By Stephanie Cardon October 06, 2012 One of the attractions of living in a university town is the open-door policy many schools have towards evening lectures: the savvy can gate-crash their way to a free education on any…
Tears of the Black Tiger (Fah Talai Jone), 2000, Directed by Wisit Sasanatieng Fah Talai Jone is one of my favorite films, and I just realized it’s found a way into my newest paintings. I saw it in Bangkok when…
By The Editors October 03, 2012 Dear readers and supporters & to those of you who were present on Saturday night & to the people and venues that made it happen: our heartfelt thanks. The Big Red &…
“Performance art in Boston has always been under the radar,” says Sandrine Schaefer, co-founder of The Present Tense and co-curator with Philip Fryer of the recent Rough Trade II, a performance art exchange between Boston and Chicago. Often coming to…
“Something Along Those Lines” is formed loosely around Sol LeWitt’s Wall Drawing #118. His piece, as explained thoroughly in both the wall text and the press release, has close ties to the SMFA. As the story goes, in 1971 LeWitt…
Our Daily Red is pleased to launch an artist-in-residence series titled Inside Out. Every month, a new guest artist will have access to the platform to publish images and jot down thoughts about inspiration, obsession, creative failures and insights. Unlike…
It’s not a Shindig without performance art! Here’s a preview of our illustrious line-up. Jessica Gath is no stranger to Big Red & Shiny. In 2010, BR&S was there at MEME Gallery to cover her performance The World Famous Secretary…
A column about the Camera Arts — photography, video, film, etc. — ought to begin directly with some form of it. “What is the critical concern of photographic practice today? What is your vision in regards to the future discourse?”…
Press PLAY before reading: “When you’re done crying about how much everything sucks, you can find the rest of us at Picó Picante.” On a recent sunny Saturday afternoon, Maggie Cavallo’s public entreaty to get over and on with it…
By JIM MANNING A visit with artist Monica Nydam at her studio at the Distillery in South Boston. The artist talks about her current series of Horse paintings as well as her recent exhibitions at The Fourth Wall Project and…
By STEVE AISHMAN The Aishman’s review a movie in Hong Kong. Steve Aishman is a former resident of the Phantom Zone. Since his escape he has been a regular contributor Big RED & Shiny.
By JIM MANNING Saturday May 8th 2010 Video from a Big RED night on-the-town at the return of the Mobius Art Party ArtRages, “SURREALESTATE” The 2010 Mobius ArtRages Surrealestate Art Party took place Saturday May 8th, 8pm – 1am at…
By MATTHEW NASH Currently on view at The New England Gallery of Latin America Art, X ME LAB is a collection of assemblages, installations and video projects by artist Vela Phelan. Recently, Phelan took me on a tour of the…
By REBECCA NOLAN & ROBERT WILSON Rebecca Nolan and Robert Wilson offer a glimpse of some of the work that was on display at this year’s Art Basel and SCOPE in sunny Miami Beach, Florida: Art Basel Miami Beach SCOPE…
By MATTHEW NASH On rainy days like these, Gravitron looks colorized — his lights, a fake smile in the dismal afternoon. No matter how he tries to make real for himself the sense that there are other state fairs, that…
By BIG RED Friday, February 22nd, 2008 Candid snaps from a Big RED night on-the-town at Mobius for a performance by Jessica Rylan. Here is a short video of the performance:
By HEIDI MARSTON AISHMAN —- Rhys Gallery “Amir H. Fallah and Evelyn Rydz” is on view September 06 – October 05, 2007 at The Rhys Gallery. Heidi Marston Aishman is an artist, curator and regular contributor to Big RED…