Mass Cultural Council Chief Anita Walker to Retire
Anita Walker, who has lead the Massachusetts Cultural Council since 2007, plans to retire at the end of this fiscal year on June 30. The full announcement from the state…Continue Reading →
First Look Inside The New MassArt Art Museum
Massachusetts College of Art and Design’s galleries in Boston reopened as the MassArt Art Museum (MAAM) on Feb. 22 after a $12.5 million rebranding and renovation that took nearly two…Continue Reading →
‘The Traitor’: Mob Turncoat Sparks One Of The Biggest Mafia Prosecutions In History
“I am not a pentito [Italian slang for ‘informer’],” Tommaso Buscetta, a Sicilian mobster who turned star government witness in a blockbuster 1986 “Maxi Trial” that saw 360 convictions won…Continue Reading →
In ‘Struggle,’ Jacob Lawrence Reclaimed African Americans’ Place In American History
In February 1953, Time magazine declared Jacob Lawrence “the nation’s (and probably the world’s) foremost Negro painter.” Lawrence was about to embark on what he intended to be a monumental…Continue Reading →
‘Detroit Red’: Malcolm X Comes Of Age In Boston
For DigBoston, I recently previewed “Detroit Red,” a “theatrical exploration of the life of Malcolm X as he dwelled and came of age in the Roxbury section of Boston,” which…Continue Reading →
Meredith Stern’s ‘Cooperation Cats’ Show How We Can Thrive Together
“I really wanted to highlight the strength of the human condition. When we work together we’re stronger,” Meredith Stern says of her exhibition “Cooperation Cats: 10 years, 20 prints” at…Continue Reading →
Gloria Steinem At ART’s ‘Gloria’: ‘I Don’t Have Time For You To Applaud Because We Have A Lot Of Organizing To Do’
The audience broke into applause as Gloria Steinem strode onto the stage at the end of Jan. 30 opening night performance of “Gloria: A Life” at Harvard’s American Repertory Theater.…Continue Reading →
From The Co-Founder Of Wee The People, A Puppet Show For Kids About Standing Up To Strongmen
“Kids don’t get enough credit that they can understand what’s going on. Racism isn’t going to end until people start noticing it,” says Tanya Nixon-Silberg, co-founder of Wee the People,…Continue Reading →
The Beautiful Desolation Of Photographer Laura McPhee’s ‘Desert Chronicle’
“Laura McPhee: Desert Chronicle”—on view at Boston’s Carroll and Sons gallery from Dec. 4, 2019, to Feb. 1, 2020—is a concise exhibition of five large photos from the Brookline artist’s…Continue Reading →
This #MeToo ‘Medusa’ Isn’t The Gorgon You’ve Been Told About
One of the terrible things about the way the story of Medusa is usually told is that her iconic snake hair and petrifying visage are a punishment—for being the victim…Continue Reading →