The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum at Florida International University, the Smithsonian Affiliate in Miami, announces the 2016 Steven & Dorothea Green Critics’ Lecture Series: Laurie Anderson on Sunday, November 6 at 3:00 p.m.at the museum located on the campus of Florida International University, 10975 S.W. 17 Street in Miami.
This is a ticketed event with limited capacity. Tickets are available at frost.fiu.edu/calendar/2016/gcls-payment/index.html ($10 for museum members and $15 for non-members). Anderson takes on politics, culture, and questions of humanity in her work, and will discuss her extraordinary multimedia career.
Laurie Anderson has astonished audiences for decades. Spanning music, film, performance, and the visual arts, Anderson’s work confronts politics, culture, and humanity. She is one of premier performance artists. Known primarily for her multimedia presentations, she has cast herself in roles as varied as visual artist, composer, poet, photographer, filmmaker, electronics whiz, vocalist, and instrumentalist. Anderson has published six books. Her recent documentary Heart of a Dog was shortlisted for an Academy Award and in January of this year, Anderson put on a concert in Times Square for dogs at a low, dog-friendly frequency.Her visual work has been presented in major museums throughout the United States and Europe. Recognized worldwide as a groundbreaking leader in the use of technology in the arts, her awards include the 2001 Tenco Prize for Songwriting in San Remo, Italy and the 2001 Deutsche Schallplatten prize for Life On A String as well as grants from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.
About the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum at Florida International University
One of the largest free-standing art museums in Florida, the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum at Florida International University was founded in 1977 and is the Smithsonian Affiliate in Miami. The museum’s new lakeside building debuted in 2008, designed by Yann Weymouth (the chief of design on the I.M. Pei Grand Louvre Project).
With 46,000 square feet of energy efficient exhibition, storage, and programming space, the museum was honored with LEED silver certification. The museum’s mission is three-fold: to be a campus resource for the entire FIU community; to offer interdisciplinary training in the arts for the next generation of artists and art historians; and to serve as a premier cultural destination for the residents of Miami, and the 15 million visitors to one of the world’s most vibrant cultural destinations – home to global cultural events including Art Basel. The Frost offers programming that complements its exhibitions with a wide range of educational initiatives. The Steven and Dorothea Green Critics’ Lecture Series has featured internationally renowned speakers Christo, Susan Sontag, Frank Stella, Helen Frankenthaler, John Cage and Marina Abramović. The Kenan-Flagler Family Discovery Gallery serves as an innovative programming space that encourages children’s involvement in art through hands-on exploration.
Admission to the museum is always free. The Frost is accredited by the American Alliance of and is located at 10975 SW 17 Street. Open Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m., and Sunday noon-5:00 p.m. Closed on Mondays and most legal holidays. The Sculpture Park is open every day. More information at frost.fiu.edu or 305-348-2890.
