Silvia Ros – Connecting Concrete: Modernist Architecture from Havana to Miami
The Exhibition
Connecting Concrete: Modernist Architecture from Havana to Miami
Photographs by Silvia Ros
Art Deco Museum
1001 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach
September 23 – November 30, 2024
Connecting Concrete: Modernist Architecture from Havana to Miami, with photographs by Silvia Ros, showcases the poetic beauty of concrete architecture in Havana, Cuba and South Florida. This exhibition, curated and designed by Tim Hossler, features photographs of significant concrete structures from both cities. It highlights how these cities, despite their distinct cultural and historical backgrounds, share a common thread of embracing concrete as a canvas for artistic expression.
About Photographer Silvia Ros
Silvia Ros, a Cuban American Miami-based photographer, has a master’s degree in architecture and specializes in museum and gallery installations, architecture, and editorial photography. Her creative projects, including Concrete Miami, Cuba Modern, and Post 67: American Legion, American Stories have won numerous awards from the Knight Foundation and Oolite Arts, among others. In 2014, the Smithsonian National Museum of American History’s permanent collection acquired 86 of her photographs documenting the LGBTQA+ movement in the United States.