PUBLIC TALK
Tuesday, January 12, 7pm
LINES OF FORCE: THE FUTURIST INFLUENCE ON MODERN BRITISH ART—The works on view in the exhibition Rhythms of Modern Life: British Prints 1914-1939 were influenced by the Italian Futurists. Emily Braun, distinguished professor of late-19th and 20th century European and American art at Hunter College and the Graduate Center, CUNY and curator for The Leonard A. Lauder Collection, places the exhibition in the context of the style, iconography, and cult of speed invented by the Futurists. Free for members and students; $10 all others.
PUBLIC TALKS Thursday, January 14–Sunday, January 17
ART DECO WEEKEND CELEBRATES THE MOTORCAR
The motorcar is the theme of the thirty-third annual Art Deco Weekend, brought to you by the Miami Design Preservation League. The celebration, which honors the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Antique Automobile Club of America, features lectures co-presented by MDPL and The Wolfsonian and held at The Wolfsonian. One of the hallmarks of the 1930s was its passionate love affair with new technology, particularly the technology of transportation. Learn about the technology, design, and American spirit embodied in the open road, as Americans got behind the wheel in record numbers, and manufacturers developed more and more streamlined models for mass consumption. For more information and to confirm times for the lectures, please go to the MDPL website: www.mdpl.org
• Thursday, January 14, 7pm
BRITISH “AIRLINE” CARS: AERO MINX, AIRLINE COUPE, FLYING STANDARDS, AIRLINE SALOON—Kicking-off Art Deco Weekend 2010, Barrie Down gives us a sneak peak of his new book, Art Deco and British Car Design: The Airline Cars of the 1930s (Veloce Publishing). Down, an engineer and industrial design professor retired from the Ontario College of Art and Design, addresses the impact of Art Deco “streamline design” on the British motor industry and the unique styling of the British “airline” model cars. Co-presented with MDPL. Free.
• Saturday, January 16, 12:30pm
ART DECO/CAR DECO—Information not yet available; see www.mdpl.org for updates. Co-presented with MDPL. Free.
• Saturday, January 16, 2pm
ON THE ROAD TO SOUTH BEACH—Information not yet available; see www.mdpl.org for updates. Co-presented with MDPL. Free.
• Saturday, January 16, 3:30pm
THE MIMO HISTORIC ARCHITECTURAL DISTRICT—Information not yet available; see www.mdpl.org for updates. Co-presented with MDPL. Free.
• Saturday, January 16, 4:30pm
30 YEARS LATER: HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND THE ART DECO DISTRICT—Information not yet available; see www.mdpl.org for updates. Co-presented with MDPL. Free.
• Sunday, January 17, 12:30pm
AUTO RESTORATION: HOW DOES THE TRANSFORMATION HAPPEN?—Information not yet available; see www.mdpl.org for updates. Co-presented with MDPL. Free.
DON’T FORGET…FREE GALLERY ADMISSION ON FRIDAYS FROM 6-9PM
Free admission begins at 6pm. Join us for a guided tour at 6pm. Galleries remain open until 9pm.