Art Forum Editor Gets It Wrong
Tim Griffin, the Editor-in-Chief of Art Forum wrote an introduction to the annual year-in-review December issue of Art Forum titled “Snapshot of 2008”. In his somewhat bland prologue that reads…
Author Christian Holland
Christian Holland
Christian Holland is an aspiring New York City-based essayist who likes writing about how New York City isn't the center of the world. He was executive editor and founding contributor of Big, Red & Shiny, and sat on the publication's board for V2.
SPINNING RHETORICAL WHEELS IN RHETORIC: AN ESSAY ON THE ESSAY
SPINNING RHETORICAL WHEELS IN RHETORIC: AN ESSAY ON THE ESSAY By Christian Holland Every piece published on Big RED and Shiny is an essay in some form or another. The…
Harvard University Art Museum gets 31 works and $45M
Today Harvard announced the gift from class of 1936 alumna Emily Rauh Pulitzer, a former curator at HUAM and wife of the late Joseph Pulitzer Jr. The gift is part…
JOGGING WITH THE PRESIDENT OF RISD
JOGGING WITH THE PRESIDENT OF RISD By Christian Holland Several times a month, John Maeda, the recently inaugurated president of RISD hosts a community jogging event called “Jogging with John.” This…
RECONSTITUTION CONSTITUTED: VIEWERS RESPOND
RECONSTITUTION CONSTITUTED: VIEWERS RESPOND By Christian Holland Sosolimited performed a visual and aural remix of the first presidential debate between Senators Barack Obama and John McCain last Friday night at the…
A CONVERSATION WITH EVAN GARZA
A CONVERSATION WITH EVAN GARZA By Christian Holland September 18, 2008 – I talked with Evan Garza at the opening for “Hecho a Mano: New Visions of Latin Contemporary Art”…
FALL PREVIEW
FALL PREVIEW By Christian Holland The fall is when Boston returns to its routine. The melancholy season marks the beginning of the familiar discomfort we know as New England weather and,…
FYI, artists plan to invade Bumpkin Island
On Friday, August 28, 2008 a group of artists chosen by The Berwick Research Institute, Island Alliance and Studio Soto will set up camp on the 30-acre Bumpkin Island of…
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR By Christian Holland I set out to find a writer to critique the Olympics’ opening ceremony. I had heard they were directed by filmmaker Zhang Yimou and…
MEAT JOY @ THE PIERRE MENARD GALLERY
MEAT JOY @ THE PIERRE MENARD GALLERY By Christian Holland Nathan Censullo managed to singlehandedly lift what appeared to be half of bovine carcass wrapped in a clear plastic sheet out…
HEIDE HATRY ON MEAT (AFTER “MEAT JOY”)
HEIDE HATRY ON MEAT (AFTER “MEAT JOY”) By Christian Holland Christian Holland: In your words, what does “Meat After Meat Joy” mean? Heide Hatry: Carolee Schneeman’s Meat Joy performance was among…
HELLO MY NAME IS PIXNIT @ JUDI ROTENBERG
By CHRISTIAN HOLLAND Print this article It’s difficult to find context within a polarizing issue. We see it now with our presidential election. Marked blocs of the country’s population are…
PROFILE: JEFF CARPENTER
By CHRISTIAN HOLLAND To the opening for the art exhibition, Experiencing the War in Iraq, Jeff Carpenter wore a slimly tailored black corduroy blazer over a casual button down shirt…
Boston Schools Students to Mayor: Don’t Take Art Out of Education
On the night of Boston Mayor Thomas Menino’s 2009 “State of the City” speech, students from Boston Latin high-school gathered to remind the Mayor how important art education is. They…
THE MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE AND ARTISTS
By CHRISTIAN HOLLAND The following questions were submitted to Big RED and Shiny by artists and organizers in the arts in Massachusetts. The questions were sent to four members of…
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
By CHRISTIAN HOLLAND Boston: the Red Sox are going to the World Series, the Revolution are in the finals, and the Patriots can’t seem to lose. The harder I search…
A LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
By CHRISTIAN HOLLAND In the past couple weeks we’ve been buckling down for the new school year: putting the final touches on our lesson plans, picking up our tweed blazers…
MERGING INFLUENCE @ MONTSERRAT
By CHRISTIAN HOLLAND In Merging Influence: Eastern Elements in New America Art, the word “east” has a somewhat dubious meaning. It does not necessarily mean the “Far East,” but means…
AIR ARTIST JON TAYLOR
By CHRISTIAN HOLLAND Jon Taylor, an artist of New Bedford, Massachusetts, will, on occasion, put moss into his mouth. It’s true; there are pictures to prove it. He will also…
LAURA DONALDSON AND THE MILLS GALLERY
By CHRISTIAN HOLLAND I ran into Bill Arning, the Curator of MIT’s List Visual Arts Center, at a talk at MIT on March 11 and he gave me the scoop:…