Amelia Peláez: The Craft of Modernity
Dec. 4, 2013 - Feb. 23, 2014
Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) will present a focused selection of works by Amelia Peláez del Casal (b. 1896 – d. 1968), one of the most important Cuban painters of the modernist era. Alongside artists such as Carlos Enríquez, Wifredo Lam, Victor Manuel and Fidelio Ponce de León, Peláez personifies the primera vanguardia—the first wave of Cuban artists who traveled to Europe before World War II, where they were exposed to Cubism, Surrealism and other contemporaneous styles. When these artists subsequently returned to the island nation, they introduced the artistic innovations they had adopted abroad and transformed them by incorporating aspects of their native cultural and national identities.
Peláez is best known for brightly colored, quasi-abstract compositions that feature decorative objects and ornamental architectural motifs, evoking the traditional domestic interiors of Havana. This exhibition will take a socio-historical approach, examining Peláez’s work in the context of the changing material culture and urban landscape of Havana during the first half of the 20th century.
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Press Release: PAMM Announces Inaugural Exhibition Schedule
The selection and presentation of artists, collections, and commissioned projects for PAMM is guided by the Museum’s mission to create dialogues across and through local, regional, and international contexts and to emphasize artists and projects that engage with traditions from the United States, the Caribbean, and Latin America.
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Press Release: Focused Survey of Cuban Painter Amelia Peláez Organized by PAMM
Featuring nearly 40 works by this much-loved artist, The Craft of Modernity demonstrates Peláez’s contributions to Cuban modernism.
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Amelia Peláez, artífice de la modernidad cubana
Dentro del programa inaugural de exhibiciones del Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) y como parte del compromiso de dicha institución hacia el arte latinoamericano y cubanoamericano, destaca la exposición dedicada a la obra de Amelia Peláez, The Craft of Modernity.
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