July/August 2016
In This Issue
Cornered
Debbie Nadolney, Art Market Provincetown by Brian Goslow Earlier this year, Art Market Provincetown (AMP) moved to a new location in the beloved art colony’s East End (it first opened […]
Welcome Jul/Aug 2016
Welcome Statement, July/August 2016 by Brian Goslow I always compare the final week of production for our upcoming issue to landing an airplane safely, as it becomes a frantic race […]
Redefining the Sublime
Man vs. Nature at Hall Art by Elizabeth Michelman For Victorian critic John Ruskin, the “sublime” described an aesthetic experience of awe and magnificence accompanied by subjective and even violent […]
Jul/Aug 2016 Classifieds
Your work could be artscope’s next CENTERFOLD. Your work could be Artscope’s next CENTERFOLD. Work by established and emerging artists welcome. For the September/October 2016 issue we will be accepting […]
Jul/Aug 2016 Capsule Previews
by Brian Goslow The National Association of Women Artists (NAWA) Massachusetts Chapter is presenting two exhibitions this summer: “Continuum: Tradition Meets Innovation,” continuing through August 6 at Fountain Street Fine […]
Museum of the Massachusetts Landscape
The Trustees’ Public Art Initiative by Meredith Cutler World’s End … The Old Manse … names that ring of landmarks on a fictional map. Look at a map of Massachusetts, […]
Artscope @ Art Basel
Art as a World Power by Nancy Nesvet Exciting, innovative, confrontational art covered six halls and exhibition spaces at ArtBasel, the world’s biggest art fair, held in Basel, Switzerland from […]
Photographic Evidence at Griffin
Cassandra Klos’ Abductees by Emily Avery-Miller “Photos or it didn’t happen.” Cassandra Klos, a 25-year-old fine art photographer from Boston, calls that mantra into question by following it to its […]
A Pattern of Success
Attleboro’s National Juried Show by James Foritano Vibrant, funny, elegant, profound. Overall a deeply heartening and enlivening display of talent for a summer afternoon in Attleboro — or for anytime, […]
Bierstadt in New Bedford
An Unlikely Partnership Makes Sense by Don Wilkinson The New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park (NBWNHP) is a 16-acre urban park spread over thirteen city blocks, many of them cobblestoned, […]
Making Lemonade in Vermont
Gloria King Merritt’s Happy Accident by Taryn Plumb It basically started out as a fluke. Four years ago, a tendon snapped in Gloria King Merritt’s thumb (the result of a […]
Playing Hide and Seek in Amherst
The Magical Art of Eric Carle by John P. Stapleton As an artist with close to household name status from his children’s books, it’s not a surprise that Eric Carle […]
A Cross-Section of Craft
NH Craftsmen Keep it Interesting by Linda Chestney Experts like to talk about how often people change careers during their lifetime. This figure usually ranges between three and seven times, […]
South County Invitational
Showcasing Connections and Contrasts by J. Fatima Martins Sumo wrestling. It’s a sport. It’s a performance. And it’s art, explored in a three-part — photograph, video and sculpture relief painting […]
Hot Chicks at Silver Circle
Bigger is Better by J. Fatima Martins With cheeky intelligence, witty bravado, and a balance of innocence and sensuality, Silver Circle Art Center presents “Big Chicks,” a collaborative exhibition — […]
Everything’s Purrfect in Worcester
WAM Exhibit is the Cat’s Meow by Brian Goslow “Meow: A Cat-inspired Exhibition” is the kind of show many museums have been presenting of late that utilizes a theme aimed […]
Of Water and Bone
Mother/Daughter Mandle in Newport by Suzanne Volmer “Of Water and Bone,” a mother and daughter exhibit created collaboratively by Gayle Wells Mandle and Julia Barnes Mandle, presents itself as a […]
Speaking a Different Language
The Walshes in Williamstown by Elizabeth Michelman In most advanced art museums, it’s almost unthinkable to present an exhibition without resorting to curatorial explanations. Language is deemed essential to orient […]
CoSo’s Salute to Summer
From Ship to Shore to Newbury Street by Molly Hamill “Ship to Shore,” the 2016 juried summer members’ show at the Copley Society of Art, brings a plethora of vibrant […]
Jul/Aug 2016 Centerfold
Artscope 62, July/August 2016 art: Sweet Air artist: H. Grey Park IV medium: oil on linen, 24″ x 64″. “ At a young age, H. Gray Park […]
Ogunquit Art Association
Members Shine in Summer by Greg Morell Sometimes the stars align for an arts group. Such was the case for the venerable Ogunquit Art Association, currently celebrating seven decades of […]
Connecticut’s Native Son
Charting Weir’s Artistic Evolution by Kristin Nord Julian Alden Weir’s art was shaped, according to collector Duncan Phillips, by a “reticent idealism,” while at the same time reflecting a wide-ranging, […]
Identity and Community at the Crossroads
CCMOA’s Summer of Storytelling by Brian Goslow If you grew up in New England in the 1950s and ‘60s, one of summer’s most memorable experiences was a journey to Storyland […]
Visions of Land and Sea
An Annual Toast to the Coast by Kristin Nord The “Visions of Land and Sea” exhibition at Susan Powell Fine Art Gallery, an annual affair now in its 13th incarnation, […]
Life in the Fast Lane
Eileen Myles at Schoolhouse by Brian Goslow Eileen Myles is always busy. Since last fall’s publication of “I Must Be Living Twice:New and Selected Poems 1975-2014” (Ecco), she’s been featured […]
A Contemporary Showcase
CMCA Gets a Fresh Start by Eric J. Taubert Maine has tendrils. They reach out across the country and twist in intertwined curlicues around the globe. They’re tendrils of culture, […]
July/August 2016
Article Excerpts: Welcome | Cornered: Debbie Nadolney, Art Market Provincetown | A Contemporary Showcase: CMCA Gets a Fresh Start | Redefining the Sublime: Man vs. Nature at Hall Art | […]