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Greg Cook is an arts reporter and critic for WBUR.org and The Providence Phoenix. His writing has also appeared in The Boston Phoenix, The Boston Globe, Art New England, Juxtapoz Magazine, Art & Antiques, PoetryFoundation.org and several newspapers in suburban Boston. He is the founder of The New England Journal of Aesthetic Research, which won a 2009 Creative Capital | Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant.
Cook is a leader in fostering art making in the New England. He oversees the New England Art Awards, an annual open-source, community project to honor art made in the region. He organizes the “Quiet, Please” arts and cultures talks at the Malden Public Library. And his writings sparked a community effort that got Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts to relaunch its Maud Morgan Prize for local women artists in 2011 after the museum neglected to award it for five years.
Cook teaches at Montserrat College of Art. His own pictures have appeared in fancy publications like Nickelodeon magazine, Publishers Weekly and The Believer, and have received honorable mentions in the 2006 and ’07 editions of “The Best American Comics.” He’s exhibited his artwork in Italy, France, Canada, Abu Dhabi, the United States, and the bathrooms of Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts.
Despite all this apparent liveliness, Wikipedia once declared him dead.
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Where Does Boston's Road Salt Come From? A Local Photographer Finds Out
January 27, 2015
Boston photographer Allison Cekala’s exhibit “Road Salt: A 4,500-Mile Journey” is on view at Boston’s Museum of Science.
The Local Guy Behind ‘Let It Go’ Snow Day Video That Everyone's Talking About
January 26, 2015
Moses Brown School in Providence posted a “School Is Closed” video to YouTube that’s already attracting national attention.
Bread & Puppet: How Does Activist Theater Respond To Protests In Our Streets?
January 24, 2015
Bread & Puppet Theater’s ‘Captain Boycott’ is a history of small people fighting back.
Rinklin's Otherworldly Landscapes Are Poised At Boundary Of Tech And Tradition
January 21, 2015
The Boston artist’s paintings tug at the nature of realism in a moment when everything is digitally photographed and then Photoshopped.
Baltimore's Edgar Allan Poe Statue Sadly Acknowledges Ravens Loss To Patriots
January 16, 2015
What happens when the rivalry between Poe fans in Boston and Baltimore slips over into a football playoffs bet?
Patriots Playoff Bet Sparks Question: Would Edgar Allan Poe Root For The Ravens?
January 09, 2015
“I thought, well, OK, it’s a foregone conclusion that we’re going to win, so I don’t mind sticking it to Boston,” says Jeff Jerome, a Poe fan in Baltimore.
Santa Claus Is A Little Old Lady Who Flies On A Broom? Yes, In Italy.
January 05, 2015
“She promised herself to love all the kids in the world.” La Befana visits Newton’s Ciociaro Social Club.
Last Chance To Make 'Roadrunner' The State Rock Song? What Can Be Done?
January 05, 2015
There is just a day or so left for a legislative proposal to make the Modern Lovers’ 1972 ode to Massachusetts the state rock song.
From Museums To The Streets—Boston's Best Visual Art Of 2014
December 30, 2014
Among Boston artists, energy reached outside galleries to public projects in 2014.
'There's Still A Lot Of People Struggling'—MacArthur 'Genius' Mark Bradford
December 19, 2014
An interview with the celebrated Los Angeles artist about his exhibit at Brandeis University’s Rose Art Museum.
Mush! Human Dog Sled Racing At Lowell ‘WinterFest’
February 24, 2013
LOWELL, Mass. — It’s sort of like regular dogsled races. Except instead of dogs, four people strap on harnesses to pull sleds.
Panel: Are Arts Relevant In The 21st Century?
February 22, 2013
How to financially sustain existing cultural institutions in an ever more technological world?
Power Cords: ‘Harp Extravaganza’ At Berklee
February 21, 2013
BOSTON — Check out video of five harpists performing a Michael Jackson medley.
Actress Olympia Dukakis Among Those Receiving State Cultural Awards
February 19, 2013
The Commonwealth Awards honor contributions the arts, humanities, and sciences.
Cézanne and Gauguin Side By Side: Which Way Would 20th Century Art Go?
February 18, 2013
BOSTON — Cézanne “very much looks forward to the experiments of the next generation of painters,” says Museum of Fine Arts Assistant Curator Emily Beeny.
Train-ing Ground: Model Railroading in Lexington
February 15, 2013
LEXINGTON, Mass. — “For most of us it starts when you’re 3-years-old and you see a train,” says Bob Fallier of the model railroad club Northeast N-Trak, “and it sticks with you for the rest of your life.”
Urban Renewal? Hermann Hesse's ‘The City’ With Puppets
February 14, 2013
BROOKLINE, Mass. — “We’re not pooh-poohing urban centers,” says Modern Times Theater puppeteer Justin Lander. “We’re promoting a different pace.”
State Arts Grants Winners Announced
February 14, 2013BOSTON — The Massachusetts Cultural Council awarded $127,500 to individual artists and writers active in crafts, dramatic writing, and sculpture and installation.
Somerville Can Haz Cat Video Fest On Sunday
February 14, 2013
SOMERVILLE, Mass. — “The response has been crazy,” said Rachel Strutt of the Somerville Arts Council, which is organizing the “Copy Cat Festival.” “The event sold out in 24 hours. And so we had to add a second show.”
An Inside Account Of The Legendary Band Joy Division
February 07, 2013Bassist Peter Hook shares his memories of the band in his new book “Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division.”