Jim Allen’s Monumental Protest Against War

Jim Allen’s Monumental Protest Against War

This painting by Jim Allen, heroic in scale and steeped in one of philosophy’s conundrums, packs a knockout punch at the Berkshire Museum of Art in North Adams. Called “Not Just Another Pretty Picture,” the exhibit was put together by Eric Rudd , the artist-entrepreneur who bought the church and transformed it into a showplace for his and other artists’ work. The  stone church is located across from the monument at the end of Main Street in North Adams.It  can be viewed Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 5 through October 13....
The Art of Eroding Memories

The Art of Eroding Memories

Here’s the portrait I didn’t see in my first visit to Installation Space in North Adams. Photo by Grier Horner. For a week I’ve been trying to come up with the best one-word description of Robert Maloney’s installation at the Installation Space in North Adams.  Brilliant. That was one of the first words I came up with. Brilliant isn’t a word to use lightly. So I went up to North Adams Saturday to take a second look at his installation at Anna Farrington’s Installation Space on Eagle Street. I wanted to make sure I could defend...