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By Mallory A. RuymannJanuary 3, 2018 2

Shiny Pretty Things: Dave J. Bermingham at Alpha Gallery

“On a Clear Day You Can See Forever,” Dave J. Bermingham’s first solo show at Alpha Gallery derives its title from a musical of the same name. The musical’s plot revolves around an unexceptional woman harboring latent psychic powers. After…

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By Chanel ThervilDecember 19, 2017 1

Inside/Out: Part 4 | Visual Articulations of Affirmation

“A book, or a work of art [culture] cannot by itself change the world, but by asking the questions that matter, it might attempt to be an act of articulation against violence, both the brutal and casual kinds. It might…

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By Mallory A. RuymannDecember 12, 2017 0

Interpreting Jeffrey Schiff’s DisInterRuptions

In DisInterRuptions at Rafius Fane Gallery, artist Jeffrey Schiff explores the alchemical possibilities of materials. Schiff structures a series of situations in which contrary things are brought together to generate curious objects straddling sculpture, installation, collage, landscape, and photography. Rather…

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By Mallory A. RuymannDecember 4, 2017 0

Silent. Silence. Silenced at Atlantic Works Gallery

Silent. Silence. Silenced contemplates sound and its absence via the work of Boston-based artists Charlene Liska and Christine Palamidessi, with contributions from the French sound artist Christine Coënon and the mobile artist John Wilkinson. The exhibition’s location, in the Atlantic…

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By Karolina HacNovember 28, 2017 0

The Artist in a Lab Coat: Mark Dion at the ICA/Boston

“The ‘21st-century naturalist,’” curator Ruth Erickson explains in an introductory text to the exhibition Mark Dion: Misadventures of a 21st-Century Naturalist currently on view at ICA/Boston, “investigates nature as part of culture and society rather than separate from them—exploring how folk…

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By Josh FischerNovember 28, 2017 0

Family Resemblances: Matt Keegan at the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts

In Matt Keegan’s 45-minute video Generation – the centerpiece of his solo exhibition at the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts – he takes a deceptively simple approach to tackle the knotty intersections of family and identity with funny, thought-provoking…

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By Olivia KiersNovember 16, 2017 0

Painful Performances: Contemporary Chinese Art

It is now almost ten years after the 2008 Beijing Olympics, and sixteen since China joined the World Trade Organization. Three decades have elapsed since the Tiananmen Square protests, and half a century since the beginning of the Cultural Revolution.…

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By Chanel ThervilNovember 16, 2017 1

Inside/Out: Part 3 | Visual Articulations of Joy

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By Taney RonigerNovember 14, 2017 0

Art and the Flag of Exile

“May you live in interesting times.” – Chinese curse With the fate of the planet hanging precariously in the balance, there’s at least one thing about which we can all be certain: we are living in interesting times. While it’s…

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By Frank RednerOctober 26, 2017 0

The Long Gaze: We Dream at Suffolk University

Gallery Director Deborah Davidson’s We Dream | Beauty Beyond and Beneath gathers together an ensemble of artists to present visions of beauty broad in scope and varied in manifestation. The group is comprised of professional artists who are represented by…

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By Robert MoellerOctober 23, 2017 1

Luxury Waters: An Interview with Pat Falco

Pat Falco’s latest project, a retail intervention called “Luxury Waters” at Open Gallery in Boston is a faux marketing and sales office for an imaginary 62-story luxury development in Fort Point Channel. The building, as conceived by the artist, is…

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By Josh FischerOctober 19, 2017 0

That the World Should Know No Men but These: Sandra Erbacher at GRIN

At the center of Sandra Erbacher’s exhibition is an unsettling discovery found in an unlikely place. While flipping through the book Office Furniture from 1984 on adjustable desks and modular furniture, she found an image of men and women seated…

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By Olivia KiersOctober 18, 2017 0

Cuban Complexity: Mark Guglielmo’s Cubaneo

Despite an increase of U.S. citizens traveling to Cuba in the recent past, the popular American image of that island nation remains a combination of ‘50s cars and fine cigars, symbols of a discourse stuck on insularity and trade restrictions.…

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By Chanel ThervilOctober 17, 2017 1

Inside/Out : Part 2 | Visual Articulations of Remembrance

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By Frank RednerOctober 12, 2017 0

Feeling Feeling at the Distillery

In a self-described “series of dubious choices” and “earnest efforts,” artists Emmy Bright and J.R. Uretsky have populated the Distillery Gallery’s space with vibrantly hued sculptures, colorful sand, and self-effacing text in their show Feeling Feeling. True to its title,…

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By Karolina HacOctober 10, 2017 0

Beneath the Surface: Kathleen Gerdon Archer at Kingston Gallery

In her solo exhibition at Kingston Gallery, Fare Well: The Art of Ending, on view August 30 – October 1, Kathleen Gerdon Archer’s photographic work demonstrated a masterful ability to blend abstraction, process, and place. Gerdon Archer credits the inspiration…

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By Megan GregoryOctober 5, 2017 0

Hard in the Paint: an Interview with Maria Molteni

Maria Molteni is a Boston-based artist who was a part of the Boston Artist in Residence program from 2016 – 2017. She is also the founder and team captain of the New Craft Artists in Action, a collective that looks…

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By Alexander CastroOctober 4, 2017 0

Caleb Cole at the Newport Art Museum

Corridors can be odd spaces in museums, heavily trafficked but not always experienced. Art mounted in these passages can feel like an afterthought. This was not the case with Caleb Cole’s Forget Me Not, recently on view at the Newport…

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By Megan GregoryOctober 3, 2017 0

Arlington’s Pathways

The Minuteman Bikeway passing through Arlington teems with activity throughout the day and into the evenings. Whether it is a cyclist racing to get to work in the morning, or a young child who is still finding their footing while…

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By Casey CurrySeptember 28, 2017 0

Reflecting on the Burden We Share: ROTBOM

Men are a burden. This matter-of-fact sentiment prefaced the call for submissions Reflections on the Burden of Men, edited by Laura Beth Reese and Madeline Zappala. For a liberal feminist (like me), it was a fun sentence to say out…

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