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DON’T DRINK THE KOOL-AID

By MATTHEW NASH It has been a few weeks since the Boston Foundation’s “Vital Signs” report (pdf) was released, and it is still a topic of conversation and heated debate. Among those who are on the lower-budget end of the…

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Out and about

The nice weather has encouraged me to get out of the house more than I usually would in January, so I’ve seen a lot of art recently and thought I’d share some of my favorites and encourage everyone to get…

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Echelman Update

In a controversial decision, the Phoenix City Council has decided to proceed with a large public sculpture by Boston-based artist Janet Echelman. You can read the full story here. The short version, though, is that art and culture won out…

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A LETTER

By MATTHEW NASH Artists crave opportunity more than anything else. We look for new places to show our work, new audiences for our ideas, new people to join the conversation. We look for bigger projects, a larger scope, and an…

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More on First Fridays

Today I received an email from our anonymous art dealer about my post titled “Where Have All The First Fridays Gone?”: In response to your comments regarding First Fridays being a “downer” lately, I thought I might add a few…

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Arthur Whitman explains

If you are a regular art-blog reader, you are probably already aware of the ever-expanding response to Peter Plagens’ roundtable discussion in the new Art In America with (and about) some of the most prominent art bloggers. Based on the…

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CANDICE IVY @ LACONIA GALLERY

By MATTHEW NASH I’ve been down this road before. It begins with the uncomfortable feeling of leaving culture you understand, glancing nervously at the rear-view mirror as it fades further and further behind you. Eventually, when the city and the…

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Esther Anderson dies at 92

It was confirmed this morning that Esther Anderson, longtime supporter of the arts in Boston, died this past week. She was 92. In a message sent yesterday, Dean Deborah Dluhy of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts summarized…

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