"The Art Star and the Sudanese Twins" at the ICAToday and tomorrow, the ICA screens Pietra Brettkelly's documentary on Italian artist Vanessa Beecroft, "The Art Star and the Sudanese Twins." Beecroft, best known for her performance pieces involving multitudes of unclothed lethargic models, is the art world's equivalent of Sylvia Plath. Girls embrace her as conflicted teenagers, abandon... continue reading on Bostonist
Creative Reuse: The Art of Rachel Whiteread and Tara DonovanTara Donovan and Rachel Whiteread are among the world's finest sculptors. It is uplifting to note that these two women (working in a traditionally male-dominated field) both have solo shows in Boston's world class museums. Whiteread, the first woman to win the Turner Prize, is exhibiting Place (Village) at... continue reading on Bostonist
At the MFA: Two Photo Exhibits, Lessons in Technique and InnovationThe Museum of Fine Arts and the SMFA are currently showing exhibits of two technically gifted photographers: the young South American artist Esteban Pastorino Diaz and legendary portrait photographer Yousuf Karsh. Taking only a cursory look over "Shifting Perspectives," an exhibit of Argentinian photographer Esteban Pastorino Diaz's work, one... continue reading on Bostonist
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