“When a legally purchased gun, symbol of the free, turns on a school and takes 17 lives, are the free still free? Or are they irresponsible and stupid?” The performer,…Continue Reading →
The “hanky code,” a secret queer cruising code of the 1970s, was a way to signal your sexual desires via flagging—hanging a bandana from the back pocket of your tight…Continue Reading →
When “The Basic Bye-bye Show,” which Bread and Puppet Theater performs at Boston’s Spontaneous Celebrations from April 19 to 22, was developed in performances at the troupe’s Glover, Vermont, farm…Continue Reading →
Pictured below: People at the opening reception for “Brutal Destruction” exhibition at Pinkcomma gallery in Boston, April 12, 2018. Learn more about the show from our preview. Pictured above: Rey…Continue Reading →
The Institute of Contemporary Art will close its exhibition “Nicholas Nixon: Persistence of Vision” tomorrow—at the request of the famous Brookline artist, who has been facing allegations of “allegations of…Continue Reading →
The dire threat to mid-20th century monumental concrete architecture—generally known as “brutalism”—is demonstrated in “Brutal Destruction,” an exhibit opening next week of photos documenting the demolition and alteration of the…Continue Reading →
Celebrated photographer Nicholas Nixon has retired from his longtime teaching position at Massachusetts College of Art and Design amid “allegations of inappropriate behavior,” according to a message sent out yesterday…Continue Reading →
“Thank you. You people are part of a movement,” Maurice Emmanuel Parent said as he stood on a chair in the lobby of Cambridge’s Central Square Theater last night, glass…Continue Reading →
Last April, Carissa Johnson recalls, “We’re the last band of the last show of the Rumble.” A couple weeks earlier, the Andover punk rocker—accompanied by The Cure Alls featuring lead…Continue Reading →
How can you make a living as an artist? That’s the question Lucas Spivey was again asking when he left a job in Washington state in 2016 and moved back…Continue Reading →