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
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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
WELCOME March/April 2024: FROM BRIAN GOSLOW
Welcome Artscope reader, As we celebrate our 18th anniversary with this issue, we open it with stories on two artists celebrating their own milestones and serving as inspiration to us all. Frederick “Fritz” Kubitz, who at 95 still finds himself painting, is feted in “All About Boston” at the Guild of Boston Artists. In her preview, Lee Roscoe profiles his time as one of the world’s great architects — including his designing of the iconic TWA Flight Center at JFK International Airport — and how that eye allowed him to paint Boston’s iconic architecture just a little bit differently. Mira Cantor may have reached 80 years on Planet Earth, but she’s not slowing down. Elizabeth Michelman “Cornered” her to discuss the work in her “Dig” exhibition at SoWa Boston’s Kingston Gallery this March, while sharing an in-depth explanation of how her appreciation for geology, archaeology and dance … [Read more...] about WELCOME March/April 2024: FROM BRIAN GOSLOW
WELCOME January/February 2024: FROM BRIAN GOSLOW
Welcome to Artscope’s first issue of 2024, In my formative years of 1964 and 1965, I benefited from my mom bringing me to the New York World’s Fair, with its motto of “Peace Through Understanding” backed up by exhibitions from countries around the world introducing visitors to their culture and people, be it Michelangelo’s “Pietà” in the Vatican pavilion, Thailand’s ornate roof replica of the Mondrop of Saraburi Buddhist shrine, and through its singing marionettes dressed in costumes and performing songs in their native languages, Walt Disney’s “It’s a Small World” in the Pepsi-Cola Pavilion helped showed us that it was, indeed, “A world of laughter, a world of tears …” Our goal as a publication has always been to introduce our readers to artists making work that touches our hearts and hopefully yours and — in many instances — introduce you to people from cultures different than yours, … [Read more...] about WELCOME January/February 2024: FROM BRIAN GOSLOW
WELCOME November/December 2023: FROM BRIAN GOSLOW
Dear Artscope reader, It felt too familiar, too similar to December 14, 2012, when the events at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, unfolded as we were putting our first issue of 2013 to press. The October 25 shooting in Lewiston, Maine took place, for us, under similar circumstances, the Artscope staff pulling together this issue that includes a preview of the “Native Exploding Inevitable” exhibition that was scheduled to open a few nights later at the Bates College Museum of Art, an opening postponed when most of the surrounding area went into a safety lockdown. The long-planned exhibition was intended to be a celebration of Indigenous people and through modern artworks, a door to new discussion on recognizing their contributions, past, present and in the future, to the land on which we live. Lee Roscoe, author of “Wampanoag Art for the Ages – Traditional and … [Read more...] about WELCOME November/December 2023: FROM BRIAN GOSLOW
WELCOME September/October 2023: FROM BRIAN GOSLOW
Welcome to our 106th issue! Like many of you, we’ve spent the past few months catching up on long delayed projects and getting to see the artists, galleries and museums we’ve been away from for far too long. After hearing reports of strong sales in Boston’s SoWa District, especially during First Friday and Sundays during SoWa Open Market,when large crowds are in the neighborhood, it seemed like a good idea to start the fall previewing several of the exhibitions taking place there this September and October. Just as we arrive on the streets, Krystle Brown’s “Better Homes Than Gardens” exhibition which explores displacement, on both a global and local scale, opens for a September run at Kingston Gallery. Marjorie Kaye, who recently announced that she’s stepping down from her longtime position as director of Galatea Fine Art, profiles sculptor Christine Palamidessi and previews her … [Read more...] about WELCOME September/October 2023: FROM BRIAN GOSLOW