When he is at his best, few can match Renoir’s charm and popular appeal.
Visual Arts
Book Review: A Concise, Conscientious Guide to the Life and Work of Alfred Stieglitz
The book will stand as a good first stop for anyone interested in Alfred Stieglitz, 20th-century photography, or American modern art.
Visual Arts Review: Jack Shainman Gallery: The School — “Basquiat x Warhol”
Perhaps this review is an autopsy for which I offer an apology.
Visual Arts Review: “Collecting Stories” — Yarns Worth Viewing
Almost every painting here is a discovery worth making.
Visual Arts Review: Play It Loud — Admiring the Tools that Made the Tunes
Play It Loud is porn for musicians and fans who fetishize the tools of the trade.
Visual Arts Review: Yin Yu Tang — The Architecture of Daily Life at the Peabody Essex Museum
Yin Yu Yang is a brilliant example of architectural and cultural collaboration that allows visitors to experience and learn about Chinese art, architecture, and culture.
Visual Arts Review: Two Fabulous Female Painters — Isabel Bishop and Emily Mae Smith
These exhibitions present two very different ways of engaging with gender, both raising the question of gaze.
Visual Arts Review: “Toulouse Lautrec and the Stars of Paris”
This crowd-pleaser of an exhibition, dedicated to an accessible, beloved artist, is a gift to the citizens of Boston and Everett, as well as to the general public.
Visual Arts Review: The Happy Place? More Like The Sad Place
Of course, there can be no happiness in America without lots of corporate support.
Visual Arts Review: “Huma Bhabha — They Live” and “The Beyond — Georgia O’Keeffe and Contemporary Art”
Pakistani-born artist Huma Bhabha is still very much at the edge of edgy; Georgia O’Keeffe much less so.