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Artwork included in the "States of Becoming" exhibition at McMullen Museum of Art.

Online • Sep 10, 2024

Eleven Art Exhibitions to See in Massachusetts This Fall

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Online • Oct 01, 2024

In Newport, a Queer Sex Scandal and Sailor Sting Operation From 1919 Get a Film Dramatization

In 1919, fifteen Navy sailors were arrested in Newport, RI for “Scandalous Conduct.” On view through October 6 at the Great Friends Meeting House, artists Matthew Lawrence and Jason Tranchida delve into the history with their musical film.

Review by Marcus Civin

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A cluster of fur is surrounded by a brown belt, which in turn is orbited by an arrangement of candles.

Online • Oct 01, 2024

At MASS MoCA, “Like Magic” Offers Mystical Resistance

Review by Jessica Shearer

Online • Oct 01, 2024

In Newport, a Queer Sex Scandal and Sailor Sting Operation From 1919 Get a Film Dramatization

Review by Marcus Civin

Online • Sep 24, 2024

A Bookstore, Collective, and Exhibition: At Tufts University Art Galleries, "Ulises: Assembly" Illustrates How Artists’ Books Refuse to be Defined

Review by Jane Freiman

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Artwork included in the "States of Becoming" exhibition at McMullen Museum of Art.

Online • Sep 10, 2024

Eleven Art Exhibitions to See in Massachusetts This Fall

Keeping it local this back-to-school season, these are the exhibitions our editors are most excited to see at galleries, museums, and community art spaces across Massachusetts.

Feature by BAR Editorial

Online • Sep 17, 2024

At LaiSun Keane, Michael C. Thorpe’s Quilts Challenge Convention in “Barstool Sports”

In his second solo exhibition with LaiSun Keane, Thorpe moves away from the personal to depict athletes caught in movement.

Quick Bit by Erwin Kamuene

A cluster of fur is surrounded by a brown belt, which in turn is orbited by an arrangement of candles.

Online • Oct 01, 2024

At MASS MoCA, “Like Magic” Offers Mystical Resistance

Review by Jessica Shearer

Online • Sep 24, 2024

A Bookstore, Collective, and Exhibition: At Tufts University Art Galleries, “Ulises: Assembly” Illustrates How Artists’ Books Refuse to be Defined

Review by Jane Freiman

Online • Oct 01, 2024

In Newport, a Queer Sex Scandal and Sailor Sting Operation From 1919 Get a Film Dramatization

Review by Marcus Civin

Online • Sep 17, 2024

At LaiSun Keane, Michael C. Thorpe’s Quilts Challenge Convention in “Barstool Sports”

Quick Bit by Erwin Kamuene

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