By Brian Goslow With approximately 30 mem- bers, New England Wax’s mis- sion is “to promote excellence in fine art made with encaustic” through professional, juried exhi- bitions. “Shifts: Approaching Encaustic from All Angles,” on view through November 26 at the Fuller Craft Museum, 455 Oak St., Brockton, Mass., was curated by Dedee Shattuck Gallery chief curator Ben Shattuck. “No other medium has as much ver- satility as encaustic, which can encompass two dimensions with depth via its translucency and a build-up of layers, or sculpted and altered while still warm.” “Inner Beauty,” an exhibition of works by AJ Oishi and Jung Hur, continues through November 27 at Gallery BOM, 460 Harrison Ave. B-7, Boston. Oishi’s multicol- ored circular designs, which reveal a relaxingly endless intensity the more you look at them, are created with the eraser side of a #2 pencil and a … [Read more...] about Capsule Previews Nov/Dec 2017
Issue Articles
Making Connections: With Donna Dodsen Nov/Dec 2017
WITH TAKASHI MURAKAMI By Donna Dodson On Saturday, October 14, I had the distinct pleasure of attending the Shapiro Celebrity Lecture with con- temporary artist Takashi Murakami, in conversation with Japanese art histo- rian Professor Nobuo Tsuji, moderated by Anne Nishimura Morse, the William and Helen Pounds senior curator of Japanese art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Morse and Murakami both studied with Professor Tsuji, and Tsuji worked with Morse to catalog the MFA’s world-renowned Japanese art collection. The opening of “Takashi Murakami: Lineage of Eccentrics” brought them together in a lineage of friendship, mentoring and collegiality, which was evident in the mood of the panel discussion. Murakami talked about being an art- ist from the Far East. His plan was to make it big in the West and sell himself back to the East since, from his point of view, … [Read more...] about Making Connections: With Donna Dodsen Nov/Dec 2017
WELCOME
Brian Goslow, Managing Editor bgoslow@artscopemagazine.com One of our biggest goals for Artscope is to take advantage of as many opportunities as possible to spread the word about, and images of, New England’s arts and culture scene; for every show that we’re able to cover in these pages, there are dozens more just as worthy of your attention. To achieve this goal, we run comprehensive multi-platform media coverage through our bimonthly issues of the magazine, a bi-weekly email blast, a weekly online zine that provides complimentary coverage of exhibitions and Boston-area theatriCal productions, social media and our streaming mobile app that pulls all these elements together — plus we make a digital tablet version of each issue available worldwide in the Apple App Store. Each platform runs independent coverage supplemental to the others while reinforcing our audience, … [Read more...] about WELCOME
FINE ART, FOOD AND GIFTS: DOWNTOWN MAYNARD HAS IT ALL
by Brian Goslow Maynard, MA - Back in the mid-1990s, when I was working as events editor for The Worcester Phoenix, one of my favorite venues to cover and visit was Art in the Heart of Maynard, an artist collective from which we never failed to leave with a small creation. While the collective may be long gone, the collective spirit of this town of 10,000 people located approximately 30 miles north-west of Boston is alive and well, with downtown Maynard having recently received official designation as a cultural district — officially known as the Assabet Valley Cultural District — by the Massachusetts Cultural Council. The compact, highly walkable area is a collection of galleries, a movie theater (the Fine Arts Theatre Place at 19 Summer St.), the L.L. Beanesque Outdoor Store (24 Nason St.) and a surprisingly large number of dining options. The Maynard Municipal Parking … [Read more...] about FINE ART, FOOD AND GIFTS: DOWNTOWN MAYNARD HAS IT ALL
MAKING CONNECTIONS: WITH DONNA DODSON
RINGKØBING INTERNATIONAL WOODSCULPTURE SYMPOSIUM IN DENMARK by Donna Dodson Last winter, I was anticipating a quiet summer in my studio. However, on March 21 an invitation to participate in the Ringkøbing International Woodsculpture Symposium in Denmark arrived in my inbox, followed on April 14 by an invitation to the Keelung Artist in Residency project at the National Museum of Marine Science & Technology. That shifted my springtime into high gear, preparing for a summer of international travel, cultural exchange and art-making. Oh, and did I mention that my husband, Andy Moerlein, was also selected to participate in both projects? Our excitement was off the charts. After I arrived at the Billund Airport in Denmark, the cultural minister of Ringkøbing whisked me through the fields and flatlands of the Danish countryside to the coastal town on a fjord where I would … [Read more...] about MAKING CONNECTIONS: WITH DONNA DODSON
SNOWED IN: ARTISTS REFLECT ON IMMINENT CHANGE
THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM ATTLEBORO ARTS MUSEUM 86 PARK STREET ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS SEPTEMBER 16 THROUGH 23 by Suzanne Volmer Inspired by Emily St. John Mandel’s novel “Station Eleven,” “The Calm Before the Storm,” an exhibition of original snow globes at Attleboro Arts Museum, is a short-term show taking place from September 16 through 23 and is the visual art component to the National Endowment for the Arts-funded Big Read initiative taking place this fall in Attleboro, Mass. The exhibition, curated by museum director Mim Brooks Fawcett, explores ideas that arise in relation to concepts brought forward by St. John Mandel’s novel — Attleboro’s Big Read book selection — a dystopian fiction and National Book Award finalist. The exhibition and related programs are funded primarily as a tandem community initiative between the Attleboro Arts Museum and Attleboro … [Read more...] about SNOWED IN: ARTISTS REFLECT ON IMMINENT CHANGE