The Miami Generation: Revisited

July 13 – September 21, 2014

The Miami Generation: Revisited

In 1983, Miami’s former Cuban Museum of Arts and Culture presented the groundbreaking exhibition The Miami Generation, which represented a pivotal moment in South Florida’s cultural history and brought together—for the first time—nine emerging artists from Miami’s Cuban exile community who were part of a first generation that received artistic education in the U.S. More than 30 years later, NSU Art Museum picked up where the exhibition left off featuring works created since 1983 by the nine original artists.

Featured Artists:

Mario Bencomo
María Brito
Humberto Calzada
Pablo Cano
Emilio Falero
Fernando García
Juan González
Carlos Macià
César Trasobares

Organized by NSU Art Museum and curated by Jorge Santis.

Additional Support

Image: Humberto Calzada, The Mediator, 2000, acrylic on canvas, From the Collection of the Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum, Florida International University, Miami, gift of the artist.

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Exhibitions

Currently on View

Piero Penizzotto, Kings of Comedy (Chris, Imani, Bernard, Calvin, Dre), 2024 Papier-mâché, foam and acrylic Photography by Oriol Tarridas Courtesy of the Artist and Primary

Close to Home

June 7 - October 4, 2026
William J. Glackens, Along the Marne, 1925, Oil on board, NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale, bequest of Ira D. Glackens 91.40.107

Defining Landscapes

May 7 - July 26, 2026
Frantz Zéphirin, Ceremonie Zeïdes Medji La Mère des Erzulies (Ceremony of the Zeïdes Medji, the Mother of the Erzulies.), 2016, Acrylic on canvas, 20 x 24 inches, Copyright the artist, courtesy of CENTRAL FINE and El-Saieh.

Frantz Zéphirin: The Messenger

June 7 - October 4, 2026
Asger Jorn, Individuum Ineffable (Ineffable Personality), 1966, Acrylic on paper mounted on canvas, 21.7 x 18.5 in (55.2 x 46.9 cm), NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale; Cobra Collection; gift of Golda and Meyer Marks M-98.30. © 2025 Donation Jorn, Silkeborg / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VISDA; Photograph by Angelika Rinnhofer.

Asger Jorn: Luck and Chance

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