A Visit to The Bunker Artspace in Palm Beach, Florida

January 10, 2018

A Visit to The Bunker Artspace in Palm Beach, Florida

A brief trip south to escape the cold winter can be so invigorating.

As you know, I traveled to sunny Palm Beach, Florida over the New Year’s holiday. I always try to include as much as I can during my trips, so they are productive, informational and fun - my friend, Lisbeth Barron, made sure we had lots to do. One of our stops was a tour through The Bunker Artspace, where renowned art collector, Beth Rudin DeWoody, now displays 300-pieces from her vast modern and contemporary art collection.

Enjoy these photos.

: Originally built in 1925, this 20-thousand square foot art deco structure was once a munitions factory.

: Now, the building is a spacious location for Beth’s collection of art.

: Sitting in the downstairs lobby is Ron Arad’s “London Pappardelle”, 1992 – a polished, woven bronze with polished profiles. The waste basket to the left is Sylvie Fleury’s “Yes to All”, 2004, steel with 24-karat gold plate.

: In the East Gallery, we saw this installation by Jeff Colson – “Roll Up”, 2012 – a painted wood structure.

: I thought these were very interesting. On the wall is a piece called “Commission Work Toby”, 2014 by Moffat Takadiwa.

: Here is a closer view – it is made of reclaimed computer keys and thread.

: This piece is by Vibha Galhotra, “Untitled”, 2012. It is made out of nickel coated ghungroos, fabric, thread, with a coat of polyurethane.

: This silver colored chair was very inviting.

: This whimsical piece is by Liz Craft. It is called “”Hairy Guy with Thought Balloon”, 2005.

: Luis Flores, “Morning Coffee”, 2017, with yarn, clothes, Vans, Styrofoam cup and cinder block

: In a gallery called the Screening Room, we saw this “Leather Teddy Bear Sofa”, 2013, by the Campana Brothers. These are leather teddy bears hand sewn on a canvas cover over stainless steel.

: This is called “Zenithsluts (in Silver and Gold) a Gravity Well, no. 2”, 2014 by Sinisa Kukec with acrylic mirror, red oak and other mixed media.

: Everyone loved taking photos next to this giant camera.

: Another popular piece was this giant receipt – the canvas was at least eight feet tall.

: And look at these giant floor lamps over the container plants – another nice piece of modern art.

: Everyone also loved these giant pink shoes by artist, Philip Guston.

: In the Food Room, we saw Bertozzi & Casoni’s “Vassoio”, 2005 made out of glazed ceramic.”Vassoio” is “tray” in Italian.

: This is Vincent Olinet’s “Condensed Milk, Chocolate and English Rose”, 2017 made out of Styrofoam, tile glue, crystal clear resin, paper flowers and polymer clay.

: This cake is by Louise Erhard called “You Mean the World to Me”, 2010.

: And this is “Pass the Butter” by Franco Mondini-Ruiz, 2012.

: In the Silver Room, I loved this piece called “The Wood Be”, 2007. It is by artist, Robert Beck, and is made out of CNC milled stainless steel, unreal screen and other hardware. And look closely – the pattern on the front is faux bois.

: This is also quite interesting – E.V. Day’s “Pollinator” 2011. This insect sculpture is made with chrome polished nickel-plated copper.

: Sylvie Fleury also created this piece, “Serie Ela 75/K; Easy, Breezy, Beautiful” 2000. It’s a 24-karat gold plated shopping cart with a plexiglass bar.

: Here I am standing in front of Victor Vasarely’s “Naini”, c. 1960s – a colorful piece of acrylic paints on canvas.

: I love this cork floor. Cork flooring has excellent thermal and acoustical qualities and is a stable and renewable flooring source.

: This is called “Snowman”, 2000 by Jonathan Seliger – three Chinese food containers made from acrylic, molding paste, varnish on canvas and lacquer on aluminum.