Alice Rahon: Poetic Invocations
November 26, 2019–March 29, 2020
770 NE 125th Street
North Miami, FL 33161
United States
The Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA) is proud to host two exhibitions showcasing women artists―Cecilia Vicuña’s About to Happen and French-Mexican Surrealist Alice Rahon’s Poetic Invocations―during Miami Art Week in December. The exhibitions will be on view from November 26, 2019 through March 29, 2020. MOCA North Miami will host a Miami Art Week reception on Thursday, December 5 from 8–11pm
The first major U.S. solo exhibition of influential Chilean-born artist Cecilia Vicuña, About to Happen traces Vicuña’s career-long commitment to exploring displaced materials, peoples, and landscapes in a time of climate change. It is comprised of Vicuña’s multidisciplinary work in performance, sculpture, drawing, video, text, and site-specific installations created over 40 years. For the first time in this traveling exhibition, the show will include painting, a practice Vicuña began during the 1970s and to which she has recently returned, in some cases repainting lost works from memory. The exhibition is co-curated by Andrea Andersson, The Helis Foundation Chief Curator of Visual Arts at the CAC, and Julia Bryan-Wilson, Associate Professor, University of California, Berkeley.
Poetic Invocations marks the first solo show dedicated to Alice Rahon’s work in the U.S. in 55 years. Born in France and later nationalized as a Mexican, Rahon became an active member of a group of European surrealist artists in exile. This exhibition examines a robust moment that emerged in 1940 as an international community of artists fled World War II in Europe and settled in Mexico. It will feature approximately 30 works including paintings, works on paper, as well as archival material that emphasizes Rahon’s oeuvre as a whole. The exhibition is guest curated by Mexico-City based art historian Tere Arcq. Arcq has worked as chief curator at the Museo de Arte Moderno in Mexico City, and has independently produced many high-profile exhibitions. A catalog will be published on the occasion of this exhibition.
The Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami is dedicated to making contemporary art accessible to diverse audiences through the collection, preservation and exhibition of the best contemporary art and its art historical influences. The museum is located at 770 NE 125th Street, North Miami, FL 33161. During Miami Art Week, the museum will be open every day from 10am to 5pm For more information, visit mocanomi.org, call T 305-893-6211 or email info [at] mocanomi.org.
*Free admission during Art Basel Miami Beach extended to Art Basel, Art Miami, Design Miami, Pinta, Prizm, PULSE, NADA, SCOPE and UNTITLED VIP cardholders.
Cecilia Vicuna: About to Happen is organized by the Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans (CAC), and co-curated by Andrea Andersson, The Helis Foundation Chief Curator of Visual Arts at the CAC, and Julia Bryan-Wilson, Professor, University of California, Berkeley. Cecilia Vicuña: About to Happen is made possible with the generous support of the Miami-Dade County Tourist Development Council, the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners. Additional support from Funding Arts Network, SISMICA Chile, City National Bank, and Citizens Interested in Arts, Inc. is gratefully acknowledged.
Alice Rahon: Poetic Invocations is made possible with the generous support of Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the United States and the France Florida Foundation for the Arts. Additional support from Frances and Dr. Donald Baxter is gratefully acknowledged. The catalog was made possible with support from Shirley and William Lehman, Jr.
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