In Good Company: Strength of Character at Creative Pinellas by Jessica Todd In her latest exhibition, Strength of Character at Creative Pinellas, curator Katherine Gibson welcomes the viewer into the gallery with warm familiarity. Oak seats and fruit chandeliers allude to home. Rich colors, natural materials, and hints of domesticity [...]
Read MoreFee-Fi-Faux-Pfaff by Jonathan Talit Any museum exhibition that even hints at celebrating debauchery is welcome in my book. At the time of this writing, American culture has sustained a “No-Fun Zone” mentality for at least a decade. I’m not naïve enough to expect outright fun in any museum, [...]
Read MoreTampa Bay's microcinema scene By Keven Renken For many of us, going to the movies has become an inherent part of our DNA. Mason City's 500-seat Art Deco-era theater, The Arlee, opened on S. Main Street in 1936. I know for me personally, my experiences with attending motion pictures has pretty much gone hand [...]
Read MoreThe Nellie Mae Rowe story via CincinnatiBy Katherine Gibson Ever since I saw the meticulous model of Nellie Mae Rowe’s Playhouse, which was created for the 2023 documentary about her life, titled This World Is Not My Own: The Limitless Story of Nellie Mae Rowe (TWINMO), I have wanted [...]
Read MoreAn exhibition review of Tom Jones: Here We Stand by Sabrina Hughes By turns witty, moving, and poignant, the exhibition Tom Jones: Here We Stand at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, makes a clear statement that Indigenous Nations remain connected to their past while ensuring their values are projected [...]
Read MoreFall in Unordinary Love: Salman Toor in Tampa by Richard Ellis This spring, visitors of the Tampa Museum of Art (TMA) have the uncommon chance to view a profoundly whimsical exhibition of works by a preeminent contemporary painter. Salman Toor: No Ordinary Love, features more than forty-five paintings and works on [...]
Read MoreLocation, Location, LocationAnthony Record and the Museum of Florida Art and Culture by Jonathan Talit Driving to Avon Park is just that: driving to Avon Park. The 50-mile stretch of US-27, between the southbound exit on I-4 and the northwest border of Highlands County, begins packed with strip malls, gas stations, [...]
Read MoreMarisol Escobar. Dinner Date, 1963. Marisol in Miami By Katherine Gibson Two figures sharing a meal together, Dinner Date from 1963, was my introduction to Marisol's work. I gravitated to it right away when scrolling sculpture images several years ago. I was not familiar with the artist Marisol (Maria Escobar, Venezuelan-American, [...]
Read MoreImmersing Tampa Bay By Jessica Todd Over the past decade, immersive art has grown from a niche market to mainstream popularity, much to the delight or disgust of many in the art world. From rotating projections of Starry Night to Meow Wolf’s growing repertoire, an increasing number of mainstream audiences are engaging with [...]
Read MoreThe Constant Curator: The Important Work of Nellie Mae Rowe by Katherine Gibson The exhibition REALLY FREE: THE RADICAL ART OF NELLIE MAE ROWE was on view at the High Museum of Art, in Atlanta, Georgia, from September 3, 2021 - January 9, 2022, and was organized by Katherine Jentleson, the Merrie and [...]
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