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Paul Cary Goldberg and Antony Ohman: Photo-Photo Juxtaposed

November 13, 2024

By Bing McGilvray

Two superb solo shows of black and white photographs have recently opened at the Jane Deering Gallery:  I Wish That I Could Show You Everything, by Paul Cary Goldberg, and I Spy/A Bird's Eye, by Antony Ohman. The two exhibits are juxtaposed in two separate rooms of the gallery.  Something unique and special is going on here. Paul, 74, and Antony, now 30, share a passion - photography. These two carefully curated collections are the proof of that passion. The seasoned master engages the eager apprentice, mentor and student, each learning from and energizing the other. For centuries 'twas thus but now much more of a rarity. Witness the passing of the torch before the flame blows out.

By Marc Zegans

Long before I arrived, I held in mind a captivating image of Gloucester, instilled by poet Ed Dorn’s “From Gloucester Out.” Contact replaces conjecture and so it was for me. When I first drove north from Allston, in the winter of 1986, I walked the grounds of an old estate on which sat two houses held by the same family for generations and made my way to a point overlooking a granite pier knifing white capped waters. …

August 7, 2024

By Peter Littlefield

I have lived through two great artistic scenes in my life, one was in NYC in the 1980's and the other is now, in Gloucester. They have something in common in the way the artists' individuality combines with a certain devotion to the community.

We're lucky to live in a time of creative flowering here. There's a ferment on Cape Ann that is, to my mind, quite unusual. It is quirky and sometimes takes digging out. …