Landscapes From the Age of Impressionism
Through May 10 at the Norton Museum of Art, 1451 S. Olive Ave., West Palm Beach. Call 561-832-5196, or visit norton.org.
This small but satisfying show includes just over three dozen French and American paintings that form a sort of encapsulated history of the subject, drawn from the collection of the Brooklyn Museum. There are some big names here — Renoir, Manet, Pissarro, and Courbet among the Frenchmen; Childe Hassam, William Glackens, and John Singer Sargent among the Americans. And there's a handful of to-the-point wall panels to provide context, tracing the movement from its mid-19th-century beginnings in France through its evolution and on to its American manifestations in the early 20th Century. Be warned, though: If you're among those for whom one landscape looks pretty much like the next, there's nothing here likely to convert you. If you're already a believer, however, you'll find plenty of sustenance.
"Georgia O'Keeffe and Ansel Adams: Natural Affinities"
Through May 3 at the Norton Museum of Art, 1451 S. Olive Ave., West Palm Beach. Call 561-832-5196, or visit norton.org.
As the title indicates, the pairing of Adams and O'Keeffe is a natural. But this is the first time the work of these two 20th-century titans has been presented side by side. It includes more than 40 O'Keeffe paintings and more than 50 Adams photographs. It's an extraordinary, not-to-be-missed exhibition.
"NeoHooDoo: Art for a Forgotten Faith"
Through May 24 at the Miami Art Museum, 101 W. Flagler St., Miami. Call 305-375-3000, or visit miamiartmuseum.org
This show is freighted with many of the religious beliefs of those who have migrated to South Florida from distant shores. The sprawling show corrals together 50 works by 33 artists in an arresting variety of media, ranging from sculpture to photography, assemblage, video, and performance. NeoHooDoo includes a mind-jarring range of depictions of spirituality that will bring you back to plumb its enigmatic depths.
"Bazaar"
Through April 14 at the Dot Fiftyone Gallery, 51 NW 36th St., Miami. Call 305-573-9994, or visit dotfiftyone.com.
Pancho Luna is no stranger to yanking perfection from the jaws of chaos. The artist often tinkers on multiple series of works at the same time, allowing his cranial crankshaft to intuitively fire the connective rods linking disparate elements of his art. The result of his cerebral shenanigans is on display in "Bazaar" at Dot Fiftyone Gallery, where Luna's pristine installations and pieces combine to reveal a witty and inventive mind.
"People, Places, and Things"
Through April 4 at the Dina Mitrani Gallery, 2620 NW Second Ave., Miami. Call 786-486-7248, or visit dinamitranigallery.com.
Peggy Levinson Nolan's path from the projects to her first solo show at an art gallery went something like this: marriage, seven kids, dreams of becoming a photographer, shoplifting a lot of film. From there, the South Florida local taught herself to shoot and print pictures, stole more film, moved out of the projects and returned to college, got divorced, got pierced up, graduated from Florida International University, and stole some more film. Through it all, Nolan has never stopped shooting pictures. The result is this staggeringly impressive photography exhibit.
