MAM Contemporaries Art Fair Survival Party
Saturday, November 19, 2011 / 7 – 10pm
Ten Museum Park, pool deck
MAM Contemporaries and Young Collectors Council members are invited for a special cocktail reception hosted by the MAM Contemporaries Steering Committee on the eve of Miami Art Week 2011. The Art Fair Survival Party is the most anticipated event on the group's annual calendar. This year's event takes place on the pool deck of Ten Museum Park, overlooking the construction site for MAM's new, Herzog & de Meuron-designed home on Biscayne Bay. Guests will receive insider tips for what to see and where to go during Miami Art Week, and receive an Art Fair Survival Kit with event invitations and VIP passes to the can't-miss art fairs during Miami Art Week, giveaways, and other fabulous sponsor swag!

By invitation only: Exclusively for MAM Contemporaries. To join the MAM Contemporaries and reserve a spot at the Art Fair Survival Party, please contact MAMContemporaries@miamiartmuseum.org.

Scope Miami VIP First View
Tuesday, November 29, 2011 / 4 – 8 pm
Wynwood Art District
A benefit of MAM Contemporaries membership is a personal invitation to Art Basel Miami Beach/Miami Art Week events.

By invitation only: Exclusively for MAM Contemporaries. To join the MAM Contemporaries and reserve a spot at the Art Fair Survival Party, please contact MAMContemporaries@miamiartmuseum.org.

Art Miami VIP Opening Night
Tuesday, November 29, 2011 / Cocktail reception 5:30 – 7pm, VIP preview 7 – 10pm
A benefit of MAM Contemporaries membership is a personal invitation to Art Basel Miami Beach/Miami Art Week events.

By invitation only: Exclusively for MAM Contemporaries. To join the MAM Contemporaries, please contact MAMContemporaries@miamiartmuseum.org.

Design Miami/ Vernissage
Tuesday, November 29, 2011 / 6 – 10 pm
Meridian Avenue & 19th Street
A benefit of MAM Contemporaries membership is a personal invitation to Art Basel Miami Beach/Miami Art Week events.

By invitation only: Exclusively for MAM Contemporaries. To join the MAM Contemporaries, please contact MAMContemporaries@miamiartmuseum.org.

Red Dot Miami VIP Preview
Tuesday, November 29, 2011 / 6 – 10 pm
Wynwood Art District
A benefit of MAM Contemporaries membership is a personal invitation to Art Basel Miami Beach/Miami Art Week events.

By invitation only: Exclusively for MAM Contemporaries. To join the MAM Contemporaries, please contact MAMContemporaries@miamiartmuseum.org.

ARTS FOR A BETTER WORLD VIP Party
Tuesday, November 29, 2011 / 8-11pm
Surfcomber Hotel
A benefit of MAM Contemporaries membership is a personal invitation to Art Basel Miami Beach/Miami Art Week events.

By invitation only: Exclusively for MAM Contemporaries. To join the MAM Contemporaries, please contact MAMContemporaries@miamiartmuseum.org.

Vernissage of Art Basel Miami Beach
Wednesday, November 30, 2011 / 6 – 9pm
Miami Beach Convention Center
A benefit of membership at the Friends & above is a personal invitation to the Vernissage of Art Basel Miami Beach.

By invitation only: Exclusively for members at the Friends level and above. For information, please contact Addy Castellanos, Donor Relations, at 305.375.1707 or acastellanos@miamiartmuseum.org.

Aqua 11 VIP Preview
Wednesday, November 30, 2011 / 8 – 11pm
Aqua Hotel
A benefit of MAM Contemporaries membership is a personal invitation to Art Basel Miami Beach/Miami Art Week events.

By invitation only: Exclusively for MAM Contemporaries. To join the MAM Contemporaries, please contact MAMContemporaries@miamiartmuseum.org.

ART OF NIGHT
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Shelborne Hotel
A benefit of MAM Contemporaries membership is a personal invitation to Art Basel Miami Beach/Miami Art Week events.

By invitation only: Exclusively for MAM Contemporaries. To join the MAM Contemporaries, please contact MAMContemporaries@miamiartmuseum.org.

The Collector’s Council Acquisition Meeting at ABMB
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Miami Beach Convention Center
The Collectors Council, MAM’s acquisition group, will have their second acquisition meeting at Art Basel Miami Beach on Thursday, December 1, 2011. For information or to join the Collectors Council, please contact Addy Castellanos, Donor Relations, at 305.375.1707 or acastellanos@miamiartmuseum.org.

VIP Reception and Preview Performance by Rashaad Newsome, Hair Affair & FIVE
Thursday, December 1, 2011
RSVP required to roa@miamidda.com
Young Collectors Council members are invited to a special VIP reception and preview performance by Rashaad Newsome, Hair Affair & FIVE, curated by Clair Breukel commisioned by the Miami DDA.

By invitation only: Exclusively for Young Collectors Council members.

Museum Day at Aqua11
Thursday, December 1, 2011 / 11am – 8pm
Aqua Hotel
Aqua11 invites Miami Art Museum members to Museum Day. Visit the fair on Thursday, December 1, 2011, from 11am - 8pm, and receive a complimentary entry as a member of our museum (attendees must show museum membership card at entrance).

Gallery Talk with Faith Ringgold
Thursday, December 1, 2011 / 6 – 7pm
Faith Ringgold speaks with exhibition co-curators Thom Collins and Tracy Fitzpatrick about American People, Black Light: Faith Ringgold’s Paintings of the 1960s. Today, Faith Ringgold is well known as the progenitor of the African American story quilt revival that began in the late 1970s. The once influential paintings she created during the previous decade, with only a few notable exceptions, disappeared from view, omitted from critical, art historical discourse for more than forty years. This is the first comprehensive survey of these paintings, organized on the occasion of Ringgold's 80th birthday. *Following the gallery talk, please stay for Party on the Plaza, 7-11pm.

By invitation only: Non-transferrable. Benefactor ($5,000) and above level members.RSVP required to events@miamiartmuseum.org or 305.375.5935.

Directions/Parking: Shuttle bus service available from Miami Beach Convention Center to MAM with continuing service to the Design District; Free garage parking at 50 NW 2nd Ave.

MAM Party on the Plaza “The Return of FAITH!” celebrating Art Basel Miami Beach
Thursday, December 1, 2011 / 7 – 11pm
Music by DJ King Britt / Open donation bar / hors d’oeuvres
MAM welcomes the international art world to Miami with Party on the Plaza, a high-energy evening of art, entertainment and cocktails under the stars:

• American People, Black Light: Faith Ringgold’s Paintings of the 1960s represents an unprecedented artistic exploration of the intersections of race, gender and class, made in direct response to the social upheavals of the 1960s. Widely known for African American story quilts and children’s books, Ringgold’s pointed political paintings disappeared from view for more than 40 years. On the occasion of Ringgold’s 80th birthday, MAM presents the first comprehensive survey of Ringgold’s influential paintings of the 1960s.
• Famed artist Rashaad Newsome presents Hair Affair & Five, a new performance in collaboration with Miami dancers, opera singers and hip hop artists (performance at 9:30pm).
• Also on view, Enrique Martínez Celaya: Schneebett, Focus Gallery: Marcel Duchamp, and works from MAM’s permanent collection.
• MAM’s Party on the Plaza concludes at the Gusman Center, four blocks east of MAM for the premiere of Born Under A Bad Sign, a short film by director/video artist, Isaiah Seret and America’s most wanted street artist, Neckface. Doors open at 10:30pm, screening at 11:30pm.

By invitation only: MAM upper-level members (at the $250 and above level, and MAM Contemporaries); Art Basel Miami Beach (ABMB) and DesignMiami VIP and exhibitor pass card holders. For information or to join Miami Art Museum, contact 305.375.5935 or events@miamiartmuseum.org.

Directions/Parking: Shuttle bus service available from Miami Beach Convention Center to MAM with continuing service to the Design District; Free garage parking at 50 NW 2nd Ave.

Program credits: American People, Black Light: Faith Ringgold’s Paintings of the 1960s, organized by the Neuberger Museum of Art, was curated by Miami Art Museum Director Thom Collins and Neuberger Museum of Art Curator and Purchase College Associate Professor of Art History Tracy Fitzpatrick with students from the Purchase College, SUNY, spring 2010 Art History Exhibition Seminar. / The Rashaad Newsome performance is curated by Claire Breukel and commissioned by Miami Downtown Development Authority (DDA). / Born Under A Bad Sign is presented by the Friends of Gusman at the Gusman Center for the Performing Arts.

Design Miami/ tour for MAM Contemporaries
Friday, December 2, 2011 / 4pm
Meridian Avenue & 19th Street
MAM Contemporaries and YCC members are invited for a private, guided tour of DesignMiami. The fair boasts a newly expanded gallery program with choice exhibitors from America, Europe, Asia and Africa presenting important works of 20th and 21st century design, including furniture, lighting and objets d'art. Design Miami/ is the most prominent and substantive forum for design, representing a convergence of commerce and culture. Its annual shows in Basel, Switzerland (June) and Miami, Florida (December) bring together the most influential collectors, gallerists, designers, curators and critics from around the world. RSVP to MAMContemporaries@miamiartmuseum.org.

By invitation only: Exclusively for MAM Contemporaries. To join the MAM Contemporaries, please contact MAMContemporaries@miamiartmuseum.org.

Born Under A Bad Sign
Screenings Friday, December 2, 2011 (Preview: Thursday, December 1 / 10:30pm)
Gusman Center for the Performing Arts
Born Under A Bad Sign is a short film by director/video artist, Isaiah Seret and America’s most wanted street artist, Neckface, at Gusman Center for the Performing Arts. For more information and for screening schedule, www.gusmancenter.org.

Born Under A Bad Sign is presented by the Friends of Gusman at the Gusman Center for the Performing Arts.

BMW I & Dwell Media Present the Sustaethics Event
Friday, December 2, 2011 / 8 – 11pm
1111 Lincoln Road Parking Garage, 7th floor
A benefit of MAM Contemporaries membership is a personal invitation to Art Basel Miami Beach/Miami Art Week events.

By invitation only: Exclusively for MAM Contemporaries. To join the MAM Contemporaries, please contact MAMContemporaries@miamiartmuseum.org.

MAM Ball
Saturday, December 3, 2011 / 7pm – midnight
Fontainebleau Miami Beach – Glimmer Ballroom
While the MAM Ball has sold-out since its 1983 inception, this year’s Ball will breathe new life into an old model with an exuberant salute to Miami’s art community. Local artists Carlos Betancourt & Alberto Latorre, Jacin Giordano, Michael Loveland, Gean Moreno & Ernesto Oroza, Martin Oppel, Leyden Rodriguez-Casanova, Jen Stark and Frances Trombly will bring a punch of color to the black-tie bash, and guests will be treated to an exclusive viewing of Miami-based, internationally-acclaimed artist Dara Friedman’s latest video work, Dancer.

The MAM Ball is the Museum’s largest annual fundraiser, providing the support that enables MAM to carry out the largest art education program in Miami-Dade County, outside the Public Schools system. Honorary chairs: Darlene & Jorge M. Pérez; Host committee: Karen & Mike Dee, Gloria & Emilio Estefan, Raysa & Alfonso Fanjul, Constance & Mike Fernández, Judy & Phillip T. George, Liz & Adolfo Henriques, Carlos Migoya, Jennifer & Gary Nader, Kara & Stephen M. Ross, Penny & Roe Stamps.

Advance ticket purchase required: Tickets start at $1,000. Tables range from $10,000 to $25,000. For information or to purchase tickets or tables, please contact 305.375.5935 or events@miamiartmuseum.org.

MAM Crash the Ball after party
Saturday, December 3, 2011 / 10pm – 2am
Fontainebleau Miami Beach – Glimmer Terrace
The celebration of Miami’s art community will conclude with Crash the Ball – the official after party of the MAM Ball, led by MAM Contemporaries, the museum’s young professional group. Guests will step outdoors into a lavish video lounge on the waterfront terrace, as AndrewAndrew, the world's pre-eminent iPad DJs, transform the event into Basel’s biggest dance party. Guests will be treated to a sneak peek at The Art of 5 Minutes, a video installation featuring an exhibition of music videos seen through the lens of contemporary art. Selections include some of today's most innovative works in music video art, featuring award-winning directors such as Nabil Elderkin, visual creator for artists like Kanye West and Bon Iver and Miami's own Gil Green, most noted for creating the modern-day hip-hop aesthetic for today's biggest pop icons like Lil Wayne, Diddy, and Drake.

Ticket purchase required. Tickets: $150 per person at the door, $100 pre-sale, $75 MAM Contemporaries. For information or the purchase tickets, contact 305.375.5935 or events@miamiartmuseum.org.

Parodi Lecture in Philosophy of Art: "Portraits and Death: Rendering Absence and Loss in Art"
Sunday, December 4, 2011 / 11:30am – 1pm, Doors open 11am
MAM and University of Miami, Department of Philosophy, present Cynthia Freeland, Professor and Chair, Department of Philosophy, University of Houston, Texas.

Enrique Martínez Celaya's Schneebett (Snow-bed) evokes the experience of Beethoven's final illness. It is a kind of deathbed portrait with an absent corpse. Ironically, many famous artists like Beethoven live on not just through their works but in their death masks, and these are themselves sometimes used for images by other artists. Gabrielle Leidloff, for example, has made haunting X-ray images of Goethe's death mask. This lecture will examine artists' renderings of absence and death, ranging from Edward Munch's paintings of the sick room of his dying sister to actual renderings of the dead person including Monet's of his wife Camille, Lucian Freud's of his mother, Daphne Todd's 2010 portrait of her mother, and some video portrayals of death by Bill Viola.

Lecture admission free and open to the public. Light refreshments following lecture.

Miami Art Week at Miami Art Museum – Exhibitions

BETWEEN HERE AND THERE: Modern and Contemporary Art from the Permanent Collection
Ongoing, with periodic changes

American People, Black Light: Faith Ringgold’s Paintings of the 1960s
November 6, 2011 – January 1, 2012
Today, Faith Ringgold is well known as the progenitor of the African American story quilt revival that began in the late 1970s. The once influential paintings she created during the previous decade, with only a few notable exceptions, disappeared from view, omitted from critical, art historical discourse for more than forty years. This is the first comprehensive survey of these paintings, organized on the occasion of Ringgold’s 80th birthday. The exhibition will include the landmark series American People (1963-1967) and Black Light (1967-1971), along with related murals and political posters. Taken together, these works represent an unprecedented artistic exploration of the intersections of race, gender and class, made in direct response to the social upheavals of the 1960s.

American People, Black Light: Faith Ringgold’s Paintings of the 1960s, organized by the Neuberger Museum of Art, was curated by Miami Art Museum Director Thom Collins and Neuberger Museum of Art Curator and Purchase College Associate Professor of Art History Tracy Fitzpatrick with students from the Purchase College, SUNY, spring 2010 Art History Exhibition Seminar.

Exhibition support has been provided by Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and the JPMorgan Chase Foundation.

Enrique Martínez Celaya: Schneebett
October 14, 2011 – January 1, 2012
Miami Art Museum presents the United States debut of Enrique Martínez Celaya’s Schneebett, a major installation inspired by Ludwig van Beethoven’s convalescence and death in Vienna, Austria in 1827, originally created for the Berliner Philharmonie. Enrique Martínez Celaya: Schneebett will be on view from October 14, 2011 through January 1, 2012 in the Museum’s Anchor Gallery, a space dedicated to large-scale works from the permanent collection. The three-part installation conveys Beethoven’s final moments in Vienna, far away from his native Bonn. In one room is a bronze bed, its surface covered in a thick layer of frost created by an elaborate compressor system. Behind it is a large tar-and-feather painting of a dense, snow-covered forest. The entry to the room is blocked by a pile of sticks and branches. On the other side of the blocked doorway is an “ante-chamber” with a solitary chair from which a viewer can peer into the inaccessible “bedroom,” and experience the environment as a memory of what was, or what might have been. The Leipziger Volkszeitung remarked that Beethoven’s presence “literally hovers in the air as sound.”

Enrique Martínez Celaya: Schneebett is supported by Jennifer & Gary Nader. Additional support provided by Ana & Mitchell Bierman. In kind support provided by Tatiana C. & Alejandro Fernandez.

Focus Gallery: Marcel Duchamp
November 17, 2011 – March 18, 2012
Focus Gallery: Marcel Duchamp, poses an exceedingly rare opportunity for Miami audiences to experience the seminal French artist’s work firsthand. The exhibition presents Miami Art Museum’s edition of De ou par Marcel Duchamp ou Rrose Sélavy (Boîte-en-valise) [From or by Marcel Duchamp or Rrose Sélavy (Box in a Suitcase)], from 1935-41/1961, alongside a small treasure trove of works hailing from the extraordinary Mary Sisler Foundation Bequest in the collection of the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota. Among other themes, Focus: Marcel Duchamp explores the subtle conceptual games that the artist brought to bear onto the process of editioning his own work.

Untitled screening for World AIDS Day
Saturday, December 1 / on loop every hour from noon-5pm
Beginning with a reflection on the early AIDS epidemic, Untitled eschews a linear narrative to introduce a fractious timeline, moving from the sublime to the tragic and back again. By juxtaposing mainstream network news, activist footage, artists’ works, and popular entertainment from the last turbulent decades, Untitled references regimes of power that precipitated a generation of AIDS and queer activism and continues today with international struggles for freedom and expression. Created by Jim Hodges, Carlos Marques da Cruz and Encke King. Distributed for World AIDS Day / Day With(out) Art 2011 by Visual AIDS.

Free with museum admission. For information, contact 305.375.4073 or education@miamiartmuseum.org