Orly Genger’s Red, Yellow and Blue, a monumental installation of hand-knotted rope, was recently moved from its summer home at Madison Square Park in New York City and reinstalled at deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, where it will remain until…
Fellow commuters, when was the last time you were excited about using your Charlie Card? Probably not when you are scrambling for the last seat on the Red Line, or while cramming yourself onto an overcrowded bus. Most likely not…
Michael Lin’s FreePort project, on view at the Peabody Essex Museum, brings a contemporary perspective to the museum’s renowned Asian export art collection. The FreePort Series, launched in 2010 by Curator of Contemporary Art Trevor Smith, invites well-known contemporary artists…
The MIT List Visual Arts Center recently launched an audio guide for its public art collection that focuses on 51 notable works and offers varied insights into the collection. When visiting the mostly outdoor collection in person, each of these…
Xu Bing: Phoenix, currently on exhibit at MassMoCA, is poetic and political. The artist’s beautiful installations make a traditional artistic statement at first glance. However, an unexpected use of materials gives these works deeper meaning, with insight into Xu’s…
Have you ever wondered how street furniture get selected, installed, and maintained? Things like benches, bus shelters, trash receptacles, plant containers, and bicycle racks are constantly present in our daily lives but rarely make a strong impression. Street furniture…
In the heart of Boston, the New England Holocaust Memorial has stood quietly since 1995. On the Freedom Trail, adjacent to Boston City Hall, and near Faneuil Hall, this memorial is virtually unavoidable by Bostonians and tourists alike. While…