In the age of social media, institutions are increasingly designing art exhibits with platforms like Instagram in mind. While photographing artwork is a wonderful way to engage with it, in some cases the “instagrammability” overshadows the artwork. Often institutions overplay the Instagram connection, which denigrate’s the value of the artwork and incorrectly insinuates that young…Read More
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Sunday Snapshots
From left to right: 1) Going off-brand for some weekend beer flights. 2) Takeout from Yankee Lobster at the ICA. 3) This reporter is always on duty. 4) Fort Point exhibit on Congress Street. 5) Staying fueled up. 6) The Parish Cafe onion rings are to die for.
Sunday Snapshots
From left to right: 1) A special lobster sandwich to celebrate 30 years of Parish Cafe. 2) Stay tuned for a review of an unsettling exhibit at the Mills Gallery. 3) Third Thursdays at the Gardner Museum offer live music, drinks, and late-night access to the collections. 4) Showing off my versatile new tee from No Rest…Read More
Sunday Snapshots
From left to right: 1) An e-mail free Sunday is what dreams are made of. 2) Snapshot of a moving exhibit at the Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis. 3) Summer is for patio bites and chilled glasses of wine. 4) Still dreaming about my dinner at the Oak Room. 5) Nothing says “weekend” like a tulle skirt! 6) Popping bottles on the…Read More
Sunday Snapshots
From left to right: 1) Never Not Working, the story of a journalist. 2) Can’t get enough of the decapitated heads at Samson Projects. 3) Started my weekly volunteering gig serving breakfast to the dementia unit at Sherrill House Nursing Home. 4) The Celina cure for a bad day? The latest biography of a murderous, lecherous, Romanov-ruining, Russian mystic. 5) All the art always, please. 6) My…Read More
Shoes: Pleasure and Pain
The Peabody Essex Museum debuts closet staples as art in “Shoes: Pleasure and Pain,” on view through March 12, 2017. The vibrant, extensive exhibit looks at the creation and style of shoes from both design and historical perspectives. Many of the pieces reflect the use of clothing and footwear to restrict and control women; others…Read More