Tag Archives: Boston Museum of Fine Arts

MFA’s ‘Matisse in the Studio’ Gets Two WSJ Rave Reviews – And It Hasn’t Even Opened Yet

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Campaign Outsider

Get ready for the next Boston Museum of Fine Arts blockbuster. Matisse in the Studio opens this Sunday, but already it’s gotten two – count ’em, two – boffo reviews in the Wall Street Journal. Start with this swoon from … Continue reading →

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MFA Says Security Guards Have No Beef in Contract Tussle

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

As you splendid readers might recall, on Monday the hardworking staff detailed the ongoing dustup between the Museum of Fine Arts and the Museum Independent Security Union over a new contract and what the union says are irresponsible personnel cuts. Exhibit A: … Continue reading →

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The Arts Seen in NYC (The Divine Patti LuPone Edition)

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Missus and I trundled down to the Big Town last weekend to catch one thing and another and say, it was swell. First, of course, there was crosstown traffic, which takes roughly 30 minutes to navigate. Official Campaign … Continue reading →

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Dead Blogging ‘Gordon Parks: Back to Fort Scott’ at the MFA

Posted on March 14, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Missus and I trundled down to the Museum of Fine Arts the other day to catch Gordon Parks: Back to Fort Scott and, say, it was . . . stirring. From the MFA website: Gordon Parks, one of the … Continue reading →

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For the Love of God, Put #MuseumSelfie on the Shelfie!

Posted on January 24, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

The hardflinching staff has noted on several occasions the recent proliferation of museumgoers whose sole purpose is to record their presence adjacent to works of art, rather than actually looking at them. As if that wasn’t bad enough, now the art … Continue reading →

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Boston’s MFA: We’re Not Stalking Our Visitors

Posted on December 13, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Friday’s Wall Street Journal featured this eye-popping piece by Ellen Gamerman on museums and Big Data. When the Art Is Watching You Museums are mining detailed information from visitors, raising questions about the use of Big Data in the arts One morning … Continue reading →

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Another MFA Sell-Off ‘For the Benefit of the Collection’

Posted on September 20, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

As the hardworking staff has previously noted, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts periodically pawns some of its current holdings in order to acquire better stuff, as in the Great Degas Swap of 2003. Something similar happened last year when the MFA sold … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Boston’s Museum of Fine Apps

Posted on August 30, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

During his two-decade tenure as director of Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts, Malcolm Rogers has consistently strained to stretch the locals’ definition of art, from the photographs of Herb Ritts to the motorcars of Ralph Lauren. Now, as Rogers prepares to … Continue reading →

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Dead Blogging ‘Over There!’ at the MFA

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Missus and I trundled over to the Museum of Fine Arts the other day to catch a gallery talk about Over There! Posters from World War I and, say, it was swell. Curator Patrick Murphy took us on … Continue reading →

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A Major Acquisition That Will ‘Altar’ MFA

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

A controversial but historically important artwork has been cleared by a British court to come to Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts. From The Art Newspaper: Anglican court says Benjamin West altarpiece can go to Boston City of London church to … Continue reading →

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