Artist, Rebel, Dandy, On view at the RISD Museum through August 18th.
RISD Museum celebrates the dandy, tracing the variety of ways in which this personality has blazed through two centuries and investigating where he resides today. To be a dandy is to have a devotion to style, neatness and fashion in dress and appearance. In the new exhibit we see that play out in images and examples of incredible craftsmanship, from the discreet sophistication and consummate elegance of 18th century Beau Brummell to the romantics and revolutionaries of today—including Rick Owens, Patti Smith, Ouigi Theodore, and Waris Ahluwalia.
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum was awarded a $107,900 grant by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the conservation of a collection of 16th century Flemish tapestries. When finished, the tapestries will be returned to the museum’s Tapestry Room, which has recently been reinstalled based on archival photographs from 1915. They were sent to Belgium for cleaning.
Before Midnight, Opens in theaters Friday.
Nine years after the conclusion of Before Sunset, Jesse and Celine live in Paris as a couple, parents to twin girls. Jesse has continued to find success as a novelist, while Celine is at a career crossroads, considering a job in government. Starring Ethan Hawke & Julie Delpy, you must view their previous two films in this series beforehand: Before Sunrise (1995); Before Sunset (2004).
Kings of Summer, in theaters Friday
After earning rave reviews at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, enjoy a new coming-of-age comedy about three teenage friends. They make the ultimate act of independence and decide to spend their summer building a house in the woods and living off the land. Free from their parents’ rules, their idyllic summer quickly becomes a test of friendship as each boy learns to appreciate the fact that family - whether it is the one you’re born into or the one you create – is something you can't run away from.
