Visual Arts
The artist knows that beauty, and even the sublime, on their own terms are not enough to cut it in the competitive field of contemporary art.
Current Mayor Marty Walsh has justifiably called for better design for Boston’s new structures.
In Van Gogh and Nature, human beings play a supporting role. Sometimes moths, butterflies, and poppies are the stars.
In Arlene Shechet’s mischievous hands, the medium’s power as a shape shifter runs wild.
This astutely curated exhibit explores the presence of architecture in contemporary sculpture.
With invention that suggests the work of Malevich and Mondrian, the composition is a play of rectangles.
It is a conundrum for the critic: is the crudeness of the rendering the result of an expressionist style or a lack of finesse or skill in rendering?
Visual Arts Commentary: Boston City Hall — A ‘Triumph’ of Brutalism
Urban pollution and acid rain have not dealt kindly with Boston City Hall’s mostly concrete facade.
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