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Astrid Reischwitz, "Filling the Blank," 2019

At the Griffin, layers upon photographic layers

Four exhibits the Griffin Museum of Photography show that layering can be literal: applying fabric or paint or beading to the photographic image. It can also be figurative, with layers of memory, identity, meaning.

Heads in the cloud: ‘Spatial Disclosures’ considers shared consciousness

Artists Nan Tull and Nona Hershey join forces at SOPRAFINAGallery.

Peeking behind the scenes of ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’

The Museum of Modern Art looks at the nuts-and-bolts of the Oscar-winning Netflix film.

At the MFA, enslaved Black potters’ work brings lives into the light in ‘Hear Me Now’

“Hear Me Now” just opened at the Museum of Fine Arts. It would be a riveting history lesson, chilling and mournful, if that’s all it was. It aspires to, and achieves, so much more.

Art Review

Abstraction is women’s work, too, at Addison Gallery of American Art
The sprawling exhibition “Women and Abstraction: 1741-Now" refutes the popular idea that abstraction was created by American men.

The politics of play at Northeastern University’s Gallery 360
A new show interrogates how gender stereotypes and capitalist impulses shape children’s toys and games.

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Vadym Belikov, "Launch of S-300 missiles from the territory of Belgorod (Russia) towards Kharkiv (Ukraine). . . ." 2022

At the MFA, a small photography show leaves a big impression

"Who Holds Up the Sky" bears witness to the war in Ukraine. 5:25 p.m.

Museums

DeWitt Godfrey's ‶Lincoln″ (2012) flows down the hillside from the deCordova's main museum building to the entrance road.

DeCordova announces suspension of indoor exhibitions for up to three years

The Lincoln museum's sculpture garden will remain open while its building is closed to visitors for HVAC upgrades. 2:23 p.m.

ART REVIEW

Isabelle Higgins, “October 1, 2021,” 2023. The oil on canvas is part of the exhibition "Between You and Me" at LaMontagne Gallery, Boston.

‘Between You and Me’ is a portrait of two portraitists

At LaMontagne Gallery, Isabelle Higgins and Barbara Ishikura share vivid palettes and kinetic energy. 9:09 a.m.

Globe Audio

Mayor Michelle Wu joined local clergy for a vigil at The Embrace Memorial on Boston Common in response to the killing of Tyre Nichols in Memphis. James Hills of Boston concluded the vigil with a song.

James Hills assembled a gospel choir for Embrace Boston. Now he hopes to keep it going.

Along with his co-director, Hills put together an intergenerational choir made of top local talent, from high school standouts to experienced recording artists. 5:29 a.m.

Marissa Cote, “KNEE 2 KNEE,” cotton yarn, 2023

Galleries: A map based on touch and care

Marissa Cote’s art at Distillery Gallery offers an easy route into a charged territory. 3:28 p.m.

ART REVIEW

María Berrío, “Ozymandias,” 2022. Collage with Japanese paper and watercolor on linen. Courtesy the artist and Victoria Miro, © María Berrío.

At the ICA, childhood lost in transition

María Berrío’s ‘The Children’s Crusade’ beautifully captures the grim journeys of migrant children. 11:55 a.m.

ART REVIEW

Betye Saar’s “Legends in Blue,” 2020. Mixed-media assemblage. Courtesy of the artist and Roberts Projects, Los Angeles, Calif.

At the Gardner, groundbreaking artist Betye Saar unpacks her travels

‘Heart of a Wanderer’ has a softer edge than the explicitly political work that made Saar’s name, but it has an edge all the same. 1:19 p.m.

Nafis M. White’s “Self Portrait,” 2020-present. Black Licorice, Glass Jars, dimensions variable.

In Providence, Nafis M. White explores pleasure and pain

"Freedom Is My Favorite Position," at Central Contemporary Arts, is a body-based approach to art featuring mandalas made of synthetic hair, mixed media, and licorice. 12:07 p.m.

At the Griffin, layers upon photographic layers

Heads in the cloud: ‘Spatial Disclosures’ considers shared consciousness

Peeking behind the scenes of ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’

At the MFA, enslaved Black potters’ work brings lives into the light in ‘Hear Me Now’

Art Review

Abstraction is women’s work, too, at Addison Gallery of American Art
The sprawling exhibition “Women and Abstraction: 1741-Now" refutes the popular idea that abstraction was created by American men.

The politics of play at Northeastern University’s Gallery 360
A new show interrogates how gender stereotypes and capitalist impulses shape children’s toys and games.

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Latest Headlines in Visual Arts

At the MFA, a small photography show leaves a big impression

Museums

DeCordova announces suspension of indoor exhibitions for up to three years

ART REVIEW

‘Between You and Me’ is a portrait of two portraitists

Globe Audio

James Hills assembled a gospel choir for Embrace Boston. Now he hopes to keep it going.

Galleries: A map based on touch and care

ART REVIEW

At the ICA, childhood lost in transition

ART REVIEW

At the Gardner, groundbreaking artist Betye Saar unpacks her travels

In Providence, Nafis M. White explores pleasure and pain

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At the Griffin, layers upon photographic layers

Heads in the cloud: ‘Spatial Disclosures’ considers shared consciousness

Peeking behind the scenes of ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’

At the MFA, enslaved Black potters’ work brings lives into the light in ‘Hear Me Now’

Art Review Abstraction is women’s work, too, at Addison Gallery of American Art The sprawling exhibition “Women and Abstraction: 1741-Now" refutes the popular idea that abstraction was created by American men.

The politics of play at Northeastern University’s Gallery 360 A new show interrogates how gender stereotypes and capitalist impulses shape children’s toys and games.

FROM OUR PARTNERS

Latest Headlines in Visual Arts

At the MFA, a small photography show leaves a big impression

DeCordova announces suspension of indoor exhibitions for up to three years

‘Between You and Me’ is a portrait of two portraitists

James Hills assembled a gospel choir for Embrace Boston. Now he hopes to keep it going.

Galleries: A map based on touch and care

At the ICA, childhood lost in transition

At the Gardner, groundbreaking artist Betye Saar unpacks her travels

In Providence, Nafis M. White explores pleasure and pain

Art Review

Abstraction is women’s work, too, at Addison Gallery of American Art
The sprawling exhibition “Women and Abstraction: 1741-Now" refutes the popular idea that abstraction was created by American men.

The politics of play at Northeastern University’s Gallery 360
A new show interrogates how gender stereotypes and capitalist impulses shape children’s toys and games.