Visual Arts

Visual Arts Feature: “Life of Pi” — Imagination by Design at The A.R.T.

December 18, 2022
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The most mesmerizing characters in this stunningly visual production are brilliant life-size puppets.

Visual Arts Feature: Leonard Cohen — Peering Behind the Public Persona

December 15, 2022
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Despite Leonard Cohen’s outward humility, he was, in fact, an artist who very much cultivated acclaim, and wanted that attention to endure.

Book Reviews: Art Museums — Anything But Neutral

December 14, 2022
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It’s tempting to frame these books as opposing sides in an argument, Old School Establishment vs. Progressive Left. They are more like parallel universes; their opinions and even their terms rarely converge.

Visual Arts Review: Venice Through American Eyes — At the Mystic Seaport Museum

December 1, 2022
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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.

Arts Remembrance: Art and Technology Guru George Fifield

November 13, 2022
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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

November 12, 2022
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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

November 7, 2022
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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

October 27, 2022
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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?

October 24, 2022
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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

October 19, 2022
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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.

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