"The family – that dear octopus from whose tentacles we never quite escape, nor, in our inmost hearts, ever quite wish to.”~ Dodie Smith, Dear Octopus An assembly of new shows at the Griffin Museum of Photography in Winchester, MA mine the complexities of family lore and generational bonds. In a stellar...
It may not look like spring is coming, but there are fresh new photography exhibits blooming all over. We bring you March's most engaging exhibits and events around metro Boston and New England, arranged by region for your planning convenience. As always, please feel free to check back throughout the month...
Are you longing for a journey? There has been a lot of press about “Covid backlash,” with people clamoring for adventure after feeling penned in for so long. This month, your mind can take some unique excursions without leaving town. Gallery Kayafas is featuring three photography exhibits that probe...
I grew up near the ocean. I can still smell the salt and suntan oil on my skin after a summer day spent there as a teenager in the 1970’s. We slathered baby oil all over our bodies and used sun reflectors to enhance the sun’s rays on our faces. Basking lethargically in each other's company, we managed...
"Take me now baby here as I am Pull me close, try and understand Desire is hunger is the fire I breathe Love is a banquet on which we feed" ~lyrics from “Because the Night” by Patti Smith & Bruce Springsteen In our Valentine's Day VIEWFINDER: DESIRE, featuring a selection of images inspired...
Who are you? I am an American, and in a land of immigrants, that can imply as many permutations as there are languages and dialects spoken across this vast land. Our identities are complex, incubated in family history, impacted by cultural influences and moderated over our lifetimes. Three recently published...
February may be a short month, but this one has some tantalizing new exhibits and events percolating around metro Boston and New England to help usher us through the cold days ahead. As always, we present listings geographically for your planning convenience and invite you to check back throughout February...
Don’t you just love a good mystery? Given clues, some misleading, we’re lured into deciphering a web of alliances and conflicts that lead to “the truth.” Perhaps it is this sense of mystery that makes family albums so irresistible. Whether our own, the families of photographers or those anonymous...
“Hope” is the thing with feathers - That perches in the soul - And sings the tune without the words - And never stops - at all - ~Emily Dickinson (excerpt) In our VIEWFINDER, "The Thing With Feathers," a selection of images to start off the New Year in a spirit of hope, inspired by the poetry...
When Henry David Thoreau observed the ice harvests on Walden Pond, he marveled at the spiritual ramifications of the frozen water traveling to faraway continents. He understood the pathways and networks that bind the elemental aspects of a diverse world and our role in nature. In The Space Between Memory...
