By THE EDITOR Print this article City opens another artists studio/gallery space in downtown Malden The City of Malden and Malden Redevelopment Authority are pleased to announce that they have acquired a new space in the downtown to open another…
By THE EDITOR Print this article Is the U.S. headed for the first military draft in 30 years? According to the Utne Reader, the Bush administration is ramping up to a possible draft should they be re-elected in 2004. According…
By THE EDITOR Print this article Boston artist Kanishka Raja, whose large-scale paintings of interior spaces combine Eastern and Western influences, has been chosen as this year’s recipient of the newly renamed Digitas/ICA Artist Prize. The Digitas/ICA Artist Prize is…
By JAMES PINTAR Print this article For those of us with a penchant for the collectable detritus of childhood, the metal lunchbox has always had a certain allure. So it was with enthusiasm that I approached the traveling Smithsonian exhibition…
By LINDA PRICE SNEDDON Print this article Wow, this has been an amazing experience! As we approach Saturday, May 1st, we see a fantastic group of people that has been energized to act and come together as a community! The…
By MICAH J. MALONE Print this article Randall Sellers’ drawings depict meticulously rendered cities that seem to have magically appeared on the paper. The miniature cities rendered in graphite are no more than three inches and show impossible pathways leading…
By LOU LARSON Print this article You have an opportunity to win a Luxury Cruise to Tahiti aboard the six star M/S Paul Gauguin Radisson. You have until May 9 to fill out your form (available in the lobby of…
By BIG, RED AND SHINY Print this article It’s finally here…the much anticipated “If We Ran the Whitney.” Click the links below to see who your favorite BRS contributor would put in the Biennial if they were the curator: C.…
By THE EDITOR Print this article Mayor Thomas M. Menino today announced the creation of the Department of Arts and Cultural Development to combine the efforts of the Mayor’s Office of Special Events, Tourism, and Film and Office of Cultural…
By THE EDITOR Print this article (updated Fri. April 16th) Our publication schedule may seem sporadic over the next few months. During the summer months of June, July & August, we will be cutting back to one issue a month.…
By THE EDITOR Print this article According to our news sources here at Big, Red and Shiny, Dan Elias recently closed his gallery after six years of operation. Showing the work of artists like Taylor Davis and Frank Egloff among…
By THE EDITOR Print this article As a city rooted in history, the people of Boston are often deeply divided regarding the preservation of its structures. For the last year, the Gaiety Theatre at 659-665 Washington St. has faced a…
By BETH MARTIN Print this article In a society colored, shaped and devised to nurture our short attention spans, a focus on obsession is strangely refreshing. OCD (referencing Obsessive Compulsive Disorder), now showing at the Mills Gallery at Boston Center…
By DIRK ADAMS Print this article Chocolate, whiskey, and the aroma of cake and rotting meat were among the bodies of material that confronted the senses during “Corporeal Heat”, a festival of performance art featuring nine artists from Canada, Germany,…
By CHRISTOPHE PEREZ Print this article Disliking the Whitney Biennial is nowadays a very common attitude and, for a critic, always a safer opinion. The prevalent argument against this biennial is actually justified: the curatorial will is hard to catch…
By LINDA PRICE-SNEDDON Print this article I wanted to update everyone with the latest news on the (e)VENT project. The response has been awesome! We already have over 60 artists that have committed to participate!!! One of the most exciting…
By WHITE CUBES Print this article Opening April 10, 2004, MASS MoCA presents “Matthew Ritchie: Proposition Player”, the first major museum exhibition of this multimedia artist’s work organized by Contemporary Arts Museum Houston. Featuring an installation of new works by…
By THE EDITOR Print this article According to the Boston Phoenix, The Medford City Council voted down the proposed Medford Arts Center by one vote in their meeting on March 16. The Arts Center would have provided stable, long-term, affordable…
By MARY FULLER Print this article The Berwick Research Institute is proud to announce the next season of its “Artist in Research” Residency Program. For the next eight months, the Berwick will sponsor four art projects that engage and involve…
By THE EDITOR Print this article (updated Wed. April 7th) Beginning in MAY a new issue of Big, Red and Shiny will be available on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of every month. The next issue — BRS Issue #5…