"Small Mirage Study #394," Larry Bell (American, b. 1939). Mixed media on canvas. Tampa Museum of Art, Gift of the artist, 1993.001. Credit: Larry Bell; photographed by Philip LaDeau

“Small Mirage Study #394,” Larry Bell (American, b. 1939). Mixed media on canvas. Tampa Museum of Art, Gift of the artist, 1993.001. Credit: Larry Bell; photographed by Philip LaDeau
Joanna Robotham, the TMA's Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, reflects on the significance of artists Larry Bell and Jesús Rafael Soto — whose work pushed the boundaries of traditional painting and sculpture — in relation to global art trends in the 1950s and 1960s. The musueum's Vapor and Vibration is the first time the artists' work has been exhibited together in a show that explores light and space. A small reception precedes the lecture, which begins promptly at 2 p.m.  

Curator's Lecture on Vapor and Vibration | Tampa Museum of Art, 120 W. Gasparilla Plaza, Tampa | July 15: 1:30 p.m. | $5; free, members and college students | tampamuseum.org or more info on Local 

This article appears in Jul 5-12, 2018.

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