OUR WAY (FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE)
By MATTHEW GAMBER It was an interesting experiment: A rotating volunteer staff of one publisher, a few editors, and dozens of contributors (many whom never met in person) collaborate on…
Author Matthew Gamber
Matthew Gamber
Matthew Gamber is a Boston-based artist with a BFA from Bowling Green State University and an MFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts / Tufts University. He has taught at Art Institute of Boston / Lesley University, Boston College, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, College of the Holy Cross, Savannah College of Art & Design, and Massachusetts College of Art & Design and worked on digital preservation projects for Harvard University and the Boston Public Library. Matthew was the Editor in Chief of Big Red & Shiny from 2004 to 2010.
A CONVERSATION WITH MICHAEL BüHLER-ROSE
By MATTHEW GAMBER Michael Bühler-Rose lives and works in New York. He received a Fulbright Fellowship to India, received his BFA (2005) from the School of the Museum of Fine…
A LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
By MATTHEW GAMBER Since 2004, this pink website has been your independent, upstart source for news, reviews, and dialogue on contemporary work. We’ve published 125 issues, covered hundreds of exhibitions,…
CARA PHILLIPS @ SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY
By MATTHEW GAMBER Developed as a series of medical procedures to correct for abnormalities, cosmetic surgery has transformed into an industry to manage what nature has denied. Advanced techniques for…
A LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
A LETTER FROM THE EDITOR By Matthew Gamber Over the past few weeks, emotions have erupted in correlation to the economy. Several months ago, we introduced a comment section at the…
A LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
A LETTER FROM THE EDITOR By Matthew Gamber Consider the top image on the right. Admiring its pastness, one might ruminate on the good old days of fishing, when the activity…
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR (AND ANOTHER NEW FEATURE)
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR (AND ANOTHER NEW FEATURE) By Matthew Gamber For the past few issues, there has been a flurry of comments along the tails of articles. The discussions have…
OH COME ALL YE FAITHFUL
OH COME ALL YE FAITHFUL By Matthew Gamber Happy holidays to all of our loyal Big RED readers. This holiday season, as the economy takes a nose-dive, we at Big…
2008 ICA FOSTER PRIZE FINALISTS: A CONVERSATION WITH RANIA MATAR
2008 ICA FOSTER PRIZE FINALISTS: A CONVERSATION WITH RANIA MATAR By Matthew Gamber On November 12th, the 2008 James and Audrey Foster Prize exhibition opened at the Institute of Contemporary…
DARREN FOOTE @ RHYS GALLERY
By MATTHEW GAMBER Imagine: a table set, a set of chairs, all beautifully crafted – a desirable set of furniture. However, the only interruption, transgressing one’s desire for the object,…
Shufro Resigns from BCA
Big RED and Shiny has learned that Libbie Shufro, the President and CEO of the Boston Center for the Arts, resigned this week. In mid-February, the BCA’s newest Director of…
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
By MATTHEW GAMBER This month marks our fourth year, and we celebrate it (a week early) with our seventy-sixth issue. No, there won’t be the fanfare parades and community events…
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
By MATTEW GAMBER Snowing. Snow over the area in New England. At least that is what I anticipate; this is the anticipation. Based on this report, come my following sentences:…
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
By MATTHEW GAMBER T’was the first week of December, and all through the house, the heater was grinding, disturbing the mouse. Equally enchanting is the first New England snowfall of…
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
By MATTHEW GAMBER Leaves are changing and tourists flock to New England for the leaves dying and the unique syrup packaging. Assuming nobody is here for the luxury of double…
A LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
By MATTHEW GAMBER It’s Labor Day Weekend. Our Big RED writers and contributors dug deep (emotionally – the weather outside is alluring) and contributed to this, our 68th issue, the…
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
By MATTHEW GAMBER This summer, Big RED is taking some time to find an outlet for the AC, and we will be publishing once a month for the duration of…
A LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
By MATTHEW GAMBER Who is behind the masthead of Big RED and Shiny? Just who is the conduit of its content? Have you ever wanted to know what our philosophy…
A LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
By MATTHEW GAMBER Dear March, Spring Break is over, and is time to call the IT guy to change the clock on my computer because I have been living one…
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
By MATTHEW GAMBER Print this article At last, number 56. The issues usually speak for themselves, and this writing is just a snippet among all the other writings: Reviews from…