Todd Brugman finishes smoking his tobacco pipe and begins to carefully layer golden-orange oil paint onto a strip of birch panel. The light sketches of geometric figures in front of him wait patiently to be filled by layer after semi-transparent…
Shantell Martin January 9 – March 12 Northeastern University Gallery 360 Martin’s stream-of-consciousness drawings are on full display, roaming across 14 color-washed canvases—a marked departure from her typical monochromatic linework and performative drawing. What Can I Say? January 10 –…
She agitates the quart developing tank in total darkness, our windowless bath; the cylinder slides inside against the film for ten minutes at 70 degrees. I can see the developer acid in the luminous dial of my watch: she adds…
Liao Fei’s exhibition at Yve Yang gallery at first glance seems to be a work in progress: perhaps even a transition between shows. Remarking on surveillance culture, Fei’s quiet exhibition not only gives visitors the uneasy feeling of being watched,…
“…the problem lies not whether to reach for either larger or more selective audiences, but rather in understanding for ourselves our own definitions of those groups we wish to speak to, and in making conscious steps to reach out to…
“The best art speaks for itself,” someone stated at a recent public discussion about Boston Creates. My immediate internal response was yes, but art also prompts, at times even goads, us to speak or write. I concede that art is,…
There are only two more days until our fourth BIG RED SHINDIG, our annual fundraiser and celebration of the launch of our new website. Again with generous support from our friends at the Mills Gallery at the Boston Center for the Arts, Panopticon Imaging,…
Every week, BR&S picks out a series of gallery events, screenings, exhibitions, performances. Here are our choices for you to go & see this week: • • • Events • • • Tuesday December 31 The Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle…
Every week, BR&S picks out a series of gallery events, screenings, exhibitions, performances. Here are our choices for you to go & see this week: • • • Events • • • Through Sunday December 22 Boston Society of…
Every week, BR&S picks out a series of gallery events, screenings, exhibitions, performances. Here are our choices for you to go & see this week: • • • Events • • • Tuesday December 10 Malden Public Library, 36 Salem…
To get us all in the mood for winter, this #FirstFriday the ICA Boston hosts a Snow Ball with music by DJs Leah V and Stenny. While there, be sure to check out their exhibition Amy Sillman: one lump or…
Every week, BR&S picks out a series of gallery events, screenings, exhibitions, performances. Here are our choices for you to go & see this week: • • • Events • • • Wednesday December 4* NorthEastern University, Visitor Center Presentation…
Every week, BR&S picks out a series of gallery events, screenings, exhibitions, performances. Here are our choices for you to go & see this week: • • • Events • • • Tuesday November 26 Harvard University, Carpenter Center for…
1. We don’t know who reads us! Occasionally we see a comment on social media, a retweet, or a message. But we have thousands of readers! Who are you? 2. We want to respond to readers’ needs and wishes. How…
Every week, BR&S picks out a series of gallery events, screenings, exhibitions, performances. Here are our choices for you to go & see this week: • • • Events • • • Tuesday November 12 John Divola, Zuma Beach, 1977—78…
Every week, BR&S picks out a series of gallery events, screenings, exhibitions, performances. Here are our choices for you to go & see this week: • • • Events • • • Thursday November 7 Photo: ©Vivian Maier Brandeis University,…
This #FirstFriday the ICA Boston hosts a masquerade-themed event, performances by the Adele Myers and Dancers company, and music by DJ Knife. While there, be sure to check out their new exhibition Amy Sillman: one lump or two. The event…
Every week, BR&S picks out a series of gallery events, screenings, exhibitions, performances. Here are our choices for you to go & see this week: • • • Events • • • Wednesday October 23 TV Buddha, Nam June Paik…
Every week, BR&S picks out a series of gallery events, screenings, exhibitions, performances. Here are our choices for you to go & see this week: • • • Events • • • Tuesday October 8 Malden Public Library, 36 Salem…
This #FirstFriday the ICA Boston hosts Fashion Forward featuring a presentation by Louis Boston, a designer trunk show, and music by DJ Knift and DJ Stenny. While there, be sure to check out their new exhibition Amy Sillman: one lump…