

Issue 15: Fall/Winter 2025
Tourmaline graces our cover, while inside, Issue 15 explores how memory, preservation, and practice shape what’s happening now—with exclusive artist projects, interviews, and our special Un-monument section. Every issue includes a copy of our brand-new map, Radar.
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Online • Mar 31, 2026
Deconstructing 250 Years of Revolution at the Boston Public Library
Bringing together historical artifacts, contemporary art, and a new commission, the library’s first major exhibition in nearly a decade frames democracy as a project still in the making.
Review by Jacqueline Houton
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Online • Mar 31, 2026
Michelle Lopez Holds the Line Between Control and Collapse
Review by Marcus Civin

Online • Mar 23, 2026
“Embellish Me” Expands the Narrative of the Pattern and Decoration Movement
Review by Kendall DeBoer

Online • Mar 24, 2026
Wagner Foundation Announces 2026 Wagner Arts Fellows
News by Wagner Foundation (Partner Post)
Civic Culture Desk
Civic Culture • Mar 27, 2026
ArtWonk: Building a Bigger Tent for the Arts Ecosystem
A panel on Boston’s arts ecosystem reframes artists’ challenges as shared civic pressures and more from Joseph Zeal-Henry following his appointment as chief of arts and culture. Also in the Wonk: National Arts Policy Alliance names three co-directors, new leadership at BCA and CCVA, dark money enters MA housing debates, and mixed reviews of the Whitney Biennial.
News by Kim Córdova
Civic Culture • Mar 23, 2026
Boston’s New Chief of Arts and Culture, Joseph Zeal-Henry, on His Vision for Cultural Policy in City Governance
In this role, Zeal-Henry looks to position Boston as a national example for how government support of creatives and cultural economies can make cities more vibrant, safe, healthy, and affordable.
Interview by Kim Córdova
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