Explore artist Xavier Cortada's rotating exhibition, in honor of the remarkable scientific achievements of CERN researchers who utilized five distinct search strategies to discover the Higgs boson, helping to prove the Standard Model of Physics. For more information, please contact the branch at 305-553-1134 or gonzalezja@mdpls.org. All ages.
About the Artist
In 2013, Cortada created five striking, large-scale banners to honor the remarkable scientific achievements of CERN researchers who utilized five distinct search strategies to discover the Higgs boson, helping to prove the Standard Model of Physics. Drawing parallels between CERN's Large Hadron Collider and a modern-day cathedral that shapes our understanding of the universe and our worldviews, the banners are permanently displayed at the precise location where the particle was discovered. Don't miss this educational display, sponsored by the Xavier Cortada Foundation.
Xavier Cortada, Miami’s pioneer eco-artist, uses art’s elasticity to work across disciplines to engage communities in problem solving. Particularly environmentally focused, his work intends to generate awareness and action around climate change, sea level rise, and biodiversity loss. Over the past three decades, the Cuban-American artist has created art at the North and South poles and across 6 continents, including more than 150 public artworks, installations, collaborative murals and socially engaged projects. Cortada, who serves as the inaugural Artist-in-Residence for Miami-Dade County and University of Miami Professor of Practice, has been commissioned to create art for CERN, the White House, the World Bank, the Frost Art Museum, and Miami City Hall, among many other art, science, and government venues. Cortada received the Environmental Law Institute’s 2021 National Wetlands Award, was included in the 2022 GRIST 50, and delivered a TED Talk on the intersection of art and climate. Learn more at www.cortada.com
Exhibition schedule and branch locations:
Main Library – May 5th – May 25th
Westchester Regional Library – May 26th – June 15th
West Kendall Regional Library – June 16th – July 6th
South Dade Regional Library – July 7th – July 27th
North Dade Regional Library – July 28th – August 17th
Miami Beach Regional Library – August 18th – September 7th
AGE GROUP: | All Ages |
EVENT TYPE: | Education | Computers & Technology | Art Exhibition |
TAGS: | Environmental Science | Art |
Mon, Oct 07 | 9:30AM to 8:00PM |
Tue, Oct 08 | 9:30AM to 8:00PM |
Wed, Oct 09 | Closed |
Thu, Oct 10 | Closed |
Fri, Oct 11 | 9:30AM to 6:00PM |
Sat, Oct 12 | 9:30AM to 6:00PM |
Sun, Oct 13 | Closed |