A LETTER
A LETTER By Matthew Nash One of the unsung heroes of Big RED & Shiny is James Manning. He is our most frequent contributor of on-the-town photos, somehow managing to attend…
Author Matthew Nash
Matthew Nash
Matthew Nash is the founder of Big Red & Shiny. He is Associate Professor of Photography and New Media at the Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University and was the 2011-12 Chair of the University Faculty Assembly. Nash is half of the artist collaborative Harvey Loves Harvey, who are currently represented by Gallery Kayafas in Boston and have exhibited in numerous venues since 1992.
GEORGIE FRIEDMAN @ BOSTON COLLEGE
GEORGIE FRIEDMAN @ BOSTON COLLEGE By Matthew Nash Georgie Friedman’s video installations require patience. They are not for those with a short attention span, and they only reward the viewer willing…
PARSE @ AXIOM
PARSE @ AXIOM By Matthew Nash PARSE: Visualizing Data That Makes Us Human is an exhibition that makes visible things that we know intuitively, yet rarely consider as visual data, much…
Artists in Context
For many artists and organizations, LEF Foundation’s change in funding priorities has reduced and limited opportunities for funding in New England. The good news is that Louisa McCall, formerly of…
A LETTER
A LETTER By Matthew Nash Two weeks ago, I was privileged to take part in a pair of discussions about art and the current state of creative practice. The first of…
A CONVERSATION WITH BILL ARNING
A CONVERSATION WITH BILL ARNING By Matthew Nash As the curator of MIT’s List Visual Art Center, Bill Arning has brought a long list of impressive and challenging shows to the…
HOW THE HELL DID WE GET HERE? LOOKING BACK ON 5 YEARS OF BIG RED & SHINY
HOW THE HELL DID WE GET HERE? LOOKING BACK ON 5 YEARS OF BIG RED & SHINY By Matthew Nash On February 15th, 2009, Big RED & Shiny celebrates our fifth…
WHAT ARE LEE WALTON’S FRIENDS DOING ON F’BOOK?
WHAT ARE LEE WALTON’S FRIENDS DOING ON F’BOOK? By Matthew Nash For the past several decades, artists have been embracing new forms of digital media in the creation of their work,…
ON THE INTANGIBLE: SHEILA GALLAGHER & DARREN FOOTE
ON THE INTANGIBLE: SHEILA GALLAGHER & DARREN FOOTE By Matthew Nash Darren Foote is a very calm guy. He speaks in measured tones and never gets too excited. Sheila Gallagher is…
LIZ PRINCE WON’T DRAW YOUR @#$&!
LIZ PRINCE WON’T DRAW YOUR @#$&! By Matthew Nash Liz Prince creates comics that are personal, snarky and endearing. Her recent book, Delayed Replays is now out on Top Shelf, and…
BACKLASH TO BRANDEIS CLOSING THE ROSE
BACKLASH TO BRANDEIS CLOSING THE ROSE By Matthew Nash & Micah J. Malone On Monday, January 26th, The Boston Globe’s Geoff Edgers broke the story that Brandeis University was planning to…
PLATFORM2: MANIFESTO!SLAM
PLATFORM2: MANIFESTO!SLAM By Matthew Nash The banner said “Get on the bus” so we did, sixteen participants in the MANIFESTO!SLAM created by the social activist collaborative Platform2. It was a cold…
Bill Arning to head The Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
This morning The Contemporary Arts Museum Houston announced that Bill Arning has been named as their new director. Arning has been the curator at the List Visual Art Center at…
OBAMA AND THE ARTS
OBAMA AND THE ARTS By Matthew Nash During the heat of the election, and now in the interregnum period before the inauguration of President Obama, there has been a lot of…
ON LEMONADE & STORAGE LOFTS: A CONVERSATION WITH DOUGLAS WEATHERSBY
ON LEMONADE & STORAGE LOFTS: A CONVERSATION WITH DOUGLAS WEATHERSBY By Matthew Nash Douglas Weathersby creates projects that merge labor with art in complex ways, and present the results under the…
LOOKING BACK ON 2008
LOOKING BACK ON 2008 By Matthew Nash I have little doubt that, when we look back on the year 2008, it will be remembered for one thing above all others: change.…
WHERE CAN I FIND SOME NEW ART?
WHERE CAN I FIND SOME NEW ART? By Matthew Nash I’m staring at a blank screen, trying to figure out what to write. I want to write that Boston’s alternative scene…
2008 ICA FOSTER PRIZE FINALISTS: A CONVERSATION WITH CATHERINE D’IGNAZIO
2008 ICA FOSTER PRIZE FINALISTS: A CONVERSATION WITH CATHERINE D’IGNAZIO By Matthew Nash On November 12th, the 2008 James and Audrey Foster Prize exhibition opened at the Institute of Contemporary Art,…
A LETTER
A LETTER By Matthew Nash Every two years, the Institute of Contemporary Art selects four artists to present as finalists for the James and Audrey Foster Prize. These artists exhibit their…
OBAMA: AN ARTS-FRIENDLY PRESIDENT?
OBAMA: AN ARTS-FRIENDLY PRESIDENT? By Matthew Nash On Tuesday, November 4th, Americans overwhelmingly voted for Barack Obama to be the next President of the United States. This is a truly amazing…