Topic Four: Landscape--Representation, Intervention and Body-as-Site OutSide Visit 2: Exhibition - FIU Frost Museum

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Topic Four: Landscape--Representation, Intervention and Body-as-Site OutSide Visit 2: Exhibition - FIU Frost Museum
 
Contemporary Art of The Caribbean Archipelago
 
We walked back to the metro and I drove us all to the Museum. This chickadee gave us a tough time at the entrance (I believe it was because she didn't think we were dressed fancy enough)

 EMMA, STEPHANIE, TORI-PARKER
 

 This is the flyer we got while we were there. We took pictures of probably every piece but I didn't feel you really needed all of those images on here.

 

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