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First A Forager, Then A Welder: Sculptor David Skora Transforms Discarded Steel
The acclaimed Litchfield County sculptor transforms steel into a dialogue between form and motion.
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A Palace of Memory: Anselm Kiefer Invades MASS MoCA
MASS MoCA and the Hall Art Foundation have created a 10,000-square-foot oasis to house the works of Anselm Kiefer, a master at weathering and wondering.
Beyond Borders: The Art of Kenro Izu
Internationally acclaimed photographer Kenro Izu, with the help of his wife Yumiko, has made his name shooting epic black and white vistas, people, and monuments in Bhutan and Tibet. Now he's looking for inspiration closer to home with a new edition of works that shine a spotlight on places and things near the couple's home in Rhinebeck.
Islam Contemporary? A Journey Into Past, Present, Future, and Action
Islam Contemporary, a multi-venue show at the Lichtenstein Center for the Arts and the Whitney in Pittsfield, is a mosaic of cultures, opinions, and mediums all centered on Islamic art and ideas.
At Vassar: “Pictures of Nothing” Is Really Something
At Vassar College, the abstract work of the masters -- Rothko, Johns, Kelly -- is celebrated in an exhibit that spans nearly a century of breaking art barriers.
Don’t Turn Your Face To The Wall
Portrait painter Ruth Kolbert displays her larger-than-life local characters and landscapes at the Art on Main gallery in Great Barrington.
At Vassar: Focus on the Polaroid Years
Introduced in 1972, the Polaroid SX-70 Land Camera changed the way artists such as Andy Warhol, Robert Mapplethorpe, and Robert Heinecken worked. Robert Burke Warren takes a peek at the new Vassar College exhibit The Polaroid Years: Instant Photography and Experimentation.
Let There Be Light: Electric Paris Shines at The Clark
Electric Paris, now on view at The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, takes viewers on a romantic and visually stimulating promenade down memory lane to a time when artists — Degas, Lautrec, Tissot - and dance hall lovers fell in love with the softening yet beautiful effects of artificial illumination and a world at the hub of innovation.
Art by Serendipity: Isha Nelson Gallery Brings Light
Isha Nelson Gallery makes a splash on Railroad Street in Great Barrington.
Collage Convention: Cutting It Up in North Adams
MCLA hosts its annual Woodshed collage event for artists here and beyond.
Speaking Through Clay
George Bellow, the son of the great novelist Saul Bellow, finds himself moving from words to molding and glazing clay.
At the Clark Museum: Giselle’s New World
11-year-old Giselle Ciulla proves the saying “even a child could do that" as part of the Clark’s uCurate program.
Art Reaches for the Stars at Williams
As Carl Sagan once said “Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” You can get a head start at a superlative art exhibition in Williamstown.
Alex Ross at NRM: A Comic Book Coming Home
A superhero exhibition at the Norman Rockwell Museum brings the institution into the modern world of comic book illustration at its most vivid and courageous.
SculptureNow: Now!
Lenox is home to an al fresco sculpture exhibit to open eyes and minds.
The Clark Unearths Rare Artifacts and Sterling Clark’s Adventures in China
Exhibitions uncover never-before-seen ancient artifacts and trace Sterling Clark's trek across the region more than 100 years ago.
Art Review: Canadian Club
With Oh, Canada, curated by Denise Markonish, MASS MoCA stages the largest exhibition of contemporary Canadian art outside of Canada.