What: During National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 to October 15), Americans celebrate the histories, cultures and contributions made by Hispanic and Latin Americans. The Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA) is celebrating by featuring the exhibit SYZYGY. The exhibit unites 10 Miami-based Hispanic women artists whose work explores themes of identity, sexuality, power and spirituality. Each piece articulates a confrontation or engagement with the collective unconscious.
The term “syzygy” is defined as the Greek term meaning “union.” In Astronomy, it describes a conjunction or opposition of celestial bodies such as the sun and the moon, or alignment of three celestial bodies such as sun, moon and earth. The exhibit SYZYGY allows for a new way to experience correlation. It offers an opportunity to embody diverse manifestations of duality and interrogation from a unique Miami, female, Hispanic perspective.
Guests can enjoy bites courtesy of Punch Cuban Delight restaurant and cocktails by Zamaca liquor during the opening reception. The SYZYGY exhibition is also sponsored by the Ware Foundation.
Who: Exhibition artist Nereida Garcia Ferraz was honored by the North Miami city council as the official Hispanic Heritage Month artist. Some of the most renown and poignant artists in the exhibition are Sandra Ramos, Nina Surel, Charo Oquet, Nereida Garcia Ferraz and Natasha Perdomo. The exhibition mixes mature, internationally renowned artists with emerging local artists, in keeping with MOCA’s mission to support local artists while maintaining the museum’s global prestige and level of excellence.
The 10 featured artists are:
1.Nereida Garcia Ferraz; Painting and Installation (Cuba)
2.Charo Oquet; Performance, installation and video (Dominican Republic)
3.Natacha Perdomo; Painting (Cuba)
4.Griselle Gaudnik; Mixed Media Installation (Venezuela)
5.Alessandra Santos; Photography Installation (Panama)
6.Laura Luna; Sculpture (Cuba)
7.Barbara Bollini; Photography/Mixed Media (Bolivia)
8.Beatriz Ricco; Photography (Brazil)
9.Sandra Ramos; Video, Etching (Cuba)
10.Nina Surel; Mixed media installation (Argentina)
Curated by: Tiffany Madera
Public Program Manager of MOCA and Curator of SYZGY
"In curating this show, I was compelled by each artist's depth and commitment to the female voice in the face of duality, oppression, rupture and disembodiment,” says Madera. “This exhibition offers a new way of traveling the feminine psyche, which allows for a fuller, more holistic understanding of human experience. Syzygy can be understood on many levels; each work addresses a unique interpretation of this idea. These works form acts of resistance with a varied expression of what it means to be female and Latina and its many manifestations across multiple diasporas.”
When:
REVISED DATE:Opening Reception is Thursday, October 13, 2016, 6-9 p.m.
The exhibition then runs through November 6, 2016.
Where:
Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami
Pavilion Gallery
770 NE 125th Street
Miami, FL 33161
Satellite locations:
City of North Miami City Hall, 2nd Floor
776 NE 125th Street
Miami, FL 33161
City of North Miami Library
835 NE 132nd Street
Miami, FL 33161
Cost:
General admission is $10.
Free admission for MOCA members and residents of North Miami.
About Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami
The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) is dedicated to making contemporary art accessible to diverse audiences – especially underserved populations – through the collection, preservation and exhibition of the best of contemporary art and its art historical influences. The Museum is located at 770 NE 125th Street, North Miami, FL 33161. It is open Tuesday–Friday from 11 a.m.–5 p.m., Saturday 1–9 p.m., and Sunday 11 a.m.–5 p.m. (closed Mondays and major holidays). For more information, visit mocanomi.org or call 305-893-6211.
