Wednesday, January 30–Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Barbara and Steven Grossman Gallery
Organized in the form of a continued dialogue and culminating with the production of a multimedia publication, "Histories of Now: A Space for Dialogue, Art and Activism" transforms the gallery into a site of international and local exchanges focusing on current events in Egypt, and using these events as a means of discussing a multiplicity of contemporary social movements.
Weems Atrium + Project Space, SMFA
Alfond Auditorium MFA, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Free tickets may be obtained from MFA ticket desks and kiosks.
Known for virtuoso technique and a fascination with media images,Julia Jacquette makes paintings about wish fulfillment in a consumerist society. Images mined from the internet, TV programs, movies, on the sides of buses, on the walls of subway stations, and magazine ads are distilled into paintings that are seductive yet tinged with a flavor of anxiety in the manufactured envy they evoke. A New York City-based artist, Jacquette's work has been exhibited both nationally and internationally, and is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, The Museum of Fine Arts Boston, and The RISD Museum among other institutions. Her work was included PS1's "Greater New York" exhibition, and was the subject of a retrospective at the Tang Museum in Saratoga Springs. The recipient of a Pollack-Krasner grant, her most recent solo exhibition, "Water, Liquor, Hair," was at Anna Kustera Gallery in New York.
The William Morris Hunt Memorial Library
Horticultural Hall, 2nd Floor
300 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
617-369-3385
Hours: Monday–Friday, 1–5 pm, except major holiday
The MFA's William Morris Hunt Memorial Library has collaborated with SMFA for 14 exhibitions of student work. On view February 11–April 19, 2013, the current exhibition features artists' book produced with print-on-demand technology.
Curated by SMFA faculty members Hillary Binda and Chantal Zakari, it features work by: Avery Bazemore, Rachel Bernardini, Haley A. Bishop, Paul Butler, Heisue Chung, Crystal Fenner, Geoffrey Hewer-Candee, Kristen Hoops, Ximena Izquierdo, Kate Kincaid, Sarah Kroll, Phyllis Labanowski, Elçin Marasli, Kelly McDermott, Elizabeth Noftle, Jessica Thistlewaite, Rebecca Volynsky and Ben Wu.
Fourth Wall Project Art Space, 132 Brookline Ave, Boston
Gallery hours: Wednesday–Friday, 1–6 pm; Sunday, 1–5 pm
Cities are in a constant state of flux, experiencing periods of building and destruction. Alexander Squier's "What's to Come..." is a response to the visible transformations occurring within the area known now as the Fenway Triangle, with a specific focus on 132 Brookline Avenue. He addresses the ongoing demolition and construction around the building, as well as the building's own limited lifespan and potential erasure from the site. Opening reception: March 9, 6–9 pm.
