The sign on the side of the road got me. It was black, and hand-painted. “Bar on the Beach.” That’s not a sign I can easily refuse. And, unsurprisingly, I was quickly rewarded, here on one of the most intriguingly-named beaches in the Caribbean. For starters, it’s cool here. No, the mercury reads somewhere […]
Above: Untitled 2014 Acrylic, Oil, Oil Stick, Gesso, Paper, Dirt, Spray Paint, Fabric, Charcoal on Canvas 66″ x 53″ By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominican Republic-born artist Alfredo Scaroina will be making his New York City debut this month. Scaroina is launching his “Reclamation” exhibition at the UNIX Gallery in New York from Oct. 16 […]
Above: Abel Barroso, La Mesa de las Negociaciones, 2012 By the Caribbean Journal staff A new exhibition at the Pan American Art Projects gallery in Miami’s Wynwood district is taking a look at the diversity of contemporary art in Cuba. The show, Permutations, brings together the works of five artists who both live and work in […]
By Sarah Greaves-Gabbadon CJ Travel Editor Typically a souvenir has to be either colorful or sparkly to catch my eye. But these handheld wooden sculptures from Anguilla’s Devonish Art Gallery somehow seduced me with their voluptuous shapes and silky smooth texture. I picked one up and literally couldn’t put it down the entire time I […]
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