Visual Arts
One sees how the keen observation and “truth to nature” that critic John Ruskin espoused was put into action by John Constable and J.M. W. Turner.
Armenian cultural history has always been about survival: between Armenians preserving their art within the shifting boundaries of their homeland, and carrying their art beyond the country’s borders.
Despite its serious treatment of surreal art, Monsters & Myths is a real delight.
Playful and political, eerie and goofy by turns, this exhibition brings together puppets, performing objects, masks, and puppet (and doll) performances on video.
Perhaps Eugène Delacroix is best regarded as a leader of the resistance to academic art, part of the transition to impressionism.
For once, an exceptional reboot of a classic game.
The show tells a story of women through portraits that span a little more than two hundred years.
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.
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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