2018 February

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By Cathleen DaleyFebruary 28, 2018 0

Pull It Together: Marta Kaemmer at Musa Collective

Marta Kaemmer’s exhibition Pull It Together, at Musa Collective, paradoxically proposes synthesis through her innate ability to pull things apart. Her parts-to-whole process examines relationship and contingency, variability, invention, and transformation. Her intention is always to open a space for…

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By Ria BrodellFebruary 26, 2018 0

Inside/Out: Terms

LGBTQIA terms have always been complicated for me, primarily because their meaning and usage can change over time (both on a personal level and in the larger LGBTQIA community). And, some terms conflate gender and sexuality. Thankfully, new terms emerge…

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By Alexander CastroFebruary 20, 2018 0

Anna Kunz @ Providence College Galleries

Anna Kunz’s Venus harbors classical ambitions—not only in its name’s obvious mythological reference but in its sweeping aspirations toward spatial, painterly beauty. It was apropos then that during my visit to Providence College’s Reilly Gallery, a band recital could be overheard…

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By Josh FischerFebruary 20, 2018 0

Playing at the Museum

Included in the exhibition Playtime at the Peabody Essex Museum is a piece by Cory Arcangel where he manipulates the classic old-school Nintendo game Super Mario Bros. A TV monitor shows Mario stranded on a block surrounded by blue sky.…

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By Liza BinghamFebruary 14, 2018 2

Structure and Flow: Joanne Greenbaum at SMFA

Things We Said Today, Joanne Greenbaum’s show of paintings, drawings and sculptures flirts with a see-saw fulcrum point where a work — whether painting or clay — just comes together, fresh with agency. The exhibition, curated by director and chief…

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By Emma KranerFebruary 12, 2018 0

Intimate Exposures: Nicholas Nixon at the ICA

Photographer Nicholas Nixon’s exhibition, Persistence of Vision, centers around one of his most renowned series. The Brown Sisters began with an accidental discovery, not in the way of technique, but by capturing an image that proved worthy of recreating yearly…

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By Karolina HacFebruary 7, 2018 0

The Medium Mediates – Screens: Virtual Material at the deCordova

The new year brought a story that seemed to be a long time coming. A group of Facebook architects harshly criticized the company for its involvement in the spread of fake news and voiced their concern that the company has…

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By Julianna ThibodeauxFebruary 7, 2018 0

The Sound of Silence: Power and Resistance in America

When is resistance futile, and when is it an effective tool for change? Throughout history and across the globe, women, people of color, and other marginalized groups have resisted against the abuse of power. The film exhibition List Projects: Civil…

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By Josh FischerFebruary 6, 2018 0

Choreography in a Diner: Adam Pendleton’s Meeting with Yvonne Rainer

Adam Pendleton’s forearms resting on Yvonne Rainer’s hands is a hopeful image. Not kumbaya, we’re all brothers and sisters no matter our race, gender, sexuality, or age kind of superficial hopeful. Instead, it’s a hopefulness born out of the possibility…

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