Lauren Kaufmann

Visual Art Review: “Imagined Nation” and the Unfinished Work of American Democracy

April 1, 2026
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In light of our current government, the show provides inspiration from the past, and it serves as an invaluable reminder that democracy has never been static, but ever evolving.

Visual Arts Review: “Persona” — The Gardner Museum’s Captivating Probe into Photographic Self-Reinvention

March 21, 2026
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Overall, the exhibit offers a fascinating look at  photography’s potential to pose challenging questions about who we are, how we are perceived, and how we can alter our self-image to interrogate our own sense of identit

Visual Art Review: The Sacred Act of Making — Boston Artists Explore Ritual and Space

February 15, 2026
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In this exhibit, curator Robin Hauck celebrates ten Boston-area artists who resist the relentless distractions that contemporary life imposes on all of us.

Visual Arts Show: Friendship and Inclusion — “To My Best Friend” at the ICA/Boston

February 8, 2026
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This exhibit is a fair reflection of the museum’s desire to spotlight work by artists who have traditionally been neglected by the museum world.

Visual Arts Review: Threads of Tradition — The Quiet Brilliance of “One Hundred Stitches, One Hundred Villages”

January 5, 2026
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Although the work seems timeless, its modernity reflects a culture that reveres its age-old traditions and preserves them over many generations.

Visual Arts Review: “Revolution! 250 Years of Art + Activism in Boston” — The Trials and Tribulations of Democracy

December 17, 2025
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It’s as if the curators of this BPL exhibit are warning us that the future of our democracy depends on our paying attention.

Visual Arts Review: The Spirit and the Street — Allan Rohan Crite’s Portrait of Community

November 16, 2025
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As an artist, Allan Crite was always observing, drawing, and thinking about his Boston—the buildings, streets, parks, and playgrounds of Lower Roxbury and the South End.

Visual Arts Review: A Painter Among Poets — Grace Hartigan’s “Gift of Attention”

November 3, 2025
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The exhibit highlights the interplay between Grace Hartigan and the circle of modern poets who became her friends, supporters, and in some cases, patrons.

Visual Arts Review: Enduring Abstraction — Indigenous Artists Reclaim the Present at the ICA

October 21, 2025
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By engaging with this work, museum visitors are likely to gain a greater appreciation for — and understanding of — the wide-ranging talents of Indigenous artists.

Book Review: “The War of Art” — Waging Creative Defiance

June 19, 2025
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The book provides ample proof that activist artists, when determined, can use their work to influence our thinking in positive ways, and effect change.

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