May / June 2012
Volume 33, Issue 3
FEATURES
Living (and Working) Aloft By Lois Tarlow & Steve Starger
In two parts, two writers distinctively examine the fascinating regional origins
and recent developments in artists’ studios—the creative life of the loft.
Sidebar: Committed to Community By Kris Wilton
A Change of Scenery By Kris Wilton
In this feature the energizing value of artists’ residencies is assessed afresh,
with contributions by visual artists, musicians and artist-administrators.
Rural in Boston By Christine Temin
Close relationships between Boston College and Ireland are suggestively investigated in this feature. They are made especially tangible through their portrayal in visual art by the McMullen Museum of Art.
COLUMNS
Letters
FlashPoints
Book Review
Feininger and Photography
By Leah Triplett
Profile
The Mapping Practices of Catherine D’Ignazio
By Christine Temin
Architecture
Maya Lin: Breaking Ground in Newport
By James McCown
Book Review
Ten Days That Shook the Rose
By Lewis Kachur
Book Review
Yayoi Kusama: Reaching for the Heavens
By Carl Belz
Community
Placing Artists in Context
By John Pyper
Art Safari
Destination Portsmouth and Points North
By Dustan Knight
Photography
A License to Explore:Jerry Uelsmann
By Judith Tolnick Champa
Profile
Mary Sherman of TransCultural Exchange
By Christian Holland
Community
Survival Instinct: Whetstone Artists’ Space
By Arlene Distler
REVIEWS
SPOTLIGHT
Radcliffe Bailey at The Davis Museum, Wellesley College
by Joe LeDuc
CONNECTICUT
Screenshots at the William Benton Museum of Art
by Christian Holland
Xu Bing at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum
by Rachael Palacios
Marc Swanson at the New Britain Museum of American Art
by Stephen Vincent Kobasa
MAINE
Tanja Alexia Hollander at the Portland Museum of Art
by Carl Little
Richard Keen at Elizabeth Moss Gallery
by David Raymond
Lesley Vance at Bowdoin College Museum of Art
by Craig Stockwell
MASSACHUSETTS
Asco: Elite of the Obscure at Williams College Museum of Art
by Bonnie Barrett Stretch
Charline Von Heyl at the Worcester Art Museum
by Christian Holland
Paula Nadelstern at the Center for the Arts, Endicott College
by Judith Tolnick Champa
Figuring Color at The Institute of Contemporary Art
by Kris Wilton
Peter Lipsitt at Boston Sculptors Gallery
by Alicia Faxon
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Men of Fire at the Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College
by Christopher Volpe
RHODE ISLAND
Spencer Finch at the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design
by Elysian McNiff
Martin Smick, Hannah Abelow, Quinn Taylor, and Michael Dobson at RK Projects
by Steve Starger
VERMONT
Artist Community: Rhode Island at BigTown Gallery
by Lindsay J. Westley
Bridging Earth and Sky at Brattleboro Museum & Art Center
by Lindsay J. Westley
IN EVERY ISSUE
Focus On: Portsmouth, NH and Seacoast
Calendar
Guide to Art Schools and Workshops
Exhibitions
Art Seen