Wednesday, November 14, 2018
Narrative: Casa Lin--Diaspora, First Reading (Knowles)
The form for responding to the first reading for this topic (Alison Knowles) is located here. This form is DUE by 6 AM on Thursday, November 15.
Friday, October 19, 2018
Topic Four: Landscape, Complete List for Outside Visit 2
Outside Visit 2 had an original deadline of Wednesday, October 24, but is now extended until Sunday, October 28th at 10 PM. I will soon create and distribute a form response that covers all of these visits in one. You will need a selfie at the event or exhibition to post on your blog.
Reminders:
Upcoming Talks:
C)
Sand: Amphitheater
"This event is part of “Sand: Amphitheater, Theater, Arena,” a project
by ArtCenter’s Art in Public Life resident Misael Soto. The first of
three events, Sand: Amphitheater, uses sand as a
literal and metaphorical foundation to explore the area’s history and
its ecosystem, and examine how our decisions along the way led us to
present day South Florida.
The public forum and performances will unfold inside of a public art installation in Collins Park where thousands of pounds of sandbags are stacked forming a Greco-inspired amphitheater."
Featured Participants:
Misael Soto, lead artist and Art in Public Life resident of ArtCenter/South Florida
Elizabeth Wheaton, Director of the Environment and Sustainability Department at the city of Miami Beach
Samuel Tommie, Indigenous artist and activist
Dr. Paul George, Former Professor of History at Miami-Dade College, Wolfson Campus, he also serves as Historian to HistoryMiami
Dr. Marvin Dunn, Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Florida International University, author of Black Miami in the Twentieth Century and coauthor of The Miami Riot of 1980: Crossing the Bounds
Laurencia Strauss, Visual artist and trained landscape architect
Archival Feedback, Archival Feedback is musicians and media archivists Emile Milgrim and T. Wheeler Castillo
Donzii, Miami-based no-wave and performance art influenced post-punk band
Exhibitions (Downtown Miami Area):
A)
Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Surrounded Islands, Biscayne Bay, Greater Miami, Florida, 1980–83 | A Documentary Exhibition OR Rivane Neuenschwander and Cao Guimarães: Quarta-Feira de Cinzas/Epilogue
We saw some of the Surrounded Islands exhibition on our visit, but you would specifically visit this exhibition and spend a longer time with it, considering the various issues we've raised during this topic so far, and how the work relates to it.
More info about the Surrounded Islands exhibition here.
About Quarta-Feira de Cinzas/Epilogue:
"Rivane Neuenschwander investigates nature, language, time, and chance in a practice that spans performance, video, painting, and installation. Born and raised in Brazil, her work is informed by the art movements of that country, particularly Neo-Concretism, with its emphasis on collective participation. In her videos, she engages viewers in complex yet understated narratives and scenarios that reference everyday life in Brazil and playfully imbue the mundane with a sense of the poetic. Her works often combine elements of the natural world with those common to human social interactions.
In Neuenschwander’s video Quarta-Feira de Cinzas/Epilogue (Ash Wednesday/Epilogue), made in collaboration with artist Cao Guimarães, ants––insects so tiny they often seem inconsequential––become the protagonists of a captivating journey. Shot on Ash Wednesday, after the end of Brazilian Carnival, the video follows a colony of leafcutter ants as they traverse the rough terrain of a forest floor, transporting pieces of colored confetti to their underground nest. The video is set to a digitally composed soundtrack that blends ambient natural sounds with the sound of matchsticks dropping onto the floor, which enhances the meditative quality of the diligent labor that unfolds. At times, the ants work together to hoist their load; at others, they appear to fight over these prized possessions. Some rest, while others climb up steep mounds as loose soil shifts beneath them. At the video’s end, we watch the ants descend into the darkness of their nest, perhaps intent to furnish a celebration of their own kind. The video withdraws from the hedonist social affair of Carnival to focus on the intricate communal world of the ants. Their action becomes a mirror of sorts of the revelry; as the ants toil with the confetti—the delicate remnants of fun—one is reminded of the exuberant festivities of Carnival."
Exhibitions (Southwest area):
E)
Relational Undercurrents: Contemporary Art of the Caribbean Archipelago OR
About Relational Undercurrents:
"Relational Undercurrents: Contemporary Art of the Caribbean Archipelago is a major survey exhibition of twenty-first century art from islands throughout the Caribbean basin. Four sections reveal thematic ideas shared by artists whose roots are in the Caribbean: Conceptual Mappings, Perpetual Horizons, Landscape Ecologies and Representational Acts. The exhibition features artists whose painting, installation art, sculpture, photography, video, and performance pieces challenge the notion that the Caribbean is insulated and fragmented. This groundbreaking exhibition highlights the undercurrents that connect Caribbean cultures and countries."
About Connectivity:
"Through five thematic sections, Connectivity: Selections from the Frost Art Museum Collection examines how art objects, created across cultures and during different time periods, relate to one another and to myriad publics. Abstract Languages comprises the first section and offers an opportunity to analyze works that implement color, line, and form in dynamic ways. Whether it is a longing for home or the memory of a cherished street corner, Geographic Spaces, the second section, examines how the notion of place serves as a creative catalyst. In the third section, the notion of Individuality emanates through an examination of portraiture and different representations of the figure. This section explores shifting notions of dress and comparative elements such as gesture and pose. The fourth section considers Belief Systems, emphasizes myths and organized religions. The final section, Citizens During Turbulent Times, reflects on this particular moment and evokes the effects of war, climate change, and collective anxiety."
Exhibitions (North Miami):
F)
Mira Lehr: Tracing the Red Thread
Past Talk/Event options (here for a record only):
A)
Process and Participation, Surrounded Islands Project; Social Sculpture and Panel Discussion moderated by Veronica Fazzio
Saturday, Oct. 13, 3 - 5 PM
Miami-Dade County Public Library--Main Library
101 W Flager ST, Miami, FL, 33130
Description:
Reminders:
- Your first Outside Visit for this topic is due Monday, October 22nd at 10 PM. The list of gardens and form link are available in the post at this link.
- Your ambitious artwork is due Tuesday, October 30th at 10 AM; more about that can be found here.
Upcoming Talks:
C)
Sand: Amphitheater
Collins Park
2100 Collins Ave,
Miami Beach, FL
2100 Collins Ave,
Miami Beach, FL
Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018
4:00 – 7:00 pm
4:00 – 7:00 pm
Free
About Sand Amphitheater:
The public forum and performances will unfold inside of a public art installation in Collins Park where thousands of pounds of sandbags are stacked forming a Greco-inspired amphitheater."
Featured Participants:
Misael Soto, lead artist and Art in Public Life resident of ArtCenter/South Florida
Elizabeth Wheaton, Director of the Environment and Sustainability Department at the city of Miami Beach
Samuel Tommie, Indigenous artist and activist
Dr. Paul George, Former Professor of History at Miami-Dade College, Wolfson Campus, he also serves as Historian to HistoryMiami
Dr. Marvin Dunn, Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Florida International University, author of Black Miami in the Twentieth Century and coauthor of The Miami Riot of 1980: Crossing the Bounds
Laurencia Strauss, Visual artist and trained landscape architect
Archival Feedback, Archival Feedback is musicians and media archivists Emile Milgrim and T. Wheeler Castillo
Donzii, Miami-based no-wave and performance art influenced post-punk band
Exhibitions (Downtown Miami Area):
A)
Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Surrounded Islands, Biscayne Bay, Greater Miami, Florida, 1980–83 | A Documentary Exhibition OR Rivane Neuenschwander and Cao Guimarães: Quarta-Feira de Cinzas/Epilogue
Pérez
Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, FL 33132
Free entry on Saturday, October 20
We saw some of the Surrounded Islands exhibition on our visit, but you would specifically visit this exhibition and spend a longer time with it, considering the various issues we've raised during this topic so far, and how the work relates to it.
More info about the Surrounded Islands exhibition here.
About Quarta-Feira de Cinzas/Epilogue:
"Rivane Neuenschwander investigates nature, language, time, and chance in a practice that spans performance, video, painting, and installation. Born and raised in Brazil, her work is informed by the art movements of that country, particularly Neo-Concretism, with its emphasis on collective participation. In her videos, she engages viewers in complex yet understated narratives and scenarios that reference everyday life in Brazil and playfully imbue the mundane with a sense of the poetic. Her works often combine elements of the natural world with those common to human social interactions.
In Neuenschwander’s video Quarta-Feira de Cinzas/Epilogue (Ash Wednesday/Epilogue), made in collaboration with artist Cao Guimarães, ants––insects so tiny they often seem inconsequential––become the protagonists of a captivating journey. Shot on Ash Wednesday, after the end of Brazilian Carnival, the video follows a colony of leafcutter ants as they traverse the rough terrain of a forest floor, transporting pieces of colored confetti to their underground nest. The video is set to a digitally composed soundtrack that blends ambient natural sounds with the sound of matchsticks dropping onto the floor, which enhances the meditative quality of the diligent labor that unfolds. At times, the ants work together to hoist their load; at others, they appear to fight over these prized possessions. Some rest, while others climb up steep mounds as loose soil shifts beneath them. At the video’s end, we watch the ants descend into the darkness of their nest, perhaps intent to furnish a celebration of their own kind. The video withdraws from the hedonist social affair of Carnival to focus on the intricate communal world of the ants. Their action becomes a mirror of sorts of the revelry; as the ants toil with the confetti—the delicate remnants of fun—one is reminded of the exuberant festivities of Carnival."
B)
Christo and
Jeanne‑Claude in Miami: The Library and the Surrounded Islands Project
Main Library, Miami-Dade County Public Library System
101 W. Flagler St.
Miami, FL 33130
Miami, FL 33130
9:30 AM - 6 PM, Monday through Saturday
Free
"This retrospective exhibition combines works from the Miami‑Dade Public
Library System’s Permanent Art Collection and The Vasari Project to
delineate the Library’s involvement with the monumental art installation
Surrounded Islands, created by Christo and Jeanne‑Claude in
1983. The selection of objects and prints combined with other visual
ephemera tells the chronological history of the project from conception
through the subsequent legal battles leading up to the project’s set up,
and, finally, the legacy of Surrounded Islands. The complexity and scope of the ambitious pink floating art installation left profound marks on the community. Surrounded Islands
gave Miami the international visibility and credibility that it
deserved for a long time coming. Christo and Jeanne‑Claude transformed
our beloved Biscayne Bay into a work of art, our beautiful islands
shining pink in all their glory, transforming Miami forever."
C)
William Kentridge: "More Sweetly Play the Dance"
William Kentridge: "More Sweetly Play the Dance"
MDC Museum of Art and Design
Freedom Tower, 2nd Floor
600 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami
Freedom Tower, 2nd Floor
600 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami
1-6 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays; and 1-8 p.m. Saturdays.
"More than 130 feet long, William Kentridge’s 8-channel video
installation, More Sweetly Play the Dance, encircles the viewer. Partly
filmed live, partly rendered in Kentridge’s signature animated style,
the work covers the walls of a gallery with images of a procession in a
blasted landscape. An update of the danse macabre, this parade of death
includes a brass band in the lead, followed by people carrying
possessions or shrouded bodies, priests, patients dragging their IV
drips, skeletons, and a live ballerina (South African dancer Dada
Masilo), who wears a military uniform and carries a rifle. Wooden chairs
for the viewers and four megaphones on tripods playing the soundtrack
make this performative video an immersive experience. Combining elements
of medieval allegory with evocations of recent sights such as Syrian
refugees and bodies felled by Ebola, Kentridge presents a never-ending
carnivalesque reminder of our own mortality that is by turns morbid,
chilling, comic, and political. But in the artist’s hands, the triumph
of death ultimately becomes a celebration of resilience and life."
Exhibitions (Coral Gables):
Adults - $10
Seniors and Students (with ID) - $8
Children ages 3-12 - $3
Members - FREE
Military families - FREE
"Sacred Ground… brings to the public eye a selection of
documents and objects from the archives and grounds of Lincoln Memorial
Park, one of Miami’s most historically relevant, yet neglected
cemeteries, for the first time ever. Original funeral home ledgers
dating back to 1915, telegrams, photographs, maps, US Military markers,
and sculptures, among other valuable artifacts, are exhibited in the
Abraham Gallery of the Coral Gables Museum. They are the result of
months of investigation and physical restoration in the cemetery, to
which the Museum has committed and that will continue to realize with
the help of the community after the show.
The exhibition Caretakers, at Gallery 109, is comprised of a photographic essay and documentary video on the project, by renowned Miami Herald photographer Carl Juste and C. W. Griffin. The focus of this show is the role of the different caretakers of the cemetery -from its current owner and caretaker, to the Museum, to the community at large- in preserving this valuable piece of cultural memory.
Altogether, Sacred Ground… will not only help tell the story of an African American community that has many ties to the creation and development of Coral Gables, but it will also relate to many other southern communities in the country when it comes to the way black history and culture is represented and preserved."
About The Caribbee Club:
"This exhibition gathers a new series of pastel drawings and oil paintings by local artist and art education specialist Jacqueline Roch. Her landscapes are inspired by Florida’s 11 national parks, and for this exhibition by the poetry of Coral Gables’ founder, George Merrick in the book “Song of the Wind in a Southern Shore”. A lover of haiku poetry, Roch recently began creating original haiku titles for her larger works. With the discovery of Merrick’s book, his words offer the theme to this new body of work wind songs. These pieces are small moments where the wind and its effect on light, color and scene becomes the common thread.
“The unique Florida landscape, flora and tropical flavor inspires my artwork. Raised on Miami Beach, I have always been very aware of my natural surroundings – relating forms within nature, subtle changes in light and color, and the ever-changing skies. On a daily basis, we are bombarded with stories of violence and despair that seem to plague our communities. By capturing solitary spaces and the subtleties of our distinct environment, my pastel paintings transcend the viewer from a hectic existence to a more peaceful place. My pastels bring a close-up view of what is often overlooked and taken for granted.”"
Exhibitions (Coral Gables):
D)
Sacred Ground: The Rise, Fall and Revival of Lincoln
Memorial Park Cemetery OR
The Caribbee Club: Me, Merrick and the Songs of the Wind,
by Jacqui Roch
Coral Gables Museum
Coral Gables Museum
285 Aragon Avenue
Coral Gables, FL 33134
Coral Gables, FL 33134
Tuesday-Thursday 12:00 – 6:00
Friday 12:00 – 6:00 (Later on Gallery Nights)
Saturday 11:00 – 5:00
Sunday 12:00 – 5:00
Monday closed
Friday 12:00 – 6:00 (Later on Gallery Nights)
Saturday 11:00 – 5:00
Sunday 12:00 – 5:00
Monday closed
Adults - $10
Seniors and Students (with ID) - $8
Children ages 3-12 - $3
Members - FREE
Military families - FREE
About Sacred Ground:
The exhibition Caretakers, at Gallery 109, is comprised of a photographic essay and documentary video on the project, by renowned Miami Herald photographer Carl Juste and C. W. Griffin. The focus of this show is the role of the different caretakers of the cemetery -from its current owner and caretaker, to the Museum, to the community at large- in preserving this valuable piece of cultural memory.
Altogether, Sacred Ground… will not only help tell the story of an African American community that has many ties to the creation and development of Coral Gables, but it will also relate to many other southern communities in the country when it comes to the way black history and culture is represented and preserved."
About The Caribbee Club:
"This exhibition gathers a new series of pastel drawings and oil paintings by local artist and art education specialist Jacqueline Roch. Her landscapes are inspired by Florida’s 11 national parks, and for this exhibition by the poetry of Coral Gables’ founder, George Merrick in the book “Song of the Wind in a Southern Shore”. A lover of haiku poetry, Roch recently began creating original haiku titles for her larger works. With the discovery of Merrick’s book, his words offer the theme to this new body of work wind songs. These pieces are small moments where the wind and its effect on light, color and scene becomes the common thread.
“The unique Florida landscape, flora and tropical flavor inspires my artwork. Raised on Miami Beach, I have always been very aware of my natural surroundings – relating forms within nature, subtle changes in light and color, and the ever-changing skies. On a daily basis, we are bombarded with stories of violence and despair that seem to plague our communities. By capturing solitary spaces and the subtleties of our distinct environment, my pastel paintings transcend the viewer from a hectic existence to a more peaceful place. My pastels bring a close-up view of what is often overlooked and taken for granted.”"
Exhibitions (Southwest area):
E)
Relational Undercurrents: Contemporary Art of the Caribbean Archipelago OR
Connectivity: Selections from the Collection of the
Frost Art Museum
Florida International University
Modesto Maidique Campus
10975 SW 17th Street
Miami, FL. 33199
10975 SW 17th Street
Miami, FL. 33199
Free entry
About Relational Undercurrents:
"Relational Undercurrents: Contemporary Art of the Caribbean Archipelago is a major survey exhibition of twenty-first century art from islands throughout the Caribbean basin. Four sections reveal thematic ideas shared by artists whose roots are in the Caribbean: Conceptual Mappings, Perpetual Horizons, Landscape Ecologies and Representational Acts. The exhibition features artists whose painting, installation art, sculpture, photography, video, and performance pieces challenge the notion that the Caribbean is insulated and fragmented. This groundbreaking exhibition highlights the undercurrents that connect Caribbean cultures and countries."
About Connectivity:
"Through five thematic sections, Connectivity: Selections from the Frost Art Museum Collection examines how art objects, created across cultures and during different time periods, relate to one another and to myriad publics. Abstract Languages comprises the first section and offers an opportunity to analyze works that implement color, line, and form in dynamic ways. Whether it is a longing for home or the memory of a cherished street corner, Geographic Spaces, the second section, examines how the notion of place serves as a creative catalyst. In the third section, the notion of Individuality emanates through an examination of portraiture and different representations of the figure. This section explores shifting notions of dress and comparative elements such as gesture and pose. The fourth section considers Belief Systems, emphasizes myths and organized religions. The final section, Citizens During Turbulent Times, reflects on this particular moment and evokes the effects of war, climate change, and collective anxiety."
Exhibitions (North Miami):
F)
Mira Lehr: Tracing the Red Thread
Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami
770 NE 125th street
North Miami, FL 33161
North Miami, FL 33161
Monday: Closed
Tuesday – Friday: 10am – 5pm
Saturday – Sunday: 11am – 5pm
General Admission: $5.00
Students & Seniors: $3.00
Students & Seniors: $3.00
Free admission for residents of the city of North Miami
About Tracing the Red Thread:
"In Greek Mythology, Ariadne’s Thread was a tool that helped Theseus make
his way through a complex labyrinth guarded by a vicious minotaur. As
Theseus entered the maze, he unraveled the red thread given to him by
Ariadne, conquered the minotaur, and followed the thread back out to
victory. The exhibition Tracing the Red Thread, a large-scale
multi-media installation by Mira Lehr will pay homage to the metaphor of
navigating through complex systems found in nature in search of
personal insight. A site-specific marine rope will wind through the main
gallery transposing a pattern of mangrove roots into a vertical
cathedral-like structure that culminates in the center. Traces of the
marine rope will be included in the exterior galleries as a sort of
“Ariadne’s thread” that guides the viewer and connects the labyrinth to
other works in the show. The mangrove structure will engage the general
public in the meditative experience of walking a labyrinth while
bringing attention to the fact that these native trees are at risk.
Overall this exhibition will reflect on nature’s beauty and themes of
personal discovery, while promoting a sense of reverence toward our
environment."
Past Talk/Event options (here for a record only):
A)
Process and Participation, Surrounded Islands Project; Social Sculpture and Panel Discussion moderated by Veronica Fazzio
Saturday, Oct. 13, 3 - 5 PM
Miami-Dade County Public Library--Main Library
101 W Flager ST, Miami, FL, 33130
Description:
Enjoy an experimental panel discussion with artists
Kerry Ware, David Bricker and Veronica Fazzio. Learn how Miami
participated in the Christo and Jeanne‑Claude Surrounded Islands project and
how the city was temporarily and forever transformed.
B)
Relational Undercurrents--Contemporary Art of the Caribbean Archipelago
Saturday, Oct. 13, 3 - 4 PM
Frost Art Museum, FIU
Modesto Maidique Campus
10975 SW 17th Street
Miami, FL. 33199
10975 SW 17th Street
Miami, FL. 33199
Description:
Please join us for a panel discussion on contemporary art by
Caribbean artists and the prevailing issues related to the Caribbean diaspora
with moderator Dr. Tatiana Flores curator of Relational Undercurrents:
Contemporary Art of the Caribbean Archipelago. Panelists include Adler
Guerrier and Charo Oquet, both artists featured in the exhibition, and Dr.
Andrea J. Queeley, Associate Professor of Anthropology. The panel will be
followed by the exhibition opening.
More information located here.
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