Visual Arts

Visual Arts Review: MFA’s Arts of Islamic Cultures Gallery — Window into an Endangered World

July 30, 2019
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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

July 14, 2019
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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

June 17, 2019
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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”

June 12, 2019
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Perhaps this review is an autopsy for which I offer an apology.

Visual Arts Review: “Collecting Stories” — Yarns Worth Viewing

May 23, 2019
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Almost every painting here is a discovery worth making.

Visual Arts Review: Play It Loud — Admiring the Tools that Made the Tunes

May 20, 2019
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Play It Loud is porn for musicians and fans who fetishize the tools of the trade.

Visual Arts Review: Yin Yu Tang — The Architecture of Daily Life at the Peabody Essex Museum

May 18, 2019
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Yin Yu Yang is a brilliant example of architectural and cultural collaboration that allows visitors to experience and learn about Chinese art, architecture, and culture.

Visual Arts Review: Two Fabulous Female Painters — Isabel Bishop and Emily Mae Smith

May 3, 2019
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These exhibitions present two very different ways of engaging with gender, both raising the question of gaze.

Visual Arts Review: “Toulouse Lautrec and the Stars of Paris”

April 15, 2019
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This crowd-pleaser of an exhibition, dedicated to an accessible, beloved artist, is a gift to the citizens of Boston and Everett, as well as to the general public.

Visual Arts Review: The Happy Place? More Like The Sad Place

April 11, 2019
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Of course, there can be no happiness in America without lots of corporate support.

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