From the South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Best Art Gallery

September 21 2005

RaZoo Gallery
3038 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale, 954/663-3888, www.razoogallery.com

New Orleans native Terry Michael Kost may have the most whimsical collection of primitive artwork in South Florida, and he certainly has the most liberal way of selling it to his customers. His upstairs loft in the Times Square Antique and Design Center at the corner of Federal Highway and Oakland Park Boulevard is open even when Kost is not there, leaving lovers of what he calls "outsider, intuitive folk art" to come and go as they please. With prices that start as low as $10 for prints and escalate into the thousands for paintings by well-known visionaries, RaZoo's edgy and eclectic stock is accessible, affordable and addictive. The well-lit gallery overwhelms visitors with works on canvas, paper and plywood by more than 50 artists, including Purvis Young, John Patrick Kelly, Hegina Rodrigues, Mose Tolliver, Tim Gerst, Stan Street and Judith Postra. The inventory also includes painted boxes, sequined costumes, religious icons, woven baskets, found-object assemblages and even carved duck decoys. Customers can purchase from Kost when he's there or pay the cashier on the first floor.