PROGRAMS

Guided exhibition tours every Thursday and Friday at 6pm. Free gallery admission on Fridays from 6–9pm with the generous support of the Miami Herald. All programs take place at The Wolfsonian, unless otherwise noted.

FILM
Thursday, April 3, 7 pm
LES TRIPLETTES DE BELLEVILLE
(2003, France/Belgium/Canada/UK, Sylvain Chomet, 80 min, color, French/ Portuguese with English subtitles, DVD)This experimental animated film is set in a whimsical world inhabited by former vaudeville stars and others. Copresented with Consulat général de France à Miami. Free.

WOLF BOOK CLUB Be a part of our book club! To join or to RSVP: 305.535.2644 or julia@thewolf.fiu.edu.

Friday, April 4, 7pm
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ALICE B. TOKLAS by Gertrude Stein (1932)
Although ostensibly the autobiography of her companion, Stein reveals much about her own life and the artistic circles of Paris during the early twentieth century. Free.

RECEPTION/BOOK SIGNING
Tuesday, April 8, 7pm
"14 VIEWS OF MIAMI"
Join The Wolfsonian-FIU for an evening of art, literature, and discussion, featuring the world premier of "14 Views of Miami," a collaborative video/poetry project by John Stuart and Campbell McGrath. Stuart, an architect, video artist, and associate professor of Architecture at Florida International University, and McGrath, a MacArthur-winning poet and FIU's Philip and Patricia Frost professor of Creative Writing, combine their interests in documentary art to create this experimental investigation of urban representation.

The evening also features a reading from McGrath's new collection, Seven Notebooks, hailed as "large, complex, and entertaining" by Robert Pinsky in The Washington Post.

Stuart and McGrath will also discuss their collaboration, their recent work, and partake in q & a with the audience. Book signing and reception to follow in The Dynamo Café. RSVP required: 305.535.2631 or thea@thewolf.fiu.edu. Free.

FILM
Thursday, April 10, 7pm
JULIUS CAESAR
Celebrating the Handel opera, Julius Caesar in Egypt, which concludes the sixty-seventh season of the Florida Grand Opera, this evening features a compilation of film excerpts exploring the most compelling love story of all time. Copresented with FGO. Free.

DOCUMENTARY SERIES: SEARCHING FOR SECURITY IN AN INSECURE WORLD

These films expose contemporary crises. Curated by Barron Sherer and co-sponsored by The Jack D. Gordon’s Institute for Public Policy and Citizenship Studies’ Program in National Security Studies.

Friday, April 11, 7pm
MANUFACTURED LANDSCAPES
(2006, Jennifer Baichwal, Canada, 90 min, DVD)
Shot in China, this film records photographer Edward Burtynsky’s process of creating large-scale photographs of nature transformed by industry. Followed by a discussion with professor John Stuart, FIU Department of Architecture. Free to members and students; $10 all others.

PERFORMANCE
Saturday, April 12, 3pm
CONCERT IV OF THE 2008 NEW MUSIC MIAMI ISCM FESTIVAL
Features internationally renowned virtuoso guitarist Arturo Tallini from Italy performing cutting-edge solo works for the classical guitar by Ginastera, Petrassi, Scelsi and others. For more information on the New Music Miami Festival, call the FIU School of Music at 305.348.1998. Free.

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FAMILY & EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM

Saturday, April 12, 9:30am–3pm
EDUCATOR INSTITUTE: ARTS INTEGRATION IN THE CLASSROOM
Discover new ways to engage students in active learning by using visual materials. This workshop presents the theories behind object based learning methods. Includes gallery activities, a curriculum packet, in service credit, and lunch. Registration required: 305.535.2625 or education@thewolf.fiu.edu. $20.

CINEMA 2 AT THE WOLF An ongoing documentary film series presented in collaboration with WPBT–Channel 2.

Friday, April 18, 7pm
In Marjorie's Wake
(2007, USA, Leslie Kemp Poole, 56 min color, DVD) 
The documentary retraces the journey of Pulitzer winning author Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings on the St. Johns River, documenting a seven day travel revisiting the places written about in her novel Cross Creek. Free.

PUBLIC TALK
Tuesday, April 22, 7pm
“SPANNING THE CENTURIES: VIENNA FROM empire TO REPUBLIC”
Incorporating materials from The Wolfsonian’s collection, rare book cataloguer Nicolae Harsanyi addresses Viennese modernism at the turn of the twentieth century. Copresented with the New World Symphony, America’s Orchestral Academy. Free.

FILM
Thursday, April 24, 7pm
THE SECRET LIFE OF ALBAN BERG
(1992, UK, Dennis Marks, 50 min, color, DVD)
The dark world behind composer Berg’s polished public image is revealed here. Soprano Kristine Ciesinki tracks down archival documents and speaks with people who knew Berg. Copresented with the New World Symphony, America’s Orchestral Academy. Free.

RECEPTION/BOOK SIGNING
Friday, April 25, 7pm
South Beach: The Novel
In South Beach: The Novel,  Brian Antoni explores the hysterical highs and gutter-scraping lows of the surrealistic and outrageous South Beach of the nineties. A smart, sexy read, Antoni blends the histories of his outrageous characters, and weaves in the renaissance of South Beach in order to deliver a hilarious social commentary and an engaging story of redemption and renewal.

Book signing and reception to follow in The Dynamo Café. RSVP required: 305.535.2631 or thea@thewolf.fiu.edu. Free.
 

EXHIBITIONS

Fashioning the Modern French Interior: Pochoir Portfolios in the 1920s

Art and Design in the Modern Age:
Selections from the Wolfsonian Collection
Ongoing; updated throughout the season

Our programs are presented in collaboration with the following FIU schools and departments: Honors College, School of Architecture, Department of Art and Art History, Women's Studies Center, Department of History, School of Journalism and Mass Communication.