Visual Arts
One thing I liked so much about this show, besides the mental and physical challenges, was its use of really simple and mundane materials.
Life, Death & Revelry explores the aura of the Farnese Sarcophagus from several points of view, including those of the conservators who recently cleaned it of decades of accumulated grime.
You will leave the museum stimulated by its provocative presentations of paint, photography, video, and words.
To modern sensibilities, Frederic Edwin Church’s field sketches and early studies, with their virtuoso spontaneity and unmediated naturalism, may have more appeal than his epic paintings.
Who knew that there were dozens of first-rate female American, Scandinavian, German, Swiss, French and Russian painters in Paris in the second half of the 19th century?
This special exhibition is arguably the most insightful and compelling organized by the Norman Rockwell Museum.
An organization dedicated to making Boston a vibrant, contemporary art city.
The Fuller Craft Museum’s appealing and thoughtful exhibit showcases a wonderful assemblage of diverse utensils and accessories used in domestic as well as professional kitchens.
Until recently, the Museum of Fine Arts has ignored Boston’s artists of Jewish heritage.

Visual Arts Commentary: Three Temporary Public Art Pieces — A Dialogue with Art and Ourselves
Three bold new public art installations underscore the possibilities of visual and conceptual experiences in 21st century Boston.
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