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At the Davis Museum, a look at photography’s first century or so

A pair of exhibitions feature hundreds of daguerreotypes, tintypes, and snapshots.

Who gave shape to John Singer Sargent’s gods and goddesses at the MFA? He was a Black man named Thomas McKeller

At the Gardner Museum, “Boston’s Apollo” celebrates Sargent’s figure model.

The lush, feminine paintings of Wendy Edwards

An exhibition at Brown University features more than 50 works made since Edwards started teaching at there in 1980.

Media is a weapon, mirror for artist Tony Cokes

A show at Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts traces 30 years of Coke's video critiques.

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In the 1940s, photographer Gordon Parks was a young man in a hurry
At the Addison Gallery of American Art, Parks's early photographs are a marvel of exploration and variety.

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When Europe hungered for ‘Arabesque’ art and decor
The Clark Art Institute traces 300 years of Islamic influence on European creativity.

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Picturing 150 years: Happy anniversary to Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts

Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts was incorporated 150 years ago today, on Feb. 4, 1870.

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Science and culture collide for an existential ‘Indian Ocean’ exhibition

An ambitious show at the McMullen Museum of Art draws from the history of a region threatened by climate crisis.

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At the ICA, rescuing an art star from the auction frenzy

Collectors are paying top dollar for works by Tschabalala Self. A sober display helps shed flash for substance.

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At SMFA, an artist’s minimal approach speaks volumes

Kate Costello works with simple shapes and symbols.

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Two Iranian photographers, two visions of history and home

An exhibition at the MFA features work by Cambridge-based Gohar Dashti and her late teacher, Bahman Jalali.

‘Monet and Boston’ will celebrate a strong connection, collection at the MFA

Several Impressionist paintings are coming home for the occasion.

Meet the teen curators behind the MFA’s ‘Black Histories, Black Futures’ exhibition

The museum invited young people to curate an exhibition featuring 20th-century works by black artists.

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At Peabody Essex, reviving the messy history of Jacob Lawrence’s ‘The American Struggle’

The entire 30-panel series is on view for the first time since 1956.