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By James NadeauMarch 30, 2009 0

AGNÈS VARDA: LES VEUVES DE NOIRMOUTIER @ THE SERT GALLERY, CARPENTER CENTER FOR THE VISUAL ARTS

AGNÈS VARDA: LES VEUVES DE NOIRMOUTIER @ THE SERT GALLERY, CARPENTER CENTER FOR THE VISUAL ARTS By James A. Nadeau The feeling is one of acute sadness. You enter into the gallery and are confronted by fifteen images, one large projection…

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By BR&SMarch 30, 2009 0

BIG RED ON-THE-TOWN: SOUTHERN GRAPHICS COUNCIL CONFERENCE 2009, CHICAGO, IL

BIG RED ON-THE-TOWN: SOUTHERN GRAPHICS COUNCIL CONFERENCE 2009, CHICAGO, IL By Big Red March 26th, 2009 Candid snaps from a Big RED night on-the-town at John David Moody Foundation for the opening of World-A-Rama, Our Stories, the SGC Student Fellowship Award…

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By Andi SuttonMarch 30, 2009 0

A CONVERSATION WITH AA BRONSON

A CONVERSATION WITH AA BRONSON By Andi Sutton Big RED & Shiny asked Andi Sutton, a Boston-based performance artist and activist, to interview AA Bronson about activism in the arts. Bronson will be participating in a panel talk as part…

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By BR&SMarch 30, 2009 0

BIG RED ON-THE-TOWN: FAREWELL TO BILL ARNING @ THE LIST

BIG RED ON-THE-TOWN: FAREWELL TO BILL ARNING @ THE LIST By Big Red Tuesday, March 24th, 2009 Candid snaps from a Big RED night on-the-town at MIT’s List Visual Art Center for a farewell party for Bill Arning, who is…

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By BR&SMarch 30, 2009 0

BIG RED ON-THE-TOWN: PLATFORM2

BIG RED ON-THE-TOWN: PLATFORM2 By Big Red Wednesday March 18th 2009 Candid snaps from a Big RED lunchtime on-the-town at “SLOW: A Public Butoh Laboratory” organized by Platform2. Choreographer Alissa Cardone, led a group of participants in an extremely slow Butoh…

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By BR&SMarch 30, 2009 0

BIG RED ON-THE-TOWN: SPACE 242

BIG RED ON-THE-TOWN: SPACE 242 By Big Red Friday, March 27th, 2009 Candid snaps from a Big RED night on-the-town at Space 242 for the opening of The Miracle 5 Present Holy GJYDhad. Photos by Dave Ortega. Space 242 The Miracle…

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By BR&SMarch 30, 2009 0

BIG RED ON-THE-TOWN: THE BOSTON CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTER

BIG RED ON-THE-TOWN: THE BOSTON CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTER By Big Red Thursday March 26th, 2009 Candid snaps from a Big RED night on-the-town at the reception of “Home is Where the Art Is.” A project between Children’s Hospital Boston in…

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By BR&S Contributing AuthorMarch 30, 2009 0

CHUNKY MOVE @ THE ICA

CHUNKY MOVE @ THE ICA By Chelsey Philpot In the question and answer session that followed the Australian-based dance troupe Chunky Move’s performance at the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), artistic director Gideon Obarzanek further charmed an admiring audience. He…

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By BR&S Contributing AuthorMarch 30, 2009 0

ART AS FASHION, PART ONE

ART AS FASHION, PART ONE By Judy Kermin Blotnick Fashion and art have frequently run on parallel tracks historically (and sometimes hysterically.) Art has been used to cloak in grandeur what is otherwise a commercial enterprise and money made in…

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By Steve AishmanMarch 30, 2009 0

A REPORT FROM THE PHANTOM ZONE

By Steve Aishman A collection of art news from around the globe over the past few years: 1. In 2008, Paul McCarthy’s “Complex Shit”, a giant inflatable dog turd, broke free, destroyed some power lines, and then crashed into a children’s…

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By BR&S Contributing AuthorMarch 30, 2009 0

A LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

A LETTER FROM THE EDITOR By Micah J. Malone A casual overview of our current issue strikes me as something of an anomaly. While at times we have focused volumes, we generally publish precisely what is striking the fancy of our…

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By Thomas MarquetMarch 30, 2009 0

“THE WHITE CUBE”

“THE WHITE CUBE” By Thomas Marquet #46: When the framing business is in a recession, it’s the jokes about framing that really suffer. Thomas Marquet is a cartoonist, sculptor, and critic, based in Brooklyn, New York, which is an admittedly unoriginal…

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By BR&S Contributing AuthorMarch 30, 2009 0

MARK MORRIS @ CUTLER MAJESTIC

MARK MORRIS @ CUTLER MAJESTIC By Chelsey Philpot Mark Morris dancers make it look so easy. From the flick of a wrist to the simultaneous jumps and right down to the curling and uncurling of toes, the Mark Morris Dance…

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By Christian HollandMarch 30, 2009 0

WILLIAM POPE.L: CORBU POPS

WILLIAM POPE.L: CORBU POPS By Christian Holland In his exhibition Corbu Pops, artist William Pope.L launches an assault on the show’s venue, Harvard’s big sandy-gray Modernist bastion, the Carpenter Center for Visual Arts. The building is the only structure in North…

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By BR&SMarch 15, 2009 0

BIG RED ON-THE-TOWN: NEW YORK ART FAIRS

BIG RED ON-THE-TOWN: NEW YORK ART FAIRS By Big Red March 6th – 8th 2009 Candid snaps from a Big RED weekend on-the-town at the 2009 New York Art Fairs LaMontagne Gallery Samson Projects Volta NY Photos by James Manning

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By BR&S Contributing AuthorMarch 15, 2009 0

CONNECTIONS @ MIT MUSEUM

CONNECTIONS @ MIT MUSEUM By Megan Driscoll The Connections exhibition by the Sociable Media Group at the MIT Museum is part research, part art –turning theories and data sets into interactive portraits and installations that explore recent technological developments in…

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By BR&S Contributing AuthorMarch 15, 2009 0

ZOE | JUNIPER @ THE ICA

ZOE | JUNIPER @ THE ICA By French Clements There’s a chance you’ve already seen the collaborative work of performance artist Juniper Shuey and choreographer Zoe Scofield, in a music video for Dave Matthews’ 2007 song Eh Hee. Matthews, seated…

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By Steve AishmanMarch 15, 2009 0

A REPORT FROM THE PHANTOM ZONE

A REPORT FROM THE PHANTOM ZONE By Steve Aishman When I travel, one of my favorite things to do is to visit smaller, less well-known museums. The reason why I love to visit smaller museums is that I can really enjoy…

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By James NadeauMarch 15, 2009 0

WATCHMEN & THE LIMITS OF ADAPTATION

WATCHMEN & THE LIMITS OF ADAPTATION By James Nadeau “Who watches the Watchmen?” is a catchphrase from the film Watchmen directed by Zach Snyder. It is graffiti sprayed across an alley wall and it signifies dissatisfaction with the actions of the…

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By BR&S Contributing AuthorMarch 15, 2009 0

THOMAS NASON @ THE FLORENCE GRISWOLD MUSEUM

THOMAS NASON @ THE FLORENCE GRISWOLD MUSEUM By Joe Leduc “You talk about the decay of New England. It’s a compost heap.” – Robert Frost to Donald Hall By the time of his death, the affinity between the prints of Thomas…

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