Night of Ideas
Date: Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Time: 6–8:30pm
Location: The Wolfsonian–FIU @ 1001 Washington Avenue
The Wolfsonian plays host to Night of Ideas, an annual series on global issues by Villa Albertine (the French Institute for Culture and Education). Part of a nationwide initiative, Miami's edition will explore the power of art in shaping ideology, perception, and truth. Begin the evening with chief curator Silvia Barisione, who will lead an exhibition tour of The Big World: Alternative Landscapes in the Modern Era, before taking in "Art, Ideology, and Truth: From Aesthetic Control to Post-Truth Culture." Examining how artistic production in the U.S. and France has reinforced cultural norms, legitimized ideologies, and blurred fact with fiction, this panel discussion will consider the role of visual storytelling in today's era of media manipulation.
Coordinated worldwide by the Institut Français and presented with Villa Albertine and the Albertine Foundation thanks to the leadership support of the Judy & Peter Blum Kovler Foundation and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Panelists
Silvia Barisione, Chief Curator, The Wolfsonian–FIU
François Noudelmann, Professor of French Literature, Thought and Culture, New York University
Jay Mollica, Senior Director of Digital Engagement, Pérez Art Museum Miami
Jennifer Farah, Director of Arts, Knight Foundation (moderator)
Schedule
6:00–6:30pm | Reception
6:30–7:00pm | Exhibition Tour
7:00–8:30pm | Panel Discussion
Banner image: Painting (detail), La bataille pour la ville [The Battle for the City], 1944. Raymond Daussy. Paris. The Wolfsonian–FIU, The Mitchell Wolfson, Jr. Collection.
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