“The MFA’s 150th anniversary is a moment to honor our past and, more critically, anticipate our future. The Museum was founded with a spirit of generosity and belief in the power of art and artists—values that remain among the pillars of today’s MFA,” said Matthew Teitelbaum
Associate Arts Editor Emily Himes discusses the repercussions of making further education budget cuts.
Ellen Winner described the main point of “How Art Works: A Psychological Exploration” and her lecture as being “what art does to us.” She spoke on the problem of defining art and people’s emotional reactions to art at the Harvard Bookstore on Friday.
“It’s not brain surgery, but it is important.”
“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.”
Four female members of the Boston Printmakers used etching, lithography, relief printmaking, and mono printing to depict figurative images of women’s issues in Boston City Hall’s “March Four Women” gallery.
Arts Editor Jacob Schick discusses the nature of art, and the expansion of its definition.
Sniffing his way up and down gallery halls, Riley, a twelve-week-old Weimaraner puppy, inspects incoming art for moths and other insects that potentially damage the MFA’s priceless collections.
Last month the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum debuted the Henry James and American Painting, an exhibition geared specifically towards the deep friendship of Gardner and James.
Assistant metro editor William Batchelor takes a look back at his shortcomings in art class growing up, and how that brought about a deeper appreciation for art.
