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Justin H. Long, Alex Trimino, and Lori Nozick: Three Cutting-Edge Shows at Art & Culture Center

By Michael Mills
Sep 20, 2012

The main gallery of the Art and Culture Center in Hollywood is currently occupied, magnificently, by "Justin H. Long: Bow Movement," a show that muses on the idea of whether sailboat racing is as much an art as it is an almost guaranteed way of losing money. It's one of...
Bear and Bird: Affordable Art Prints for a Happy Home

By Michael Mills
Aug 30, 2012

Let's say you've made the big decision to move beyond black-light posters to express your inner je ne sais quoi. Not that there's anything inherently wrong with black-light posters. It's just that they're a little, uh, limited in their aesthetic possibilities. So take 'em down, along with those full-page ads...
Elegant Oddball

Edward Gorey was a glorious eccentric.

By Michael Mills
Aug 23, 2012

If you've spent much time at South Florida's art museums this summer, you've probably come to the grim conclusion that, for these institutions, art is all about sharks (Museum of Art|Fort Lauderdale), minigolf (Boca Raton Museum of Art), or Lego (Art and Culture Center of Hollywood). Even the Norton Museum...
Miniature Golf as Art? I'm Not Buying It

By Michael Mills
Aug 9, 2012

How's this for conceptual art? Invite more than a dozen artists — some working individually, some as teams — to create interactive installations, each inspired by a hole of miniature golf. Devote a museum's prime display space to the results and call it art. Sit back and watch as people...
Staff Shakeups Hit Museums in Broward, Palm Beach, Across Country

By Michael Mills
Aug 9, 2012

When chief curator Paul Schimmel left the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles a couple of months ago, shock waves rippled through the art world. Initial reports were that the highly regarded Schimmel, who had been at MoCA for 22 years, had been fired by the museum's board of...

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