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ARTS ON THE POINT IS THE MOST AMBITIOUS PROJECT THE BOSTON ART WORLD HAS SEEN FOR A DECADE. ARTS ON THE POINT ALREADY HAS WORKS BY WILLEM DEKOONING, SOL LEWITT, DENNIS OPPENHEIM AND OTHERS LINED UP AND READY TO GO. ARTS ON THE POINT WILL BE BOSTON'S FIRST SCULPTURE PARK-IF, THAT IS, THE HATE MAIL, VANDALISM AND THREATS DON'T STOP IT DEAD...
...proverbial lightning struck UMass this spring, when vandalism, community conflict and miscommunication between the college and neighborhood groups halted further installation. The Columbia-Savin Hill Civic Association, a residents' group in Dorchester, specifically opposed plans to place a grand Sol LeWitt sculpture on the entrance road to the school, off Morrissey Boulevard. LeWitt's piece, entitled "100 Columns," is site-specific for the entrance median and consists of 8200 concrete blocks ranging from four to 30' in height. Reminiscent of skyscrapers or a series of musical notes, the sculpture would pay homage to the Boston skyline while greeting visitors with...
Tucker empathizes with the disenfranchised group, but waves off some of their logistical concerns. In his eyes, the LeWitt piece is not a concrete wall, and merely punctuates the harbor view. He dismisses some worries, noting that none of the pieces have been climbed on or graffitied yet. With this piece as the target of contention, however, it has been taken off the Arts on the Point discussion table: "It is more important to move ahead in dialogue with the community rather than keep ["100 Columns"] as a point of argument," concedes Tucker...
...main room of the show, in a gallery with a ceiling installation by Sol LeWitt, holds Neel's large portraits of the late '60s and '70s. These big, light paintings are all a pleasure, each one as grippingly individual as the people who inhabit them. Among the sitters Neel painted during the later years of her life were recognized figures on the art scene, including Andy Warhol. The appearance of large numbers of art-world types reflects the growing recognition Neel received in the '60s, out of which came a 1974 solo exhibition at the Whitney...
...weeks. She and some other white-collar workers at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City are striking to raise the base pay from $17,000 to $20,000 and retain medical and other insurance benefits. The strikers have the support of prominent artists (like Sol LeWitt) and filmmakers (like Steven Spielberg). But the MOMA brass remain firm. "We think we've given a generous offer, and we're competitive with others in the field," a spokeswoman says...