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Tiny Treasures
The Magic of Miniatures
Intricate and appealing, curious and uncanny, miniature works of art exert surprising power. Over thousands of years and across cultures, artists and…
“Since birth we get accustomed to seeing and thinking at the same time. But I think that if you can turn off the mind and look at things only with…
Last July my friend Griffin visited me in Boston. I couldn’t wait to update them on everything new and exciting in my life. First we visited the MFA…
Issue: Art for This Moment
Resilience often manifests in work by Indigenous North American artists, for example in its content or simply by increasing visibility to combat…
A photographer’s studio is a laboratory of creativity—a physical and psychological space for meditation, collaboration, and experimentation. “Creative…
In the years around 1900, before Piet Mondrian (1872–1944) created some of the most recognizable abstract canvases of the last century, he turned his…
Escape the cold weather with three warm and breezy fan favorites from this year’s Boston French Film Festival!
The quilt atop my childhood bed has given warmth to me and three generations of women in my family. Its lace overlay has torn, its doily appliqué has…
Issue: Art for This Moment
Jell-O’s presence in contemporary art is an extension of its visual and cultural history. Since its invention in 1897 the cheap yet luxurious pantry…
Scary movies may not leap to mind when you think of great beauty, but since the early days of cinema filmmakers have used striking cinematography to…