La Bohème, the passionate, timeless, and indelible story of love among young artists in Paris, can stake its claim as the world’s most popular opera. It has a marvelous ability to make a powerful first impression and to reveal unsuspected treasures after dozens of hearings. At first glance, La Bohème is the definitive depiction of the joys and […]
Monthly Archives: February 2018
February
23
FUTURE DEAD ARTISTS GALLERY: FABIAN WILLIAMS- BLACK HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF
posted by Layla
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February
22
THE HIGH: AL TAYLOR: WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT?
posted by Layla
The High Museum of Art is organizing the first museum survey in the United States to explore the career of American artist Al Taylor (1948–1999). With more than 150 sculptures, drawings, and prints drawn from several of the artist’s major series over nearly two decades, the exhibition will reveal the crisscrossing avenues of Taylor’s artistic […]
February
17
BLACK PANTHER
posted by Layla
Because I never want to forget what this movie symbolized in Hollywood and what it meant to me! #wakandaforever SYNOPSIS: T’Challa, the King of Wakanda, rises to the throne in the isolated, technologically advanced African nation, but his claim is challenged by a vengeful outsider who was a childhood victim of T’Challa’s father’s mistake. TEXT: […]
February
10
MET OPERA HD: L’ELISIR D’AMORE
posted by Layla
L’Elisir d’Amore has been among the most consistently popular operatic comedies for almost two centuries. The story deftly combines comic archetypes with a degree of genuine character development rare in works of this type. Its ending is as much a foregone conclusion as it would be in a romantic comedy film today—the joy is in the […]
February
09
ZUCOT GALLERY: #PROUD BLACK
posted by Layla
In the face of past and present political and social oppression, Black people constantly and consistently continue to embody resilience, pride, and beauty. This exhibition demonstrates our ability to turn our pain into power through the unapologetic assertion of our joy, determination, and above all else – our right to exist as beautifully multifaceted humans […]
February
09
HIGH MUSEUM: TALK WITH ROBERT STORR: AL TAYLOR
posted by Layla
You’re invited to a special evening with world-renowned artist, critic, and curator Robert Storr. Storr will explore how artist Al Taylor, who was trained as a painter, worked between media, producing drawings that would form the basis for assemblages, which in turn would generate new explorations on paper. TEXT: Courtesy of http://www.high.org POSSE VIDEOS: […]
February
09
THE HIGH: AL TAYLOR: WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT?
posted by Layla
The High Museum of Art is organizing the first museum survey in the United States to explore the career of American artist Al Taylor (1948–1999). With more than 150 sculptures, drawings, and prints drawn from several of the artist’s major series over nearly two decades, the exhibition will reveal the crisscrossing avenues of Taylor’s artistic […]
February
03
BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: ANDRIS NELSONS CONDUCTS MOZART AND SHOSTAKOVICH FEATURING SOPRANO KRISTINE OPOLAIS
posted by Layla
Andris Nelsons, conductor Kristine Opolais, soprano Alexander Tsymbalyuk, bass MOZART Serenade No. 10 in B-flat for winds, K.361, Gran Partita (40 min) SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 14* (48 min) *Sung in Russian with English supertitles The BSO presents one of Shostakovich’s most unusual symphonies, No. 14, which continues the BSO’s complete cycle of Shostakovich symphonies being recorded for future […]
February
03
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON: MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
posted by Layla
View musical instruments from around the world, ranging from ancient times to the late twentieth century. The Museum is home to over 1,100 instruments, including many European and American examples, as well as numerous pieces from Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas. Museum visitors can enjoy and learn about the instrument collection not […]
February
03
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON: M. C. Escher: Infinite Dimensions
posted by Layla
Puzzle the eye and delight the mind From dorm-room posters to book jackets, the perspectival puzzles and interlocking forms of M. C. Escher (1898–1972) have teased and delighted millions of people around the world. The MFA presents the first exhibition of original prints by the Dutch artist in Boston, bringing together 50 works from public and […]
February
03
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON: Takashi Murakami: Lineage of Eccentrics A Collaboration with Nobuo Tsuji and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
posted by Layla
Contemporary works by Takashi Murakami, one of the most imaginative and important artists working today, are juxtaposed with treasures from the MFA’s renowned collection of Japanese art. The exhibition reveals how Murakami’s contemporary vision is richly inflected by a dynamic conversation with the historical past, framed by a creative dialogue with the great Japanese art […]
February
03
MUSEUM OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY, BOSTON: AFRICAN MEETING HOUSE
posted by Layla
Site 14 African Meeting House Museum of African American History 46 Joy Street, Beacon Hill The African Meeting House on Beacon Hill was built in 1806 in what once was the heart of Boston’s 19th century free black community.Today, it is a showcase of architecture and African American community organization in the formative years of […]
February
03
MUSEUM OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY- BOSTON: Picturing Frederick Douglass: The Most Photographed American of the 19th Century
posted by Layla
Frederick Douglass was in love with photography. From his earliest known photograph in 1841 until his passing in 1895, he sat for his portrait whenever he could and became the most photographed American of the nineteenth century; more photographed than President Abraham Lincoln. In this first major exhibition of Douglass photographs, we offer a visually […]
February
03
GIBSON HOUSE- BOSTON
posted by Layla
Completed in 1860, the Gibson House stands virtually untouched as a historic house museum in Back Bay. In 2001, the National Park Service designated Gibson House as a National Historic Landmark. A unique and unspoiled single-family residence, it retains its kitchen, scullery, butler’s pantry, and water closets, as well as formal rooms and private quarters. […]
February
01
THE HIGH: “A FIRE THAT NO WATER COULD PUT OUT”: CIVIL RIGHTS PHOTOGRAPHY
posted by Layla
Taking its title from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s final speech before his assassination in 1968, “A Fire That No Water Could Put Out” reflects on the fiftieth anniversary of this tumultuous year in American history. Following his death in Memphis, Dr. King’s enormous funeral procession through Atlanta took over the city’s streets with thousands […]
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