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“Wedded Bliss, The Marriage of Art and Ceremony” at the Peabody Essex Museum

by Heather Bouzan | April 23, 2008
SATURDAY, APRIL 26 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 Even if the word "marriage" tends to inspire in you little more than a cold sweat, it's impossible to deny the cultural and emotional significance of the ceremony. (Relax, Mom: you're gonna have...

"El Greco to Velázquez" and "Antonio López García" at the Museum of Fine Arts

by Heather Bouzan | April 07, 2008
SUNDAY, APRIL 13 - SUNDAY, JULY 27 It's "Spanish Spring" at the Museum of Fine Arts (465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, 617.267.9300), and we're excited for the chance to revisit our high-school foreign-language roots. The season is headlined...

“Body Politics: Maori Tattoo Today” at the Peabody Essex Museum

by Heather Bouzan | March 10, 2008
THROUGH FEBRUARY 1, 2009 Committing to a tiny star on our ankle is one thing - but facial tattooing? We're not so sure we'd be willing. For New Zealand's Maori population, however, the swirls, loops, and whirls of ta moko are a point of tribal...

“Long Life Cool White: Photographs by Moyra Davey” at the Fogg Art Museum

by Heather Bouzan | February 25, 2008
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28 - MONDAY, JUNE 30 For type-A neat freaks, Moyra Davey's photographs might induce a bit of angst, as clutter and dust often take center stage. But many find beauty in the images, along with a heightened awareness of what are often...

Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company at the Institute for Contemporary Art

by Heather Bouzan | February 06, 2008
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13 - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16 Unless we're talking The Nutcracker, it isn't easy to describe an upcoming dance performance without delving into too-technical boringness or dry observations about costuming and musical selections...

“SMFA Traveling Scholars” at the Museum of Fine Arts

by Heather Bouzan | January 28, 2008
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2 - SUNDAY, MARCH 2 We can see how, as an artist, one might benefit from a change of scenery. Luckily for six talented up-and-comers, the School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA) provides the requisite cash with its annual Traveling...

DJ Spooky at the Institute of Contemporary Art

by Heather Bouzan | January 08, 2008
THURSDAY, JANUARY 24 - SATURDAY, JANUARY 26 An experimental musician/composer/DJ who's also a conceptual artist and has an intellectual's way with words? Sounds like the ideal guest for the ingenious Institute of Contemporary Art (100 Northern...

"Ad | Agency" at the Photographic Resource Center

by Heather Bouzan | November 30, 2007
THROUGH JANUARY 27, 2008 Ads as art? We'll buy that. But the Photographic Resource Center (832 Comm Ave, Boston, 617.975.0600) goes one step further with "Ad | Agency," a collection of photo-based work that investigates consumerism by playing...

Four Stories at the Enormous Room

by Heather Bouzan | November 14, 2007
MONDAY, DECEMBER 3 If you're the books-on-tape type, we suggest you trade in your headphones for something a little more social: local literary series Four Stories tonight at the Enormous Room (567 Mass Ave, Cambridge, 617.491.5550). The evening's...

"Symbols of Power: Napoleon and the Art of the Empire Style, 1800-1815" at the Museum of Fine Arts

by Heather Bouzan | November 14, 2007
THROUGH SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 2008 What do Tom Cruise, Joe Pesci, and George Costanza have in common? Yup, Napoleon complex. But if you're looking for a little more insight into the psyche of the 19th-century tyrant, check out "Symbols of Power...

"Design Life Now: National Design Triennial" at the ICA

by Heather Bouzan | November 14, 2007
THROUGH SUNDAY, JANUARY 6, 2008 As we all know, the kind of art that's recognized at the ICA (100 Northern Avenue, Boston, 617.478.3100) is far more than just what's mounted in a gilded frame and hung on a wall for inspection. The museum's...

Glamorous at Saint

by Heather Bouzan | November 05, 2007
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8 By now, the SYNERGY series has established itself as some of the most innovative nightlife in the city. (Think über-trendy following and an LA vibe.) Next up on the SYNERGY schedule is Glamorous at Saint (90 Exeter Street, Boston...

My Brightest Diamond at the Museum of Fine Arts

by Heather Bouzan | November 05, 2007
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18 She's trained in the ear-splitting notes of classical opera, but Shara Worden, a/k/a My Brightest Diamond , believes her brand of experimental indie rock is the most precious gift she can give the world (hence her stage name)....

Shaolin Warriors at the Orpheum Theatre

by Heather Bouzan | November 05, 2007
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17 Our once-a-month kickboxing class didn't prepare us for the Shaolin Warriors , a troupe of more than 20 kung fu masters, performing tonight at the Orpheum Theatre (1 Hamilton Place, Boston, 617.679.0810). Trained in hand-to-hand...

“REWIND: The Paradise Lounge Gallery Five-Year Anniversary Retrospective” at the Paradise Lounge Gallery

by Heather Bouzan | November 05, 2007
THROUGH NOVEMBER 30 The Paradise Lounge (969 Comm Ave, Boston, 617.562.8820) is, first and foremost, a place to worship the musical gods. But for the past five years, the space has doubled as a haven for artists of the more visual realm. Now, the Paradise...