New England, with its 6,000 miles of coastline and dozens of sandy beaches, has long been a popular summer destination, as both locals and tourists trade in their snow boots for sunscreen and head outside. After a particularly punishing winter, it seems that cultural institutions are equally eager to celebrate, with museums and galleries throughout the region offering a variety of summer-themed shows and other exciting exhibitions.
If you are one of the many visitors to Cape Cod, stop by Addison Art Gallery, which is hosting an ongoing series of events featuring works inspired by the great American realist painter Edward Hopper. The exhibition begins at the gallery’s main location in Orleans, and will later travel to a number of other locations throughout the area, with works by both painters and photographers on view.
For those of you enjoying a city vacation, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston is a must see. In addition to its extensive collection of Impressionist art, the museum is also hosting an exhibition of fashion photographer Herb Ritts, along with paintings, woodblock prints, and illustrated books by renowned Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai. On Boston’s famed Newbury Street, Barbara Krakow Gallery is offering two group shows highlighting big names, including Sol LeWitt, Ed Ruscha, Ellsworth Kelly, and Mel Bochner. Or else check out “Summer Street Art” just a few doors down at DTR Modern Galleries.
In New England, this summer is all about art, so enjoy!
Exhibition: “ADDITIVE LOGIC: Bernd & Hilla Becher, Mel Bochner, Dan Flavin, Sol LeWitt, Kay Rosen, Ed Ruscha, Richard Tuttle, Franz Erhard Walther”
When: June 13, 2015–July 24, 2015
Where: Barbara Krakow Gallery, 10 Newbury Street, Boston, MA
Exhibition: “REDUCE, REPEAT, REUSE: Peter Downsbrough, Ellsworth Kelly, Robert Moskowitz”
When: June 13, 2015–July 24, 2015
Where: Barbara Krakow Gallery, 10 Newbury Street, Boston, MA
Exhibition: “Summer Street Art”
When: June 19–July 24, 2015
Where: DTR Modern Galleries, 167 Newbury Street, Boston, MA
Exhibition: ” Kevin Beers: A View from Here”
When: June 18–July 28, 2015
Where: Gleason Fine Art, 31 Townsend Avenue, Boothbay Harbor, ME
Exhibition: “Key West”
When: June 11–August 1, 2015
Where: Elizabeth Moss Galleries, 251 US Route 1, Falmouth, ME
Exhibition: “Marcus Reichert & Les Fleurs”
When: June 19–August 2, 2015
Where: Adelson Galleries, 520 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA
Exhibition: “Hokusai”
When: April 5–August 9, 2015
Where: Museum of Fine Arts Boston, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA
Exhibition: “Marguerite Zorach, Dahlov Ipcar & William Zorach”
When: June 22–August 22, 2015
Where: Samsøn, 450 Harrison Avenue &/@ 29 Thayer Street, Boston, MA
Exhibition: “Barbara Kassel. Jed Devine”
When: July 15–August 30, 2015
Where: Clark Gallery, 145 Lincoln Road, Lincoln, MA
Exhibition: “Summer Along the Shore”
When: July 10–August 31, 2015
Where: Susan Powell Fine Art, 679 Boston Post Road, Madison, CT
Exhibition: “Women in Clothes”
When: July 10–September 12, 2015
Where: Robert Klein Gallery, 38 Newbury Street, Boston, MA
Exhibition: “Audubon to Warhol: Two Centuries of American Art on Paper”
When: July 3–September 26, 2015
Where: Edward T. Pollack Fine Arts, 29 Forest Avenue, Portland, ME
Exhibition: “Herb Ritts”
When: March 14–November 8, 2015
Where: Museum of Fine Arts Boston, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA
Exhibition: “After Hopper”
When: July 13–ongoing
Where: Addison Art Gallery, 43 South Orleans Road, Orleans, MA; and various locations around Cape Cod