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Visual Arts

THE 59TH VENICE BIENNALE, A TEASER

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by Elizabeth Ashe

“Biennale de Arte, The Milk of Dreams” opens this April in Venice. The curator is Cecilia Alemani, the first Italian woman to hold the position, and she previously curated the Italian Pavilion. After two years of a pandemic, the buzz, the very breadth and need for art, is fierce. Our need to see art is bursting at the seams, at the edges of our Zoom windows, we see new collaborative projects and culinary ventures to stay sane. The biggest art party in the world shall open with some expected, and not so expected, changes and shifts. The Russian Pavilion will be closed. It was a noble choice from the curator Raimundas Malašauskas and artists Alexandra Sukhareva and Kirill Savenkov. The Ukrainian Pavilion was on the fence to close; Poland has stepped up heroically and plans to take on the responsibility of shipping the Ukrainian artists’ work. There are artists representing countries … [Read more...] about THE 59TH VENICE BIENNALE, A TEASER

BRIDGES: ONLINE EXHIBITION AT CHILDS GALLERY

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by Sandra Tirado

“Bridges” is an online exhibition from Childs Gallery that features artwork from various artists depicting a stunning array of bridge landscapes and designs. “Though they serve a simple purpose of connecting places and people,” these artfully constructed bridges serve as marvels to the artists and are the perfect muses for those keen on how architecture can personify one’s art. If you’ve ever been awed by the sight of a bridge, grand or small, this exhibition is a wonderful escape that offers the viewer the chance to marvel just as the artists once did. Ben Norris’ piece, “Firenze, Ponte Vecchio,” 1933, is an elaborately sketched piece of pencil on paper which effortlessly captures the essence of Florence, Italy’s segmental arch bridge, Ponte Vecchio. This bridge is known for housing shops in-between its arches, and Norris protrudes these shops in his piece with sloping lines more … [Read more...] about BRIDGES: ONLINE EXHIBITION AT CHILDS GALLERY

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: STEVE IMRICH; HIS “TERRAIN DRAWINGS AND PAINTINGS” ON VIEW AT BROAD INSTITUTE CONNECTOR, SOPRAFINA, CAA & BRICKBOTTOM GALLERIES

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by Jack Lynch

The art of Steve Imrich, who works in Cambridge and Somerville, Massachusetts depicts not only his thoughts and personality, but the different arts and professions that he obtained skills in, both as an artist and a pilot, throughout his life. He has a Masters degree in Architecture from MIT and holds a Bachelor’s degree from Goddard College concentrating in Studio Arts and History. Goddard College, located in Plainfield, Vermont, is where he studied drawing, painting and sculpture before he started focusing on architecture and design. He also has experience as a commercial pilot and still flies planes as a recreational activity. He first became interested in art when he was a child of 5 or 6 years old when his mother would buy big rolls of shelf-paper and he would draw on them from one end to the other. At an early age, Imrich was very interested in drawing. As a child, he mainly … [Read more...] about ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: STEVE IMRICH; HIS “TERRAIN DRAWINGS AND PAINTINGS” ON VIEW AT BROAD INSTITUTE CONNECTOR, SOPRAFINA, CAA & BRICKBOTTOM GALLERIES

IN REMEMBRANCE: ETAL ADNAN: LIGHT’S NEW MEASURE: FEBRUARY 25, 1925-NOVEMBER 14, 2021

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by Nancy Nesvet

When I ventured to the Guggenheim Museum in New York on Thursday, November 11, Veterans Day in the United States, to see “Etel Adnan: Light’s New Measure,” a retrospective of the life work of artist, writer and philosopher Etel Adnan, I had not anticipated her passing four days later, on Sunday, November 14. Etel Adnan’s writings informed us of the atrocities of war. Her paintings celebrated the intense and joyful colors of California. Her 96 years of life were filled with ideas and artistic action. A world traveler, Etal Adnan, born in Lebanon, educated in French schools, was first a philosopher, studying at the Sorbonne, with later postgraduate courses at the University of California, Berkeley and at Harvard, later teaching at Dominican College in San Rafael (now the Dominican University of California). She wrote wrenchingly beautiful books of literature and poetry. In protest of … [Read more...] about IN REMEMBRANCE: ETAL ADNAN: LIGHT’S NEW MEASURE: FEBRUARY 25, 1925-NOVEMBER 14, 2021

LONG WEEKEND OR DAY TRIPPING? VISIT NEW BEDFORD’S KILBURN MILL OPEN STUDIOS THIS WEEKEND

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by Sheila Oliveira

This weekend, October 23 and 24, Kilburn Mill Artists are opening their New Bedford art galleries and working studios to the public and invite visitors to explore and view the creative process each day from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. In addition to seeing a wide variety of art works, including fine art painting, printmaking, sculpture, photography, ceramics, textiles and jewelry, the Kilburn Mill, a city within a city, contains three popular well known art galleries offering a collection of individually curated exhibitions. Situated on Clark’s Cove in the South End of New Bedford, Massachusetts, Kilburn Mill is surrounded by the waterfront for which New Bedford is famous (most notably, through Melville’s “Moby Dick”). The Kilburn is an artists’ destination, home to art galleries and studios, as well as an event center. It has become the region’s most versatile space with a rooftop deck providing … [Read more...] about LONG WEEKEND OR DAY TRIPPING? VISIT NEW BEDFORD’S KILBURN MILL OPEN STUDIOS THIS WEEKEND

FARSAD LABBAUF: REVISITING FRAGMENTS & ENTITIES AT THE HIGH LINE NINE GALLERY

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by Nancy Nesvet

I remember, a few years back, pre-pandemic, a show of Farsad Labbauf, in a downtown gallery, showing colorful, linear patterned portraits. But those colorful portraits have taken a back seat to his newfound production of images from his past and Iran’s history, in an honest exploration of what motivates him. His latest show, “Revisiting Fragments and Entities,” sponsored by Roya Khadjavi Projects at High Line Nine Gallery 9.1, New York, N.Y., from September 23 through October 16 reveals his newfound interest in creating myth and stitching together his history. We find images of a ballerina, oil production facilities and old wooden bridges in “Rotation Ceremony #8,” (2000, paper, thread), all symbols of power. The ballerina is upside down, hanging from trapeze-like threaded lines, perhaps symbolizing the upside down and rotating power structure that exists. I think of culture … [Read more...] about FARSAD LABBAUF: REVISITING FRAGMENTS & ENTITIES AT THE HIGH LINE NINE GALLERY