January/February 2021
In This Issue
WELCOME: FROM BRIAN GOSLOW
We set out putting together the first Artscope of 2021 to serve as an introduction to as many new artists as possible through the covering of group exhibitions with the […]
TIME-BENDING PUPPETRY: B. LYNCH’S SCI-FI WORLD COMES TO LIFE
I entered the College of the Holy Cross’ Cantor Gallery to see B. Lynch’s “New Gilded Age: A Theatrical Installation” with the expectation of seeing a collection of work unlike […]
CORNERED: MEREDITH FLUKE AND B. LYNCH
After visiting the “New Gilded Age: A Theatrical Installation by B. Lynch” exhibition at the College of the Holy Cross, Artscope managing editor Brian Goslow exchanged email questions with Iris […]
STRETCHING BOUNDARIES: ADDISON GALLERY SHOWCASES MODERN MAPMAKING
An extraordinary collection of antique maps at Phillips Academy, dating from the Age of Discovery, has brought together six diverse artists who were invited to view, study and interact with […]
AMERICAN PORTRAITURE TODAY: REGIONAL & NATIONAL SHOWCASE AT SPRINGFIELD
During a time when we are constrained by rules of distancing, and in some cases, by forced interaction with others, it is uplifting to find an immersive visual experience which […]
A VIRTUAL INTRODUCTION: COPLEY SOCIETY DIVERSIFIES ITS MEMBERSHIP
In an innovative move, Newbury Street’s Copley Society of Art, the oldest nonprofit art association in the United States, has decided to present this year’s New Members Show virtually. We […]
SPLENDIDLY UNCOMMON: POLLANS & SWAN SAIL AT BOSTON SCULPTORS
I like to think the lights never go out in the Boston Sculptors Gallery. It’s a place I’ve loved to haunt from where I’m situated in Cambridge by either floating […]
ARTS FOR EVERYBODY: ATTLEBORO MEMBERS’ SHOW HAS ART FAIR FEEL
Open to the public during COVID- 19 as well as partially accessible in virtual formats, the Attleboro Arts Museum is presenting its annual Member’s Exhibition through January 29 with artworks […]
ALLOWING TIME TO BREATHE: UNPRECEDENTED TIMES, ARTWORK IN BURLINGTON
One of the most difficult aspects of wearing a mask during the pandemic is the limitations the mask places on something that is natural — breathing freely, unobstructed. I’ve worn […]
NEW ENGLAND, NATURALLY: DELEIRIS’ FARM LIFE PAINTINGS IN PROVIDENCE
The professional artwork of Lucia deLeiris embodies adventure travel to a T and begs the question, “What remains for a bucket list after you’ve sketched wild chimpanzees in Tanzania from […]
A UNITED AND KINDER WORLD: INDIGENOUS ART, CRAFT TO BE CELEBRATED IN 2021
With galleries closed and artists sequestered in studios and homes, 2021 continues an evolution in art begun in 2020, as the consequences of the pandemic and the Black Lives Matter […]
CAPSULE PREVIEWS: Artscope 90
As we enter 2021, ever-changing state and local government-ordered shutdowns and building capacity limits makes planning and scheduling exhibitions a challenge for all involved. Before departing for a gallery or museum, please call ahead to […]
PERPETUAL MOTION: A SNAPSHOT OF THE LIFE AND WORK OF MARILYN KALISH
Marilyn Kalish, the local and internationally recognized, Massachusetts-based contemporary artist, was born into a family of visual artists. She herself has always been creating, sketching and watching the world through […]
