Arts Nov 10 Inside a Massachusetts studio showcasing the work of artists with disabilities As major American museums reexamine their collections to ensure diversity and inclusion, there’s a growing realization that they need more art by people with disabilities. In Massachusetts, one organization has been celebrating that work for half a century. Special correspondent…
Arts Sep 13 One button at a time, Beau McCall makes his mark on the art world Artist and designer Beau McCall has made his mark on the art world one button at a time. Special correspondent Jared Bowen of GBH Boston takes us through the first-ever retrospective covering his near-40-year career. It's part of our arts…
Arts Jul 25 From K-pop to skin care, art exhibit explores global influence of South Korean culture From K-pop to skin care, South Korea has been at the cutting edge of cultural development internationally. As a new museum exhibition reveals, it didn’t happen overnight. Special correspondent Jared Bowen of GBH Boston reports.
Arts May 20 Acclaimed artist Lorraine O'Grady on her long path into art world acceptance Some 50 years into her career and at almost 90-years-old, artist Lorraine O'Grady has her first-ever museum retrospective at Wellesley College's Davis Museum. If that sounds like an honor delayed, much of O'Grady's career has played out with a slow…
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…