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Mapping Trajectories by Rosemarie Chiarlone

February 1–May 4, 2025
The Wolfsonian–FIU @ 1001 Washington Avenue

Mapping Trajectories by Rosemarie Chiarlone explores the journey of an iconic structure from its original site to a new home. Beginning its life at the 27th Avenue crossing of the Miami River, the Wolfsonian–FIU Bridge Tender House is now a Miami Beach landmark, resting on the Washington Avenue sidewalk outside the museum. Blending poetry, painting, and typography, Chiarlone transforms the Bridge Tender House into a streetside canvas, filling the windows with large, abstracted, and vibrantly colored aerial maps. The project also includes a unique artist's book, Tender, displayed in our lobby, and a newsprint tabloid with a poem that visitors can take home.

Artist Rosemarie Chiarlone explores the physical and psychological boundaries of human connection. Chiarlone's artist books, works on paper, and installations often focus on the changing landscape of Miami.

Street view of a building with a distinctive architectural feature in the center, which appears to be a rounded entrance with decorative metalwork. The building has a modern design with large windows and a flat roof. On either side of the central entrance, there are storefronts with large glass windows displaying various items. The storefront on the left has a sign that is not clearly visible, while the one on the right has signs that read "Design Store" and "Coffee Bar." There are trees and shrubs in front of the building, and a sidewalk runs along the street in front of it.

About the Bridge Tender House

Architects Harrington & Cortelyou's Art Deco-style Bridge Tender House, dedicated as the Josephine Baker Pavilion, is one of two stainless-steel structures that sat at the ends of the Northwest 27th Avenue Bridge over the Miami River after its 1939 expansion. The Bridge Tender House was saved from demolition when the bridge was rebuilt and donated to The Wolfsonian in 1993. Today it is located in front of the museum along Washington Avenue and is often the site of contemporary art installations.

 

 

Banner image: "Washington Avenue," from Mapping Trajectories by Rosemarie Chiarlone (2024). Courtesy of the artist.