Film: I have rarely recommended a horror film, but Ari Aster’s directing debut, Hereditary, is so creepy good, with a stunning central performance by Toni Collette, that it exceeds the genre. She plays a woman disturbed by the recent death of her mother, whose genes have apparently infected the family and set in motion a series of tragedies. When her stoner son reluctantly … [Read more...]
Art fairs descend on West Palm Beach
By Sandra Schulman OK: It’s not really a battle of art fairs this month; it’s more like a visually gorgeous friendly skirmish, with established fairs, newcomers and pop-ups competing for art lovers’ eyes and wallets. What used to be a week has now expanded to almost the whole month as a major new fair, the Palm Beach Modern and Contemporary Fair, gets the jump on Art … [Read more...]
Art in West Palm: A new gallery, and the public art of Los Trompos
Rolando Chang Barrero at his new art space on Belvedere Road in West Palm Beach. By Sandra Schulman A new multi-dia gallery space and a wildly imaginative and interactive installation will rev up the summer arts in West Palm Beach. The Box Gallery: Rolando Chang Barrero, who has a gallery in Lake Worth — Rolando Chang Barerro Fine Arts — and runs a gallery/studio at … [Read more...]