September/October 2015
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September/October 2015 Issue
Article Excerpts: Welcome | Cornered | Strandbeests Are Coming | Visions of The Uncanny | Little Dreams in Glass and Metal | Parallax | Flat Depth | Give The People […]
Welcome
Welcome to our September/October 2015 issue, compiled during the dog days of summer, which are always a challenging time to put together a fall issue due to some Boston galleries […]
Cornered
MICHAEL ROBERTS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE FINE ARTS WORK CENTER, PROVINCETOWN The Fine Arts Work Center campus was buzzing with emerging writers and artists learning from former Fellows on a […]
Strandbeests Are Coming
THE DREAM MACHINES OF THEO JANSEN by Marguerite Serkin Theo Jansen’s Strandbeests are as much about the artist as they are about the creatures he has fashioned; as Jansen has […]
Visions of The Uncanny
OUTSIDER ARTISTS CONVERGE ON BLUE WAVE by Rebecca DelMonico Space orbs hang like menaces over toxic wastelands and kittens parade with skeleton rock bands: this is art from the underground, […]
Little Dreams in Glass and Metal
ENAMELING IN AMERICA, 1920 TO THE PRESENT by Don Wilkinson Enameling as an art form is not nearly as well known save to connoisseurs of the craft as painting, sculpture […]
Parallax
SIKANDER’S ADVENTURE OF THE MIND by Franklin W. Liu Shahzia Sikander savors art as a fundamental, erudite process, a wonderful, exuberant adventure of the mind. It’s an academic endeavor that […]
Flat Depth
PAUL ROUSSO ADDS ANOTHER DIMENSION by Meredith Cutler Candy wrappers. Currency. Newspapers, movie posters and comic books. At once crisp, well-worn and confrontationally familiar, Paul Rousso’s larger-than-life sculptures are … […]
Give The People What They Want
ROZHON AND WHEELER’S AUTUMN EQUINOX by J. Fatima Martins In a time when many contemporary commercial art galleries are closing, business acumen and good old fashioned “people sense” is the […]
New Hampshire Art Association
SALUTING 75 YEARS OF COMMUNITY by Greg Morell Artists have strong personalities, passionate and independent, and making art in most cases is a very solitary labor. Artists, usually driven by […]
Center for Contemporary Printmaking
CELEBRATING A 20-YEAR COLLABORATION by Kristin Nord Since 1995, The Center for Contemporary Printmaking (CCP) has cultivated a vibrant network of artists who use its equipment and services. This fall, […]
Examining South Africa at Beard and Weil
A THOUGHT-PROVOKING DIALOGUE IN THREE EXHIBITS by Suzanne Volmer For its first presentation of the fall 2015 semester, Wheaton College is hosting a three-part exhibition that provides a timely look […]
Black Chronicles II
A CRITICAL LOOK AT BLACK PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY by James Foritano When the Ethelbert Cooper Gallery of African & African American Art opened last fall in Harvard Square, just behind Peet’s […]
Shared Sensibilities
THE POWER OF MUSIC ROLLS ON by Taryn Plumb Black ink dances up and down, left and right, intertwining in loops, ridges, curlicues, arcs, waves and pirouettes. Dark solitary streaks […]
Gloucester Days
SLOAN IS RESTRAINED YET INSIGHTFUL by James Foritano Perusing the photographs of roisterous croquet tournaments and ebullient lobster bakes on the beach in the catalog for the Cape Ann Museum’s […]
Winslow Homer’s Civil War
OFFERING A KEEN EYE AND UNIQUE VISION by Linda Chestney Perhaps best known for his marine scenes, be they oil or watercolor, Winslow Homer was also adept with other forms […]
ALRI’S Tangible Thinking
STEAM CONCEPTS COALESCE by Suzanne Volmer “Tangible Thinking,” curated by Amy Leidtke and sponsored by the Art League of Rhode Island (ALRI) at Providence’s Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium (The VETS) Gallery, […]
An Inventory of Reverie
FIVE FOCAL POINTS TO PONDER AT HESS by Brian Goslow In compiling the lineup of photographers that would make “Inventory of Reverie,” curator Rachel Loischild gave participants the option of […]
Clothing Optional
A FIGURATIVE SHOW by Suzanne Volmer Michele Aucoin and Nick Paciorek opened ArtProv Gallery in Providence’s Jewelry District roughly a year ago. Located at 150 Chestnut Street on the third […]
Stowe & St. Johnsbury, Vermont
EXPLORING ART BOTH NATURAL AND MANMADE by John Paul Stapleton When people talk about Vermont, the first thing that comes to mind isn’t necessarily the art produced by the residents, […]
Brattleboro Fall Preview
CULTURE ABOUNDS AMID THE LEAVES by Arlene Distler At this perennially favorite time to visit Vermont, Brattleboro and vicinity have much to offer alongside the shimmering days of Indian summer […]
New Haven City Wide Open Studios
THE MUST-SEE FESTIVAL GUIDE by Sarah Frichey Living up to its trademark, “an exhibition the size of a city,” this year’s New Haven City Wide Open Studios festival has something […]
Capsule Previews
“E is for Elephants: The Etchings of Edward Gorey,” an exhibition of prints by the beloved late author and illustrator, will be on view from September 1 through October 16 […]