During the pandemic, everyone seemed to go underground, including museums. The deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum in Lincoln, MA took a dive into their photographic and print collections and surfaced with an unusual theme. “What We Do in the Shadows” explores the hidden structures of government,...
As we welcome the summer and make strides in shedding this sticky pandemic, museums and galleries are opening their doors more and more. An added treat: outdoor exhibits are back and we include several in our highlights below. Having ventured out, we can say it is exhilarating to see art in person again....
We were delighted to serve as jurors for "A New Leaf" group exhibition at the Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts (RICPA) in Providence, now on view through June 11th, 2021. Our selections for the show reflect our growing optimism as brighter, warmer days and an end to the pandemic come into view....
Is it my imagination, or does each generation of women discover – as their mothers did before them – the pleasures and terrors of womanhood and find cause to usher in their own wave of feminism? The current wave emerged from the #MeToo movement and has manifested itself in the ongoing multi-part...
Community gardens have always offered a respite from the bustle of city life but last summer they served a deeper need. Staying isolated was relatively easy in socially distant gardens, a place where we could safely commune with nature and neighbors. It was in this spirit of connection that photographer...
Although the splendors of spring are upon us, there is ample opportunity to seize upon a rainy day to duck into the ever expanding number of galleries and museums with excellent photography exhibits. Here are our top picks for exhibits open to the public around Boston and beyond in the coming month,...
After this cold, dark winter, I long to feel the warmth of the summer sun on my skin. Following an interminable confinement, I yearn for reconnection with my far-flung family and close circle of friends. In anxious anticipation of normalcy, I have busied myself making photographs and reading photography...
In our Viewfinder: an ensemble of images inspired by lyrics from "The Whole of the Moon" by The Waterboys.
Four years of Executive Office bullying and abhorrent rhetoric have led to a rise in hate crimes and violence against minority groups, culminating last month in the Atlanta mass shooting of six Asian American women. Institutional racism and personal prejudice have deep roots in this country, especially...
At long last, we begin to emerge from one of the most earthshaking years in living memory. What better time to consider other game changers and cultural inflection points in our American story? Four absorbing and distinctive photographic perspectives do just that at Gallery Kayafas in Boston’s SoWa...
