by Kristin Palpini | Dec 28, 2015 | Articles, Arts
This exhibit of embellished plaster cast torsos made by area breast cancer survivors, family, and friends allows the women to represent their bodies in a way that the realm of the real doesn’t. Hosmer Gallery: One in Eight: The Torso Project. Artist reception Jan. 9,...
by Kristin Palpini | Dec 21, 2015 | Articles, Arts
Though he calls Italy home, Francesco Clemente considers himself a “nomadic artist” who is inspired to create by the people and places he visits. In his installation for MASS MoCA, “Encampment,” Clemente recreates some of the places he’s been over the past three...
by Kristin Palpini | Dec 21, 2015 | Articles, Arts, Music
If you’re a member of Gen X, Sublime holds a special place in your heart. In the late ’90s, the band was playing the songs of your summer. Prozac for your ear is how I heard 99.3’s Leslie describe them, and that’s pretty accurate. Sublime released their megahit...
by Kristin Palpini | Dec 14, 2015 | Articles, Arts
For 38 years the A.P.E. Gallery has been showcasing off-beat and important works of art that can’t be found in other galleries. Their shows are edgy, punk, and loud as well as reflective and mesmerizing. This month, the gallery is celebrating its nearly four decades...
by Kristin Palpini | Dec 14, 2015 | Articles
Was it a comet? Planetary conjunction? A supernova? Or a sign from God that Jesus had been born? Only the gospel of Matthew mentions the star of Bethlehem appearing over Jesus’ birth manger, harkening people to come meet the new king. People have puzzled over what...
