Masc.: A Refreshingly Well-Rounded Look at Masculinity
Masc. • Coastal Contemporary Gallery • Newport, RI • coastalcontemporarygallery.com • Through March 30, 2020 *Editor’s Note: Coastal Contemporary Gallery…
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Diane Simpson: Cardboard–Plus, 1977–1980
By: Jacquelyn Gleisner Four parallel planes of cardboard extend from the wall at a 45-degree angle in Diane Simpson’s large wall-mounted…
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heART and Mind at Silvermine Arts Center
By: Emily R. Bass Nobody is immune to struggle. Mental illnesses, grief and addiction can affect us all. Yet a…
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Queer Paranormal at Bennington College’s Usdan Gallery
By Emily R. Bass “Queer visuality…We may need to squint, to strain our vision and force it to see…
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“The Odyssey Project: An Old Story for Modern Times” at the University of New Hampshire Museum of Art
By Emily R. Bass What can we learn about life today from an epic about monsters and gods, ancient conquests…
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Eli Brown: Museum of Queer Ecologies at Distillery Gallery
By: Emily Bass In his exhibition Museum of Queer Ecologies at Distillery Gallery (on view through October 25), multidisciplinary artist…
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Powerful Signs from the Boston Youth Climate Strike
By: Emily Bass All over the world, activists took to the streets today with the Global Climate Strike. These marches…
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Summer With the Averys: Milton, Sally, March
By: Charlotte Foote Walking through the Bruce Museum’s Summer with the Averys, you’ll see a number of Milton Avery’s…
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New Hampshire Folk Art: By the People, For the People at Discover Portsmouth
May, 15, 2019 By S. Scarlett Moberly “Folk art is a slippery term that can lead the unwary into…
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Nancy Jenner: World News: Alternate Views
By S. Scarlett Moberly Just off the main corridor of Hollister Hall at Babson College is a small exhibition space…
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Show 29 at The Front
By S. Scarlett Moberly The smallest state capital in the U.S., Montpelier, Vermont’s population hovers just below 8,000. Its…
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Beyond the Pedestal: Isamu Noguchi and the Borders of Sculpture
By Carl Little You might call it Isamu Noguchi unplugged. The 40 or so sculptures and ten works on paper…
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George Shaw: The Yale Center for British Art Introduces a Contemporary Voice
By Susan Rand Brown Fallen leaves litter the forest floor. A woman’s shawl, a swatch of royal blue cloth tilting…
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the cult of cape ann: iartcolony explores a New England phenomenon
By Olivia J. Kiers In their recent exhibitions, Rockport, MA gallerists Bob and Jill Whitney Armstrong have pursued an interest…
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A Creative Buzz: Luminarium’s HIVELAND
By Olivia J. Kiers Art New England boasts a multitalented staff and many alumni who continue to make waves in…
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Contemporary Connections at the Currier
By Olivia J. Kiers Samantha Cataldo is the assistant curator at the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, NH. Cataldo…
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Uncertain Terms: Philip Brou’s “Letting Yourself Go”
By Olivia J. Kiers Philip Brou’s first solo exhibition, Letting Yourself Go, at Corey Daniels Gallery in Wells, ME, is…
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Dwight Pogue’s Flowering Stars
By Olivia J. Kiers Smith College Museum of Art’s Flowering Stars: Prints by Dwight Pogue presents the artist and Smith…
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Art That Enlivens and Enlightens: A Portrait of GreenTARA Space
By Olivia J. Kiers “When I first saw this space, it was all junked up,” said Diane Gayer, gesturing around…
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Colorful Quest: An Interview with Alison Palizzolo
By Olivia J. Kiers Alison Palizzolo is a New Hampshire-based painter and the public relations coordinator for the Hood Museum…
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Semblances of Place at Concord Art
By Olivia J. Kiers The winter appearance of Concord, MA is quiet, and often swathed in great patches of snow….
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Hidden Heritage: Peter Edlund’s Names on the Land
By Olivia J. Kiers Boldly imagined landscapes from another era fill the walls of Hartford, CT-born painter Peter Edlund’s current…
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Shedding Light on Bridge Repertory Theatre’s Dark Room
By Natasha Bonfield Bridge Repertory Theatre’s Dark Room begins in shadow, a sliver of bright light emerging from a barely…
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Avant-garde: Harold Garde in Boston
By Olivia J. Kiers Fame is notoriously fickle, especially in the arts. Even so, it is surprising that 94-year-old painter…
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Finding Culture in Agriculture: Art in the Orchard
Harold Grinspoon, Wild Wood, single live oak branch, quartered, sanded, epoxied and varnished. All photos by the author. By Olivia…
Read moreTrial By Fire: Odyssey Opera Celebrates Joan of Arc
Odyssey Opera performs The Maid of Orléans, September 16. Photo: Kathy Wittman. By Olivia J. Kiers When asked to name…
Read moreMaine Farmland Trust’s Season of Art
Mj Viano Crowe, Weight Of The World, mixed media on board, 18 x 15x 5″. All images courtesy Maine Farmland…
Read moreTango and Vermont: Perfect Partners
Miriam Larici & Leonardo Barrionuevo at Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center, 2016. Photo: Armin Helisch By Olivia J. Kiers…
Read moreDance of Discovery: Cape Ann’s Quarry Dances
Quarry Dance 5, 2016. All images courtesy Lisa Hahn. Photo: Leslie Bartlett By Olivia J. Kiers Tucked away in Rockport,…
Read moreFrom Sunrise to Skyscraper: New England on Paper
Daryl V. Storrs, Blue Forest, 2009. Printed 2013. Linocut. Boston Athenæum. Purchase, Frances Hovey Howe Print Fund, 2014 All images…
Read moreMark Guglielmo’s Portrait of Contemporary Cuba
Mark Guglielmo, “Che x Alberto Korda x Chuck Close,” 2016, photo-mosaic, 54 x 42″. All photos courtesy the artist. By…
Read more“Katie Bell: Showroom” at The Saint-Gaudens Memorial
Katie Bell, Faded Flight, 2014, wood, foam, laminate, linoleum, aluminum, plaster, acrylic, drywall, ceiling tiles, rope, and nails on wall. Image…
Read moreAdventures in Abstraction: Philip Gerstein at Galatea
Philip Gerstein, “Open System 2,” oil stick and acrylic on wood panel, 36 x 36″ All photos courtesy the artist….
Read moreU35: Young Poets Inspire in Boston
MassPoetry’s logo By Olivia J. Kiers Massachusetts is a state rich in poets, and these poets’ work often pops up…
Read moreStowe, Snow, and Hot Glass
Glass on display at Little River Hotglass Studio. All photos are by the author, except where noted. By Olivia J….
Read moreStreet Dance on Stage: Rennie Harris Puremovement at The Vets
Rennie Harris Puremovement at The VETS February 24, 2017. Part of FirstWorks Artistic Icons Series. Photo: Erin X. Smithers. By…
Read moreA Really Creative Partnership: Company One and Matter & Light
Kippy Goldfarb and Aleksandr Portenko in Really. Photo: Paul Fox By Olivia J. Kiers Approaching the many philosophical questions attached…
Read moreNavigating the Election Part 3: Sara Coffey
Community Shout with Reggie Wilson Fist and Heel Performance. Photo: Luke Stafford By Olivia J. Kiers Sara Coffey is the…
Read moreNavigating the Election Part 2: Janette Maxey
Janette Maxey, “Olive Branch (for Peace),” 2016, oil on flashing. All images courtesy of the artist. By Olivia J. Kiers…
Read moreNavigating the Election: Artists and Activists Respond
Mason Dunn. Photo courtesy MTPC. By Olivia J. Kiers In the wake of the recent presidential election, after protracted and…
Read moreCOMPUSLIVE PRACTICE: Documenting AIDS Activism and Awareness
Video stills from participating artists, from top left: Luna Luis Ortiz, Juanita Muhammed, Mark S. King, Southern AIDS Living Quilt,…
Read moreAn Evening of Entartete Musik with Cantata Singers
Cantata Singers Chamber Series in concert November 17, 2015. Photo: Martha Stewart By Olivia J. Kiers On this Friday evening…
Read moreRobert Freeman’s New Works
Robert Freeman, The Sundowners, triptych. Photo credit: David Leifer Photography. By Olivia J. Kiers Robert Freeman’s New Works at Adelson…
Read moreExploring a Labyrinth: Fertile Solitude at the Mills Gallery
Megan and Murray McMillan, While She Waits for the Light, 2009. All photos courtesy Boston Center for the Arts. By…
Read moreThe SHE Project: Art Explores Manufactured Beauty
Kristen M. Watson, Life in the cabinet (timeline of a woman’s life), medicine cabinets, H&B products, digital print collage,…
Read moreMatt Evald Johnson, Myth and Predicaments
Matt Evald Johnson. Medusa (detail). Steel sculpture. All photos courtesy Wood Library and Museum. By Olivia J. Kiers Easthampton, MA…
Read moreAnne Ayvaliotis: A Celebration of an Artist’s Life
Anne Ayvaliotis, Judge and Jacob, oil on linen, 56 x 74″. All images courtesy Yvette Torres Fine Art. By Kay Tobler…
Read moreGretna Campbell: Paintings from Great Cranberry Island
Gretna Campbell, Small Rosebush, 1981, oil on canvas, 42 x 48″. All images courtesy Courthouse Gallery Fine Art. By Carl Little…
Read morePaul Ramirez Jonas: Public Trust
Public Trust in Copley Square, Boston, MA. Photo: Olivia J. Kiers By Olivia J. Kiers Internationally acclaimed artist Paul Ramirez…
Read moreRuth Mordecai, an Interview with the Artist
Ruth Mordecai, No. 4, 2016, collage and acrylic on paper, 11 x 11″. All images courtesy Trident Gallery. By Olivia…
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