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  • Photos as Mystery Texts at the Danforth Museum

    Information, Insight, Interruption

    By: Shawn Hill - Sep 14th, 2007

    Curator Martha Buskirk has chosen four photographers-Barbara Bosworth, E.E. Smith, Shelburne Thurber and Liselot van der Heijd- whose use of the medium leads to questions more than answers.

  • Tabitha Vevers's Eden at artSTRAND

    Trouble in Paradise

    By: Charles Giuliano - Sep 06th, 2007

    In her exhibition Eden at artStrand which is now on view in Provincetown the artist Tabitha Vevers updates the Book of Genesis as a treatment of how man is destroying the paradise/ planet and evolving into muli limbed, multi gendered creatures. She sees this as a comment on the rift between science and religion.

  • Touring New York Museums with Media Artist Gerd Stern

    Revisiting the Summer of Love Day Tripping through MoMA, Met, and Whitney

    By: Mark Favermann - Sep 04th, 2007

    To get a summer art fix, Mark Favermann took a day trip to New York where he connected with a friend the poet and media artist Gerd Stern for a tour of museums including the Whitney where his works are included in a survey of Psychedelic Art and the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love. They also visited the Richard Serra show at MoMA.

  • Merging Influences at Monsterrat College of Art

    A Challenging and Timely Look at East/West Tensions

    By: Shawn Hill - Sep 01st, 2007

    Assistant Gallery Director Shana Dumont assembles a rich tapestry of local and national artist with Asian roots at Montserrat College of Art in Beverly, Mass. There is an opening reception on September 13.

  • Recalling Edwin Dickinson

    An Artist's Response to Meeting a Mentor

    By: Martin Mugar - Aug 31st, 2007

    While an art student at Yale Martin Mugar viewed work by Edwin Dickinson at the 1968 Venice Biennale. That led to correspondence with the artist and an eventual meeting in the studio. Mugar sees Dickinson more as a continuation of the 19th Century of American art than as a pioneering modernist.

  • Edwin Dickinson: Painter of Constant Sorrow

    Review of Dreams and Realities

    By: David Carbone - Aug 31st, 2007

    With the permission of its author, David Carbone, this is a reprint of his 2003 review of the exhibition Dreams and Realities which was organized by the Albright Knox Gallery in Buffalo, New York.

  • Provincetown Galleries: Tabitha Vevers, Andrew Bennett, Amy Arbus, Paul Stopforth

    Strolling Along Commercial Street

    By: Charles Giuliano - Aug 31st, 2007

    Taking a stroll along Gallery Row in Provicnetown we encountered some strong and interesting work.

  • Edwin Dickinson's Provincetown Years

    Major Exhibition at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum

    By: Charles Giuliano - Aug 30th, 2007

    Edwin Dickinson (1891-1978)who was one of the founders of the Provincetown Art Association and Museum is being celebrated with a major exhibition in its newly renovated and expanded space.

  • Spiritual Artist Joanna Gabler Exhibits Minatures in Brattleboro

    Williamstown painter turns to small scale

    By: Michael Miller - Aug 21st, 2007

    Joanna Gabler, who has been concentrating on larger-scale oils on canvas, exhibits small oils on board at the Blue Moose gallery in Brattleboro, Vermont.

  • Last Blast of Summer Heat

    A Provocative and Sexy Show at Bromfield Gallery

    By: Shawn Hill - Aug 21st, 2007

    Guest Curator Carol Anne Mehan of the ICA-Boston makes some challenging choices.

  • Roger Rees Reads Monet's Letters at the Clark

    Revealing the Human Aspect of The Unknown Monet

    By: Charles Giuliano - Aug 21st, 2007

    For the past three summer seasons Roger Rees and the Williamstown Theatre Festival have collaborated with the Clark Art Institute. Last night Rees read a selection of letters by Claude Monet.

  • Lucy MacGillis, a Berkshire-born Painter's Umbrian Landscapes and Still Lifes

    Impressive work from a young expatriate artist

    By: Michael Miller - Aug 15th, 2007

    Lucy MacGillis has just held her fifth successful exhibition at the Hoadley Gallery in Lenox with sensitive still life and landscape paintings.

  • Postidentity at Nicole Fiacco Gallery

    Native American Art Shown in Hudson New York

    By: Charles Giuliano - Aug 05th, 2007

    Now in its fifth season in Hudson New York the Nicole Fiacco gallery was founded with a mandate to present Native American art.

  • A Last-Minute Visit with Joseph Cornell

    Imaginative Attachments

    By: Shawn Hill - Aug 05th, 2007

    An analysis of three boxes from the Peabody Essex retrospective on Joseph Cornell

  • Christoph Buchel's Tarp Art at Mass MoCA

    Crap Under Wrap

    By: Charles Giuliano - Jul 31st, 2007

    With the court date in Springfield of Mass MoCA vs the artist Christoph Buchel reported as just a couple of weeks away we took a tour of the installation which remains under wraps, sortah.

  • Hometown Hits at MCLA Gallery 51

    Celebrating Second Anniversary Showing North Adams Artists

    By: Charles Giuliano - Jul 27th, 2007

    In the past two years MCLA Gallery 51 on Main Street in North Adams has presented 19 shows including 150 plus artists. The current show Hometown Hits focuses on local artists.

  • A Dose of Reality at Kolok Gallery

    Limor Gasko, Jill Grimes, and Libby Wadsworth Show in North Adams

    By: Charles Giuliano - Jul 22nd, 2007

    Now in its second season the Kolok Gallery in North Adams is becoming establshed for its solid programming. The current exhibition explores aspects of representation, fantasy and language.

  • Thirteen Local Artists Exhibit at North Adams Regional Hospital

    Community Artwork Project curator Debi Pendell presents a strong show

    By: Michael Miller - Jul 20th, 2007

    Paintings, collages, and photographs by Norman Thomas, Edward Cating, Gregory Scheckler, Sharon Carson, Joanna Gabler, Bill Guild, Gillian Jones, Debi Pendell, Michael Miller, Reza Pike, Kent Mikalsen, and Colleen Williams on view until 1/31/08.

  • Leslie Ferrin Opens Second Gallery Joining Storefront Artists in Pittsfield

    Galleries Open Evenings of Third Thursdays

    By: Charles Giuliano - Jul 09th, 2007

    In addition to a gallery in Lenox, primarily focused on ceramic art, Leslie Ferrin has just opened a large new space in Pittsfield. Is this further evidence of the development of the Northern Berkshire city as a viable arts center?

  • Gerald Murphy Inspired Gala at Williams College Art Museum

    Living Well Is the Best Revenge

    By: Charles Giuliano - Jul 08th, 2007

    After four years of research curator Deborah Rothschild brought an overview of Gerald and Sara Murphy, the heart and soul of the Lost Generation, to the Williams College Art Museum. The exhibition opened with a gala benefit last night.

  • Berkshire Openings: Out and About

    International Club, Kolok Gallery, Eclipse Mill

    By: Charles Giuliano - Jun 24th, 2007

    It was a busy Saturday keeping up with three events. Starting with Pownal, Vermont for a gathering of the International Club and then back to North Adams for the opening of new exhibitions at Kolok Gallery and the Eclipse Mill.

  • The Manton Collection: the Clark becomes a major repository of British art overnight.

    Constables, Turners, Gainsboroughs - Rowlandson, Palmer and Bonington

    By: Michael Miller - Jun 19th, 2007

    The Manton Foundation gives Sir Edwin Manton's superb collection of British masters

  • Damien Hirst: Diamonds in the Rough

    When Shit Turns to Gold

    By: Charles Giuliano - Jun 14th, 2007

    The bad boy British artist is selling a diamond encursted skull for $100 million in the London gallery White Cube. But compared to great artists like Piero Manzoni and Paris Hilton perhaps Hirst is just a wannabe.

  • Summer Arts Season Launched in the Berkshires

    Memorial Day Openings at Mass MoCA, Kolok Gallery, Brill Gallery, and Eclipse Gallery

    By: Charles Giuliano - May 30th, 2007

    Over the busy Memorial Day weekend the arts were officially launched with overlapping openings all over the Berkshires. We opted to covering the events in North Adams.

  • The 2007 DeCordova Annual Exhibition

    Getting There Is Half the Fun

    By: Charles Giuliano - May 19th, 2007

    The 2007 DeCordova Annual may well represent the end of an era. After decades the museum's director, Paul Master-Karnik has resigned and curatorial changes are inevitable. But, for now here is the "best" according to the organizers.

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