A CONVERSATION WITH ROSIE BRANSON GILL & BONNIE BASTIEN
article by MATTHEW NASH
The Berwick Research Institute is in a time of transition. Director Meg Rotzel has stepped down from her leadership role, and although she is still working on several projects at The Berwick, much of the programming is under new direction. Most notably, their flagship Artist In Research (AIR) residency is now under the guidance of ...
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THE IMPACT OF MOONINITES ON PUBLIC ART
article by SUSAN SAKASH & PIXNIT
In April of 2006, five teen-aged girls were arrested in Ravenna, Ohio for placing 17 replicas of Super Mario Brothers question mark power-up cubes throughout the town on April Fools Day. The cubes, composed of cardboard and gold wrapping paper, were placed in conspicuous areas throughout the town of 12,000 people and instilled enough fear ...
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THEMIRACLE5: ˇATTACK! @ THE RHYS GALLERY
review by CHRISTIAN HOLLAND
In today's terms, the superhero is a component of the contemporary mythological psyche. They are a representative from the everyday world, touched with ultra-human capacities, (however flawed) and act as a social servant to redeem everyday chaos. Usually, our favorite supersheroes are those that may share our personal vulnerabilities but possess the very superpowers to ...
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CRAIG DRENNEN @ SAMSON PROJECTS
review by TODD MARSTON, KAI MCMURTRY, PATRICK SHORT & HEIDI MARSTON
Editor's Note: There's something about the work of Craig Drennen that makes people want to respond. His artwork taps into a wide range of aesthetic and emotional responses, not to mention humor and pop culture. Normally on Big RED & Shiny we feature written reviews of exhibitions, but the response to Drennen's "Pictures From The ...
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THE FOURTH WALL @ FORT POINT ARTS COMMUNITY GALLERY
review by JAMES NADEAU
The term fourth wall is from both theater and film that refers to the barrier between the audience and the action that they are viewing. It is most famously known through the act of breaking it down or breaking through it (think Brecht or any number of self referential television programs). It is a device ...
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BIG RED ON-THE-TOWN: FRONT GALLERY, OAKLAND, CA
out-of-town review by BIG RED
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BIG RED ON-THE-TOWN: SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE - NOTRE DAME, IN
out-of-town review by BIG RED
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BIG RED'S THIRD BIRTHDAY
column by MATTHEW NASH
In the autumn of 2002, I was starting my second year of teaching at the Museum School in Boston. Among the graduate students, and some of the faculty, there was an intense energy that was being fueled by Boston’s thriving alternative scene. Yet that scene was also showing signs of strain, as the number of ...
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BEER AND BURGERS WITH LINDA LESLIE BROWN
column by CHARLES GIULIANO
Last year Linda Leslie Brown asked if I would visit a two person show, with video artist Bebe Beard, at Boston's Wentworth Institute. I agreed if she would take me there and spend an afternoon discussing the work. That proved fortuitous as arriving at the gallery during posted hours we were disappointed to find that ...
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"THE WHITE CUBE"
column by THOMAS MARQUET
#12: Thomas Marquet's comic strip about life in a gallery.
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BETTER THAN POSTCARDS
news by BIG RED NEWS EDITOR
Artists love postcards. They are great to hand out in a conversation, or to leave stacks behind as you travel through the city. Yet, at the end of a show, there are invariably a bunch left over, and soon enough the cards that were once exciting promotion are now sitting as coasters under coffee cups ...
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HARVARD'S POLLOCK STUDY
news by BIG RED NEWS EDITOR
A group of 32 disputed Jackson Pollock paintings discovered by Mr. Alex Matter have recently been put through the ringer at Harvard’s prestigious conservation labs. Several pigments unavailable during Pollock’s lifetime were found in parts of the paintings, making many scholars wary of their authenticity. Other experts have claimed they are indeed authentic. Ellen Landau, ...
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SHERMAN WINS ICA FOSTER PRIZE
news by BIG RED NEWS EDITOR
This just in . . .
Form the ICA press release:
Cambridge artist Kelly Sherman is the winner of the 2006 James and Audrey Foster Prize, the Institute of Contemporary Art announced today. This biennial award recognizing a Boston-area artist of exceptional promise includes a $25,000 prize and an opportunity for the ...
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BIG RED ON-THE-TOWN: RHYS GALLERY
on-the-town by BIG RED
Friday, February 2nd, 2007 Candid snaps from a Big RED night on-the-town at The Rhys Gallery for the opening of ˇATTACK!, featuring theMiracle5. Tim Bailey with Cyrille. Nick Rodrigues. Colin Rhys, with his friend Lauren. Artist Elaine Bay with a friend. Cristi Rinklin with Cyrille. Artist Raul Gonzalez.
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BIG RED ON-THE-TOWN: LIST VISUAL ARTS CENTER @ MIT
on-the-town by BIG RED
Thursday, February 8th, 2007 Candid snaps from a Big RED night on-the-town at the opening of Sensorium II at The List Visual Arts Center
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BIG RED ON-THE-TOWN: GASP
on-the-town by BIG RED
Friday, February 9th, 2007 Candid snaps from a Big RED night on-the-town at GASP for the opening of We Are Where We Are Not, curated by Jason Kalogiros. Ben Tiven, Dawit Petros and Keith Sullivan. GASP technician Disnarda Pinilla and GASP director Jenne Willis. Curator Jason Kalogiros.
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