Newbury Street isn’t exactly known for its edge. But hidden among the chichi sidewalk eateries and glossy boutiques is a gallery that’s been showcasing boundary-pushing conceptual work for more than 30 years. Recently, that roster has included solo exhibits for the likes of provocative wordsmith Jenny Holzer and minimalist master Sol LeWitt, as well as thoughtfully curated group shows like the newly opened Additive Logic—not to mention the annual AIDS Benefit Exhibition, where you can score small works for a $350 donation to a good cause.
Barbara Krakow Gallery
10 Newbury St., Boston barbarakrakowgallery.com • (617) 262-4490
Other Winners
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2014 Winner: Samsøn
Samsøn Projects turned 10 this year, but its South End art space still operates like a boundary-busting upstart...
- 450 Harrison Ave., Boston
- (617) 357-7177
- samsonprojects.com
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2016 Winner: Gallery Kayafas
There’s always something new to discover at this South End gallery, from the identical triplet artists of Triiibe’s double take-inducing photos to the unsettling images that wait within layers of lace in Azita Moradkhani’s delicate drawings of lingerie...
- 450 Harrison Ave. #37, Boston
- (617) 482-0411
- gallerykayafas.com
