Saludarte Foundation And Mana Contemporary Present Viola Meets Mozart
November 29th
MANA Wynwood
318 NW 23rd St
Miami, FL 33127

World-renowned artists Bill Viola and famous violinist Julian Rachlin come together in one of the year’s most significant performances of Miami Art Week. Viola Meets Mozart is the result of the collaboration of the SaludArte Foundation and MANA Contemporary.

Arguably the most important contemporary video artists of our time, Bill Viola’s work focuses on fundamental human experiences such as birth, death and the different aspects of consciousness. Viola Meets Mozart will feature Inverted Birth, a piece where Viola depicts five stages of awakening through a series of violent transformation and is accompanied by critically acclaimed violinist Julian Rachlin, who together with the PhilarMIA Orchestra will play movements I, II and III of Mozart’s 5th Violin Concerto. Spanish dancer Jesus Pastor will be performing an original choreography in this piece. All this will be performed under the artistic direction of Pablo Mielgo.

Viola Meets Mozart brings together a group of leading artists of different disciplines. Bill Viola is internationally recognized as one of today’s leading artists and is credited as instrumental in the establishment of video as a vital form of contemporary art, helping in the expansion of its scope in terms of technology, content and historical reach. Over the last 27 years, Julian Rachlin has been captivating audiences around the world and it is now considered one of the most exciting and respected musicians around the world. He has collaborated on many animations and with artists such as John Malkovich. Jesus Pastor, the founder of the “Human Dance Project,” is a classically trained dancer with a long-standing career that has taken him around the world. The artistic direction of the piece fell under Pablo Mielgo, who is not only the artistic and music director of the SaludArte Foundation but also the music director and co-artistic director of the Baleares Symphony Orchestra and the Medellin Philharmonic Academy.
“I am honored to be part of this amazing project and also thankful for the opportunity of working alongside Bill Viola, Jesus Pastor, the PhilarMia Orchestra and, of course, Pablo Mielgo. This is an exciting event taking place at an exciting time: the most important art fair in the hemisphere,” explained Julian Rachlin.

Viola Meets Mozart will be part of the MANA Wynwood’s space offerings during Miami Art Week. Additionally, in the space will be The Global South Visions and Revisions, Selections of the Brillembourg Capriles Collection, an exhibit curated by Adriana Herrar and Adolfo Wilson that proposes different revisions of the continent’s geometric abstraction. This exhibit is also a collaboration between the SaludArte Foundation and MANA Contemporary. PINTA Miami also returns to MANA Wynwood and celebrates its 10th year anniversary by expanding the project to include galleries from around the globe while maintaining a conceptual dialogue across all cultures, connecting Latin America to the rest of the world.

MANA Contemporary is one of the United States’ largest and most innovative contemporary art organizations. Mana offers exceptional services, spaces, and programming through its integrated architectural design for the greater creative community. Originally built in 1890, its rapidly expanding flagship location in Jersey City will eventually contain a footprint of more than two million square feet.

“To be part of one of the world’s most important art scenarios, as is Miami Art Week, is for us a milestone that allows us to grow and continue spreading the word about our mission of facilitating inclusive artistic processes that promote positive social change and integration. Much like Inverted Birth depicts the life cycle from birth to death, we want to be part of an individual’s transformation when exposed to art,” said Tania Capriles Brillembourg, Founder and Director of SaludArte Foundation.
On November 29th, MANA Wynwood will kick off Miami Art Week with Viola Meets Mozart, followed by the opening of PINTA Miami, in tandem with the opening of The Global South, Visions and Revisions: Selections from The Brillembourg Capriles Collection. For more information on the SaludArte Foundation activities during Miami Art Week, please visit www.saludarte.org.