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INSIDE The Frost Art Museum at Florida International University is an AAM accredited museum and Smithsonian affiliate. Museum Hours From Saturday Nov. 29th, through Sunday, December 7th, the new Frost Art Museum will expand hours of operation for inaugural events and exhibitions. On Wednesday, December 10th, we will resume normal hours of operation as follows: Tues / Wed / Thurs / Fri / Sat 10am – 5pm Sun / Noon – 5 pm The Frost Art Museum is closed on all legal holidays. Admission is free. Accessibility Our main entrance is wheelchair accessible and includes electronic doors. If you require additional arrangements, please call us at 305.348.6186. Parking Visitors may park in metered parking spaces conveniently located across from the Frost Art Museum in the Blue and Gold garages. Parking is free on weekends. Directory General Information / 305.348.2890 Education and Student Tours / 305.348.6963 Member Services / 305.348.2254 Sculpture Park / 305.348.6283 On the Cover: Clouds + Steps, June 2008, at Frost Museum, by Paul Clemence. HOW WE GOT HERE 10 In this special section, a look back at the Frost’s 31-year history reveals that the once small gallery became the Frost Art Museum through vision, leadership and sheer force of will. Frost On View is published three times yearly for members of The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum. Editor / Kitty Dumas Designer / Kirtland House Contributing Writers / Judith Blumenthal, Nicole Espaillat, Ana Estrada, Stephanie Guasp, Linda Powers and Susan Thomas Photographer / Ivan Santiago About Frost on View This special issue of Frost On View, devoted to the opening of the new Frost Art Museum, is dedicated to our founder Jim Couper, Director Emerita Dahlia Morgan, Patricia & Phillip Frost and to you our donors and members. Without your vision, dedication and devotion to art education and community, there would be no Frost Art Museum. Thanks also to our members and friends for your positive response to our first issue of Frost On View and your encouragement of our efforts. Enjoy. Kitty Dumas Editor Director’s View 3 Acquisitions 4 Exhibitions 6 Modern Masters from The Smithsonian American Art Museum Simulacra and Essence: The Paintings of Luisa Basnuevo Florencio Gelabert: Intersections The Figure Past and Present: Selections from the Permanent Collection John Henry’s Drawing in Space: The Peninsula Project Illustrated Andrew Reach: Full Circle Green Lecture Series 18 NEWS & EVENTS 20 Education 21 HAPPENINGS 22 ART OF GIVING 24 MEMBERS & DONORS 26 frostartmuseum.org 2
DIRECTOR’S VIEW Dear MemberS, Whenever the doors of an art museum open, so do minds. Art, like literature, challenges and inspires the mind and spirit. Students of every age see, experience and learn new ways of viewing and interpreting the world around them. As a professor of art and art history, I have seen firsthand the power of art education to turn students into students of the world. The opening of the new Frost Art Museum building is a pivotal moment in our history as an institution. The sheer beauty of the structure, the years of design and construction and the contributions of those who made it possible make for an event well worth celebrating. Dr. Carol Damian Yet, this grand moment for the Frost and Florida International University will soon be overshadowed many times over by the greater impact of the museum on our community. For the first time, residents of Miami-Dade County, particularly students of all ages, cultures and economic backgrounds will have access to a world-class museum building featuring significant exhibitions and outstanding programs at no cost. Admission to the Frost Art Museum at FIU and its exhibitions is free. The potential impact on the lives of FIU students and children across Miami-Dade County is limitless. Our generous donors and members have allowed us to offer the priceless gifts of both art and education. They believe this community is a worthwhile investment. Access to major art exhibitions and programming, especially in these lean economic times, is a gift of which we are proud. Since its opening in 1977, the Frost, previously known as The Art Museum at FIU, has never charged admission. Part of the mission of the Frost is to “enrich and educate the university and local communities as well as national and international audiences through the universal language of art. The Frost Art Museum contributes to the goals of FIU and its commitment to educate students, provide service to the community and promote greater understanding by collecting, preserving, presenting and interpreting a broad range of art from around the world.” We do not take this mission lightly. The Frost is the only art museum in western Miami- Dade, an area long underserved by cultural institutions. As we open our doors to a new era in our history, we look forward to seeing you, our members and donors, inside the building you made possible. We also hope to share this experience with other members of our local community, students, faculty and visitors from around the country and the world. The Frost belongs to all of us. Dr. Carol Damian Director and Chief Curator 3
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