LeVerne Oveson, by JoAnn Nava.By Katie DeitsA self-proclaimed contemporary folk artist who used to create faux-Pompeii scenes for a South Beach nightclub is currently paying tribute to nimble nonagenarians in a series of paintings on exhibit this month at Fort Lauderdale City Hall.JoAnn Nava's Living Treasures series honors four Americans in their 90s, including a fishing guide … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Oct. 23-25
Trumpet Player, by Herman Schreiber.[This entry has been updated to correct a factual error.] This weekend, the south end of Palm Beach County has what you need for your art fix. Opening Friday night at the Urs Art Studio Gallery in Boynton Beach is an exhibit featuring eight artists: George Cheskes, Portland Jastram, Vera Rekstad, Naomie St. Amand, Maxine and Herman Schreiber, … [Read more...]
Art review: Butcher exhibit offers insight into wild treasures
Loxahatchee River I (1991), by Clyde Butcher.By Katie DeitsMany of us may never wade into the alligator- and snake-infested swamps of South Florida or hike into the mountain wildernesses of the West. But through Clyde Butcher’s photographs, we can get a feeling of what we would see and of the great beauty that awaits in our natural environment.Through November 8, visitors to … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Oct. 15-21
Andrea McArdle.Theater: The girl who gave the world the indelible foghorn version of Tomorrow as the star of Annie back in 1977 is a 45-year-old theater veteran now, and tonight in Jupiter she takes on the world premiere of a new musical, Love Is Love, written by Annie lyricist Martin Charnin and composer Richard Gray. Charnin also directs the show, which has been in … [Read more...]
ArtsPreview 2009-10: The season in Broward-Miami art
Art Critic (1955), by Norman Rockwell, part of an exhibit opening Nov. 14 at the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale. By Emma Trelles The season is upon us, and this is not a nod to the torrent of plastic snow and holiday jingles that will soon appear wherever we go: the mall, the gas station, the corner coffee shop hawking its pricey pumpkin lattes.In many ways, the visual arts … [Read more...]
ArtsPreview 2009-10: The season in Palm Beach art
A Taisho period (1920s) formal woman's long-sleeved kimono,from an exhibit opening Dec. 5 at the Society of the Four Arts. [Editor's note: This post has been updated to remove a notice about an exhibition that has been canceled.]By Katie Deits The coming art season looks to be as exciting as ever, with artists enthusiastically staging exhibitions through cooperative … [Read more...]
Art feature: Lennon ‘bed-in’ exhibit shows Beatle’s timelessness
John Lennon and Yoko Ono in Montreal.(Photo by Gerry Deiter: Joan Athey/Peaceworks Now)By Thom SmithImagine. John Lennon would have turned 69 on Oct. 9.Would he still be writing songs? Would he again curl up with Yoko Ono, nude, for a retrospective of the Two Virgins album cover? Would he still live in Palm Beach? Would The Beatles have put aside their differences and staged a … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Oct. 9-13
I Love Lennon, by Sharon Koskoff.Art: Beatle John Lennon would have turned 69 today, and at Old School Square in Delray Beach, artist and author Sharon Koskoff has been creating several large-scale murals to coincide with the Cornell Museum's exhibit of Gerry Deiter photographs from Lennon and wife Yoko Ono's legendary bed-in for peace in Montreal in 1969. Koskoff's … [Read more...]
Art review: Flagler show a deep look at Arts and Crafts style
The Rug Weaver (1914), woodblock print by Gustave Baumann.By Jan Engoren In what better venue to showcase an exhibit of American Arts and Crafts creations, known for its simple lines, minimalist approach, no-frills, no-excess, back-to-nature aesthetic, than in Whitehall, a remnant from the Gilded Age and the Beaux-Arts style former home of Henry Flagler, the railroad … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Oct. 2-6
A photo of New York City by Andreas Feininger.Art: Opening Saturday at the Norton Museum of Art is New York, New York: The 20th Century, an exhibition from the West Palm Beach museum’s collection of New York scenes, depicted in paintings, photographs, sculptures and works on paper. Among those artists represented are painters Stuart Davis, Edward Hopper and Reginald Marsh, and … [Read more...]