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It’s not easy to glamorize Amtrak. Riding those dirty, seamy trains
and buses can feel a bit like being squeezed down an intestinal tract.
But one artist, Arnold Levin, has managed to make travel on our
neglected public transport system look adventurous, even classy.
“Arrivals and Departures” is an exhibit at Palm Beach State College
that features 22 large, black-and-white photos of Levine’s trip from
New York to West Palm Beach on an Amtrak train. The gallery itself has
been transformed by the college’s theater department into an Amtrak
station, complete with a ticket booth and unspeakably filthy restroom
— er, that last part was made up because, let’s face it: An
accurate re-creation would need to be peopled with at least a few
menacing junkies and half-awake drivers.
The opening reception of “Arnold Levine: Arrivals and Departures”
is from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Palm Beach State College in the Jan &
Gary Dario Gallery in the Humanities Building (4200 Congress Ave.,
Lake Worth). The exhibit runs through February 24. Free event. Call
561-868-3909, or visit palmbeachstate.edu.
Mondays-Fridays. Starts: Jan. 20. Continues through Feb. 24, 2011
