By Kimberlee Meserve Boston, MA - Who: Liquid Art House Continuing with the May/June 2014 Wanderlust theme - art and food – it lends itself as a segue to review Boston’s newest venue, Liquid Art House, a restaurant-slash-gallery hybrid. Liquid Art House is the brainchild of former investment banker Ruta Laukien. Laukien envisioned an ever-changing space where a unique dialogue is created between the art, food, and people, but still has the inviting feeling of a home, hence the name Liquid Art House. “I wanted to created an open, accessible place where people can be around art,” explained Laukien. What to expect: When first walking into the foyer the grandeur of the massive ceilings and walls set the tone for the experience. A massive mural, custom designed for the space by Rhode Island street artist Ricki Vespia in collaboration with Kyla Coburn, serves as a backdrop to … [Read more...] about Liquid Art House, Boston’s Newest Art and Food Experience
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Underground Railway Theater presents Sila at Central Square Theater
By James Foritano Cambridge, MA - Put eight characters of differing allegiances embodied by eight seasoned actors on Baffin Island in the Canadian territory of Nunavut, stir in climate disruption along with assorted native spirits, animals and near-death/real death experiences, and you have a potent, compelling brew. The challenge mastered in “Sila” by the playwright (Chantal Bilodeau), actors and puppets is to involve the audience in each character’s world view so completely that, although we don’t necessarily become their allies, we feel their differing loyalties before we can argue with them. Thomas, played by Robert Murphy, is the commander of Baffin Island’s coast guard station. About to retire, he wants to leave a legacy of safety, specifically, a deep-water port where scientific expeditions can securely anchor in order to explore and resource the polar fastness. Jean, … [Read more...] about Underground Railway Theater presents Sila at Central Square Theater
CAPSULE PREVIEW: Theresa Bernstein: A Century in Art at Endicott College
By Brian Goslow Beverly, MA - In organizing the traveling exhibition, “Theresa Bernstein: A Century of Art,” Gail Levin, Distinguished Professor at Baruch College and the Graduate Center, the City University of New York set out to posthumously earn Theresa Ferber Bernstein (1890 – 2002) her proper place on the list of great American artists. The announcement for the show notes that when Levin was researching Edward Hopper in the 1980s she found that during the time period that the two artists' work was being made and shown, “Bernstein’s work garnered more attention than Hopper’s.” Not only has Bernstein been historically overlooked, few know her name. “She was erased, and there are many reasons why women artists are erased … Bernstein was born just three years after Georgia O’Keeffe. Both enjoyed great success in their time, yet only O’Keeffe achieved celebrity and lasting … [Read more...] about CAPSULE PREVIEW: Theresa Bernstein: A Century in Art at Endicott College
Carla Fernandez: The Barefoot Designer at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
By James Foritano Boston, MA - I’m breasting the largely anonymous and very hurriedly dressed crowds in a central corridor of the Prudential Center Mall, attempting, mostly unsuccessfully, to suppress frissons of distaste while muttering to myself: “I am not a fashionista! I am not a fashionista!” Could it be that I’m channeling the same dissatisfaction contemporary Mexican designer Carla Fernandez felt as she balanced the dual heritages of her mall-haunting mom and her anthropologist dad — embracing both but with reservations? With mom she popped over the border to Texas malls replete with fashion emporiums where both mother and daughter could glut their every desire for up-to-the-moment decoration. Can’t you just see each innocently twirling in the admiring eye of the other their newest global selves? With dad, on the other hand, she haunted the hamlets of indigenous … [Read more...] about Carla Fernandez: The Barefoot Designer at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
CORNERED: Adam Rozan of the Worcester Art Museum
By Brian Goslow Worcester, MA – This weekend, the Worcester Art Museum unveils “Knights!,” the first step of the museum integrating the collection of the cross-town Higgins Armory Museum, which closed its doors on December 31, into its own — and judging by our sneak preview, audiences will be surprised to see how well the arms and armor plays in a new setting. With precious time ticking before the show opens, artscope managing editor Brian Goslow spoke with Adam Rozan, WAM’s Director of Audience Engagement, about the hectic three months between the closing of the Higgins and the opening of their new exhibition at WAM on Friday. WHAT HAVE THE PAST THREE MONTHS BEEN LIKE FOR YOU AND THE MUSEUM TO BE ABLE TO OPEN THIS EXHIBITION IN LESS THAN THREE MONTHS FROM THE CLOSING OF THE HIGGINS? Very exciting. It’s a very exciting time at the Worcester Art Museum. We’re not just building an … [Read more...] about CORNERED: Adam Rozan of the Worcester Art Museum
CORNERED: DAVID A. LANG
By Brian Goslow Natick, MA - David A. Lang has had a busy winter. His kinetic, found objects creations are currently on view at three locations — the Museum of Art at the University of New Hampshire, Fuller Craft Museum and as of March 12, Boston Sculptors Gallery, where he’s replicating his workspace in “The Shop,” where you can watch his creative process in-person throughout the exhibition, which runs through April 13. Artscope’s managing editor, Brian Goslow, “Cornered” Lang to talk about all of his projects at David Lang Studios in Natick, Mass. prior to him transporting its contents to Boston. To get an idea of what the works look like, visit davidlangstudios.com. WHERE DID YOU COME UP WITH THE CONCEPT OF TRYING TO REPRODUCE YOUR STUDIO AT BOSTON SCULPTORS GALLERY AND HOW DID YOU PLAN OUT HOW YOU’RE GOING TO DO THAT? Well, two and a half years ago, I had a show there … [Read more...] about CORNERED: DAVID A. LANG