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Belisle, Stay on the Trail
Features

ATTENTION FOR SALE

By Madeleine Lord

Sam Belisle is a master who paints in parable. I was taught in high school that parable is the highest form of poetry. His works are exceptionally painted poetry invested […]

Licea-Kane, From One to the Other
Reviews

A PLAY OF MEDIUMS

By Marjorie Kaye

ClipArt Gallery at Clippership Wharf in East Boston mirrors the contemporary future-forward intentions of the complex, hosting art exhibitions in an open and airy space. The combination of pristine walls […]

Brathwaite, Untitled (Abbey Lincoln and Dancer)
Features

THROUGH DANGERS UNTOLD

By Carolyn Wirth

Happening upon JooYoung Choi’s universe on a gray, drizzling day was a welcome entrance to a world where joy, transformation, self-knowledge and pie are all very important. In Choi’s new […]

Cole, Open the Door #2
Features

ILLUMINATED WORLDS

By Lee Roscoe

It’s all about light at the Cahoon Museum of American Art’s two indelibly joyful and haunting exhibitions, “Illuminations: The Art of Light” and “Tiffany’s Gardens in Glass.” As the museum […]

Schoettle, Challenge Yourself
Cornered

CORNERED

By Brian Goslow

Elizabeth “Libby” Schoettle’s alter ego of PhoebeNewYork first appeared in sticker form on the streets of Manhattan in 2015, stealing hearts and drawing the attention of city code inspectors. Slowly […]

Choi, Have Faith for You Have Always Been Loved
Welcome

Welcome

By Brian Goslow

Welcome to our 122nd issue of Artscope Magazine. Over time, I’ve learned the value of photographs in telling history otherwise not available and as such, I’ve found myself protesting with […]

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Artscope Online, Visual Arts

ROBERT BRODESKY’S IMAGINED NARRATIVES

By Madeleine Lord

Robert Brodesky has been making his art since his 20s when as a younger man he was convinced that was what he should do. He grew up in Brooklyn New […]

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Artscope Online

PATTERNED WORLDS: LISA HOUCK + ROSS OZER’S PATTERNED WORLDS

By Madeleine Lord

Lisa Houck + Ross Ozer ‘s “Patterned Worlds,” on view through May 3 at Concord Art: Concord Center for the Visual Art, 37 Lexington Road, Concord. Massachusetts, features “Two artists […]

Abbas
Capsule Previews

CAPSULE PREVIEWS

By Brian Goslow

Artists of Stonington, Connecticut’s Velvet Mill, home to a thriving creative community of artists, entrepreneurs and businesses, will showcase the great variety of artistic styles and practices found there in […]

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Wonderlust

LONDON, A WANDERLUST

By Andy Moerlein

An art focused long weekend in London is easy and can be exceptionally varied. Regular daytime direct flights from Boston to London make that arts rich city a simple jaunt. […]

Frisella
Features

FOUR ARTS ON NEWBURY

By Isabel Barbi

Running through March 26, for the first time, Sitka Home Art Gallery is showing work by other artists alongside those by co-owner and titular artist, Sitka. The exhibit, “Four Arts,” […]

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Community

“THIS IS WHERE ART HAPPENS”

By Hannah Carrigan

On a cold evening in mid-February, Beverly, Massachusetts natives and newcomers gathered in a Cabot Street gallery to celebrate several milestones in the city’s creative development: the unveiling of a […]