PROGRAMS

FAMILY & EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
Saturday, December 1, 1–3pm
FAMILY WORKSHOP: POCHOIR—FROM STENCILS TO HOLIDAY CARDS
Get a jump start on the holidays in this workshop for families with children ages 7 and up. Learn the pochoir (stenciling) technique, create holiday cards, and explore the exhibition, Fashioning the Modern French Interior. Free to members; $10 all others. Registration required: 305.535.2625 or mark@thewolf.fiu.edu.

PERFORMANCES/SPECIAL EVENTS
December 1 from 7 to 11pm
 Join us for a DADA party and The Wolfsonian’s premiere of the robotic performance of Ballet mécanique along with a screening of its namesake film from 1925. Tickets $60; $50 for members and NWS subscribers. RSVP required: 305.535.2631 or rsvp@thewolf.fiu.edu. Sponsored by Northern Trust; John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; and the Dade Community Foundation through the John S. and James L. Knight Donor- Advised Fund.

PERFORMANCES/SPECIAL EVENTS
December 2-11, 1, 4, and 6pm; film screenings at 2pm
DADA DAYS: BALLET MECANIQUE INSTALLATION
The robotic orchestration of Ballet mécanique and screenings of Fernand Léger’s film Ballet mécanique and Bad Boy Made Good, a documentary about George Antheil and the history of this groundbreaking piece, play daily. Call 305.535.2648 or david@thewolf.fiu.edu. Free with admission.

FROM DECEMBER 2-11, students with valid ID are admitted free to all Ballet mécanique performances. Made possible by Carnival Foundation.

MEMBER EVENT
Friday, December 7, 8-11pm
ART BASEL/MIAMI BEACH V.I.P OPEN HOUSE
Join The Wolfsonian as it unveils “Things I have learned in my life so far: Works by Stefan Sagmeister,” a site-specific installation curated by Steven Heller. Sponsored by Kate and Andy Spade. Free for Art Basel/Miami Beach V.I.P. cardholders; Wolfsonian Diplomat-level members and higher. For information, contact: 305.535.2631 or rsvp@thewolf.fiu.edu.

PUBLIC TALK
Saturday, December 8, 2pm
“THINGS I HAVE LEARNED IN MY LIFE SO FAR: WORKS BY STEFAN SAGMEISTER”
Graphic artist Stefan Sagmeister, creator of a site-specific installation at The Wolfsonian, discusses his internationally acclaimed series of typographic works. Limited seating. Free to members; $10 all others.

PUBLIC TALK
Saturday, December 8, 3:30pm
Design Matters
Join us for the U.S. launch of Publikum Calendar Guide for Living 2008 and a talk by Debbie Millman, well-known branding expert, designer, writer, and host of the internet show Design Matters. She will be joined by three designers featured in the calendar: Vancouver-based independent designer Marian Bantjes, Carlos Perez of Elastic people, and George Mill. The 2008 edition of Publikum Calendar, an extraordinary calendar designed by leading designers, features Chip Kidd, Luba Lukova, Matteo Bologna, and Garth Walker, along with works by Elastic People, Bantjes, and Mill. The principal designer for Guide for Living 2008 is Sean Adams of Adams/Morioka Inc. For more information call 305.531.1001 or visit www.wolfsonian.org.

TOUR HAS BEEN CANCELLED
Tuesday, December 11, 11am
CURATOR’S TOUR AND LUNCH
Join curator Sarah Schleuning for a tour of Fashioning the Modern French Interior, followed by discussion over lunch and a book signing in The Dynamo Café. Tour at 11am, lunch at 12pm, book signing follows. $25 for members; $35 all others. RSVP required: 305.535.2631 or thea@thewolf.fiu.edu.

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

Friday, December 14, 7pm
AMERICAN MASTERS: RIVERA IN AMERICA (USA, Rick Tejada-Flores, 1988, Color, DVD, 60 min)
Considered the greatest Mexican painter of the twentieth century, Diego Rivera’s radical political views and tempestuous romance with Frieda Kahlo were, and remain, a source of intrigue. Free.

EXHIBITIONS

Agitated Images: John Heartfield & German Photomontage, 1920-1938

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.