By Myles Ludwig Process — the origination of something — pre-exists as form, said Heinrich Schenker, the 19th century Ukrainian-born, Vienna- schooled composer, conductor, performer and theorist, and that appears to be the subject of four photography exhibitions I visited recently. In some cases, it was the act of taking the picture, in others it was the act of making it … [Read more...]
Jewelry, Art and Antique Show stuns, overwhelms
By Myles Ludwig Glorious. At some point in the fifth hour of my three-day trip into the enchanted forests of Artlandia, standing in the aisles of great hall, I sensed a shiver of collective Stendhal syndrome, as if a powerful aesthetic spirit might levitate the Convention Center, drawing it up into the cerulean sky above the city of West Palm Beach. The Palm Beach … [Read more...]
Luxe redux: An embarrassment of riches at dazzling Jewelry, Art and Antique Show
By Myles Ludwig The Palm Beach Jewelry Art and Antique show now at the Palm Beach County Convention Center is a gem in an elegant setting. It is chock-full of goodies, so many I spent more than two hours just walking, looking and chatting and found myself so bedazzled I didn’t have the stamina for the connected fine crafts exhibits that I usually enjoy. Foreign languages … [Read more...]