The Path Taken: Photographs of the Arnold Arboretum by Lawrence Mullings

Nov 01, 2019 - Feb 01, 2020

Lawrence Mullings pays attention to the people, how they use and discover the Arboretum, and the many paths they explore once here—via art, dance, and theater. From a child’s chalk drawings left behind on Meadow Road to an aspiring air guitarist strumming within the 2018 Fog x Hill installation, Lawrence depicts some of the wonder that children find here. June 2019’s performance of Pride and Prejudice in the Leventritt Shrub and Vine Garden reveals how a play can capture not just the attention of a thousand-plus audience, but their eager immersion into another time and place—all without straying from our landscape’s stage and backdrop.

So take a walk with Lawrence Mullings, venture off the path, perhaps remembering what you love to do or experience when you are at the Arnold Arboretum. Enjoy again the unique gift that this landscape offers, and savor The Path Taken.

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Through this show, we hope you will be moved to take a new path.

Life of a Caterpillar by Lawrence Mullings — “Life of a Caterpillar” by Lawrence Mullings

"Yew" by Lawrence Mullings — “Yew” by Lawrence Mullings

"Shortcut" by Lawrence Mullings — “Shortcut” by Lawrence Mullings

"Imagination" by Lawrence Mullings — “Imagination” by Lawrence Mullings

“Macbeth in the Fog” by Lawrence Mullings (Actor’s Shakespeare Project artists depicted are Maurice Parent*, Alexandra Cassillas, Trinidad Ramkisson, and Nael Nacer*)

“Wagging Tongues” by Lawrence Mullings (Actor’s Shakespeare Project artists depicted are Trinidad Ramkisoon, Jade Guera*, Nael Nacer*, Maurice Parent*, and Alexandra Casillas)

"The Painter" by Lawrence Mullings — “The Painter” by Lawrence Mullings

"North Woods" by Lawrence Mullings — “North Woods” by Lawrence Mullings

"Welcome" by Lawrence Mullings — “Welcome” by Lawrence Mullings

"Air Guitarist" by Lawrence Mullings — “Air Guitarist” by Lawrence Mullings

"Sound of Silence" by Lawrence Mullings — “Sound of Silence” by Lawrence Mullings

"Uno, Dos, Tres" by Lawrence Mullings — “Uno, Dos, Tres” by Lawrence Mullings

"The Pond" by Lawrence Mullings — “The Pond” by Lawrence Mullings

"Lillie" by Lawrence Mullings — “Lillie” by Lawrence Mullings

"The Gang Is All Here" by Lawrence Mullings — “The Gang Is All Here” by Lawrence Mullings

The Big Stage by Lawrence Mullings — “The Big Stage” by Lawrence Mullings (Actor’s Shakespeare Project artists depicted are Doug Lockwood*, Mara Sidmore*, Zoe Laiz, Anna Bortnick, Lydia Barnett-Mulligan*, and Louis Reyes McWilliams*)

"That Way" by Lawrence Mullings — “That Way” by Lawrence Mullings

"Take a Walk with Us" by Lawrence Mullings — “Take a Walk with Us” by Lawrence Mullings

"The View" by Lawrence Mullings — “The View” by Lawrence Mullings

"Miniature Maple" by Lawrence Mullings — “Miniature Maple” by Lawrence Mullings

"The Book" by Lawrence Mullings — “The Book” by Lawrence Mullings