2017 October

Magazine

By Olivia KiersOctober 31, 2017 0

Claire Ashley is Alive and Kicking in Boston

Those crazy female foreigners are alive and kicking. So claims—in texting-slang—the title of Scottish artist Claire Ashley’s current solo exhibition at Boston University’s 808 Gallery, (((CRZ.F.4NRS.AAK))). It’s an attention-grabbing statement, and much the same can be said for the art…

Magazine

By Raina BelleauOctober 30, 2017 0

It’s What You Don’t Say at Chazan Gallery

Jacqueline Ott, Lisa Perez and Sean Riley conceived of It’s What You Don’t Say, now on view at The Wheeler School, over a year of conversations and visits to each others’ studios. The result is a harmonious group show, reflecting…

Feature

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…

Feature

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…

Articles

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…

Articles

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.…

Articles

By Chanel ThervilOctober 17, 2017 1

Inside/Out : Part 2 | Visual Articulations of Remembrance

“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…

Feature

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,…

Articles

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…

Articles

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…

Articles

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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