Florida Jews in the Military

Amazing Miami Attractions -- In tribute to all veterans, the Museum will mount an exhibit on the story of Floridian Jews who have served in the military. Throughout history, the supreme offering a human being could make for his nation was to put one’s life on the line for the ideals and freedom of that nation. The military offered a direct route to acculturation, especially for new immigrants. Floridian Jews have fought for every conflict from the Seminole Wars when the city of Ft. Myers was named for Col. Abraham C. Myers through the Civil War when Morris Dzialynski of Jacksonville and many others served, to the World Wars, Korean, Viet Nam, Gulf and battles of the 21st Century!

Judy Chicago: Jewish Identity and the Multicultural Connection

This retrospective of work from throughout Chicago’s career explores projects that bridge differences, promote equality and foster mutual respect among diverse groups.

Dzine

Drawing in large part from Chicano lowrider culture and his own Puerto Rican background, Dzine creates ornate handmade lowrider bikes and plaques to explore the relationship between culture and beauty, the studio and the street and the cross section of high and lowbrow forms of creating art. For his exhibition at the Bass Museum of Art, Dzine will present a new custom lowrider tricycle inspired by the concept of "Ghost Bike" memorials. Installed in the entryway of the museum, will be a unique custom sculptural form of light and audio in the shape of a classic chandelier.

48 JEWS: What it Means to be Jewish

This is a series of painted Warhol-esque portraits by Absalom Jac Lahav of famous Jews that celebrates and questions our notions of what it means to be Jewish. The images are gathered from contemporary media sources and selected for their iconic quality. Some included are: Anne Frank, Elie Weisel, Bob Dylan, Gertrude Stein, Alan Greenspan, and Leonard Nimoy.

Kent Henricksen: Wayward We Hunt

Artist Kent Henricksen's new works subtly bring to life his personal examinations of social science by integrating foreign ideals into proverbial western settings. One of his main concerns is the eternal investigation of psychological and physical boundaries that human beings deal with in their everyday lives. He archives figures and landscapes from diverse sources in order to establish dialogues between the past and the present. Furthermore, he uses embroidery both as a means to illustrate imagined narratives, allowing the viewers to make a simple associations to the subject-matter. The installation featured at the Bass Museum includes wallpaper, sconces, and "paintings," which are comprised of silkscreen on wallpaper.

Annual Art Basel Miami Beach Reception

Opening reception for the exhibitions: Where Do We Go From Here? Selections for La Coleccion Jumex; Dzine; Kent Henricksen: Wayward We Hunt; Selections from the Collection. Hosted by The Bass Museum of Art. Access with Bass Museum invitation, VIP cards, exhibitor's pass, press pass, Bass Museum membership cards. Bass Museum hours of operation during Art Basel Miami Beach: 9am-5pm Monday, November 30 - Sunday, December 6.

Where Do We Go From Here? Selections from La Colección Jumex

The Jumex Collection, based in Mexico City, is the largest private collection of international contemporary art in Latin America. The first time this collection is shown in the United States, this exhibition will include a selection of international figures of contemporary art such as Ugo Rondinone, Jenny Holzer, Louise Lawler, On Kawara, Kelly Walker, Rudolf Stingel, Paul McCarthy, Andy Warhol, Gabriel Orozco and Minerva Cuevas, alongside Mexican conceptual artists: Damian Ortega, and Stephan Bruggeman. Co-curated by Silvia Karman Cubiña and Raphaela Platow, in collaboration with Victor Zamudio Taylor, Curator of the Jumex Collection. This exhibition will later travel to the Cincinnati Art Center.