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Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale. 1 E Las Olas Blvd. (954) 262-0236.
This major exhibition mirrors the diverse Hispanic landscape of South Florida with artists from Cuba, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Guatemala, Uruguay, Venezuela, Argentina, El Salvador and Brazil represented among the works on view. Acclaimed Fort Lauderdale art collectors Pearl and Stanley Goodman began their collection of Latin American modernists in the 1980s. They were attracted to Latin American art because it tells “a story, usually with clear political and social messages.” Pearl, a retired educator, explores “different periods by each artist” she collects. Stanley, an artist and retired cardiologist, tends to “emphasize the academic merit of the work.” Together, they have built a collection that includes masters such as Diego Rivera, Rufino Tamayo, Joaquín Torres García, José Clemente Orozco and Wifredo Lam. Complementing the Goodman collection are works by Latin American contemporary artists from the Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale’s collection. Curator and Head of Collection Research Jorge Santis mounted this exhibition of works by artists from Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. Featured artists include Puerto Rican photographer and Miami Beach resident Carlos Betancourt, Cuban-born artist Ernesto Oroza, Mexican photographer Dulce Pinzón, Salvadorian painter Benjamín Cañas and Argentine painter Guillermo Kuitca.
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Riverwalk Fort Lauderdale Trust