Reviews, features, interviews, and critical perspectives on art and culture across New England.
Welcome to 2021, although the bounties of 2021 will not begin until the 20th of January and the second and third quarters of the year. As I compile, at Artscope, […]
Back on December 4, The New York Times’ three top critics announced in print, “The Most Important Moments in Art in 2020.” Apparently, the 44th Waltham Open Studios on November […]
Hopkinton Center for the Arts is showing “Arts in Bloom 2020” through January 28, 2021, marking the fifteenth year of this popular seasonal exhibit. Artists from 40 cities across six […]
I met Don Kimes in the Nineties and have watched his work develop and change over time in response to both personal and artistic challenges. We have had an ongoing […]
Welcome to our 89th issue. In some ways, we began planning this issue — covering November/ December and New England’s 2020 holiday season — during our summer issues, anticipating the […]
Connecticut has been celebrated for its cultural heritage for generations, yet in some ways, nonetheless, it has remained in the shadow of big cities along the I-95 corridor. Even today, […]
During this pandemic, curating art exhibitions has become an exercise in uncertainty, with curators’ heads spinning as restrictions change from day to day. Since London’s National Gallery reopening on July […]
New York City speaks to personal style like nowhere else. During the 1980s, the New York ethos was particularly defined by individuality, and by expressing that individuality through overt statements […]
For many artists, the creative process is a solitary pursuit. Looking within, inspiration turns to outward implementation, which in turn becomes a formed expression of the artist’s vision — perhaps […]
The Center for Contemporary Printmaking (CCP) has used much of what we’ll all probably think back on as our “pandemic year” to brainstorm, adjust programming and make changes to its […]
At the time of this writing, the predicted fall season resurgence of COVID-19 infections was affecting over 30 states in the United States, threatening the possible reinstatement of lockdowns and […]
The genius of Salley Mavor’s meticulously realized imaginative worlds is just what we need right now. Using needle and thread, as she has since childhood, “I stitch during every possible […]