Arts Jan 23 Pakistani artist finds success painting what he’s lived, felt and feared Pakistani-born artist Salman Toor saw his career take off after he made a sudden shift to painting what he’s lived, felt and sometimes even feared. He gave special correspondent Jared Bowen of GBH Boston a tour of his ongoing exhibit…
Arts Nov 29 Boston exhibit reveals John Singer Sargent’s methods and why his work remains relevant The great painter John Singer Sargent, an American expat, is the subject of a new show at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts. It reveals much about his methods and why his work remains relevant more than a hundred years later.
Arts Aug 22 New exhibit shows how a Massachusetts town helped shape the artist Edward Hopper Edward Hopper stands as a mythical figure in American art. As a new exhibition at the Cape Ann Museum reveals, the artist known for rendering the haunting isolation of urban life mastered his craft by spending summers by the sea.
Arts Apr 10 Mechanics at Madhouse Motors create masterpieces in motion Can motorcycles be considered works of art? They are at a place called Madhouse Motors. Jared Bowen of GBH Boston went to see how the mechanics there are creating masterpieces in motion for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.
Arts Jan 27 A look inside the acclaimed new theater production of ‘Life of Pi’ The play "Life of Pi" opened this winter at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts. You may know the story from the bestselling book or the Oscar-winning film. But the creative team of the play wants you to reconsider…
Arts Jan 03 New MIT Museum showcases latest scientific advancements Artificial intelligence, robotics and gene sequencing are the stuff of headlines, science fiction and sometimes even our worst fears. It’s all on view at the new MIT Museum. A place where the latest scientific advancements fill galleries, but only really…
Arts Dec 15 New Broadway musical ‘A Beautiful Noise’ explores Neil Diamond’s life and career The playlist is personal for the team distilling the life of and legacy of Neil Diamond in the new Broadway musical "A Beautiful Noise." Without Diamond, we would not have "Sweet Caroline" and The Monkees wouldn’t have had number-one hits…
Arts Nov 28 Museum uses technology to deepen visitor engagement with ancient sculptures Ancient sculptures at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts are getting a new look. After years of reimagining how to present the great Greek, Roman and Byzantine art, the museum has found ways to draw threads from thousands of years…
Arts Aug 11 Iranian artist’s surrealist work explores restrictions on women and immigrants As a young woman in Iran, and later as an immigrant to the U.S., artist Arghavan Khosravi has been subjected to many restrictions. But on the canvas, she renders it all through fanciful and magical layers. Jared Bowen of GBH…
Arts Jul 28 A printmaking workshop inspires artists to push boundaries The 50-year-old Brandywine Workshop and Archives in Philadelphia draws in artists, both unknown and very well-known, to push boundaries by producing limited edition prints. It's also an opportunity to get their work into major museum collections like the Harvard Art…