The Shape of Shape Artist’s Choice: Amy Sillman at MoMA
Amy Sillman’s “Artist’s Choice” The Shape of Shape (on view through June 7, 2020) is the latest in a series ongoing since 1989, which gives artists the opportunities to curate from MoMA’s collection. In focusing on shape, Sillman’s...
Exploring the details at MoMA
Visitors checking out Basquiat’s Glenn. After setting up for 2020’s SPRING/BREAK show featuring Caron Tabb, I hustled over to the Museum of Modern Art (MoMa) in NYC for a quick bit of art tourism before heading back to Boston. I managed to check out...
Venice and Bilbao’s Guggenheim Museums
Venice Photo credit: Christine O’Donnell I’ve been a consumer of contemporary art for as long as I can recall, and living in Paris from 2004 to 2010 afforded many opportunities to visit museums around the city and further afield in Europe. As an amateur...
Unit London Gallery
Ryan Hewett show at Unit London, Summer 2019 In July 2019 I had the opportunity to visit London’s Unit Gallery while visiting the city. Amongst my visits to many of the most famous sites in the city with my family (including my 5 and 7 year-old boys) a moment...
Hyman Bloom at Boston’s MFA
A well-respected painter who worked mostly out of Boston, Hyman Bloom (1913 – 2009) seems to be an underappreciated master. Considered a Boston Expressionist, his work is held in institutions across the United States. The exhibition “Hyman Bloom Master of...
Jackson Pollock and Katharina Grosse at Boston’s MFA
I finally have had a chance to see some artwork back here in Boston, rather than in Miami. Here’s a look at a two-piece exhibition on view at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston through February 23rd 2020. “Mural: Jackson Pollock | Katharina Grosse”...
A Visit to The Dorchester Art Project
I had the opportunity to visit the Dorchester Art Project the other week and was delighted to discover a vibrant community space with artist studios a new co-working center, and an art gallery. They describe themselves best: Dorchester Art Project is a...
The Robert Colescott Collection
The Rubell Museum Miami Robert Colescott Passing, 1982 One of the most collected artists by the Rubells, I would venture, might be Robert Colescott (1925-2009). Colescott combines the Rubell’s love of irreverent art and their support of contemporary art...