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Online • Aug 04, 2026
Morphologies of Emergence: In Conversation with Martha Poggioli
Interview by Isabella Cilia

Online • Aug 04, 2026
In “On an Overgrown Path,” Matt Saunders Traverses the Space Between Mediums
Quick Bit by John A. Tyson

Online • Jul 28, 2026
Sal Lopes’s “Living with AIDS” Returns to the Neighborhood He Documented Thirty Years Prior
Quick Bit by Melanie Litwin

Issue 16 • Jul 21, 2026
Threads of Continuity at the Saunderstown Weaving School
Feature by Yutong Shi

Online • Jul 21, 2026
The Work of Art: “Performing Conditions” at the MIT List Visual Arts Center
Review by Dina Ramadan

Online • Jul 14, 2026
Felicia Megginson’s Self-Portraits Recast Black Presence in Nature
Review by Gabrielle Walker

Online • Jul 07, 2026
Tracing Maine’s Artistic Legacies at Farnsworth Art Museum
Review by Jorge S. Arango

Online • Jul 07, 2026
Following the Thread: In Conversation with Celeste Diaz Falzone
Interview by Rene Zhang

Online • Jul 06, 2026
Rania Abdalla Kadafour’s Soft-Relief Sculptures Test the Limits of Legibility
Profile by Garry Nitz

Online • Jun 30, 2026
Beyond Boston: Eleven Summer Exhibitions Worth the Drive
Feature by BAR Editorial

Online • Jun 26, 2026
In “Even As We Grieve,” Peter Bruun Invites Us to Turn Toward One Another
Review by Shana Garr

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SubscribeOnline • Aug 04, 2026
Morphologies of Emergence: In Conversation with Martha Poggioli
The artist discusses her solo show, “The Bug,” on view at lower_cavity, and how inks made of foraged buckthorn berries, forms inspired by medical devices, and archival research shaped the production of an otherworldly laboratory.
Interview by Isabella Cilia
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Online • Aug 04, 2026
In “On an Overgrown Path,” Matt Saunders Traverses the Space Between Mediums
Quick Bit by John A. Tyson

Online • Jul 28, 2026
Sal Lopes’s “Living with AIDS” Returns to the Neighborhood He Documented Thirty Years Prior
Quick Bit by Melanie Litwin
Civic Culture • Aug 05, 2026
ArtWonk: Survey Reveals $13.5 Million in Grant Cuts from New England Arts Organizations
MASSCreative published findings from a New England–wide survey of arts organizations impacted by federal funding cuts. Meanwhile, the “fun agenda” finds its groove at the Massachusetts State House, attacks on the Smithsonian continue, KADIST’s international director weighs in on how AI could fund the arts, and Brown University’s president announces her resignation.
News by Kim Córdova
Civic Culture • Jul 22, 2026
ArtWonk: Heritage Foundation Behind Attacks on Smithsonian and MA State Senate “Fun Coalition” Declares War on Boring
A congressional hearing reveals the Heritage Foundation’s role in Trump’s attacks on the Smithsonian. Meanwhile, Massachusetts state senators seek to shed the Commonwealth’s killjoy reputation with a suite of amendments to the $325 million economic development bill designed to support cultural spaces, artists, and, yes, bars. Among the fun coalition’s goals: repealing the 1984 happy hour ban.
News by Kim Córdova