By Sandra Schulman EmKo is a new joint that graces West Palm Beach’s historic neighborhood of Flamingo Park, a renovated, three-story building that was once home to Ragtops Antique Motorcar Museum. Resurrecting this 1926 historical property, EmKo is a multi-disciplinary art gallery/culinary destination that aims to join the community through the art of food and the visual … [Read more...]
Gallery crawl: Three happening spots in West Palm Beach
By Sandra Schulman A brilliant — in more ways than one — new art installation will be beaming into downtown West Palm Beach from June 4 to July 4 nightly from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. on the Great Lawn. Designed by artist Jen Lewin and presented by the city of West Palm Beach Art in Public Places (AIPP) Program, this concentric, temporary interactive art installment is comprised of … [Read more...]
Gallery crawl: From tattoos to buoys, and exotic gelato, too
By Sandra Schulman The gallery scene along Dixie Highway in West Palm Beach is always a treasure hunt. There are gems to be found among the car dealerships and funky diners. Here are three I visited this week, each filled with some of the more unusual sights than the tourist trail usually leads to. Ink & Pistons For the punk and piercing set, this hardcore “artist driven” … [Read more...]
All-sculpture show riveting at the Cultural Council
By Lucy Lazarony At the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County, the walls of the main gallery have gone white. Not a single piece of two-dimensional art is on display. Instead, the focus is on the three-dimensional art of acclaimed sculptors and Palm Beach county residents Alexander Krivosheiw, G.E. Olsen and Jeff Whyman. Krivosheiw expresses himself through hand-forged … [Read more...]
Gallery Crawl No. 1: Exhibits showcase county’s contemporary bent
New work by heavyweight pop artist Robert Indiana can be seen at Rosenbaum Contemporary in Boca Raton. The octogenarian is the father of the iconic LOVE image, which he created initially as a sculpture in 1966, and has appeared around the world in various high- and low-brow incarnations. Now, he brings us a show entirely focused on another essential word: HOPE. “It’s like the … [Read more...]
In semi-darkness, a good recital of Schumann and Tchaikovsky
Even the most devoted of piano fans could have been forgiven Saturday afternoon for taking a raincheck on a recital at the Steinway Gallery in Boca Raton. Moments before Lynn University pedagogue and pianist Yang Shen took the stage in the small recital room, a lightning strike took out the power, leaving the gallery in a semi-darkness that soon became close because of the … [Read more...]