Art Basel Miami Beach shrugs off the digital downturn, its main rival’s US expansion and culture war worries Exhibitor numbers may be down 2% on last year, but the forthcoming edition of Art Basel Miami Beach still tallies a whopping 277 galleries and will feature works by more than 4,000 artists. Those numbers are easily...
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The ‘World’s First Art Amusement Park’ Rides Again
With attractions by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Sonia Delaunay, David Hockney, Roy Lichtenstein and others, the resurrected Luna Luna opens in Los Angeles this month This month, a landmark if quirky project billed as “the world’s first art amusement park” will be resurrected on the edge of downtown Los Angeles. In the summer of 1987, Luna Luna...
Philadelphia Museum Returns 16th-Century Manuscript to Peru
Federal investigators found that the six-page manuscript at the Rosenbach Museum and Library had been illegally removed from a larger volume The Rosenbach Museum and Library in Philadelphia has voluntarily returned a 16th-century manuscript to the government of Peru, following a federal investigation into the provenance of the object. The manuscript, which dates to 1599 and documents...
ARTE EN RETROSPECTIVA
For this year’s Miami Art Week + Art Basel Miami, San Martin de Hidalgo tequila commissioned Londonberry Media for a series of collages in collaboration with Model Jemme Harper and Artist Valentina Misel. Explore tasting notes, puzzles, and maybe discover some unknowns. – S+P
In Conversation with Tim O’Keefe of the Texas Ballet Theater
The winter holiday season is chock full of tradition, and one of the most beloved traditions this time of year is seeing the beloved ballet The Nutcracker. Except for the sourest curmudgeons, The Nutcracker dances, music, story, and costumes are major fan favorites, for many reasons, and that’s not just the opinion of the average showgoer, but of...
What Should Be in Ridley Scott’s ‘Napoleon’ but Probably Won’t Be
“Napoleon,” the new film from Ridley Scott and starring Joaquin Phoenix, is coming out in theatres, but will it get the facts straight? Howard Brown, expert on the French Revolution and professor of history at Binghamton University, State University of New York, believes that the film will likely omit certain facts about the famous leader. Here are...
Li Yuan-Chia’s Expansive Worlds
A major exhibition at Kettle’s Yard highlights the legacy of a Chinese-born artist whose distinctive artistic journey left an indelible mark on art in postwar Britain ‘The fact that Li Yuan-chia has been missed by the art establishments of so many countries suggests that they have no instruments fine enough to detect a journey such as his,’...
Speaking With Maria Todaro of the Florida Grand Opera
Women have carved out legendary performance careers in opera. A few have also made their mark behind the scenes, in leadership and creative roles. Maria Todaro is one of them. And her career is fascinating in several ways. As of Autumn 2023, Todaro is the Interim General Director of the FGO, the Florida Grand Opera....
Passion and Sumptuousness- La Traviata at the FGO
It’s the opening of the Florida Grand Opera’s 82nd season, and this one delivers a few of the most beloved in the operatic canon. The FGO is starting with La Traviata, and audiences are already buzzing about its passion and sumptuousness. Before the actual premier performance, nearly 1,400 students from the Miami-Dade district attended a dress...
Inside Miami’s Hidden Gem: the Parodi Costume Collection
For in-the-know fashion historians and fans, Miami’s Parodi Costume Collection is an essential destination. Nonetheless, it’s admittedly a bit of an insider’s secret. Tucked on a quiet street not far from busy destinations like Wynwood Walls and the Miami Design District, it showcases highlights of a collection of more than 10,000 pieces that its founder,...