Visual Arts
Today, our perception of the environment has become narrowed, defensive: the outside world has become worrisome, dangerous, aspirational, and changing.
Take the poems slowly, enjoy the Cage-y silences, the concentrated words as they appear.
Boston’s most celebrated piece of public art was one of 16 monuments irresponsibly defaced during the recent protests.
Christo’s Art — Conceptual, Temporary, Monumental, and Always Memorable
A book to cheer you in these challenging times, providing destinations to explore when this pandemic is over, and a story to inspire the more inventive young among us.
“We ask that you limit your stay to two hours, and remember that our restrooms are not open.”
Good essays about art help us learn to see. Wonderful essays about the artists in our lives — which means all the artists through history, because, as Peter Schjeldahl so eloquently puts it, “all art is contemporary” —- help us learn how to live.
These products are imaginative clues to what our ‘new normal’ future will be like.
Mario Diacono’s Boston shows were legendary.
Visual Arts Commentary: The Bridge of Flowers, Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts
An appreciation of a footbridge that intertwines nature with our humanity.
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