It alleges that two men isolated the famed pop artist at his home in Vinalhaven, seizing his email account, turning away friends in the art world and selling forgeries to ‘line their pockets.’
Bob Keyes
Bob Keyes writes about the visual and performing arts for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram. He appreciates that his job requires him to visit museums and attend plays and concerts across Maine, and most enjoys interviewing artists in their studios. He’s a New Englander by birth, and has lived in Maine off and on, most recently since 2002. He lives in Berwick with his wife, Vicki, and their son Luke.
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With empathy for all, performance artist gets uncomfortable on purpose
Deborah Wing-Sproul creates a series of physically taxing performances to help us understand pain, suffering and isolation.
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In ‘American Steel,’ politics finally penetrate the art of John Bisbee
CMCA will show the sculptor’s latest series in an exhibition that opens June 30.
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Mallett Brothers to headline South Berwick festival
Revel in the Meadow on June 2 will benefit a local nonprofit arts agency that helps kids find their artistic core.
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Bar Harbor will host inaugural Indian art market this weekend
Presented by the Abbe Museum, the market will showcase Wabanaki artists as well as those from around North America.
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Honoring a sculptor who made stone come to life
The life of the late Gary Haven Smith is celebrated this spring with an exhibition in Pownal.
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Volunteers install free smoke alarms in homes across Greater Portland
The effort is part of the American Red Cross public safety awareness campaign Sound the Alarm, a nationwide push to install 100,000 free smoke alarms in more than 100 cities this spring.
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USM president responds to criticism about removal of sex offender’s artwork
Saying the paintings could ‘serve as a trigger’ for victims of abuse, Glenn Cummings said he took the action to ‘provide a safe place for our students.’
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Poem Card Project aims to give tourists a special feel for Maine
The Office of Tourism will test the concept in 10 hotels and lodges to provide visitors with a sense of place and a keepsake they can take home with them and share.
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It’s the playwrights who bring expectations to the Little Festival of the Unexpected
Three Portland writers talk about their experience with and expectations of Portland Stage’s festival of new works, which starts Tuesday.