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April 1–8

No April Fools jokes here—just 35 art events to catch this week

March 25–April 1

A sandbox, twenty opportunities for artists, and a last call for the MassArt Art Auction.

March 18–25

Join us this weekend at Multiple Fairs Art Book Fair!

Issue 13: Make Believe

NOW SHIPPING: An issue dedicated to many forms of imagining with Tomashi Jackson, Sara Hendren, Emily Sara, Lani Asunción, Hakeem Adewumi, and many more.

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Online • Apr 01, 2025

At Tufts, Mobius Considers How Performance Endures Beyond the Moment

Through archival records and embodied transmissions, “an archive and/or a repertoire” displays over forty years of the artist-run organization's survival and evolution.

Review by Clara Maria Apostolatos

A landscape artwork and sculptures hung from the ceiling of a gallery space.

Online • Apr 01, 2025

“Disintegration” at Gallery VERY Warps Landscapes, Bodies, and Time

Quick Bit by Nathan Hilyard

Color swatches, a sandbox, and an assortment of objects in a gallery space.

Online • Mar 25, 2025

Not Too Deep: At Providence College Galleries, a Sandbox for Playing with Memories

Review by Jane Freiman

Online • Mar 18, 2025

John Shen Conjures Singular Images by Capturing Multitudes

Review by Swagato Chakravorty

Recent Features

Online • Mar 06, 2025

The Catastrophes of Charles Atlas: Fifty Years of Performance Caught on Camera

For his ICA/Boston exhibition, Atlas fractures his life’s work into pieces.

Review by Zach Ngin

New and used photography books line the shelves of Boston's only photo bookstore.

Online • Mar 04, 2025

Palm Press Opens Boston’s Only Photography Bookstore, Launching a New Third Space for Creatives

On February 15, Palm Press, owned by Gus Kayafas, welcomed community members and photographers of all experience levels into a newly designed space: a bookstore that will serve as a hub for photography education.

News by Emma Breitman

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Weekly Happenings

April 1–8

No April Fools jokes here—just 35 art events to catch this week

March 25–April 1

A sandbox, twenty opportunities for artists, and a last call for the MassArt Art Auction.

March 18–25

Join us this weekend at Multiple Fairs Art Book Fair!

Issue 13: Make Believe

NOW SHIPPING: An issue dedicated to many forms of imagining with Tomashi Jackson, Sara Hendren, Emily Sara, Lani Asunción, Hakeem Adewumi, and many more.

PURCHASE

Featured Products

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