Arts
Steve Martin Is One Wild and Crazy Guy at the MFA
Steve Martin seems to be enjoying his stay in Boston so far. The comedy legend and Saturday Night Live alum is in town to be […]
10 (Literally) Bright, Shiny, and Splashy Pieces from #Techstyle at the MFA
More than 60 one-of-a-kind pieces appear in the MFA’s new exhibit, #techstyle, which looks at how artists and designers are using new technologies to present innovative […]
Photos from the #Techstyle Opening Reception at the Museum of Fine Arts
More than 650 people, including tech-savvy fashion designers from around the world, visited the MFA Saturday night to preview the new exhibition #techstyle and to celebrate the 10th […]
Art Exhibits to See in Boston in Spring 2016
Walid Raad This season, the ICA hosts the first-ever comprehensive North American museum survey of Walid Raad, a leading artist from Lebanon. His work, spanning […]
MIT Puts Spam in an Art Gallery with “I Must First Apologize”
Email spam is something that most of us swiftly nuke from our inboxes. But for Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige, spam is art. Their new […]
International Architecture to Be Exhibited at Its Home Base
World-renowned architect Moshe Safdie’s design philosophy can be described in two words: progressive contextualism. Defined as “the belief that a building should be an extension […]
Boston Native’s Estate Leaves Largest Ever Gift to Art Institute of Chicago
The Art Institute of Chicago, home of Edward Hopper’s legendary Nighthawks and Grant Wood’s iconic American Gothic, has received the largest gift in its 137-year history from […]
Bernie Sanders-Themed Art Show Featuring Shepard Fairey Is Coming to Boston
Update: February 19, 10:20 a.m. The Artists for Humanity Epicenter, located at 100 W. 2nd Street near the Broadway T stop, will host an opening […]
MassArt Opens New Design and Media Center
MassArt celebrated the official opening of their new Design and Media Center alongside several hundred guests last week with a flashy ribbon cutting ceremony. In […]
Berklee and the Boston Conservatory Are Officially Merging
After six months of discussion, Berklee College of Music and The Boston Conservatory have agreed to merge in a unanimous vote from both schools. The […]
Masterpieces to Come ‘Off the Wall’ at the Gardner Museum
The visitor experience in the historic palace of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum remains just as its namesake had meticulously designed it more than a […]
Royal Botanical Watercolors Are Coming to the Mass. Horticultural Society
Copies of botanical watercolors from the garden of the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall are making their way to Wellesley. A collection […]
Meet ‘Bumble,’ the Greenway’s Resident Abominable Snowman
Watch out, Boston Yeti. There’s another abominable snowman in town. This week, the Rose Kennedy Greenway is installing a 15-foot-tall inflatable snow monster in its Wharf District […]
Lego Changes Bulk Order Policy Following Ai Weiwei Controversy
A few months ago, the Lego Group refused to fill a bulk order of its iconic toy bricks to be used for a new installation […]
‘A Space for Everyone,’ Created from Shadows and Light
An upcoming installation at the Peabody Essex Museum by Anila Quayyum Agha is a response to the exclusion the artist experienced in her childhood—something that […]