In 1782, French novelist Pierre Choderlos de Laclos wrote Les Liaisons Dangereuses, a nasty tale of sex, lies and belles lettres, which became an instant best seller. You could call it the Fifty Shades of Grey of its day. In 1985, Christopher Hampton adapted the tale of Vicomte de Valmont and the Marquise de Merteuil, former lovers who embark on a mutual challenge of seduction … [Read more...]
Small shows: Six Picassos at the Norton
Before they were painted, they were loved. Each of the women portrayed by Pablo Picasso in six distinctive works currently on display would like to say she was the love — or lust — of his life. No one knows for sure, but at least now we can do what the artist never could: have them all in the same room. There has been no hair-pulling and no eye-gouging since the exhibition, … [Read more...]
Celebration of kinetic art returns to Boynton
Palm Beach ArtsPaper Staff Over the last few months, the downtown area of the Boynton Beach between East Ocean Avenue and North Seacrest Boulevard has undergone a makeover. In preparation for this year’s Boynton Beach Kinetic Art and Symposium, which is set for Friday through Sunday, art installations have been added to the area, including pieces by Singapore artist Edward … [Read more...]
ArtPalmBeach brings global focus, and county ties to ArtSynergy
With 65 international galleries from 17 countries and 14 states, this year's ArtPalmBeach features global emerging and contemporary artists with galleries and dealers from Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Europe. Opening with a preview Wednesday, the fair runs through Jan. 25 at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach. Lee Ann Lester, who along with her … [Read more...]
At Boca Museum, a rich retrospective of an overlooked American master
Aside from the surprising change in her painting style and her death at age 111, the most shocking aspect of Theresa Bernstein is that she painted from a hidden place. The fact that the artist was born in Poland, but insisted on being solely American, comes to light more than once throughout an exhibition at the Boca Raton Museum of Art that celebrates her long artistic … [Read more...]
At Four Arts: Wild about more than just Henri
When a time is no longer being captured, but simply being copied, that is the signal for someone to grab it and portray it like nobody else. A group of rebel artists living in Paris heard that call in 1880. A new wind of creativity stormed the bohemian city for the next 30 years, stripping its walls of anything resembling old academic practices in order to hang fresh artistic … [Read more...]
Norton’s 500 years of prints a true master’s course
To the large crowd that attended his recent talk while still holding their magnifying glasses, Norton Museum curator Jerry Dobrick said the museum was incredibly lucky. And he was not talking about a large monetary donation. Dobrick, the museum’s curatorial associate for European art, was referring to the 43 works by old and modern masters that make up Master Prints: Dürer to … [Read more...]
Four brave new voices in photography at the Norton
Rami Maymon. Miriam Böhm. Delphine Fawundu. Renato Osoy. The names might not mean much to us now, but they are the future of photography. This is one future that is looking bright, but first it needs to survive a little competition. It was great news when, earlier this year, the Norton Museum announced it was bringing back the Rudin Prize award, and the exhibition that … [Read more...]
Ancient Egypt comes alive in all-season Science Center exhibit
Ramses the Great, who ruled ancient Egypt for 66 years during Egypt’s 19th Dynasty, is said to have sired more than 96 sons and 60 daughters during his lifetime. One of his sons, now known as the Ramesside mummy, is on display through next spring at the South Florida Science Center and Aquarium as part of its new exhibit, Afterlife: Tombs and Treasures of Ancient Egypt. “The … [Read more...]
Don’t talk; dig: The Panama Canal at 100, at the Flagler
What 8-year construction project involved only American laborers and linked two oceans through the narrow spine of Central America at a cost of $200 million? The answer is: none. Sorry. Trick question. If you were thinking the Panama Canal, you were half right. This costly engineering masterpiece took twice that amount of money and 10 years to complete. It required more than … [Read more...]