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The Met Considers Selling Its Art To Stave Off Financial Shortfall
The pandemic is causing The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York to consider selling its artwork to cover operational costs as it falls short of $150… -
Happy Birthday To The Phillips Collection, America's First Museum Of Modern Art
One hundred years ago, America's first museum of modern art opened in a private mansion in Washington, D.C. Founder Duncan Phillips was an early collector… -
Vanessa Leroy Once Used Daydreaming To Escape. Now, It's The Heart Of Her Photography
In November 2014, Vanessa Leroy was out photographing protests against police brutality in Boston. Three months earlier, a police officer in Ferguson,… -
'Open Studio': South Asian Art At The Peabody Essex Museum; 'A Parallel Road' Explores The Black American Motoring Experience
Plus, another look at the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum exhibition “Visionary New England” and Florida artist Debbie Baudin on creating hand-painted glass designs. -
'Open Studio': Dinner And An Audio Play With Huntington Theatre Company's 'Tiger Style!'
On tonight's "Open Studio With Jared Bowen," airing at 8:30pm on GBH 2, Facebook, YouTube and right here on GBH.org, Jared talks with playwright Mike Lew about his audio adaptation of Huntington Theatre Company's successful 2016 comedy, "Tiger Style!." The audio play, co-presented by GBH and the Huntington Theatre Company, will air Saturday night at 6pm on GBH 89.7 and here on GBH.org. Saturday's broadcast is also in collaboration with the Massachusetts Restaurant Association, encouraging audiences to pick up takeout from their favorite restaurants to enjoy while listening to the audio play at home. Learn more here. -
'An American Project': For Decades, Dawoud Bey Has Chronicled Black Life
Here's a tip: If you're looking at one of Dawoud Bey's images, the photographer suggests you look not at the face, but at the hands: "Hands are very… -
On 'Open Studio': A Multi-Sensory Winter Illumination At The Hatch Shell
On the latest Open Studio With Jared Bowen, we experience a unique audio and visual experience called "Hatched: Breaking through the Silence," at the… -
Arts This Week: 'Hatched,' 'BB@yourhome' and Steve Koppel
This week, the Hatch Shell comes alive, Boston Ballet brings us something old and something new, and Jared tells us about Expressive Digital Imagery as conceived by photographer Steve Koppel. -
With Power, Poise And Confidence, These 'Women R Beautiful'
"Mister! Mister!" she yelled. "Take my photo!"A demand, not a request. Mama had spotted the three cameras hanging from straps around Ruben Natal-San… -
See-Saws Built On U.S. Border Wall Win Prestigious Design Prize
An art project that turned the border wall at the U.S.-Mexico border into the temporary base for pink see-saws – inviting children on each side to come…
