Miami’s Institute of Modern Artwork (ICA Miami) has purchased the previous de la Cruz Assortment constructing two doorways down from its Design District residence for $25m, successfully doubling the quantity of area it has for exhibitions and different public programmes. The de la Cruz Assortment closed earlier this 12 months, following the loss of life of the non-public museum’s co-founder, Rosa de la Cruz, in February.
The capital marketing campaign to purchase and renovate the de la Cruz Assortment constructing at 23 Northeast forty first Avenue included help from the ICA’s board, its longtime supporter and collector Craig Robins (who additionally based the Miami Design District, the place the museum is positioned) and a $5m grant from the Miami-based John S. and James L. Knight Basis. The acquisition provides the ICA one other 30,000 sq. ft.
“It’s becoming that the area, which for nearly twenty years because the de la Cruz Assortment introduced thought-provoking, progressive up to date artwork exhibitions, will proceed that custom,” Robins mentioned in a press release.
Carlos and Rosa de la Cruz at their non-public museum in Miami, which closed following Rosa’s loss of life in February Picture: Barbara Fernandez/The New York Occasions/Redux/eyevine
The ICA’s plans for the newly acquired constructing embrace areas to show its everlasting assortment and a devoted new media gallery to showcase works partaking with new media and expertise, which can be named for the Knight Basis. The constructing can even home a number of new lecture rooms for training programming, venues for talks and performances, and a media lab.
The previous de la Cruz Assortment constructing will host some ICA instructional programming within the coming months earlier than closing for a renovation.
Selection works from the gathering of Carlos and Rosa de la Cruz have been provided at Christie’s in New York this spring, bringing in a complete of $28.1m ($34.4m with charges).
