Last week I visited the Tampa Museum of Art for the first time to experience the “Love is Calling” installation created by Yayoi Kusama. There is no additional fee to enter this separate installation, but reservations are required as only a small number of guests may enter at one time. Even if you have seen […]
Read more "Love is Calling"I cordially invite you to check out my most recent contribution to ArtScene Press – “Nick Cave FEAT. at the Orlando Museum of Art.” I am so honored to write about Nick Cave and his exhibition here in Central Florida as I believe it is a game changer for our local art community. Here’s a […]
Read more "Nick Cave FEAT. at the Orlando Museum of Art"I attended the opening for Nick Cave: FEAT. Friday night and was instantly transported to a magical land of hallucinogenic technicolor, whimsical found objects and the very best Soundsuits I have ever seen. Approaching the exhibition space, guests are greeted by a huge wall plastered with an enormous vinyl of melting, dripping and blurring shapes and […]
Read more "Nick Cave FEAT."I saw my third Nick Cave Soundsuit in October of 2015 while visiting Washington, D.C. This city is pure heaven if you love museums as much as I do… and they are all free! At the end of a long day, I found myself wandering towards Chinatown and even though I was tired and starving, […]
Read more "Nick Cave #3"I saw my second Nick Cave Soundsuit by complete accident. I visited Las Vegas for the first time in 2015 and was wandering through the Bellagio when I nearly ran right into a Soundsuit in a glass display case in the middle of the walkway. I stopped dead in my tracks and stared. I couldn’t […]
Read more "Nick Cave #2"I saw my first Nick Cave Soundsuit on December 31st, 2014. We were celebrating New Year’s Eve at an event at the Orlando Museum of Art and I was captivated by this piece from 2011. It is a phenomenal sight to see in person – there are so many objects to discover in this one […]
Read more "Nick Cave #1"Carlos Betancourt is an artist who was recently featured in the 2018 Florida Prize in Contemporary Art exhibition at the Orlando Museum of Art. His pieces are not only eye-catching, but mesmerizing works of art that keep the viewer hypnotized for a seemingly endless amount of time. Each piece is overflowing with brightly colored found […]
Read more "Carlos Betancourt"Kenya (Robinson)’s work was not only featured in the 2018 Florida Prize in Contemporary Art exhibition at the Orlando Museum of Art… she also took home the top prize for this year’s event. I was so moved by the messages in her work – commentaries on the corporate nature of life, the consumerist qualities of […]
Read more "Kenya (Robinson)"I recently visited the Orlando Museum of Art to view the Florida Prize in Contemporary Art exhibition. It is so important to celebrate and discuss the work of artists living and creating in today’s world. The pieces these artists create are visual representations of the times and events we are currently living and sometimes those […]
Read more "The Florida Prize in Contemporary Art"A few weeks ago, I visited The Alfond Inn for the very fist time and was not disappointed. This unique, modern, boutique-style hotel is located in Winter Park, FL and boasts an incredible modern and contemporary art collection of nearly 500 pieces. There is one piece in particular that has haunted me – in a […]
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