Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) will unveil “Joan Didion: What She Means” on July 13, organized by writer, curator, and critically acclaimed New Yorker contributor Hilton Als. Featuring more than 200 works by approximately 50 artists, the exhibition is a portrait of an artist by other artists, as well as the visual arts which italicize Didion’s journey as an eyewitness and pioneer of her time.
“I am excited for the opportunity to share this exhibition with the Miami community. Joan Didion is an artist who had deep ties to the city, as well as cultures in and around the area,” said Als. “She was a Californian by birth and temperament, but she traveled widely throughout America; she was interested in and committed to recording what made us different and similar in a shared nation.”
“What She Means” couples the archival with the conceptual together with works by Betye Saar, Vija Celmins, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Maren Hassinger, Silke Otto-Knapp, John Koch, Pat Steir, and many others, placed alongside works and memorabilia from films for which Didion authored screenplays. Following a winding chronology, the exhibition traces Didion’s life and the regions she called home, from Sacramento to San Salvador.
“Joan Didion is one of the most important writers of our time, and we are thrilled to present this exhibition to our visitors,” said PAMM Director Franklin Sirmans. “Through her writing, Didion has shaped the way we think about ourselves and our society. Her work is as relevant today as it was when she first began writing, and we are excited to offer our visitors the opportunity to explore her life and work in depth.”
“Joan Didion: What She Means” was organized by the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, and curated by independent curator Hilton Als, with Chief Curator Connie Butler and Curatorial Assistant Ikechúkwú Onyewuenyi. The Pérez Art Museum Miami presentation was organized by Assistant Curator Maritza Lacayo and Director Franklin Sirmans.
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