By Lucy Lazarony For Wild, opening Thursday at Old School Square’s Cornell Art Museum in Delray Beach, the inspiration is the beauty and wonder of the natural world. The 12 internationally recognized artists chosen for the exhibit, which runs through April 17, were invited by curator Melanie Johanson because of “their respect for nature, their fascination with animals and … [Read more...]
At 92, artist Harwood still has a passion for creation
By Lucy Lazarony At 92, artist Bernice Harwood of Boynton Beach can do it all. She’s a painter, a sculptor, a printmaker and a writer, and has spent the past year writing stories from her life. “You have to laugh,” Harwood says. “You can’t let anything get to you.” In her teens, Harwood attended Girls Commercial High School in Brooklyn, where along with her academic … [Read more...]
Mall exhibit to celebrate the art of Dr. Seuss
By Palm Beach ArtsPaper Staff Most everyone knows these iconic lines from Dr. Seuss’ children’s book, Green Eggs and Ham: Do you like green eggs and ham? I do not like them, Sam-I-Am. I do not like green eggs and ham. But not everyone knows that in addition to his prolific children’s books, Theodor Seuss Geisel (aka Dr. Seuss) was a fine painter and illustrator. A number … [Read more...]
At the Four Arts: The lost glory of a Southern capital, recaptured
An ongoing exhibition at the Society of the Four Arts tells the story of how the golden era of Charleston, S.C., came and left, while its fruits went everywhere. An Eye for Opulence: Charleston through the Lens of the Rivers Collection consists of more than 200 mahogany furniture pieces, silver objects and fine art representing the city’s enviable prosperity during the … [Read more...]
Looking back at Fair Week: A deluge in the streets, and in the booths
By Sandra Schulman Expect the unexpected when it comes to Miami’s wild and woolly annual Art Week. This year featured torrential floods, an unprecedented act of violence in the main Basel tent, astronomical sales, and women artists (and dealers) in the spotlight. Mega-collectors have been shifting the dialogue for years now in Miami —as the enormous wealth and power they … [Read more...]
Art roundup, December: A new gallery at EmKo, a Canvas winner, Norton guests
By Sandra Schulman EmKo is a new joint that graces West Palm Beach’s historic neighborhood of Flamingo Park, a renovated, three-story building that was once home to Ragtops Antique Motorcar Museum. Resurrecting this 1926 historical property, EmKo is a multi-disciplinary art gallery/culinary destination that aims to join the community through the art of food and the visual … [Read more...]
At the Morikami: Compelling art arises from pain, tragedy
We are often moved by art, but what is art moved by? Tragedy. Joy. Death. Life. Two dramatic exhibitions now on view at the Morikami Museum feature artworks born out of ashes and out of the necessity to cope with loss. Running through Jan. 31, Wendy Maruyama: Executive Order 9066 revives a particularly sad time to mark the 70th anniversary of the closing of the last … [Read more...]
Norton’s ‘This Place’ explores ‘otherness’ of Israel
By Sandra Schulman The Norton Museum of Art is the first U.S. venue to host This Place, an international photo exhibition that explores Israel and the West Bank. “I wanted to do a broad-ranging exhibition that looks beyond the headlines,” said photographer/curator Frederic Brenner. “It was not done to connect the dots.” Brenner started the project in 2008 to “try and … [Read more...]
Art Basel, and explosion of art fairs, about to hit South Florida
By Sandra Schulman In an overwhelming Art Fair week ready to descend on Miami from all corners of the world, there are so many events to choose from it’s almost unreal and pure art nirvana. The sheer quality and quantity of shows, promotions, screenings, talks, public art and fairs ready to land on the billion-dollar sandbar is unparalleled in America and perhaps the world. … [Read more...]
‘100 + Degrees in the Shade’ heats up South Florida art scene
By Sandra Schulman Fall is here and that means the art and culture scene will be heating up as the temps cool down. Running prior, through and after Art Basel Miami Beach, 100+ Degrees in the Shade is a monster art show and a landmark survey of what’s going down and coming up in the art scene in South Florida. This expansive show will include works in all media including … [Read more...]