Arts
16 Things We Can’t Wait to Do This Spring and Early Summer
APRIL 1. Experience symphonies of synesthesia. This month, the Boston Symphony Orchestra is expanding its approach to music by performing for the audience’s ears and […]
Fall Arts Preview: Haute Couture and John Singer Sargent at the MFA
Long considered one of the 19th century’s greatest portraitists, John Singer Sargent was able to capture not just the faces of the men, women, and […]
What You Need to Know Before Seeing Taylor Swift at Gillette Stadium
How long before the show to get there? If you’re one of the lucky ones who got the nearly-instantly-sold-out train tickets, you don’t have to […]
Artist Elise Ansel Rewrites the Stories Behind Original Paintings
“I was a bookish kid who often went to the Frick,” says Elise Ansel. Later, as a Brown University student caught up in the whirl […]
Take a Sneak Peek at a New Exhibit on Eviction in Somerville
Despite living in renter-heavy Somerville 20 years, David Gibbs, executive director of anti-poverty group the Community Action Agency of Somerville, has never seen an eviction […]
This Arlington Artist’s Style Uses Salvaged Textiles
Arlington-based artist Lis Sartori has always felt the calmest while making art. She spent college and graduate school fine-tuning her skills in printmaking, painting, and […]
Five Must-See Summer Art Exhibitions in and Around Boston
A Fascinating and Dangerous Pursuit: Isabella’s Book Collection The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum will host an event that sheds light on its founder’s vast collection […]
Here’s What It’s Like to Go to an NFT Exhibit
By now, most people have heard of NFTs, or non-fungible-tokens, even if they have no idea what they are. As a confirmed Luddite, I fell […]
This Boston Art Collector Leaves No Stone (Or Canvas) Unturned
When it comes to making a significant art purchase, the owner of this Boston condo leaves no stone—or canvas—unturned. “I love to learn about an […]
SoWa Gallery Owner Julie Mussafer Reveals Her Personal Collection
Julie Mussafer, proprietor of the SoWa gallery Jules Place, always knew she would launch her own business. That it would revolve around art crystallized only […]
Photography Anchors This Art Buff’s Growing Collection
Gary Leopold’s position in public relations at Sonesta International Hotels in the early 1980s kickstarted his appreciation for art. “[Hotel president] Roger Sonnabend and his […]
Inside the Private Collections of Three Local Art Collectors
Down a Rabbit Hole A Family Affair Hooked on Photos
An Insider’s Guide to the MFA’s Monet Exhibit
Like any good sequel, the Museum of Fine Art’s second “Monet and Boston” exhibit in as many years retains some themes from the previous show […]
The ICA Watershed Will Return with a “Monumental” Immersive Installation
In yet another sign that the city is healing, and that its shuttered gems are returning to their former glory, the ICA Watershed in the […]
Who Gets to Be Bostonian Onscreen?
Teyonah Parris may be making headlines these days as Monica Rambeau on the Disney+ Marvel series WandaVision, but watching her trade quips with the Scarlet […]