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Must-See Art Guide: Boston
This week's shows include Mel Bochner, Julian Opie, Miranda July, and more.
Alissa Darsa
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Few things beat New England in the fall, and, this October, Bean Town offers plenty of reasons to spend some time on the East Coast. With many of its art venues located in the area surrounding Newbury Street, eight blocks stretching from the famed Public Gardens to Mass Ave., Boston offers an easy and enjoyable way to catch the best cultural events the city has to offer.
Fresh off his highly acclaimed show “Strong Language” at the Jewish Museum, Mel Bochner‘s hot streak continues with a solo show at Barbara Krakow Gallery, which is also featuring works by George Segal, Julian Opie, and John Wesley. A few short steps away, Alpha Gallery is presenting “Bedtime Stories,” a show examining the mythos and narrative of the bedroom, with paintings by artists such as Elizabeth Livingston and Aaron Fink, whose never-before-seen work Pillow will be on view. While you’re in the neighborhood, stop by the Pucker Gallery, featuring the work of Holocaust survivor and prolific painter Samuel Bak, whose layered and powerful works blend personal history and familiar iconography in beautifully rendered images.
For a change of pace, visit the Miller Yezerski Gallery, showing works by Mike Mandel and Chantal Zakari inspired by the Boston bombing suspect search, which shut down the city for more than 12 hours. Boston’s museums are also serving up their fair share of must-see exhibitions, including the Museum of Fine Arts, which, in addition to its internationally acclaimed collection of Impressionist art, is featuring performance, installation, sculpture, video, and the museum’s first iPhone app artwork by filmmaker Miranda July, in the show “Conversation Piece.” Whatever your reasons for visiting Boston this fall, make time for a little bit of art in your itinerary. You won’t be disappointed.
Exhibition: “Alexi Antoniadis: None is the Number”
When: September 5–October 11, 2014
Where: Samson Projects, 450 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02118
Exhibition: “Mel Bochner”
When: September 6–October 18, 2014
Where: Barbara Krakow Gallery, 10 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116
Exhibition: “POPOLO: George Segal, Julian Opie and John Wesley”
When: September 6–October 18, 2014
Where: Barbara Krakow Gallery, 10 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116
Exhibition: “Peter Combe and Edward Lentsch”
When: October 3–November 1, 2014
Where: Lanoue Gallery, 450 Harrison Avenue, no. 31, Boston, MA 02118
Exhibition: “Bedtime Stories”
When: October 4–October 29, 2014
Where: Alpha Gallery, 37 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116 USA
Exhibition: “Joseph Larusso: New Romanticism”
When: October 10–October 31, 2014
Where: Newbury Fine Arts, 29 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116
Exhibition: “Nicole Chesney: Mirari”
When: October 10–November 8, 2014
Where: Gallery NAGA, 67 Newbury Street, Boston MA 02116
Exhibition: “H.O.P.E. Paintings by Samuel Bak”
When: October 11–November 16, 2014
Where: Pucker Gallery, 171 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116v
Exhibition: “Shelter in Plates”
When: October 3–December 4, 2014
Where: Miller Yezerski Gallery, 460 Harrison Ave, A16, Boston, MA 02118
Exhibition: “Conversation Piece”
When: October 10, 2014–March 15, 2015
Where: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115
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