Certain motifs appear repeatedly in artistic depictions of Provincetown: the sweep of the dunes, the silhouette of the Pilgrim Monument, the transcendent quality of the storied Cape light. But photographer […]
Photography
SAND AND ASPHALT
Arthur Nichols’s Panoramic Vision
Looking closely at nature, a photographer finds abstract minimalism
Eastham photographer Arthur Nichols was standing on a causeway at the edge of Onota Lake in Pittsfield during a wet snowstorm in late March 1972. He was looking at trees. […]
PHOTOGRAPHY
Portraits of the Artists
Ron Amato’s photographs of Provincetown artists capture a creative community
Nearly everyone who lives in or visits Provincetown knows about its vibrant artistic community. Far fewer know the names and faces of the artists who compose it. “I didn’t know […]
IMAGES THAT BITE
Camera in a Cage: A 50-Year Retrospective
Stephen Aiken’s photographs of Joseph Beuys’s 1974 performance are a negotiation of distances
There’s a coyote about town. Several, in fact. One is the shadow you see disappearing into the dunes off Route 6, gone in such an acute flash you wonder if […]
BEYOND REASON
In Amy Arbus’s Latest Images, Glimpses of Life Before the Fall
The unseen motions between moments in circus and burlesque
Amy Arbus did not take photographs of circus performers until a year ago. But as soon as she started, she thought, “I know that I can do something interesting here.” […]
RETROSPECTIVE
Through Andrew de Lory’s Viewfinder
The photographer’s 60-year career started at Nauset High School
If you were to flip through Andrew de Lory’s portrait photographs, you might come face to face with Prince Charles playing polo or Odetta, eyes closed, serenading an unseen crowd […]
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 […]
PHOTOGRAPHY
Travelers and Townies
Michael Joseph photographs wanderers at home and on the road
Michael Joseph’s first visit to Provincetown left him underwhelmed. “I don’t understand it,” he thought. “Why do people love this town?” The photographer made the requisite stroll down Commercial Street […]
AN ACTIVATION
The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of
Leah Dyjak’s queer inquiry into George Bryant’s hoarded art
To visit the lot between 471 Commercial St. and Angel Foods in Provincetown is to stand on a precipice of potential energy. Here, where Cape Cod Bay licks the sea […]
PHOTOGRAPHY
The Decisive Moments of Constantine Manos
An exhibit looks at decades of work by one of the masters of the art
Two men kneel in prayer in a modest church, one shielding his face from a light perhaps only he can see. A single note played by a group of classical […]
PHOTOGRAPHY
Eye on a Momentous Era
Eastham library showcases Rowland Scherman’s photographs of the civil rights movement
In the multipurpose room at the Eastham library, a small group of Nauset High School students are organizing a gift-wrapping station to raise money for their prom. Business is slow, […]
NEW YEAR'S CARD
2024: Looking Back and Looking Forward
Was everything better way back when? In the news pages of this end-of-year issue, we asked reporters to look closely at the towns they cover, delving into the sources of […]
PHOTOGRAPHY
A House and Its Reflection
Robert S Johnson turns his focus on one house and the history of Blackfish Creek
Pleasant Point is a spit of land in Wellfleet that juts out into Blackfish Creek. It’s like Cape Cod or Provincetown in miniature: not a place you drive through, but […]
PHOTOGRAPHY
Images That Capture What Is Almost Lost
Susan Mikula’s work illuminates moments just as they slip away
“I was raised in a family that loved art,” says photographer Susan Mikula. “When somebody opens that door and does not say, ‘Don’t go through it,’ that makes all the […]
TIME TRAVEL
Arnie Charnick Keeps on Boppin’
An epic-scale photomontage brings the Provincetown of four decades ago back to life
Over nearly two weeks in August 1982, Arnie Charnick and his then-girlfriend Cherie Nutting walked around Provincetown photographing the town and its inhabitants. “We didn’t make a list or anything,” […]
