IDB art exhibition honors Miami
The exhibition shows off Miami's Latin American-flavored dynamism and creativity and relates the city's cultural history.
Miami's characteristic intensity and diversity are on display in "Extended Boundary: Latin American and Caribbean Artists in Miami," the new art exhibit presented by the IDB's Cultural Center. The exhibit pays homage to the host city of the IDB's 2008 Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors, to be held in April of this year.
The exposition, composed of a selection of 36 works by 15 artists, not only transmits the dynamism of Miami's Latin American creative community, but also tells the cultural history of "the new city of the New World," as Carol Damian, Florida International University art historian, describes it.
The colorful and diverse selection of artworks includes paintings, photographs, sculptures and mixed media pieces that showcase a variety of contemporary artistic trends.
Félix Ángel, curator of this exhibit and IDB Cultural Center coordinator, says that this exhibition attempts to understand the City of Miami through its cultural development, adding that the contributions made by Latin American and Caribbean artists enrich the cultural life of the city.
The exhibition contains only a small sample of the artistic works of Latin American and Caribbean immigrants living in Miami, a city that Ángel characterizes as “a place that has become an extended boundary for Latin America and the Caribbean.” This is thanks to the city's physical proximity to the region, easy access from surrounding countries, and language familiarity—to name just a few of the conditions that have helped to extend the city limits.
The exhibit is divided into five sections: Culture/culture: Miami, 1896-1959; The Art of Latin America and the Lowe Art Museum; The Promised City: Miami as Epic Deferred; The ArtsCenter/South Florida: How the Arts Revived a City; and Art in Miami Today: The New City of the New World.
Additional Information:
The exhibit is open from February 20 to May 2, 2008. The IDB Cultural Center art gallery is located at 1300 New York Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C., and is open five days a week, Monday through Friday, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., free of charge. The nearest Metro station is Metro Center.
For additional information about the IDB Cultural Center and its programs, please call (202) 623-3774.
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