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MFA Boston Celebrates Hip-Hop Culture With Multifaceted Exhibit

Elinor Ketelhohn • February 28, 2021

In the post-graffiti movement, pioneered by Jean-Michel Basquiat in 1980s New York City, street art evolved to become recognized in the fine arts world. His legacy is celebrated in "Writing the Future: Basquiat and the Hip-Hop Generation" at the MFA.

ICA Exhibit Highlights Social Division, Installation as Catalyst

Joanna Yuelys • February 11, 2018

Wangechi Mutu's art installation at the ICA utilizes a diverse set of materials to explore divisive social issues, such as feminism, Afrofuturism, displacement, and marginal spaces.

Gardner Installation Shines Light on Global Displacement

Colleen Martin • January 22, 2018

Judith Barry’s art piece, Untitled, aims to prompt a discussion about the refugee crisis, and will be hanging on the facade of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum from Jan. 17 to June 27.

Black Spaces Matter Exhibit Celebrates Abolitionist History

Chloe McAllaster • January 22, 2018

After beginning as a series of student projects at UMass Dartmouth, Black Spaces Matter grew into an exhibit dedicated to telling the story of historic New Bedford's past, present, and future.

‘Righting Historical Wrongs’ Exhibit Confronts the Past With a New Perspective

Peter Gavaris – Film Critic • February 15, 2017

O'Neill Library's 'Righting Historical Wrongs' exhibit at the Turn of the Millennium' spotlights past, global injustices and encourages us to learn from history.

O’Neill Exhibit Showcases Native Americans In Baseball

James Lucey • March 19, 2015

An ongoing exhibit in the O’Neill 3rd Floor Reading Room entitled “Baseball’s League of Nations: A Tribute to Native American Baseball Players,” sheds light on the Native American community.

Exhibit Highlights Those Who Assisted Jews During The Holocaust

Laura McLaughlin • March 19, 2015

The Library of Theology and Ministry opened an exhibit on those who saved Jews during the Holocaust called “Whoever Saves a Single Life.”