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Issue 16 • Aug 25, 2026

Shaping Sanctuary: In Conversation with Yinka Shonibare

Interview by J. Yolande Daniels

Four panelists converse, seated in front of a screen on a stage.

Civic Culture • Aug 20, 2026

ArtWonk: Is Art Media Finally Getting a Seat at the Journalism Table?

News by Kim Córdova

Large paintings lit from above line the walls of a darkened gallery space.

Online • Aug 18, 2026

“Avery, Gottlieb & Rothko: By the Sea” Shows How Three Midcentury Greats Were Shaped by the Shore and One Another 

Review by David Curcio

A man sits on a stool surrounded by figural metal sculptures.

Issue 16 • Aug 18, 2026

Where Bodies Gather: In Conversation with Benjamin Spalding

Interview by Kaitlyn Ovett Clark

A two-tier sculpture hangs to the left of a large, textile collage on a gallery wall.

Online • Aug 11, 2026

No Idyllic Landscapes at Overlap Art Space

Review by Charlie Usadi

Two circle graphs showing survey results on the effects of funding cuts on New England arts and culture institutions.

Civic Culture • Aug 05, 2026

ArtWonk: Survey Reveals $13.5 Million in Grant Cuts from New England Arts Organizations

News by Kim Córdova

In a dark room, a woman kneels beside a sculpture of a bug illuminated from above and below.

Online • Aug 04, 2026

Morphologies of Emergence: In Conversation with Martha Poggioli

Interview by Isabella Cilia

A triptych hangs to the right of a curved doorway in a gallery.

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

Two CRT monitors rest on pedestals in the center of a gallery, flanked on either side by blue watercolor works.

Online • Jul 27, 2026

In “Tonight the Sky,” Suara Welitoff Holds Time Open

Review by Joao Santos

A darkened nightclub scene that depicts a group of people dancing.

Civic Culture • Jul 22, 2026

ArtWonk: Heritage Foundation Behind Attacks on Smithsonian and MA State Senate “Fun Coalition” Declares War on Boring

News by Kim Córdova

An overhead view of weaving looms in a craft school.

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

Issue 16 • Jul 14, 2026

“Say It Loud: AAMARP, 1977 to Now” Traces Five Decades of Black Artistic Production

Review by Alisa Prince

Online • Jul 14, 2026

Felicia Megginson’s Self-Portraits Recast Black Presence in Nature

Review by Gabrielle Walker

Civic Culture • Jul 09, 2026

ArtWonk: Nothing Says “Happy Birthday, America” like Attacking the Smithsonian and Violating the Rules of Soccer

News by Kim Córdova

Online • Jul 07, 2026

Tracing Maine’s Artistic Legacies at Farnsworth Art Museum

Review by Jorge S. Arango

A woman is seated in an armchair in a studio featuring crocheted artworks.

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

Issue 16 • Jul 02, 2026

Bicentennial Blues, Now

Feature by Brian Boyles

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Issue 16 • Aug 25, 2026

Shaping Sanctuary: In Conversation with Yinka Shonibare

On the occasion of the American premiere of Sanctuary City at the Rose Art Museum, the artist discusses refuge, resistance, and finding exuberance in dark times.

Interview by J. Yolande Daniels

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A man sits on a stool surrounded by figural metal sculptures.

Issue 16 • Aug 18, 2026

Where Bodies Gather: In Conversation with Benjamin Spalding

Interview by Kaitlyn Ovett Clark

Large paintings lit from above line the walls of a darkened gallery space.

Online • Aug 18, 2026

“Avery, Gottlieb & Rothko: By the Sea” Shows How Three Midcentury Greats Were Shaped by the Shore and One Another 

Review by David Curcio

A two-tier sculpture hangs to the left of a large, textile collage on a gallery wall.

Online • Aug 11, 2026

No Idyllic Landscapes at Overlap Art Space

Review by Charlie Usadi

Civic Culture Desk

Four panelists converse, seated in front of a screen on a stage.

Civic Culture • Aug 20, 2026

ArtWonk: Is Art Media Finally Getting a Seat at the Journalism Table?

BAR hit the road on the 2026 journalism conference circuit, attending convenings hosted by Investigative Reporters and Editors, Momus, and the Knight Foundation. There, we found cautious signs that arts journalism and its infrastructure may finally be entering broader conversations about the future of media.

News by Kim Córdova

Two circle graphs showing survey results on the effects of funding cuts on New England arts and culture institutions.

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