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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...

Ain't life Grand

by Heather Bouzan | January 28, 2008
It's an LA lifestyle boutique, only more approachable. It's New York City exclusive, but down home and neighborhood-friendly. Grand (374 Somerville Avenue, Somerville, 617.623.2429), the new retail addition to eclectic, up-and-coming Union Square...

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...

Fiddle me this

by Heather Bouzan | November 30, 2007
We love that the days of itchy hemp sack dresses and drab recycled goods are far behind us - that "going green" no longer means forgoing style. The aesthetic potential of eco-friendly housewares, accessories, and other knickknacks is realized...

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...

A New Classic: Young jewelry designer Vincent Wil Hawley

by Erica Corsano | November 05, 2007
IN THINKING about how far we've come style-wise in the last decade, we couldn't help but look ahead to the next 10 years. What will we be wearing? Which trends will be gone for good, and which will remain timeless? We predict 23-year-old jewelry...

Made in Brocade: A classic pattern gets reinvented

by Heather Bouzan | November 05, 2007
We're obsessed with Restoration Hardware's new brand and catalog, Brocade Home. We can't get enough of its high-impact patterns - all elegant sweeps, fancy swoops, and lavish swirls. Brocade-inspired pieces are showing up locally, too, on...