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Man and Wife

Harry Callahan’s photos of Eleanor at RISD
"I think I've photographed the same things all my life," Harry Callahan said in 1991. "Buildings and grasses and people walking." And, for a stretch running from about 1941 to 1963, that included his wife, Eleanor.
By GREG COOK | November 19, 2008

Hell-bound Granata

Shredding with Joe Granata; plus, life after LFO
Is the excitement of Guitar Hero III surging through your fingertips?
By BOB GULLA | October 27, 2008

Chihuly lite

RISD’s sprawling exhibit could use more ‘wow’
The main problem with “Chihuly At RISD,” on view at the RISD Museum’s new Chace Center (through January 4), is that there’s not enough Dale Chihuly here.
By GREG COOK | October 16, 2008

In context

Why — and how — the chace center works
Moneo’s Chace Center is a place where art will live — in conception, execution, and display.
By PETER KADZIS | September 25, 2008

RISD redefined

With the dramatic new Chace Center, the art school reaches outward
Rhode Island School of Design’s new Chace Center is the physical embodiment of the 131-year-old institution’s effort to rebrand itself as a more open place.
By GREG COOK | September 25, 2008

Autumn views

New spaces and fresh faces
The big news of Providence’s fall arts season is the completion of the RISD Museum’s Chace Center, which offers new exhibition, educa-tion, retail, and administrative space.
By GREG COOK | September 10, 2008

The biggest fun in Little Rhody

Adventures from Westerly to Woonsocket and beyond
When you’re in between studies, getting tired of playing beer pong, or looking for something new, here are a few tips for how to make the most of your time in the Ocean State.
By PETER IAN ASEN | August 27, 2008

Peabody rising

Bold leadership and an ambitious curatorial vision have vaulted the Peabody Essex Museum into a spot among the country’s best
Could the Peabody Essex Museum be the Boston area’s most exciting art museum right now?
By GREG COOK | July 23, 2008

Greatest hits

RISD shows off its new and renovated galleries
The RISD Museum continues its top to bottom renovation and expansion.
By GREG COOK | June 04, 2008

Seeing the light

In House Freestyle connects on many levels
When Oscar suggests they bunk school and visit the museum across the street, because of the cafeteria’s two-pound burritos, they don’t realize what they have in store for them.
By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | March 25, 2008

Ugly beauty

The RISD Museum showcases ‘Stryrofoam’
There is something about foamed polystyrene — better known by its trademark name, Styrofoam — that seems to embody the space-age future.
By GREG COOK | March 25, 2008

Seeking beauty

Then meets now at RISD’s “Evolution/Revolution”
“Have nothing in your houses,” Morris said, “that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.”
By GREG COOK | February 27, 2008

Mesmerizations

Providence art: 2007 in review
Rhode Island confirmed why it’s the capital of New England art-making with two major developments in 2007.
By GREG COOK | December 18, 2007

Roots on the go

The Liberty Elm; plus, Hello Mahalo, more
We wish Kip and the gang all the best as they embark on this magical food service/gig room gestalt.
By BOB GULLA | November 06, 2007

Faux and Fabulous

Kenneth Jay Lane’s classy costume jewelry at the RISD Museum
Lane seems forever a child of the ’60s: psychedelia, India, and all that.
By GREG COOK | October 30, 2007

Going underground

The hidden quality of the Providence art scene is a big part of what sets it apart
The project in which Michael Townsend and seven collaborators created a secret apartment at Providence Place began as an adventure in which four friends tried to live in the mall for a week.
By GREG COOK | October 10, 2007