Annual Art in Bloom Festival Celebrates the Return of Spring

Isabel Fenoglio • April 29, 2018

Fresh flowers and breathtaking arrangements filled the MFA this weekend. Visitors flocked to the annual festival to see their favorite works reimagined in bloom.

Early Renaissance Artist Blends Tradition with Innovation

Isabel Fenoglio • April 18, 2018

"At first look, Angelico’s might be like many others,” Strehlke said. “What I want to focus on, however, are several details which show us an artist working within a traditional framework, but, already at the start of his career, engaging in a search for a new type of realistic depiction.”

Boston Residents Celebrate National Poetry Month at Festival

Isabel Fenoglio • April 8, 2018

A retired lawyer, a former convict, and a grandma were among those gathered at the Boston Public Library on Saturday to share stories and prose in celebration of National Poetry Month.

Berklee Students Strike a Chord at Open Mic Night

Jenna Rosenthal • April 4, 2018

On the last Monday of each month, the Red Room at Cafe 939 becomes the setting for Berklee College of Music's Open Mic Night featuring a variety of musical styles by student performers.

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Hosts RISE, Strengthens Music Community in Boston

Mary Wilkie • March 25, 2018

For this year's season, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum partnered with Berklee College of Music to host its RISE music series. On Thursday, the event hosted a Boston-based husband-and-wife duo, the A-Beez, for the release of their second studio album entitled 'Say Goodbye.'

‘Every Brilliant Thing’ Takes Candid Look at Suicide

Colleen Martin • March 18, 2018

With a candid look at suicide, the stigma surrounding it, and the depression that may accompany it, Every Brilliant Thing captures the viewer’s attention using only the relatability and resilience of the human spirit that Adrianne Krstansky so incredibly channels.

ICA Exhibit Explores Impact of Internet on Art Media

Catherine Cremens • February 28, 2018

On Feb. 7, "Art in the Age of the Internet, 1989 to Today" opened at the ICA. Ideas explored within the exhibition include surveillance, the control of information, and the human body, which are all examined in the context of the internet.

‘Nicholas Nixon: Persistence of Vision’ Captures the Passage of Time in Pictures

Mary Wilkie • February 25, 2018

The ICA presents a collection of photographs by Boston-based artist Nicholas Nixon that captures the passage of time and the beauty of age. The exhibit includes Nixon's 'The Brown Sisters,' a series of group portraits of his wife Bebe and her three sisters, taken annually since 1975.

At ‘Conservation in Action,’ Visitors Witness Live Rembrandt Restoration

Chloe McAllaster • February 25, 2018

For the first time in 50 years, the MFA has undertaken a restoration of two Rembrandt portraits in the "conservation in action" studio. The paintings typically have an important place in the MFA's collection, and the conservators hope to "gain a deeper understanding of these works" through the restoration process.

At MFA, ‘Klimt and Schiele: Drawn’ Exhibit Breaks Boundaries

Isabel Fenoglio • February 25, 2018

Presenting 60 provocative drawings by Austrian artists Gustan Klimt and Egon Schiele, on loan from the Alberti Museum in Vienna, the MFA's newest exhibit shatters convention and shocks viewers.

‘Monuments to Us’ Highlights Under-Represented Social Issues

Mary Wilkie • February 18, 2018

Inspired by controversies surrounding Confederate statues, 'Monuments to Us' at the MFA presents a collection of works that embody those who are not often represented.

ICA Exhibit Highlights Social Division, Installation as Catalyst

Joanna Yuelys • February 11, 2018

Wangechi Mutu's art installation at the ICA utilizes a diverse set of materials to explore divisive social issues, such as feminism, Afrofuturism, displacement, and marginal spaces.