Contents
Volume 42, Issue 4
Features
32 The Joy of Summer Reading
By Nicola Alexander
Books for all reasons in this season of reading
36 Road Trip!
By Kristin Nord
Connecticut’s coast calls to kids for an excellent adventure
40 Open for Joy!
Art venues across the region throw open their doors. It’s Christmas in July!
COLUMNS
7 Publisher’s Letter
8 FlashPoints
10 Gallery FlashPoints
12 Studio Visit
Christina Pitsch
By Christopher Volpe
14 Studio Visit
Levi Marsman
By Jennifer Mancuso
16 Profile
Nicole Chesney
By Elizabeth Maynard
18 Perspective
The Joy of People and
“World Repair”
By John Stomberg
20 Theater
Shakespeare’s Summer
of Enlightenment
By Rita A. Fucillo
22 Public Art
DATMA 2021 Honors Women
in the Fishing Industry
By Cynthia Close
24 Previews
Six Not to Miss
By Christopher Volpe
26 Film
Black Joy and Resistance
By Loren King
27 Book Review
Our Voices, Our Streets,
American Protests 2001–2011
By Bret Chenkin
28 Museum Preview
Virgil Abloh: Figures of Speech
By Julianna Thibodeaux
Reviews & Previews
SPOTLIGHT
59 Women of Vision at Farnsworth Art Museum by Carl Little
61 Jackie Abrams: 45 Years of Making at Mitchell • Giddings Fine Arts by Dian Parker
62 Art, Sport, and Propaganda: 1972 Munich Olympics at Williams College Museum
of Art by Jack Curtis
69 Nashua International Sculpture Symposium and Sculpture Tour at Nashua
International Sculpture Symposium by B. Amore
CONNECTICUT
63 Memories & Inspiration: The Kerry & C. Betty Davis Collection of African American Art
at Lyman Allyn Art Museum by Kristin Nord
63 Leonardo Drew: Two Projects at Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
by Susan Rand Brown
MAINE
66 Victor Leger: Capturing the Enchantment of Schoodic at Littlefield Gallery by Carl Little
66 Life Streams: Alberto Rey, Cuban-American Artist at Ogunquit Museum of American Art
by Carl Little
MASSACHUSETTS
64 James Paradis: Meditation on Form and Gesture at Jane Deering Gallery
by Julianna Thibodeaux
64 Barbara Cohen: Barbara’s Farm Stand at The Commons by Susan Rand Brown
65 Reflection: Boston Artists Catch Light at ClipArt Gallery by B. Amore
65 Aglow: Lynne Harlow and Isabel Riley at Drive-by Projects by Jennifer Mancuso
NEW HAMPSHIRE
67 Roberto Lugo: Te traigo mi le lo lai—I bring you my joy at Currier Museum of Art
by Dian Parker
NEW YORK
68 Stanley Bielen: The Artist’s Shelf at Kathyrn Markel Fine Arts by Suzanne Julig
RHODE ISLAND
67 When The Colors Fade: A Queer Riot Against Corporate Pride at The Queer Art Collective
by Abbi Kenny
VERMONT
68 Paul Gruhler—Harmonics: 60 Years of Life in Art, The Chelsea Series 1963–1978 at
Highland Center for the Arts by Cynthia Close
IN THIS ISSUE
30 Calendar
50 Destination: New England
60 Guide to Schools and Workshops
70 Exhibition Listings
79 Classifieds
80 Art Seen: In Tribute
On the cover: Ekua Holmes, Flowers, 2019, collage and acrylic on canvas. Courtesy of the artist. Paper Stories, Layered Dreams: The Art of Ekua Holmes at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston opens July 17, 2021. See page 40.
CORRECTIONS: On page 21 of the May/June 2021 issue, the caption of the artwork on the bottom left should read, “Gerrit Hondius, untitled (still life with bass), n.d., oil on canvas, 43 x 33”. Gift in memory of Dr. Ed Braun, 2020. Provincetown Art Association and Museum Permanent Collection.” On page 24, Working Artists and the General Economy should read Working Artists and the Greater Economy; on page 25, “WAGNETS” should read “WAGENTS.” On page 56, Jane Amato should read Jill Amato; on page 63, France Menck should read France Menk.