A rocket ship, a sentinel, and mirror-faced sculptures are among the artworks composing a deeply personal and vocal exhibition born out of camaraderie and moral support. If it says anything, it’s that injustice benefits from silence and shadows. On view through October 23 at NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale, Lux et Veritas highlights 21 artists of color who bonded over their … [Read more...]
At Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens, Bradley Theodore’s cheerful memento mori
Think of a thermal imaging camera illuminating areas of high body temperature in a black canvas and you would begin to get a sense of Bradley Theodore’s painting The Last Supper. Indiscernible features, bold tones, and broad strokes delivered in rapid fashion shape this familiar scene of 13 dinners against a wall. The colors clearly missed the memo that three is a crowd and … [Read more...]
Big art, movie magic: Boca Museum celebrates the art of the backdrop
Remember Alfred Hitchcock’s 1959 film North By Northwest, starring Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint, and their harrowing descent down the face of Mount Rushmore? That 2-minute montage defines Hitchcock’s classic film, yet credit went to everyone making the film except the scenic artists who made the dangerous escape possible by creating the 90-foot-wide backdrop depicting … [Read more...]
Emerging Miami Worldcenter curates transformational art program
By Sandra Schulman Miami is being reborn --- again --- as a major arts and technology center. The rapid pace of development has created mini-cities downtown and in the surrounding areas. Now the second-largest urban mixed-use development in America, just behind New York City’s Hudson Yards on the Hudson River, the 27-acre “city within a city” Miami Worldcenter is … [Read more...]
Palm Beach modern art fair saluted photographer Benson, area art collectors
The fifth iteration of the Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary Art Fair (March 24-27) at the Palm Beach Convention Center in West Palm Beach paid homage to photographer Harry Benson, who received a lifetime achievement award for his 60-year career. The fair opened with a preview event Thursday evening benefiting the Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens, whose The Garden Exhibition … [Read more...]
Welcome to the Technicolor jungle: Helmut Koller at Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens
A white-faced capuchin monkey bites its middle finger to mask its anxiety or astonishment. The confused expression directed at us is reminiscent of a creature arrested from its natural habitat, the rain forest.This monkey is, after all, levitating on a red wall. Purple Monkey on Red (2016) is one of 19 hyper-realistic, color-soaked paintings of animals turning Ann Norton … [Read more...]
From Rome with love: Michelangelo, up close at the Armory
Tom Pearson likes to tell a story he heard about Michelangelo and the painting of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican. In order to paint the ceiling of the chapel, Michelangelo spent five years on a scaffold lying on his back. He wouldn’t let anyone preview his work, including Pope Julius II. When the pope tried to sneak in, Michelangelo threw a shoe at him. Pearson, CEO … [Read more...]
Indian jewelry designer Dani makes Palm Beach Show debut
Inspired by the vivid colors of her South Asian heritage, Indian-born and -based jewelry designer Neha Dani is showcasing her full portfolio of "high jewelry" – contemporary, timeless and sculptural high-end rings, bracelets, earrings and necklaces – for the first time at The Palm Beach Show in West Palm Beach, now running through Feb. 22. Also making its debut at the show … [Read more...]
Artist-prankster Banksy subject of major Miami exhibition
By Sandra Schulman It’s bizarre that in this modern world with a camera and a snitch on every corner that we still don’t really know who Banksy is. Lots of theories abound, though at this point it’s better to not know who he — we are pretty sure it’s a he – is. Embraced by collectors and sections of the art world, he sells for millions while thumbing his nose at the … [Read more...]
Early Warhol on view at Tequesta’s Lighthouse ArtCenter
Lighthouse ArtCenter in Tequesta opens the new year this Thursday with a celebration of pop art that includes more than 20 pieces of rarely seen original works by Andy Warhol from the collections of Marshall Field and Beth Rudin DeWoody. “We’re pleased to offer this astonishing exhibition from the world-class collection of Beth Rudin DeWoody in our newly renovated gallery,” … [Read more...]