Public Art
'Roxbury Love' Mural Reduced To Rubble As Development Starts On Apartment Complex
The massive, black-and-white portrait of Nelson Mandela, bookended by the words “Roxbury Love” in block letters, was a Boston landmark. It will be replaced by a mixed-use development.
Boston Common Art Installation Illuminates The Dangers Indigenous Women Face
"Miskodoodiswan," or "The Red Dress Lodge," is an installation by interdisciplinary artist Lilly E. Manycolors.
'This Is Just The Beginning': Roxbury Artists Paint Black Lives Matter Mural In Nubian Square
Spurred by the owner and chief curator of Black Market Nubian, the mural stretches 500 feet down Washington Street.
16 Statues And Memorials Were Damaged During Sunday's Protests, Including One Dedicated To African American Soldiers
The sculpture was vandalized with four-letter words and phrases including “Black Lives Matter,” “No Justice, No Peace,” and “Police are Pigs.”
See The New Mural Of Kobe Bryant In Cambridge's Graffiti Alley
Central Square Business Improvement District commissioned street artist Brandalizm for mural commemorating the legendary basketball player and his daughter killed in a helicopter incident this weekend.
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10 Visual Art Installations In Boston That Made Us Think In 2019
In 2019, a lot of what we saw in the Boston area reacted to our political moment, recontextualized artists that were overlooked in the canon, and reflected a booming Boston...
Landmark Or Eyesore? The Future Of Boston’s Hurley Building Is Uncertain
Last month, the Baker administration announced its intention to redevelop the site of the Charles F. Hurley Building, a brutalist landmark near Government Center. Preservationists hope that changing attitudes toward...
30 Years Into His Career, Shepard Fairey Still Thinks Political Art Can Create Change
The street artist got his start posting André the Giant stickers around Providence when he was a student at RISD in the late '80s. Today he's a darling of the...
Medford's Electrical Boxes Are Now Covered With Plants And Animals Of The Mystic River Watershed
Surrounding Medford Square, Sophy Tuttle's latest installation depicts native and invasive flora and fauna that populate the nearby Mystic River ecosystem.
This Artist Put A Mock-Up Of A Triple-Decker In The Seaport To Make Us Think About The Housing Crisis
Pat Falco's latest installation uses the contrast of a humble triple-decker in the high end Seaport to interrogate Boston's inequitable history of housing, development and displacement.
Got One Minute? This Concert Series Is For You
Created by Boston-based violist Rayna Yun Chou, "Concert for One" turns shipping containers into mini-concert halls for concerts that last one minute, and are performed to only one listener.
Photos: See Nick Cave's Giant Inflatable Sculpture Parade From South End To Upham's Corner
This summer, acclaimed contemporary artist Nick Cave created a multifaceted joy-themed project called "Augment" for Boston.
Boston Artist Creates Sculpture From Used Basketballs
Basketball felt like a natural pathway to engage with communities. For artist Shaka Dendy, the project is meant to show art can have an impact beyond the conceptual.
The Portraits, And Stories, Of Former Gang Members To Be Displayed In A Big Way On Boston Common
The Uncornered Photo Documentary Project will display photos and stories of former gang members alongside images of elected officials like Mayor Marty Walsh and Rep. Ayanna Pressley.
An Augmented Reality Experience On The Greenway Reminds Us Of Life Before The Big Dig
This summer, the Rose Kennedy Greenway is paying homage to its past with an exhibition titled "The Auto Show."
Take A Look At The 8 New Murals Inside Boston's Underground At Ink Block
The initiative finds a way to make the otherwise forgotten, somewhat awkward yet grandiose space created by the elevated highways a useable park. At the same time, it imagines something...
7 Public Art Installations To Check Out In Boston This Summer
From street murals to a traveling, reflective hot air balloon, check out one of many pieces of art on the streets of Boston this summer.
Make Way For A New Sculpture — Nancy Schön Unveils A Bronze Version Of 'Myrtle The Turtle'
The artist behind "Make Way for Ducklings" unveils her latest installation, "Myrtle the Turtle," based on the New England Aquarium's giant sea turtle.
A Giant, Mirrored Hot Air Balloon Is Coming To Massachusetts This Summer
The project, called New Horizon, is the brainchild of Doug Aitken, an American artist and filmmaker known for his large-scale outdoor installations.
The 'Northwest Passage' At MIT Reminds Us Of Warming Waters And Our Role In Climate Change
The site-specific installation's name is a nod to the physical sea route to the Pacific Ocean through the Arctic Ocean, which for centuries has been ice-bound, but with the acceleration...