Lauren Kaufmann

Visual Arts Review: “Waters of the Abyss” — Beautiful Testaments to Haitian Resistance

March 26, 2025
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While offering a window into artist Jean-Louis’s examination of her cultural and personal identity, the exhibit also provides a deeper understanding of the Haitian struggle for freedom.

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Visual Arts Review: A Fruitful Exchange — “Believers: Artists and the Shakers”

March 18, 2025
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The exchange proved to be as fruitful for the artists as it was for the Shakers.

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Visual Arts Review: “The Art of Looking” — The Evolution of Harvard’s Art History Department

February 15, 2025
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The show may be a case of inside baseball, appealing to a small group of art history majors and museum lovers. But it offers a fascinating look at innovation at one of the country’s most revered, and most traditional, colleges.

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Visual Arts Review: Joana Choumali — No End of Stuff

January 30, 2025
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This show is proof of the Harvard Art Museums’ commitment to display relevant work by living artists who are grappling with critical issues posed by our contemporary world.

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Visual Arts Review: “Lighting the Way — South Coast Women’s Lives, Labors, Love”

January 6, 2025
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This exhibition offers much to appreciate about South Coast women, whose lives and accomplishments have played a crucial role in shaping the region.

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Visual Arts Review: A Trio of Shows at the Griffin Museum of Photography

December 22, 2024
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A look at three exhibitions of photography — two of them shine a revealing light on personal and political concerns.

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Visual Arts Review: At the Danforth Art Museum — Strong Exhibitions That Will Get You Thinking

December 10, 2024
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A look at three exhibitions by New England artists who are concerned about climate change and gun violence.

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Visual Arts Review: “Power of the People: Art and Democracy” — A Timely Response to a Powerful Threat

November 18, 2024
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Let’s hope the exhibit inspires some critical thinking about the importance and fragility of democracy, both here and around the world.

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