Big RED Shiny

--- Big RED issue 86 ---

July 13, 2008

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PAWN BROKERS FOR THE ART WORLD

July 13, 2008

article by DANIEL GRANT ]]> ]]>In the course of a week, Yossi Dina talks to a lot of art dealers and art collectors, movie moguls and real estate investors, all of whom want him to give them a loan, using their art as collateral. 'Almost every day, people want to know what their art is worth, what kind of loan I give them,' he said. Not everybody is so nice. 'A lot of people try to scam me. They think I don't know anything about art or what something is worth. They think I'll take a fake, but I'm not stupid, and they learn pretty ...]]>]]>Supporters: Judi Rotenberg Gallery . ]]>Boston's Weekly Dig . ]]>Gallery Kayafas . ]]>ADVERTISE WITH BIG RED & SHINY . ]]>Samson Projects . ]]>

INTERVIEW WITH STEVE TOURLENTES

July 13, 2008

article by JESS T. DUGAN ]]> ]]>Steve Tourlentes is a graduate of Knox College and Massachusetts College of Art, where he earned an MFA in 1988. Since 1996, Tourlentes has been photographing rural and suburban landscapes where penitentiaries are constructed, seen only by the bright light they emit at night. He is a recipient of gratns from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, the Polaroid Corporation, and the Massachusetts Cultural Council. ]]> ]]> � ]]> ]]> Jess T. Dugan: What is your background in the arts, and how did you come to photography? ]]> ]]> Steve Tourlentes: My parents were ...]]>]]>Supporters: Judi Rotenberg Gallery . ]]>Boston's Weekly Dig . ]]>Gallery Kayafas . ]]>ADVERTISE WITH BIG RED & SHINY . ]]>Samson Projects . ]]>

INTERVIEW WITH GUY MADDIN, DIRECTOR OF MY WINNIPEG

July 13, 2008

article by JAMES NADEAU ]]> ]]>Back in April I had the chance to interview Canadian filmmaker Guy Maddin. He was in town for the Independent Film Festival of Boston to screen his new film My Winnipeg. Guy Maddin has been making experimental films since the early eighties and is often referred to as the "Canadian David Lynch." He was the youngest recipient of the Lifetime achievement Award at the Telluride Film Festival way back in 1995. He currently teaches film at the University of Winnipeg. My Winnipeg won the award for Best Canadian Feature at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival and it won the ...]]>]]>Supporters: Judi Rotenberg Gallery . ]]>Boston's Weekly Dig . ]]>Gallery Kayafas . ]]>ADVERTISE WITH BIG RED & SHINY . ]]>Samson Projects . ]]>

ABRAHAM OBAMA @ GALLERY XIV

July 13, 2008

review by MATTHEW NASH ]]> ]]>I guess after years of hearing about Republican candidates as the next incarnation of Reagan, John Wayne, or Jesus, it's nice to see a Democratic candidate get a little action. Thus, Ron English's Abraham Obama is interesting to me as a conversation starter, a provocation, and a Pop-inspired bit of street art. ]]> ]]> The piece is a series of large posters, pasted on the construction siding of a building in Boston's South End, along the Thayer Street alleyway and facing the galleries at 450 Harrison. The piece was commissioned by William Kerr of Gallery XIV, in conjunction with ...]]>]]>Supporters: Judi Rotenberg Gallery . ]]>Boston's Weekly Dig . ]]>Gallery Kayafas . ]]>ADVERTISE WITH BIG RED & SHINY . ]]>Samson Projects . ]]>

ANISH KAPOOR @ THE ICA

July 13, 2008

review by MEGAN DRISCOLL ]]> ]]>Anish Kapoor is an internationally acclaimed sculptor with a unique philosophical agenda. Currently, the Institute of Contemporary Art is featuring an exhibition highlighting the artist's work entitled Past, Present, Future. Kapoor is best known in the US for his large-scale public art sculptures such as Sky Mirror, a thirty-five foot wide dish made of gleaming, polished steel that was exhibited at Rockefeller Center in New York City, and Cloud Gate, in Chicago's Millennium Park. Although his sculptures are sophisticated and stunning to look at, Kapoor explains that '�being an artist is not about making more or less beautiful ...]]>]]>Supporters: Judi Rotenberg Gallery . ]]>Boston's Weekly Dig . ]]>Gallery Kayafas . ]]>ADVERTISE WITH BIG RED & SHINY . ]]>Samson Projects . ]]>

THE WHITE CUBE

July 13, 2008

column by THOMAS MARQUET ]]> ]]>#36: Some of us buy Snickers bars in the checkout line of the grocery store... ...]]>]]>Supporters: Judi Rotenberg Gallery . ]]>Boston's Weekly Dig . ]]>Gallery Kayafas . ]]>ADVERTISE WITH BIG RED & SHINY . ]]>Samson Projects . ]]>

A REPORT FROM THE PHANTOM ZONE

July 13, 2008

column by STEVE AISHMAN ]]> ]]>I love eavesdropping at the gym. ]]> ]]> There must be something about the testosterone or the endorphins at the gym that acts like truth serum. Suddenly, when pushed to a point of exhaustion, people give-up on social restraint and start saying what they really feel. ]]> ]]> Interrogators don't need to torture anyone; they just need to put people on the treadmill for an hour. I once heard the most macho guy at the gym blurt out that he really liked Miley Cyrus's latest album while he was blatantly staring at his partner's ass (all of ...]]>]]>Supporters: Judi Rotenberg Gallery . ]]>Boston's Weekly Dig . ]]>Gallery Kayafas . ]]>ADVERTISE WITH BIG RED & SHINY . ]]>Samson Projects . ]]>

A LETTER

July 13, 2008

column by MATTHEW NASH ]]> ]]>Recently, my friend Greg Cook took issue with my take on the recent gallery shake-up. Apparently he thinks I'm too optimistic about the whole thing, although I know he and I agree on the central issues at stake here. Cook says: ]]> ]]> "Matt Nash is right when he writes that the Boston galleries shakeup is part of the usual churn of any art scene, but what he keeps missing is that these aren't just any galleries that are closing (or significantly cutting back). The loss of galleries like Allston Skirt, Bernie Toale, Space Other, Rhys, Judy Ann ...]]>]]>Supporters: Judi Rotenberg Gallery . ]]>Boston's Weekly Dig . ]]>Gallery Kayafas . ]]>ADVERTISE WITH BIG RED & SHINY . ]]>Samson Projects . ]]>

KATIE BETHUNE-LEAMEN @ TORONTO'S SCULPTURE GARDEN

July 13, 2008

out-of-town by JENNIFER MCMACKON ]]> ]]>In a minute or two the Caterpillar took the hookah out of its mouth and yawned once or twice, and shook itself. Then it got down off the mushroom, and crawled away in the grass, merely remarking as it went, "One side will make you grow taller, and the other side will make you grow shorter." ]]> ]]> "One side of what? The other side of what?" thought Alice to herself. ]]> ]]> "Of the mushroom," said the Caterpillar, just as if she had asked it aloud; and in another moment it was out of sight.1 ]]> ...]]>]]>Supporters: Judi Rotenberg Gallery . ]]>Boston's Weekly Dig . ]]>Gallery Kayafas . ]]>ADVERTISE WITH BIG RED & SHINY . ]]>Samson Projects . ]]>

LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY ART GALLERIES

July 13, 2008

out-of-town by RITA LOMBARDI ]]> ]]>When I tell people in Boston that I lived in Kentucky for 12 years the first thing that crosses most faces is a smirk. Followed by questions about horse racing, bourbon, basketball, and generally a joke about people being barefoot and pregnant. People who know a little something about Louisville (generally pronounced Luh'-vl), where I lived, will ask about the music scene. Several bands came out of Louisville in the 90's; Rachel's, My Morning Jacket, VHS or Beta, and Slint to name a few. No one asks about the art scene. At least not yet. ]]> ]]> On a ...]]>]]>Supporters: Judi Rotenberg Gallery . ]]>Boston's Weekly Dig . ]]>Gallery Kayafas . ]]>ADVERTISE WITH BIG RED & SHINY . ]]>Samson Projects . ]]>