STATE OF THE ARTS: THE STRATA OF BOSTON ART SYSTEMS
By MATTHEW NASH Print this article To be a working and showing artist is a tricky endeavor. It requires a lot of attention to details, of both the creative and…
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.
MARY ELLEN STROM @ JUDI ROTENBERG
By MATTHEW NASH Print this article Judi Rotenberg Gallery feels a bit eerie and subversive these days. The windows are blacked-out, labeled only with the title of the current show:…
A CONVERSATION WITH JEFFU WARMOUTH
By MATTHEW NASH Print this article Boston artist Jeff “Jeffu” Warmouth is a funny guy. His work incorporates elements of children’s tv (think “You Can’t Do That On Television”) with…
KNOCK OFFS @ GREEN STREET
By MATTHEW NASH Print this article The first time I watched Pulp Fiction, the Quentin Tarantino film that changed how many people saw cinema, I was watching a knock-off. At…
A CONVERSATION WITH DREW KATZ
By MATTHEW NASH Print this article With three years behind it, Gallery Katz is middle-aged by SoWa standards. Started by Drew Katz, a RISD grad originally from Kansas, this gallery…
ANNIVERSARY: A YEAR IN REVIEW
By MATTHEW NASH Print this article This Valentines Day, Big RED & Shiny has it’s first birthday. That’s right, our little pink website is now a year old, and we…
COLLEGE TOWN: KRISTEN LA LOND
By MATTHEW NASH Print this article Boston is a college town. With this comes a constant turn-over of new artists, new ideas, and new energy. Much of the independent scene…
SCOTT LISTFIELD @ LOCCO RITORO
By MATTHEW NASH Print this article In a previous issue of Big RED, I wrote about science-fiction and its role as a gauge of our current collective fears. Good sci-fi…
SEVEN QUESTIONS WITH BRIAN KNEP
By MATTHEW NASH Print this article In the last issue of Big RED, I reviewed the exhibition Intimachine at Art Interactive. During the opening, I was introduced to the artist…
INTIMACHINE @ ART INTERACTIVE
By MATTHEW NASH Print this article Is it alright to review the opening of a show? Is it somehow demeaning to gauge the qualities of an exhibition based on the…
NASAD CONSIDERS PH.D IN ART
By MATTHEW NASH Print this article On October 16, 2004, members of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) met to discuss Futures for the Terminal Professional…
ELLEN WETMORE @ BOSTON SCULPTORS
By MATTHEW NASH Print this article A quick Google search of the phrase genetically modified vegetables produces a wide range of interesting results. They run the gamut from the practical…
PATRICK MALONEY AND MICHAEL MULLANEY @ THE DISTILLERY
By MATTHEW NASH Print this article For the next month, the gallery at The Distillery in South Boston is home to the abstract works of Patrick Maloney and Michael Mullaney.…
MORE NEW BIG RED EDITORS!
By BIG RED PUBLISHER Print this article That’s right, more new editors for Big RED! Starting with Issue #9, we are proud to announce that the team of Christophe Perez…
OUT WITH THE OLD, IN WITH THE NEW
By BIG RED PUBLISHER Print this article It took a lot of work and a long time to get Big RED & Shiny online, to shape its vision and build…
A BRIEF HISTORY OF OUTRAGE
By MATTHEW NASH Print this article A brief history of outrage? How brief? Can we talk about the ridiculous number of parking tickets I get in Kenmore Square, or the…