Thankfully, public art has become much more than murals for blank wall spaces.
Visual Arts
Visual Arts Review: “Bookworks” — Volumes of Curiosity
Any traditional notions of what does, or does not, constitute a book are challenged here — you will find yourself searching for a definition that fits.
Visual Arts Review: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater — Brilliance Beyond Myth
20th Century Modern Architectural Greatness
Visual Arts Review: “In the Vanguard” – Haystack’s First Twenty Years
Contemporary crafts in those days would have been seen as far from the ‘vanguard’ by many art critics. Yet the almost 100 works on view tell a nuanced story about the expansive spectrum of creativity.
Visual Arts Review: The ICA’s Watershed Points to How We Got Here
Purple is an ambitious, over-the-top endeavor, which feels completely appropriate, given the calamity at hand.
Visual Arts Review: MFA’s Arts of Islamic Cultures Gallery — Window into an Endangered World
The MFA’s Arts of Islamic Cultures gallery offers an impressive visual representation of a region’s cultures, geographies, and histories.
Visual Arts Review: “Renoir: the Body, the Senses” — Beauty and Dismay
When he is at his best, few can match Renoir’s charm and popular appeal.
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.