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June 6, 2012 - Miami Herald: "MAM’s Bedia restrospective surveys 30 years of a city icon" 
June 4, 2012 - Miami Artzine: "José Bedia - Transcultural Pilgrim"
May 31, 2012 - Miami New Times: "José Bedia: Transcultural Pilgrim at MAM"
May 27, 2012 - El Nuevo Herald: "José Bedia y su peregrinación mágica"
May 23, 2012 - Diario Las Américas: "Bedia expone en MAM"
May 17, 2012 - Sun-Sentinel: "José Bedia: The artist as an anthropologist"
April 24, 2012 - MIAMI Magazine: "Tribal Council"
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More than 500 visitors attended the opening reception for Transcultural Pilgrim: Three Decades of Work by José Bedia on May 23, 2012. The evening began with a conversation between Bedia and exhibition guest curator Judith Bettelheim. View images
Photos by Juan Cabrera
On July 21, 2012, exhibition co-curator Janet Catherine Berlo led a walk-through of Transcultural Pilgrim: Three Decades of Work by José Bedia, and addressed the Native American elements in Bedia’s work. Berlo is an art historian who specializes in the indigenous arts of the Americas. She holds a Ph.D. in art history from Yale University and is a Professor of Art History and Visual and Cultural Studies at the University of Rochester. View images
On August 11th, Second Saturdays are Free for Families featured “Ancient Rhythms” with drum-making inspired by the exhibition Transcultural Pilgrim: Three Decades of Work by José Bedia. Special guest artists Oscar Fuentes & Friends wowed the crowd playing an array of drums, chanting and getting everyone in on the act with call and response. A percussive procession followed as everyone marched to the beat with their own drum as they circled the room. It was an afternoon of art and rhythm that couldn’t be beat! View images
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On July 21, 2012, exhibition co-curator Janet Catherine Berlo led a walk-through of Transcultural Pilgrim: Three Decades of Work by José Bedia, addressing the Native American elements in Bedia's work. Berlo is an art historian who specializes in the indigenous arts of the Americas. She holds a Ph.D. in art history from Yale University and is a Professor of Art History and Visual and Cultural Studies at the University of Rochester.
Robert Farris Thompson, Col. John Trumbull Professor, History of Art at Yale University gave a lecture entitled "The Grand Illuminator: The Art and World Impact of José Bedia" to a full-house on June 6, 2012.
Exhibition curator Judith Bettelheim and José Bedia discuss the artist’s work on May 23, 2012.
José Bedia leads a tour of Transcultural Pilgrim at MAM.
Video courtesy of uVu.
José Bedia installs Abre Nkuto muchacho nuevo (Listen Up, Kid) at MAM, and discusses the work.
MAM visits José Bedia’s home to learn about how living with objects in his personal collection inspires the form and content of his work.
