Visual Arts

Visual Arts Feature: Artist John O’Reilly — Art History and Private Drama

June 6, 2017
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For John O’Reilly, encountering mental states of disorder and nightmare created a yearning for a kind of clarity.

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Visual Arts Commentary: “Portraits of Courage” — Critical Misfire

May 27, 2017
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Why do critics like the New Yorker‘s Peter Schjeldahl rush to absolve G.W. Bush?

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Visual Arts Review: Matisse in the Studio — Objects Inspiring Art

May 26, 2017
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Matisse said his objects were his “working library,” sources to mine for formal qualities and their ability to evoke an emotional response.

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Visual Arts Feature: MASS MoCA Launches Building 6

May 22, 2017
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It is now possible for visitors to explore the MASS MoCA museum complex via a continual loop of 4.5 miles.

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Visual Arts Review: “Matisse in the Studio” — Collectibles and Creativity

May 9, 2017
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We are given a priceless opportunity to see how Matisse’s mind worked and the ways his creative process unfolded.

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Visual Arts Review: “Botticelli and the Search for the Divine” at the MFA

April 29, 2017
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This is the largest exhibition of Botticelli paintings ever mounted in North America. Bigger may not always be better, but this is a gorgeous show.

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Visual Arts Commentary: Urban Branding — An Expression of Civic Character

April 2, 2017
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Thoughtful Branding underscores a community’s sense of place.

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Visual Arts Review: A Luminous “Lumia” at Yale University Art Gallery

March 26, 2017
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The result is reminiscent of a Mark Rothko painting — if it was projected through the refracted light of a prism.

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Visual Arts Commentary: The ICA — The Limits of Being an Icon

March 7, 2017
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The nagging question: why didn’t the ICA didn’t create a building that offered options to be developed vertically?

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Visual Arts Review: Virtual Reality Art — Not Ready for Prime Time

February 1, 2017
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Worse, humor and irony have no place in this show’s version of virtual reality.

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