Boston has long been criticized for having too many bronze monuments to white guys. Or in the words of Boston Globe columnist Yvonne Abraham: “stodgy legions of bronze figures depicting…Continue Reading →
Chicago artist Matthew Hoffman’s “May This Never End”—a 319-foot-long text artwork that debuted along Boston’s Rose Kennedy Greenway in 2016—has a new home, the City of Boston reports. The yellow…Continue Reading →
“I wanted my sculptures to be outdoors in parks, where people of all ages could touch and enjoy them,” writes Nancy Schön, the West Newton artist best known for her…Continue Reading →
Trailblazing feminist artist Mierle Laderman Ukeles (far right) was up here from New York last week to plan projects with the Cambridge Arts Council (one of my day jobs)–and I…Continue Reading →
Matthew Hinçman—the Boston sculptor behind the iconic Jamaica Pond Bench (pictured above) and a guerrilla memorial to Trayvon Martin at the corner of Eliot and Centre streets in Jamaica Plain’s…Continue Reading →
“Don’t Believe TV #StayWoke” graffiti in a bathroom at the MBTA’s Oak Grove train station in Malden, Massachusetts, July 29, 2017. Photo copyright 2017 Greg Cook.Continue Reading →
Vanessa Platacis, who you may recall as “PIXNIT,” is back in town this weekend painting a mural on the 7-Eleven in Cambridge’s Central Square. She expects to be working on…Continue Reading →
Sun Banner painted by Greg Cook displayed at Harold Parker State Forest in Andover, Massachusetts, July 22, 2017. Painting and photograph copyright 2017 Greg Cook. Thanks to Kari Percival for…Continue Reading →
New painted sun banners by Greg Cook. (Copyright 2017 Greg Cook)Continue Reading →
Creation by Sandcastle Matt at Revere Beach, June 21, 2017. Photo copyright by Greg Cook.Continue Reading →