In collaboration with the Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, Palm Beach ArtsPaper is hosting a series of four Culture Talks this season featuring local culture makers discussing arts issues of the moment. We’ve long believed that South Florida needs more of this kind of cultural offering, one that expects that area residents will want to take a deep dive into aspects of … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: June 9-10
Film: I have rarely recommended a horror film, but Ari Aster’s directing debut, Hereditary, is so creepy good, with a stunning central performance by Toni Collette, that it exceeds the genre. She plays a woman disturbed by the recent death of her mother, whose genes have apparently infected the family and set in motion a series of tragedies. When her stoner son reluctantly … [Read more...]
Art fairs descend on West Palm Beach
By Sandra Schulman OK: It’s not really a battle of art fairs this month; it’s more like a visually gorgeous friendly skirmish, with established fairs, newcomers and pop-ups competing for art lovers’ eyes and wallets. What used to be a week has now expanded to almost the whole month as a major new fair, the Palm Beach Modern and Contemporary Fair, gets the jump on Art … [Read more...]
Art in West Palm: A new gallery, and the public art of Los Trompos
Rolando Chang Barrero at his new art space on Belvedere Road in West Palm Beach. By Sandra Schulman A new multi-dia gallery space and a wildly imaginative and interactive installation will rev up the summer arts in West Palm Beach. The Box Gallery: Rolando Chang Barrero, who has a gallery in Lake Worth — Rolando Chang Barerro Fine Arts — and runs a gallery/studio at … [Read more...]