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Online • Jul 14, 2025

At the Addison, June Leaf’s Retrospective Is a Theater for Absurdity with Text, Machines, and Bodies Intermingling

Review by Peter Murphy

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July 29–August 5

The Curated Fridge celebrates ten years + Don't miss the Mayoral Forum on Arts & Culture

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Four exhibitions closing this week at Steven Zevitas, LaiSun Keane, Anderson Yezerski, and MIT List Visual Arts Center

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Pedro Gomez-Egana's Pendulums, A June Leaf Retrospective + 4 New Artist Opportunities

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Issue 12 • Jul 02, 2025

Party as Practice: How Nightlife Is Cultivating Creative Community in Boston

From the print archives, we're revisiting this Community Voices feature from Issue 12: Some Assembly Required (spring/summer 2024) where we caught up with nightlife organizers about the challenges and joys of navigating event production in Greater Boston. We gave everyone a disposable camera and asked them to document a night out.

Feature by Gina Lindner

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Online • Jul 14, 2025

At the Addison, June Leaf’s Retrospective Is a Theater for Absurdity with Text, Machines, and Bodies Intermingling

Review by Peter Murphy

Online • Jul 14, 2025

Pedro Gómez-Egaña’s Pendulums of Presence Teach Us Patience

Review by Joetta Maue

Online • Jul 07, 2025

With the Boston Public Art Triennial, Four Indigenous Artists Reckon with Memory and Monuments 

Critical Perspective by Petala Ironcloud

Summer Guides

Online • Jul 08, 2025

Ambitious Local Micro Galleries Are Taking Art to Unexpected Places

A trailer in Burlington, an empty storefront in Cambridge, and a small shed in Concord have been transformed into platforms for public art.

Feature by Jacqueline Houton

Online • Jun 03, 2025

The Season for Slow Looking: Ten Museum Exhibitions To Catch Across New England This Summer

From historic retrospectives and surreal landscapes to experimental films and embroidered portals—the BAR team charts the must-see museum exhibitions both locally and across the region.

Feature by BAR Editorial

Online • Jul 01, 2025

Remembering Danielle Legros Georges and the History of the Dark Room Collective

Feature by Fallon Murphy

Online • Jul 08, 2025

Ambitious Local Micro Galleries Are Taking Art to Unexpected Places

Feature by Jacqueline Houton

Online • Jul 07, 2025

With the Boston Public Art Triennial, Four Indigenous Artists Reckon with Memory and Monuments 

Critical Perspective by Petala Ironcloud

Online • Jul 14, 2025

Pedro Gómez-Egaña’s Pendulums of Presence Teach Us Patience

Review by Joetta Maue

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