The paintings of the human figure by British artist Jenny Saville (b.1970) have been infrequently exhibited since first premiered in the early 1990s. Included in the 1997 exhibition of the collection of British marketing giant Charles Saatchi entitled Sensation, she did not earn the notoriety of her slightly older peers, “the young British artists” for unusual materials.
Instead, Saville masterfully painted with oil on canvas and concentrated on the human figure but still created provocative work. Her monumental compositions of the female form were unromantic and suggested the reality of weight, flesh and blood. Initially restricted to a feminist critique Saville’s skill and compositions have evolved. She continues to paint luscious canvases that reveal that her subject has always been the medium of painting itself. Taking on the challenge of the history of modern painting through the tradition of classical figure painting her contribution is the subject of this exhibition.
This selective exhibition of 28 canvases and drawings dating from 1992– 2011 will bring Saville’s mature work together for the first time. Included will be such recognizable works as Fulcrum (1999) and Reverse (2002-3) as well as examples showcasing Saville’s exceptional draftsmanship in key works from the recent series Reproduction drawing (after the Leonardo cartoon),(2009-10) which references the iconic image found in the collection of London’s National Gallery. Works from the artist’s studio which have not been previously exhibited also will be included.
The exhibition will be accompanied by a fully-illustrated publication.
Jenny Saville, is the first exhibition in the Norton’s RAW series --- Recognition of Art by Women, made possible by the Leonard and Sophie Davis Fund/MLDauray Arts Initiative.
Since leaving Cuba for Miami, Herman Echevarria has carved out a high-profile life in business and politics.
In his 20s, Mr. Echevarria got his start in the public arena when he was named chairman of the board of directors of the Hialeah Chamber of Commerce. He applied his ideas on how to improve Hialeah’s business climate by bringing local and national business people together. While in Hialeah, he also was elected as City Council president.
Mr. Echevarria gravitated to the Republican Party but says he has since opened his political views to Democratic platforms.
Spurred by his interest in public affairs, he has worked as a political strategist, acting as an advisor to former Miami-Dade County mayor Alex Penelas
Previously, he was appointed to the US Small Business Administration’s National Advisory Council. He served as chairman of the Mayor’s International Trade Council of Miami-Dade County, as a board member at St. Thomas University, and as board chairman of the Miami Symphony Orchestra, among other positions.
Currently, he is a board member of the Beacon Council, the county’s economic development agency, and sits on the executive committee at Mount Sinai Hospital in Miami Beach.
A longtime advertising executive, Mr. Echevarria now owns a Miami advertising agency, BVKmeka, whose clients include the Dominican Republic. BVK has developed an advertising campaign to boost tourism to the country.
When he’s not in the office, Mr. Echevarria stays involved in Miami civic affairs, currently spearheading fundraising and other efforts to perserve downtown’s historic Olympia Theater at the Gusman Theater for the Performing Arts.
Mr. Echevarria and his wife, Alexia, gained national exposure from appearing on Bravo’s Housewives of Miami.
Mr. Echevarria spoke about his passion for advertising, politics and civic affairs with Miami Today staff writer Scott Blake in his Brickell Avenue office.
If you missed a chance to hear your favorite author or find a new one to explore, maybe we had a chance to sit with them and talk. Take a look at some of the interviews from uVu's weekend at the Book Fair.
In his latest novel, Toure examines what it means to be Black in America today. Who's Afraid of Post-Blackness asks critical question about identity, stereotypes end expectations on the Black race as ageneral. Host of WPBT2' Pulse, Jessy Schuster, met with journalist, tv host, reporter and author Toure during the 2011 Miami Book Fair International.
Lauren Book, founder of Lauren's Kids, was a victim of childhood sexual abuse for six years at the hands of her nanny. Armed with the knowledge that 95 percent of sexual abuse is preventable through education, Lauren sought to turn her experience into a vehicle to prevent childhood sexual abuse and heal survivors. She wrote "It's Ok to Tell: A Story of Hope and Recovery" to help survivor cope with their abuse and share their stories with other. Katia Valencia interviewed her during the Miami Book Fair International 2011.
Representing two books, Deadline Artists and Tabloid City, veteran journalist Pete Hamill sat down with uVu at the Miami Book Fair International.
Deadline Artists is an anthology collection of stories by some of the greatest newspaper writers of the last century and in Tabloid City is a novel about a veteran reporter decides to quit when his newspaper converts to a Web-only publication. But he still has stories to chase.
During our conversation, Hamill reflected on the state of journalism, the fate of newspapers and the double edged promise of writing for online.
Fact: Chimpanzees can only have children every five to six years.
Fact: Us, human can have one every two years ( more or so)
Fact: Chimpanzees are the most similar creature to humans. They can learn 400 language signs when in captivity and build music tools.
Fact: Humans are the 5th great apes species.
Fiction: We are so much better than chimpanzes. If we are , why are destroying our only home? Earth…
As Dr. Jane Goodall so vividly explained it, we, humans, can thing, talk, gather during meetings to talk politics, entertainments, world issues and more, but we can also burn entire forest, produce too much waste, put our personal interest ahead of our community or our race.
“We lack wisdom,” Goodall explained during the Continuity Forum on November 15th at the Ritz Carlton in Coconut Grove. “How do we reconnect our brain and our heart?” she gently asked in front of a full audience.
In July 1960, at the age of 26, Jane Goodall traveled from England to what is today Tanzania and bravely entered the little-known world of wild chimpanzees.She was equipped with nothing more than a notebook and a pair of binoculars. But with her unyielding patience and characteristic optimism, she won the trust of these initially shy creatures. She managed to open a window into their sometimes strange and often familiar-seeming lives. The public was fascinated and remains so to this day. Jane Goodall Institute website http://www.janegoodall.org/jane
Today, she laughs explaining how she is traveling even more as she is getting older as her time is getting limited on this planet she cherishes so much. She mentioned with sadness the major problems our home is facing, such as our unsustainable, politics and overpopulation. With seven billions people, it is becoming harder and harder to be able to feed everyone when most people live on less than $10 per day.
During Goodall’s travel, her attention has been drawn to the lack of hope affecting the youth around the globe. “We feel like you compromised our future and there is nothing to do about it,” say the young people she talked to referring to the role adults played on earth in the last decades. Although Goodall agreed with them on the first point, she actively refutes that all hope is gone. That lack of hope, she explained, is the cause of the growing trend among the earth population, apathy.
So the undeniable question, “Is it too late?” was raised by Goodall. Her optimistic could be read on her face smiling at the chimpanzee teddy bear she left on the podium. “No, it is not,” she answered. She encouraged everyone to get involved and choose projects to make the world a better place and be more socially responsible. “Life as usual cannot go on,” she firmly announced, “the main reason for hope is the young people.”
Before answering questions from the audience, Goodall, the British primatologist, ethologist, anthropologist and UN Messenger of Peace closed her remarks by stating that “we all need money to live, but we should not live for money.”
Watch the videos of her speech on uVu, part 1 is below.
As part of the closing night festivities for FLIFF 2011, "Like Crazy" producer Jonathan Schwartz took questions from the audience after the premiere of his film.
The Latino List premiered in Miami, at the Colony theatre on Sept 2oth. The documentary,
directed by timothy Grenfield Sander, and aired on HBO, gave a voice
to Hispanics in America and how their life helped shape the future of
others. Gloria Estefan and Emilio Estefan are among the people
interviewed in the documentary by award-winning broadcast journalistMaria Hinojosa.
uVu producer Jessy Schuster interviewed the couple on the red carpet.
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