Visual Arts
This show is proof of the Harvard Art Museums’ commitment to display relevant work by living artists who are grappling with critical issues posed by our contemporary world.
It is clear to Candy Darling’s biographer that the present moment contains alarming reminders of the political scapegoating generated by the culture wars of the ’90s. She leaves no doubt that her subject’s difficult, complicated life embodies a cautionary tale.
This exhibition offers much to appreciate about South Coast women, whose lives and accomplishments have played a crucial role in shaping the region.
When Barry Schneier felt it was time for his next photography project about musicians, he decided to get to know his subjects, not just shoot them.
A look at three exhibitions of photography — two of them shine a revealing light on personal and political concerns.
Museum exhibitions take a long time to put together, and the circumstances that justify them at their inception sometimes evaporate by the time they appear.
The refrain leveled at so many brilliant woman artists is also often attached to Modersohn-Becker: she died too young for us to really know if she could have achieved greatness. But that claim does not hold up in the face of the works here.
A look at three exhibitions by New England artists who are concerned about climate change and gun violence.
The symbolism here can grate loudly against reality. Those panels extolling the creativity and stoic virtues of the American working class clash with the ways workers were actually treated during the Gilded Age.
By juxtaposing different artistic approaches, the past with the present, Deep Waters offers a fresh way to consider what we humans have done to the ocean, to the creatures that depend on it, and to each other.
Visual Art Commentary: Silence Is Complicity — Why Museums Must Use Their Voice to Defend Democracy