Fuse Visual Arts Review: Artist Paul Klee — Philosophical Thinker?
The enduring aspect of Paul Klee's art is its playfulness, which bubbles up even out of this viscous curatorial treatment.
View ArticleFuse Visual Arts: A Splendid “Teaching the Body”— Exploring the Venerable Art...
Anyone interested in figurative art ought to rush over to Boston University's Stone Gallery before "Teaching the Body" ends this Sunday.
View ArticleFuse Visual Arts: Portraitist Anders Zorn — From Stardom to Seclusion
The journey of Anders Zorn, from Swedish hamlet to the top echelon of society portraitists and back again, has a couple of messages for us. The first leg of the journey tells us that careerism is not a...
View ArticleFuse Visual Arts Review: At the Currier Museum of Art and the MFA — Bask in...
The time is short, but the opportunity rich via these two exhibitions, to bask in the military culture of old Japan, with all of its deadly splendor.
View ArticleFuse Visual Arts Review: Courbet’s Mighty Power — His Art and Its Influence...
A wide swath of Belgian and American artists became interested in Courbet's attention to the humble subject and his distinctive handling of paint. Mapping Realism examines how and whom.
View ArticleFuse Visual Arts Commentary: Five Highlights from the TransCultural...
Residences are such a prominent feature of contemporary creative life that there's an important gathering, the TransCultural Exchange's Conference on International Opportunities in the Arts.
View ArticleFuse Visual Arts Review: Jim Hodges — Applying Sentiment to Post-Minimalism
This exhibition pits Jim Hodges' undoubtable sincerity against the stylistic requirements of post-minimalism in battles that often come to a draw.
View ArticleFuse Visual Arts Review: In New Haven — Five West Coast Artists and William...
Had Bay Area Figuration taken its place in the canon, we might not find ourselves in the tiresome situation we’re in at the moment.
View ArticleFuse Visual Arts Review: Jamie Wyeth at Boston’s MFA — Liberally Peppered...
Awe-striking passages of deft realism are easy to find throughout the show. Wholly satisfying paintings, resolved from edge to edge and full of convincing purpose, are not.
View ArticleFuse Visual Arts Review: The Paintings of John Heliker — Ripe for Rediscovery
John Heliker, by some alchemy that frankly baffles me, is able to give an evening quality to the light in scenes that are clearly taking place during the day.
View ArticleFuse Visual Arts Review: Lester Johnson — Existentialism’s Matisse
Despite producing atmospheres reminiscent of smoke, rust, and acid, a streak of joy runs through Lester Johnson's paintings.
View ArticleFuse Visual Arts Review: “Goya: Order and Disorder”— A Mountain of Superlatives
Goya: Order and Disorder is likely the most important exhibition on the New England museum calendar for the coming year and then some.
View ArticleFuse Visual Arts Photo Gallery: Images From Illuminus — Boston’s first Nuit...
With the wild array of video, digital, performance, and public artists we have here, Illuminus is a natural event for Boston to host.
View ArticleFuse Visual Arts Review: Mark Rothko’s Harvard Murals — Splendidly Revived
Harvard's team of magicians have brought the Rothko murals back to life.
View ArticleFuse Visual Arts Review: “Pretty Raw” at the Rose Art Museum
Nothing takes center stage except the canvases by Helen Frankenthaler, which invite comparisons to every other piece in "Pretty Raw" and demolish the majority of them.
View ArticleFuse Visual Arts: The Art of Thomas Hart Benton — Patriotic Correctness
Benton’s art looks very much of its time, especially this selection of work that relates to cinema. Don’t let that fool you.
View ArticleFuse Visual Art Review: A Pair of Drawing Shows at the Harvard Art Museums
Rembrandt's casual scratches snap into recognizability with the surprise of stage magic. But there's no trick, it's the genuine miracle of talent.
View ArticleFuse Visual Arts Review: Frances Stark — The Art of Innuendo
Frances Stark is making art about art about art..
View ArticleVisual Arts Review: Jamie Wyeth at Boston’s MFA — Liberally Peppered with Shlock
Awe-striking passages of deft realism are easy to find throughout the show. Wholly satisfying paintings, resolved from edge to edge and full of convincing purpose, are not. The post Visual Arts Review:...
View ArticleVisual Arts Review: The Paintings of John Heliker — Ripe for Rediscovery
John Heliker, by some alchemy that frankly baffles me, is able to give an evening quality to the light in scenes that are clearly taking place during the day. The post Visual Arts Review: The Paintings...
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