Every week, BR&S picks out a series of gallery events, screenings, exhibitions, performances. Here are our choices for you to go & see this week:
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Thursday September 26
The Peabody Essex Museum, East India Square (161 Essex St), Atrium, Salem, Ma
80 Days: A Steampunk Celebration
6:30-9:30pm / Members & Salem residents free (with ID) | nonmembers $10 / Pay at the door.
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Thursday September 26
MassArt, 11th floor, Tower Building, 621 Huntington Ave, Boston
Making, Breaking and Faking: Fine Art Crafting for Film with Jill Thibault
Light refreshments at 6pm. Lecture at 6:30pm / Free
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Thursday September 26
Museum of Science, Charles Hayden Planetarium, 1 Science Park, Boston MA
One night screening: A Song For Echo
Brooklyn-based artist Julie Nymann and Boston-based composer Ricardo Donoso collaborated on a video project built for the the Museum of Science, Charles Hayden Planetarium. The film and exhibition, titled A Song for Echo, is a fully immersive experience, and will be played on the entirety of the museums 57-foot dome, in a one night screening.
7:30pm / $15
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Thursday September 26
MassArt, Tower Auditorium, 621 Huntington Ave, Boston
Visiting Artist Talk: Ann Pibal
Rappaport Prize Lecture presented in conjunction with the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum
6:30—8pm / Free
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Friday September 27
Boston Center for the Arts, Mills Gallery, 539 Tremont St Boston
Big Red Shindig!
Because we had so much fun meeting and dancing with all of you who backed our relaunch last year, we are thrilled to announce the second annual BIG RED SHINDIG, in celebration of our first year back. Again with the support from our friends at the Boston Center for the Arts and our new friends at Panopticon Imaging, we're inviting you to another raucous evening of great art, music, and dancing. Libations are on us! Purchase advance tickets online now, as we have a limited number on offer!
7-10pm
Tickets: $10/online $15/door
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Sunday September 22 — Sunday January 12*
Fitchburg Art Museum, 25 Merriam Parkway, Fitchburg, MA
Still Life Lives!
A group exhibition that celebrates the vitality of the still life tradition and its themes of beauty, bounty, darkness, fragility, and fleeting moments. Still Life Lives! features paintings from FAM’s permanent collection — gorgeous florals and fruits by Nell Blaine, Marc Chagall, Henri Fantin-Latour, William Harnett, Walt Kuhn, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Marguerite Zorach, to name a few — surrounded by striking examples of the genre by over twenty contemporary New England artists.
Meet the Artists: Sunday November 3: 1-2 pm
Participating Still Life Lives! artists will discuss their photography, paintings, and installations in informal gallery presentations.
Hours & Admission
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Friday September 27 — Monday October 14
Play Me, I'm Yours
Pianos will be installed on the streets of Boston for anyone to play at any hour of the day/night.
Locations: 19 Stuart Street (1), Boston Common 54th Regiment (1), Boston Common Visitors Center (1), Chinatown Park (1), City Hall Plaza (2), Faneuil Hall (1), Massachusetts General Hospital (1), Old North Church (1), Old State House (1), Post Office Square/Norman Leventhal Park (2), Readers Park (1)
24/7 | Free
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Wednesday September 25 — Saturday Oct 5
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston
The Legend of Cool "Disco" Dan
Times vary / Admission
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Wednesday October 30
MassArt, Tower Auditorium, 621 Huntington Ave, Boston
Matthew Brandt
Los Angeles-based conceptual artist Matthew Brandt blurs the line between the photograph and photographed: his subject matter both visually and physically informs the work. Whether developing photographs of lakes and reservoirs with water from the sites or printing portraits of family and friends with their own sweat and tears, Brandt's deep understanding of obscure historical processes and his experimental approach allow him to create uniquely interconnected works that are revelatory and captivating.
6pm / Free
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Thursday October 3
Brandis University, Mandel Center for the Humanities, #303, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA
Print Culture: Past, Present, Future
The event brings together scholars, critics and editors to reflect on the history of the magazine, the intersection of visual and print culture, and the status of the periodical today. The first panel, on periodical studies, features Ann Ardis, Sean Latham, and Mark Morrisson. The second, on art and display, includes Gwen Allen, David Senior and Sina Najafi. Presenting on the final panel on the future of print will be Leah Price, Robyn Creswell, and Jeffrey Schnapp.
1- 6pm, followed by a reception, 6-7pm / Free
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Thursday October 3 — Sunday January 5
Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME
2013 Portland Museum of Art Biennial: Piece Work
Hours & Admission
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Thursday October 3 — Sunday January 5
Institute of Contemporary Art Boston, 100 Northern Avenue, Boston
Amy Sillman: one lump or two
The first museum survey of works by New York—based artist Amy Sillman traces the development of her practice from the early use of cartoon figures and a vivacious color palette, to her exploration of abstract expressionism and growing concern with the bodily and erotic dimensions of paint.
Hours & Admission
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