REVIEW ART IN THE AGE OF THE INTERNET, 1989 TO TODAY ICA, BOSTON 25 HARBOR SHORE DRIVE BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS THROUGH MAY 20 by Suzanne Volmer It was surprising when the ICA, Boston opened its Diller Scofidio + Renfro-designed Seaport location in 2006 to see the architectural feature of a media lab centrally located inside. As a foretelling note, it spoke not only of the ICA’s institutional intention to position itself as an important archive of performance art, but the dizzying configuration reflected in vertigo-like terms the idea that digitization has and would continue to alter human experience. “Art in the Age of the Internet, 1989 to Today” addresses that trajectory and is a fascinatingly diverse exhibition. Curated by Eva Respini, the ICA’s Barbara Lee Chief Curator, this show explores quirks amid the vastness of virtual space and the A.I. frontier. Organized … [Read more...] about ART IN THE AGE OF THE INTERNET: THE MALEVOLENT AND THE SUBLIME
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STEPHANIE ROBERTS-CAMELLO: THRIVING ON EXPERIMENTATION
12 FOR OUR 12TH STEPHANIE ROBERTS-CAMELLO: SURFACE TENSION COTUIT CENTER FOR THE ARTS 4404 FALMOUTH ROAD (RT. 28) COTUIT, MASSACHUSETTS MARCH 24 THROUGH APRIL 21 by Flavia Cigliano With her very first words discussing the encaustic paintings in her exhibit, “Surface Tension,” artist Stephanie Roberts-Camello immediately cited the appeal of experimentation. She is not intimidated by the unpredictability of experimentation — she actually seems to thrive on both the disquiet and the exhilaration it can bring on. Three series of works are represented in the exhibit: “Encaustic Shrouds,” “Free Forms” and “Missing Pieces.” An established abstract oil painter, Roberts-Camello periodically worked with encaustics in the 1990s. Several years ago, she attended the International Encaustic Conference in Provincetown, and it became a catalyst for her. “There were all these … [Read more...] about STEPHANIE ROBERTS-CAMELLO: THRIVING ON EXPERIMENTATION
PMA BIENNIAL 2018: PORTLAND LETS ITS HAIR DOWN
FEATURED MUSEUM THE 2018 PORTLAND MUSEUM OF ART BIENNIAL PORTLAND MUSEUM OF ART 7 CONGRESS SQUARE PORTLAND, MAINE THROUGH JUNE 3 by Greg Morell Biennials are an excuse for established institutions to let their hair down and give voice to the more radical wing of artistic endeavor. For their 2018 Biennial exhibition, the Portland Museum of Art elected to anoint Nat May as chief curator. Fluent with the current wave of the Maine avant-garde, May for many years steered the ship at SPACE Gallery in downtown Portland. For the Biennial, May solicited the help of Theresa Secord of the Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance and Sarah Workneh, co-director of the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. May devoted 10 months of thought, careful consideration and numerous studio visits to orchestrate the 2018 Biennial. Although this was a Maine biennial, and a great number … [Read more...] about PMA BIENNIAL 2018: PORTLAND LETS ITS HAIR DOWN
INVIGORATING THE SENSES: ON AND ON AT WHEATON
UNIVERSITY SPOTLIGHT ON & ON: ARTS WITHOUT END & COLOR-ISM BEARD & WEIL GALLERIES WHEATON COLLEGE 26 EAST MAIN STREET NORTON, MASSACHUSETTS JANUARY 24 THROUGH FEBRUARY 23 by Suzanne Volmer The professional hats worn by Elizabeth Keithline include artist, public art consultant, critic, writer and teacher. This past autumn, she was appointed as interim director and curator of the Beard and Weil Galleries at Wheaton College, and she opens 2018 with “On & On: Arts Without End” and “Color-ism.” The galleries at Wheaton present consistently outstanding programming, and Keithline delivers in that mold. Speaking with her in advance about “On & On,” she expressed enthusiasm for the show as a power punch to invigorate the senses during winter. Keithline described the exhibition as being “about time as it moves, [and] the ‘electric on’ [or] ‘turned on’ [light bulb effect] — … [Read more...] about INVIGORATING THE SENSES: ON AND ON AT WHEATON
LIVING DELIBERATELY IN MAINE: CELEBRATING THE IDEA OF THOREAU
FEATURED MUSEUM MAINE MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS USM GLICKMAN FAMILY LIBRARY 314 FOREST AVENUE PORTLAND, MAINE THROUGH JANUARY 27 by Taryn Plumb At first, it appears to be a touching image of mourning: A man lies on his belly in a pastoral cemetery, leaning in so close to a gravestone that his head nearly grazes it. But take a closer look and you see that, well — he’s taking a closer look. Not at the headstone engraved with the surname “HUNT” but, rather, at a small patch of white flowers that have sprung up out of the ground at its base. He is a botanist at work; the grave is purely incidental. Captured by photographer S.B. Walker, the black-and-white image is part of a series taken in and around Walden Pond in Concord, Mass. It is among a variety of works in an exhibit honoring the 200th anniversary of the birth of the celebrated transcendentalist Henry … [Read more...] about LIVING DELIBERATELY IN MAINE: CELEBRATING THE IDEA OF THOREAU
ALL IN THE FAMILY: CONNECTICUT’S TERRIZZI-BRICHERS
ARTISTS PROFILE THE TERRIZZI-BRICHER FAMILY by Kristin Nord Not too long ago, the South Kent household of Terrizzi-Bricher served up a sumptuous mix of color, texture, warmth and light, at a time of year when the Connecticut woodlands are a sea of greys, sepias and ochres. Matisse would have happily sunk into the deep pink upholstered chair in their cozy yellow living room, or embraced the presence of light in Scott Bricher’s studio. Scott Bricher sees himself as a primarily figurative oil painter, steeped in an awareness of art history and influenced by studies first at Parsons School of Design but later with Nelson Shanks at the Art Students League. The monumental scale of these narrative works-in-progress made me think immediately of Thomas Hart Benton or Diego Rivera, and I left eager to see where the work will take him. Memories, images and ideas drawn from his … [Read more...] about ALL IN THE FAMILY: CONNECTICUT’S TERRIZZI-BRICHERS