The ArtCenter offers lecture series that address individual artists, movements, and critical theory. Lectures are held on Fridays from 7 – 9 pm, $20 per person. The discounted price for registering for the entire 2008 Art & Wine Lecture series is $100 per person. For details, to register or RSVP please call 305.674.8278, ext. 15. Member discounts do not apply.
ART & WINE 2008
Lecture 1, January 25
JOHN HEARTFIELD & GERMAN PHOTO MONTAGE, 1920–1938
John Heartfield was a pioneer of modern photomontage and helped transform it into a powerful form of mass communication. Working in Germany and Czechoslovakia between the two world wars, he developed a unique method of appropriating and reusing photographs to powerful political effect. At a time of great uncertainty, Heartfield's agitated images forecasted and reflected the chaos Germany experienced in the 1920s and '30s as it slipped toward social and political catastrophe.
Lecture 2, February 8
THE HAND IN ART: THE BUHL COLLECTION
In October 1993, Henry M. Buhl purchased a photograph by Alfred Stieglitz of Georgia O'Keeffe's hands. This photograph would come to be the cornerstone of a private collection that now includes over one thousand images by the medium's foremost practitioners as well as little-known and emerging artists. Focusing on the theme of the hand, Buhl has gathered images spanning the history of photography.
Lecture 3, February 29
ALEXANDER CALDER: WIRE SCULPTURE & JEWELRY
From wire sculptures to jewelry, his creativity enchants the viewer. His work in the field of jewelry is not as well-known as his wire sculptures and mobiles. However, Calder gave as much attention and importance to both wire sculpture and jewelry as he did to his other work. These were crafted and designed in ways similar to his sculptural output.
Lecture 4, March 14
HERZOG & DE MEURON: BUILDING FOR ART
Herzog & de Meuron Architekten, is a Swiss architecture firm, founded and headquartered in Basel, Switzerland in 1978. The founders are Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron. They are perhaps best known for their conversion of the giant Bankside Power Station in London to the new home of the Tate Museum of Modern Art. Now they have been commissioned to design the new building of the Miami Art Museum. The new site for the museum will be the Bicentennial Park/Museum Park on Biscayne Bay.
Lecture 5, April 11
FERNAND LEGÉR: INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC ART
The French artist Fernand Legér was a major figure in the development of modernity and a prime expositor of modern urban and technological culture. Following World War I, Legér’s association with the purism of Le Corbusier and Amedee Ozenfant further fueled his interest in architectural settings and its relationship with painting and sculpture. These interests led him to a career that allowed him to create important public art works on an international scale.
Lecture 6, May 9
WILFREDO LAM: A CUBAN MASTER
A Cuban artist, Wilfredo Lam sought to portray and revive the enduring Afro-Cuban spirit and culture. In order to achieve this, he combined radical modern styles with the “primitive” arts of the Americas. He melded his influences and created a unique style, which was ultimately characterized by the prominence of hybrid figures. While Cuban culture and mythology permeated his work, it dealt with the nature of man and its universal aspect.
Lecture 7, June 6
AFRICAN AMERICAN ART: THE NORTON COLLECTION
This lecture offers a glimpse of African American artists from the 1920s through the 1990s. Featured artists include Jacob Lawrence, Gordon Parks, Faith Ringgold, Alison Saar, Betye Saar, Thermon Statom, Bob Thompson, and others.
ART & WINE 2008
Lecture 1, January 25
JOHN HEARTFIELD & GERMAN PHOTO MONTAGE, 1920–1938
John Heartfield was a pioneer of modern photomontage and helped transform it into a powerful form of mass communication. Working in Germany and Czechoslovakia between the two world wars, he developed a unique method of appropriating and reusing photographs to powerful political effect. At a time of great uncertainty, Heartfield's agitated images forecasted and reflected the chaos Germany experienced in the 1920s and '30s as it slipped toward social and political catastrophe.
Lecture 2, February 8
THE HAND IN ART: THE BUHL COLLECTION
In October 1993, Henry M. Buhl purchased a photograph by Alfred Stieglitz of Georgia O'Keeffe's hands. This photograph would come to be the cornerstone of a private collection that now includes over one thousand images by the medium's foremost practitioners as well as little-known and emerging artists. Focusing on the theme of the hand, Buhl has gathered images spanning the history of photography.
Lecture 3, February 29
ALEXANDER CALDER: WIRE SCULPTURE & JEWELRY
From wire sculptures to jewelry, his creativity enchants the viewer. His work in the field of jewelry is not as well-known as his wire sculptures and mobiles. However, Calder gave as much attention and importance to both wire sculpture and jewelry as he did to his other work. These were crafted and designed in ways similar to his sculptural output.
Lecture 4, March 14
HERZOG & DE MEURON: BUILDING FOR ART
Herzog & de Meuron Architekten, is a Swiss architecture firm, founded and headquartered in Basel, Switzerland in 1978. The founders are Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron. They are perhaps best known for their conversion of the giant Bankside Power Station in London to the new home of the Tate Museum of Modern Art. Now they have been commissioned to design the new building of the Miami Art Museum. The new site for the museum will be the Bicentennial Park/Museum Park on Biscayne Bay.
Lecture 5, April 11
FERNAND LEGÉR: INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC ART
The French artist Fernand Legér was a major figure in the development of modernity and a prime expositor of modern urban and technological culture. Following World War I, Legér’s association with the purism of Le Corbusier and Amedee Ozenfant further fueled his interest in architectural settings and its relationship with painting and sculpture. These interests led him to a career that allowed him to create important public art works on an international scale.
Lecture 6, May 9
WILFREDO LAM: A CUBAN MASTER
A Cuban artist, Wilfredo Lam sought to portray and revive the enduring Afro-Cuban spirit and culture. In order to achieve this, he combined radical modern styles with the “primitive” arts of the Americas. He melded his influences and created a unique style, which was ultimately characterized by the prominence of hybrid figures. While Cuban culture and mythology permeated his work, it dealt with the nature of man and its universal aspect.
Lecture 7, June 6
AFRICAN AMERICAN ART: THE NORTON COLLECTION
This lecture offers a glimpse of African American artists from the 1920s through the 1990s. Featured artists include Jacob Lawrence, Gordon Parks, Faith Ringgold, Alison Saar, Betye Saar, Thermon Statom, Bob Thompson, and others.
