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March/April 2026

REFRAMING A FOUNDER

// Events, March/April 2026, Reviews

by James Dyment

Created for inclusion in the citywide “100 Years of Arshile Gorky” centennial celebration in Watertown, Massachusetts, “Redrawing Community & Connections” at the Armenian Museum of America is an exhibit highlighting the work of Armenian-American artist Arshile Gorky. Gorky, born Vostanik Manoug Adoian, is known for the birth of Abstract Expressionism in the United States. But not everyone knows that he was an Armenian artist. Immigrants who fled the genocide in Armenia settled in Watertown in the early 1900s and many worked at Hood Rubber Company, including Gorky. And what makes this exhibition even more notable? “This exhibit was a lot of firsts for our community and the Armenian Museum of America (AMA), including this being the first exhibit of Gorky’s work in an Armenian museum anywhere in the world,” said Jason Sohigian, AMA Executive Director. Sohigian explained that the show … [Read more...] about REFRAMING A FOUNDER

AFTER THE UNIFORM

// Features, March/April 2026

by Brian Goslow

Up until she suffered a spinal injury that left her hospitalized, Deborah Bai-Lannon thought of herself as a fine arts landscape photographer. When it came time to rehabilitate herself through walks, the Hamilton, Massachusetts resident began making regular trips past the Harvard Polo and Equestrian Center, known locally as, “The Farm.” Eventually, she found herself doing what came naturally to her — bringing along her camera and photographing the club’s horses. “It’s a major equestrian community. The Harvard University Polo Club is literally down the street from me. Five or six years ago, my husband and I would be walking by The Farm, and this one horse would come over to me. I started photographing the horses and showed the coach the work; he told me that they had started a program with Massachusetts General Hospital’s Home Base Veteran Family Care Program in Charlestown … [Read more...] about AFTER THE UNIFORM

THE PROMISE AND THE PARADOX

// March/April 2026, Reviews

by Lexie Gondek

“For Which It Stands” gathers more than 70 works spanning a century of American art into a single, resonant conversation. Through painting, photography, sculpture and textiles, the exhibition traces the life of the American flag, not merely as fabric and form, but as a vessel of meaning. Across generations of artists, the flag becomes a site of inquiry, a symbol of both unity and division. Presented in honor of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the “Declaration of Independence,” the exhibition borrows its title from the “Pledge of Allegiance,” a phrase recited in unison for over a century, “I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” As part of the America250: The Promise and Paradox initiative, the exhibition invites the viewer to linger within that promise, and its paradox. Here, the flag is not … [Read more...] about THE PROMISE AND THE PARADOX

CURRENTS OF COLOR AND FORM

// March/April 2026, Reviews

Like many New Englanders, I was recently reminded how bright it gets when there’s about a foot of snow everywhere. My eyelids haven’t been much help AS the light shines through and multicolored sunspots remind me that the snow is still there — and probably will be till March. And as my eyes adjusted to the soft interior light of the Newport Art Museum’s Griswold House, I again saw sunspots. But this time, they were in the form of Pamela Granbery’s watercolor paintings and mixed media works in the show “Radiant States,” on view until Sunday, May 31. Her pieces, many of them painted on white canvas, are beautifully-composed abstract scenes of lush, vibrant colors — the same purples, oranges, blue-blacks, greens and yellows that you see in the split-second after a flashbulb pops in your eyes. “Granbery approaches color as feeling,” read text on the gallery wall. “Pigment soaks, drifts, … [Read more...] about CURRENTS OF COLOR AND FORM

Welcome

// March/April 2026, Welcome

by Brian Goslow

Dear Artscope reader, Back in early 2006, I traveled to the Artscope office in Quincy, Massachusetts with Leon Nigrosh, its fine arts contributing editor, with whom I had worked at several publications in Worcester, to discuss ideas on how to position the magazine for long-term growth and success with Publisher Kaveh Mojtabai. The idea that two decades later we would still be brainstorming issue by issue was the furthest thing from any of our minds that evening. But thankfully, here we are, still sharing artistic journeys and discoveries together. “Twenty years ago, Artscope launched and filled a gap in the New England arts scene,” Mojtabai said. “Our goal was to do our best to gain the trust of our readers, advertisers and the art community with determination, hard work and integrity. It is the support of our editors, graphic designers, readers and not the least our dedicated writers, … [Read more...] about Welcome