The Art of Miami
Booklet for the exhibition The Art of Miami at Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, December 14, 1985 – January 26, 1986. The Introduction reads: An exhibition of “The Art of Miami” should prove intriguing for SECCA’s visitors. Everyone knows how congenial life is in South Florida. And most might expect to see traces of that in Miami art: some sort of Flamingo/ art Deco regal touch, done with lots of pastel and not too much mind. There will be some surprises. It is true that Miami is America’s tropical city, but that is not what sets it apart. It is a new city – an almost instantly big city – and a demographer’s dream of a city with a singularly rich and energizing mix of cultures and traditions. The artists chosen for this show represent a distillation of that mix, so that twenty-two can stand in for many and delineate the role heritage plays in Miami art. Participating artists include: Carlos Alfonzo, Mario Algaze, Stephen Althouse, Mario Bencomo, Stephen Bird, Maria Brito-Avellana, Philip Brooker, Carol K. Brown, Rosemarie Chiarlone, Angi Curreri, Christine Federighi, Ron Fondaw, Lisa Klausner, Suzanne Kores, Carol S. Levy, Silvia Lizama, Roberta B. Marks, Thomas Minor, Kenny Schneider, Cesar Trasobares, and Sandra Winters.
Copyright Rosemarie Chiarlone
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