Visual Arts

Design Review: The Look of the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games

February 6, 2026
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The “Look” of the 2026 Games succeeds at what should be its elemental function — the connection of beauty, athleticism, celebration, and memory.

Book Review: When the Muse Misbehaves — The Absurd Charm of Yun Ko-eun’s “Art on Fire”

February 6, 2026
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Yun Ko-eun’s novel is a good, entertaining read that proceeds by a kind of literary Zeno’s Paradox: forever on the verge of some Big Revelation or vague Deeper Meaning without ever actually reaching them.

Visual Arts Review: Threads of Tradition — The Quiet Brilliance of “One Hundred Stitches, One Hundred Villages”

January 5, 2026
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Although the work seems timeless, its modernity reflects a culture that reveres its age-old traditions and preserves them over many generations.

Visual Arts Commentary: John Singer Sargent — A Particular Sort of Loner

December 29, 2025
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Viewing John Singer Sargent and his art through the lens of identity studies and LGBTQ history supplies new insights into claims about his homosexuality.

Arts Feature: NightWood at The Mount — A Magical and Deeply Spiritual Experience

December 24, 2025
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The intent was to create a winter display that had no religious message but that would illuminate The Mount at this darkest time of year, that would call attention to its wintry beauty. 

Visual Arts Review: “Revolution! 250 Years of Art + Activism in Boston” — The Trials and Tribulations of Democracy

December 17, 2025
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It’s as if the curators of this BPL exhibit are warning us that the future of our democracy depends on our paying attention.

Visual Arts Review: The Spirit and the Street — Allan Rohan Crite’s Portrait of Community

November 16, 2025
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As an artist, Allan Crite was always observing, drawing, and thinking about his Boston—the buildings, streets, parks, and playgrounds of Lower Roxbury and the South End.

Visual Arts Review: Honoring Martin Puryear at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

November 10, 2025
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I found it remarkable to explore the exhibition, then experience a kind of filmic audience with the artist, then return, fired up and enlightened, to the beautiful installation.

Visual Arts Review: A Painter Among Poets — Grace Hartigan’s “Gift of Attention”

November 3, 2025
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The exhibit highlights the interplay between Grace Hartigan and the circle of modern poets who became her friends, supporters, and in some cases, patrons.

Arts Remembrance: Mario Diacono, 1930-2025 — A Tribute

November 1, 2025
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Mario Diacono’s works were a guide – a guide to see and think deeply about words and images.

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