From Art in Bloom to The Leap into The Sun & a Nick Cage Soundsuit the Unexpected Awaits
By Glenda Rice Collins (Updated April 14, 2024)
Tulsa, Okla., USA — Last Weekend’s Art in Bloom at Philbrook Museum of Art served as the appetizer to a feast of an ever-inspiring array of eye candy and surprises as visitors stroll through the stately old mansion and reserve time for the resplendent formal gardens outdoors. The recent extravaganza of indoor blooms served to whet the appetite for current events NOW!
TODAY: ¡Descubra!: Celebrating Cultural Identities
Sunday, April 14
1:00pm – 5:00pm—FREE!*
*Capacity is limited. Advance tickets are highly recommended. View Events Details at: https://philbrook.org/calendar/descubra-celebrating-cultural-identities-2024-04-14/ Today celebrates the ongoing special exhibition Collidoscope: de la Torre Brothers Retro-Perspective Continuing through April 25
Collidoscope: de la Torre Brothers Retro-Perspective—a title that plays with the words “kaleidoscope” and “retrospective”—features dozens of colorful multi-media blown-glass objects and elaborately framed lenticular prints that span the spectacular, genre-defying careers of artists and brothers Einar and Jamex de la Torre. Born in Guadalajara, Mexico (1963 and 1960, respectively), Einar and Jamex de la Torre have for decades lived, worked, and collaborated on both sides of the San Diego/Tijuana border.
Surprises Intervene!
As I ventured into Philbrook last Sunday to catch a view of the temporary creative display of blossoms indoors, I was stopped in my ever-rushing footsteps to ponder some surprising and unexpected visual delights as I entered the first familiar gallery located on the indoor blooms-exhibit pathway.
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swirled around Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art (CB) last weekend, as The Momentary, a new satellite museum venue for contemporary art debuted, –political themes loomed large within State of the Art 2020, the new venue’s inaugural exhibition, currently housed within both CB museum locations. Time Being named the theme for diverse performances at the newly re-purposed Kraft cheese factory, located near the popular 8th Street Market food hub, hangout destination. The synergy now expands!
Glenda Rice Collins 