May/June 2018
In This Issue
LAYERS AND LIGHT: JOHNSON AND MEHTA AT BEACON
FEATURED GALLERY LAYERS & LIGHT: THE ARTWORK OF AJA JOHNSON AND LORI MEHTA While much of what a gallery owner or curator does goes unseen — the behind-the-scenes tasks of […]
ILLUSION AT FULLER CRAFT: MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE
REVIEW TRICKS OF THE TRADE: ILLUSIONS IN CRAFT-BASED MEDIA FULLER CRAFT MUSEUM 455 OAK STREET BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS THROUGH NOVEMBER 18 The tradition of trompe l’oeil painting dates back to at […]
EARLY MODERN MASTERS: THE PRENDERGASTS AT NEW BRITAIN
REVIEW AMERICAN POST-IMPRESSIONISTS: MAURICE & CHARLES PRENDERGAST NEW BRITAIN MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART 56 LEXINGTON STREET NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT THROUGH JUNE 10 “American Post-Impressionists: Maurice & Charles Prendergast,” now at […]
ALLURE OF VENICE: LANSIL AT WHISTLER
REVIEW THE ALLURE OF VENICE WHISTLER HOUSE MUSEUM OF ART 243 WORTHEN STREET LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS THROUGH JUNE 23 Whistler House Museum of Art, in partnership with Fry Fine Art, is […]
MICROCOSMS OF LIFE: ARTSPACE MAYNARD’S BIOMORPHIC ALCHEMY
REVIEW BIOMORPHIC ALCHEMY: KAY HARTUNG + MICHELLE LOUGEE ARTSPACE MAYNARD 63 SUMMER STREET MAYNARD, MASSACHUSETTS THROUGH MAY 18 “Biomorphic Alchemy,” the second joint exhibit of Kay Hartung and Michelle Lougee, […]
ART FROM THE SOUL: NINE LIVES AT ROCKY NECK
FEATURED EXHIBITION ART FROM THE SOUL: NINE PAINTERS THE CULTURAL CENTER AT ROCKY NECK 6 WONSON STREET GLOUCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS THROUGH MAY 13 Nine women painters founded “Art from the Soul,” […]
SOOTHING THE SOUL: NELLA LUSH
FEATURED ARTIST FOR MORE INFORMATION: NELLA LUSH CONTEMPORARY PAINTER NELLALUSH.COM Nella Lush paints in a style I will call, “Romantic Abstract Expressionism.” Mentor, group organizer and supporter of women’s careers, […]
THE POWER OF MYTH: JAMES DYE AT WAM
SPOTLIGHT ARTIST EXPLORING THE MYTHS OF JAMES DYE WORCESTER ART MUSEUM 55 SALISBURY STREET WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2 It didn’t take long after James Dye had heard his name […]
LAYERS OF CALM AT BOWDOIN: POUSETTE-DART GOES DEEPER
FEATURED MUSEUM RICHARD POUSETTE-DART: PAINTING/LIGHT/SPACE BOWDOIN COLLEGE MUSEUM OF ART 245 MAINE STREET BRUNSWICK, MAINE THROUGH SEPTEMBER 16 An idyllic and incredibly expensive prestigious liberal arts college, Maine’s Bowdoin College […]
A WHOLE NEW VIEW: NOWINSKI’S GROTESQUE BEAUTY
ARTIST PROFILE BERKSHIRE ART MUSEUM 159 E. MAIN STREET NORTH ADAMS, MASSACHUSETTS JUNE THROUGH SEPTEMBER FOR MORE INFORMATION: MAGGIE NOWINSKI INSTALLATION ARTIST MAGGIENOWINSKI.ORG Viewing Maggie Nowinski’s “wHoles” is akin to […]
DIVING TO DYNAMIC DEPTHS: SEA OF HEARTBREAK AT NEWPORT
REVIEW JOAN HALL: SEA OF HEARTBREAK NEWPORT ART MUSEUM 76 BELLEVUE AVENUE NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND MAY 19 THROUGH JULY 29 “Plastic is here to stay — what matters is what […]
PARAMNESIAC IN NEWPORT: BELIEVE THE IMPLAUSIBLE
REVIEW CRISTI RINKLIN: PARAMNESIAC NEWPORT ART MUSEUM 76 BELLEVUE AVENUE NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND JUNE 15 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2 In her artist statement, Boston-based painter Cristi Rinklin notes that she is […]
THE TIES THAT BIND: RELATED VISIONS ON THE CAPE
ARTISTS SPOTLIGHT ODELL ART STUDIO AND GALLERY 423 MAIN STREET CHATHAM, MASSACHUSETTS RELATED VISIONS: CAROL ODELL, TOM ODELL AND JOHN HOWELL WHITE PROVINCETOWN ART ASSOCIATION AND MUSEUM 460 COMMERCIAL STREET […]
A THOUGHTFUL OBSERVER: KALIAN BEARS WITNESS AT COSO
COVER STORY LUCY KALIAN: WITNESSES COPLEY SOCIETY OF ART 158 NEWBURY STREET BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS MAY 17 THROUGH JUNE 17 Lucy Kalian always wanted to be an artist. As a young […]
SKYE GALLERY PROVIDENCE:DIVERSE AESTHETIC CONTENT
GALLERY SPOTLIGHT SKYE GALLERY 381 BROADWAY PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND In developing her Providence-based gallery, Jonny Skye’s modus operandi involves supporting creative voices that she views as under-recognized. Her hope is […]
WELCOME: FROM BRIAN GOSLOW
by Brian Goslow, Managing Editor bgoslow@artscopemagazine.com We were putting this issue together as publisher Kaveh Mojtabai and national correspondent Nancy Nesvet were preparing to return to Switzerland for Art Basel […]
CAPSULE PREVIEWS
Juxtaposing the “satiated and the hungry,” the 10-panel “The Hunger Dream” highlights the “Ronald Slayton: Master of Watercolor” exhibition on view from May 1 through June 29 at the T.W. […]
BITTEN BY THE SAME BUG: IN THE GARDEN AT SHELBURNE
REVIEW IN THE GARDEN SHELBURNE MUSEUM 6000 SHELBURNE ROAD SHELBURNE, VERMONT THROUGH AUGUST 26 On the eve of New England’s fourth Nor’easter (with a fifth predicted), I am listening to […]
MOLDING THEIR VISIONS: STATE OF CLAY IN LEXINGTON
REVIEW 10TH BIENNIAL STATE OF CLAY LEXINGTON ARTS & CRAFTS SOCIETY 130 WALTHAM STREET LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS MAY 5 THROUGH JUNE 3 There are forlorn figures of bare-foot young women wearing […]
TRANSCENDING SPACE AND TIME: SUGIMOTO’S LIMITLESS VISION
NATIONAL IMAGE BUILDING: HOW PHOTOGRAPHY TRANSFORMS ARCHITECTURE (GROUP SHOW) PARRISH ART MUSEUM SOUTHHAMPTON, NEW YORK THROUGH JUNE 17 SEEKING STILLNESS (GROUP SHOW) MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON THROUGH SEPTEMBER 3 […]
ART BASEL 2018 PREVIEW: WHAT’S NEW?
EVENT ART BASEL MESSEPLATZ 10 4005 BASEL SWITZERLAND JUNE 14 THROUGH 17 Artscope Magazine is again represented in the Publications Section at the 49th edition of Art Basel, taking place […]
SOCIAL MEDIA TIPS: FRAONE’S DOS AND DON’TS
BUSINESS Almost 18 years ago, fresh out of a five-year career as a technology business journalist and working my first art gallery job, there was a lot of conversation in […]