Following a decade marked by the horrors of war and on the cusp of another that would secure America’s global ascendancy, Provincetown’s Forum 49 was more than an art exhibition […]
Arts & Minds
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IN THE STUDIO
Sarah Dineen Meditates on One Shape
Showing that amplitude can be found in austerity
In 2020, Sarah Dineen unearthed a 19-square-foot painting that she had made as a graduate student at the School of Visual Arts in New York. “I call it my adolescent […]
GROUP SHOW
‘Departures’ Pushes the Envelope
An international juried show at the Cape Cod Museum of Art breaks from convention
Artist and gallerist Nick Lawrence was the sole juror for the show “Departures,” currently on exhibit at the Cape Cod Museum of Art in Dennis. Lawrence selected 53 works from […]
BOOKS
Weaving the Yarns of an American Family
Philosopher John Kaag’s American Bloods is a mixed pleasure
Philosophy professor John Kaag has a lot of fun in his latest book, American Bloods: The Untamed Dynasty That Shaped a Nation. He tells the stories of selected members of […]
Arts Briefs
Arts Briefs for May 23, 2024 through May 30, 2024
Jay Sefton Confronts the Past in Unreconciled When Jay Sefton was 13 and living in a town on the outskirts of Philadelphia, he won the starring role in a Catholic […]
THEATER
Looking Back at the Millennium With Anger
Tony Kushner’s Angels in America takes flight in Provincetown
It’s hard to imagine now how different the worldview of the gay male community was in New York in 1985, when the city was the epicenter of the HIV-AIDS epidemic. […]
PHOTOGRAPHY
The Democratizing Lens of Quil Lemons
A photographer who subverts our expectations
There is a shock of recognition. The photo looks like ones we’ve seen before — a Black man is tied up, suspended in the air. “When people see a picture […]
X-ACTO
Siân Robertson’s Ephemeral Installation
The artist breaks new ground with Impermanence at the Hawthorne Barn
For the artist Siân Robertson, physical borders are not a limit but an invitation to expand and play with perception. She works with old maps, carving up rivers, roads, bus […]
VOICES
May Erlewine Makes Music to Make a Difference
Singing to spread the power of love
May Erlewine’s songs speak of love, loss, and life’s dilemmas. Some have supported social causes, expressed the pain of women’s history, and voiced political worries about “being lost in the […]
FIBER ART
Monique Aimee’s Study of Slowness
The Somerville-based illustrator stitches a show of her own
If you’ve spent enough time driving around Massachusetts, you’ve probably seen road signs that say a neighborhood is “Thickly Settled.” It’s an exclusively New England expression, and though the signs […]
Arts Briefs
Arts Briefs for May 16, 2024 through May 23, 2024
Bring on the British Bops The British may be known, stereotypically at least, for keeping a stiff upper lip. But there’ll be no such signs of restraint when the Outer […]
CROSSWORD #52
Break Out the Sunscreen
ICONOGRAPHY
The Restaurant Sign That’s a Magnet for Artists
The neon lobster may say ‘P’town’ louder than any other landmark
It happens from time to time: Tim McNulty, the owner and executive chef at the Lobster Pot in downtown Provincetown, will step outside and find an artist peering up at […]
BOOKS
The Work of Art Is Worth the Effort
Adam Moss records his search for the secrets of creativity
In 2019, when Adam Moss left his powerful perch as top editor of New York magazine after 15 years, he decided to devote himself to painting. It didn’t go well. […]
ABSTRACT EXPRESSION
Rosalind Pace’s Mysteries on Display
The painter’s career has been guided by instinct and a ‘universal energy’
For three years in the late 1970s, Rosalind Pace worked on a series of paintings: eight large canvases in black and white that would read like a visual language. She […]
