Page 5 – Art Circuits

Museums

Frost Art Museum

Curator’s Tour: Tuesday, October 8, 1 -2 pm

Through January 5, 2020:

Art after Stonewall, 1969 – 1989.

Curated by Jonathan Weinberg, Daniel Marcus, and Drew Sawyer.

Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots of 1969, this groundbreaking survey features more than 200 works of art and related visual materials that explore the profound impact of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBTQ) liberation movement on visual culture. The exhibition focuses on both the work of openly LGBTQ artists as well as the practices of artists engaged with newly emerging queer subcultures.

Through- December 8:

South Beach, 1977 – 1986.

Photographs by Gary Monroe. Curated by Maryanna G. Ramirez.

In 1977, Gary Monroe embarked on a decade-long project to photograph the aging Jewish community in South Beach. He had grown up around this community and sought to capture the vibrancy and slow decline of this close-knit neighborhood.

Ongoing:
Connectivity.

Curated by Amy Galpin, Chief Curator.
Organized in 5 sections, the show examines how art objects, created across cultures and during different time periods, relate to one another and to a myriad of publics.

Tseng Kwong Chi, Andy Warhol, Jean Michel Basquiat collaboration

Diana-Davies, Gay Rights Demonstration,-Albany,-NY 1971

Gay Liberation Front, Come Out, 1970. Offset lithograph, 14 x 10 in.

About
The museum resides in a beautiful 46,000 square foot building designed by Yann Weymouth and situated in the Florida International University Campus, in the heart of FIU’s Avenue of the Arts.
The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum’s mission is to provide transformative experiences through art; collect, exhibit, and interpret art across cultures; and advance FIU’s stature as a top tier research university.
One of the largest academic art museums in South Florida, the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum provides the community with free access to world-class art that spans cultures and time periods. The museum started as a small space in FIU’s Primera Casa building in 1978. As the collection and programming grew, the university recognized the need for a dedicated museum space. The museum now resides in a beautiful 46,000 square foot building designed by Yann Weymouth and situated in the heart of FIU’s Avenue of the Arts. The museum opened its doors in 2008.