“I f I were to do a series of portraits on one famous person in history,” mused Sanibel Island artist Myra Roberts one day in February of 2010, after reading an art story in the Wall Street Journal, “who would it be?” The answer came at once: Anne Frank. Taking […]

I f you are an art-lover, artist, parent, teacher, student of aesthetics or of human perception, you must go to The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City as soon as possible! Multiple viewings are indeed advisable. This exploration of Henri Matisse’s painting process is a great gift to […]

A rtists have always been drawn to the East End of Long Island, to its broad fields, its wild ocean-front, to its infinity of lovely bays, coves and inlets. They have been drawn for centuries to this storied region that juts far out into the Atlantic, where the constantly changing […]

Alandmark exhibition at the Morgan Library and Museum in New York is, amazingly, among the first explorations of the graphic arts of the Surrealist movement. Co-curated by Leslie Jones at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Isabelle Dervaux at the Morgan, it is organized, interestingly, by technique. Surrealism […]

Subtitled “How a Radical Idea Changed Modern Art,” this landmark exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art presented a cogent, deep and thoroughly intriguing examination of the art movement that shaped and informed the 20th century. Incredibly broad and international in scope, MoMA has chosen to showcase not only well-known […]

Almost 12 years after its opening in Mizner Park, Boca Raton Museum of Art remains a beacon for art lovers showcasing a wide array of traditional and contemporary art. But the newest director, Steven Maklansky has gradually steered the artistic vision in an effort to broaden the audience and make […]