If you were alive in the ‘70s and if you were drawn into the wave of protest for change taking place then, you remember the often-heard admonition from then Black Panther leader Eldridge Cleaver: “There is no more neutrality in the world. You either have to be part of the solution, or you’re going to be part of the problem.” Those words and others’ call to action compelled a generation to get off the sidelines and get involved in bringing about social and political change. Their youth, energy and feelings of restlessness suffused poetry, performance art, music, film and so much else with a vision of, and demand for, equality, justice, peace. Dona Ann McAdams’ black-andwhite photographs at the Catamount Arts Center depict four decades of this movement. As an activist, she was already on the street protesting the war in Vietnam, advocating for women’s rights, for the LGBTQ community, … [Read more...] about CATAMOUNT’S PERFORMATIVE ACTS: MCADAMS’ SHOW A STUDY IN SOCIAL DOCUMENTATION
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ART BASEL MIAMI BEACH 2019 PREVIEW
Artscope Magazine’s presence at Art Basel Miami Beach 2019 is not the only enterprise growing there this year. Our growth to a booth in the magazine sector mimics that of the international art fair itself. Its latest addition is Meridians, the new sector located in the Grand Ballroom of the Miami Beach Convention Center, Art Basel Miami Beach’s home. With 33 monumental works inside and one outside, Meridians was created to house large-scale installations that Art Basel’s website admits, “can only fit in a museum or art warehouse.” Having reported for Artscope on Art Basels in Miami Beach and Switzerland for the past three years, on the last two Venice Biennales and the Cleveland Biennale, I agree that most collectors do not have room for these large works, so they must go to museums or art warehouses awaiting new owners, governmental or private. Because art collectors and museum … [Read more...] about ART BASEL MIAMI BEACH 2019 PREVIEW
DISCOVERING KITH + KIN: FRIENDS AND MENTORS OF LESLEY MFA
An art mentor is someone who motivates and inspires a fellow artist to experiment, to sketch out their goals on an empty canvas, painting their dream lives in all colors. Their creative minds blend together and connect and at Lesley University, the Art and Design school is celebrating its 30th graduating class from its low-residency Visual Arts MFA program, where mentors and visiting lecturers and faculty all encompass this encouraging, patient and driven atmosphere of artistic vision. The work of these advisors, the very people who provided creative sparks in Lesley’s students, is now exhibited in a show titled “Kith + Kin: Friends and Mentors of Lesley MFA.” Upon entering the wide-open gallery with wall-length windows overlooking bustling Mass Ave., guests are immediately welcomed into a serene space. Along the back wall, a pear-shaped sculpture by Candice Ivy titled “Honey From … [Read more...] about DISCOVERING KITH + KIN: FRIENDS AND MENTORS OF LESLEY MFA