MassArt’s 2018 MFA Thesis Exhibition
This year’s MFA Thesis Exhibition at MassArt, which closes on May 12, packs both floors of Bakalar & Paine Gallery with selected works from eighteen artists. The show is overwhelming…
Author Stace Brandt
Stace Brandt
Stace Brandt is a Boston-based arts writer, artist and musician.
Every Angel is Terror Reveals Our Body’s Inner Sanctums
Bryan Christie’s solo exhibition, Every Angel is Terror, offers tangible evidence that the categories we create for the sake of language—art, science, religion, poetry—dissolve at a point of convergence. On…
The Philosophy Behind Matter & Light: A Talk with Ian Corbin
When Matter & Light director, Ian Corbin, describes his life’s origin, it is almost unbelievable. This, in part, is due to his aesthetic: he’s on the couch in the back…
Dana Clancy: Sightlines
A sightline refers to a direct line of vision between spectator and an object in view, whether it’s the Washington Monument, a Broadway musical, or an NFL playoff game. To…
Paperweight: An interview with Tory Fair
In the months leading up to Tory Fair’s latest show, Paperweight at VERY gallery, VERY director John Guthrie and I made two studio visits to view the work in progress. On…
Arthur Henderson: Sex Not Sex
The sculptures in VERY’s inaugural show, Sex Not Sex, inhabits the space in much the same way as the patrons at the opening: some sitting, some standing, others propped against…