Upon entering his studio at the Fine Arts Work Center, one might easily imagine that José De Sancristóbal is one of the writing fellows here for the winter. The walls […]
ARTISTS
In the Studio With a Phenomenologist
Adam Matthew Graham revisits realism and American values
Evening’s colors and rain figure in many of Adam Matthew Graham’s paintings, especially in his streetscapes, where the glow of lamplight or the shimmer of a puddle suggests that the […]
INSCRIPTIONS
Revelations in the Margins
An exhibition points out hints of histories written in the artists’ own hands
Madelein Larson has probably looked more closely at nearly every work at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum than anyone else has. Larson is the collections manager and registrar, and […]
ART’S OBJECTS
Varujan Boghosian’s Poetry of Ordinary Things
Greek mythology, found objects, and play were an artist’s way with the pain of the past
The 35 pieces by Varujan Boghosian now on display at the Cahoon Museum of American Art in Cotuit seem to suggest that to know the artist’s work is to know […]
COMMONALITY
At Forum 24’s Closing, Signs of Solidarity
The practical matters of opening the door to being an artist
Ryan Landry was at Provincetown Town Hall on Oct. 26, but he wasn’t there to produce one of his outrageous shows. He just had a question. No, really. “What is […]
ADVENTURES IN PAINTING
The Magical Travels of Ann Purcell
Her ‘Caravan’ paintings find the mystical in this sea, sky, and land
While many artists of earlier generations came to Provincetown to capture its unique light, Ann Purcell arrived 40 years ago with more experiential interests. What she found, it seems, was […]
