Contemporary artist Carlos Estevez to speak at FIU

MIAMI (June 1, 2009) – Florida International University’s Latin American and Caribbean Center, in partnership with the Cuban Research Institute and the Department of Art and Art History, will host “Theatrum mundi: A Journey Through 17 Years of Work,” a presentation by contemporary artist Carlos Estevez on Wednesday, June 3.
            Estevez is the 2009 Felix Gonzalez-Torres Community Art Project Visiting Artist, a three-year initiative created by the Cuban Research Institute in partnership with Felix Gonzalez-Torres Foundation, to bring internationally renowned contemporary artists to campus and promote awareness of their work and legacy through lectures and studio visits.
            The lecture, part of the Target Wednesday After Hours series, is scheduled for 7 p.m. in the Frost Art Museum. A reception will follow.
            The deadline to RSVP is Monday, June 1. For more information, call 305-348-2890 or 305-348-2894.

Media contact: Sara Friden at 305-348-2232.

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About FIU:
Florida International University was founded in 1965 and is Miami’s only public research university. With a student body of more than 38,000, FIU graduates more Hispanics than any other university in the country. Its 17 colleges and schools offer more than 200 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations and law. FIU has been classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as a “High Research Activity University.” In 2006 FIU was authorized to establish a medical school, which will welcome its first class in 2009. FIU’s College of Law recently received accreditation in the fastest time allowed by the American Bar Association.