The allure of Venice, as crafted by Venetian artisans, seduced American artists and collectors, who traveled across the world and brought back their prizes to American homes and eventually to museums.
Visual Arts
Arts Remembrance: Art and Technology Guru George Fifield
The new media advocate, curator, and artist mentor passed away at the age of 72.
Visual Arts Review: Ukrainian Art Today — Crystallizing the Immediacy of War
These are individual expressions of how it feels to live in a war zone, not scenes of valiant fighters intended to recruit more combatants.
Book Review: “The Grand Affair: John Singer Sargent in His World” — Forever Out of Reach
Paul Fisher’s back-and-forth tease about John Singer Sargent’s sexuality starts out as intriguing, then becomes distracting, and finally irritating as the biographer never quite closes in on his targets.
Visual Arts Review: A Mom’s Gaze — Anna Grevenitis and the Arnold Newman Prize at the Griffin Museum
Each project in the exhibition presents unique perspectives on seeing and being seen, fitting for the Newman Prize’s goal of providing a platform for innovative photographic portraiture.
Visual Arts Review: “Life Magazine and the Power of Photography” — Some Fake Views?
While impressive, Life Magazine and the Power of Photography disappoints.
Arts Commentary: The Power and Perils of Copyright– Andy Warhol, Lynn Goldsmith, and the Prince Print
Whatever the Supreme Court determines will alter the world of artists, writers, and musicians for decades to come, a world that has already been dealt a financial blow by the economic pressures of the internet.
Visual Arts Review: Ambiguity in Wonderland — Rachel Portesi’s “Standing Still” at the Griffin Museum
More than skin deep, and not as sentimental as it might first appear, Rachel Portesi’s adoption of Victorian techniques is appropriate to the themes of loss and change she sets out to explore.
Visual Arts Review: The Iconic Gropius House — An Exquisite Bauhaus Masterwork
Homage to a Modernist architectural gem located in the woods of Lincoln, MA
Visual Arts Commentary: Branded in Boston — Logos by Any Other Name
What’s up? Several public and private agencies have changed their graphic identities and even names.