Cuban-American Artist Agustín Fernández drawings exhibition opens at the Frost Art Museum

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Cuban-American Artist AgustÃn FernÃ¡ndez drawings exhibition opens at the Frost Art Museum

AgustÃn FernÃ¡ndez, Untitled (46), 1981, Graphite on paper, 30 x 33 Â¼ inches, Courtesy of the AgustÃn FernÃ¡ndez Foundation

MIAMI, FL (January 2, 2013)- The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum at Florida International University will hold a very special exhibition opening on Saturday, January 12, 2013, from 5 pm-8 pm. A fine wine and cheese reception will usher in Formâs Transgressions: The Drawings of AgustÃn FernÃ¡ndez. This exhibition will run through February 17, 2013, and the Saturday afternoon reception is open to the public and free of charge.

Cuban-American artist AgustÃn FernÃ¡ndez (1928-2006) ranks as one of Surrealismâs most discerning interpreters, and is considered to be one of the masters of modern Cuban art. This exhibition, done in collaboration with the Snite Museum of the University of Notre Dame, presents drawings from the late 1960s to the 1990s that provide a comprehensive overview of his most recognizable imagery, a visual language instilled with the erotics of desire and vulnerability.

âThis exhibition marks our attempt to introduce his works on paper as key elements of his impressive career that have not previously been explored in depth, and help establish his role not only in the arts of Latin America, but within the mainstream of international Modernism of the twentieth century,â says Dr. Carol Damian, Director of the Frost Art Museum.

AgustÃn FernÃ¡ndez, Untitled (5496), 1986, Graphite on paper, 30 x 22 1/4 inches, AgustÃn FernÃ¡ndez Foundation

"Although the works on paper have often been included in exhibitions as complements to the paintings and to reveal the extraordinary artistic technique that is basic to every media he mastered, this is the first exhibit dedicated solely to works on paper. These works are done with graphite, some with minimal color. The space at the Frost allows for a beautiful installation that will give visitors a new perspective on his mastery of the drawing media on a grand scale.â

Formâs Transgressions: The Drawings of AgustÃn FernÃ¡ndez is being curated by Ricardo Pau-Llosa. This exhibition is part of the Frost Art Museumâs 2013 year-long program, Commemorating 500 Years 1513-2013 Spain-Florida-Caribbean, a series of exhibitions celebrating the evolution of our regional culture and development since Ponce de LeÃ³nâs arrival in what is now Florida.

Exhibition opening attendees are also invited to view the Frost Art Museumâs other current exhibitions:
â¢ IvÃ¡n Navarro: Fluorescent Light Sculptures
â¢ to beauty: A Tribute to Mike Kelley
â¢ Reflections Across Time: Seminole Portraits
â¢ American Sculpture in the Tropics

About the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum at Florida International University
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Cuban-American Artist AgustÃ­n FernÃ¡ndez drawings exhibition opens at the Frost Art Museum

Cuban-American Artist AgustÃn FernÃ¡ndez drawings exhibition opens at the Frost Art Museum