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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Photos: St. Peter’s Fiesta In Gloucester
At the start of summer in the last days of June, Gloucester celebrated its 98th annual St. Peter’s Fiesta—my beloved Sicilian Catholic fishing drinking festival. It’s a festival of the…Continue Reading →
Wonderland Spectacle Co.’s ‘How To Walk Among The Stars’
“What are the wishes of fireflies? Can we summon fireflies to return to our backyards? What is the etiquette that will repair our relationship with our most magical neighbors?” asked Wonderland…Continue Reading →
The Techniques Behind Edvard Munch’s Anxious Art
In “Edvard Munch: Technically Speaking”—at the Harvard Art Museums in Cambridge from March 7 to July 27, 2025—people face away from us on bridges, at the shore, in a forest.…Continue Reading →
Photos: Outsider Art Fair in New York
The annual Outsider Art Fair features “self-taught, outsider, or art brut artists.” Part of its delight is a chance to see works by deceased artists now in the history books—like…Continue Reading →
Why American Repertory Theater Tells ‘The Odyssey’s Backstory With Puppets
How do you introduce the backstory of Homer’s epic ancient tale “The Odyssey”? How Odysseus, the legendary Greek king and the story’s namesake, tried to evade service in the Trojan…Continue Reading →
Photos: ‘Crankies Take New York’
“A crankie is basic in concept: it is a scroll that provides the visual narration to a story or song,” write the organizers of “Crankies Take New York!,” a weekend-long…Continue Reading →
Ife Franklin’s Healing Hoodoo
Ife Franklin’s most prominent art of the past decade has delved into the legacy of African-Americans in colonial America by building “Ancestor Slave Cabins/Praise Houses,” organizing ring shout dances, and…Continue Reading →
Steve Plattner’s Photos Of Visionary Art Environments
Cincinnati photographer Steve Plattner is showing his portraits of visionary artists and their environments in the exhibition “Persistence of Vision” at the Outsider Art Museum & Gallery in Louisville from…Continue Reading →
John Wilson And The Art Of Black Dignity
Around the start of 1986, John Wilson wrapped the bust he’d sculpted of Martin Luther King Jr. in blankets and an old sleeping bag and placed the 3-foot-tall bronze head…Continue Reading →
Waterfall At Beaver Brook Reservation
Another waterfall close to Boston is the Cascade at the Commonwealth’s Beaver Brook Reservation along the Belmont-Waltham line. Beaver Brook flows from Lexington through Belmont and Waltham to the Charles…Continue Reading →