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SLEEPLESS NIGHT AT BASS MUSEUM OF ART AND COLLINS PARK

Saturday, November 7, 2009 from 6:00pm - 2:00am

MIAMI BEACH, FL - (September 10, 2009) – Awake to a world of free indoor and outdoor art
installations and performances, music, dance, theater, film, comedy, poetry, acrobatics and more at over 100
different locations spread across the city and a 13 - hour night. Free shuttle buses with onboard arts
programming will be running all night, so leave the car at home and prepare to be dazzled!

The Bass Museum of Art will once again be the center of activity with during Sleepless Night with Night Shift, a
group of exciting and unexpected site-specific installations and sculptures in Collins Park curated by Jerome
Sans. Sans was the founder and co-director of the world-acclaimed Palais de Tokyo, the cutting-edge
contemporary art center that opened in Paris in 2002. Currently he is Director of one of the first nonprofit art
centers in Beijing, the Ullens Center of Contemporary Art, and is Cultural Curator for Le Meridien Group. He was
co-curator of the Paris Nuit Blanche in 2006, and is also a rock musician and DJ - he’ll be providing the live
soundtrack for Night Shift.

Participating South Florida artists include Jim Drain and Brooke O-Harra, Christy Gast, Julie Kahn, Nicolas Lobo,
Ernesto Oroza & Gean Moreno, Tom Scicluna, and Frances Trombly. A very unique collaborative piece "Viking
Funeral" will also be featured, that is a monolithic 30’ Nirvana "t-shirt" that can be explored from the inside out!

In addition to the happenings in Collins Park there will be special Sleepless Night attractions inside the Bass
Museum of Art .The Miami International Piano Festival has earned a wonderful reputation for bringing the "best
of the best" newly discovered pianists and prodigies to Miami Beach. Come enjoy a tasty sampling of talented
Festival musicians for a Sleepless Night of classical virtuosity at the Bass Museum of Art. Thirty-minute
programs offered at 7:00, 8:00, 9:00, 10:00 and 11:00 p.m. This event is free and open to the community.

Details for above image:

Viking Funeral
Untitled
Installation with sound
30’ H
Courtesy the artists

Bass Museum of Art

2121 Park Avenue (in Collins Park), Miami Beach, Florida 33139 T: 305.673.7530 www.bassmuseum.org
Admission
$8 general admission/ $6 seniors students. Free for members and children under 6. Group discounts
available.

Museum hours and Docent Tours

Wednesday-Sunday 12-5pm. Docent tours by appointment. Free with museum admission. To schedule a group
tour call 305.673.7530 x 9-1006.

Bass Museum Shop

An eclectic selection of art, architecture and photography books; folk art from around the world; one-of-a-kind
decorative and gift items; jewelry by local and international artisans; postcards; and educational toys. Open
during museum hours and selected special events.

WiFi Snack Bar@the Bass Museum Shop

A cheerful, cool relaxing spot in the Bass Museum Shop offering fresh coffee, tea and sweet treats during
museum hours. Free WiFi.

Parking
Metered parking lot on site. Additional metered parking is available on perimeter streets.

The Bass Museum of Art is generously funded by the City of Miami Beach, Cultural Affairs Program, Cultural
Arts Council; with additional support provided by Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, the
Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade Mayor and the Board of County Commissioners; State of Florida,
Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Arts Council and the National Endowment for the
Arts; and Friends of the Bass Museum, Inc.