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February

Event:	MAM Contemporaries Art Crawl
Date/Time:	02/11/12 01:00PM - 05:00PM
Description:	Join the MAM Contemporaries for a bike tour of graffiti murals around Wynwood. Ride your Deco Bike with Doug Hoekzema who will guide you through "the streets," Meghan Coleman will discuss the Wynwood Walls & Aurelio Roman will give historical perspective on Miami Graffiti from the 1980s to the present. Photojournalist Martha Cooper will be on hand for color commentary. The event begins with registration at 1pm, at Wynwood Walls & ends at Wood Tavern to sip some Perrier, & enjoy some light fare.

Event:	Second Saturdays are Free for Families
Date/Time:	02/11/12 01:00PM - 04:00PM
Description:	Explore the art of Dana Schutz in the plaza-level galleries. Think of a friend or family member whose figure could be exaggerated or distorted and pictured in a fanciful situation. Express your imagination in the auditorium painting workshop. Free to the public. Presented by MetLife Foundation with additional support provided by Miami Salon Group. Tours at 2pm.

Event:	Opening reception for "Restless"
Date/Time:	02/16/12 06:00PM - 09:00PM
Description:	Join us for a special preview of the newest additions to MAM's permanent collection. "Restless: Recent Acquisitions from the MAM Collection" opens with an artist talk by Dara Friedman. Friedman will discuss the making of Dancer and its relation to her previous films at 6:30pm. (Space is limited. First come, first seated. Reception following with live music by Hey Elsten, beer/wine, light fare.

Event:	"Beyond Repetition: Marcel Duchamp's Readymades"
Date/Time:	02/18/12 02:00PM - 03:00PM
Description:	Marcel Duchamp is famous for inventing the "readymade" - a form of art that reframes ordinary commodities as art. This seemingly simple gesture has had an enormous impact on art since 1960. By focusing on the objects on view at MAM, Carnegie Professor in the History of Art, Yale University, David Joselit will give an account of the readymade's complexity and variety. (Space is limited. First come, first seated.)