Wonderlands: Visionary And Folk Art Sites Across The U.S.
For several years now, I’ve been making pilgrimages to visionary sites across the United States. Below are a selection of photos from those trips. I’ll add more as I go.…Continue Reading →
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Partial Solar Eclipse
Partial solar eclipse on Aug. 12, 2028. (Greg Cook photo) If this is the kind of coverage of arts, cultures, and nature that you appreciate, please support Wonderland by contributing…Continue Reading →
Earth Is A Sick Loved One In Donner And Yang’s ‘Fever Dreams’
As forest fires and floods seem to proliferate, how do we feel global warming in our weather? That’s one of the questions animating Christa Donner and Andrew S. Yang’s exhibition…Continue Reading →
‘Elephant Migration’ Sculptures Ask Us To See Wildlife As Family
“We do not share the earth with objects, but with other lives,” reads a sign at “The Great Elephant Migration” in Boston. “To see elephants as people is not to…Continue Reading →
Hattie Grimm’s ‘Bird Puppet Parade’
“Just like the flock, our human bodies are designed to exist together. But we are out of practice,” observes Hattie Grimm, the Milwaukee artist and educator who created the “Bird…Continue Reading →
Heard Of Elephant Sculptures Coming To Boston
The Great Elephant Migration–100 sculptures of “Indian elephants are migrating across the US to inspire the human race to share space”–is coming to Boston’s Commonwealth Avenue Mall, between Fairfield and…Continue Reading →
Circa Combines Circus Acrobatics And Dance At Jacob’s Pillow
In the astonishing acrobatics and slinky aerialists and feats of strength, in the modern showgirls and strongmen of Australia’s Circa Contemporary Circus, you can sense their traditional circus roots—even as…Continue Reading →
Ansis Puriņš: ‘I Missed Out On Saturday Morning Cartoons’
“I missed out on Saturday morning cartoons as a kid because I had to go to Latvian school,” artist Ansis Puriņš of Boston’s Brighton neighborhood writes, “to learn the language…Continue Reading →
Judith Klausner And The Cost Of Perfect Lawns
What is the cost of our quest for perfect lawns? Somerville artist Judith Klausner’s exhibition “There Goes The Neighborhood” is an examination and sendup of our society’s infatuation with lawn…Continue Reading →
Outsiders: Greg Cook’s Landscape Sketches
This was my cancer year. Though you wouldn’t necessarily guess it from these drawings. I drew the tree on the tiny island at the Breakheart Reservation on they day I…Continue Reading →
Malden River: After The Downpour
A double rainbow appeared as the downpour subsided and the sun broke through the angry gray clouds on the evening of July 4. I had my waterproof muck boots in…Continue Reading →