Visual Arts

Visual Arts: “It’s Alive!” — Undying Terror

October 7, 2017
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A terrifically fun — when not spine-tingling — exhibition of horror and sci-fi memorabilia.

Visual Arts Review: Dana Schutz — A Genius or a Hot Mess?

September 29, 2017
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Dana Schutz packs evocative and unexpected narratives into confined spaces, but not all of them fit as well as she thinks they do.

Visual Arts Preview: Resonant Spaces — Sound Art at Dartmouth’s Hood Museum

September 11, 2017
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No ear is the same — so the sonic experience is different for each listener.

Visual Arts Review: “Showdown!” at the MFA — More Like Kumbaya!

August 20, 2017
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A face-off between these two artists is ridiculous because picking a favorite is pointless.

Visual Arts Interview: “Modern Fossils” — Skeletal Glimpses of the Future?

August 8, 2017
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When I saw images of the sculptures made by Christopher Locke — a series entitled Modern Fossils — I was stunned

Visual Arts Commentary: The Berkshire Museum Violates Ethics to Sell 40 Works for $50 Million

August 5, 2017
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Why is The Berkshire Museum a sinking ship?

Visual Arts Review: The Design Language of Ettore Sottsass — at 100

August 5, 2017
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Ettore Sottsass saw design as more than just an aesthetic achievement: it ideally served up an indelible experience.

Visual Arts Review: “Vibrations: A Sound Experience” at Boston Cyberarts Gallery

July 26, 2017
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With Vibrations: A Sound Experience, Boston CyberArts continued to live up to its demanding mandate — to expand our artistic horizons.

Visual Arts Commentary: Expanding Abstraction — What’s So Narrow About That?

July 13, 2017
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Expanding Abstraction is a success because it does what it set out to do: to highlight the visions of New England’s female abstract painters.

Visual Arts Commentary: A Tale of Two Bridges

June 21, 2017
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Two stories about how a public process, because of politics, can make it very difficult, and costly, to connect two points.

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