Sun-Sentinel.com, FL
Sept 21 2004
The season of art begins with four exhibitions
By Candice Russell
Special Correspondent
The fall season is upon us with an abundance of exhibitions.
Four shows with male artists working in different media are at the
Coral Springs Museum of Art now through Nov. 20.
“Echoes of the Past” highlights the mixed media assemblages of Leo
Kaplan, who uses found objects and collectibles in Cornell-style
boxes. Kinetic sculptures made of acrylic with strips of color are
the stars of “Illusions with Color” by Len Janklow. “Through My Lens”
is a photographic essay of Peru by the award-winning Tamarac resident
Burt Hesselson. “Yuroz’s Narrative Culture of Cubism,” features the
romantic paintings of an Armenian-born artist by the solo name of
Yuroz. Call 954-340-5000.
“Lespri Endepandan: Discovering Haitian Sculpture,” through Dec. 6 at
the Frost Art Museum at the Florida International University in
Miami, features more than 50 artworks in iron, aluminum, glass,
papier-mache, terra cotta, wood and cement. The exhibition includes
work by Georges Liautaud, the deceased pioneer of recycling metal oil
drums into fanciful creations, and Jean Camille Nasson, whose
religious figures betray the artist’s conflicted feelings. Call
305-348-2890 or visit the Web site
The Bakehouse Art Complex features works by more than 40 emerging
South Florida artists in “All Members Show” through Oct. 24. Call
305-576-2828.
In the Wynwood Art District, British sculptor Matthew Picton has a
one-man show at Damien B. Contemporary Art Center through Oct. 20.
Call 305-573-4949.
“The Florida Home: Modern Living, 1945-1965” looks at domestic
architecture during the post-World War II era. It is on view through
Jan. 23 at the Historical Museum of Southern Florida in Miami. Call
305-375-1492.
Don’t let the odd hours deter you from Santa Fe artist Andrea
Kalinowksi’s exhibition at the Dave and Mary Alper Jewish Community
Center in Miami from noon to 5 p.m. Sundays through Dec. 12. She
combines photography, text and painted patchwork quilt patterns in a
narrative about pioneer women. Call 305-271-9000.
Miami-Dade County continues to live up to its reputation as a fount
of Latin American art. “Universo Tropical,” with paintings from
Dominican artists, continues through Sept. 30 at Miami’s Hyatt
Regency Hotel. Call 305-502-3141. Cernuda Arte, in Coral Gables,
features “Jewels on Paper” with paintings, drawings, sketches and
lithographs by master and contemporary Cuban artists continues
through Oct. 23 at the Coral Gables gallery Cernuda Arte. Call
305-461-1050.
ArtsSpace/Virginia Miller Galleries, also in the Gables, features
“Latin American Invitational, Part II” with works by Santiago
Beltran-Valladares, Michelle Concepcion and others through September.
Call 305-444-4493.
Latin flavor extends to Broward County, too. “Contemporary Latin
American Art VII” is at the Art Gallery at Broward Community College,
South Campus, Pembroke Pines, through Oct. 29. Call 954-201-8895.
The fall season opening of four exhibitions at the Boca Raton Museum
of Art was postponed to Wednesday. Call 561-392-2500.