Dear Artscope reader, Since 2006, we’ve been honored to bring the stories of the arts community of New England and beyond to you, always believing the best contribution that we can make to a peaceful world is through the stories of artists and the cultures they bring with them through their work; whether they were born in the United States or a distant world we get to know these personal interactions; whether visually or in person, ideally over a cuisine that expands our appreciation for the planet that we live on. As we finished work on this issue, our publisher, Kaveh Mojtabai, told me, “Entering into our 20th year means everything in the world to me.” His initial goal in establishing the magazine of, “Shifting the paradigm from critique and exclusive control to a reflective, egalitarian approach in coverage and community while giving a voice to artists and to allow the public and … [Read more...] about WELCOME March/April 2025
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Welcome January/February 2025: From Brian Goslow
While it was unintentional, I realized that many of the stories in this edition of Artscope Magazine features artists whose work addresses important social and global issues, and that includes shows covered in our Capsule Previews section. Julia Csekö’s “Social Fabric” a solo exhibition at theSalem Old Town Hall focuses on area immigrants and their personal histories; Shared Habitat Earth continues to keep environment issues in the public eye with their “One Future: Life in the Age of Climate Change: Aspirations, Loss, Challenges — and Hope” exhibition at the Mosesian Center for the Arts; Maia Chao and Fred Schmidt-Arenales use their “Waste Scenes” to call attention to the seemingly unstoppable growth of non recyclable objects at the Mills Gallery at the Boston Center for the Arts; and Mary Topogna reminds us that “Black Lives Matter” still through her mosaic portraits at Vermont’s … [Read more...] about Welcome January/February 2025: From Brian Goslow
Welcome November/December 2024: From Brian Goslow
Whether you’ve been a longtime Artscope reader or just learned of us in the past few months, either through a shared Instagram or Facebook post or picked us up in the Magazines sector at Art Basel, welcome to our final issue of 2024. When Artscope publisher Kaveh Mojtabai, attending a recent opening reception for a Massachusetts Chapter of the National Association of Women Artists exhibition, learned that Lisa Goren, a Boston-based watercolorist whose works focus on her travels to the polar regions and animals in “human” spaces, was going to be in France for a residency at La Porte Peinte in Burgundy that was ending just as Art Basel Paris was opening, he offered her the chance to cover the international art fair for this issue. In addition to her artmaking, she’s written for the New York Times, Washington Post and The Boston Globe, and we’re pleased to have her sharing her experience … [Read more...] about Welcome November/December 2024: From Brian Goslow
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WELCOME July/August 2024: FROM BRIAN GOSLOW
Summer greetings! Since Artscope Magazine’s inception, it’s been a goal of ours to have our magazine serve a vital role not only for those at the top of the field, but those trying to make their first impression at their home gallery and play a helpful role when they achieve putting together their first solo exhibition. As we’ve been publishing for over 18 years now, we’ve seen many artists compile a large archive of their work, sometimes needing a second storage space to keep it all. Many of them are at the point of wondering what happens to all their heartfelt work when they pass on or the time arrives that they’re not actively creating. In the instance of former MassArt professor Rob Moore, there was no time to plan as he died from AIDS-related complications in 1992. Highly influential to his students, one of them, John Guthrie, recently presented a retrospective exhibition … [Read more...] about WELCOME July/August 2024: FROM BRIAN GOSLOW
WELCOME May/June 2024: FROM BRIAN GOSLOW
Happy Spring, Artscope reader! Welcome to our 110th issue, one in which we hope to inspire you to get out and explore the galleries, museums and artist studios of New England — and beyond. We received an email from sculptor Donna Dodson just as she was about to board a plane to Chicago with husband, Andy Dodson, to discuss a future “Myth Makers” project of theirs at the Klehm Arboretum in nearby Rockford, Illinois – and would we like a review of the EXPO CHICAGO international contemporary and modern art exhibition? As we had just been notified that we’ve once again been selected to exhibit our latest issue in the Magazine Sector at Art Basel Switzerland, which takes place June 13 through 16, we were excited about this opportunity to get an advance look at work making waves nationally and internationally. We’ll be represented in Basel by Claudia Fiks, who’ll be reporting on the 2024 … [Read more...] about WELCOME May/June 2024: FROM BRIAN GOSLOW