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Agustín Patiño, San Francisco Art Studio.

NetWorks: Celebrating Gallery Z’s 10th Anniversary and 100th Exhibition

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Providence’s Gallery Z at 259 Atwells Avenue in the city’s Federal Hill neighborhood hits two milestones with its next exhibition. “NetWorks at Gallery Z: Celebrating Gallery Z’s 10th Anniversary and 100th Exhibition” features 24 artists from the NetWorks shows that Joseph A. Chazan has produced in Rhode Island (including what’s at the Newport Art Museum through January 17). The work on view, selected by Gallery Z director Berge Ara Zobian and his staff, is available for purchase, along with a collection of video portraits of NetWorks artists created by Richard Goulis, which will also be on view during the show. … [Read more...] about NetWorks: Celebrating Gallery Z’s 10th Anniversary and 100th Exhibition

On Their Own: Brad Story’s “Aerodreams”

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by BRIAN GOSLOW The Essex River estuary is an amazing collection of ecosystems, as well as a place to watch boats of all sizes and planes heading northward and toward Europe from Logan Airport – and the home of sculptor Brad Story, whose family has built ships for seven generations. It’s a skill he’s adapted into his creative life, which takes inspiration from the aforementioned surroundings and a love of one-off experimental planes. “On Their Own” features some of his own “aerodreams,” which take flight from February 20 through May 8 at the Art Complex Museum, 189 Alden Street in Duxbury on the South Shore of Massachusetts. … [Read more...] about On Their Own: Brad Story’s “Aerodreams”

American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) 2010/2011 Season

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BOSTON - Flying high from a fabulously successful initial season at the helm of the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.), Artistic Director Diane Paulus now faces the challenge of keeping the engine of momentum charging. A renegade idealist celebrating the robust energy of the 1960s, Paulus is a confident risk taker and a rebel against the tyranny of traditional theater. She strives to produce theater outside the parameters of expectation, exploring alternative spaces and redefining the relationship between the audience and the actor. Her directorial mantra is “Involve the audience.” She does this by opening the tent of participation to those who may have been reluctant to buy a ticket at the box office and making what transpires on stage relevant to her local audience.Illustrative of that paradigm is last season’s “Johnny Baseball” — a Red Sox saga exploring the issue of race … [Read more...] about American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) 2010/2011 Season

Open Studio vs. Working Studio

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By LACEY DALEY - Friday, July 9, 2010 BOSTON - Most people have viewed a finished piece of art in a gallery, shop or on a living room wall. But how many have had the occasion to see how and under what conditions it takes to get there? My guess is not many, especially for those like myself who are relatively new to the visual arts scene. As artscope’s summer intern, I had no idea what to expect when I set out for SoWa’s First Friday Open Studios on July 2. I thought open studios simply meant artists opened their doors. Much to my surprise, most of the studios that were open concealed all evidence and paraphernalia of the art work. All that remained were shining floors, high heels, wine and priced artwork. The artists were friendly and the work was astonishing, but nothing quite fit the picture in my head. The first "working" studio that I hunted down drew me in with a waft of wet … [Read more...] about Open Studio vs. Working Studio

Pablo Picasso, Untitled 15.12.69 (Au Baiser D’Avignon series).

Baring All: Figurative Masterworks from the Mourlot Archives

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by BRIAN GOSLOW “Baring All: Figurative Masterworks from the Mourlot Archives” provides the chance to view previously unseen pieces from the collection of master printer Fernand Mourlot, including human figure renderings by Marc Chagall, Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso, from February 9 through March 30 at DTR Modern Galleries at 167 Newbury Street in Boston. Mourlot’s grandson, Fernand Mourlot, who founded the archives, will speak on the history of his family’s press (which produced its first work in 1852), and the lithographic process, on March 3. … [Read more...] about Baring All: Figurative Masterworks from the Mourlot Archives