On the heels of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprisings, the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum FIU recently opened “Art after Stonewall, 1969-1989.” Miami is one of only three cities nationwide to host the exhibit, which will run through Jan. 5. Thanks to its incredible size and scope – comprising more than 200 pieces – the show will encompass the entire second floor of the museum, including the Frost Art Museum’s Grand Galleries.
This is the first national museum show of its kind to survey the impact of the LGBTQ civil rights movement on visual culture during the pivotal two decades after the Stonewall Riots – considered a historic flash-point for the movement. It’s a bold visual history of 20 years in American queer life. Works include photographs; paintings; sculpture; film clips; video; music; performance pieces; and historical documents and images taken from magazines, newspapers and television.
“When the police raided the Stonewall Inn on June 28, 1969, that night’s events changed the course of American history. ‘Art after Stonewall’ brings to light the evolution of the modern LGBT movement and its undeniable impact on the art world,” said Dr. Jordana Pomeroy, director of the Frost Art Museum FIU, according to a press release. “The exhibition acknowledges the guts and grit of these artists, gay and straight, to make declarative and public visual statements about gender and sexuality in a predominantly homophobic world.”
“Art after Stonewall” is slated to be a major attraction of Art Basel Miami Beach in December. One of the world’s top art fairs, it attracts more than 70,000 collectors, cultural leaders, artists and media influencers from around the world.
Dr. Pomeroy added: “The Frost Art Museum FIU is honored and delighted to bring to Miami the tour de force ‘Art after Stonewall,’ which encompasses the passion, energy, and excitement that inspired the art world at this time.”
For more information, visit frost.fiu.edu.
Charles Griffin