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What Do Bostonians Think of the New MLK Monument?
Despite the deluge of online memes, reactions on the ground were mostly positive, but some think the work lacks context.
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The New MLK Sculpture Is Officially a Meme
The Daily Show and hundreds on social media roasted Hank Willis Thomas’s tribute to Martin Luther and Coretta Scott King in Boston.
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A New MLK Sculpture Draws Mixed Reactions
Some are praising Hank Willis Thomas’s artwork depicting MLK and Coretta Scott King’s embrace, but others question the design.
Art
Hank Willis Thomas Memorializes MLK and Coretta Scott King’s Love
The sculptural tribute was installed in a Boston park, the city where the couple first met.
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MASS MoCA Workers Celebrate First Union Contract
Earlier this year, the union held a one-day strike over “lowball” wages and prolonged negotiations.
Art
Joiri Minaya Breaks Through the Camouflage
For years, Minaya reflected warped perceptions of Indigenous and diasporic peoples by concealing bodies in textiles; now, she is revealing the people behind the patterns.
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Announcement
Boston Art Book Fair Returns This November
Presented by Boston Center for the Arts and Bodega, this free fair features art, books, prints, zines, and more by over 140 exhibitors.
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Harvard Art Museums Presents Dare to Know: Prints and Drawings in the Age of Enlightenment
This exhibition in Cambridge, Massachusetts, shows how the graphic arts inspired, shaped, and gave immediacy to new ideas during the Enlightenment era.
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Cey Adams Celebrates 40 Years of Art and Design at Boston University Art Galleries
This career retrospective features over 60 works that encompass Adams’s multiple mediums, from graffiti to pop art.
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Applications Open for MassArt’s 2023 MFA Programs in 2D and 3D Fine Arts
Students work in a collaborative studio environment with a faculty of practicing artists and premier facilities in the heart of Boston.
Art
Philip Guston’s Haunted Testimonies
Guston became a witness to the 20th century’s darkest and foulest experiences without closing his eyes or turning away, and enabled us to see and reflect upon this brutality.
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MASS MoCA Workers Plan One-Day Strike to Protest "Lowball" Wages
The union seeks a minimum wage of $20 by the end of 2024; the museum offered only $16.