After Progress
Adam Viens at Real Art Ways

Real Art Ways presents After Progress, a solo exhibition by Adam Viens  Viens is a mixed-media artist whose work delves into concepts of time, perception, memory, and philosophy. As a physical representation of intellectual and emotional processes, Viens’ work presents a combination of frantic, improvisational technique and slow, interpretive contemplation.  The result is admittedly abstract however, frequently edging in and out of vague spatial representation.  After Progress is predicated on personal interpretation, explains Viens, “The work is not didactic, it is…

Real Art Ways presents Megafauna (these desperate earthly forms), a solo exhibition by Real Art Awardee Ezra Moth.  My work teeters on the edge of speculation and functionality, between science fiction and practicality, and it always deals with the intersection of ecology and queer liberation. It is not medium specific and has been presented in the form of sculptures, speculative agriculture interventions, and performance artworks. Largely, I hope to present thoughtful and radical alternatives to the climate catastrophe, centering nonbinary and…

Real Art Ways presents thick, hazy, cleer, blew, a solo exhibition by Shona Macdonald.  thick, hazy, cleer, blew explores the effects of weather as ephemeral, mundane records of our daily lives. In addition to weather and forecasts, these three bodies of work explore the atmosphere and atmospheric perspective. ‘The Vapors so Whiten’ series pulls imagery out of layers of dusty pigment applied to toned paper. Small in scale, these works depict either cars driving in and out of visibility on roads…

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“Really an extraordinary film.” – FilmWeek “…moving and intimate look at her (Janis Ian) life and genius as a musical storyteller. Kudos to director Varda Bar-Karfor crafting a documentary as direct and uncompromisingly honest as its subject.” – In Their Own League 100% on Rotten Tomatoes In 1965, Janis Ian, a 14-year-old singer-songwriter from New Jersey, wrote “Society’s Child” about an interracial relationship. Recorded and released a year later, the song launched Ian’s career, but its subject matter ignited controversy, even…

“This film feels like the coziest of blankets enveloping you in the theater. However, you should expect a few jolts of static electricity as you snuggle into that blanket. After all, this touching, beautiful film is based on a novella by Stephen King.” – Boston Globe From childhood to adulthood, Charles “Chuck” Krantz experiences the wonder of love, the heartbreak of loss, and the multitudes contained in all of us.

“…a bold reshaping of the romcom.” – Arizona Republic Celine Song’s sophomore feature stars Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal, and Chris Evans in an attractive love triangle. Johnson plays a young New York City matchmaker whose lucrative business gets complicated as she finds herself torn between the perfect match (Pascal) and her imperfect ex (Evans).

“A gorgeous drama with an open, aching heart.” – RogerEbert.com “Because writer-director Sarah Friedland’s debut finds so much depth in its subjective approach to memory loss, it loses much of its stigma and discovers wonder in its place.” – AV Club “Familiar Touch” reveals itself to be less about the agonies of change than in the concessions we make to feel closer to our loved ones and ourselves.” – The NYT 97% on Rotten Tomatoes Ruth (Kathleen Chalfant), a retired…

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We are celebrating Wong Kar Wai’s iconic IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE on its 25th anniversary with a stunning new restoration! “In the Mood for Love is probably the most breathtakingly gorgeous film of the year (2001), dizzy with a nose-against-the-glass romantic spirit that has been missing from the cinema forever.” – The New York Times “Their pain borne with grace and their rapture held in check are revealed as vividly through the two stars’ radiant stillness as from the…