Evolving Identities, 1914-1945
GENDER BENDER EXHIBITION
Evolving Identities, 1914-1945
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March 6 – 31, 2012
Opening Reception: March 6th, 6 – 8 pm
Gender Bender is a student-curated exhibition that explores gender roles through an examination of propaganda with the social and political history of the period. The exhibition is the final product of the first year of the Museum Studies Program, a collaborative course sponsored by Miami Dade College,New World School of the Arts and Mitchell Wolfson Jr. Study Centre with support from the Mitchell Wolfson Sr. Foundation. The exhibition will be on view from March 6th though March 31st.
Gender Bender highlights the radical shifts in the roles men and women played during the period 1914 –1945. It examines the manipulation and formulation of both expected and non-conforming gender roles and explores how these identities are still reflected in contemporary society.
Almost a hundred objects, all from the private collection of Mitchell Wolfson, Jr., will be on display including paintings, posters, sculpture, jewellery, product labels and books. Stated Wolfson, “My intent is to provoke dialogue, to encourage an exchange through examination and reinterpretation of our past which, naturally, impacts our present. It is exceedingly gratifying to have these students explore and present these materials through their own 21st century lens. ”
Gender Bender: Evolving Identities 1914-54, is curated by Miami Dade and New World School of the Arts students: Ariel Brett, Fawn Ember, Nicole Espaillat, Daniella Figueroa, Carolina González López-Henríquez, Ivan Molano, Carrie Monescalchi, Jacqueline Rios, Victoria Rodriguez, Vera Saeme,
Christopher Stone and Alfredo Useche.
Gallery hours: Tuesday - Friday 12m - 5:00pm
Media Contact: Melissa Diaz, (305) 975-0915, mdiaz12@mdc.edu
Website: http://wolfsonmuseumstudies.blogspot.com/
Admission: free
