“Some women ignored what was expected and forged careers in fields traditionally reserved for men. In other words, they had “men’s” jobs. I wanted to know where that ambition came from.”
Kathleen C. Stone
Visual Arts Favorites 2019
Our critics sound off on some of their most striking visual art experiences this year.
Visual Arts Review: Ogunquit Museum of American Art
You will leave the museum stimulated by its provocative presentations of paint, photography, video, and words.
Visual Arts Review: Canadian Painter Lawren Harris — Spirituality, Cold and Hard
Lawren Harris is determined to present a static vision of the top of the continent, a version of nature that is stylized, austere, immobile, and eternal.
Visual Arts Review: “Native Fashion Now”—Tradition and Cutting Edge, Superbly Balanced
Even without museum commentary, Native Fashion Now is an important show – visually, socially, and politically.
Visual Arts Review: “Mel Bochner: Illustrating Philosophy” — The Art of Picturing Ideas
These drawings are invitations to view the world in an active way, to encourage us to exercise (and stretch) our minds.
Visual Arts Review: At the Shelburne Museum — Homegrown Moderns
The show is unabashedly American in subject matter and form: Realism is as much an influence as Cubism, Expressionism, Surrealism, and the other European –isms.
Visual Arts Review: Photographer Rose Marasco — The Search for Juxtapositions
Rose Marasco’s strong sensibility is always at work, searching for contrasts to capture in her photos.
Visual Arts Review: Asserting Cuban Identity — Through Art
For these artists, African origin is the foundation that should guide the development of Cuba’s national personality and consciousness.
Visual Arts Review: “Artist Textiles — Picasso to Warhol” When Cloth Became Art
The fascinating exhibition Artist Textiles: Picasso to Warhol traces the history of 20th century art in textiles.