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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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Recent Articles

A still from an animation featuring a a hand and floating objects.

Online • Nov 19, 2024

At the Carpenter Center, “Fragments of a Faith Forgotten” Attempts to Piece Together the Undefinable Life and Practice of Harry Smith

Review by Karolina Hac

Owners of the bookstore look over blueprints of the space.

Issue 12 • Nov 12, 2024

Literature and Liberation: A Bookstore and Gathering Place Comes to Fields Corner

Feature by Niara Simone Hightower

Tech light projections cover the facade of a former tire shop.

Online • Nov 12, 2024

Illuminus Kicks Off First Neighborhood-Specific Activation at an Old Tire Shop in Dorchester

Quick Bit by Erwin Kamuene

Online • Oct 29, 2024

New To Town: Carmen Hermo on her Appointment as Curator of Contemporary Art at the MFA

Interview by Jameson Johnson

Weekly Happenings

November 19–26

Un-monument open call + justBook'ish is officially open in Dorchester!

November 12–19

Workshops, artist talks, and week-long community events in this week's lineup!

November 6–12

Missed the Issue 13 launch party? Catch the photo recap here!

Issue 12 • Nov 12, 2024

Literature and Liberation: A Bookstore and Gathering Place Comes to Fields Corner

On Saturday, November 23, Bing Broderick and Porsha Olayiwola will open justBook-ish—a communal gathering space and literary hub in the heart of Dorchester. We're revisiting the story originally published in print in Issue 12 on occasion of their grand opening.

Feature by Niara Simone Hightower

Online • Nov 19, 2024

At the Carpenter Center, “Fragments of a Faith Forgotten” Attempts to Piece Together the Undefinable Life and Practice of Harry Smith

Review by Karolina Hac

A long embroidered tapestry adorns a gallery wall.

Issue 13 • Nov 05, 2024

At MassArt Art Museum, "Displacement" Tells a Story of Environmental Destruction and Human Migration

Review by Shana Garr

Online • Nov 12, 2024

Illuminus Kicks Off First Neighborhood-Specific Activation at an Old Tire Shop in Dorchester

Quick Bit by Erwin Kamuene

Recent Reviews

Online • Oct 29, 2024

New To Town: Carmen Hermo on her Appointment as Curator of Contemporary Art at the MFA

The former associate curator for the Brooklyn Museum’s Center for Feminist Art started in her new role last month, but already has big plans for Boston.

Interview by Jameson Johnson

Artwork included in the "States of Becoming" exhibition at McMullen Museum of Art.

Online • Sep 10, 2024

Eleven Art Exhibitions to See in Massachusetts This Fall

Keeping it local this back-to-school season, these are the exhibitions our editors are most excited to see at galleries, museums, and community art spaces across Massachusetts.

Feature by BAR Editorial

Various spreads from Boston Art Review's Issue 11: Emerge, spread on a grey background

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Make a gift

Help us raise $50,000 before the end of this year!

Call For Writers

Write about the City of Boston's "Un-monument" initiative for Boston Art Review

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Copies of Boston Art Review are available at bookstores across New England.

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

Recent Articles

Online • Nov 19, 2024

At the Carpenter Center, “Fragments of a Faith Forgotten” Attempts to Piece Together the Undefinable Life and Practice of Harry Smith

Review by Karolina Hac

Issue 12 • Nov 12, 2024

Literature and Liberation: A Bookstore and Gathering Place Comes to Fields Corner

Feature by Niara Simone Hightower

Online • Nov 12, 2024

Illuminus Kicks Off First Neighborhood-Specific Activation at an Old Tire Shop in Dorchester

Quick Bit by Erwin Kamuene

Online • Oct 29, 2024

New To Town: Carmen Hermo on her Appointment as Curator of Contemporary Art at the MFA

Interview by Jameson Johnson

Weekly Happenings

November 19–26

Un-monument open call + justBook'ish is officially open in Dorchester!

November 12–19

Workshops, artist talks, and week-long community events in this week's lineup!

November 6–12

Missed the Issue 13 launch party? Catch the photo recap here!

Issue 12 • Nov 12, 2024

Literature and Liberation: A Bookstore and Gathering Place Comes to Fields Corner

Feature by Niara Simone Hightower

Online • Nov 19, 2024

At the Carpenter Center, “Fragments of a Faith Forgotten” Attempts to Piece Together the Undefinable Life and Practice of Harry Smith

Review by Karolina Hac

Issue 13 • Nov 05, 2024

At MassArt Art Museum, "Displacement" Tells a Story of Environmental Destruction and Human Migration

Review by Shana Garr

Online • Nov 12, 2024

Illuminus Kicks Off First Neighborhood-Specific Activation at an Old Tire Shop in Dorchester

Quick Bit by Erwin Kamuene

Recent Reviews

Online • Oct 29, 2024

New To Town: Carmen Hermo on her Appointment as Curator of Contemporary Art at the MFA

The former associate curator for the Brooklyn Museum’s Center for Feminist Art started in her new role last month, but already has big plans for Boston.

Interview by Jameson Johnson

Online • Sep 10, 2024

Eleven Art Exhibitions to See in Massachusetts This Fall

Keeping it local this back-to-school season, these are the exhibitions our editors are most excited to see at galleries, museums, and community art spaces across Massachusetts.

Feature by BAR Editorial

Subscribe to Boston Art Review Today

Subscribe and save! Get every issue of Boston Art Review delivered to your door, plus free shipping.

Meet Our Team

We're a community-supported publication. In addition to our small staff, we rely on a team of editors who are passionate about supporting our arts ecosystem.

Learn More