“Real/Ideal: Turning Utopia into Reality” brings a chilling body of contemporary work to the Boston Center for the Arts’ Mills Gallery. Curated by David Guerra, director of A R E A Gallery, the show, which continues through September 17, articulates utopian dreams with underlying feelings of foreboding. Beverly Sky’s fabric collage on canvas, titled…Read More
Painting
Sunday Snapshots
From left to right: 1) Just a palazzo-wearing, camera-wheeling journalist. 2) Lunch break shoots at Cafe Madeline. 3) Trying out the new vegan restaurant, By Chloe in Seaport. 4) Getting my sports on with the new ’47 Classics collection. 5) Pairing my art collection with my shoe collection. 6) Girls night means flower crafting and photo shoots.
Roots
In hindsight it’s no wonder I became an art reporter. Coming from a family of artists, I spent more time in museums than I ever did at water parks or soccer fields. My first coloring book was of Mary Cassatt paintings. My first after school activities were art lessons. And the first pieces in my…Read More
Sunday Snapshots
From left to right: 1) Striking exhibit at Gallery Kayafas. 2) Equipped to fight the patriarchy. 3) And they said the ideal woman doesn’t exist. 4) Learning about gangsters, post-Chicago. 5) Still daydreaming about this Chagall. 6) American Rep slayed again with this INCREDIBLE show, stay tuned for my review.
Sunday Snapshots
From left to right: 1) Living in the galleries, per usual. 2) Tools of the trade. 3) Coordinating coffee cups and books. 4) Thanksgiving treats. 5) Ballet season. 6) The only thing I love more than looking at art is watching other people look at art.
Painted On
I’ve always liked expressing my passions sartorially. So when I saw this painting-style midi skirt I had to have it. This outfit embodies the Trends and Tolstoy spirit, artsy and intellectual but with a dark, edgy side. Mixing hard and soft makes for such a dynamic look. In the winter I’ll pair this with my…Read More