“Primer on canvas,” begins the list of media for a celebrated work by the artist Damien Hirst. Familiar enough. But the list goes on: “pupae, steel, potted flowers, live butterflies, Formica, MDF, bowls, sugar-water solution, fruit, radiators, heaters, cool misters, …
Tag Archives: visual art
The Shape of Things
In painting after painting in Shilo Ratner’s soon-ending solo exhibition at DaSilva Gallery, big blocks of color meet contrasting angles and lines and bands. …
Diplomatic Mission
From the outside, 1764 Litchfield Turnpike looks like an ordinary office building. …
Frame of Mind
Visiting an art museum usually means strolling past hundreds of works. Lingering before the ones that capture your interest, you might…
Human Dimension
The hands are all over. Some are working: measuring a length of thread, tightening a vise, reaching to pull someone else up by the hand. Others are…
Code Director
For artist Dan Gries, the tool of choice is a laptop, and the medium is computer code. …
Mural Support
One of the most valued items in the Great Hall at the Peabody Museum of Natural History is only 71 years old, a mere newborn compared to the fossilized bones of the museum’s famous brontosaurus. …
Art Attack
A photo essay. To view all 31 images, check out the email version.
Last Saturday and Sunday, the 2018 edition of City-Wide Open Studios, a…
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