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The Embrace in Boston Common

Viewers react to the new installation of “The Embrace” statue

Julia Goujiamanis January 24, 2023
“The Embrace,” a statue commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, was unveiled Jan. 13 in Boston Common, generating various reactions and inspiring awe within the community.
two people look at artwork in a college of fine arts gallery

MFA 2021 graphic design candidates reflect on collaborative nature of 2021 thesis exhibit

Emma Vacirca April 6, 2021
The 2021 thesis graphic design exhibit titled “The Printer is Broken” featured 17 students’ art.
Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King

MLK, Coretta Scott King memorial planned for Boston Common

Olga Benacerraf March 25, 2021
Installation of the abstracted bronze figure is expected to take place in October of 2022.
Chandler pond in Chestnut Hill

Community Preservation Committee recommends projects for new funding

Taylor Brokesh February 25, 2021
The Boston City Council will vote to approve funding, which totals more than $25 million in grants from the Community Preservation Fund.
The self-guided audio tour proposed by high school student Sophia Thomas to accompany the Boston Latin Quarter Art Walk. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston’s Latin Quarter showcases art celebrating culture of Jamaica Plain

Ashley Soebroto October 14, 2020
To commemorate National Hispanic Heritage Month, a virtual art walk is highlighting 11 different Latino art pieces in the cultural district.
Boston’s Galerie d’Orsay on Newbury St. Co-director Kristine Hammond is trying to increase the gallery’s social media presence and allow people to browse their collection virtually while the gallery remains closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. COURTESY TIM GRAFFT VIA FLICKR

Boston galleries find creative ways to continue promoting and selling art

Jennifer Suryadjaja April 16, 2020
Boston's art galleries begin transitioning to virtual showings, and art collectors find ways to exchange their art while maintaining social distance.
Liz Munsell, assistant curator of contemporary art at the MFA, is the curator for Los Angeles-based artist Sean Townley’s most recent exhibition. PHOTO COURTESY JEFF MCLANE

INTERVIEW: MFA curator’s exhibit blends history, contemporary

Jessie Levinson April 14, 2016

The Museum of Fine Arts will open a new exhibit featuring Los Angeles-based artist Sean Townley Saturday, set to run through July 31. Called “7 Diadems/Red Ankhhafs,” the exhibition was inspired...

Pakistani Artist Huma Bhabha spoke about her sculptures of grotesque dignity Monday night at Sleeper Auditorium. PHOTO BY MADDIE MALHOTRA/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Pakistani artist Huma Bhabha blends materials, narratives

Allegra Peelor November 12, 2015

A man whose legs are two-by-fours, a dog whose ears are paper and a picture of a donkey cart carrying an I-beam next to the freeway — all of these works of art were created by Huma Bhabha, a Pakistani...

CFA's Undergraduate Showcase offers real world experience for art students

CFA’s Undergraduate Showcase offers real world experience for art students

Kimberly Rendon September 16, 2014

A cardboard octopus looks out the 808 Gallery’s glass windows onto the Commonwealth Avenue sidewalk, as Boston University students walk to and from classes. Some students glance curiously into the building,...

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