Whoever said that a picture was worth one or 10,000 words didn’t count on the picture itself containing any. We won’t do the math but, by that rationale, a new series of works from 16 local artists are worth a lot more. Text is the main attraction and inspiration of Mark My Words, a new exhibition running through May 27 at the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County. We don’t … [Read more...]
The art of the epistle: Meta-text at the Norton
By Myles Ludwig Handwritten letters are like fossils of an earlier age, docubones from a world B.M. (before Microsoft), and Pen to Paper at the Norton is an exhibition of more than 30 letters from well-known artists dating from the late 18th century to the early 1980s. They are addressed to each other, friends, family, dealers and critics. A midden of text. Few … [Read more...]
Svenja Deininger’s elusive art, at the Norton
By Myles Ludwig The young Austrian artist Svenja Deininger paints shadows and phantoms in textured layers of subdued tones and vibrant colors that sometimes hide and sometimes reveal themselves. Her exhibition of 20 paintings spanning some 11 years is currently marching in carefully ordered formation along the walls at the Norton Museum of Art. Deininger was selected … [Read more...]
At the Cornell, ‘Fabricated’ gives us more fiber for our art diet
By Christina Wood You could say that the exhibition currently on display at the Cornell Museum of Art at Old School Square in Delray Beach is held together by a thread. Fabricated, which has been extended through May 7, is a delightful showcase for contemporary artists who wield needles and scissors rather than paint and canvas to create highly collectable fiber art. The … [Read more...]
Salvatore Meo: Finding poetry in the everyday and the every thing
One will never find Salvatore Meo’s name listed among the leading artists of any art movement and yet, his body of work looks very familiar. That’s because it consists of everyday objects commonly found flattened on the streets. Having exhibited along Roberto Matta, Marcel Duchamp and Pablo Picasso, the Philadelphia native born in 1914 to Italian immigrants surely must have … [Read more...]
Art Boca Raton finds good groove in its second year
By Sandra Schulman Gliding into its second year, Art Boca Raton has found a groove, mixing the high-end blue chip art of Picasso and Chagall with the best of the regional art and artists like Cheryl Maeder and Rolando Chang Barrero. The 35,000-square-foot exhibition venue on the grounds of the Research Park at Florida Atlantic University is well laid-out and well-curated. … [Read more...]
Palm Beach Contemporary showcased artistic transformation
By Myles Ludwig The well-curated Palm Beach Contemporary show in the cavernous Expo Center at the Florida Fairgrounds was a compact exhibition of mostly fine crafts. It was a diverse representation of work and if there was a unifying theme to be found in this tidy collection, it was one of transformation. Here the unexpected achieved form and the unpolished achieved a … [Read more...]
‘Glasstress’ offers sharp new take on old medium at Boca Museum
Sorry, ashtray-looking accents, candleholders and paperweights. Glass is done with being polite. It has traded its smooth curves and comfort zone for thorns, a strong pulse and a lot of nerve. The underestimated medium long thought of as merely decorative is now demanding acknowledgment through daring shapes, provocative themes and stunning colors. Glasstress, a show … [Read more...]
Milagro Center young artists meet the Highwaymen
By Lucy Lazarony The Cornell Art Museum at Old School Square and the Milagro Center have come together for an exhibit in honor of Black History Month. One part honors Florida’s past — with stunning paintings by the Highwaymen, African-American artists who beginning in the 1950’s captured Florida’s lush landscapes and seascapes and wildlife. often with bright daring … [Read more...]
A tale of two moods: Jewelry and fine crafts at the Convention Center
By Myles Ludwig A visit to the shows on offer at the Palm Beach Convention Center is like a visit to two different worlds. On the ground floor is the Palm Beach Jewelry, Art and Antique Show, an exhibition of the sumptuous. It is slightly intimidating in a hushed, softly carpeted atmosphere of serious, almost secret spaces where foreign languages seem to be the rule. … [Read more...]