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Visual Art Review: A Pair of Drawing Shows at the Harvard Art Museums
Rembrandt’s casual scratches snap into recognizability with the surprise of stage magic. But there’s no trick, it’s the genuine miracle of talent.
Visual Arts: The Art of Thomas Hart Benton — Patriotic Correctness
Benton’s art looks very much of its time, especially this selection of work that relates to cinema. Don’t let that fool you.
Visual Arts Review: “Pretty Raw” at the Rose Art Museum
Nothing takes center stage except the canvases by Helen Frankenthaler, which invite comparisons to every other piece in “Pretty Raw” and demolish the majority of them.
Visual Arts Review: Mark Rothko’s Harvard Murals — Splendidly Revived
Harvard’s team of magicians have brought the Rothko murals back to life.
Visual Arts Photo Gallery: Images From Illuminus — Boston’s first Nuit Blanche
With the wild array of video, digital, performance, and public artists we have here, Illuminus is a natural event for Boston to host.
Visual Arts Review: “Goya: Order and Disorder” — A Mountain of Superlatives
Goya: Order and Disorder is likely the most important exhibition on the New England museum calendar for the coming year and then some.
Visual Arts Review: Lester Johnson — Existentialism’s Matisse
Despite producing atmospheres reminiscent of smoke, rust, and acid, a streak of joy runs through Lester Johnson’s paintings.
Visual Arts Review: The Paintings of John Heliker — Ripe for Rediscovery
John Heliker, by some alchemy that frankly baffles me, is able to give an evening quality to the light in scenes that are clearly taking place during the day.
Visual Arts Review: Jamie Wyeth at Boston’s MFA — Liberally Peppered with Shlock
Awe-striking passages of deft realism are easy to find throughout the show. Wholly satisfying paintings, resolved from edge to edge and full of convincing purpose, are not.