Results tagged “art”

When we peeked into the glass storefront of the MEME Gallery near Central Square, a trio of folks was focused on the orange-capped figure intently stroking the wall with a colored pen. Bostonist was warmly greeted by the group and artist. more ›

On Friday, July 31, Jesse Kaminsky opened his latest creation, Bubbleraft 2, at Meme Gallery near Central Square in Cambridge. Kaminsky sculpts constructions that are startling and otherworldly, while playing with scientific concepts to draw out the beauty and irregularities that exist in patterned organic structures. Watch and listen to our audio slide show to learn more. more ›

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Art has long been the enemy of authority, but that opposition has been strengthened of late as an artist was denied permission from the Port Authority to paint the Tall Ships currently in Boston Harbor. Apparently an artist's setup is a security concern. Right. It would be a real shame to create an attractive artistic commemoration of the ships and their role in Boston's history, so we're so glad that artistry has been blocked in this case. Perhaps if the artist in question had proposed crafting a series of paintings that the state could sell to fund the Tall Ships (or sweet pensions for its workers), she'd have had more success? More proof that government is greedy, and unconcerned with the finer things in life. Like paint. more ›

--Nantucket antique dealer David Place was charged with the alleged illegal importing and trafficking of sperm whale teeth on Friday. Place was indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston on multiple counts of conspiracy and violating a federal law that prohibits trading in illegally captured wildlife.[Boston.com] more ›

behind the infamous Gardner heist—though ultimately offering few concrete answers. more ›

Jeff Lipsky is Filthy Fluno. The painter and Tyngsboro resident has gone beyond the bounds of his Lowell studio to create an artistic alter ego in Second Life. An outsider in the art industry, Lipsky-Fluno created an insider identity for himself online, resulting in thousands of dollars of real sales from virtual contacts. Second Life has not only affected Lipsky's balance sheets, it's also created new techniques for him: he projects scenes from Second Life onto his studio walls, then paints or draws. And in addition to creating in Second Life, Lipsky owns a virtual island, Artopolis, which he's partitioned the into studio space for other artists blending the line between real and virtual. It seems that Second Life doesn't just help sell art—it changes how it's created and appreciated, too. The computer becomes a canvas. Artists are no longer limited to the physical. The gallery world pales in importance—or goes virtual. Barriers to entry are reduced. As the NYT asks, "Is it possible that by simulating an edgy, superconfident art star that you, too, could become one?" more ›

The end of the world doesn't happen too often on stage, but American Repertory Theatre director Marcus Stern has managed it twice in the past year. Stern helmed last year's critically panned (but Bostonist approved) Donnie Darko and directs the current run of Samuel Beckett's Endgame. more ›

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When Andy Warhol said that "department stores are kind of like museums," he boiled art down to its essential role as product. Last night a large group gathered at the Rose Art Museum to ask the Brandeis administration to disregard that formulation. more ›

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The Globe reports that Shepard Fairey, prolific paster of paste-ups and purveyor of Obama-flavored Hope™, was arrested on his way to DJing an "Experiment" at the ICA last night. Two outstanding warrants, but the article doesn't specify the nature of the artist's alleged crimes—perhaps it has something to do with the contents of this map? Might a presidential pardon be in order? more ›

A standing room only crowd of asymmetrical hair cuts and ironic duck-hunting hats turned out last night at Harvard's Barker Center to watch artists Luc Tuymans and Kerry James Marshall debate problems of representation and the trauma of history. more ›

Shepard Fairey is everywhere (even here). He’s going to be in the Institute of Contemporary Art, and his paintings have played a role in advocating for change. But seeing his work on a T-shirt, in a gallery or on a poster does him no justice. more ›

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Today and tomorrow, the ICA screens Pietra Brettkelly's documentary on Italian artist Vanessa Beecroft, "The Art Star and the Sudanese Twins." Beecroft, best known for her performance pieces involving multitudes of unclothed lethargic models, is the art world's equivalent of Sylvia Plath. Girls embrace her as conflicted teenagers, abandon their fascination in college, as her femininity and raw insecurity seem embarrassingly naive, but by late twenties, they revisit her work and discover its complexities. But even fans of her work will have trouble interpreting Beecroft's visit to Sudan as anything other than narcissism. The Washington Post explains, "she was interested in the plight of Darfur, though she concedes that she didn't know exactly where Darfur was, and never did get there." more ›

Annette Lemieux is a mixed media artist and Harvard Professor of the Practice of Studio Arts. See her exhibit, "Taking Stock" at the The Barbara Krakow Gallery at 10 Newbury Street, Boston, shows until January 13. Lemieux's work, displayed on walls, columns, and floors, utilizes a farm theme to make connections between narrative, politics, and signage. Also, the exhibit includes several pigs wearing lipstick. more ›

Tara Donovan and Rachel Whiteread are among the world's finest sculptors. It is uplifting to note that these two women (working in a traditionally male-dominated field) both have solo shows in Boston's world class museums. more ›

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This past weekend, concertgoers at the Bonnaroo music festival didn't show much love for Kanye West, but they did show a surprising amount of love to the Celtics on that Tennessee cow farm. more ›

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