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Barrington Center for the Arts
Thaddeus Beal: Rhythm and (Re)Emergence |
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Beal's paintings defy easy categorization. Minimalism
appears at first glance, yet there is a “maximal” aspect
with references to fractals and complexity theory in the
intricate markings and layered surfaces. Implicit human
presence draws us in, as to graffiti or prison-cell
markings—messages communicated with a certain urgency.
Beal's art reconciles the esoteric with the immediate;
the concrete with the arcane. He holds out to us a
chance to slow down, to re-consider what we take for
granted, and to re-experience our visual field as one
continuously emerging with mystery and meaning.
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August 29–October 23, 2009
Reception: September 5, 4–6 p.m.
Hours: Mon–Sat 9–7 p.m. |
The Gallery at Barrington
Center for the Arts
Gordon College
255 Grapevine Road,
Wenham, MA 01984
(978) 927-2300 x4751
www.gordon.edu/gallery |
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Essex Art Center
Meet Me at “Green
Eyes” |
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Toru Nakanishi had the rare opportunity
to photograph foreign women working in the nighttime
entertainment industry in his native Japan. From his
project statement: “These young women entered Japan with
so-called ‘entertainment visas’ to work as ‘hostesses’.
Their local economies often provide no work for the men
in the family, leaving the young women to be exported to
the wealthiest countries in the world. These straight
portraits of young women from economically depressed
countries symbolize the vice of our global economy. They
are, perhaps, the most valuable and vulnerable commodity
that their country brings to the world market.” |
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September 11–October 16,
2009
Opening reception:
September 11, 5–7 p.m.
Hours: Mon–Fri 10–6.
Call for additional evening hours.
Closed: October 13, November 11, 25–2 |
Essex Art Center
56 Island Street Lawrence, MA 01840
(978) 685-2343
www.essexartcenter.com |
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Museum
of Russian Icons
New Acquisitions & Modern Icons, Ancient Inspiration |
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Museum of Russian Icons
founder Gordon Lankton has purchased more than 20 icons
to add to his spectacular collection of more than 350
works. The most compelling of the new acquisitions is
Christ in Majesty. This icon reflects the strong
influence of the Byzantine style in Russian sacred art
of this period. Roger Preston’s exhibition (Modern
Icons, Ancient Inspiration) of twelve, small-scale,
devotional paintings is inspired by the Museum’s
collection. The paintings merge traditional tempera on
wood techniques with contemporary mixed media—including
computer generated drawings—to create a fresh, modern
look at devotional works intended to inspire and reflect
deeply-held and personal spiritual beliefs. |
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New Acquisitions:
Through September 5
Modern Icons: Opening October 1
Hours: Tues–Fri 1–3, Sat 9–3 p.m. |
Museum of Russian Icons
203 Union Street
Clinton, MA 01510
(978) 598-5000
www.museumofrussianicons.org |
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Tufts University Art Gallery
Sacred
Monsters: Everyday Animism in Contemporary Japanese Art
and Anime
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This exhibition examines representations
of spirits, gods, monsters, and other beings in contemporary
Japanese culture. The work of eight emerging Japanese
artists investigates how animist belief has been transmuted
through postmodern reinterpretations of the fantastic and
the supernatural pervading contemporary Japanese society. In
Brian Knep: Exempla, (September 10-November 15), this Boston
new-media artist has created six interactive projections
that use animated, child-like drawings to examine, in a
humorous way, the illusions that drive us. Viewers activate
a light source and their shadows play a decisive role in a
game of illumination and illusion. |
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September 10–November 22,
2009
Receptions: September 17, 5:30–8 p.m.
Hours: Tues–Sun 11–5, Th 11–8 p.m. |
Tufts University Art Gallery
@ the Aidekman Arts Center
40 Talbot Avenue
Medford, MA 02155
(617) 627-3518
http://artgallery.tufts.edu |
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