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12B Extracurriculars Events on and off campus in January and February

12D Nigerian Women Speak Out A.R.T. hosts “HEAR WORD!”

12F Tastemakers Exploring the Museum of Bad Art, in Somerville

12H A Wintry Jaunt to Newport, Rhode Island Experience the city’s elemental beauty, art, history, and food—without the crowds 12L Chinatown Chow Sho-jo-’s Asian-fusion tapas with a Western kick COURTESY OF DISCOVER NEWPORT

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Maps as Literary Illustration features more than 60 documents depicting imag- Extracurriculars ined places, from Thomas More’s Utopia to the Stillness supercontinent in N.K. Je- Events on and off campus during January and February misin’s The Fifth Season. (Opens January 16)

EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS tury France includes Olympe de Gouges, Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts Houghton Library author of the “Declaration of the Rights of https://carpenter.center www.houghton75.org Woman and the Female Citizen,” and Émilie Artist, writer, and filmmakerRenée Rethinking Enlightenment: Forgotten du Châtelet, translator of Isaac Newton’s Green’s two-year residency—spent ex- Women Writers of Eighteenth Cen- Principia. (Opens January 5) Landmarks: ploring perceptions of time, space, and place—culminates with a display of video From left: An image of diverse microbe colonies obtained from cabbage and grown in the lab, at the Harvard Museum of Natural History; Sumac with Snail, by James Reis, at the installations and screen prints. Arnold Arboretum; East Coker (2013), by abstract artist Joe Bradley, at the Rose Art Museum (Opens February 1) JOE BRADLEY/COURTESY OF THE ROSE ART MUSEUM FROM COURTESY LEFT: OF THE HARVARD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY; JAMES REIS/COURTESY OF THE ARNOLD ARBORETUM;

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180132_LuxBondGreen.indd 1 11/28/17 8:35 AM Harvard Squared Harvard Squared Pioneering new-media artist and filmmaker tionships with machines in the context of with Art in the Age of the Internet: LECTURES Lynn Hershman Leeson—known for the digital age—discusses her work. (Feb- 1989 to Today, opening at the Institute of Wide Angle: The Norton Lectures on LBGreen.com 800.524.7336 exploring privacy, identity, and human rela- ruary 8) The lecture occurs in conjunction Contemporary Art on February 7. Cinema www.mahindrahumanities.fas.harvard.edu Harvard Art Museums Three legendary filmmakers are slated to STAFF PICK: Nigerian Women Speak Out www.harvardartmuseums.org speak at Sanders Theatre: Frederick Inventur—Art in Germany, 1943-55 Wiseman (January 29 and February 5); Ag- Like snowflakes... HEAR WORD! Naija Woman Talk True, directed by Ifeoma Fafunwa (a current highlights more than 170 works, many nev- nès Varda (February 26-27); and Wim Radcliffe Institute fellow), is a dynamic performance piece in- er before seen outside Germany, that were Wenders (April 2 and April 9). spired by a spectrum of true stories about women across Ni- created during a time of collective cultural geria. Nigerian actresses combine dances, songs, and spoken reckoning. (Opens February 9) The Radcliffe Institute for word in intimate portrayals of struggles—for dignity, indepen- Advanced Study dence, and professional/meaningful engagement in African Harvard Museum of Natural History www.radcliffe.harvard.edu society. Themes both personal and universal are candidly www.hmnh.harvard.edu Physician Abdul El-Sayed, a candidate for gov- broached in an effort to break through a culture of silence. The Microbial Life: A Universe at the Edge ernor in Michigan, discusses “The Epidemic production, hugely popular in Lagos, had its American premiere of Sight takes visitors on a multimedia jour- of Poverty: The Government Imperative.” at the Harvard Dance Center in 2016, and returns for a two- ney from a typical kitchen countertop into (February 12) week run at the American Repertory Theater. Fafunwa also the fascinating lives of earth’s first inhabit- discusses “Who Would ants. (Opens February 17) “Casting—When Character Meets Appear- Choose to Be LGBT and ance.” Radcliffe Institute fellow Phillip War- LUX BOND & GREEN Nigerian!?” at the insti- Rose Art Museum nell talks about his research on the metrics JEWELERS SINCE 1898 tute’s Knafel Center on www.brandeis.edu/rose of screen-based acting roles. (February 21) February 7. The exhibit Joe Bradley features two doz- en works by the New York-based artist FILM EVERY BOX HAS A STORY Loeb Drama Center (who was born in Maine), from impromptu Harvard Film Archive January 26-February 11 drawings to bold, layered abstract paintings. www.hcl.harvard.edu/hfa BOSTON WELLESLEY

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On display at others like it that he and Wilson and a few percent of what’s offered by others, and ac- MOBA: Medusa similarly inspired colleagues were soon quires most of the pieces himself through Fries Fish and Centaur and Biker scooping up from yard sales, thrift shops, the region’s thrift shops and other afford- (interpreted as and town dumps. But it wasn’t until “a bus- able venues. Garbage piles in May and June, “An obvious load of seniors from Rhode Island pulled up when local college students are preparing comparison of on his little residential street and got out to to leave town, have yielded some real trea- two bearded men Renegade Tastemakers and their come see these,” Sacco said, “that we real- sures. He also scouts around when traveling personal ized we had to do something bigger.” for his paid occupation, as a gig guitarist and horsepower”) Eventually they opened MOBA’s more or as family entertainer Mike the Hatman. “I’ve A Somerville museum highlights art “so bad, it’s good.” less permanent gallery in the Somerville The- been to Cuba a lot, and there’s a strong strain by nell porter brown atre, itself an historic, and beloved, place; sat- of surreal imagery there,” he said in a phone ellite exhibit sites now exist in Brookline and interview from his Boston living room. “So I Weymouth. All the locales are donated space, recently picked up a piece, that I’m looking there’s no paid MOBA staff, and admission is at here now, that’s pretty damn bizarre.” He free. Donations and proceeds from the sale of guesses it’s some sort of Welsh corgi, with no postcards and a catalog pay for a telephone legs to speak of, in a rural landscape. line, website, and storage of any art that can’t A backlog of artwork awaits cataloguing fit into Frank’s house. and what can be his lengthy interpretation People from all over the world submit process. That might involve Google name photos of potential works, and sometimes searches for any signed pieces (although just mail the works themselves to MOBA, most MOBA works are by unknown art- Frank said, mostly because they’ve seen its ists), as well as research to contextualize Facebook page (which has 53,000 follow- a given painting by identifying other art or ers) or appreciate Frank’s 28 curatorial talks events that might have inspired the work. (of varying educational and entertainment Thus Mini-Marilyn En Pointe, in a show enti- value) on YouTube. tled “Dopple-hangers” at the Weymouth gal- Frank is picky. He accepts less than 25 lery, is a depiction of the American actress

his winter, an exhibit of con- temporary paintings in the base- ment of Davis Square’s Somerville Theatre features animals. Medusa T Michael Frank and Louise Sacco with the Fries Fish, by Florida artist Christine House, is clearly symbolic—but of what? A wild- stylish doggie stars of Blue Tango (acquired from an Indiana thrift shop) at the Somer- haired lass in a slinky red dress stands with ville museum. Other highlights of the arms extended like pale noodles, bewitching collection: Woman Riding Crustacean, James (befriending?) a perky green fish, rendered (a doleful zebra), and the masterwork that COME FOR A VISIT. MEET OUR STAFF. in the Japanese Pokémon tradition, lying in a inspired it all, Lucy in the Field with Flowers EXPERIENCE THE COMMUNITY. Inventur— pan over roaring flames. Yet the improbable enchantress is herself transfixed by a mys- It all began in 1994 with Lucy in the Field A Not-For-Profit Assisted Living Community terious squiggled spiral in the twilight sky. with Flowers. Boston arts and antique deal- • Special Memory Support • Two Acres of Secure Gardens Art in Germany Neighborhood and Walking Paths Nearby is the evocative acrylic Woman er Scott Wilson acquired the portrait of a Riding Crustacean. Here, an explanatory la- handsome grandmother, pensively poised • Daily Fitness and Social Events • Private Studios now available bel suggests that the unknown artist might under an aggressively yellow sky in a wind- • A Warm, Inclusive Community • * Short Term Stays Available have been inspired by actress Debra Winger swept meadow, from a Boston trash heap. COME FOR A VISIT. MEET OUR STAFF. holding her own on “a mechanical bull in the works reflect either poor technique, or He’d wanted to sell its frame, but upon see- EXPERIENCE165 CHESTNUT STREET,THE COMMUNITY. BROOKLINE WWW.GODDARDHOUSE.ORG the 1980 filmUrban Cowboy,” even as the fig- expertise painstakingly applied to produce ing the painting, his pal Jerry Reilly objected, A Not-For Profit ure “appears to be a blow-up doll mounted hilariously overwrought results, or images using a phrase that would be repeated with LANCEAssisted CHAPMAN Living AT 617-731-8500 Community EXT. 105 atop a giant lobster” or “a study for a larger, that simply elicit a loud “Wow, what is that?” gusto through the years to come by those in- 1943–55 hopefully more erotically realized, work.” “It’s not kitsch,” he emphasized. “But what ducted into MOBA’s guiding renegade spirit: • Building Community • Progressive Minded On display through February 25, “MOBA is tongue-and-cheek…is that we’re not mock- “You can’t do that! That’s so bad, it’s good.” • Inclusive Culture Zoo” is the latest show culled from more ing the artists, we’re mocking the knitted eye- Reilly took the tribute to someone else’s el- • Socially Engaging than 700 works held by the Museum of Bad brows of the world of art criticism.” In es- der and hung it in his own West Roxbury • Intellectually Stimulating Art (MOBA). “We collect compelling piec- sence, MOBA legitimately questions what, or home, said his sister, Louise Sacco, MOBA’s es in which something has gone wrong in who, makes a piece of art “important”—the current “permanent acting interim execu- 165 CHESTNUT STREET, BROOKLINE WWW.GODDARDHOUSE.ORG February 9–June 3, 2018 the execution or the concept,” said MOBA’s idea that the “right person” has to say, “This is tive director,” during a tour of the gallery. CALL LANCE CHAPMAN AT harvardartmuseums.org/inventur curator-in-chief Michael Frank. Typically, good”—and it has a lot of fun in the process. Word spread of Reilly’s masterpiece, and 617-731-8500 EXT. 105

12F January - February 2018 Paintings courtesy of the Museum of Bad Art; photographs by Jim Harrison Harvard Magazine 12G Harvard Squared and sex symbol. But what may initially re- as well as in Canada and Taiwan. “It was Pollock—if that reputation wasn’t out there, 1730 Massachusetts Ave semble pigs’ feet poking out from under her not my assumption that the irony of MOBA if he wasn’t a well-acknowledged genius— Cambridge, MA 02138 black dress are actually her own, attached would translate” to Asia, Frank said, “but the first time we saw his painting, we’d say, gailroberts.com to unseen knees bent as she’s jumping up, it seemed to be very successful, because the ‘Oh, someone spilled the paint—that’s what [email protected] smiling at the viewer. Frank knows this be- show was in Taipei and then moved to an- went wrong.’” 617 245-4044 cause the painting is clearly based on an im- other city and was extended to six weeks.” What’s often disconcerting in the MOBA age he found online by French photographer He’s currently planning for a MOBA show collection is the steroidal level of symbolism. Philippe Halsman, who, in the 1950s, cap- in Tokyo next fall or winter. The exhibit “MOBA Zoo” features a 24-inch tured a series of famous people in mid air. MOBA’s art is primarily representational. canvas titled Liberty and Justice that was donat- With abstract works, Sacco said, it’s much ed in 2015. Frank’s label reads: “Reminiscent Over the years, MOBA has had shows in harder to assess what artists intended to do, of Judith clutching the head of Holofernes, New York City, Santa Fe, and Minneapolis, and if they succeeded: “To look at a Jackson teary-eyed Lady Liberty celebrates her victo-

ALL IN A DAY: A Wintry Jaunt to Newport, Rhode Island

As winds whip off the Atlantic Ocean and waves crash along Newport’s famous Cliff Walk outside, visitors on the “Beneath The Breakers” tour meander through the labyrinthine bowels of the Vanderbilt family’s Gilded Age mansion. The tour covers the development of modern electricity and plumbing, which ran throughout the five-story, 70-room Italian Renaissance-style palazzo. It also explores the hand-dug boiler room, where two massive units once burned as much as 250

tons of coal a year. “But these are summer homes, why did they NEWPORT DISCOVER OF COURTESY need heat?” Raymond Roy, a guide with The Preservation Society A scene from Newport’s of Newport County, asks, then explains: the 5,000 feet of water dramatic Cliff Walk (above); billiards room at pipes snaking through 20 bathrooms could freeze. “From Octo- the Rosecliff mansion; ber 1 to May 1, there were men working The Breakers; a fetching in the boiler room around the clock, Pierre Cardin original on even though the family wasn’t here.” display at Rosecliff The depopulated winter season also With those properties offers contemporary Newport visitors open, Rodman adds, a far quieter and often more intimate more of the city’s restau- look at The Breakers, and at the three rants have added winter vibrant kendall square – “the most innovative square mile on the planet.” other estates owned and opened year- hours, especially in con- round by the preservation society: The junction with the annual Elms, Marble House, and Rosecliff Newport Winter Fes- (where “Pierre Cardin: 70 Years of In- tival (February 16-25). The event—packed with magic shows, novation” offers 42 original outfits from concerts, and children’s activities, along with fêtes featuring food the designer’s private archives through and drinks—traditionally culminates in the popular polo exhibi- February 28). “We don’t really want to tion on Easton Beach. Also open during the winter are the In- 5 architect-designed residences by ADCO Development grow a lot more in the summer, when ternational Tennis Hall of Fame (worth a stop even if you’re • the city is very, very crowded,” says not an avid fan of the sport), and the Newport Art Museum, Luxurious master suites with spa-inspired baths John G. Rodman, M.P.A. ’93, director of where the photography shows “Lissa Rivera: Beautiful Boy” and • museum experi- “Domestic Affairs: Domesticity, Identity, and the Home” open Well-appointed kitchens with high-end appliances ence for the soci- on January 20. Food and drinks abound. The lively Brick Alley • ety’s 11 proper- Pub has terrific comfort fare, or try the funkier Salvation • Smart home technology and many other high-end details ties, which draw Café; for a more refined dining option, head to the stylish new Garage parking more than one Stoneacre Brasserie. • million admissions The summertime hubbub and pervasive wharf-side tourist a year. “This al- trade can also overwhelm Newport’s elemental natural beauty. lows people to If the weather holds, suit up and get out on the three-mile Cliff see the homes in Walk and exult in the salty sprays and bracing chill of New a different way.” England’s iconic coastal clime. vn.p.b.

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180113_GailRoberts.indd 1 11/22/17 10:00 AM Harvard Squared Harvard Squared ry over the en- mysteriously spring up, mountains arise tell us exactly what he was doing, what this Minneapolis for her Outsider Art. The panel vas. “The young woman’s head is slightly atilt by nonchalant offers to buy MOBA’s art. emy and hopes from flat surfaces, and trees in a natural for- painting means to him.” features a smiling ginger-bread-man-like dog, under the weight of impossibly orange hair in “From time to time people say, ‘I need this peace can re- est march along in straight lines. Goofy de- Years after MOBA salvaged the six-foot- with brown fur overlaid with polka dots and this idyllic tableau,” he wrote in the accom- and I will pay a lot of money,’” he said. “And turn to the city. signs and strange objects, or blocks of col- square portrait Man in Puffy Disco Hat from with his tongue sticking out, against a back- panying label. “A tiny songbird has alighted invariably, they offer about $150, and I say no. In other news, or, crop up where artists seemingly “didn’t a Back Bay loading dock (thanks to a call ground of dog bones, scores of white flowers, from the dwarf tree bearing two green apples We’re a museum, not a gallery,” he added. her jaundiced know what to do with all that empty space from UPS driver Bob Bean), it appeared in and swirling patterns of colors dabbed on in onto a one-dimensional chair, contemplating “They wouldn’t go to the MFA and say, ‘I real- bald eagle has on the canvas,” she says. Then there are the a newspaper article on the museum, and a minute strokes. “The artist is legally blind,” the coiffure as a potential new home.” ly want that,’ and make a silly offer and expect caught a fish.” creative contortions to avoid rendering no- woman called to say, “You’ve got a portrait of Sacco explained, “so her works have a lot of It’s a delightful image. Free-spirited, odd- to get anyplace. I mean, seriously, come on.” That sums it toriously difficult hands and feet. my husband.” “She came over here to see it,” detail because she can only see when she’s ly Edwardian-look- up, but omits In Safe at Home (which hangs in Somer- said Sacco, “she and her twin sister, two little very close up to the canvas.” According to Sac- ing: any number of the complex- ville), players’ hands are either roundish tiny ladies in their nineties, and told us that co, Newman also has pieces in collections at people might like ity of the back- blobs of paint or obscured by mitts, and the when her husband died, she had this paint- the Columbus Museum of Art and the New to hang it in their The poignant exchange in ground scenes umpire’s protective vest is not on his chest, ing made of him, from two photographs, in Orleans Museum of Art. own home. “It re- Blue Face–Green Pepper of lower Man- but slung over his entire left arm. There are 1978. It had been hanging in her living room MOBA’s works do share traits found in ally bothers me defies explanation. hattan with a other such juxtapositions. “Someone on the in the Back Bay and when she was downsiz- Outsider Art, Naïve Art, and even folk art, when people say military aircraft Red Sox is sliding into home from first base,” ing she couldn’t keep it, so it went out into and sometimes it’s hard to tell what the dif- things like, ‘That’s Document1Document1 11/20/03 runway 11/20/03 (from 11:51 which11:51 AM planes AM Page andPage a1 helicopter 1 Sacco pointed out, “which is as puzzling as the trash. She was thrilled we had it—it was ferences really are. That begs other ques- not bad, why is it are taking off), a ribbon of highway, and the whatever the beast is that’s eating him.” wonderful.” (The painting is on permanent tions about its overlaps with fine-art crite- here?’ ‘But, I like Dali-style scales of justice dangling from the MOBA occasionally learns of an artwork’s display in Somerville because it is so heavy.) ria, Sacco said, “because we’re looking for this!’” Frank said. statue’s forearm. Frank resists discussing the provenance only after it has been displayed. Sacco also reported that a surprising num- something that engages, that gets you talk- “Yeah, I like it, work beyond the brief explanatory interpre- The strange, dream-like watercolor He Was a ber of artists offer to donate their own works. ing, that raises questions—you know, all of too—that’s why I tation he’s attached to it. “To explain why it’s Friend of Mine, featuring an angry cat and a be- If turned down by MOBA, she surmises, they those are things that any museum will tell collect it. We like amusing or funny makes it stop being funny. I nign-looking husky looming in clouds over- may believe the piece is “not that bad.” If ac- you they are doing.” all these paintings. prefer to present the stuff and either you get head, was painted by a homeless man and cepted, their creation has an audience. Malinkova, by Tatyana Lyarson (1998), was They are compel- Strangely it or you don’t.” given to a benefactor who had provided him Bone Juggling Dog Wearing a Hula Skirt, in found by Frank in a Boston thrift shop in 2012, ling, or we wouldn’t beguiling canines at Sacco sees other themes within the with food and art supplies, Sacco said. “And “MOBA Zoo,” is among three works MOBA with the title (Russian for robin redbreast), be doing this.” MOBA MOBA collection. In landscapes, waterfalls you know if the artist was here he’d be able to has accepted from Mari Newman, known in artist’s name, and date on the back of the can- He is also irked

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