Mark Favermann

Fuse Visual Arts: Sound in the Now—”Curious Sound Objects” at Boston Cyberarts Gallery

October 21, 2015
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Curious Sound Objects showcases works that sit at the intersection of art and science as well as aesthetics and technology.

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Visual Arts: Strandbeests — Theo Jansen’s Divine Machinery

September 29, 2015
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Theo Jansen’s kinetic sculptures delightfully blur the conventional lines that divide art, science, and storytelling.

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Visual Arts Review: Design Biennial Boston 2015 — The Future? Or a Short-Term Exercise?

August 18, 2015
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Current Mayor Marty Walsh has justifiably called for better design for Boston’s new structures.

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Fuse Visual Arts Review: Dazzling “Architectural Allusions” at the deCordova

August 1, 2015
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This astutely curated exhibit explores the presence of architecture in contemporary sculpture.

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Visual Arts Commentary: Boston City Hall — A ‘Triumph’ of Brutalism

July 23, 2015
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Urban pollution and acid rain have not dealt kindly with Boston City Hall’s mostly concrete facade.

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Visual Arts: Giant White Bunnies at the Lawn on D — Down the Pop Culture Rabbit Hole

July 11, 2015
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In recent years several serious artists, Amanda Parer among them, have created giant inflatable pieces with the aim of making cultural/political statements.

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Visual Arts Feature: Visiting the Only Frank Lloyd Wright Building in MA

June 30, 2015
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The Theodore Baird House is a special place; the only Frank Lloyd Wright structure in Massachusetts.

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Visual Arts: M.I.T.’s Memorial to Officer Sean Collier — Mundane Rather than Marvelous

June 17, 2015
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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.

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Fuse Visual Arts Feature: The Pentalum at Lawn on D — A Marvelously Trippy Light Show

June 11, 2015
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“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 Review: “Stickwork” — Architectural Sculpture That Interweaves Myth and Reality

May 29, 2015
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Patrick Dougherty’s Stickwork is a remarkable piece of public art.

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