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The phrase “thinking small” describes an act of deep engagement with art—a specific kind of encounter in which a viewer considers, perceives, and acts…
It’s Christmas morning, and I’m sitting with my cousins around an overwhelmingly full dining table, though this packed corner of my grandmother’s…
Issue: Art for This Moment
For more than five decades photojournalist Stephen Shames (b. 1947) has used his work to call attention to a wide range of social issues—from the…
Conservation in Action: Japanese Buddhist Sculptures, April 2022
Treatment of two more sculptures, Amida, the Buddha of Infinite Light and the elaborate Dainichi, the Buddha of Infinite Illumination with mandorla…
Conservation in Action: Japanese Buddhist Sculptures, September 2023
The conservation studio set up in the Walter Ames Compton, MD Gallery (Gallery 280) closed to the pubic in December 2022, dismantled to make way for a…
A white marble bust of Boston hotelier Harvey D. Parker (of Parker House Hotel fame) presides over the Morse Study Room for Prints, Drawings, and…
Issue: Art for This Moment
Please fill out this form to submit your paper proposal for the 2024 International Mountmakers Forum taking place in Boston from September 10 through…
Whether it comes from the T lurching over an antiquated track or a toy in the hands of my hyperactive niece, rattling is a constant sound in my life…
Issue: Art for This Moment
Brazilian American artist Dinorá Justice (b. 1969) uses a distinct visual vocabulary to examine intertwined histories of gender, landscape, and visual…
The outlandish and iconoclastic artist Salvador Dalí (1904–1989) is famous for his bizarre imagery and distinctive Surrealist vision. He was, however…