Byron and Dorothy Gerson American Lecture Series

The Detroit Institute of Arts invites you to join us for the inaugural Byron and Dorothy Gerson Lecture Series, in partnership with the William Davidson Foundation. Franklin Sirmans, director of the Perez Art Museum Miami will present on the topic; A View from the Crossroads: A 21st Century American Museum.

This talk will explore the recent history of the Pérez Art Museum Miami. Working with modern and contemporary art, the museum has sought to be a leader in presenting the work of Latin America and the Caribbean while highlighting African diasporic and US Latino art. This talk will present artists such as Jean-Michel Basquiat, Marisol, Warhol, Leandro Erlich and exhibitions like NeoHooDoo: Art for a Forgotten Faith and Futbol: The Beautiful Game.