‘Looking for America’ presents the work of Hank Willis Thomas, who confronts our current political realities in a powerful way.
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2 spring exhibits in Portland highlight eccentric, curious art
Shows at Space and the Maine Jewish Museum provide a warmup for summer’s artistic bounty.
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When historic architecture becomes fair game in war | Column
History is full of wartime episodes where the gloves came off in relation to world-renowned architecture and bombs fell because of — not despite — historic significance.
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New exhibits bring diversity, fresh views to Colby College, Portland art spaces
‘Mawte: Bound Together’ at Colby Museum offers an exhibit entirely from Indigenous perspectives, while ‘Polyphony’ brings together works from 20 artists at Cove Street Arts.
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Multiple options for South Portland civic center project leaves an obvious one off the table | Column
Multiple stakeholders have weighed in on how to use the former Mahoney Middle School, but there’s one viable suggestion that the City Council has already rejected.
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Two art exhibits in Lewiston, Falmouth bring light to a cold winter | Column
‘Drawn in Light: Charlie Hewitt’ is at Lewiston’s Maine Mill museum, while ‘Nick Benfey: Neighborhood’ is showing at at Moss Galleries in Falmouth.
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When shared spaces become the scariest places to inhabit | Column
An informal social contract is broken when the most shared urban spaces become the most unpredictable.
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An exhibit in Woolwich takes on the gendered nature of ‘women’s craft’ | Column
The deliberate use of sewing, weaving, knitting and ceramics in creating art became part and parcel of a larger feminist movement.
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Ann Craven has made an art out of painting time and memory | Column
Three exhibits of her work in Portland, Rockland and Brunswick showcase the work of the artist best known for her moon paintings.
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MECA’s temporary exhibit uses U-Haul trucks to explore the possibilities of empty spaces
The ‘Cluster Truck’ sculpture exhibition invited 11 students at the Maine College of Art and Design to adopt a truck and create an experience or spectacle.