The work of artists Victor Matthews and Paolo Nicola Rossini, now on view in Transitions at the Boca Raton Museum of Art, at first glance appears dramatically different. Yet Kathleen Goncharov, curator of exhibitions and audience engagement, who organized the show, sees a common theme in their work. “Both artists afford the viewer a glimpse into their subconscious and their … [Read more...]
Jazz singer Milman favors craft over image
The recording industry has always been more image- than music-driven, a fact that's been made worse by TV since the 1950s and MTV since the 1980s. The latest example is American Idol, on which youthful toothpaste models-turned-singers recruit text-messaged votes from teenaged fans to springboard toward celebrity. Vocalist Sophie Milman wants nothing to do with the … [Read more...]