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YACINE TILALA FALL
By Laura Shabott
There is an overarching belief that winters in Provincetown are quiet. Au contraire. As I enter the campus of the Fine Arts Work Center (FAWC) at 24 Pearl Street, people […]
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JOHN WILLIS
By J.M. Belmont
“You’re American now; that’s all that matters.” This was the response a young John Willis received from his grandfather, Nathan, when he would ask questions about their family’s history. His […]
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NINA NIELSEN
By Elizabeth Michelman
Twelve abstract oil-and-sand paintings by Nina Nielsen are now on view through March 28 at Storefront Art Projects in Watertown. Nielsen, although no newcomer to abstract art, only seriously began […]
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ANDY MOERLEIN
By Claudia Fiks
Andy Moerlein has built a life in conversation with resistance. An internationally exhibited sculptor, his work has appeared in museums, sculpture gardens and galleries from Alaska to New York, and […]
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DOUGLAS CAVES
By Elayne Clift
Whether he’s painting a barn, a building or a landscape, it’s clear that Douglas “Doug” H. Caves Sr.’s work is rooted in his response over time to the architecture, light […]
Reviews
PAM KAINZ
By Marjorie Kaye
Pam Kainz works with a torch on acrylic painted panels as her medium. My first internal question: Is there any separation from the artist to the work itself? Fire is […]
Reviews
CATAMOUNT’S BEST
By Marta Pauer-Tursi
The current Arts Connect Juried Members Exhibition at Catamount Arts’ Fried Gallery brings together more than 70 works by as many local and regional artists. For the past 10 years, […]
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CARVING HER PLACE
By Heather Stivison
During her lifetime, sculptor Edmonia Lewis was a true celebrity whose work sold for thousands of dollars. Her studio was regularly visited by wealthy Americans on their Grand Tour of […]
Events, Reviews
REFRAMING A FOUNDER
By James Dyment
Created for inclusion in the citywide “100 Years of Arshile Gorky” centennial celebration in Watertown, Massachusetts, “Redrawing Community & Connections” at the Armenian Museum of America is an exhibit highlighting […]
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AFTER THE UNIFORM
By Brian Goslow
Up until she suffered a spinal injury that left her hospitalized, Deborah Bai-Lannon thought of herself as a fine arts landscape photographer. When it came time to rehabilitate herself through […]
Reviews
THE PROMISE AND THE PARADOX
By Lexie Gondek
“For Which It Stands” gathers more than 70 works spanning a century of American art into a single, resonant conversation. Through painting, photography, sculpture and textiles, the exhibition traces the […]
Reviews
CURRENTS OF COLOR AND FORM
Like many New Englanders, I was recently reminded how bright it gets when there’s about a foot of snow everywhere. My eyelids haven’t been much help AS the light shines […]