Mark Favermann
Boston’s visual art ethos has been painfully safe and systemically non-experimental. Thankfully, that is beginning to change.
Read MoreCurious Sound Objects showcases works that sit at the intersection of art and science as well as aesthetics and technology.
Read MoreTheo Jansen’s kinetic sculptures delightfully blur the conventional lines that divide art, science, and storytelling.
Read MoreCurrent Mayor Marty Walsh has justifiably called for better design for Boston’s new structures.
Read MoreThis astutely curated exhibit explores the presence of architecture in contemporary sculpture.
Read MoreIn recent years several serious artists, Amanda Parer among them, have created giant inflatable pieces with the aim of making cultural/political statements.
Read MoreThe Theodore Baird House is a special place; the only Frank Lloyd Wright structure in Massachusetts.
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M.I.T.’s Sean Collier Memorial does not make a full-bodied artistic statement — it does not elicit a strongly felt aesthetic or visceral reaction.
Read More“Pentalum” is an example of soft, temporal architecture: its geometric sculptural forms push against the boundaries of an interactive environmental art installation.
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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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