Hummingbirds on Yellow, by Laura Tan. By Myles Ludwig Although there was more than sufficient visual jokery, snap, crackle, pop and cupcake conceptualism on display at Art Boca Raton to jolt even the most somnolent, there was just enough original work to capture my interest and provide a frisson of satisfaction. ArtBoca was abuzz at noon on Saturday when I arrived at the … [Read more...]
Powerful visions from women modernists at the Norton
Red Flower (1919), by Georgia O’Keeffe. By April Klimley The Norton’s exhibition of Four Women Modernists in New York is full of surprises. Of course, many people will visit it to see Georgia O’Keeffe’s work, especially her Jack-in-the-Pulpit series. But you are in for an additional treat at the exhibition when you examine the work of three other New York women modernists … [Read more...]
Picture this: Photo and video from the DeWoody Collection, at the Norton
New York, New York (World Trade Center) (1979), by Tseng Kwong Chi. By Sandra Schulman Businesswoman, philanthropist and Norton supporter Beth Rudin DeWoody has so much incredible art in her collection the Norton has curated a second show from it. The first exhibit was 2015’s The Triumph of Love, which featured witty sculpture and drawings and even a decked-out disco … [Read more...]
Fine Craft Show low-key, cozy, lovingly handmade
By Myles Ludwig The vibe at the Palm Beach Fine Craft Show at the Convention Center last week was low-key and kind of cozy as befitted an unpretentious display of the handmade and personal that felt like a walk through a West Palm version of an Etsy mall. The show and some of the proceeds from sales help support Palm Beach County Children’s Charities benefiting the Center … [Read more...]
Seattle’s streetwise and New York’s street-style: Two sets of armors
Tiny, Halloween, Seattle (1983) by Mary Ellen Mark. Not if, but when you visit the ongoing photography exhibitions at the Norton Museum of Art and the Society of the Four Arts, look for beauty in expected and unexpected places. The subject of the photographs that make up Norton’s Tiny: Streetwise Revisited does not want us to pity her, but it can’t be helped. A teen should … [Read more...]
Young Nigerian artist explores dualities in Norton show
5 Umezebi St., New Haven, Enugu (2012) by Njideka Akunyili Crosby. By April W. Klimley It isn’t often that an artist comes along who says something new in an original way. But that’s just what Nigerian-born artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby has done. Her colorful mixed-media artwork makes big statements about the dualities of life, while intriguing the eye with their abstract … [Read more...]
At Jewelry, Art and Antique Show, listening to the look of art
A Meaningful Guide to the Scientific Authentication of Asian Antiquities, by Michael C. Teller IV. By Myles Ludwig Art is the visual narrative of history and there is a lot to learn at the Palm Beach Jewelry, Art and Antique Show now running at the Convention Center in West Palm Beach. There are exhibitors who are not only displaying the finest examples of the moments on the … [Read more...]
Forever Andy: Triple Warhol at the Boca Museum
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (1985), by Andy Warhol. (Marc Bell collection) A pastel-pink print featuring the word Macintosh and its logo in rainbow colors was the first Andy Warhol silkscreen Marc Bell bought for the practical purpose of adorning his Apple dealership in New York. The Boca Raton entrepreneur now owns a substantial amount of them and is letting them … [Read more...]
Presidential memorabilia featured at expanded art and antique show
By Steven J. Smith Organizers of the 13th annual Palm Beach Jewelry, Art and Antique Show say the event just got a whole lot bigger than ever before. Scott Diament, president and CEO of the Palm Beach Show Group, said the event — spanning Feb. 10-16 — will extend from five to seven days and feature over 170 international exhibitors, a lecture series and a Designer Showcase, … [Read more...]
At the Norton: A day with Vincent, Edgar and Hortense
Portrait of Mlle. Hortense Valpinçon (c. 1871), by Edgar Degas. I recently got to walk inside the Norton Museum and ask something I rarely get to ask: Where to the van Gogh and the Degas? It felt good. I can understand why any museum that owns a masterpiece makes use of its bragging rights every change it gets and despite the local crowd’s tendency to take it for granted. … [Read more...]