Visual Arts

Visual Arts Review: “Figures of Empire” — When Racism and Art Meet

October 9, 2014
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Some fifty-five objects trace a legacy of casual brutality and white hegemony that is at the heart of Yale University’s—and this nation’s—founding.

Visual Arts Review: At the ICA — The Many Pleasures That Fiber Can Offer

October 9, 2014
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Fiber takes on two key aesthetic ideas — gravity and the grid — and one major sociological one, the way fiber arts were created and exhibited as part of a larger feminist agenda.

Visual Arts Review: Lester Johnson — Existentialism’s Matisse

October 7, 2014
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Despite producing atmospheres reminiscent of smoke, rust, and acid, a streak of joy runs through Lester Johnson’s paintings.

Visual Arts Review: A Man of His Time — Cuban Modern Master Wifredo Lam

September 28, 2014
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Though acknowledged as one of the half-dozen or so key figures in Latin American modern art, Wilfredo Lam’s status in the modernist canon is unclear.

Visual Art Review: “Color Crossing” — An Urban Art Intervention in Downtown Boston

September 20, 2014
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With Color Crossing, Kate Gilbert wanted to showcase “the collision between sights and sounds that make Downtown Crossing so vibrant.”

Visual Arts Commentary: The Lawn on D — A New Park Paradigm in South Boston

August 29, 2014
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The Lawn on D is a breath of fresh cultural air in Boston.

Fuse Visual Arts Commentary: Design Museum Boston — Celebrating 21st Century Design

August 22, 2014
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The establishment of Design Museum Boston is long overdue.

Visual Arts Review: Franz West — The Enduring Pleasures of Jaunty Anarchism

August 16, 2014
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At its best, the playful absurdity of Franz West’s work seduces the viewer.

Visual Arts Review: “The Dying of the Light” — An Elegy for the Beauty of Celluloid

August 11, 2014
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This engaging exhibition features the work of 6 artists who meditate on the demise of the analog film image, exploring celluloid’s “particular visual, material, aural, and even metaphoric characteristics.”

Visual Arts Review: The Paintings of John Heliker — Ripe for Rediscovery

August 8, 2014
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John Heliker, by some alchemy that frankly baffles me, is able to give an evening quality to the light in scenes that are clearly taking place during the day.

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