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Men on Boats: Redefining Who a Hero Can Be
In 1869, John Wesley Powell led an expedition of his peers—nine other adventure seeking straight, white males—to chart the Colorado River. Hundreds of years later, playwright Jaclyn Backhaus developed... Read More
The Bitter Game at Oberon
Presented in five acts structured as the four quarters and overtime of a basketball game, The Bitter Game blends poetry and prose to examine the impact of police brutality,... Read More
Contemporary Queer Films of Mexico
Action, adventure, romance, and comedy all rolled up into a cinematic experience of pure escapism that still makes you think after the stories are done. Sounds like the perfect film... Read More
Are you #TeamKuniyoshi or #TeamKunisada?
Two Japanese master printmakers are going head to head over on Huntington Avenue in Boston, MA. In this corner—more accurately, on this wall—we have the work of Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1864),... Read More
Showdown! Kuniyoshi vs. Kunisada
Rival artists Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861) and Utagawa Kunisada (1786–1864) were the two best-selling designers of ukiyo-e woodblock prints in 19th-century Japan. Kunisada was the popular favorite during his lifetime,... Read More
Follow the North Star at the MFA
Opened on the 150th anniversary of the Canadian Confederation, Follow the North Star: Inuit Art from the Collection of Estrellita and Yousuf Karsh presents a selection of Inuit prints... Read More
