May / June 2022

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Contents
Volume 43, Issue 3

Features

38 Turner’s Modern World Ravishes at the MFA
By Christopher Volpe
Exhibition recasts the artist as visionary historian

42 This Land
By Hilary Irons
American Engagement with the Natural World at the Hood Museum of Art

46 The Seeds of Russia’s Propaganda Campaign
By Kristin Nord
Why Atheism Reigned at the Museum of Russian Icons

Columns

9 Publisher’s Letter

10 FlashPoints

12 Gallery FlashPoints

14 Studio Visit
Riley Watts
By Hilary Irons

16 Studio Visit
Barbara Bosworth
By Deb Hemley

18 Profile
Paul Gruhler:
Existential Encounter
By B. Amore

20 Color
Starry and Cruel Yellow
By Dian Parker

22 Film
The Timelessness of
Fiddler on the Roof
By Loren King

24 Art + Activism
Catherine Opie, The Land in
Which We Live
By Cynthia Close

26 Follow Up
Focusing on Indigenous Peoples and Their Art
By Jack Curtis

28 Succession
Betsy Wyeth’s Remote
Island Legacy
By Cynthia Close

30 Index
Art New England’s Museum Index
Compiled by Autumn Duke

32 Museums
The Shifting Landscape
of Museum Power
By Dan Yaeger

34 The Colored Museum
Remixing Museum Spaces
By Jennifer Mancuso

Reviews & Previews

Spotlight

60 The Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller Collection at The Danforth Museum at
Framingham State University by Jennifer Mancuso

61 A Perfect Perch: The Architect’s Chair at Hill-Stead Museum by Kristin Nord

64 Game Changers: Video Games & Contemporary Art at MassArt Art Museum
by C. Shardae Jobson

66 Lisa Reihana: in Pursuit of Venus [infected] at David Winton Bell Gallery,
Brown University by Elizabeth Maynard

MAINE

62 Jane Morgan: In My Style at Brick Store Museum by Carl Little

62 M. Annenberg: News/Not News at Maine Jewish Museum by Carl Little

MASSACHUSETTS

63 On-Kyeong Seong: Boundless Garden at Kingston Gallery by Maureen Canney

63 MacRae Wylde: Truth at Nesto Gallery at Milton Academy by Maureen Canney

NEW HAMPSHIRE

65 Craig Stockwell: Memorials (Observed) at Jaffrey Civic Center by Susan Wadsworth

RHODE ISLAND

65 Re-Examining Conservation: Questions at the Intersection of the Arts & Sciences at
Brown University, Granoff Center for the Creative Arts by Elizabeth Maynard

VERMONT

67 Frobertan: We’re All at a Party Called Life on Earth! at Compass Music and Arts
Center by B. Amore

67 Roberto Visani: Form/Reform at Brattleboro Museum and Art Center by B. Amore

In this Issue

36 Calendar

50 Destination: Berkshires

56 Art Guide

59 Guide to Schools and Workshops

68 Exhibition Listings

79 Classifieds

80 Art Seen

PublisherTim Montgomery
Associate PublisherRita A. Fucillo
Interim EditorRita A. Fucillo
Writers this IssueB. Amore, Maureen Canney, Cynthia Close, Jack Curtis, Autumn Duke, Deb Hemley, Hilary Irons, C. Shardae Jobson, Loren King, Carl Little, Jennifer Mancuso, Elizabeth Maynard, Kristin Nord, Dian Parker, Christopher Volpe, Susan Wadsworth, Dan Yaeger
Editorial InternAutumn Duke
Art DirectorLori Pedrick
Associate Art DirectorJudith Fogge
Senior Account ExecutiveSusan Baker
Account ExecutiveMeredith Davis
Vice President, OperationsTyler J. Montgomery
Corporate CounselLenard B. Zide,
Butters Brazilian LLP