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Pivot Points IV
The eternal struggle between man and nature is a theme not only perpetuated in today’s society, but also a concern further explored in the work of Melanie Schiff. Photographs by Schiff titled Ramped (2009) and Circle and Branch (2009) are among the works from MOCA’s permanent collection featured in Pivot Points IV, opening on September 16. Both Ramped and Circle and Branch exemplify Schiff’s ongoing interest in the parallels between the destructive nature of human existence and allure of the natural world. This deliberate coupling of antithetical subjects provokes a commentary on the detrimental effect humans can have on nature.
East of Paradise Film Screening
On Wednesday, August 18, at 7 pm, MOCA will host a screening of “East of Paradise,” a film that inspired Claire Fontaine and their “Economies” exhibition. Directed by Lech Kowalski, the film makes a powerful statement about the human condition and explores the extremeness of our experiences. “East of Paradise,” is the last of four films to be screened at MOCA as part of Claire Fontaine’s Moving Image Toolbox. The film incorporates poverty, sex, Rock’and’Roll and death in a (political) commentary on today’s reality. If you never thought a Polish Holocaust survivor could bare bear any similarity to a punk or junkee, Lech Kowalski will tastefully disprove you. Do we really “live in a lie?” And is that lie really “forced upon us by people with power?” Please join us on Wednesday evening. We encourage you to share your comments.
MOCA Summer Journalism Institute
Students in the MOCA Summer Journalism Institute for Teens are wrapping up their experience this week. Highlights of the program include a trip to FIU's communication's department and a visit from Miami Herald staffers. Students wrote profiles of each other. They are working on feature stories that include a number of interviews. Yesterday they went into the galleries of MOCA for a tour and then wrote about some of the pieces.
MOCA Blog Lives
Welcome to the MOCA Blog. We created this feature to make it possible for our audience to continue discussing the ideas addressed at MOCA lectures and events as well as respond to exhibitions. We look forward to continuing the conversation.
Bonnie Clearwater, Executive Director and Chief Curator