Miami Art Museum Current Exhibitions

Rivane Neuenschwander: A Day Like Any Other

July 17 – October 16, 2011

The Board of Trustees of Miami Art Museum welcomes members and guests to the opening reception for Rivane Neuenschwander: A Day Like Any Other, the Brazilian artist’s first mid-career survey. Neuenschwander will discuss her work during an Artist Talk beginning at 6:30pm. Exhibition visitors will experience an artificial rain environment through Neuenschwander’s viscerally beautiful installation, Rain Rains, and can help make others’ wishes come true while leaving one of their own in an immersive installation inspired by a tradition of a church in Bahia, Brazil. Visitors will also have the opportunity to describe their ‘first love’ to a police sketch artist, and the portrait will be an important part of Neuenschwander’s First Love installation. First Love sittings are available by appointment only during the opening reception and on weekends throughout the run of the exhibition. Contact firstlove@miamiartmuseum.org to schedule a sitting.)

Fresh Fruit Caipirinhas provided by Leblon Cachaca.

Schedule a Sitting for First Love

Weekends, by appointment only (see schedule below)

First Love participants receive FREE museum admission

Contact firstlove@miamiartmuseum.org to schedule an appointment

Be the first to participate in Rivane Neuenschwander’s First Love installation, the artist’s psychologically complex adaptation of Samuel Beckett’s novella by the same name. In Neuenschwander’s version, visitors are invited to describe the face of their ‘first love’ to a police sketch artist. The portraits will hang in the gallery for the duration of the exhibition. First Love participants receive FREE Museum admission. Sessions take approximately 1 ½ hours and are available on weekends. Contact firstlove@miamiartmuseum.org to schedule an appointment.  Appointments available:

  • Saturday, July 16, 6pm and 7:30pm (Exhibition Preview)
  • Sunday, July 24, 12:30pm and 2pm
  • Sunday, July 31, 12:30pm and 2pm
  • Sunday, August 7, 12:30pm and 2pm
  • Saturday, August 13, 12:30pm and 2pm (Second Saturdays are Free for Families)
  • Sunday, August 28, 12:30pm and 2pm
  • Sunday, September 4, 12:30pm and 2pm
  • Saturday, September 10, 12:30pm and 2pm  (Second Saturdays are Free for Families)
  • Sunday, September 18, 12:30pm and 2pm
  • Saturday, October 8, 12:30pm and 2pm  (Second Saturdays are Free for Families)
  • Sunday, October 16, 12:30pm and 2pm

FIU student piano recital: “Journey through the Americas”

Saturday, October 16, 2011 ï 3-5pm

MAM Auditorium

Free and open to the public

Florida International University students from the Keyboard Studies program, under the direction of Jose Lopez, D.M.A., will present a musical journey showcasing piano works written by major composers from the Caribbean, Central and South America. For information, contact education@miamiartmuseum.org.

Second Saturdays are Free for Families presented by MetLife Foundation

(This program is on the second Saturday of every month. The following events will be themed around Rivane Neuenschwander: A Day Like Any Other.)

Raindrops Keep Falling…

August 13, 2011 ï 1-4pm, tour @ 2pm

Free and open to the public

Education@miamiartmuseum.org

Explore the galleries and find an artwork by Brazilian artist Rivane Neuenschwander which references rain. Did you know that rain sticks are an ancient instrument thought to have originated in South America? Take the sound of rain home with you after creating a colorful rain stick in the auditorium workshop. Every second Saturday of the month, drop in to enjoy fun, interactive programs for visitors of all ages. Explore the Museum, find inspiration to create works of art and participate in hands-on activities led by education staff. Presented by MetLife Foundation. Additional support provided by Salon Miami, Inc.

Detective Descriptions

September 10, 2011 1-4pm, tour @ 2pm

Free and open to the public

Education@miamiartmuseum.org

Not your usual suspects! Be inspired by Rivane Neuenschwander’s “First Love” installation, an artwork in the plaza-level gallery that employs a real police sketch artist. Describe the facial characteristics of someone you love (possibly famous, but don’t give the name away) to a sketching partner in the hands-on workshop. Then switch roles. See if together you can produce identifiable portraits. Every second Saturday of the month, drop in to enjoy fun, interactive programs for visitors of all ages. Explore the Museum, find inspiration to create works of art and participate in hands-on activities led by education staff. Presented by MetLife Foundation. Additional support provided by Salon Miami, Inc.

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Exhibition Organization and Support

Rivane Neuenschwander: A Day Like Any Other is organized by the New Museum in collaboration with the Irish Museum of Modern Art.

The presentation of the exhibition at Miami Art Museum is supported by donations to MAM’s Annual Exhibition Fund, a MetLife Foundation Museum and Community Connections grant and Funding Arts Network. Additional support for educational programming is provided by Espírito Santo Bank.