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...Peter Vanderwarker has developed an intimate familiarity with Boston and its community. Trained in both photography and architectural design, he was a Loeb Fellow at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. “Vanderwarker’s Pantheon?? is a continuation of his exploration of Boston as a historically innovative urban center. Vanderwarker strives to relate his vision of Boston’s unique aspects by capturing prominent buildings, locations, and individuals on film. The portraits and architectural photos endeavor to depict Boston in its ongoing development as a commonwealth center of life, culture, and community. However...
...Vanderwarker’s Pantheon?? does succeed in capturing picturesque snippets of locations in the city that are integral to Boston’s urban identity, but it fails to convey any inspiring or provocative messages. Overcome by clichéd perspectives and overly deliberated connections, the exhibition is muddled by the cheap, commercial nature of the photographs. While there was no gift shop in the Athenaeum, the museum very well could have shrunk Vanderwarker’s images to sell them as postcards to tourists...
None of the anticipated controversy has prevented Pantheon??s clients from pre-ordering copies of the book...
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