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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: • Events Thursday August 8 Harold Feinstein, Coney Island Teenagers, 1949. Courtesy of Panopticon Gallery Panopticon Gallery, 502c Commonwealth Ave, Boston In Conversation With Harold Feinstein Panopticon Gallery has partnered with the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University to co-host an In Conversation with Harold Feinstein, moderated by Jim Fitts. 6-8pm | Free, RSVP by emailing: info@prcboston.org • Exhibitions Wednesday July 3 — Friday September 20 The…
Believe it or not, An Enduring Vision was an exhibition catalog before it ever reached the Herb Ritts Gallery, published by the MFA in 2011. And it was part and parcel of a collection of some 6,000 photographs before being siphoned into its present state of just over 50 of those thousands. Yes, the newest exhibition on view at the Museum of Fine Arts cuts a broad swath with measured strokes. Used sparingly, each image has been selected for maximum impact. The are luminaries here, names you can’t miss, and objects that…
This First Friday, the ICA Boston holds a special event inspired beach boardwalks. Make sure to see the work on view in Barry McGee which comes down on Sept. 2 and check out the new exhibitions Steve Locke: there’s no one left to blame and Mary Reid Kelley. The event goes from 5-10pm. The Museum of Fine Arts Boston also hosts its MFA First Friday event tonight from 6:00-9:30pm, featuring DJ Denise LaCarubba. Tickets available online through their website or in person at the museum. Both events are 21+. Or you could…
I visited the Philadelphia Art Alliance this past Spring and saw “The Tool at Hand,” a traveling exhibition in which sixteen artists were asked to make a piece using only one tool. It was an interesting idea for a show. Some of the pieces were really strong. One of my favorites was by London silversmith David Clarke, who displayed partially melted silver spoons. His tool was an oven. Another artist, Helen Carnac, used a rolling mill on several different household items- safety pins, papers, etc., and displayed them like artifacts in a…
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: • Events Tuesday July 30 deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, 51 Sandy Pond Road, Lincoln, MA Considering the Future: A Discussion with Andi Sutton Join WORK OUT artist Andi Sutton’s story telling circle. As each participant selects an action, person, animal, plant, or social structure that they either mourn, fear, or hope will become extinct in the near or the long term future, a poignant discussion emerges…
Welcome to Studio Sessions, this time with guest Jennifer Schmidt. Jennifer earned her BA in Studio Art and Art History from the University of Delaware in 1997, her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1999, and is a full-time faculty member at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Many of Jennifer’s pieces involve using found patterns and imagery to create abstract, graphic images. These principles are often directly applied to performance, multi-media, and video work. Listen as Jennifer explains how these pieces function…
Title: “Limbic” Artist: Kathryn Parker Almanas Exhibit: Pre-Existing Condition Gallery: Yellow Peril Gallery There are only seven photographs in the first gallery, but they pack a punch to the gut. The immediate response upon walking through the door is visceral, even overwhelming for some people. Gallery Director Vanphouthon Souvannasane is aware of their effect. He was quick to come over to greet me, jovially pointing out the artist’s statement on the wall, lest there be any confusion over just what I was confronting. Some of the images are “hard to digest,”…
In her June 11 post, former Inside Out contributor Katrina Umber posted images of books that have shaped her artistic thinking. It’s a beautiful post, and such a treat to have a window into the creative thinking of someone else. I was inspired and decided to post my own version. Artists often turn to other categories of art to find influence, and I have always been very much drawn to poetry. There’s something about the capacity for language to stir up a visual mind-space that informs my work like nothing else. E.…