BOSTON — There are so many layers to Marilyn Arsem’s piece at the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) that it’s a bit hard to know where to start. So I’ll start with articulating the most straightforward layers ...

She approaches the museum less as a neutral space than as a structure that quietly trains behavior and participation.

This year’s lineup features a number of exceptional performances to come. They include Cuban legend Eliades Ochoa, best known as a founding member of Buena Vista Social Club; the electrifying ...

Monet, Manet and Morisot are highlights, but also an exhibition of decommissioned historical monuments and a show of punishing performance art. By Will Heinrich The fall calendar is full of exciting ...