Almost every painting here is a discovery worth making.
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Visual Arts Review: “Graciela Iturbide’s Mexico” — Casting a Coolly Warm Eye on Life and Death
In Garciela Iturbide’s photographs, the living and the dying are often joined at the (exposed) skeletal hip.
Film Review: “Nowhere to Hide” — A Potent Documentary about the Never-ending War in Iraq
How palpable is the combat in Nowhere to Hide!
Dance Film Preview: Mapping the Taps — Two Superb Documentaries
The tap challenge, sometimes good natured, sometimes prickly, is at the heart of both of these remarkable documentaries.
Film Review: “Kékszakállú” — Obliquely Inspired by Bartók
What follows is a succession of images and tableaux static enough to make Michelangelo Antonioni look like an action-movie director.
Visual Arts Review: “Showdown!” at the MFA — More Like Kumbaya!
A face-off between these two artists is ridiculous because picking a favorite is pointless.
Visual Arts Review: Matisse in the Studio — Objects Inspiring Art
Matisse said his objects were his “working library,” sources to mine for formal qualities and their ability to evoke an emotional response.
Visual Arts Review: “Matisse in the Studio” — Collectibles and Creativity
We are given a priceless opportunity to see how Matisse’s mind worked and the ways his creative process unfolded.
Visual Arts Review: “Botticelli and the Search for the Divine” at the MFA
This is the largest exhibition of Botticelli paintings ever mounted in North America. Bigger may not always be better, but this is a gorgeous show.
Visual Arts Feature: The Photographs of Henryk Ross — An Eye on the Banality of Evil
In the remarkable images of Henryk Ross, Nazi evil is exposed through a kind of heroic voyeurism.