By Anulfo Baez October 09, 2012 In Maine, the year 2012 has been unofficially designated as the year of Winslow Homer. On September 25, 2012, after a nearly five year, $2.8 million dollar restoration, the Portland Museum of Art…
01 October 01, 2012 Tucked inside an artist building in South Boston is Spoke Gallery at Medicine Wheel Productions. This was my first visit to the gallery and most definitely will not be the last. Currently up in the…
An inspiring discussion on artists and community planning took place at MIT on Monday night. Part of the MIT’s Visiting Artists Lecture Series, this talk was held in collaboration with the Department of Urban Studies and Planning and the Community…
It’s hard to imagine that Zandra Rhodes hasn’t had a major retrospective at one of the venerable New York fashion institutions. The eccentric British fashion designer known for her flamboyant style and colorful textile designs is the subject of a…
If you were out and about on Saturday night, you may have caught a glimpse of a U-Haul truck with a video projected out of its back. It was Arboretum, a series of video gardens inspired by the Arnold Arboretum…
Lincoln Arts Project (LAP) seeks to play a more prominent role in the Waltham art scene by renting out affordable studio spaces to young and emerging artists or small creative businesses. Initially established as a temporary gallery space, LAP is…
For centuries, hats have been used to define one’s social and cultural identity—and like other fashion accessories (ahem, shoes anyone?), they can make or break one’s outfit. Just look at images of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee or the Kentucky Derby…
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you’ve heard of the campaign to save the “old” Prentice Women’s Hospital in Chicago. The movement to save from demolition one of modernism’s boldest, most unusual and least understood concrete buildings gains momentum…
According to John Ochsendorf author of Guastavino Vaulting: The Art of Structural Tile, “Rafael Guastavino was one of the greatest American architects you’ve never heard of. (1)” An immigrant from Spain, Rafael Guastavino Sr. arrived to America in 1881 with…
New York-based artist Derrick Adams sat down with art historian Nuit Banai to discuss his current show at Mills Gallery, The World According to Derrick: Performative Objects in Formation. Derrick Adams works in a wide range of media, including performance,…