Imagine you are a daunting century-old sepia image holding the secrets of a lost civilization. What more could you possibly want? A little credit for your creator, perhaps. When, at age 32, American photographer Edward S. Curtis set out to urgently document the many rituals and faces of the Native Americans up close and personal, languages had already vanished and most of … [Read more...]
Season Preview 2016-17: Art in Palm Beach County
This season, brace yourselves for an identity crisis. The art and artists being featured are driven by it. Clearly, creativity thrives in the absence of a defined self. In an attempt to come up with something highly personal and unique, artists are pulling deeper than ever from within them. Equipped with more free admissions, night operating hours and themes suited for the … [Read more...]
Art, science combine in drawings show at Ann Norton
The latest exhibition at the Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens came out of the blue – or perhaps an attic. It is the sort of thing that happens through a friend of a friend and remains private at the request of an anonymous patron. That’s how the venue ended up with hundreds of engravings and lithographs dating from the Renaissance to the 19th century. On display now, along with … [Read more...]
2016-17 Season Preview: Art in Miami-Dade
By Michael Mills Like Santa Claus, Art Basel comes but once a year – and for only a few days. The rest of the year museums do the heavy lifting for the cultural life of Miami-Dade. Remember that galleries in the Wynwood District and elsewhere often schedule solo and group exhibitions with short notice. Museum schedules also typically fill in over time. Here are some … [Read more...]
2016-17 Season Preview: Art in Broward
By Michael Mills Artists past and present, artists young and old. Artists established, artists on the rise. Artists local and regional, artists national and international. That’s the lineup for the upcoming art season at Broward County’s leading art institutions. Here’s an overview of what you can expect. NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale: Executive director (and curator) … [Read more...]
Ming dragon tiles good addition to Norton’s Chinese collection
Move aside, blue-and-white Chinese ceramics. The new highlight at the Norton Museum of Art is centuries old and once guarded a Chinese temple from the natural elements. On view through Oct. 2 are glazed dragon tiles dating back to the Ming Dynasty acquired by the museum earlier this year. Known as sancai or three-color tiles, the pieces are thought to have adorned the … [Read more...]
FAU exhibit to feature art of the Florida Highwaymen, their teacher
By April Klimley The Florida Highwaymen are coming back to Boca Raton this fall with their vivid sunsets and sweeping coastal panoramas of Florida at Florida Atlantic University, accompanied by works of A.E. “Beanie” Backus, the landscape artist who inspired this influential group of African-American painters. The original works on display by Backus are owned by FAU and … [Read more...]
Mixed messages at Boca Museum’s All Florida Invitational
It seemed the greatest thing since sliced bread when the Boca Raton Museum’s annual All Florida show went from “calling all artists” to “you are invited.” Having artists extend an invitation to other artists made sense, not to mention it set a good precedent of camaraderie and reciprocity in a highly competitive world. But after seeing this year’s All Florida Invitational, … [Read more...]
At the Norton: Underwater Giverny is fresh take on Monet
The room is quiet, dark and underwater images appear projected on the wall. It’s mostly just water in some of the frames. Not even violent and not even transparent; just calm, cloudy water. Then enters a floating purple silk connected to a bright green stem. It paints the water a different color, like a wounded fish. The phones come out, aim and shoot. This is what everyone … [Read more...]
Everybody into the glam: Harry Martin’s photos
By Lucy Lazarony Harry Martin, an Emmy-award winning New York TV news anchorman and journalist, began taking underwater glam photography about three years ago. “Basically think of it as a fashion shoot underwater,” Martin says. An exhibition of Martin’s dream-like underwater images are on display at the Boynton Beach Library, 208 S. Seacrest Blvd., through Sept. 9. … [Read more...]