Week of February 18, 2010
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| ART Thursday 2/18 GLITTERING BUGSArtist Sandy Skoglund gives a lecture as her room-sized installation "Breathing Glass" is unveiled. Her first work to incorporate glass, along with her signature photographs, "Breathing Glass" features thousands of individually created, mechanized glass butterflies that float against blue glass panels. A glittering glass mosaic covers the floor, amid floating upside down figures throughout the space. 7-8 p.m. Lecture at the Storer Auditorium at the University of Miami's School of Business, 5250 University Drive, Coral Gables, followed by a reception at the Lowe Art Museum at the University of Miami, 1301 Stanford Drive, Coral Gables. Free for members. $10 nonmembers. Details: (305) 284-3603 or www.lowemuseum.org. PRINTMAKING REVEALED Curated by University of Miami students, "Trends and Techniques: A Short History of Printmaking" features woodcuts, engravings and etchings from the Lowe Art Museum's collection. The exhibition is split into two sections. The first highlights European masters from the 17th-19th centuries and the second includes modern artists and the work of University of Miami students and instructors. Lowe Art Museum at the University of Miami, 1301 Stanford Drive, Coral Gables. $5-$10. Details: (305) 284-3535 or www6.miami.edu/lowe/index.htm. FRAGILE DESIGNS "Matta: A Retrospective" showcases 75 works by 20th century modernist Matta. The paintings depict light patterns on featureless backgrounds, fragile spaces where delicate strokes and sketches converge into the artist's distinct perception of reality. Details: (305) 576-0256 or art@garynader.com or www.garynader.com. Sunday 2/21 SCALE AND SCULPTURELook and learn at the Miami Art Museum with a lecture by James Meyer, associate professor of art history at Emory University and a senior fellow at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, about size and scale in contemporary art. The talk will focus on sculpture and installation, specifically addressing pieces in the "Space as Medium" exhibit currently on display at Miami Art Museum. 3 p.m. Miami Art Museum, 101 W Flagler St., Miami. $5 members. $10 nonmembers. Details: (305) 375-7000 or www.miamiartmuseum.org.
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