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Created specifically for the exhibition, Cole presents a series of chandeliers and a 1959 El Dorado made from repurposed plastic water bottles. In these works, Cole both transforms and exploits the objects’ former associations to realize new artworks that speak to the paradox of the impact of plastic upon the environment and water as the ultimate life force. Closed Mondays and major holidays

The exhibition presents six of the fifteen Hiroshima Panels by Iri and Toshi Maruki and artifacts collected from the detonation sites lent by the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, . The Marukis, Nobel Peace Prize nominees in 1995, produced the paintings over 30 years. The panels represent recollections from Hiroshim...

This exhibition illustrates Ariel Freiberg’s recent work confronts idealized representations of gendered identities. In her lush and sensuous canvases, Freiberg depicts women’s faces that appear to blend into or emerge out of abstractly painted veils. From painted shards or tears emerge fragments of facial expressions—such as a flash of a parted lip or a slice of an alluring glance—that become sig...

August 29, 2015 - April 3, 2016 - This exhibition examines the first wave of Hokusai’s impact on the Japanese art world, during his own lifetime and shortly thereafter, as seen in the work of the artists who studied with him in person. The amazing versatility of the great Katsushika Hokusai is reflected in the work of his many pupils, who were inspired by their master to produce outstanding prints...

This exhibition examines the first wave of Hokusai’s impact on the Japanese art world, during his own lifetime and shortly thereafter, as seen in the work of the artists who studied with him in person. The amazing versatility of the great Katsushika Hokusai is reflected in the work of his many pupils, who were inspired by their master to produce outstanding prints and paintings of many different s...

Through the juxtaposition of contradictory materials, changes of scale, or the introduction of uncharacteristic elements, she infuses commonplace and even banal objects with an element of danger, references to violence, or the capability to produce bodily harm. In doing so, Hatoum engages viewers’ tactile imagination, her sculptures, photographs, and videos provoking viewers to imagine their own b...

In this exhibition Shirreff’s artistic process often begins with a sculpture, whether one she has created or another artist’s, which she then photographs or films. The resulting works explore the complexities of representing three-dimensional objects in a two-dimensional medium—a problem that has challenged sculptors and photographers alike for the better part of a century—while also drawing the v...

The exhibition includes more than 30 emerging and established international artists, featuring a selection of works from across the landscape of contemporary craft. Looking to a broad range of materials and practices, the exhibition explores the connections between craft and performance; the opportunities provided by new technologies and materials; and the power of rethinking craft’s interactions ...

Featuring nearly 100 of the most extraordinary objects produced in the colonies, this exhibition explores the rich, complex story of how craftsmen throughout the hemisphere adapted Asian styles in a range of materials—from furniture to silverwork, textiles, ceramics, and painting. Exquisite objects from Mexico City, Lima, Quito, Quebec City, Boston, New York, and Philadelphia, dating from the 17th...

This exhibition selected from the archive and the MFA’s collection, brings Sargent’s era to life, enhancing our understanding of the man and his work. The show features watercolors, prints, drawings, correspondence, and photographs arranged around several themes. Caricatures of Sargent by his friends and fellow artists Henry Tonks and Max Beerbohm add a dose of humor to our view of this hard-worki...