Art Nouveau Jewelry

Try to imagine Cartier without gobs of sparkling diamonds. Really. Try it. Still can't? The Museum of Fine Arts' new exhibition

INDIE ARTS FEST

Well worth the hour drive south

In the newest instance of the online world boiling over into the real world, the Providence arts blog indieartsri.org has spawned the IndieArts/ri Fest, an all-day extravaganza of burlesque dancers, bands, fine art, film and DJs. It is the first iteration of what its planners hope will be an annual tradition, where local artists take over Providence's Burnside Park and fill it with art and music and their fans.

The Uncanny Landscape

You and your boyfriend are out at a picnic, it's a beautiful day. You take your camera and head out to the natural world and shoot some meadows,

JESSE KAMINSKY

Jesse Kaminsky hopes to propagate a hoax when he becomes an Artist in Research (AIR) at Dudley Square's Berwick Research Institute next month.

MEAT AFTER MEAT JOY

Half naked people tossing a dead chicken

Nathan Censullo managed to singlehandedly lift half of a bovine carcass, wrapped in a clear plastic sheet, out of his pickup truck.

LUMEN ECLIPSE

VIDEO BRILLIANCE

The official list of Things Which Will Always Be Cool runs as follows: television, music, the future. Lumen Eclipse,

Anish Kapoor

The future of art is here - get the bong ready

Our urban landscape can be a bit dreary. All one needs to do to liven things up is drop a giant, shiny, elephant-sized bean smack dab in the center of the city.

Ron Rosenstock

PHOTOGRAPHIC HOTNESS

Iceland is a visually stunning destination. My Björk-obsessed roommate went there last year and now her room is Iceland themed. She went so far as to name our wireless internet network "stevesdottir," which is her Icelandic last name.

Distillery Opens Studio

Working on that molasses smell

Located along the former harbor line of Boston, the Distillery was the perfect place to unload molasses. These days, it holds three art galleries and nearly 140 artists.

ART FUCKIN RULES

As the weather heats up, so does the visual stimulation scene

The beach. Baseball games. Barbeque and beer. This is summer. Yet in this town of 10,000 schools and more open studios than ants, art abounds.