In the Media

Why the definition of design might need a change

When we unpack its current meaning, we may find that we want—and need—to retool the word yet again.

Microbes and Mushrooms Take a Star Turn in Bio Art Show at MIT

The term “bio art” is often linked to works from the late 1990s and early 2000s that involved the manipulation of genetic code. One might recall Eduardo Kac’s fluorescent bunny or the ear implanted in Stelarc’s arm. The curators of … Continued

Making a splash at Universal Studios Japan

At Universal Studios Japan, one of the world’s most popular theme parks, a single parade can run 45 minutes and involve more than 100 performers, a half-dozen floats, intricate choreography, and a huge all-out water fight with the audience. It’s … Continued

A guided tour of the new MIT Museum

When the MIT Museum opened its new 56,000-square-foot space in Kendall Square last October, it was a time of public celebration. Today, it has reimagined the online experience for visitors, who can now browse through more than 156,000 items from … Continued

AI is taking music lessons. They’re not going great.

For composers like Tod Machover, the future of AI and music depends on collaboration with human creativity.

Yiddish Dreams and Futures with Derek David

The Boston Festival for New Jewish Music presents Yiddish Dreams & Futures, a portrait concert of composer Derek David, featuring new vocal and chamber works that reflect upon Jewish identity and Yiddish culture in a contemporary landscape.

The Artists Questioning Nostalgia for East Germany’s Past

Contemporary works are casting a new light on sentimentality for Communism.

Thirteen Art Exhibitions to Catch Around New England as Winter Turns into Spring

The Boston Art Review editors have selected the exhibitions that are piquing our interest all over New England this Winter.

Mikéah Ernest Jennings, Prince of a Lost World

The actor, a fixture of New York’s experimental-theatre scene, did not “become” his characters; he stood, somehow, next to them, amused and delighted.

Surfacing the Stories Hidden in Migration Data

A winner of Metropolis‘s second-annual Responsible Disruptors program, the Civic Data Design Lab at MIT explores new ways of looking at a humanitarian crisis.

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

Guerilla Opera presents the first staging of “The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage,” a new opera by composer Elena Ruehr and librettist Royce Vavrek based on Sydney Padua’s graphic novel of the same name…

5 things to do this weekend, including a May Stevens exhibit and the New England Farm & Fiber Festival

New York Times best-selling graphic novel “The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage,” by Sydney Padua, will take to the stage this weekend at MIT’s Building W97. Pulitzer Prize-winning librettist Royce Vavrek adapted the book, and the story tells the … Continued

Symbionts: Contemporary Artists in the Biosphere

The resulting conversation highlighted two strains of thought: innovative progress via design and the revelation of what is already present in interspecies connections—whether mutual, parasitic, or commensal.

Eco-Artists Imagine a More Symbiotic Future

Excavations and revelations in Symbionts: Contemporary Artists and the Biosphere at MIT List Visual Arts Center, Cambridge

Cosmic Cabbage and Lovage

MIT Music and Theater Arts, and Guerilla Opera present the world premiere of The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage.

Dick Polich, Artists’ Ally in the Creation of Sculptures, Dies at 90

His cavernous Hudson Valley foundry helped Louise Bourgeois, Richard Serra, Jeff Koons and many others turn their large-scale visions into reality.

〈マサチューセッツ工科大学内〉博物館が完成。過去およそ50年にわたりMITが世界に貢献した技術の数々を一挙に紹介する。展覧会デザインの第一人者〈スタジオ・ジョセフ〉によるインタラクティブな展示を通じ、テクノロジーの歴史と最先端に触れられる。展示資料の数は100万点以上。来場者がAIと詩を作るコーナーも。

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

With the new MIT Museum now open, “Gestural Engineering” returns, to the relief of many, though not quite as before. The new exhibition pairs Ganson’s works — fewer than before, it should be noted — with a piece by Andy … Continued

Classical music to keep us warm this winter

Guerilla is now associated with the MIT Center for Art, Science, and Technology (CAST) and this first collaboration sounds delicious.

Welcome to the worst month of the year

Have a night at the museum with the MIT museum after dark. This month’s theme is ‘Making Memories,’ with dancing, games, and food and drink from local vendors.

New MIT Museum showcases latest scientific advancements

Artificial intelligence, robotics and gene sequencing are the stuff of headlines, science fiction and sometimes even our worst fears. It’s all on view at the new MIT Museum.