Do you ever feel a kinship with a total stranger in an old photograph? A glint of light, a hand gesture or the drape of a coat can create an emotional connection. I have come across three recently published books that have prompted feelings of nostalgia. Not the saccharine Hallmark kind, but the yearning...
June is erupting in natural beauty and many area photographic exhibits have followed suit. This month, we feature a full range of environmental expressions - both natural and socioeconomic - throughout metro Boston and New England. As always, we list exhibits and events by locality, for your planning...
Feeling blue? Along a passageway deep in Boston’s Lafayette City Center, you can immerse yourself in the serene blue hues of innovative contemporary cyanotypes and liberate yourself from the shifting tides of current events. Six artists explore elements from the natural world utilizing classic and inventive...
Did our obsession start with their cars, back in the 90’s? Or more recently, with the cosmetics boom at Sephora, television shows like Squid Game or the explosion of K-Pop music? Korean art and culture have flourished during the last three decades, so it was bound to find its way into museums such...
Finally, winter has succumbed to spring in New England! We encourage you to indulge your impulse to embrace the glory of the season by - what else? - exploring the latest photography exhibits and events. As always, we have arranged listings geographically, for your planning convenience and invite you to check...
Ah, the mysteries and intrigues of relationships! How can we begin to fathom them? Turns out, photographs provide a cunning window. By freezing personal interactions, an image confines our perceptions while suggesting a host of others. Visual hints and innuendoes further intensify our fascination. In a witty...
For centuries, artists have grappled with questions of aging and mortality through still-life painting. Wilting flowers, rotting fruit, skulls and sacrificial animals are just a few of the items that frequently appear in the compositions of, say, Dutch and Spanish 17th century painting. Many of these...
In chilly New England after a long, frigid winter, we are determined to think springtime thoughts. Admittedly, this is also a metaphor for our times. Despite the prospect of a disruptive long and winding road ahead, we aim to focus on imagery that nourishes, sustains, sometimes enrages, and ultimately...
Each week over the past several decades, documentary photographer Stephen DiRado has welcomed a gathering of artists into his home, establishing a thriving hub of photographers, actors, painters, poets and neighbors. Not surprisingly, he has photographed many of them. Lugging either his large format...
Our bountiful blue planet has provided us with a stocked ocean, raw materials for industry, fertile soil for food, and forests that enable us to build dwellings. Since the earliest civilizations, we have tried— sometimes in vain— to control and dominate nature. And we have acclaimed its gifts for at least...
