By Suzanne Révy If you did not go to the first First Friday of the new decade in Boston’s SOWA neighborhood two weeks ago, then you might have missed three small exhibits that are worth a visit. The first is “Tehran Remixed: Party Series” by Amirali Ghasemi at Ars Libri on view through January...
By Elin Spring My first meeting with Nancy Kathryn Burns, Worcester Art Museum Stoddard Associate Curator of Prints, Drawings and Photographs, was a happy accident. She was leading some visitors through an exhibit I had driven from Boston to see and I quietly latched onto the group. Before long, I couldn’t...
You say you want a revolution Well, you know We all want to change the world You tell me that it’s evolution Well, you know We all want to change the world ~Lennon and McCartney Orange and green wallpaper encircles a room dotted with molded space-age chairs. Coffee tables become pedestals for dancers...
By Elin Spring & Suzanne Révy To ring in the New Year, we bring you a host of photography shows and events worth braving these dark winter days to visit! Just as immigration seemed to be a prevailing theme last fall, the winter months have provoked a plethora of exhibits considering a sense of home...
Why in the world are we here Surely not to live in pain and fear Why on earth are you there When you’re ev’rywhere Come and get your share Well we all shine on Like the moon and the stars and the sun ~Instant Karma (We All Shine On) by John Lennon By Elin […]
By Elin Spring Momentous advances have always been driven by the engine of technology, whether in the sciences or in the arts. Look at the way the digital revolution has made photography both instantaneous and malleable, changing not only the way we make images but how we think about truth. When Edwin...
By Elin Spring and Suzanne Révy December is filled with celebrations – a collective, valiant blitz against the inhospitable darkness and frigid weather. What better way to keep your inner flame alight than to mount your own “search and rescue” mission in the museums and galleries of New England?...
By Elin Spring and Suzanne Révy Here we are again, at the close of another year. Time to reflect on past events, prepare for the holidays and wrack our brains for wonderful gifts. In our humble opinion, great photo books make terrific presents! We’ve reviewed the offerings for 2019, many of which...
I wish I was Homeward bound Home where my thought’s escaping Home where my music’s playing Home where my love lies waiting Silently for me ~ From Homeward Bound by Simon & Garfunkel A group photography exhibition at Boston’s Panopticon Gallery guest curated by Suzanne Révy...
“News is the first rough draft of history” ~Alan Barth (1906-1979) By Suzanne Révy Photography is a powerful but flawed witness. News pictures lack the context of what happened outside the frame or events leading up to and following the moment the shutter was released. How a photograph is published...
