Visual Arts

Book Review: “The Atlas of Unbuilt Architecture” — Alarming and Inspiring Visions of “Castles in the Air”

July 25, 2024
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These designs serve as a forceful testament to the endless possibilities of architecture, to the imaginative power of engineering.

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Book Review: “The Beauty of Choice” — Overwhelmed By Excess

July 24, 2024
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In this book, Wendy Steiner argues that if we don’t waste, it is very likely that we do not really want.

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Book Review: Going Beyond the Great Van Gogh Hagiography Machine

July 21, 2024
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Émile Bernard, to his credit, spends much of his life redeeming rather than demeaning his friend.

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Visual Art/Design Commentary: Floating Art in Fort Point Channel — See Worthy Public Art With a Conscience

July 19, 2024
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Almost immediately, this now quarter century old program proved to be a wonderful merger of art and environment, creativity and nature.

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Visual Art Review: A Pioneering Woman Artist — Paula Modersohn-Becker, “Ich Bin Ich / I Am Me”

July 1, 2024
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This is the first US museum exhibition for Paula Modersohn-Becker, and one of the crucial shows to see in New York this summer.

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Visual Arts Review: Guillaume Guillon-Lethière — Reconsidering History

June 26, 2024
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Considering that none of Guillaume Guillon-Lethière’s history is familiar, absorbing this scholarly exhibition, which is accompanied by extensive labels and wall texts, is demanding.

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Design Review: The Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing — An Elegant Addition to the MIT Campus

June 13, 2024
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Political attacks aside, MIT’s Schwarzman College of Computing is a contemporary jewel of a building.

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Visual Arts Review: “Hana Miletić: Soft Services” — The Power of Folds

June 9, 2024
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In her insightful commentaries and art, Hana Miletić demonstrates how labor and materiality reflect subtexts of power, ranging from the “soft” to the “hard.”

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Arts Commentary: Creative Cross-Pollination — HarborArts Expands the Power of Public Art

June 4, 2024
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Over the last 15 years, HarborArts has effectively used public art to raise public awareness, stimulating dialogue about environmental concerns — the climate crisis and degradation of the sea.

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Visual Arts Review: Käthe Kollwitz at MoMA — Traditional and Radical

June 3, 2024
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It is hard to think of a moment in the last 100 years when Käthe Kollwitz’s work has been more timely.

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