Hello, All.
I apologize for the gap between posts. I had a great time this weekend at the Kingston Road Village Art Walk. I'd like to thank everyone who came out. It was wonderful getting to meet so many talented local artists and see their work. Now, that I have a bit of time to attend to my more administrative tasks, I can share some of the sights and experiences from my recent stint in Boston. So, without further ado, here is a selection of photos of the city and of some art exhibits that got me jazzed. Enjoy!
The John Hancock Bldg.
Copley Square and Trinity Church
Boylston Ave.
Reflected Skyline
Under the Northern Ave. Bridge
Day to Night by Stephen Wilkes was at the Robert Klein Gallery. Wilkes creates epic landscapes and cityscapes that show up to 30 consecutive hours from one fixed camera location, resulting in a spectrum of time across one photograph.
STEPHEN WILKES
Rockefeller Center, New York City (from the series Day to Night), 2013
STEPHEN WILKES
Regata Storica, Venice, Italy (from the series Day to Night), 2015
I was very excited to go to the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston for the first time. The work I saw there was outstanding. I highly recommend a visit if you find yourself in Boston.
The first gallery housed the exhibit of Walid Raad (b.1967, Lebanon). Raad's work investigates the ways that experience, imagery and reporting of violence effect our understanding and interpretation of historical and current events.
Walid Raad, from Let’s be honest, the weather helped, 1998, pigmented inkjet print
My husband checking out the Walid Raad exhibit
Walid Raad, from Civilizationally, we do not dig holes to bury ourselves, 1958. Pigmented inkjet print
Walid Raad, Let’s be honest, the weather helped, installation view, 1998, pigmented inkjet print
Walid Raad, We decided to let them say, “we are convinced” twice. It was more convinving this way, 1982/2006
Walid Raad, Secrets of the open sea, installation view
Walid Raad, Section 88: Views from outer to inner compartments_ACT XXXI, 2015. Installation view, Walid Raad, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, 2016.
View from the 4th floor of the ICA
Josiah McElheny, Czech Modernism Mirrored and Reflected Infinitely, 2005, Mirrored glass case with mirrored hand-blown glass objects
Shannon Ebner, EKS, XSYST, EXSIZ, XIS, 2011, Archival pigment prints
Geoffrey Farmer explores the history of the printed image and how it exists today in light of the shift towards digital imagery. His sculptural "standing images" were both whimsical and eerie. I easily could have spent hours examining them.
Geoffrey Farmer, from The Surgeon and the Photographer, 2009-ongoing, Paper, textile, wood, and metal.
Geoffrey Farmer, from The Surgeon and the Photographer, 2009-ongoing, Paper, textile, wood, and metal.
Geoffrey Farmer, from The Surgeon and the Photographer, 2009-ongoing, Paper, textile, wood, and metal.
Geoffrey Farmer, from Boneyard, 2013, Paper, wood, and metal.
Mark Bradford, Untitled, 2002. Acrylic, paper-collage, and felt-tip pen on canvas
Tacita Dean, from The Russian Ending, 2001. Portfolio of gravures
Tacita Dean, from The Russian Ending, 2001. Portfolio of gravures
Tacita Dean, from The Russian Ending, 2001. Portfolio of gravures
Ray Navarro, Equipped, 1990. Gelatin silver prints and plastic plaques
As part of my Tufts University Reunion Weekend, I got to attend Tufts Night at the POPS conducted by Keith Lockhart at Symphony Hall.
Symphony Hall
Tufts Night at the POPS
The most important part of my trip was the time spent with the best of friends. Thank you, you fierce, phenomenal, inspiring women!
