Week of December 22, 2011
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| ART Thursday 12/22 IN THE '60sThe Miami Art Museum hosts exhibit "American People, Black Light: Faith Ringgold's Paintings of the 1960s," representations of race, gender and class made in direct response to the social upheavals of the 1960s. The work from the exhibit disappeared for almost 40 years and return to be shown for the artist's 80th birthday. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday. Noon-5 p.m. Friday-Sunday. Miami Art Museum, 101 W Flagler St., Miami. Free for members, students and children under 12. $4 seniors. $8 others. Details: (305) 375-1704 or rsvp@miamiartmuseum.org or www.miamiartmuseum.org. FACES OF CHINA Miami-based professional photographer Tom Salyer showcases an exhibit of his work documenting his annual visits to China in "Faces of China." The exhibit features 32 works depicting his experiences with both ancient and contemporary China during an annual visit to the country between 2004 and October 2011. The work resembles more a casual observation of human nature than as an accentuation of differences between cultures. 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon-Fri. Exhibit through Jan. 21. ACND Gallery of Art at Archbishop Curley Notre Dame 6 to 12 Prep, 4949 NE Second Ave., Miami. Details: (305) 751-8367 ext. 28 or dromanik@acnd.net or www.acnd.net. SAINTLY BLESSINGS The University of Miami Lowe Art Museum presents "Saintly Blessings: A Gift of Mexican Retablos from Joseph and Janet Shein." Painted devotional images of saints and other holy persons, called retablos, are used primarily by Mexican peoples as objects of veneration and to seek favors. A collection of 28, painted on tin, has been donated to the museum by Philadelphia and Miami art collectors Joseph and Janet Shein. The gift is an important addition to the Lowe's collection of santos. They are on view 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Noon-4 p.m. Sundays. Exhibit through Sept. 23. Lowe Art Museum, 1301 Stanford Drive, Coral Gables. Free for Museum members, UM students, faculty and staff and children under 12. $5 seniors and non-UM students. $10 others. Details: (305) 284-3535 or www.lowemuseum.org.
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