Kick Off July @ The Wolfsonian-FIU With a Very Special Members Preview‏

CALENDAR

Saturday, July 5
EXHIBITION OPENINGS
A Bittersweet Decade: The New Deal in America and Thoughts on Democracy

WOLF BOOK CLUB
Be a part of The Wolfsonian's book club! We explore literary works whose subjects are relevant to current exhibitions and collection themes. Participants are expected to have read the selection in its entirety and have toured Art and Design in the Modern Age prior to the discussion. To join or to RSVP: 305.535.2644 or education@thewolf.fiu.edu. Free.

Friday, July 11, 7pm
IN PRAISE OF SHADOWS by Jun’ichiro Tanizaki (1933)—This essay by novelist Jun’ichiro Tanizaki examines Japanese architecture and design, discussing the relationship between darkness and light and celebrating the role that shadows play in defining a space. Moderated by Marilys R. Nepomechie, associate professor, School of Architecture, FIU.

CINEMA 2 AT THE WOLF
is an ongoing documentary film series presented in collaboration with WPBT-Channel 2. Free.

Friday, July 18, 7pm
AMERICAN MASTER: PETE SEEGER, THE POWER OF SONG (2007, USA, Jim Brown, 90 min, color, DVD)—Eighty-eight-year-old folk singer Pete Seeger, known for such rousing songs as "If I Had a Hammer" and "Waist Deep in the Big Muddy," recalls the spirit of fortitude and hope of the early civil rights movement. This documentary explores Seeger's lifetime of political activism from the 1950s anti- Communist witch hunts through today's protests against the war in Iraq.

WORKSHOP
Thursday, July 24, 7pm
BUTTON BLISS—Create your own propaganda buttons with mini art, collage, graphics, drawings, or text to accessorize jackets, backpacks, and more. Materials included. Limited to 20. RSVP and advance ticket purchase required by July 21: 305.535.2644 or education@thewolf.fiu.edu. $10 for members; $20 all others.

TOURS
Friday, July 25, 6pm
DECO AND DESIGN TOUR—This two-hour adventure begins with a walking tour of the Art Deco District, then moves inside to explore The Wolfsonian's collection. The tour focuses on New Deal architecture and the exhibition A Bittersweet Decade: The New Deal in America, 1933-43, on view at The Wolfsonian. Presented with the Miami Design Preservation League. Limited to 20. RSVP and advance ticket purchase required by July 21: 305.535.2644 or education@thewolf.fiu.edu. Tour begins and ends at The Wolfsonian. $10 for members; $20 all others.

DON'T FORGET...FREE FRIDAYS AT THE WOLF
Free admission begins at 6pm. Join us for a guided tour at 6pm, and innovative programming at 7pm. Galleries remain open until 9pm. Sponsored by


TOURS
Each Thursday and Friday, 6pm
Consider how an array of historical, cultural, and political trends inspired design of the machine age with a guided exhibition tour each Thursday and Friday night at 6pm. Friday tours are free.


ON VIEW

A BITTERSWEET DECADE: THE NEW DEAL IN AMERICA,1933-43
ON VIEW JULY 5, 2008 THROUGH JANUARY 19, 2009

This exhibition, which commemorates the seventy-fifth anniversary of the New Deal, considers the impact of Franklin D. Roosevelt's programs on American culture and explores how the government's patronage of art, design, and architecture were integral parts of the larger project of the New Deal, which aimed to spur recovery from the Great Depression and change American society.

THOUGHTS ON DEMOCRACY
ON VIEW JULY 5, 2008 THROUGH DECEMBER 7, 2008 IN THE MUSEUM'S LOBBY

Thoughts on Democracy is an initiative intended to foster an ongoing dialogue between The Wolfsonian's graphic and propaganda arts collections and contemporary artists and designers. The museum invited sixty leading artists and designers to create a new graphic design inspired by Norman Rockwell's
1943 "Four Freedoms" posters, a recent addition to the collection. Rockwell's images, reproduced by the U.S. Office of War Information for mass dissemination, communicated FDR's vision of "a world founded upon four essential human freedoms"—Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Worship, Freedom from
Want, and Freedom from Fear.

To contribute to the conversation on democracy, and to learn more about the project, visit www.thoughtsondemocracy.blogspot.com

SPANNING THE DIVIDE OF CENTURIES: VIENNA FROM THE LAST HABSBURGS TO THE AUSTRIAN REPUBLIC
ON VIEW IN THE RARE BOOK AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARY VESTIBULE THROUGH JULY 22, 2008

Vienna, capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, emerged at the end of the nineteenth century as one of the major centers of the modern movement. New ideas about the individual and society found expression in the work of psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud, philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein, composers Arnold Schoenberg and Gustav Mahler, architects Otto Wagner and Josef Hoffmann, writers Robert Musil, Hugo von Hofmannstahl, and artists Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele, among many other notables. The works on display reflect the changes that occurred in Viennese society from the fin-de-siécle to the First World War.

ART AND DESIGN IN THE MODERN AGE: SELECTIONS FROM THE WOLFSONIAN COLLECTION
ONGOING

The Wolfsonian-FIU holds an astounding collection of modern objects—both the rare and the overlooked — from the 1885 to 1945 era, demonstrating the active role design plays in motivating actions, expressing ideas, creating desires, and shaping identities. Exhibition themes underscore designers' responses to new materials and technologies, the role of graphic design as an instrument of political and commercial persuasion, and the nature of state-sponsored public art and architecture programs.

DYNAMO HIGHLIGHT

The Dynamo Café's eclectic menu features a delicious array of soups, sandwiches, and salads, as well as a coffee bar and special dessert and tea menus. The museum shop is the destination for unique toys, jewelry, books, fashion, accessories and housewares.


DAZZLING DAILY LUNCH SPECIAL
Shop till you drop, then lunch at The Dynamo for $10 pp, plus tax and tip. Lunch special menu includes a Chef's entrée of the day and iced tea.

THINKISM THURSDAYS
Energy Hours at The Dynamo take place from 5-7pm and include wine and bar food specials.

FREE FRIDAYS, 6-9 PM
Free admission to galleries compliments of the Miami Herald. Energy Hours at The Dynamo, 5-7pm. Wine and bar food specials. Exhibition tour at 6pm. Recharge your batteries for the weekend.



UPCOMING FILM SERIES

SUMMER FILM SERIES
CINEMATIC DETOURS: ROAD MOVIES
The "road movies" genre has much to tell us about national identity. The films in our annual summer series, while depicting the personal crises and transformations of their characters, offer us a valuable lens into the culture and times in which they were produced. The films are screened each Thursday in August at 7pm and introduced by University of Miami film studies scholars. Presented with the Cultural Services of the Embassy of France/Miami Chapter at the Consulate General. Free for members and students; $10 all others.

Thursday, August 7, 7pm
THE GRAPES OF WRATH (1940, USA, John Ford, 100 min, b&w, 16mm)—An Okie family that loses its farm during the Great Depression takes to the road, traveling Route 66 as migrant workers. They journey from the Dust Bowl to California in search of work and opportunity. One of the first movies included in the National Film Registry and based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by John Steinbeck.


The Wolfsonian receives ongoing support from the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Arts Council; the National Endowment for the Arts; the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners; the City of Miami Beach, Cultural Affairs Program, Cultural Arts Council; the Arthur F. and Alice E. Adams Foundation; William J. and Tina Rosenberg Foundation; Continental Airlines, the preferred airline of The Wolfsonian; Crispin Porter + Bogusky; The Miami Herald; Bacardi U.S.A., Inc.; Robert Mondavi Winery; Pistils & Petals.

Thoughts on Democracy is generously supported by the Knight New Work Award from the Funding Arts Network (FAN), in partnership with the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; the Miami Herald; and Continental Airlines, the preferred airline of The Wolfsonian. Additional support provided by Turnberry for the Arts exhibited at the Aventura Mall.