Tuesday, January 20, 2009

This Week at The Wolfsonian-FIU‏

THIS WEEK AT THE WOLFSONIAN-FIU

CURATOR'S TOUR AND RECEPTION
Tuesday, January 20, 7pm
RESCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 7PM

FILM
Thursday, January 22, 7pm
BUCKMINSTER FULLER: THINKING OUT LOUD (1996, USA, producer/directors Kirk Simon and Karen Goodman, 94 min, color, DVD)—In Buckminster Fuller's world, cars had three wheels, houses were to be delivered by blimps, and cities were to be built inside floating spheres. Discover one of the twentieth century's most innovative and controversial visionaries in this award-winning documentary. Free.

DOCUMENTARY SERIES: TECHNOLOGY AND THE HUMAN CONDITION

This film series explores the impact of technology on our lives. Curated by Michael Laramee, a graduate student in Film Studies at the University of Miami, it is co-sponsored by FIU's Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy and Citizenship Studies. Free to members and students; $10 all others.

Friday, January 23, 7pm
WE FEED THE WORLD (2005, Austria, Erwin Wagenhofer, 96 min, German with English subtitles, color, DVD)—The world has the capacity to feed all its inhabitants, but does not. Follow the flow of food around the globe and find out where it ends up and why.

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