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HomeMy WebLinkAboutM-85-0052• 0 MIMPOLITAN DAM COUNTY, FLORIDA December 20, 1984 The Honorable Maurice A. Ferre Mayor of City of Miami Carlos Campilli Office of Public Information 3500 Pan American Drive Miami, Florida 33133 Dear Maurice: MIAMI•DADE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM ONE BISCAYNE BOULEVARD MIAMI, FLORIDA 33132--9585 (305) 579.5001 As you well know, we have been working on the Miami Generation/9 Cuban American Artists exhibition that will take place in Philadelphia next February 8th. I know that Mayor Good has extended a personal invitation to you to attend the opening ceremonies. �• In order for this project to be a success, we would like to request the City's assistance in helping us defray the cost of printing the catalog in the amount of $1,000.00. Please let me know as soon as possible your thoughts on the matter and whether or not you will be able to be present at the opening February 8th. Best wishes for the holiday, • ...ram Margarita Cano, Coordinator Community Relations Department MC/yr 85r-52 C I T Y O F P H I L A D E L P H I A W WILSON GOODE MAYOR Dece ibeA 4, 1984 The Nonouble Mauh ice A. FeAAe Mayon o6 Miami Miami City Nate 3500 Pan Ameh.ican DA.ive M.iami., FtoA.ida 33133 Dean MayoA FeAAe: 1 take gAeat pleasuhe .in inviting you to visit Philadelphia on FA.iday, FebAuany 8, 1985 6oA the opening Aeeepti.on o6 two exhibitions, "Miami Genehation6" and "Time and Time Again: Two ImmigAant Groups". The Aeeept ion w.1.,Q,E be heed SAom 5: 00 P.M. .to 8 : 00 P.M. One o6 Phitadeeph,i.a's leading cu.CtuAal .i► 6t tuti.ows, .the Balch Institute 6or Win.ie. Studies, has been cottaboAating with the City o6 Miami. and Dade County in this exhibition. "Miami Genenaxi.ons," a tAaveting exhibition organized by .the Cuban Museum o6 A4t6 and Cuttune, ine.budes 36 woAks o6 6ine aA.t by seven Cuban Ame.Ai.ea.n axtizts. "Time and Time Again: Two ImmigAan.t Groups," is a photo -documentary by Gahy MonAoe, a FutbA.ight awand- winning Miami pho,tographeA. The City o6 Miami and .the Dade County Counc-it o6 AA.ts and Sciences were extAeme.Cy 6uppo&ti.ve and hetp6ut .in .this cuttuhal e6joxt. This exhibition is a 6ine example o6 tegionat cuttuAa cottabonati.on and coopeAa tion. The City o6 Phitade.ephia. would be honored by youA pAesenee at the opening o6 the exhibition. I hope you witt put tAiz date on youA catendaA and contact OZiver FtankZin, Deputy City Repneeenta ive 6o4 An,t6 and Cu tuAe, (215) 686- 9685, so aAAang ements can be made SoA your visit heAe. Si.nceAety, ►. w;LSON GOODE 109: dml 85-52 C1 ALLER&S / Jane _ ws i ple who are exiled in trc ildhood most have a par- ttlarly rcla- nship reality. Where mosi`tio# us aro 4reed to grow out Of � tales aNd childhood .dr ,their•skilestmemories atx pert of a trees tired lost loge, an actual cif only half- rrnembere.d) tnythie past. ,E d ildsfn Ww up, of tta dt9ppe with the t+btl a e6f adopted country. -Sit dW miy preserve. longer •tom ttto _ ed utrrlinlU too► t *ytabout what was nttt•1t�l�e Erase trya equal sArat'� mittd what is. .)it rihowlUrprising the& that a ' ttaodedcy tdmeditate, on the ten- u6us nature of the real is charac- teristic of "The Miami Generation;' nine young painters vv all were Horn in Cuba and.. educated in the United States. Their exhibition at Meridian (163gC.rescent Place NW). . 'ts Nu of dislocations in time and space, of ambiguities in identity, bi�tf unpexI to reveal. i�frts� What is surprising is how good these artists are, considering the statistically small pool from which they were drawn. Says project director Margarita Cana. "I wanted to concentrate on a selec- tiorrof [Cuban-bom) artists that had attended school in Dade . County, had studied, exhibited or taught at the Miami -Dade Commu- nity College or attended Florida International University, the Uni- versity of Miami or Barry College, and had developed aesthetically in Mismi. Following Miss Cana's explicit instructions, guest curator Giulio V. Blanc has mounted a show which is infinitely stronger and more provocative than the usual ruq of regional exhibitions. At least one of the artists already has made a name for himself well beyond the steamy confines of Dade Country, and many of the others are likely -to do so. Juan.Gonzalez's dreamlike watercolors and drawings are car- ried by the Nancy Hoffman Gal- lery in New York and have been. seen in museum shows up and The Washington Times Tuesday 21, 1984 drawn, the portraits on view here are like the little shrines we some. time make for our faraway friends by pinning up their snap- shots, letters and memorabilia on a bulletin board. The actual drawn or painted portrait is only a tiny fragment of the whole, which evokes the absent personality through drawn or col- t laged objects and painted, col- , laged or drawn frames. It seems to be a trait of these exiles to try to bring the faraway closer to the prebent by superimposing images. Carlos Macia. an impressive graphic art- ist, makes colored etchings and paintings that nest illusions within.& illusions. In "Basic Colors" for example, a deep perspective draw- ing of a Baroque church seem- ingly peels away from the page to reveal what look to be Jewish cabalistic symbols beneath.. Emilio Falero is evemmora audacious in his juxtapositions. with real flair. he has painteO:Ver- meer's famous" Girk.WithTur.- ban" in front of a slighdt• . washed-out "Br0adwa%Bgc8ia Woogie,, b!N dkoou separated by Dutch ma Wef"'_ fully well together in this truly n Mr. Falern,.whiCkw tity of culture over -a paintings by Vel6zquez And Pieiaab. These pastiches t-night sodnd hoke% but the arUst't tech- nical mawwry &How& hitwtobt iW i `them off With umor and'grace. Humorous also, but ruefully so; act Maria Brito-AvellatuVV ' assemblages. ' 'fhert have been many depic- tions of the scenario in which A girl waits for a man's call after an affair. but Miss Brito-Avellana's "After -the Conquest" must surely be oaf of the most imaginative. A white chair with brightly colored wings has a spiraling t phone line running from a little + cabinet in its back to an ear in its seat. In another assemblage mock, ing the idea of women's vanity, a woman's head with features blanked out stands before the mir- ror, while in bottles on a shelf on the wall are engravings of a mouth. a nose and two eyes: One can't help but see the strong influence of both literary and artistic surrealism on these - objects and on many other works'' in the show. Latirr American liters-' cure is particularly rich in''surreal- 'Z� ist or magic realist writers, and i 4. one wonders whether they` ' have not directly or indirectly w influenrced these artists. Certainly r the Miami generation's own sense " of dislocation would be reinforced and legitimized as subject matter by such' major writers as Gabriel t Garcia Marquez, Jose Luis Borges and Carlos Fuentes. Even Humberto Calzada's cteaniy painted architectural vis- tas are- fuII of the kind of spatial , ;{ ambiguities loved by the surreal- ists. Othej interesting works on view •. are Cezar Trasobares' large wall r• assemblage, mining the folkways of the Cuban colony in =_ Miami, and the ambitious mural- ; size paintings of Pablo Daniel 1 Cano. the youngest of these art - fists. Although Mr Cana does not yet have: he mastery of drawing or ' painting needed to carry off his large metaphorical figurative schemes, his work has a great deal ;? of energy µlist makes a small, relatively_ - isolated Stroup of artists suddenly catch fire and produce innovative works? It has happened ' over and over again in the history of modern art. but the chemistry of the process still remains a myster)a :among these artists at a least, the generative sparks seem { to have corhe from the intensity of their common experiences and the `s depth of.the dialogue arising from I them. ••• One owes a debt to WLTV Chan- nei 23 in Miami, whichlmderwrote!-t` most of the expenses of this show, which opened at the Cuban n Museum of Arts and Culture isr f• Miami. The Miami GeneratioW '{ will beat titeridiarl House.. x 3 � t k � • 1 4a x r+ 4 xa �J r4 2 ... .s.�.. i7 h.. �..... '1`J. 2 k�•v . _ .e ..#�'s,• i_'.C. N._. ... .a. p � 's� ..w.. , .CPI.•Jl .,q � 1HE BALCH INSTITurE for ElHNIC STU�I�S 18 South Seventh Street, Philadelphia, PA. 19106 August 27, 1984 Margarita Cano Art Services Administrator Miami -Dade Public Library System 1 Biscayne Boulevard Miami, FL 33132 Dear Margarita: This is to confirm our plan to mount an exhibition on recent Cuban art -- an update of'Miami Generation -- at the Balch Institute from February 8 through April 5, 1985. This exhibition will be held in conjunction with an exhibition of Gary Monroe's photographs of the retired Jewish community at South Beach and Haitian refugees at Y.rome Resettlement Center. As we discussed, I think 35 to 40 works will be sufficient far the space available. Those which have the most significance from a documentary standpoint are the ones we would like to most represent. We will need to get some outside support if we want to update your catalogue. I would like to publish a modest catalogue of Gary Monroe's photographs for which we will need a subsidy as well. Can you give me some idea of what the shipping costs would amount to, and any possible funding sources? `. We can plan in more detail when I am in Miami next month (September 26-30). I look forward to working with you on this exciting project. Sincerely, Gail F. Stern Museum Curator P.S. Thank you for your offer of hospitality -- it would be a - pleasure to stay with you while I'm in Miami. r= 85-52 — .y ..- .. +"'s4T� ws�~ ma .. � s s �' ' _ � i : L rp � c S r• +,v . � ay�" — � � -�. • ��'r3 Y ,» a . R7� 1 }sr� 3 J f� `�.. 5T ,�.., iY ��Z �` t �$ ��i'` l�xr "eSr� ,.w. a -e J.i'r� v*s s r a ✓c r k r, ^Y, r .,. - - � - '� . :5r i...7d&�^f.�. .*' . �..F's.�r�'?.X'�Y F."• . s.,„ .. R-..s'.-��_ t'k�e:' . is`"4..,- t..� ..... :7u .....H.ri�... !i'rz ;:�t? !!`a. `_c..�`_e, �. ,asx..�: , s^��Ss- . 'r+i.4?t HE BAr,..H INSTITurE for �`1HNIC STUDIES 1 18 South Seventh Street, Philadelphia, PA. 19106 Dr M MCI* S1010nk Executive Dkoctot Boord of Trustees Samuel H Bouom Jt Chairman John G Haas Vice Choimon Arexondro B. Godoski Secretory John F. White Treostser Michael Spring Kenneth Cann Dade County Council 20U S. Miami Ave. suite 281 Miami Florida of Arts and Sciences September 11, 1984 Dear Mr. Spring and Mr. Kann, I am writing to confirm the meeting ° Margarita Caofnsehas scheduled on September V at 10:00 regarding P it • "Miami assistance in bricuring nging to Philadelphia two exhibitions of note. Generation" featuring approximately 36 works of art by Cuban -Americans nt �� a photo - in Miami, and t'fTmeand TiretiredmJewlshncommunityTofaSouth Beach and the documentary of the b Gary Monroe, a Fulbright award- Bkion Ako ao aver t Haitians at Kroe Resettlement Center winning Miami photographers, Robert C. Chapin Hon Beatrice K Chou-sock The Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies is a museum, library and the ethnic experience �„ RMXXZfe H,Ds s J. FingeroW archives devoted to preserving and interpreting 1 eased to be able to work with the Cuban Dade Willies William sasiie Dr. Rose Basile Green in America. We are very p utheseblic Llmportantnshows d the Arts and Culture , the MmtoDbri Rd. A WRliom Hoglund Rownm.Howe Museum of ngade County Council of Arts and sciencesThe exhibitions raise to the city. SondoP.Kenton Marie A Lederer before Pniladelphians and visitors regarding U.S. immigration policies and practices, vi s tors an CoryLevinsor, Esq Mrs. Ronk P. Louchheim questions important q and should be of great interest to a broad spectrum of Rd. Randall M. Mdler tourists. Michael Novok vroon W. Rasecki WayW p. potomkin Attached is a projected budget for the exhibition. We are the c of i shipping, Mrs Emily C. Riley Rd. Timothy L. Smith publ i shi ngosts seeking a subsidy of $10,000 inorder to Phi i adei phi a; transporting eception Constontlne s Sosangel's Dr. James Tonis crating and opening catalogue and brochure, and hosting earformal s of Philadelpniats City Flan Paul A ironchiteik7from Ha,AmoC�bottiverno visiting officials ials alMeady received a pledge of $1200 from a private ea photographs, D,.morvinwochmon Government. a catalogue of Gary Monroe's Hor, Nathaniel washirgion donor toward the support The ($t40U) matching f Cecilia wyVep support, and if we can secure double that amount and dministrative ratoriala ins tallation, as well as the Emeritus Balch Institute will offer Rd. Edward P Hutchinson cover the costs of insurance, could Any ce you fort for the ifunding sourcesforthe project promotional efwould provide in identifying potential be greatly appreciated. I IooK forward to seeing you on the �7tn in your office. Sincerely, 94'a Gail F. Stern cc, Margarita Cano Museum Curator Miami -Dade Public Library (215) 925 8090 85-52 - 7-7 s' - .. jest � "e'�' S" •'i � ' � �'� , S "N'` i�m ? e P C. k�C 'fi : #' ,�:.} • + ['"" � ' ��.� � N��'�y'"� 'i`�. `��'�' g, � v- � ; , ��' � �' . t i ` i �..,�::r�'.�ri�:? �.'YJ �•�4F � . �LtYMc'.'S:i�... . r'�. 4: ....n Y' .. ♦ � C- - ".�l 1. �-'.v ,St �.f!:e .. rb�?lrsir��52.'iYtP�:i��e��ac .-l.LLk_�. a � _ �� I - 1HE BAM..H INSTITurE for 1FINIC STUDIES 1 18 South Seventh Street, Philadelphia, PA. 14106 Dr M Mafk Stoiorik ExecutNe Director Boord of lruslees Sornuel H Baltom Jr ,t-olrrnan John G Hoos Yroe Chokmon AW,tondto B Go,aski secreim John F. White treasurer Michael Spring Kenneth Cann Dade County Council 20U S. Miami Ave. Suite 261 Miami Florida of Arts and Sciences September 11, 1984 Dear Mr. Spring and Mr. Kann, I am writing to confirm the meeting Margarita Cano has scheduled on September V at 10:00 regarding hid th twosexhibitionsOf sofunote: "Miami assistance in bringing to P Generation," featuring approximately 36 works of art by Cuban -Americans in Miami, and' "Time nd TimJewishncommunityiofaSouth Bnt each and the documentary of the r b Gary Monroe, a Fulbright award - Baton Aka wafer G coder Haitian s at Krome Resettlement en er Lawrence J BoinhKni winning Miami photographer. Robeti C. Chopin Hon Beat rice K Chernock The Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies is a museum, library and the ethnic experience Theodore H. Davis IhOMOS J. Fingero►d archives devoted to preserving and interpreting to be able to work with the Cuban Dade �1iOtT1L CA010 "liom Or. Rose Basile Green in America. We are very pleased Ltmporibrartantnshows d the of Arts and Culture, the Miami -Dade Prof. A Willbm Hoq►und Rob& M.Howe Museum bri nPutheseblic County Council of Arts and Sciences 9 The exhibitions raise the city. $prim P. Kenton Movie A Ledeter before Phi 1 adel phi ans and visitors si tors to regarding U.S. ion and Levinm Esq Cott' ambroadtspectrumcofsvisltorscandes, important questions be interest Mrs. Fronk P. Louohheim and should of great Rd. Randou M. mmer Michael Novak tourists. a are vivion W. piosecki MM Veyer p. potomkin Attached i s a projected budget for the exhibition. $10,000 1 n order to cover the costs of shipping, inricr Emily C. RueY $math Rd.rwnothvl Sosonfle►a seeking a subsidy of the to Philadelphia; publishing a and transporting .. opening reception wit Constantine s Dr. ,�sfionis crating catalogue and brochure, and hosting a formal of lfrompaip�s Y Han pout A ltonohilel►o R:)n Aj 10 C,bottivetno visiting officials from Miami and deaepledgeeof 312UOs r i v a t e (we have already receive Dr. ►,Aarvin Wochmon Government. Monroe's photographs, Han Nothoniet Washington donor toward the support of a catalogue of Gar matching funds.) The ($and �cyjowyYep if we can secure double that amount administrative ort, and landdinstallation,asswell Erneritus Balch Institute will offerc,ratori as the Rol. Edward P Hutchinson cover the costs of i assistance you could Any promotional effort for the exhibitions. funding sources for the project would provide in identifying potential be greatly appreciated. I look forward to seeing you on the z7tn in your office. Sincerely, Gail F. Stern -a Museum Curator cc. Margarita Cano &' Miami -Dade Public Library (215) 925 8090 85. 52 77 t. w2C�a 5 �d kc yk���{ y _ ,ry �. �� { ,a� r � i. � , A •n ,�� i' -. r ,,.� ?S H ,�{,�#r ,. t'".a � ��-r•�� �7.!: §` tiF�'"�` � J � d ���,�'._�.'.•.'����;...'}..u, ':"y��'� ...._.is su��.>...,-��t. P','�'� ... ,._�+. � r��c,.. ,....,.. ., ... �d ... ��'�,�n �.:':n`� x �i"�t � �.�yr.. _ _ .., Ny� 1IEI�H INS�'IT iE for ElHNIC STUDIES �"�{ �r PA. 19106 18 South Seventh Street, PhilodeBA 1phi�a, Y 's i lfti 1 • U M Mork Stolorik t Executive Director n" and "Time and Time Again: Two Immigrant Budget for "Miami Generatio Board of Trustees Groups" Samuel H BallarTX Jr Chairman Support Requested: .' John C Haas 3�n$-�'d—.�tiBg---'♦"' �..: vice chairman 2 q for Miami Generationy__ Alexandra B. Golaski s,6U0 catalogue for Time an Time Again) secretory 1,000 opening reception John F. While Treasurer $10,U00 Birion Aka Waiter G. Arader t Lawrence J. Bomhorst Robert C. Chapin Han Bealnce K Chernock Theodore H. Davis ` Thomas J. Fitzgerald R William L Graia Dr. Rose Bosiie Green prof. A William Hoglund Balch Expenses (Balch Contribution to the Project): t Robert M. Howe Sandra P. Kenton $ 2,000 Museum Curator-1/6 time for 6 mo. Marie A Lederer ,:...: Cary Leivinsan,Esa. 2,225 Director of Development and Public Relations-1/6 time for 6 moti } Mrs. Frank P.louchheim 1 100 Curatorial/clerical assistance-1/6 time for 6 mo. Plot. Randall M.Miner 2,300 Designer/fabricator- time for 3 mo. Michoel Novak 40U hrs . @ 6/ hr. ) Yrvion W. p;asecki 1,400 Casual 1 abor � l Mrs Maven P. Polomkin 500 bookkeeping Emily C. Riley pro(.TimothyLSmith 1,200 audiovisual equipment purchase for rental) M Constantine S. Sosangelis Dr. James Tonis 11,7 25 °kr Hon. pouf A Tranchitella Hon. Anna Cibotti Verna pr. Marvin Wochmon Hon. Nothoniel Washington { Cecilia Moy Yep Ementus Prof. Edward P. Hutchinson 8S-52' 215) 925 8090 a 7K 7� (OUNT'I S C 350 Years of Service to People NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Of COUNTIES COUNTY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD In � ecog�t�t�oj dlStlfl U1S�Je(� a11a contling coati-ibutlons � 0f � }lu N. to tb e cause of strong ana o f Pcient Co"WO Governrtilent in America Presented to METRO-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA 4 +i �3 ti foil � a ati F� METRO-DADE SUCCESS STORY: A BICULTt;RAL EXPLORATION r « r PRESIDENT jury 1984 85-52 77777 5 Ygg� r �•�,d k ir. I 1 'ta X v � � � �rf � W � _- .: r �,t �' �tb} dgJl. tl'��Ct�y, kt�l ��.��p.X..yG t"•�'�e'"t.:a` `11� c �;�� 2�yUt yTr - ,1 �T.i. �` X" `y. ! �•3''` � re i. c � +� i'' x � �5 P4, µ `�y 1S 1 r +may. Y1:�b ,Py � iF� F'y^ TS,� �" '._ .0 ' -•. � -' # Y�� �•�� �,:e�d��. `Yr �,:y T{ i 3 "SY'�ty <�t �f�,s u` {�Tpy�YSi +'T' S !. � f ' �� 1fX'S1� y���c 4 PR eN "METRO-DADE SUCCESS S'TORY: A BICULTU:AL EXPLORATION" NACO 1984 ENTRY BY THE P.1IAMI-DADE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM METRO-DADE COUNTY, FL0n: l A 85--52,' j . 1'i,01;; .. ' Sti.•i . ;') A r7 co::, )I ohcn. :vcc .;:,t 1 c .. c ; :" r il,r.1 r� Sy_;t eln or€,anizcel and cool-,lj 1I.1tcd c: series of int, Id i sC i - `_,•a nary programs >>ithin Da;lc County wing r:s ha:�druu the cxhi- Lit ion, "The Miami Genel ation/9 Cuban American Art ists" i%hich was = held for three months (October 10—Janua1 15, 1981) at the Cuban Museum of Arts and Culturc and :ill continue to travel to the Meridian House International in Washington, D.C. , this summer A� ! (.June 11--August 24.) The prograiiis presentee] included lectures �1nd seminars with audier.-c participation on socir.l sciences, liter- - •`,. r, j ' ;iture, music, politics and govcrnncnt. The purpose of this project i•:as to bring a better understandi;l; arlong the different ethl:ic groups that form the population of Dade :_. County. Another goal >>;ls to create a local, nation:il and inter- :. natir-nal awareness of the quality of education ar:•'. the cultural cli.riate in Unde County, and hoi% it affected t1�c search for roots of nine talented Cuban American ortists �,ho wcre born in Cuba, but itiho greti% uwere and ere educated in Dade County. t� As a dcp:Irtmcnt of "ic'tro-Dada governm�'nt, the 1 ibraI csta1) is}led an interrelationship ar.:ong the entire cop, r.,I,;) y a:Itl sex, cral importan. =' institutions of Dade ('gully, Nc:: Turk and l:ashin ,ton, P.C. Thcsc Wr 1nst 1tut ions were the it Col l r';C , the Dade County Public Schools, the National Foi:ndation for the A.lvance�,:ent in the Arts, the Cuban i1;useul� of arts and Culture, TVChc:nr.el 23, the New York Public Library's Sc,:C�rlt`uro i:cnter, as hell i:_ , i,;aridian Ilousc c�n�l the C:;., _!n Amcric:in Fount! . International tlon is {;as}:ingtcn, D C _= Thcsc rclutionsl711)s arc: ti idonccc. by th,. conti;..I::., ;lctivitic� Which 'n have (1ro:gin out of this j)re 0iCt. -- fhe 11i31'�il')''ti role as catal� st h,.s pi-olu..ed :r.creascO support & Of scvt-vi:l Other libi-Live p1c..lect.z t!-.c pF:?'t.l.1!` :11?; oi-,inl:.ttion. rt: Y Y,;. CX}'I :sscU, Cdpr)i'��Ll�it;G.1 CC'!' t,:C' 1C';1�.'.r;'' j) 1'.�1e 171'o?"1,tC'il ' by thc: 1 ibrary. 85-52 -2- The 1 ihrar} , s aoaI- ti•.crc-: ]) to :.or:, r t i; c] ` fcr rat ethnic grcup:; 'n FR., and in_titut ions throughout Dade Co;inty ana iiivo':c t):c:m in a cormion project dcal inn 1�ith culture and edLlCation aria; 2) to brin- about a M C, local as well as national and international visibility to Dade County, lv? .:" it projecting a positive image of our community. j Our objectives were: 1) to show the flox ibiIity of education - found in Dade County and conduct a social study on how nine young im,c;igrants of Cuban .origin had adapted to their na+: homeland and hoa - this process had affected their personal values, bicultural heritagf�, ideas, -relations to their American peers, family and the American uay of life; 2) produce a video documentation tarlcd by the Media Department of the library, presenting each artist narrating their eery personal ` Y experiences; 3) complete a catalog of the exhibition with a correspond- yrr ?� ing bibliography which would be used as a model by other counties with similar �:rmigration hroblc� s (areas that lave large populations of Cambodians, Vietnameses , Mcxicans, Chinese, Russian Jews ind other ethnic groups.) The videotape and catalog; %-.ould remain as historical documents for generations to come an how some Cub.4n immigrants adapted life in 1lmcric;i their or: r r to a nct� g 1s, ir!,pcs and values. 3. PROGRA,%1 RESULTS: The results of the program ti•:crc sensational. Other areas have expressed interest in showin(; the exhibition an- related programs. ::crirzian House in h;i�hin,ton, D.C.---a prestinious cultural center oporating as a weico-min- center to foreign visitors with rcg::lar exhibition's proar:.>>:.:--asl:cc', tc h;:v: this exhibition travel there for the su:.r�ncr of 1984, from Jain, l ti: throu h August 24th. Mr. John 1ov,-i for:;r;:i• t1.S. Cmb;i,>;3'ur to `:: �i��o .:n(I curroil tl�' director of Pleria11a11 110u-ic. lnterna`.ion, 1, thou`,}:t tiro exhibition's im- act on foreign visitor.; be vcr+ It ::oul: Shp. lia:jc Count}• copccl ;:n,l ;issimilatod the Cuban inrl;:x of tho 10611's, ;?,id hot: t he you;n;� ac';:p t c a -qnd f 1 n;i r i �.11 (: 1. i t h th- c.1u t iC)n anal 85-5 2 ell'. tl, tl, t l 1p) (* tll(':: l 1 _ t 1 . t• iIiid c')r1) 1'! l0g11it 1�)il flf visitors that attLnLkJ the ltct(lr(.: vit.tl ;;;I.i purch,l�cj tlic. catalog to the exhibition a116 the Vidce';Ipe docu::.ntation ITlterrt,lated with the projt-ct, the lit0rary o1-chvStT.ited a { series of visits by Dadc County school cllilclrcn front public and 4. . private schools during the three months the exhibition was opened to the public. The children were given a guided tour by the artists n n A Iil,%r-ir%, ct!3ff Atnrn tT,?in 1 7nn r-),iirIT•nn ir;c;tn,T t)hn mitcniim c,nr) " became acquainted with the exhibition. Dade County will continue to have visibility as the exhibition t.raveIs. The following are institutions were the show will travel: 1) Mi,ridian House International, 1'tasllington, D.C. ; 2) Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhocle Island; 3) Queens College of Art, Charlotte, North Carolina; 4) Centre Pompidou, Paris; 5) Pal.acio de Aellas Artes, Santiago, Chile; and 6) 111t:seo Tam.ayo, Mexico City. The National and International visibility for Dade Count), %•;ill have been accomplished at a minimum of expenditures for Dade Count),. 4 . COON 1'Y ROLE: As director of the proiect the role of the Miami -Dade Public Library System, a county agency, was to design and oversee the implc_- ment.ation of this innovntive project with a projection far beyon,l its walls. Following is a list of org;:niZrttions, community agencies ::n;l the private sector %•:ll acll 1':ere ahpro;ached to collaborate with the project by the Art Services D'epartrwrit of tlic' Miami -Dade Public Library System. Thev :+re: 1) the Cuban Museum of Arts a;zd Culture Tei)ich n 7_11c•e:l to host the cxhih it i on , 1 ec tures and absorbed installation costs, reception, and insurance for the art 2) the Miami - Da -de Cart;;,imity l:cjllc,,c Your d;ition i.?lick provide) ftmd,ing to defrav ti:c ccyts of printing the c:;ta?o ) the Fo"l;,dation For tilt, AJvo;lccat.•nt in the A;,t�: l.o:l: .-L.J a. st-l-les of lectures ;and srhi; ::rs or ;:"n ! :_t7d ;t'Ifl (ll'� :lopi'(i 1)y tl L: At 5i T'vJcCs 1}C'1),!T't'l:'lit of tl!-_ i`11;IP,I1- {�. at the Cilb— !1 in of III . ; i J t1t_ i(, .: :,..:,: v i';I`)l is Sc hv i ��} :tct;T tul.��. ', t; it.11 85-52 -d- :1 51)• . I;II I,:lt, ;t �.,? j(•` of i It t; tIll r' r")S . :' Cry_: t. Chl!ul LI)iItlflro•: i(I I it: of tt, th, st;lff froii tl :liai-h;+d�' Yllbl Ic l.ii)r;:1�' 5},,tC'cc; :.1 the '�;1. Y1,?h Pub IIc 1,ibr,-li-y SystemIs Scilomburf', Centel' 1;hic!I 1c c:Irchcs an(I dociii-wits minority groups, eoll;1Lor:lted with a re(iucst From the Miami -lla(IC Public Library System by taping the Nc-., )'ork scgment of the vidrotape documentation accompanyillr], the c.•:1?ibit. In turn, the Miaiiii-Dade Public Libra'i-y System donated to the research center U complete copy of the tape fur their records; 6) TV Ch^nnel 23, in collaboration with the project director from the library, sponsored the move of the exhibition and programs to Meridian Reuse International, l;ashington, P.C.; 7) director John Jova of Merid i,an }louse International w i l l host the exhibition and coor- dinate the programs scheduled for this site by the Miami -Dade Public library System as part of this Ongoing outreach program; 8) the Cuban American Foundrition will }lost a reception for the College Art Associi:tion convention in `.ashint;ton, D.C•. , June 12th. The library v.ill continue to try to move the exhibition and prot,ralns to other areas. S. Ph..GI<A%1 DES IGIN AND IAIPI.I )IULITATION' The prograrl tails desi -ned by the iMiam i -Dade Public Library System and it t`:.Is the library's role to see all th'a go,lls were iTTIpI c--?cnt c(i t%rith the cooPcrat ion of the Cuban of Arts and Culture, the �Ii,!Mi-DildCo^11:!1_tllitY Colenc Fvundaticp., the National Fe.undation for the Advancement in the Arts, thr Yor}; PLIM is Library System and Dade County school.;. r:lch institution Mid a speciCic role. Theres- ponsiblc• for the installation., selcctioll of tho art t•;orks ai:Lt :1)•tists Which c?oac' b',' a ctlr•:Itcr sc'lectud by tn.,;•ii:e!i-1►a(1(' full} is Lihr:Iry Systom iI"i alfzo p:'I't Oi the � i1 ii::1 �: :i 1Jl?. ThC fur the i(_tu:-c--:i ? ;in, I:I:.L�'r.. 'lam •� used fo: I)roC'I- I.!I. The l it,rar�' o;-erlool:-,J t}Ie implci7-i,`atjoll of tI:_ (;r)t_littl' `C'1:r) i C'h l l it l'Ci)' � 1' . ` I L s :.I? 1 cI1 t:, rC CC•t, 1 1 L�' till' .il': r 1 l..)li�l 1 t .it to 1l;I:;l r:.tltc1?(t(�1 85-52 II)rary orche:�.;r It YO1.1, llM1 }1)- tllC' clll':1i;'0dUI C'u th 10St of t11e � idcut0he 14it11 the Iibrary s n!eLli;l c I-cv:. Thu taps-n!, xv;:s done all oc•er D;!Jc County at e,1eh of the artistsstudios. '>1 t`i;lrgarita Cano, Community Relations Department Coordinator of ,s. the Miami -Dade Public Library System, has been Project Director of this program; she will continue to be in charge of the implementation .'. of the project when traveling to Washington, D.C. this summer and to all other future locations. G. ONGOING ACTIVITIES: The exhibition and series of related programs will be moving to A= :Z..: W:lshington, D.C. the summer of 1984. This move is being cosponsored by TV Channel 23 and the Cuban American National Foundation. The receiving Institution will be i�lerirlian House International which a .- _,'!; will be providing staff support and in -kind services in Washington Rc•presentitiv.-s from all the Dade County institutions that were involvccl frith this program have been invited to be present at the opening on .June 11 th . The exhibition and programs fail l cont iniju to travel to other areas. The Minlni -Dade Public Library System uil l rcm1 !in committed to this onocing project which is bringing national visibility to Lade County. There is no.. the possibility it will also travel abroad to Paris, FrI-!nce and to several Latin Ai;lerican countries at no cost to Dale County . 7. TR NSFE:".:113II.1T1': The Niami I):l.l: Public Library Systc,.i has dox-.-loped this pilot project as swii,.-thing other collntio vittil sirlilar ctll,lic corponcnts can c�.-sj ly pursue:. The f inanc:i l-;l ;U')J)(-)1-t in Dade County can be ac:corinlished lollo,.:ing a i1.1il;lr p:lth in other countics by co,--, a rahl C- resol►rcc:. This coopurat ion has set an ex.-lclrl c UI i:'J;. :1 Co:l,lt Arcncy cin st,rvc, ;I., all cat;iiyst. Allis 111-0.] CC: t .11 sU LI11 1 tOd :1 Va r l et\' C. I i nZ� t i t11t 1U;1`' , Cc'rp,)I-:I i; ;111d 85-52 lr s l 1.1 l l a ]' l"_• :1 C�:�r I I-L t U comIqufl l �_ j C ]il1 ' t Of to otlt. :'s afCC'� 1T1�' `" As mode; l , this Project c•�u1 1 tra�:•i to ,� ''^�•i�11.1tr�1 area t� �ellerate a similar or parallel proe,racl "hich cou.I bcc aklapted to acconodateloeal needs of other arc•us. The pro;-rairl has been %-.idcly -Iccepted and there has been an overl:helnino citi-en participation o1� as the pl•o,,l,am travels to other locations. l:hich I, --'ill continue to gr 85-52 I i i US $2.50 • 11 A2� "W'I� Y "T-.M kyj r:3'4 1 via -won . , _ ... � ._ _ _ . � - _ - _poco visitadas EI turismo p or tierras �� 19reironica Gould Stoddart Indgenes l exilio r 1 ti tnuchos otros exados del mundo, los s cubanos que se >radicaron Ios Estados Unidos despu6s de la bluci6n, tienen experiencias en .ihdn, configuradas por su afin a idaptarse a una culture nueva y Arafia y a la vez mantener los dos con Is. suya propia. La gene- 16n mis joven —en particular la z; sali6 de Cuba en la nifiez-- se t visto obligada a aceptar, a su .anera, )as contradiceiones de dos Aturas. El conocimiento que estos asi nifios" tieneh de su pals natal en gran parte indirecto y estd tsado en recuerdos infantiles, en que han oldo decir a sus nostdl- cos padres y en las costumbres y adiciones que sus families han nservado tenazmente en su pa- ia adoptive. Sin embargo, su pa- LAf AL'Ttf 98, imonio ejerce una influencia po- ` " ' ' rose en su vide y su sentido de Las obras presented&# en la entidad. A horcajadas sobre dos exposicl6n Itinerants La undos, esta generaci6n siente la paneract6n de Miami: mccibn del pasado y a la vez se . Nuevo artists# eubano- iima con fuerza en el presente. americanos, a poser de su Es este ambiguo sentido de la diversided, tienen on adidad to que constituye la clave una exposici6n itinerante de comslin Is expesrkncta del teas de nueve artistes Avenes na- exilio que vincula a sus creadores. Mlbrcolos do i en Cuba yy criados en Miami i cerrada cbmunided de exilia- Cenisacohaps por. Juan .. ,._ ..�_�._.._ Annssfilei "aril ei a Ia ves I ' r6� in el M�useu:00ib y' Culturs de-Miamt bi ad que ya esft>h haciendi "Ante aportq sl sou' , a e la cluda$. � mnest `. nesta en Is, Merl,dl, national en Washtr�to" l e.. estuvo abierta al.:l1 me el verano: La exppQ�e�3 rt tambi6n . Muevn . Yo>I Iconogriflco r onfrleo, inlentras 00 la va" � conrtfnriccl6�!� tcnlca un >liilxte, di lyispr Trnsobores, iee'; h'�m1b! i iutpicios .; populsrof'" #rich in et 010 . AM A www In wi&M dk&MHdw del huMort a�reahil- w 1 Aum Cubsno do AM y Cultun NOVIEMBRE-DICIEMBRE 1984 SS a r Veironi it Gould 8toddart infigenes ��1 exiYio I ,#dual, gtie machos otros exiliados�'del mundo, los i cubanos que se radicaron os EstVoa Unidos despues de la oluci6tienen experiencias en ,ihdn, configuradas por su afin a sdaptarse a una cultura nueva y Arafia y a la vez mantener los tios con la suya propia. La gene- �6n mds joven —en particular la sali6 de Cuba en la nifiez— se a visto obligada a aceptar, a su 4nera, las contradieciones de dos Aturas. El conocimiento que estos asi nifios" tienen de su pats natal on gran parte indirecto y estA isado en recuerdos infantiles, en que ban otdo decir a sus nostAl- cos padres y en ]as costumbres y adiciones que sus familias ban nservado tenazmente en su pa- ia adoptiva. Sin embargo, su pa- imonio ejerce una influencia po- rosa en su vida y su sentido de entidad. A horcajadas sobre dos undos, esta generaci6n siente la racci6n del pasado y a la vez se ima con fuerza en el presente. Ea este ambiguo sentido de la Alidad to que constituye la clave °una exposici6n itinerante de ia; de nueve artistasi6venes na- 1.:' n Cuba yy criados en Miami errada cbmunided de exilla- iageneracibnd��ismi•N�e-�;, late$ cubano"4" irlo, tio' �""; W ur6 en el. Muaeo VOilin -Ae: y Cultura- de Ujam#, itueva" d que ya esti Wendo- Un'.' tante aporto al nnu»do . e Is cludad, Lx inueat ats en la Meridtari;. Oil" ational en Washington,C; t bi 1 pbbyii;o° LAf AaTtf 00 Ida w taa W Las obras presentsdas on la exposleft Itinerants to generecl6n de Miami., Nueve artistes cubano- amer/canos, a poser de su diversidad, tienen on comOn Is experiencia del exilio que vincula a sus cresdores. Midneoles de CeMta, collape por Juan donzil�=;'aiHb�,,�s a la vac lie nopriftco y ontrko, inlentres guO. It construce16# 6vfk nke rnlxt�d*rP,.i"W' Traiobares, titvi � < Pkiis tarFGs�o, � _ POPU OA ' f, �!�1 �fda. on el exlllo con in „sentld0 . es uvo a erta a _ { -<-P refs el verano. Lr exppooeeici6n � �t hu , o *`Il "'A Arr4 :. . ri tambibn .Nueva Y: _ Y A.. 0 lines Cubans a Art$ y Culture NOVIEMBRE-DICIEMBRE 1984 55 f Es una exhibicibn de gran vigor, considerando que es muestra de un grupo pequeftio y relativamente alslado de artistas. La muestra express Is existencia bicultural de ios expoaitores, que transcurre en dos mundos, el estadounidense y el cubano. Segdn Margarita Cano, directors del proyeeto, se seleccio- naron artistas educados en el Con- dado de Dade que hubieran estu- diado, enseflado o expuesto sus obras en las instituciones de ense- flanza superior del Area metropoli- tans de Miami. "Todos ellos --dice Margarita Cano— se desarroilaron est6ticamente en Miami. Yo tenia inter6s en analizar c6mo todos es- 4 AMCf3'CAS LAf AftTCf tos factures habtan afectsdo su vida y su obra." Es una exposici6n fascinante, Ilene de mitos y stnn- bolos, interpretsciones surrelklis- tas a inesperades yuxtaposieiones de imAgenes. Aunque lot artistas estAn vinculados por la experiencia! del exilio, no forman escuela ni tienen un eatilo en comdn. Sus obras son tan individuates Como to es su imagineria. El mAs conocido del grupo, Juan GonzAlez, es un dibujante de gran maestria. Los retratos de sus fami- liares y amigos parecen iconos y, aunque son de una belleza obsesio- nante, dejan entrever Is relaci6n insegura del artists con los que le 10 rodean. El anadirlea ubjetot page doa y pintsdos o tnareos de co los hsce pareeer pequeffos altsres Clue recuerdsfi lss adornadas 1MA genes de is Virgo" y los cantos que se ven en algunos hogares cubanos Este velado simbolism8rel igioso se aprecia tambi6n en Is obra de at- gunos de los otros artistes. w C6sar Trasobares express su' bieulturalismo de una manes mucho mAs directs. Una de las! obras mAs graciosas de la expo-' sici6n tiene de fondo una bander& de los Estados Unidos contra Is cual se destacan un lujoso traje = blanco, de los usados por las quin- ceaheras cubanas en su fiesta de cumpieafios, y una serie de recuer- dos del acontecimiento. Es un estu- dio antropol6gico de una tradici6n cubana, comentario mordaz de los aspectos populares de la vida en el exilio. En sus construcciones de tkenica mixta Maria Brito-Avellana tam- bi6n usa simbolos de la vida diaria, pero de modo mds sutil y pene- trante. En obras tales como Des - puts de la conquista, que expresa la angustia de una muchacha que es- ppeera que su pretendiente la flame despudsode su aventura con 61, y Mujer ante un espejo, sAtira del rito del maquillaje, la artista examine el papel que la mujer desempefla en la sociedad traditional y Jos conflictos que se le plantean al vivir en un medio "liberado". Sus obras, como recuerdos medio olvi- dados, Crean mundos conmovedo- res que tratan el tema de la identi- dad personal. �..as obras de Is exposicl6n son :an individuales como su maginerla. En su escultura de Unica mixts, Mujer ante un 3spolo, a to extreme lzquierds, Varla Brito-Avellans use los .osm6ticos femeninos par# +xplorar el tema de Is Idenlidad )Orsonal. En Colores b8slcos, 'oto superior de to fzqulerds, *Ios MacIA reestructura Is 4.0clad y pone al descublerto 4 mundo desmuchos estratos, eto de simbolos hist6rkos y 'aglosoo. Emlllo Falero, on - �tcchachn con turbanto fronte a ,4 Mondrian. foto Inferior de to r ,uIerda, yuxtepone nlosamenp un retrato del to XVII y una obre geom6Wca siglo XX. Pablo Cano ombine el cublsmo, el 1,i nseimlento itallano y eI al7structivlsmo on su collage � 1a16rico Proyecto Saussolos, 404, a Is d nche LAf ALITCY Una de las maneras en que estos artistas reconcilian sus dos mun- dos es al parecer, una sorprendente combinaci6n de imigenes. Carlos Macid, por ejemplo, en sus agua- fuertes potentes y meticulosos re- vels un mundo de muchos estratos, ileno de una extrafta variedad de simbolos hist6ricos y religiosos procedentes de diversas culturas. En sus pinturas &I 61eo y las gran - des fachadas arquitect6nicas su gusto por el ilusionismo se eviden- We en Is colocael6n torcida de las puertas y ventanas y las capas surrealistas y desconchadas del exterior de los edificios. Emilio Falero, por su parte, es ingenidsoyesprichoso en susyuxta- posiclones del arte de grandes pin- toree pret6ritos. En ou Muchacha con turbante jrente a un Mondrian, por ejemplo, la famosa joven de Vermeer, del siglo XVII, aparece delante de Is pintura geom6trica de Mondrian par& revelar la ar- monla esencial existente entre dos obras maestras del arte holand"s, a. 85- 2 La *bra lnstalsd6n: Proyeetlonee, de Fernando t'iarda, exuda lnmemidex y audsels ge*motries pesar de existir tres siglos de di. ferencia entre ambas. Y Pablo Daniel Cano mezela esti- los tan disimiles como el cubismo, el renacimiento italiano y el cons. tructivismo en grandes pinturas metaf6ricas que dehen mucho a Is influencia barroca de Is gran pin - tors cubana del sigio XX, Amelia Pelllez. Una dulce nostalgia caracteriza )a serie de abstracciones nebu)osas de eseenas de is tierra realizades por Mario Rencomo, que se titulan ,Y(whr inxular: Jardinrs inviaibles, y estin inspirsdas en e) poems del destacado eacritor cubano Jost Lezama Lima. La perspectiva que Fernando Garcia tiene de su am. biente es mis inmediata. En obras que se refieren a lugares especl- ficos (mostrados en video en )a ex- posici6n), el artists transforms cosas corrientes —un maps de Miami, Is carretera a Cayo Hueso, Is estela que deja un avi6n— en afirmaciones artisticas de nuestro mundo. Aunque todos los artistas esen dentro de la corriente principal del arte contemportneo internecional, "au patrimonio es esencial en au arts", segdn observ►el curador de )a exposici6n, Giulio V. Blanc, tambitn miembro de La genera- ei6n de Miami. Sin embargo, ana- de, "su etnicidad no es false ni estereotipada; no es tampoco deri- vada ni provinciaW. Min bien, Is intensidad de is experienela del exilio ha engendrado en ellos uns aguda i ntrospeccibn y el surgimien. to de nuevas realidades. 'El efecto defisitivo de Is ex- posici6n sera sehalar una tpoes —observa Helen L Kohn. critics de arte del Miami Herald—, ys que no volverd a haber un grupo igual de artistas, uns verdadera'segun- ds' generaci6n de Miami, ni otra serie de eircunstancias hist6ricas comparables alas que determina- ron que este grupo lograra tanto txito." M TEATRO Por Hugo Medrano Teatro latinoamericano en Nueva York Durante 10 dfas del mee de agosto, Nueva York disfru- t6 mas que nunca del ";ua• to"latino. Lasmelodlaadelasguita- rras, el frenesi de las trompetasyel ritmo de los bongos se aduefiatoe del Central Park, enfeArorizando it miles de espeetadorea que desafis- ban ei ealot de la noehe ett of impresfonaro Teatr* DebcorW Al mlatfo tiempo, ea el Pablie Theatte; mWeamente eonvertide en Baled& de ante, el famoso pintor ardentino Carlos Alone% el "nvye- rican" Jorge Souto y el puertorri- quefio Rafael Colby Morales, eatte otras p1htores de renombre, expo aim sm*bras junto a Lan mueattas audaesa y provocatiroa dd jown am Latino de ice Estrdoa Unidoa. Las eustro sales de teatrb se do- rrotaban de pdb)ieo estadounidesr me y latinoameriesno pars pie" n- ciar Its ditimas expresfonea del testro contemporineo de Centro y Sudarrterics. Simuittnea.tnente, fil- med eldsleas y nuevas, y videos de Latinos residentes en Amtries La- tina y los Estados Unidos, se pra- yeetsban en uns sale ctntrica que resuitabs pequena pars satisfaeet is curiosidad de Canto pdblico. En is Cooper Square, uns enorme car - pa multicolor protegis del sot las ediciones de Los eseritores Latino americanos mtisfamosmy a cientos de eompradores lvidos que asistian a Is Feria del Libro. Y durante todo e) din, en el East Village, el Bronx. Upper Manhattan y Queens, diver - sea manifea4ciones de testro talle- jero, mdalmy poesta expresaban el lengu*je srUstico particular de un continenteyde un segmento impor- tante deAs poblaci6n estadouni- dense:'o lAIno. Ua'eneventro, una msnifests- ci6n, vosadebracibn, un regocijw. todo eeo be el Festival Latino en Nueva York. Detris de este importante acon- tecimiento esttA Is vigorosa presen- P l�.Jdoseejt..(A Chorus Live) s delores pals. yr o 1b . � del psis, y au or ` bit: The New York Shale iMeltival. Pap oorui- ders;ibistro de Broadway se its. y aburrido y espers uei'R paci6n social y sms- ft de nuevas avenidas P-V6# tirenelteatrodelas 85-5 Coinbox entertainment (pinball, video games, moving pictures operated by coins); or Casino gambling, games of chance or reward; or (iv) Any unlawful or illegal business, use or purpose, or for any business, use or purpose which is immoral or disreputable (including without limitation "adult entertainment establishments" and "adult" bookstor} or extra -hazardous, or in such manner as to constitute a Ui !6f any kind (public or private), or for any purpose or in any way Uj ifr vLa on of the certificates of occupancy (or other similar approvals al4li0ble gover nmental authorities). e o1 C U Developer agrees that if casino gambling shall in the future become `$ legal in the City of Miami, Developer may not use the Improvements or any portion of the Leased Property for casino gambling purposes without the prior consent of the City, and if the City shall consent, the parties shall in good faith y. negotiate an appropriate modification or amendment to this Agreement, } which shall result in the Annual Basic Rental to the City in excess of 35% a of Net Income Available for Distribution; (ii) The City shall not use or authorize the use of any portion of Bayfront Park (other than the Leased Property) for casino gambling 4 purposes, without the prior consent of Developer, and if Developer shall consent, the parties shall in good faith negotiate an appropriate modification or amendment to this Agreement intended to reflect the changed conditions resulting from such use of Bayfront Park, provided, however, that any modification or amendment to the Agreement shall not result in an Annual Basic Rental to the City. of less than 35% of Net Income Available for Distribution. 85-/53, - 29 -