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At the DeCordova Biennial, Dreams of Disneyland
The 23 artists and collaboratives in the second DeCordova Biennial [through Apr. 22] live and work in the six original New England states, and the stated purpose of the show is to demonstrate the high level of work being made there. Co-organized by Dina Deitsch, the museum's curator of contemporary art and Abigail Ross Goodman, former director of Boston's Rotenberg Gallery, the show reflects economic instability and self-effacement.
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Isabella Stewart Gardner Reopens, Restores
When Boston's eccentric, endearing socialite Isabella Stewart Gardner first opened her Fenway Court version of a 15th-century Venetian palazzo to live in and house her precious works of fine and decorative art in January 1902, she had a seal designed bearing a phoenix and the inviting motto c'est mon plaisir (it's my pleasure). Now, 110 years later, with a $4 million renovation and the addition of a new $14-million wing designed by Renzo Piano, Mrs. Gardner's home is pleasing yet again.Read More
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Stuart Hawkins says she was never any good at drawing. Upon deciding she to be an artist in the first grade, she arranged toys and stuffed animals, ev
