An artist considers found images as important as the images she creates, and now we do not know when and where to give her credit. From now through May 6, the Norton Museum of Art is presenting a rare exhibit with such characteristics. Tacita Dean, which opened last week, focuses on the photographic work of this British artist, now living in Berlin, who is perhaps best known … [Read more...]
Time with the ‘Angels’ is well worth spending
Any art exhibit containing “Old Master” in its title takes the gambling out of the museum visit. There is no question that the art is going to be good. And so it is with Offering of the Angels: Old Master Paintings and Tapestries from the Uffizi Gallery, in which the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale has given us an easy one, with plenty of drama and musculature. More than 40 … [Read more...]
Inner child fills two exhibits at Boca Museum
Long yellow shoelaces make for a wonderful sun, there is a vice versa to shoes are made from animals and while I don’t know about the white elephant, the black bear in the room is not always ignored. I learned all of the above during a recent trip to the Boca Raton Museum of Art to check out two ongoing exhibits that are proving to be very popular. More than 90 highly … [Read more...]
A man, a plan, a railroad: Exhibit goes deep into Flagler’s dream
Ongoing at the Flagler Museum is a history lesson on passion and perseverance. And unlike boring history lessons, this one is told through work songs, candid photographs and rare historic film. First Train to Paradise: The Railroad that Went to Sea is just the beginning of a long celebration marking the 100th anniversary of the completion of Henry M. Flagler’s most ambitious … [Read more...]
‘Flags’ delivers provocative, ambiguous message
A month ago I sat to write the art preview for the upcoming season and included a then-future exhibit at the Norton Museum that promised to make us think. But I did not know how just yet. Dave Cole: Flags of the World has been running since early November and delivered on its promise. A commanding 15-by-30 foot American flag hangs in the middle of the white room. This is the … [Read more...]
Almodovar sees the sickness beneath the skin
In order to appreciate the latest triumph by Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar, The Skin I Live In (La Piel que Habito), two things are necessary: eyes and heart. No need for thick skin, unless you are sensitive to surrealism, non-linear plots, sharp razors and the color red -- as in blood. The eyes will follow a brilliant plastic surgeon/scientist (Antonio Banderas) carefully … [Read more...]
The 2011-12 season in Palm Beach art: Ghosts, gods, bodies and wildlife
The state of all things is pretty much still looking gray and uncertain, which makes the list of shows and exhibits you are about to read possibly the only piece of good and colorful news you hear in a while. By the time you are done reading this, I predict, there will be several shows competing for your attention. My advice? Write them down. The artists and creations hitting … [Read more...]
Charming ‘Names’ charts unusual path to lasting love
A “political whore” with a noble cause and a shy Jewish scientist who worries too much about the avian flu meet, and last, in the French comedy The Names of Love (Le Nom des Gens), which is playing through Thursday at the Lake Worth Playhouse, Mos’Art Theatre and other area art houses. The buzz about these two eccentric characters, Baya Benmahmoud and Arthur Martin (played by … [Read more...]
Film heroes, villains share high sense of style at Norton show
In an ideal world, bad guys are easily identifiable and, thus, avoidable. Their crimes are not carried out with a pen but with heavy swords or devastating superpowers. And right before they get their way, a hero sporting flashy colors saves the day. In that ideal world, evil and good share one thing: they are both stylish. This is the world the Norton Museum of Art has … [Read more...]
Psychedelic Furs let strong catalog speak for itself
The best furs don’t come from dead animals: they come with guitars, they jump and down, and they sing songs with a distinctive raw voice. British rockers The Psychedelic Furs are very much alive and still on the run, and they proved it song after song Friday night at Fort Lauderdale’s Culture Room. A simple stage, with no other adornment but the music, accompanied the band … [Read more...]