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2008 Stories by Marya Summers

• Let the Games Begin: The Art of Competition and Just Plain Fun

  published September 4, 2008

  The Beijing Summer Olympics are history, which makes "Let the Games Begin: The Art of Competition and Just Plain Fun" an ideal way to reflect on... More >>

• "So This Is Florida"

  published August 7, 2008

  "So This Is Florida" sums up life on the peninsula in many different ways. To start with, the exhibition of decorative book bindings and... More >>

• Mother and Daughter: Coast to Coast.

  published July 31, 2008

  Tapestry is too delicate a word for the chunky, textured weavings of Madie Lazenby. Created on a Navajo loom, hers are often bold –... More >>

• Paintings Beneath the Sea by Jason Mathias

  published July 17, 2008

  "Paintings Beneath the Sea by Jason Mathias" lets museumgoers catch a school of fish by the South Florida artist who has been featured at... More >>

• Color Me New York: Photographs by Benn Mitchell

  published July 10, 2008

  A flash course in the history of photography, from a practical documentary medium to a contemporary conceptual one, is available in the... More >>

• Kuruma: The Wheel in Japanese Life and Art

  published July 3, 2008

  What goes around took a while to come around in Japanese culture. For a long time after the invention of the wheel, much of the travel in Japan... More >>

• In Focus

  published June 26, 2008

  Our vision of the world is defined a great deal by what we focus on. This is demonstrated in a practical way in the 12th-annual "In Focus"... More >>

• Summery/Summary Group Show

  published June 12, 2008

  Coffeehouse galleries are nothing new, but seldom do you see exhibits in such spaces curated by a bona fide art expert. At My Coffee House... More >>

• Beached

  published June 5, 2008

  Pablo Picasso asserted, "Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up." This is doubly true for... More >>

• Everything's a Portrait: Watercolors of Dean Mitchell

  published May 29, 2008

  "Everything's a Portrait: Watercolors of Dean Mitchell" offers more than the title suggests — not just watercolors but oil and... More >>

• Bernar Venet: New Saturation Paintings

  published May 22, 2008

  Math is an abstract art: the poise of its symbols, the rhythmic repetitions of the lines, and rise and fall of its exponents and roots. "Bernar... More >>

• The True Nature of Mind

  published May 15, 2008

  "The True Nature of Mind" has its roots in Buddhism. In the hands of artist Maria Karki, the philosophy blossoms as a modern twist on... More >>

• Paths that Connect: Japanese Woodblock Prints from the Andrews-Schroeer Collection.

  published May 1, 2008

  An intersection of history and cultures occurs in "Paths that Connect: Japanese Woodblock Prints from the Andrews-Schroeer Collection." The... More >>

• In the Hands of African American Collectors: The Personal Treasures of Bernard and Shirley Kinsey

  published April 24, 2008

  "Exhibit" is such a static word for a collection like this one that really moves — artistically, historically, and emotionally. "In the... More >>

• Observation & Technology: Photography Featuring the A-Project

  published April 17, 2008

  What are you looking at?" Tabatha Mudra challenges us. Her photographs of androgynous individuals, "The A-Project," make us evaluate how we... More >>

• Calder Jewelry

  published April 3, 2008

  Most of us know Alexander Calder, the famous sculptor. Both his stationary works, which he called "stabiles", and his revolutionary "mobiles"... More >>

• In the Pink: Dorothy Draper, America's Most Fabulous Decorator

  published March 20, 2008

  What defines tacky in double-wide decorating can redefine grand in the airy space of grand hotel or luxurious mansion. Defying... More >>

• Winslow Homer: Illustrator and Graphic Artist

  published February 21, 2008

  When it comes to images, the digital world values clarity, but in the art world — both old and new — sometimes blurry is better.... More >>

• The Great Age of American Automobiles

  published February 14, 2008

  By taking us back half a century, "The Great Age of American Automobiles" also serves as a reminder that art surrounds us every day in... More >>

• "New Works by Derek Anstis and Terre Rybovich"

  published February 7, 2008

  Showing us where they've been and how they got there, the pieces in "New Works by Derek Anstis and Terre Rybovich" are each a sort of... More >>

• Mikel Glass Exhibition

  published January 31, 2008

  Using classical techniques to render contemporary subjects, "Mikel Glass Exhibition" plumbs the emotional depths of subjects and... More >>

• Chimneys and Towers: Charles Demuth's Late Paintings of Lancaster

  published January 17, 2008

  The industrial age isn't all ugly. "Chimneys and Towers: Charles Demuth's Late Paintings of Lancaster" turns industrial subjects into... More >>

• Everyday Objects

  published January 10, 2008

  "Everyday Objects" speaks to the subject matter of three artists, but their exhibit is anything but common. Stephanie Jaffe Werner... More >>

• The Song Does Not Remain the Same

  published January 10, 2008

  Respectable Street Café opened in West Palm Beach in 1987 as the city was falling apart. Corporate giants like Walgreens and... More >>

• A Painter's Prints: John Alexander Retrospective

  published January 3, 2008

  "A Painter's Prints: John Alexander Retrospective" provides a quickie tour of the artist's work from 1974 to 2006. In his early years,... More >>