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Online • May 22, 2026
In “Interlaced, Interwoven,” Jewish Ritual and Contemporary Craft Converge
Quick Bit by Emma Breitman

Issue 16 • May 21, 2026
Maine Institutions Dissect the American Semiquincentennial
Feature by Jorge S. Arango

Issue 16 • May 19, 2026
At Harvard Radcliffe Institute, Eve Fowler Turns Language into Form
Review by Alanna Prince

Online • May 08, 2026
Honoring Candelaria Silva-Collins
Feature by Ngoc-Tran Vu and the Creative Entrepreneur Fellows

Online • May 05, 2026
“A Shell, A Peel, A Pause” Finds Magic in the Everyday
Quick Bit by Christian Jones

Online • May 02, 2026
To Float like Butterflies: Masha Keryan and Lavaughan Jenkins Recast the Boxer for a Contemporary Moment
Review by Lynne Cooney

Online • Apr 28, 2026
Ready, Set, Go: Ten Spring Exhibitions Opening or Closing within Six Weeks
Feature by BAR Editorial

Online • Apr 14, 2026
Gathering Memory, Mapping Diaspora: In Conversation with Kelly Taylor Mitchell
Interview by Jordan Barrant

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SubscribeOnline • May 20, 2026
In Photos: The Boston Art Review Issue 16 Launch Party
For our big annual party, artists, writers, and readers gathered at Lou’s for a night of performances, dancing, and celebration marking the launch of Boston Art Review’s Issue 16 and the summer edition of the Art Radar map.
Feature by BAR Editorial
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Online • May 22, 2026
In “Interlaced, Interwoven,” Jewish Ritual and Contemporary Craft Converge
Quick Bit by Emma Breitman

Issue 16 • May 21, 2026
Maine Institutions Dissect the American Semiquincentennial
Feature by Jorge S. Arango
Civic Culture • May 28, 2026
ArtWonk: Games Are Afoot at City Hall
Mayor Wu moves to rein in a City Council faction going rogue over her proposed FY 2027 budget, Lee Pelton’s departure as the Boston Foundation’s president and CEO signals a changing of the guard for New England philanthropy, and LA28’s milquetoast Cultural Olympiad announcement reveals how Boston is failing to include the arts in what it hopes will be a door-buster summer for tourism.
News by Kim Córdova
Civic Culture • May 12, 2026
ArtWonk: Austerity Comes for the Biennale
As the Venice Biennale opens amid protests, austerity, and talk of a collapsing global order, artists and critics debate whether the national pavilion format is obsolete or newly relevant. Back home, Boston’s budget fights continue, Michelle Millar Fisher heads to Cooper Hewitt, young people eye the exits, and La CASA opens in the South End.
News by Kim Córdova