Oct 7
published in Articles
tags : antonia eiriz, art, Contemporary Cuban Art, Cuba, cuban american art, Cuban American artist, Cuban Art, cuban artist, Cuban Avante Garde, Cuban Culture, Eiriz, El nuevo Herald, freedom Tower, MDC, MDC Museum of Art + Design, MDC Museum of Arts + Design, Miami, The Miami Herald
Through November 17th, 2013
MDC Museum of Art & Design, Freedom Tower
600 Biscayne Blvd.
Miami, FL
The sweeping canvases of the late Cuban painter Antonia Eiriz are not always easy to view. That is not to say they are harsh and hard — very little overt violence is expressed in these works; but the blurred faces and figures are contorted, silently shouting out in pain, or they are just silently suffering.
Many of her works — thought to walk the line between expressionism and abstraction — are covering the walls of MDC Museum of Art + Design at the Freedom Tower, a huge space well-suited to this retrospective of an artist under-appreciated in the United States, and Miami (although not by many within the art community). In fact, this is the biggest exhibit of her work, called Antonia Eiriz: A Painter and Her Audience.
In an interesting addition, curator and artist Michele Weinberg has included a number of contemporary artists who have been influenced by Eiriz. The variety of works highlighted in this section — from Luisa Basnuevo and Nereida Garcia-Ferraz to Ana Mendieta, Glexis Novoa and Tomas Sanchez — underscore that Eiriz’s influence was far broader than simply imparting the tricks of the trade to a new group of emerging artists.
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May 26
June 7 – August 10, 2013
MDC Museum of Art + Design
Freedom Tower
600 Biscayne Blvd
Miami, Florida 33132
The Miami Dade College Museum of Art + Design will presents Invisible Presence: Recent works by Yovani Bauta, inaugurating the Museum’s summer season. Invisible Presence is Yovani Bauta’s first solo exhibition at the MDC Museum of Art + Design. A Cuban born, American Painter, Bauta’s artwork has manifested in many forms including traditional painting, drawing and sculpture; as well as installation, performance and interactive art. Spanning a career of over 25 years, Invisible Presence is an exhibition of recent works, including a new interactive installation, Head in the Bathroom, which explores levels of privacy and false senses of security.
Opening Reception: Friday, June 7, 6:00 PM
Artist Talk: Thursday, June 13, 6:00 PM
Link->Artist Page
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Jan 19
published in Exhibits, Exhibits - Miami
tags : Cintas, Cintas Foundation, Contemporary Cuban Art, Cuba, Cuban American artist, cuban artist, Cuban Avante Garde, Cuban Culture, ernesto de la vega Pujol, Ernesto Oroza, freedom Tower, Juan Nickford, Maria Elena Gonzalez, Mario Petrirena, Pablo Cano
January 15 – May 31, 2013
Miami Dade College
Freedom Tower
600 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami, FL
The MDC Museum of Art + Design (MoAD) presentsTranscending Narratives of Humanity: Selected Works from the CINTAS Foundation Fellows Collection at its National Historic Landmark Freedom Tower. Free and open to the public.
Transcending Narratives of Humanity explores artists who use art as successful vehicles of narrative, presenting works that conjure the darkest corners of the subconscious, magical reconstructions of inanimate objects and mastery of form, while investigating the interrogation of our personal and cultural identity in modern society.
The minimal exhibition features just six works by CINTAS Foundation Fellows Ernesto de la Vega Pujol, Pablo Cano, Mario Petrirena, Juan Nickford, Ernesto Oroza and María Elena González. Curated by MDC MoAD Curatorial Assistant Natalie Pérez, this exhibition reflects the CINTAS Foundation’s vision and multidisciplinary approach to the contemporary artists it supports.
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Nov 29
December 4, 2012 6-8 PM
MDC Museum of Art + Design
Freedom Tower
600 Biscayne Blvd.
Miami, FL
The Cintas Foundation announces winners of 2012 Foundation Fellowship Awards.
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Oct 11
Friday October 19, 2012
Martinez Celaya sculpture to grace Freedom Tower commemorates 50 years of Operation Peter Pan.
A large-scale bronze sculpture created by distinguished Cuban-born artist Enrique Martínez Celaya, The Tower of Snow honors the 50th anniversary of Operation Pedro Pan, which brought thousands of Cuban children, without their parents, to the United States in pursuit of freedom and stability.
Link>>Miami Dade College
Link>> Youtube-the making of the Tower of Snow
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Sep 13
published in Exhibits, Exhibits - Miami
tags : Carlos Enriquez, Cundo Bermúdez and Felipe Orlando., Fans forever, freedom Tower, josé bedia, Mariano Rodríguez, Mario Carreño, Miami Dade, Rene Portocarrero, wifredo lam
September 20 – November 2, 2012
MDC Museum of Art + Design,
MDC Freedom Tower
600 Biscayne Blvd., Miami
MDC’s Museum of Art + Design Presents Exhibition of Fans Designed by Prominent Cuban-American Artists
links:
Art Circuits
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Sep 13
published in Exhibits, Exhibits - Miami
tags : Contemporary Cuban Art, Cuba, cuban american art, Cuban American artist, Cuban Art, cuban artist, Cuban Avante Garde, Cuban Culture, freedom Tower, Gladys Triana, Shutter
May 18, 2012 – October 5, 2012
Miami Dade’s College Freedom Tower
600 Biscayne Blvd
Miami, FL
Hardcore Art Contemporary Space is proud to announce the exhibit of Glady’s work at the Freedom Tower.
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Feb 24
published in Articles
tags : ana albertina delgado, art, Cristina Nosti, cuban american art, Cuban Art, Cuban Avante Garde, Cuban Culture, Dr. Arturo Mosquera, Exhibition, Farside Gallery, freedom Tower, glexis novoa, Maria Brito, maria martinez-cañas, Mosquera Collection, Pablo Cano, Pau LLosa, Ricardo Pau-Llosa, Ruben Torres Llorca, Vivian Nosti
By Brett Sokol
January 2011
“We’re sitting in a renaissance!” Ricardo Pau-Llosa happily thundered to the crowd seated before him, gesturing to the artwork hanging inside downtown Miami’s Freedom Tower. “What more proof do you need?” It was hard to argue with Pau-Llosa’s evidence.
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