A view of the Beyond the Figure exhibit. (Photo by Kelli Marin)By Amy BroderickEntering Beyond the Figure at the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, one enters a darkened gallery in which strange forms emerge from the shadows. Although artifacts from our own culture, these forms also point toward a parallel universe — a realm where we understand and know … [Read more...]
ArtsBuzz: ‘Spring Awakening’ set for Kravis; Classical South Florida chief mum on WXEL changes
Sarah Stevens and Trey Gerrald in Spring Awakening.(Photo by Joan Marcus)The Kravis Center’s 19th season of theater, film, music, dance and comedy will include a performance in March of Spring Awakening, the Duncan Sheik adaptation of Franz Wedekind’s play that won the Tony for best musical in 2007.In its initial run, the musical starred Lea Michele, the … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: July 30-Aug. 5
Julie Kent and Marcelo Gomes. Dance: Julie Kent, long a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre, takes the title role tonight and through the weekend in Giselle, with the Boca Ballet Theatre at Florida Atlantic University’s University Theatre. Kent, one of the best-known ballerinas of her generation, partners with another ABT standout, Marcelo … [Read more...]
ArtsPaper Interview: William Kentridge, on looking, drawing and knowing
William Kentridge.(Illustration by Pat Crowley)By Amy Broderick“Every so often, a painter has to destroy painting,” Willem DeKooning said of his fellow abstract expressionist, Jackson Pollock. “He busted our idea of a picture all to hell. Then there could be new paintings again.” In the same way, William Kentridge has revolutionized the practice of … [Read more...]
Art review: ‘Dinotopia’ light, entertaining exhibit for our inner kids
The Excursion (1995); illustration forDinotopia: Journey to Chandara, by James Gurney.By Gretel SarmientoWhen 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, … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: May 7-13
Kaitlyn O'Neill, Matthew Korinko, Philip de la Caland Zachary Schwartz in Assassins.(Photo by Gemma Bramham)Theater: The brilliant composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim turned 80 in March, and did you even send him a greeting card? Well, you can make up for that lapse by attending Slow Burn Theatre Company’s salute to him with its aptly chilly, but … [Read more...]
ArtsPaper Interview: Norton’s new chief aims her museum for the top
Norton Museum director Hope Alswang.(Illustration by Pat Crowley) By Gretel SarmientoA couple of weeks separate the Norton Museum from its new chief: Hope Alswang, a New York City native with a first name that sounds like a promise. This is who the museum's board of trustees chose as director and chief executive officer after conducting a national search that begun soon after … [Read more...]
Art review: ‘Reclaimed’ story gripping, the art less so
Landscape With an Episode From the Conquest of America,by Jan Mostaert (1474-1552/53).By Gretel SarmientoDark 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 … [Read more...]
Art review: Norton’s contemporary art deserves its own space
Flowers, (1964) acrylic, silkscreen on canvas by Andy Warhol. By Jenifer A. VogtThe 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 … [Read more...]
ArtsBuzz: New director at Norton; FAU sets Haiti concert
Norton Museum of Art director Hope Alswang.Norton names new executive directorAfter a nearly year-long nationwide search, the Norton Museum of Art’s board of directors has named Hope Alswang executive director of the West Palm Beach museum.Alswang succeeds Christina Orr-Cahall, who left in May 2009 to become executive director of the Experience Music Project (EMP) Science … [Read more...]