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October 16 at 12pm +5
Anderson Yezerski Gallery · South End
Keith Maddy presents a series of hand-cut paper collages that layer vintage imagery into complex compositions. This exhibition offers a focused look at his recent creative output and approach to found materials.
Every day from Oct. 7 to Nov. 1
Boston Public Library · Back Bay • Free
Suspended in Deferrari Hall, this 23-foot installation by MIT researchers Alfonso Parra Rubio and Erik Strand explores the intersection of geometry, aerospace engineering, and digital fabrication.
Every day from Oct. 13 to Jan. 28
French Library / Alliance Française of Boston & Cambridge · Back Bay • Free
Art born in the streets, now on Marlborough Street. Original Atelier Populaire posters from the May '68 uprisings pair bold graphics with slogans that rattled France, with context panels connecting art to revolt. Free to browse.
Every day from Sep. 18 to Jan. 17
Harvard Art Museums · Mid-Cambridge
See how nature freed 19th-century artists from society's constraints. Turner, Van Gogh, Cézanne, and more reveal their creative process through 140 outdoor sketches and watercolors.
October 16 at 12pm +17
FPAC Art Space · D Street / West Broadway • Free
Four Boston artists transform the act of erasing, restitching, and recutting into a meditative practice. This exhibition fills the space with draped, hung, and floor-laid works that serve as artifacts of memory.
Every day from Sep. 9 to Dec. 2
Boston Public Library · Back Bay • Free
What does the Declaration of Independence mean to you? Local artists and neighbors answer with prints and personal declarations marking America's 250th, on view free at the Boston Public Library.
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Sat, Oct 17 · 10:00 AM
Winter Street · Downtown
Free
Sat, Oct 17 · 12:00 PM
70 Sleeper St · D Street / West Broadway
Sat, Oct 17 · 11:30 AM
Dorchester Brewing Company · Dorchester
Free
Sat, Oct 17 · 9:00 AM
Faneuil Hall Marketplace · Downtown
Free
Sat, Oct 17 · 10:00 AM
Downtown Crossing · Downtown Crossing
Sat, Oct 17 · 12:00 PM
ICA Seaport Studio · D Street / West Broadway
Sun, Oct 18 · 11:00 AM
Harvard Art Museums · Mid-Cambridge
Free
Sun, Oct 18 · 2:00 PM
Harvard Art Museums · Mid-Cambridge
Free
Sun, Oct 18 · 10:00 AM
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum · LMA
$22
Sun, Oct 18 · 10:30 AM
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston · Fenway–Kenmore
$20
Sun, Oct 18 · 2:00 PM
ICA Seaport Studio · D Street / West Broadway
Tue, Oct 20 · 2:00 PM
ICA Seaport Studio · D Street / West Broadway
$30
Tue, Oct 20 · 2:00 PM
ICA Seaport Studio · D Street / West Broadway
Tue, Oct 20 · 2:00 PM
Institute of Contemporary Art · South Boston Waterfront
Tue, Oct 20 · 2:00 PM
ICA Seaport Studio · D Street / West Broadway
Tue, Oct 20 · 2:00 PM
Boston · Boston
$30
Wed, Oct 21 · 4:30 PM
ICA Seaport Studio · D Street / West Broadway
Free
Wed, Oct 21 · 4:30 PM
Commonwealth Pier · D Street / West Broadway
Free
Thu, Oct 22 · 5:00 PM
ICA Seaport Studio · D Street / West Broadway
Free
Thu, Oct 22 · 5:00 PM
Institute of Contemporary Art · South Boston Waterfront
Free
Thu, Oct 22 · 5:00 PM
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum · LMA
Free
Thu, Oct 22 · 12:00 PM
ICA Seaport Studio · D Street / West Broadway
Free
Thu, Oct 22 · 5:00 PM
ICA Seaport Studio · D Street / West Broadway
Free
Thu, Oct 22 · 5:00 PM
Institute of Contemporary Art · South Boston Waterfront
Free
Fri, Oct 23 · 10:00 AM
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston · Fenway–Kenmore
Sun, Oct 25 · 2:00 PM
Harvard Art Museums · Mid-Cambridge
Free
Tue, Oct 27 · 12:30 AM
Harvard Art Museums · Mid-Cambridge
Free
Thu, Oct 29 · 5:00 PM
Harvard Art Museums · Mid-Cambridge
Thu, Oct 29 · 6:00 PM
Harvard Art Museums · Mid-Cambridge
Free
Sat, Oct 31 · 10:00 AM
ICA Watershed · Jeffries Point
Sun, Nov 1 · 10:00 AM
ICA Seaport Studio · D Street / West Broadway
Free
Sun, Nov 1 · 10:00 AM
Institute of Contemporary Art · South Boston Waterfront
Free
Sun, Nov 1 · 10:00 AM
ICA Seaport Studio · D Street / West Broadway
Free
Thu, Nov 5 · 5:00 PM
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum · LMA
Free
Thu, Nov 5 · 12:00 PM
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum · LMA
Free
Thu, Nov 5 · 10:00 AM
Institute of Contemporary Art · South Boston Waterfront
Free
Fri, Nov 6 · 5:00 PM
SoWa Art + Design District · South End
Free
Fri, Nov 6 · 5:00 PM
SoWa Art + Design District · South End
Fri, Nov 6 · 2:00 PM
Harvard Art Museums · Mid-Cambridge
Free
Sat, Nov 7 · 10:00 AM
ICA Seaport Studio · D Street / West Broadway
Free
Sat, Nov 7 · 12:00 PM
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston · Fenway–Kenmore
Free
Sun, Nov 8 · 1:00 PM
ICA Seaport Studio · D Street / West Broadway
Sun, Nov 8 · 2:00 PM
Harvard Art Museums · Mid-Cambridge
Free
Sun, Nov 8 · 1:00 PM
Institute of Contemporary Art · South Boston Waterfront
Sun, Nov 8 · 11:00 AM
ICA Seaport Studio · D Street / West Broadway
Fri, Nov 13 · 7:00 PM
Institute of Contemporary Art · South Boston Waterfront
$2,500
Sat, Nov 14 · 11:00 AM
Harvard Art Museums · Mid-Cambridge
Free
Sun, Nov 15 · 11:00 AM
ICA Seaport Studio · D Street / West Broadway
Fri, Dec 11 · 7:00 PM
ICA Seaport Studio · D Street / West Broadway
Sat, Dec 12 · 12:00 PM
Harvard Art Museums · Mid-Cambridge
Free
Sun, Mar 7 · 2:00 PM
ICA Seaport Studio · D Street / West Broadway
Fri, Apr 9 · 12:30 PM
Harvard Art Museums · Mid-Cambridge
Boston Athenaeum · Downtown
Free
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