Review
From Bob Ross-inspired solace to a celebrated illustrator’s family legacy and a jubilant collaborative mural, these picture books show young readers how making art can build confidence, community, and joy.
A retrospective survey of a photographer who has long worked at the intersection of art, activism, and community.
Jesse Kauffman’s sweeping history links the imperial collapse of 1905–1921 to the nationalist conflicts that still shape the region today.
On Boston’s Commonwealth Avenue Mall, 100 handcrafted elephants turn an exuberant family attraction into a persuasive call for human-wildlife coexistence.
At 52 Sumner, the 27-year-old guitar virtuoso and his crack band moved freely among blues, soul, funk, R&B, and rock — making a compelling case that Ingram is ready for much larger rooms.
This ambitious catalogue is strongest when it treats Rothko’s paintings as shifting perceptual structures—and weakest when it resolves them into metaphysical comfort.
Douglas Tirola’s documentary draws on a remarkable archive to make Leonard Bernstein’s musical, political, and moral commitments feel urgently contemporary.
This strong 2026 lineup ranges from a colonial nightmare in the Kalahari to a Japanese ghost story and Carlos Conceição’s chilling vision of cosmetic obsession amid climate catastrophe.
Eli Roth’s brightly packaged slasher has an intriguing premise, sweet candy-colored visuals, and impressive effects, but its lazy derivations, forced humor, and AI-generated cartoons leave a sour aftertaste.
In Provincetown, the artist discusses the perceptual tricks, sly wit, and classical echoes behind his luminous figure drawings and and works on terra cotta.
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