Every week, BR&S picks out a series of gallery events, screenings, exhibitions, performances. Here are our choices for you to go & see:
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Wednesday June 25 2014
The Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts
Regina José Galindo: Big Bang
In June 2009, the automobile industry giant General Motors filed for bankruptcy amidst the market crash already taking effect in the United States. The fall of this transnational corporation deepened the financial collapse in the US and beyond, with the majority of its plants and employees residing abroad. For Guatemalan artist Regina José Galindo, economic globalization ensures that "the origin of the crisis for some…is the origin of the crisis for all." Staged 5 years following "the end of an era" for the US automobile industry, Galindo's performance Big Bang (2014) addresses the increasingly interconnected dynamics of our global age.
6 pm - 8 pm
Linde Family Wing for Contemporary Art parking lot
Free
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Stephanie's Pick!
Thursday June 26 2014
Boston Sculptors Gallery, 486 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA
Ovid’s Girls - Overlaps and Undercurrents - Boston/Berlin
The exhibition will feature artworks by twelve female sculptors, six from the USA and six from Germany, all sharing an aesthetic of the evocative and enigmatic.
Berlin/German Artists: Anke Eilergerhard., Flora Hitzing, Alexandra Deutsch, Frauke Wilken, Marina Schreiber, Ulli Boehmelmann. Boston/US Artists: Rosalyn Driscoll, Laura Evans, Michelle Lougee, Julia Shepley, Hannah Verlin, Leslie Wilcox.
The opening reception will feature remarks by the the German Consulate General Rolf Schuette, Massachusetts Cultural Council representative Kelley Bennett, and exhibition curator from Germany Anette Schwarz at 6:30 pm.
A companion Exhibit of small works by the same artists will be on exhibit at: Gallery Kayafas, 450 Harrison Avenue #37 Boston, MA.
Opening Reception:
Thursday June 26
6 pm to 8 pm
Gallery Hours:
Tuesday - Saturday
11 pm - 5:30 pm
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Saturday June 23 2014 - Thursday June 28 2014
Lesley College of Art and Design 700 Beacon Street, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215
"No. 20": LUCAD MFA Exhibition
"No. 20" is the twentieth group of students to graduate from the Lesley University College of Art and Design’s MFA in Visual Arts program. This group has embraced change: as AIB has transformed into LUCAD, so have these students transformed into master artists. While this exhibition is the culmination of two years of intense study and focused time in the studio, it really is the beginning of the path for each of these artists. Members of the group have come to Boston from all four cardinal directions and include Judie Bamber, Alison Beste, Linda Brant, Andrea Castillo, Nina Earley, Joseph Fontinha, Amy Hagberg, Maria Jones, Stephanie Marcus, Matthew Meyer, Nathaniel Meyer, Wil Ott, Brian Randall, Sam Smart, Britt Snyder, Stacy Utley, and Andrew Yang.
Hailed as the "sexy group" these artists have been a united front since day one, despite many varied backgrounds and experiences. Former military personnel, scientists, boat builders, architects, bartenders, and teachers have come together to show the artistic practice that their time in Boston has lead to. These artists are pushing the limits of sculpture, painting, photography, and combinations of all three.
Vandernoot Gallery at University Hall
1815 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138
Monday - Friday: 12 - 6 pm
Saturday: 12 - 5 pm
Opening Reception:
Friday June 27th
8 to 9 pm
The Lesley University College of Art and Design Main Gallery
700 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02215
Monday - Saturday: 9 am - 5 pm
Opening Reception:
Saturday June 28th
8 pm to 10 pm
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Friday June 27 2014
Cold Hollow Sculpture Park 4280 Boston Post Road, Enosburg Falls, VT 05450
Cold Hollow Sculpture Park's Inaugural Season and Opening Celebration
Please join us as we open the gate to Cold Hollow Sculpture Park for the first time! Starting in the summer of 2014 Cold Hollow Sculpture Park in Enosburg Falls, Vermont will offer visitors an opportunity to stroll five, rolling meadows on which are sited some fifty large scale sculptures representing selected examples from four decades of work by nationally-known artist, David Stromeyer. Inspired by the rhythms, forms, patterns, and undulations of the Vermont landscape and committed to integrating his sculptures with the landscape, Stromeyer and his wife, Sarah, are welcoming all who wish to experience these works in their quiet, contemplative Cold Hollow setting.
On Saturday, June 28, artist David Stromeyer will lead a tour and talk of the 5 meadows and 50 sculptures that comprise the park. Usually the park is a self-guided affair, so please join us for this special occasion to walk and talk with the artist. All visitors are encouraged to bring a picnic to enjoy before or after the tour. Tour begins at 1PM and will last approximately one hour.
June 25 - October 11 2014
Wednesday - Saturday: 12 pm - 6 pm
Free
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Friday June 27 2014
Boston Harbor Hotel 70 Rowe's Wharf, Boston, MA
Music & Movie Fridays: The Postman Always Rings Twice
Rowes Wharf Sea Grille can be found on the water side of the hotel. The cafe hosts a summer movie series called Music & Movie Fridays, and formerly known as Movies by Moonlight. An outdoor screen is set up on the side of the large gazebo. Restaurant patrons and pedestrians can watch a movie and enjoy the ambience of the waterfront.
Sunset (8:25 pm)
Free
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Clint's Pick!
Friday June 27 - Friday August 2 2014
Lincoln Arts Project, 289 Moody St, Waltham, MA
RITUALS & ZINE SHOW
Rituals, the first solo exhibition from TJ Kelley III opens at Lincoln Arts Project Gallery in Waltham, Massachusetts on June 27th, 2014. TJ Kelley III is a working artist living in Boston, Massachusetts. Since graduating from Massachusetts College of Art and Design with a BFA in Illustration, he has been involved in group shows and public art projects throughout New England. He cut his teeth with skateboarding, music, and public education, and his work deals the convergence of these experiences and the strange connections we all form.
Zines will feature a collection of handmade and self-published Zines, featuring work from:
Abbeth Russell // Anna Jo Beck // Audrey Collins
Brian Butler // Caitlin Duennebier // Charlotte & Skye
Dave Mahan // Dave Ortega // Diana Clarke
E.K. Harper// Elaine Bay // Evoker
Greg Lamarche // Jared Friedman & Ben Mosca // Maria Molteni
Papee Thirawat // Rachel Stanton // Raul Gonzalez III
Rory Hamovit // RPBink // Scott Bakal
Studio For Interrelated Media // Tim McCool // Trifecta Editions
Opening Reception:
Friday June 27
7 pm - 10 pm
Gallery Hours:
Saturdays
12-4
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Friday June 27 2014
Highland Street Foundation's Free Fun Fridays!
The Highland Street Foundation is a charitable organization established in 1989 by David J. McGrath, Jr., the founder of TAD Resources International, Inc., the famous employment agency. Highland generously supports local non-profit institutions and sponsors a summer program called Free Fun Fridays. There is free admission, with very few restrictions, at many museums, historic sites, theaters, art centers, and many attractions.
The foundation supports further programs including the Youth Philanthropy Initiative that empowers youth to raise money for charities, ReadBoston, which holds free storytelling events for children in Boston's neighborhoods,
Highland Holidays which helps provide toys, books, games, and other supplies to children during the holiday season, and many more programs that support community organizations.
This week's Free Fun Fridays participants:
The Sports Museum, Boston, MA
MIT Museum, Cambridge, MA
Franklin Park Zoo, Dorchester, MA
Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA
Cape Cod Maritime Museum, Hyannis Port, MA
Tanglewood, Lenox, MA
MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA
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Carley's Pick!
Saturday June 28 2014
Democracy Center, 45 Mt Auburn Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA 02138
Calamity Co Dance: Calamity No. 6
Calamity Co Dance is bringing you Calamity #6, a modern and pop art variety show full of dance, music, comedy, theater, and visual art. It’ll be a night of silliness, friendship, snacks, and engaging, collaborative art. Come get to know the artists and their work in a casual environment, then join in the dance party that will inevitably end the evening.
Artists include Anna Reyes, Cassandre Charles, Nicole Beauchaine, Wes Hazard, and the ladies of Calamity (Molly Hess, Amy Mastrangelo, and Meghan Riling). Visit calamitycodance.blogspot.com for an updated artist list.
Doors at 8, show at 8:30
$10, or $6 if you bring something for the snack table
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Monday July 7 - Friday August 29 2014
Gallery@ArtBlock, 725 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA
Lara Loutrel: The Investigations of the Horizon
Gallery@ArtBlock presents "Lara Loutrel : The Investigations of the Horizon." The exhibition consists of black and white, abstract works which are partly inspired by atmospheric optical illusions and the awe and mystery that one feels as one observes something that defies physical reality.
Loutrel constructs concise, evocative objects. By using lines that diverge slightly from true, or angles that are just off of right, she creates tense arrangements of irregular shapes and misleading depth cues, making it difficult for viewers to resolve the forms into dimensional space. The pieces are unadorned and precise, but not without evidence of the artist's hand.
Reception:
Friday July 11
6 pm - 8 pm
Gallery Hours:
Monday - Friday
11 am - 5 pm
Sunday
12 pm - 3 pm
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