Fine Arts
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Venice Bienalle 2007: Tracey Emin and Sophie Calle
A Tale of Two Cities
By: - Nov 17th, 2007The French and British have been knocking heads across the channel since 1066. Here were compare and contrast the work of two women, Tracey Emin representing Great Britain and Sophie Calle in the French pavilion. Let the games begin.
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Venice Biennale, Felix Gonzalez-Torres: Part Two
Questions of Value, Art To Go
By: - Nov 15th, 2007During the several months of the Venice Biennale which opened in late June and closes at the end of November thousands of posters and candies were taken away by visitors of the U.S.A. pavilion. This begs the questions of value when you get something for nothing. How do you put a price on an idea?
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The Venice Biennale, 2007: Felix Gonzalez-Torres
Representing America: Part One
By: - Nov 15th, 2007The first of a two part report on Felix Gonzalez-Torres (1957-1996) who represented the United States in the Venice Bienalle which is now in its final days.
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Greylock Arts Features Expressive LED Art
An Insider's Perspective on the New Exhibition
By: - Nov 14th, 2007Matthew Belanger and Marianne Petit recently founded Greylock Arts, in Adams, Mass. with a mandate to show new media. Here he describes what has gone into creating the latest exhibition.
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Carolee Schneemann at Pierre Menard Gallery
Seminal performance artist stuns in Harvard Square
By: - Nov 04th, 2007Curator Heide Hatry brings together a powerful retrospective of works spanning 50 years of avant-garde endeavors by a provocative artist.
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Barbara Moody at Kingston Gallery
drawings about discarding and ritual renewal
By: - Oct 19th, 2007Barbara Moody is a master of charcoal, and her new drawings refer to her own past work and the balancing of accumulation and release
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North Adams Open Studios
Artists Build a Thriving Berkshires Community
By: - Oct 14th, 2007Now in its third year the North Adams Open Studios has grown to include twenty three venues and nearly a hundred individual artists.
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Raeford Liles Retrospective in Birmingham, Alabama
A Native Son Returns to His Roots
By: - Oct 05th, 2007On November 6 the Jennifer Hartwell Gallery in Birmingham will open a retrospective of Raeford Liles who recently relocated to his native roots after decades of living and showing his work in New York.
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Painted Visions at MCLA's Gallery 51
Mass Cultural Council Finalists On View in North Adams
By: - Oct 02nd, 2007A selection of well know Massachuetts painters and winners of MCC Awaards are on view in North Adams at Gallery 51 of MCLA.
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New Paintings by Masako Kamiya at Boston's Gallery Naga
Minimal Austerity Hides Raw Passion
By: - Sep 28th, 2007Masako Kamiya's contradictory images look calm at first, but pastel hues belie a stealth weapon in her arsenal of color and texture. In addition to a solo at Gallery Naga her work is included in a show of Mass Council finalists at MCLA's Gallery 51 in North Adams.
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Larry Alice One Man Show at Eclipse Gallery
North Adams Artist Discusses His Paintings
By: - Sep 27th, 2007Having earned a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering the North Adams based artist had his first one man show in 1984. There is a large installation of his paintings and sculptures currently on view at the Eclipse Mill Gallery.
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Launching Greylock Arts in Adams, Mass.
Sustainable Energy Art Features New Media
By: - Sep 24th, 2007In the formerly busy downtown business district of Adams, Mass. a new gallery GreylockArts has opened with an emphasis on new media and alternative uses of energy.
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An Unsymposium for Gerald and Sara Murphy at Williams College
Lost Generation Remains So
By: - Sep 17th, 2007The entertaining Unsymposium of Gerald and Sara Murphy at Williams College combined scholarly papers with jazz, dance and a bartending demonstration.
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Photos as Mystery Texts at the Danforth Museum
Information, Insight, Interruption
By: - Sep 14th, 2007Curator Martha Buskirk has chosen four photographers-Barbara Bosworth, E.E. Smith, Shelburne Thurber and Liselot van der Heijd- whose use of the medium leads to questions more than answers.
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Visiting Great Barrington's Iris Gallery
Fine Arts to Fine Dining
By: - Sep 14th, 2007On a perfect September day we drove to Great Barrington, combining business, a meeting with gallerist Alison Collins, and pleasure, dinner at the Mexican restaurant Xicoh Tencatl.
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Tabitha Vevers's Eden at artSTRAND
Trouble in Paradise
By: - Sep 06th, 2007In her exhibition Eden at artStrand which is now on view in Provincetown the artist Tabitha Vevers updates the Book of Genesis as a treatment of how man is destroying the paradise/ planet and evolving into muli limbed, multi gendered creatures. She sees this as a comment on the rift between science and religion.
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Touring New York Museums with Media Artist Gerd Stern
Revisiting the Summer of Love Day Tripping through MoMA, Met, and Whitney
By: - Sep 04th, 2007To get a summer art fix, Mark Favermann took a day trip to New York where he connected with a friend the poet and media artist Gerd Stern for a tour of museums including the Whitney where his works are included in a survey of Psychedelic Art and the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love. They also visited the Richard Serra show at MoMA.
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Merging Influences at Monsterrat College of Art
A Challenging and Timely Look at East/West Tensions
By: - Sep 01st, 2007Assistant Gallery Director Shana Dumont assembles a rich tapestry of local and national artist with Asian roots at Montserrat College of Art in Beverly, Mass. There is an opening reception on September 13.
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Provincetown Galleries: Tabitha Vevers, Andrew Bennett, Amy Arbus, Paul Stopforth
Strolling Along Commercial Street
By: - Aug 31st, 2007Taking a stroll along Gallery Row in Provicnetown we encountered some strong and interesting work.
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Recalling Edwin Dickinson
An Artist's Response to Meeting a Mentor
By: - Aug 31st, 2007While an art student at Yale Martin Mugar viewed work by Edwin Dickinson at the 1968 Venice Biennale. That led to correspondence with the artist and an eventual meeting in the studio. Mugar sees Dickinson more as a continuation of the 19th Century of American art than as a pioneering modernist.
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Edwin Dickinson: Painter of Constant Sorrow
Review of Dreams and Realities
By: - Aug 31st, 2007With the permission of its author, David Carbone, this is a reprint of his 2003 review of the exhibition Dreams and Realities which was organized by the Albright Knox Gallery in Buffalo, New York.
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Edwin Dickinson's Provincetown Years
Major Exhibition at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum
By: - Aug 30th, 2007Edwin Dickinson (1891-1978)who was one of the founders of the Provincetown Art Association and Museum is being celebrated with a major exhibition in its newly renovated and expanded space.
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Roger Rees Reads Monet's Letters at the Clark
Revealing the Human Aspect of The Unknown Monet
By: - Aug 21st, 2007For the past three summer seasons Roger Rees and the Williamstown Theatre Festival have collaborated with the Clark Art Institute. Last night Rees read a selection of letters by Claude Monet.
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Spiritual Artist Joanna Gabler Exhibits Minatures in Brattleboro
Williamstown painter turns to small scale
By: - Aug 21st, 2007Joanna Gabler, who has been concentrating on larger-scale oils on canvas, exhibits small oils on board at the Blue Moose gallery in Brattleboro, Vermont.
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Last Blast of Summer Heat
A Provocative and Sexy Show at Bromfield Gallery
By: - Aug 21st, 2007Guest Curator Carol Anne Mehan of the ICA-Boston makes some challenging choices.
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