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ART
At Praise Shadows, Yuri Shimojo paintings give shape to lives lived and lost
The “Memento Mori” series was created after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
MURRAY WHYTE
What if American cities were built for Blackness?
A MoMA show confronts brick-and-mortar manifestations of racism while imagining new possibilities for architecture.
ART
With a ‘bit of kismet,’ Milton Art Museum comes back to life in Brockton
The big-name collection was built by Milton's 20th-century "traders, bankers, and industrialists."
Art is a bridge ‘between facts and feelings’ for MIT’s Ekene Ijeoma
The artist's information-based projects include the Black Mobility and Safety Seminar series.
MURRAY WHYTE
At the MFA, new galleries bring visitors eye to eye with ancient Egypt
The museum just opened the first phase of a long-awaited do-over for its storied collection.
GALLERIES
Where Hannah Wilke’s feminist art flowered into friendship
A solo exhibition at LaiSun Keane features works owned by a patron and private collector.
ARTS
In Beacon Hill, the Golem rises as ‘a protector of all people’ for Passover
Julie Weitz’s “Golem v. Golem” photo installation graces the façade of Beacon Hill's Vilna Shul Jewish center.
OUTDOORS
Imagination reigns on the lawns of Watertown with YardArt project
More than 120 residences are festooned with original artwork for the inaugural YardArt Watertown.