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Online • May 20, 2026

In Photos: The Boston Art Review Issue 16 Launch Party

Feature by BAR Editorial

An artist works on a clay sculpture in her studio.

Issue 16 • May 19, 2026

Ornament as Argument: In Conversation with Chenlu Hou

Interview by Emmy Liu

Acrylic on canvas paintings line a gallery wall.

Issue 16 • May 19, 2026

At Harvard Radcliffe Institute, Eve Fowler Turns Language into Form

Review by Alanna Prince

Issue 16 • May 18, 2026

At Peabody Essex Museum, “Edmonia Lewis: Said in Stone” Reconstructs a Life Across Fragments

Review by Elodie Saint-Louis

A performance feature a water tank and bell takes place at the Venice Biennale.

Civic Culture • May 12, 2026

ArtWonk: Austerity Comes for the Biennale

News by Kim Córdova

Online • May 08, 2026

Honoring Candelaria Silva-Collins

Feature by Ngoc-Tran Vu and the Creative Entrepreneur Fellows

A large black-and-white landscape photo is surrounded by smaller portraits on a gallery wall.

Online • May 05, 2026

“Ripples in Still Water” Witnesses Community

Quick Bit by Rene Zhang

A storefront gallery boasts a neon sign and artworks that conjure the ocean.

Online • May 05, 2026

Joanna Tam Plumbs the Ocean in “when blue meets blue”

Quick Bit by Garry Nitz

Online • May 05, 2026

“A Shell, A Peel, A Pause” Finds Magic in the Everyday

Quick Bit by Christian Jones

Civic Culture • May 04, 2026

Over 150 Artists and Arts Administrators Turn out to Testify at the City Council Ways and Means Budget Hearing as City Council Cites “Limited Power”

News by Kim Córdova

Online • May 02, 2026

“Persona” Crafts a Lineage of Performed Identity

Review by Jessica Shearer

Online • May 02, 2026

To Float like Butterflies: Masha Keryan and Lavaughan Jenkins Recast the Boxer for a Contemporary Moment

Review by Lynne Cooney

A woman sitting on a popsicle sculpture looks at framed artworks on a colorful striped wall.

Online • Apr 28, 2026

Ready, Set, Go: Ten Spring Exhibitions Opening or Closing within Six Weeks

Feature by BAR Editorial

Civic Culture • Apr 28, 2026

ArtWonk: Budgets, Brouhahas, and Beowolff

News by Kim Córdova

Civic Culture • Apr 25, 2026

Mayor Wu’s Cut to FY 2027 Arts Budget Reveals Broader History of Underinvestment in the Arts and Leaves Programs in Limbo

News by Kim Córdova

Large-format photographs on a black gallery wall.

Online • Apr 21, 2026

A Requiem in Light: Ming Smith’s Early Vision

Review by Jordan Taliha McDonald

A large, colorful paper work on a gallery wall.

Online • Apr 14, 2026

Gathering Memory, Mapping Diaspora: In Conversation with Kelly Taylor Mitchell

Interview by Jordan Barrant

Online • Apr 14, 2026

Jennie Jieun Lee Transforms Community-Sourced Kilns into Sculptural Installations

Review by Lauren Levato Coyne

Civic Culture • Apr 10, 2026

ArtWonk: Amid a Week of Whiplash, Wu Aims to Slash Arts Budget

News by Kim Córdova

Civic Culture • Apr 08, 2026

Dispute Over Mural of Iryna Zarutska Erupts in Providence as Ties to Right-Wing Funding Surface

News by Matthew Lawrence

Various spreads from Boston Art Review's Issue 11: Emerge, spread on a grey background

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Online • 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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Featured Articles

An artist works on a clay sculpture in her studio.

Issue 16 • May 19, 2026

Ornament as Argument: In Conversation with Chenlu Hou

Interview by Emmy Liu


Acrylic on canvas paintings line a gallery wall.

Issue 16 • May 19, 2026

At Harvard Radcliffe Institute, Eve Fowler Turns Language into Form

Review by Alanna Prince


Issue 16 • May 18, 2026

At Peabody Essex Museum, “Edmonia Lewis: Said in Stone” Reconstructs a Life Across Fragments

Review by Elodie Saint-Louis

Civic Culture Desk

A performance feature a water tank and bell takes place at the Venice Biennale.

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

Civic Culture • May 04, 2026

Over 150 Artists and Arts Administrators Turn out to Testify at the City Council Ways and Means Budget Hearing as City Council Cites “Limited Power”

During a four-hour-long public hearing at City Hall, artists and council members called for stronger support for the arts in Boston, but also showed that their political power and policy toolbox come up short in making their vision a reality.

News by Kim Córdova