Mark Favermann

Visual Arts Commentary: Now + There — Reinterpreting Public Art in the Civic Environment

June 23, 2018
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An organization dedicated to making Boston a vibrant, contemporary art city.

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Visual Arts Review: The Aesthetics of Practical Elegance

June 15, 2018
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The Fuller Craft Museum’s appealing and thoughtful exhibit showcases a wonderful assemblage of diverse utensils and accessories used in domestic as well as professional kitchens.

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Visual Arts Commentary: Hugh Ferriss — Architectural Delineator of the Heroic Modern

May 19, 2018
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A visionary ‘Paper Architect’ who influenced popular culture as well as a generation of architects.

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Visual Arts Review: Augmented Reality at Boston Cyberarts Gallery and More

May 5, 2018
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Local examples of immersive aesthetic and sensual experimentation as forms of cultural experience.

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Visual Arts Review: London’s Fourth Plinth — A Brilliant Public Artwork in Central London

April 21, 2018
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“The Invisible Enemy Should Not Exist” is a rare transformative piece of public art.

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Visual Arts Commentary: The “Look” of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics

February 18, 2018
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The branding for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics is colorful, but not visually overwhelming like some of its predecessors

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Visual Arts Feature: Looking Back at ’60s Art and Technology — The Pioneers of USCO

January 9, 2018
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When an opportunity to celebrate USCO’s pioneering work came along, I just had to curate it.

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Visual Arts Review: A Study in Contrast — Two Museums in Lisbon

December 24, 2017
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These institutions visually and physically reflected Portuguese art and culture.

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Remembrance: Ivan Chermayeff, Distinguished Designer of Prominent Logos — Dead at 85

December 19, 2017
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A graphic designer who created some of the most strategic corporate logos of the 20th century.

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Visual Arts Review: “Soft Thresholds” — Room With a View, and an Elephant

November 24, 2017
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Soft Thresholds is about opening up physical boundaries: an elephant village is one of a number of the firm’s marvelous examples of this commitment.

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