By James Foritano Cambridge, MA - My neighbor in Cambridge was a very quiet guy who turned his considerable intellect towards the psychology of children and childhood. Who, except his intimates, knew that Ed Mason possessed a kinetic imagination — an imagination that takes the viewer by the hand, inviting him or her down the same rabbit hole that Alice discovered in Lewis Carroll’s curried prose? Ordinary things photographed and then doctored with photo-shop revealed to Ed, and through his artist’s eye to us, engaging qualities that a quick glance would never credit. Take an ordinary table and chairs patio set in that cream colored plastic which appeared everywhere about last mid-century to announce a new middle-class leisure style. Then, tip up the chairs around the table as though they’re nesting decorously for the night or a weekend away. This set-up was apparently … [Read more...] about Ed Mason at Cambridge’s La Capelli Salon
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Covering art in Boston: a personal post By Lindsey Davis
I can’t believe April is already here, especially since that means my time interning for Artscope Magazine has ended. Each week I’ve covered two events or galleries for the Zine online, condensing a performance or an exhibition down to 500 words. I’ve learned there isn’t really a formula for this kind of writing, but a list of aspects to cover, and each story has its own hierarchy of which parts are most important. Boston, MA- Since I came to Boston after three and a half years spent in the middle of Manhattan, it took a while to shake off the incredibly high expectations that New York tends to give you about the amount of money in the arts. Compared to New York, the artwork I found in Boston was more traditional; technical perfection seemed the most important aspect, so most works were representational paintings and a lot were landscapes, each more serene and beautiful than the … [Read more...] about Covering art in Boston: a personal post By Lindsey Davis
The Wheaton Biennial: Drawing Out of Bounds at Wheaton College
By Elizabeth Michelman Norton, MA- This wide-ranging drawing exhibition at Wheaton College, located 30 miles south of Boston, was juried by Judith Tannenbaum, the Richard Brown Baker Curator of Contemporary Art at the RISD Museum of Art. Sensitively mounted by Gallery Director Michele L’Heureux, the 54 diverse works represent both regional and national trends in what can currently be called “drawing.” Included are 30 New England artists (22 from Massachusetts), another nine from New York and Illinois, and the rest from a smattering of Midwestern and Western states as well as France. With the future of Boston’s own biennial Drawing Show now uncertain, Wheaton’s exhibition, if repeated, may fill an important regional gap. Speaking to a crowd of students and visitors in her gallery talk, Tannenbaum emphasized a focus on qualities rather than “quality.” Noting that every selection will … [Read more...] about The Wheaton Biennial: Drawing Out of Bounds at Wheaton College
Q & A with Joi Gresham, Director and Co-Trustee of the Lorraine Hansberry Literary Trust
by Lindsey Davis Boston, MA – Huntington Theater Company in Boston’s South End is currently performing Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun,” a play that first debuted in 1959. When Hansberry passed away in 1965, she named her former husband as her literary executor, and that man later remarried Joi Gresham’s mother. After his death Joi took on the role as the executive director of the Lorraine Hansberry Properties Trust. She manages all publications and staging of Lorraine’s work, which includes involvement in the Huntington Theater Company’s current performances. As the trustee of these important works of literature, Joi continues to speak about Lorraine, her activism and her continued relevance, even in “post-racial” America. DID YOU EVER MEET LORRAINE IN PERSON? WHETHER OR NOT YOU WERE ABLE TO, WHAT IMPRESSION HAS SHE LEFT ON YOU? At the age of 34, Lorraine … [Read more...] about Q & A with Joi Gresham, Director and Co-Trustee of the Lorraine Hansberry Literary Trust
At The Armory Show
By Lindsey Davis New York, NY - A few weekends ago, I attended my first-ever international art fair, taking the train from Boston’s South Station to Penn Station in New York City to spend six hours walking through rows and rows of art at The Armory Show. Split between two piers on Manhattan’s West Side, The Armory dedicated Pier 92 to modern art and Pier 94 to contemporary art. The modern works were created during and in the style of the Modernism movement which reigned from 1890-1960, whereas the contemporary art was generally made by artists still living — forward-thinking conceptually heavy works. Truth be told, there was hardly a difference in the types of work between each pier, except for that the modern section held works by masters like Picasso and Chirico and the Contemporary pier was more than twice the size. The modern works were held on the second floor of Pier 92, … [Read more...] about At The Armory Show
Blizzard Nemo Causing Postponements
By Brian Goslow Boston, MA - A number of events scheduled for this weekend have been postponed due to impending blizzard Nemo; almost all of tonight’s openings have been cancelled. Here are the latest cancellations and postponements with rescheduled dates we’ve received up to this time: The reception for Fountain Street Fine Art’s “Jeanne Williamson/Marie Craig: On and Off the Grid” exhibition has been rescheduled to Saturday February 16 from 5-7 p.m. Due to the weather, the New Art Center will be closed Friday, Saturday and Sunday. All classes, workshops, open studios and Sunday Family Art Together programs are cancelled. The galleries will be closed and the building locked. The opening reception for ACME Fine Art Bosotn’s retrospective survey of watercolors and drawings by noted abstract expressionist artist Michael Loew has been rescheduled for Saturday 16 February with a … [Read more...] about Blizzard Nemo Causing Postponements