Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Baseball Art Exhibit in Body Painting

Baseball Art Exhibit in Body Painting
Sometimes it seems like you could go a whole 10 minutes in Boston without someone pontificating about the good old days and the game of baseball’s lengthy and proud history. In case you find yourself in one of those ruts, you might want to check out this new exhibit at the Bank of America Gallery called “The Art of the Game: Aesthetics of Baseball, America’s Pastime.” Running through Oct. 31, the show, featuring work from notable artists such as Claes Oldenburg and Robert Rauschenberg, takes a multimedia approach to the game with painting, sculpture, photography, and prints of old-timey dudes such as Babe Ruth, who we’re assuming was some sort of sportsman.