I have never been a fan of having artists explain their work with their own words, but with a show as diverse as the 59th Annual All Florida Juried Competition and Exhibition it might just prove useful. The competition, the oldest of its kind, gives new and established artists residing in the state a chance to expose their work. Of about 1,400 entries submitted this year, 92 … [Read more...]
‘Dinotopia’ light, entertaining exhibit for our inner kids
When not reduced to a still pile of bones, dinosaurs appear to us as skeletons trapped in glass cases. In two colors, usually: dark brown or white. This summer, for three months, we can see them like never before. They play games, dance, sing, have their own alphabet and brush their teeth. They come in all colors: light and dark browns, grays, pinks. Dinotopia: The … [Read more...]
Boxer exhibit shows painter’s love affair with abstraction
Retrospective exhibits excite because they allow enthusiasts to witness an artist’s evolution. Rememberingstanleyboxer: A Retrospective 1946-2000, currently on view at the Boca Raton Museum of Art, is no exception. The 50 works, mostly paintings, but with a few sculptures speckling the landscape, tell the story of Stanley Boxer’s progressive love affair with abstraction. It’s … [Read more...]
Artists to transform small hotel in annual Showtel exhibition
For the past eight years, a small hotel in West Palm Beach has been transformed for a short time into a home of art installations. It’s called Showtel, and it’s one of the most unusual local events in contemporary art. It begins tonight at Hotel Biba on Belvedere Road and lasts through Saturday night. This event, in which selected artists take over rooms in the hotel and turn … [Read more...]
Art review: Steichen show offers too much of a pretty thing
The faces of both the famed and the forgotten share equal stature in the more than 200 celebrity and couture-focused photographs on display at the Museum of Art in Fort Lauderdale. The collection unwinds across all of the museum’s first-floor galleries, yet the images found in Edward Steichen: In High Fashion – the Condé Nast Years, 1923-1937, which runs through April 11, … [Read more...]
‘Reclaimed’ story gripping, the art is less so
Dark walls and low lights set up the mood for Reclaimed: Paintings from the Collection of Jacques Goudstikker, a traveling show now at the Norton Museum of Art through May 9. The pieces shown here have been through a lot. They are part of one of the largest restitutions of Nazi-looted art and were only recovered a few years ago. Most of them look tired, old and would be far … [Read more...]
Couple hosts cutting-edge art at home
Sometimes, the universe opens a window to a new world: If we step through it, our lives are changed. And sometimes, we just have to return a pager. Dr. Marvin Mordes was doing his neurology residency in Philadelphia, and had to bring a pager to his co-resident, who happened to be at an art gallery. "After I met my co-resident, I couldn’t leave the gallery because the skies … [Read more...]
Norton’s contemporary art deserves its own space
The Norton Museum has an expanding collection of contemporary art, and, like many museums that evolve and grow from their initial purpose, it does not have a permanent exhibit space for it. Although significant, it would be difficult to justify replacing any of Ralph and Elizabeth Norton’s original collection, or changing the focus of current gallery space, and the museum … [Read more...]
Flagler Museum’s tropics show intimate, inviting
A "Wow!" is heard in the first room of the Flagler Museum's second-floor gallery. It's uttered in response to Martin Johnson Heade's massive The Great Florida Sunset, one of the highlights of the Flagler's winter show, New World Eden: Artist-Explorers in the American Tropics, running now through April 18. It won't be the last. In the mid-19th century, the German explorer … [Read more...]
Fine art fair has strong work, brisk sales
The recession "is a distant memory for art collectors," says David Lester, organizer of the 14th annual American International Fine Art Fair now taking place at the Palm Beach County Convention Center. "The 14th edition of AIFAF is shaping up to be the best yet," he said. The convention center has been transformed into an array of architecturally interesting rooms in which … [Read more...]