July/August 2016

A Pattern of Success

Tuesday, June 28th, 2016 // Current Exhibits, Current Issue, Exhibits, July/August 2016, Visual Arts

Attleboro's National Juried Show by James Foritano Vibrant, funny, elegant, profound. Overall a deeply heartening and enlivening display of talent for a summer afternoon in Attleboro — or for anytime, anywhere. That’s “Patterns,” the Attleboro Arts Museum’s annual national juried exhibition whose call for art sought work in all mediums, sizes and concepts that related to, or included, a pattern: “Consider zebra stripes, the family tartan, flight patterns, nautilus shell curves, quilts, breathing patterns, a strand of pearls, dress patterns, kaleidoscopes, waffle irons, wallpaper …” And did the artists ever respond! I think of the alacrity with which Patrick leapt from his attendance at the front desk to assist me with sculptor Tim Dawes’ kinetic sculpture, “Amore-2016.” Patrick, with a practiced nudge, set in motion two wheels jutting from the gallery wall. Don’t ask me … [Read more...] about A Pattern of Success

Photographic Evidence at Griffin

Tuesday, June 28th, 2016 // Current Issue, Exhibit Openings, Exhibits, July/August 2016, Visual Arts

Cassandra Klos' Abductees by Emily Avery-Miller "Photos or it didn't happen." Cassandra Klos, a 25-year-old fine art photographer from Boston, calls that mantra into question by following it to its next logical step. If there are photos, did it happen? And what was “it,” exactly? In Klos’s “The Abductees,” on view at The Griffin Museum of Photography this summer, “it” appears to be an encounter with another kind. The story seems to start with “U.S Route 3 II,” as a mid-century Chevy climbs a mountain road. “The Arrival” shows the backs of a man and a woman silhouetted against a white oblong vessel in a forest clearing, skirted with a green glow. “Betty” shows the woman face-on, wearing the blank shock of one who, like the viewer, has seen something she does not quite understand. There are crumpled typewritten documents. A view of the night sky in autumn. An … [Read more...] about Photographic Evidence at Griffin

Artscope @ Art Basel

Tuesday, June 28th, 2016 // Current Issue, Exhibits, July/August 2016, Visual Arts

Art as a World Power by Nancy Nesvet Exciting, innovative, confrontational art covered six halls and exhibition spaces at ArtBasel, the world’s biggest art fair, held in Basel, Switzerland from June 11-19, and artscope was there. Over 200 galleries showed work by contemporary, practicing artists in every art form, along with work by earlier artists. The Parcours sector included performance and site-specific installations around the medieval Cathedral Square; the Liste art fair exhibited young artists’ work, and the Volta art fair held emerging artists’ solo exhibitions, providing a comprehensive look at worldwide art currently produced. Art Basel 2016 was a testament to the power of art to engage and create awareness of our world, its issues, our place in it and the image we, as individuals and artists, show to the people of the world. As noted in its end-of-show report, … [Read more...] about Artscope @ Art Basel

Museum of the Massachusetts Landscape

Tuesday, June 28th, 2016 // Current Issue, Exhibit Openings, Exhibits, July/August 2016, Uncategorized, Visual Arts

The Trustees' Public Art Initiative by Meredith Cutler World’s End … The Old Manse … names that ring of landmarks on a fictional map. Look at a map of Massachusetts, and you’ll discover that these are very real destinations. Located in seaside Hingham and historic Concord, respectively, World’s End and The Old Manse are just two of 116 properties managed by the not-for-profit conservation and preservation group, The Trustees of Reservations. In celebration of 125 years of land conservancy and historical site stewardship, The Trustees have launched a two-year public art initiative titled “Art and the Landscape.” The project is curated by Boston-based independent curator Pedro Alonzo in the “museum of the Massachusetts landscape — wild nature herself,” as described by Trustees President and CEO Barbara Erickson at a launch event and public art forum held in early … [Read more...] about Museum of the Massachusetts Landscape

Jul/Aug 2016 Capsule Previews

Tuesday, June 28th, 2016 // Current Exhibits, Exhibits, July/August 2016, Visual Arts

by Brian Goslow The National Association of Women Artists (NAWA) Massachusetts Chapter is presenting two exhibitions this summer: “Continuum: Tradition Meets Innovation,” continuing through August 6 at Fountain Street Fine Art, 59 Fountain St., Framingham, Mass., and “Breaking Ground,” featuring 55 works by 46 artists, running through September 16 at the Walter J. Manninen Center for the Arts at Endicott College, 376 Hale St., Beverly, Mass. NAWA was founded in 1889 as a not-for-profit organization of professional women in fine art and is the oldest art association for women. The Mass. Chapter, formed in 2013, offers an active program of exhibitions, seminars, community outreach programs and educational activities. -- “Kaleidoscopic Pathos,” paintings by Bennington-based Renée Bouchard, will be on view from July 5 through September 30 at the Vermont Governor’s Gallery, … [Read more...] about Jul/Aug 2016 Capsule Previews

Jul/Aug 2016 Classifieds

Tuesday, June 28th, 2016 // Classifieds, Current Issue, July/August 2016

Your work could be artscope’s next CENTERFOLD. Your work could be Artscope’s next CENTERFOLD. Work by established and emerging artists welcome. For the September/October 2016 issue we will be accepting submissions for the category of Reliefs. Please send up to three images and your statement with contact information to: centerfold@artscopemagazine.com no later than August 10, 2016. Please send low resolution images for review. High resolution images must be available to be reproduced up to 9” x 12” according to the orientation of the work selected. No resumes please. The centerfold will be selected based on visual and/or conceptual quality, by three jurors, if applicable a panel of one Artscope staff and two arts professionals. Membership Opportunity. You are a professional artist with a cohesive body of work. We are Fountain Street Fine Art. Let’s get together! Details … [Read more...] about Jul/Aug 2016 Classifieds

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