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Week of September 30, 2004 |
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Art
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ART Thursday 9/30 SOMETHING FROM NOTHINGBrazilian artist Jac Lernier will present her first solo US exhibit, Adhesive 44, a display of abstract creations made from normally discarded objects. Ms. Lernier's work focuses on cigarette packs, airline tickets, envelopes and other throwaways of daily life. Through Oct. 10 at Miami Art Museum, 101 W Flagler St. Members free; others $5. Details: (305) 375-3000 or www.miamiartmuseum.org. THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF DESIGN The Wolfsonian-FIU presents an exhibition devoted to the early works of Margaret Bourke-White, who became Life magazine's first cover photographer. Through Oct. 10 at 1001 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. Details: (305) 531-1001 or www.wolfsonian.org. IT'S DEBATABLE Lowe Art Museum presents an exhibition featuring the art of Chan Lowe and Jim Morin, South Florida political cartoonists. Exhibit will focus on the presidential campaign and issues of national concern. Through Oct. 21 at the University of Miami, Lowe Art Museum, 1301 Stanford Drive, Coral Gables. Members free; others $5. Details: (305) 284-3535 or www.lowemuseum.org. SOUTH FLORIDA ARTISTS Miami Art Museum will present the work of 13 artists selected as recipients of the South Florida Cultural Consortium Fellowship for Visual and Media Artists. Special section includes the impact and history of the South Florida Cultural Consortium. Exhibit aims to bring awareness to the arts program and the community while identifying and collecting materials that are relative to the environment we live in. Through Oct. 31 at Miami Art Museum, 101 W Flagler St. Details: (305) 375-3000 or www.miamiartmuseum.org. UNNATURALLY The Lowe Art Museum will present UnNaturally, an exhibit featuring 43 works created with artificial materials that raise issues about our mediated environment. The works question the idealized pre-industrial past when nature was unspoiled and nature and man coexisted harmoniously. Through Nov. 14 at Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, 1301 Stanford Drive, Coral Gables. $3-$5. Details: (305) 284-3535 or www.lowemuseum.org. MIAMI BEACH VINTAGE The Miami Design Preservation League presents its Wish You Were Here exhibit featuring vintage postcards of Miami Beach's historic architecture. With more than 200 postcards, the historical styles include Mediterranean Revival, Art Deco and Modern. Saturdays, Sundays noon- 5 p.m. through December at the Art Deco Welcome Center, 1001 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach. Free. Details: (305) 672-2014 or www.mdpl.org. LIGHT AND ATMOSPHERE The Miami Art Museum will present Light and Atmosphere, an exhibit representing artists perception of light and air. Presentations include painting, photography, video, sculpture and installations. Through Jan. 30 at 101 W Flagler St., Miami. $3-$5. Details: (305) 375-3000 or www.miamiartmuseum.org. Thursday 10/7 CUBAN ARTCasa Barcardi will host an exhibit by Cuban artist Randy Barcelo featuring a series of painting and drawings from the 1980s and 1990s. 7-9 p.m. at Casa Bacardi, University of Miami, 1531 Brescia Ave., Coral Gables. Free. Details: (305) 284-2822 or www.casabacardi.iccas.miami.edu. ONGOING ART IN THE AFTERNOONThe Homestead Art Club will host Art in the Afternoon, an afternoon for the public to view artists at work, see demonstrations by painters, culinary creators and others, share a potluck meal and meet the artists. Every third Saturday at Studio 100, 250 E Palm Dr., Florida City. Details: (786) 243-0447. ART MUSEUMS Thursday 9/30 IN SITUThe Museum of Contemporary Art will present In Situ, the permanent collection of large-scale installations by contemporary artists. The artists include Teresita Fernandez, Jennifer Steinkamp and Dennis Oppenheim. Through Oct. 31 at the Museum of Contemporary Art, 770 NE 125 St., North Miami. $3-$5. Details: (305) 893-6211 or www.mocanomi.org. HAITIAN SCULPTURE The Patricia & Phillip Frost Museum will host Lespri Endepandan: Discovering Haitian Sculpture. The exhibit will feature a diverse selection from Haitian sculptors, spanning over the past 50 years to present, combining non-traditional styles with their artistic independence. Through Dec. 5 at Florida International University, Frost Art Museum, Charley Perry Building, SW 107th Ave. and Eighth St. Free. Details: (305) 348-2890 or www.frostmuseum.org. ONGOING MIAMI ART MUSEUMEvery Sunday, the Miami Art Museum offers free admission and guided tours at 2 p.m. The third Thursday of each month, the museum will hold a happy hour with live music, cocktails and hors d'oeuvres. 5-8:30 p.m. Members free; others $5. 101 W Flagler St. Details: www.miamiartmuseum.com. MUSEUM TOURS The Bass Museum will conduct docent tour of the museum collections and temporary exhibitions. 2 p.m. every Saturday through October at the Bass Museum, 2121 Park Ave., Miami Beach. Free with museum admission. Details:(305) 673-7530 or www.bassmuseum.org. Sunday 10/10 DIANA: A CELEBRATIONThe Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale presents an exhibition celebrating the life and work of Diana, Princess of Wales. Authentic memorabilia, film footage and a collection of 28 dresses including her royal wedding gown. All proceeds will benefit the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund. Through Dec. 31 at Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale, 1 E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. $6-$20. Details: (954) 462-0222 or www.moafl.org.
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