Veerle Poupeye's blog about art in the Caribbean and beyond
While I pursue a new professional direction which requires my full attention, I have put this blog (and most other writing) on hold. I will be back at some point in the future. In the meantime, this blog site remains active and accessible, serving as an archive of sorts. I am heartened that traffic to... Continue Reading →
Damaged balustrade at Devon House Whenever I have a chance, I drive past Vale Royal to see if there has been any progress with the long-promised and much-needed renovations, after the catastrophic collapse of the portico earlier this year. It is painfully obvious that nothing has been done. Some hoarding, consisting of board and fabric,... Continue Reading →
Devon House in 2011 (photograph: Veerle Poupeye, all rights reserved) The National Gallery of Jamaica is turning 50 this year and this article, the first in a series on the subject, reflects on the different moments, personalities and discussions that have defined its history. It is a history of which I have been a part,... Continue Reading →
.Préfète Dufaut – The Magician, mid-1960s, oil on masonite, Albert Albrecht collection, Tampa Museum of Art (photo: Veerle Poupeye) I recently had the opportunity to visit the Tampa Museum of Art for the Reframing Haitian Art symposium, held there on June 9. The symposium, who brought together some of the key promotors, conservators and researchers... Continue Reading →
Jamaica Journal, the peer-reviewed academic journal of the Institute of Jamaica, holds a special place in my professional trajectory. It was there that I published my first major research essay, in 1988, on the work of Everald Brown, a text I produced at the invitation of the then editor, Olive Senior. Since then, I have... Continue Reading →
Jean Fouquet – Virgin and Child Surrounded by Angels (c1452), Collection: Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp In this final post on my recent visits to several Belgian museums, I turn my attention to some of the larger art museums in Oostende, Brussels, and Antwerp (although I already discussed the Ensor Year exhibitions at the... Continue Reading →
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