in this blast
:: AGLOW at Drive-By Projects
:: Text, Paratext, and Images; Black Flyyy; It Comes in Many Forms; Defying the Shadow and On the Surface at RISD Museum
:: Urban Sketchers at Brickbottom Artists Association
:: Sponsored by: Bromfield Gallery, Bates College Museum of Art, Art on the Trails, VCollection, Galatea Fine Art, Kingston Gallery, Dave Martsolf and the Artscope Tablet Edition.
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This week we're presenting Drive-By Projects, RISD Museum and Brickbottom Artists Association with in-person exhibits following a period of closure due to the pandemic. All three spaces have reopened just in time for summer, each featuring exhibits that are sometimes colorful, sometimes thought-provoking, but always beautiful.
- Kristin Wissler
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AGLOW at Drive-By Projects
in Watertown, Massachusetts through August 14
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Isabel Riley, Glory in the Celestial Flower, 2021, mixed media and acrylic on plaster panel, 30" x 30".
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Drive-By Projects is currently showing AGLOW through August 14, their first in-person exhibit in months. AGLOW highlights the work of Lynne Harlow and Isabel Riley, two of Drive-By Projects' artists. Harlow's installation, made of a rain curtain, is in Drive-By Projects' storefront window, while Riley's mixed media paintings are displayed inside. Harlow arrives at her finished artworks through reduction, figuring out how many elements can be taken away without erasing the piece entirely. As she says in her statement on her website, "In each piece I’m looking for the point at which these reductions allow me to give the most." Through this contradiction, Harlow explores the nature of abundance and giving. Riley's paintings, on the other hand, are equal parts creation and destruction as she alternates between building surfaces up and scrubbing them down. She does this in the pursuit of imagined, subconscious spaces and dynamic color. In fact, it's color that makes AGLOW what it is. The featured artwork explodes with color, creating a fun, vibrant show that's perfect to kick off the summer. Drive-By Projects is located at 81 Spring Street in Watertown, Massachusetts and is open by appointment. For more information, visit drive-byprojects.com/aglow-lynne-harlow-and-isabel-riley.
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Text, Paratext, and Images; Black Flyyy; It Comes in Many Forms; Defying the Shadow and On the Surface at RISD Museum
in Providence, Rhode Island on June 13 through various dates
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Sophia Nahli Allison, New Galaxies from the self-portrait series Dreaming Gave Us Wings, 2017—present, courtesy of the artist.
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The Rhode Island School of Design Museum (RISD) is reopening to the general public on June 13 after over a year of pandemic-induced closure. Waiting for viewers are five exhibits as different from each other as they are compelling. Text, Paratext, and Images will be on view through July 17, showcasing historical texts from the world over. The exhibit explores how each text conveys education, social class and other cultural hierarchies, along with the relationship between the written words and the images that accompany them. Black Flyyy, on view through September 26, showcases six short films centered around the Black experience. Each one explores the word "fly" from the perspective of African diaspora, often referencing the return to homelands or human flight. This creates a set of thoughtful stories engaging with themes of movement, spirituality and the supernatural. It Comes in Many Forms and Defying the Shadow are each on view through December 18, though that is where their similarities end. It Comes in Many Forms is a collection of 30 objects of Islamic art from across history, some of which have never been displayed before. Defying the Shadow presents art by Black artists and of Black figures that resist easy categorization and challenge the traditional white gaze, focusing on shadows both literal and metaphorical. On the Surface, on view through June 30, 2023, is an exploration of contemporary ceramics of all kinds from the mid-1900s on. Seven different decorating techniques are displayed in these pieces, and each artist takes a unique approach to all. All five exhibits at RISD are feasts for both the eyes and the mind, featuring art that's equally as beautiful as it is thought-provoking. RISD is located at 20 North Main Street in Providence, Rhode Island and will be open Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday 10:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m. and Thursday and Friday 12:00—7:00 p.m. For more information, visit risdmuseum.org/exhibitions.
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Urban Sketchers at Brickbottom Artists Association
in Somerville, Massachusetts through June 26
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Urban Sketchers installation view.
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Brickbottom Artists Association is currently showing Urban Sketchers through June 26, their second exhibit since reopening on April 14. The exhibit showcases the work of the Boston chapter of Urban Sketchers, a worldwide non-profit organization that fosters a community of artists through on-location drawing. Their goal, as their motto says, is to "show the world, one drawing at a time." Their Boston chapter has existed for over a decade, meeting every weekend at a predetermined location to draw the landscape and scenery. This location is often a park or a neighborhood, but is sometimes a museum when the weather is bad. No matter the location, the participating artists capture the scene as it stands before them, each in unique ways and often focusing on different things. The collections of their work in Urban Sketchers, grouped by the location each set was created at, are demonstrative of how two people can see the same place completely differently, and how one place can be important for multiple reasons. The exhibit has something for everyone, as visitors local to the area can see familiar locations through fresh eyes, while non-local visitors can get a glimpse into the soul of Boston's cityscape. Brickbottom Artists Association is located at 1 Fitchburg Street, C111 in Somerville, Massachusetts and is open Thursday—Saturday 12:00—5:00 p.m. For more information, visit https://brickbottom.org/urban-sketchers.
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Sponsored by: Bromfield Gallery, Bates College Museum of Art, Art on the Trails, VCollection, Galatea Fine Art, Kingston Gallery, Dave Martsolf and the Artscope Tablet Edition.
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“A Long Strange Trip” by Laurie Alpert,
“Under Construction” by Kathryn Geismar
at Bromfield Gallery in June
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Laurie Alpert, 378 Days, 378 Pages, accordion book, dimensions variable (photo by Will Howcroft).
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Kathryn Geismar, Vespertine.Beats (Purple), acrylic and graphite on canvas, 24” x 18”.
From June 2—June 27, Bromfield Gallery presents “A Long Strange Trip” by Laurie Alpert, prints and mixed media books about artmaking during the pandemic; and “Under Construction” by Kathryn Geismar, portraits of young adults who are gender queer and identity fluid. The closing reception is Sunday, June 27, from 2:00—4:00 p.m.
Bromfield Gallery
450 Harrison Ave., Boston, MA
Wednesday—Sunday, 12:00—5:00 p.m.
(617) 451-3605
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Bates College Museum of Art |
Joseph Delaney, City Hall Picket Line Jobs Not Guns, 1936, pencil and gouache on paper, 19" x 19".
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Joel Babb, Carl’s Path, 2009, oil on canvas.
The Bates College Museum of Art
Lewiston, Maine
Two summer exhibitions: Joseph Delaney: Taking Notice, the first New England exhibition of this noted 20th century African American Artist; and Carl Benton Straub: His Enduring Legacy, an exhibition of Maine landscapes from a recent gift to the collection.
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Join us for the 5th Annual Art On The Trails Installation Weekend including 18 artists from New England and beyond. Information and map: artonthetrails.com
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CALL FOR ENTRIES: The 11th Annual New England Collective Juried Exhibition at Galatea Fine Art in Boston's SOWA Art District. August 6—29, 2021. All media.
Juror: Grace Ryder-O’Malley, Chief Operating Officer at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum (PAAM) as well as the Grant Officer for the Lillian Orlowsky and William Freed Grant.
Entry deadline: July 10, 2021.
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On-Kyeong Seong, Blue grass, 2021, mixed media, oil and machine stitchery on canvas, 18" x 24".
Graft
Project Space in Kingston Gallery
450 Harrison Ave., #43, Boston, MA
(617) 423-4113
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"Through the Eyes of a Child"
Dave Martsolf — Recent Work
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Dave Martsolf, Topology 101, 2020, oil on canvas, 44" x 72".
Greenwald Gallery — Arts League of Lowell
June 23—July 18
Reception: July 10, 3:00—5:00 p.m.
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Dave Martsolf, Gateways, 2020, oil on canvas, 72" x 48".
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The May/June 2021 edition of Artscope is now available for your iPad or iPhone!
The Artscope Magazine App allows you to read the latest edition from anywhere in the world without leaving the comfort of your own home.
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Kristin Wissler
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phone: 617-639-5771
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