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ART
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Around Boston, a tide of art to comfort and calm
In traumatic times, these creatives are drawn to themes like breath, joy, and care.
MURRAY WHYTE
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Folk art gets a proper pedestal at the MFA
With a new show, the museum reconsiders its own record on an underappreciated genre.
ART REVIEW
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Photos teem with energy and athletes at Abigail Ogilvy Gallery
Pelle Cass constructed his “Crowded Fields” images from single shots taken at college sports events.
PHOTOGRAPHY
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Abelardo Morell keeps sharing ‘tricks the camera can do’
The photographer's new "Vessels" series has a lot in common with his camera obscura pictures.
MURRAY WHYTE
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With music in your ears, Sol LeWitt becomes a whole new experience for the eyes
Composer and artist Jason Moran has created a sound installation specifically for LeWitt works at Mass MoCA.
ARTS
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At Gallery Kayafas, two artists build on family memories
Audrey Goldstein and Robert Knight trace how time shifts and transmutes all we hold dear.
COMFORT ZONE
Walking through Gloucester with some of history’s greatest artists
Cape Ann Museum offers a series of tours that explore the city's rich history as a creative magnet.
PILGRIMAGE
A deeper look at Edward Mitchell Bannister, the Black painter who changed Providence
The 19th-century artist's excellence should not be eclipsed by his biography.