–FIU and Dr. David and Linda Frankel invite you to celebrate Art Basel Miami Beach at our VIP party featuring Christie van der Haak’s eye-popping new installation More Is More With music by Michael Arenella and the Dreamland Orchestra, and cocktails by Bacardi Admission: Open to Art Basel and DesignMiami/ VIP cardholders, invited guests, and Wolfsonian members at the Diplomat level or above. 21+.

For more information: membership@thewolf.fiu.edu or 305.535.2656.

Exhibitions More Is More Transforming The Wolfsonian’s iconic façade and lobby with bold patterns and nighttime projections to create a striking contemporary complement to our major exhibition Modern Dutch Design Modern Dutch Design Examining the evolution of design in the Netherlands in the period 1890–1940, from furniture and decorative arts to design drawings, posters, and bookbindings The Pursuit of Abstraction Exploring modern-age spirituality through works drawn from the museum’s permanent collection, The Jeri L. Wolfson Collection, and The Mitchell Wolfson, Jr. Collection of Decorative and Propaganda Arts Promised Gift

Images: Patterns and renderings for Christie van der Haak’s installation More Is More, 2016.

Jewish Museum of Florida–FIU Basel, Lox, and Cream Cheese Annual Brunch Sunday, December 4, 2016 | 10:00am–12:00pm Jewish Museum of Florida–FIU 301 Washington Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139 IN CONVERSATION: Wyatt Gallery & Hank Willis Thomas In conjunction with the current exhibition, Jewish Treasures of the Caribbean, contemporary photographer Wyatt Gallery along with special guest Hank Willis Thomas discuss current issues and themes documented by photographers and photo-journalists worldwide.

RSVP: info@jewishmuseum.com or 786-972-3175 Presentation and Brunch: $18 JMOF-FIU Members; $25 Non-members; Free for Art Basel VIP card holders (with RSVP) Exhibitions Jewish Treasures of the Caribbean by Wyatt Gallery | On view through December 11, 2016 This exhibition, by photographer Wyatt Gallery, documents the oldest Jewish synagogues and cemeteries in the Western Hemisphere. Images from the remaining historic Jewish sites in Aruba, Barbados, Curaçao, Jamaica, Nevis, St. Croix, St. Thomas, St. Eustatius and Suriname reveal the significant yet little-known legacy of Judaism in the New World. Once home to thousands of Sephardic Jews from a melting pot of Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch and other cultures, these dwindling communities now contain only five historic synagogues.

Calen Bennett: Cuban Synagogues, 2015 | On view through December 11, 2016 Photographer Calen Bennett became familiar with Cuban culture early on through his synagogue community, Temple Judea in Miami, as well as the greater Jewish Cuban-American community of South Florida. With relations between the U.S. and Cuba improving, Bennett saw an opportunity to travel to Cuba to document and expose its isolated and diminishing Jewish community. This pop-up photography exhibition depicts life in the Jewish community of Cuba today.

Hot Couture: Florida Jews on the Fashion Scene | On view through November 5, 2017

Images: Wyatt Gallery; Hank Willis Thomas; Wyatt Gallery, GATE & OIL REFINERY, Beth Haim Blenheim Cemetery; Calen Bennett, Adath Israel, 2015; Karelle Levy, Glow Halter Dress, KREL, Miami, 2015

Floridian Jews throughout the state have been involved in all aspects of the fashion industry, designing, manufacturing and dressing and influencing the local and international scene in all types of clothing from beachwear to ball gowns. Spanning more than 100 years, the spectrum of this exhibition includes women’s, men’s and children’s clothing, shoes, accessories, jewelry, bags, hair and make-up for fashion shows, photography for fashion shoots and advertising campaigns. Floridian Jews have left an indelible footprint on this industry with iconic brands like Perry Ellis and Chico’s, climate-influenced guayaberas, golf shirts and even Florida furriers, to unique wearable art and bikinis and belts made out of local snakeskins, this exhibition explores the ideas and inspirations that have guided the creative forces behind Florida’s fashion history and the pride and craftsmanship that accompany them.

Museum Hours: Tuesday–Sunday | 10am–5pm Admission: Complimentary admission to Art Fair VIP card holders and exhibitors www.jewishmuseum.com | 786.972.3175 | info@jewishmuseum.com