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Art House Boston

Axiom, Inc.

Weekly Dig's BEST Art gallery

Axiom Gallery

It was a tough contest, but this young, upstart gallery ultimately bested a whole list of much older, more-established venues. Co-conspirators Phaedra Shanbaum and Heidi Kayser have brought a smart and inventive curatorial eye, plus a kicky sense of fun, to the local art scene. The gallery focuses mainly on interactive sculpture and video art—such as their recent exhibit of the many-limbed creatures of video sculpture artist Michael Reese—and is prone to bizarre (but still accessible) concepts, such as an upcoming exhibit in which artists turn cake into an art medium.

[186 Hampshire St., Inman Sq., Cambridge. 617.513.6375. axiomart.org]
 
Runners-up: Allston Skirt Gallery, Boston; Judi Rotenberg Gallery, Boston; Mills Gallery, South End

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