Mark Favermann
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.
Read MorePatrick Dougherty’s Stickwork is a remarkable piece of public art.
Read MoreWith this one project, Boston has gone from a public art also-ran community to a serious cultural player.
Read MoreIn an architectural sense, the Edward M. Kennedy Institute is too quiet a visual statement.
Read MoreRejecting unadorned box-like designs, Michael Graves created with patterns, textures, decorations and color in ways large and small.
Read MoreOtto Piene’s art is at once appealing, accessible, and yet somehow unworldly: joyful mystery yoked to dynamic playfulness.
Read MoreAt their best, the exhibitions at the restored, renovated, and expanded Cooper-Hewitt Museum explore the history and culture of design and decorative arts with transcendent panache.
Read MorePlanes, Trains, and Automobiles at the MFA is a delightful exhibition dedicated to vehicular speed, mobility, style, and joy.
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Arts Remembrance: In Memoriam — Tom Stoppard