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12. 10. 07
Basel Buzz
The Washington Post would've liked to take Earthramp home.
Earthramp, Casa Lin 2007
11. 9. 07 Buy the book
Miami Contemporary Artists is finally out. Buy it at Amazon.com and enjoy a pictorial collection of works by 100 significant contemporary Miami artists, including Ralph.
9. 1. 07 Swimming with Sharks
The summer show brought good crowds and complimentary reviews.
5. 29. 07 Summer of sculpture
Ralph's solo show, Swimming with Sharks, will be on view at the Dorsch Gallery all summer long. Come to the opening June 9, or sometime between then and September 1, when the show closes.
3. 11. 07 Mission accomplished
Associate Artist Pavilion - Atlantic Center for the Arts
Designed and built with Steve Badanes, Jim Adamson,
Inna Babaeva, Spence Kellum, David Callison, John Landon,
Bill Sanders, and Susan Buzzi
2. 19. 07 ACA
Ralph will be in New Smyrna Beach, Fla., until March 11 to take part in a residency at the Atlantic Center for the Arts. While focusing on his own artwork, Ralph and fellow artists are collaborating to design and build a permanent structure under the creative direction of architect Steve Badanes, co-founder of Jersey Devil design/build. Check back soon for details and pictures.
12. 7. 06 Art frenzy
If you're in town for Art Basel Miami Beach, don't miss Ralph's artworks at these four venues: Dorsch Gallery, Bridge Art Fair, The Margulies Collection at the Warehouse, and Seth Beitler Fine Art.
And check out Anne Tschida's review of the Dorsch show. First on the list is Ralph's collaborative piece with sound artist Rene Barge.
Rene Barge and Ralph Provisero, October 2006
5. 11. 06 Best of Miami
The Miami New Times has named Dorsch Gallery Best Art Gallery in its 2006 Best of Miami issue. Click here to read it
2. 5. 06 Coming up...
Ralph has been selected as one of 10 artists to exhibit sculpture at the Polk Museum of Art (Lakeland, FL) for the year-long Florida Outdoor Sculpture Competition. Rider, installing in March, will be on display through February 2007.
12. 04. 05 South for the winter
From January 15 to March 17, head to the Florida Keys to see one of Ralph's latest works, Rig, in his third exhibition at Fort Zachary Taylor for the annual Sculpture Key West.
Maleducati on the grounds of Navy Pier in Chicago (4. 29. 2005)
3. 10. 05 Chicago
Ralph's piece Maleducati is going to Chicago's Navy Pier Walk, an outdoor sculpture exhibition juried by prominent art critic Peter Schjeldahl. The piece will be on display on the historic Navy Pier, which juts into Lake Michigan, from May to October.
2. 14. 05 Mexico
In a celebration of large-scale American sculpture, Merida's Museum of Contemporary Art has invited Ralph to include Acciecato in a year-long exhibit, opening April 8.
12. 1. 04 The Fort
Two of Ralph's pieces (Cammina Piano and Altalena) have been selected for exhibition at Sculpture Key West 2005. They will be on display at Fort Zachary Taylor from mid-January through March 25. The exhibit opens Jan. 16, the last night of the island's Sculpture Week.
10. 26. 04 Grinding away
In anticipation of Art Basel Miami Beach, Ralph has been selected to install a large-scale sculpture at Lummus Park, one of the city's oldest parks, in the inaugural exhibition of sites-miami this December.
9. 21. 04 Back to school
Ralph begins work this month with students of Mays Middle School in Goulds, Fl., who will help him make a large-scale sculpture while they work on sculpture projects of their own.
9. 1. 04 The Moonman
For much of August, Ralph worked on Robert Chambers' MTV Moonman project, MTV's commission of a giant, "pimped-out" twin of the Video Music Award statuette. The sculpture crew, that consisted of Ralph, Chambers, Michael Loveland, Robin Griffiths, Karl Vohwinkel and a group of Miami-Dade College students, spent three hectic and mostly sleepless weeks putting together the 30-foot Frankenstein.
“Big Walls to Fill” by William Booth. The Washington Post. Dec. 10, 2007.
“Art Basel Hot Picks.” The Miami Herald. Dec. 9, 2007.
“Art and the In-Between Zone” by Steph Hurst. The SunPost. Dec. 6, 2007.
“New book is a who's who of top Miami artists" by Fabiola Santiago. The Miami Herald. Dec. 2. 2007
“Basel Blitz.” Blueprint Directory. November/December 2007.
“The Material World. The
Material Mechanic” by Anne Tschida.
“Swimming
with Sharks.” Blueprint Design, September 2007
“Art
Pick: 'Swimming with Sharks' at Dorsch Gallery” by Elisa Turner. The
“The Art of the Season” by Victor Barrenechea. Biscayne Times. July 2007.
“Ralph
Provisero: Escultura de equilibrio, afectación y
movimiento” by Alfredo Triff. El Nuevo Herald. June 25, 2007.
“Sculpting the skyline” by Lewis Goldberg.
“Radar Weekend” by Anne Tschida. Category 305. June 9, 2007.
“That Old Black Magic” by Joel Weinstein. Rotund World. Dec. 3, 2006.
“Dorsch's 20 Questions” by Anne Tschida. Category 305. Dec. 2, 2006.
“Best Art Gallery” by New Times staff for Best of Miami 2006 issue. The Miami New Times. May 11, 2006.
“Artwork that's no work” by Doug George. Chicago Tribune. June 17, 2005.
“Reviews - Miami: Ralph Provisero” by Joel Weinstein. Sculpture. March 2005.
“A Fine Sense of Place” by Alfredo Triff. Miami New Times. Dec. 23, 2004.
“Take Me to the River” by Joel Weinstein. Street Weekly. Dec. 3 - 9, 2004.
“Artquake” by Alfredo Triff. Miami New Times. Dec. 2 - 8, 2004.
“Moonman Over Miami” by Elisa Turner. The Miami Herald. August 23, 2004.
“Sculptors give old materials new shapes” by Elisa Turner. The Miami Herald. May 17, 2004.
“Ralph Provisero” Art Capsule by Alfredo Triff. Miami New Times. May 20 - 26, 2004.
“Heavy Metal: Ralph Provisero weighs in at the Dorsch with his steel-and-wood sculptures” by Michael McManus. Street Weekly. May 7, 2004.
“Is Sculpture Too Free” and “Gallery Openings” by Onajide Shabaka. MiamiArtExchange.com. May 7, 2004 and April 25, 2004.
“new art, new show” by Franklin Einspruch. Artblog.net. April 23, 2004.
“Report From Miami, Part III: Expanding Horizons” by Roni Feinstein. Art in America. December 2003.
“Report From Miami, Part II: Miami Heats Up” by Roni Feinstein. Art in America. November 1999.
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