ART @ CURIO

June 30th – September 2023

Curio, 134 Canal Street, Boston, MA

Join us for Art @ Curio, an immersive, art pop-up exhibition at 134 Canal Street, Boston, MA. This exhibition explores how a group of Boston-area artists approach the complexity of the environment that surrounds them. Inspired by urban and natural worlds, Adria Arch’s biomorphic works are suspended from the ceiling, where they dance and sway. Cicely Carew fashions tactile celebrations of the unknown and offers an understanding of the world that transcends the immediately perceptible. Consisting of countless fragments of hand-cut paper, Alexandra Chiou’s dimensional collages unfold like bouquets of flowers. Alison Judd’s snapshots of layered leaves mark the changeable essence of nature and memory. By meshing words and images, Soyoung L. Kim creates interdisciplinary works that probe the nature of transformation. Matt Murphy’s shaped canvases engage with the wall that supports them, thereby igniting a kinesthetic push and pull that alters and animates their architectural backdrop. Inspired by cellular structures and networks, Gupi Ranganathan examines continuously fluctuating topologies of space and time. And lastly, working with a limited palette of only four colors, Michael Zachary’s pixelated waterscapes capture the transformation inherent to flowing bodies of water. Proceeds of sales of these artworks directly benefit Boston Art Review (BAR). 

This exhibition also features artworks generously donated by artists and galleries to BAR’s writer’s fund. Founded in October of 2017, BAR is an independent publication committed to facilitating active discourse around contemporary art in Boston. BAR actively fosters the work of both emerging and established artists, writers, critics, curators, and scholars, and is committed to uplifting the work of underrepresented individuals and communities.

This project is facilitated by art_works in partnership with Workflow.

Art @ Curio will be open to the public from June 30th–end of September 2023. The space is open by appointment or the following public hours:

July 13, 1-4pm

July 20, 1-4pm

August 3, 1-4pm

August 10, 1-4pm

September 14, 1-4pm

September 21, 1-4pm 

SEE ONLINE VIEWING ROOM HERE.

Boston Art Review (BAR) is a non-profit independent publication committed to facilitating active discourse around contemporary art in Boston. Founded in 2017 and consisting of an online and print publication, BAR is focused on publishing multidisciplinary content that uplifts the work of underrepresented individuals and communities, and attempts to break down silos. BAR  provides a space for critical perspectives, interviews, reviews, artist projects, and collective initiatives. As BAR continues to bridge the gaps between coverage, criticism, and community engagement, they are careful not to create a sense of cultural homogeneity. Rather, they seek to elevate and give voice to individuals and subcultures that fall under the umbrella of contemporary art and culture in Boston and beyond.

Workflow is a service-oriented, boutique commercial furniture dealership based in Boston, Massachusetts. With a specialized team comprised predominantly of professional designers, Workflow's experienced staff works collaboratively with clients, architects and design teams to ensure that the design vision for each project is realized. Working with clients in a variety of sectors ranging from Workplace, to Hospitality and Educational spaces, Workflow’s reach extends from clients in our backyard to throughout the United States and Beyond. 

art_works is an art advisory operating both within the art world and outside of it to facilitate opportunities for communities un-represented and under-represented within the traditional art ecosystem. We partner with companies, brands, and individuals to build significant contemporary art collections, implement visionary art programs, and realize experiential, site-specific art commissions through a mission-driven lens.