2015 July

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By Michael ZacharyJuly 27, 2015 0

Abstraction is Alive and Well in Boston: James Cambronne at Proof Gallery

There’s a wonderful egolessness to James Cambronne’s work that is rarely found in abstraction. The ab-ex movement casts a long shadow, consequently the “unmonumental” abstraction of the ’90s and current “provisional” abstractions often feel more like a reaction to the…

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By Sarah FritcheyJuly 23, 2015 0

Deceivingly Simple, Decidedly Unplugged: A Review of Art of the Northeast

In its 65th year, Art of the Northeast, on view through July 26th at Silvermine Arts Center, is unplugged. Out of the eighty-five works in the show, none are new media. Forty-two works are paintings, eleven are prints, six are…

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By Polina IsurinJuly 21, 2015 0

Review: Eva Koťátková at MIT List Visual Arts Center

Standing at the forefront of investigation and reflection into the complex social and cultural issues underlying a changing world, the List Visual Arts Center at MIT provides a perfect context for the Prague-based artist Eva Koťátková’s first solo museum exhibition…

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By Ian DeleónJuly 10, 2015 0

Art for Breakfast: Atenea at Mobius Gallery

Anabel Vázquez Rodríguez is well-known in the Boston area for her curatorial projects and individual works in photography, installation, and more recently, performance. Atenea (2001), her mural-sized collage now on view at the Mobius Gallery, masterfully unites the themes of self-portraiture,…

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By Michael RoseJuly 9, 2015 0

Early Exposures: 19th Century Photography at the RISD Museum

Photography is arguably the most popular medium for visual expression in the contemporary world. With the ever-increasing availability of digital cameras, billions of people have access to photographic technology. Millions of photographs are shared daily on social media detailing the…

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By Evan F. SmithJuly 5, 2015 61

Demonstrators Protest Cultural Appropriation in MFA Galleries

This piece has been updated, click here to view it. The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston has found itself mired in controversy over an in-gallery program responding to Claude Monet’s La Japonaise, a portrait of the artist’s wife Camille clad…

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