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March/April 2022

HAVE CAMERA, WILL TRAVEL: ARMSTRONG, STUDENTS REUNITE ON FITCHBURG WALLS

// Features, March/April 2022, Visual Arts

by Brian Goslow

There are few things in life that photographer Frank ArmstronglovesmorethanheadingoutfromhisWestBoylston, Massachusetts home and driving the backroads of America at 35 miles an hour in search of a unique piece of Americana, drawn by the curiosity of what he might find. “Nothing else but curiosity. I’m just nosey,” said Armstrong prior to the opening of his “American Roadsides: Frank Armstrong’s Photographic Legacy” exhibition at the Fitchburg Art Museum. “I just like to get out there and see what’s there. Once I got out there, I found there was interesting stuff.” Featuring photographs taken between 2012 and 2021, and chosen by Fitchburg Art Museum Director Nick Capasso, who curated his portion of the exhibition, Armstrong shares the spotlight with six of his former students at Clark University (where he has taught analog and digital photography since 1999) and one from the … [Read more...] about HAVE CAMERA, WILL TRAVEL: ARMSTRONG, STUDENTS REUNITE ON FITCHBURG WALLS

“A DYNAMIC CONTINUUM”: Cornered with Brett Abbott

// Cornered, March/April 2022

by Suzanne Volmer

On February 15, Brett Abbott became the new Director and CEO of the New Britain Museum of American Art; during his first week in office, Artscope Magazine’s Suzanne Volmer exchanged questions and ideas with him as he was stepping into the job. SUZANNE VOLMER: Welcome back to New England. Congratulations on becoming the new Director of NBMAA. BRETT ABBOTT: Thank you. SV: Your background includes a Master’s Degree from Williams College and then onward to Stanford and Museum Leadership training at The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. It’s a combination of influences that makes me think of the exhibit “Now Dig This!” that originated from The Getty’s Pacific Standard Time Series that I saw at Williams College Art Museum. I wonder what cross-pollination, inclusive of your museum directorship at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth, Texas, do you plan to bring to … [Read more...] about “A DYNAMIC CONTINUUM”: Cornered with Brett Abbott

WELCOME March/April 2022: FROM BRIAN GOSLOW

// March/April 2022, Uncategorized, Welcome

by Brian Goslow

Welcome to our 16th Anniversary Issue! We have reached this milestone thanks to the longtime support of our readers and advertisers and the devotion of a writing staff dedicated to promoting the artists, art organizations, galleries and museums of New England and others who inspired them from throughout the world. Since the pandemic caused a landslide of exhibition and venue closings in March 2020, we’ve remained committed to providing that support, adjusting as they’ve adjusted, each of us searching for the best way to stay in touch with our audience, adapting to the latest safety guidelines and judging from the phone calls, letters and conversations we’ve had, you feel that we’ve delivered fresh and timely issues filled with stories on a period we’ll not soon forget. Traditionally, our March/April anniversary issue has spotlighted artists our writers had wanted to write about, … [Read more...] about WELCOME March/April 2022: FROM BRIAN GOSLOW