Panopticon: Ladies Only
I remember some mild outrage rippling through the Twitterverse late last April over the claim, in a New York Times opinion piece on gender inequality in art collecting, that men far…
Author Bonnie B
Bonnie B
Bonnie B enjoys talking with non-artists about art. She excels at non sequiturs, has a last name no one pronounces correctly, and tweets as @6x6pix and can be found here - https://instagram.com/6x6pix/.
Janine Antoni, in person at BU
I first heard of Janine Antoni in the early ’90s when I saw a few photos in a magazine: a still from Loving Care, an installation shot of Gnaw, and…
Not Playing Around: The Somerville Toy Camera Festival
“Toy camera” used to mean just that—a cheap plastic camera produced as a toy and sold or given away for use by children. In the past decade, as film photography…
Flash Forward Festival – Photography on the Greenway: The Fence Comes to Boston
Let’s face it: if you need a 2D artwork that can endure extended exposure to sun, rain, wind, and “direct engagement” in various forms by wildlife, children, and the…
Abelardo Morell: “My Life in Pictures . . . So Far”
PHSNE President John Dockery, Abe Morell, PRC staff member and former Morell student Julie Kukharenko, and Erin Wederbrook Yuskaitis. Photo by Rene Ricciardi. Courtesy of the Photographic Resource Center…
Inventing Remembered Moments: Alternative Processes at the PRC
Liz Lee, Sun Prints Image Courtesy of the Artist A show of alternative-process photos could be anything these days — from the historic analog (chemical) processes to non-standard digital manipulations…
Mark Bradford in Conversation at the Rose Art Museum
Mark Bradford Father, You Have Murdered Me 2012 102 x 144 inches mixed media collage on canvas Photograph courtesy of Sikkema Jenkins & Co. Rules against touching the art…
Why You Should Go See Nan Goldin’s Ballad of Sexual Dependency at the ICA
How’s this for a photographer’s dirty little secret: I often end up wishing I hadn’t gone out of my way to see a photography show in a gallery. I’ve been…
Open Door Gallery at VSA Massachusetts
The Financial District probably isn’t your primary gallery-hopping destination, but next time you’re near South Station, be sure to check out the Open Door Gallery. Located in a first floor…
Live and On Film: The Love Song of R. Buckminster Fuller
Oscar-nominated filmmaker Sam Green and indie rock legends Yo La Tengo brought their “live documentary” on the life and work of Buckminster Fuller to Boston for two performances at the…
Take #1: Vik Muniz at BU
By Bonnie B October 06, 2012 In one of three local lectures in the same week, artist Vik Muniz spoke on October 5 at BU as part of…
Photo Futures: Andy Adams and Jörg M. Colberg at the RISD Museum of Art
Flak Photo and Conscientious are arguably two of the most influential sites showing and discussing contemporary fine art photography online in recent years. Their respective creators/voices, Andy Adams and Jörg…
The Walls Are Alive With the Sound of Os Musicos
In creating their vibrant and fantastical artworks, Brazil’s Os Gemeos (“The Twins” Octavio and Gustavo Pandalfo) draw heavily from dreams and fantasy, rural traditions, and urban life and street culture.…