The newest exhibit at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum combines the works of Renaissance artist Botticelli with contemporary cartoonist Karl Stevens to examine the role of storytelling in art throughout history.
Metro, Arts, Theatre
‘Spamilton’ Challenges Miranda, Broadway
In Spamilton, Hamilton works best as a vehicle to take stock of contemporary Broadway theatre and culture. It reminds the audience of theatre dorks that though Miranda might write like it’s “going out of style,” Broadway’s never been hotter and is only getting more extravagant.
Metro, Arts
J. P. Licks Welcomes Visiting Artist to Brookline
J.P. Licks, the Boston-area ice cream shop, hosts visiting artists who apply to have their work hung up at the various locations throughout the city. On Wednesday, the J.P. Licks in Brookline, Mass. held a reception for its newest artist, Stephanie Cohen.
Metro, Arts
Lipman Promotes Newest Novel at Brookline Booksmith
Massachusetts native Elinor Lipman read from her fourteenth book, “Good Riddance, at Brookline Booksmith Thursday night.
Arts, Theatre, Metro
‘A Doll’s House, Part 2’ Winds Clock, Values Back 100 Years
Lucas Hnath’s ‘A Doll’s House, Part 2’ picks up the story 15 years after Ibsen’s ‘A Doll’s House.’ Nora returns to the home, and the family, that she left.
Metro, Arts
Artists in Their Studios Welcome Visitors to SoWa
Artists in Their Studios welcome visitors to SoWa to learn more about the art in the area. People could wander in and out of every room while the artists worked.
Metro, Arts
Mndoyants Kicks Off 2019 Winter Weekend Concert Series at Gardner
Nikita Mndoyants introduces the Gardner’s Weekend Concert Series with four intense pieces.
Arts, News, Metro
Abney’s Mural Welcomes Visitors to the ICA
Nina Chanel Abney is making her Boston debut. Her mural is on display on the Sandra and Gerald Fineberg Art Wall at the ICA.
Metro, Arts
Graciela Iturbide Makes Boston Debut
The exhibit Graciela Iturbide’s Mexico, featuring the Mexican photographer’s work, opened at the Museum of Fine Arts (Boston) on Saturday and runs until May 12. The artist employs photography to deliver insight about the what she sees as both the unique and the contradictory nature of life in Mexico.
Arts, Theatre, Metro
‘The End of TV’ Blurs Lines Between Media and Reality
The End of TV blurs the lines between reality and media using acting, puppetry, and screens. The show follows Flo, who suffers from dementia, and Louise, Flo’s Meals on Wheels driver.
