An Evening with Jessica Goldman Srebnick

***Please note: This event will take place at the Books & Books in Coral Gables at 265 Aragon Ave. Tickets are FREE and books will be available for purchase at the event.

As a creative genre rooted in subversion and vandalism, in graffiti iconoclasts like Basquiat and Haring, and in political protests and revolutions, it would take a visionary to have the foresight to monumentalize the street art movement into a museum. Enter property developer Tony Goldman, who established Wynwood Walls in 2009, transforming a once run-down expanse of warehouse buildings in Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood into what is now recognized not only as one of America’s most successful urban renewal narratives, but also the world’s first meaningful—and undisputably still most significant—exhibition center for international street art. In Street Art Icons: The Story of Wynwood Walls, readers will discover not just a book documenting fifteen years of this seminal institution, but a book on the art form itself, a comprehensive tribute to the discipline essential for street art connoisseurs and casual fans alike.
Featuring never-before-seen photography of The Walls’ development and special commentary from street art’s most iconic figures, including Shepard Fairey, Maya Hayuk, Kenny Scharf, Ron English, and curator Jessica Goldman Srebnick, the title effectively charts why and how Wynwood Walls became a phenomenon, known as a milestone in artists’ careers, with an ability to catapult unknowns and veterans alike. Pages full of high-impact shots by renowned documentary photographer Martha Cooper—who has been capturing the over 150 murals and pieces created in the past decade-and-a-half (what curator Jeffrey Deitch calls “vivid verbal pictures”)—make this title a technicolor testament to the genre as well as a fitting homage to the highest profile street art destination on earth, which has inspired the site’s millions of visitors to explore their own creative spirit.
“Legacy is the mark one makes on the world. A legacy can be made in an unexpected and improbable way, even with something as simple as a spray can and a bold idea,” says Jessica Goldman Srebnick, Wynwood Walls chief curator and daughter of founder Tony Goldman. “My dad envisioned a neighborhood unlike any other on the planet, one that resembled a masterful painting.” With Street Art Icons, Assouline invites you to witness what is the heartbeat of more than a neighborhood and a city, but of the movement, one that Wynwood Walls immeasurably amplified, and arguably, canonized.

Jessica Goldman Srebnick is the co-chair of Goldman Properties, the creative real estate firm with a storied history in developing thriving global destinations across the United States such as SoHo in New York City, Center City Philadelphia, Miami Beach, and Wynwood. Goldman Srebnick is also founder and CEO of Goldman Global Arts, curating large-scale art installations for clients like the NFL, Norwegian Cruise lines, Citibank, Wynn Hotels, the Kaseya Center, the Miami Dolphins, and the world’s largest outdoor street-art museum, Wynwood Walls. A graduate of Harvard Business School’s Presidents Program in Leadership and recognized as one of Forbes “Icons of Impact,” she was selected as one of the Knight’s Foundation Arts Champions for her community leadership helping to enrich arts and culture in South Florida. Additionally, she was the Miami-Dade County co-chair for the 2020 Miami Superbowl host committee and served as the chair of the Town Square Neighborhood Development Corporation (TSNDC) board. She was awarded the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce Alvah H. Chapman Jr. Young Leader Award for Excellence in 2019, and the 2023 Visionary Award by the Miami Center for Architecture & Design.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Books & Books, 265 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables, United States