New & Improved Comments!
By Matthew Nash October 15, 2012 This is just a quick housekeeping note to announce that Big Red & Shiny has upgraded our comment system to LiveFyre. We hope…
Author Matthew Nash
Matthew Nash
Matthew Nash is the founder of Big Red & Shiny. He is Associate Professor of Photography and New Media at the Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University and was the 2011-12 Chair of the University Faculty Assembly. Nash is half of the artist collaborative Harvey Loves Harvey, who are currently represented by Gallery Kayafas in Boston and have exhibited in numerous venues since 1992.
When is an artwork completed? James Nachtwey’s 9/11 photos
Via Concientious, I came across an article in BagNews by Michael Shaw about James Nachtwey’s famous photos from New York on 9/11. The emphasis of the article is on the…
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There have been a number of changes to Big Red & Shiny for our re-launch, and I’m sure you’ve noticed that one of the biggest is that we are now…
Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss
Wow, it has been quite a week! As I’m sure you’ve noticed (because you are reading this) Big Red & Shiny is back. We have a new team, a new…
ALL GOOD THINGS MUST COME TO AN END
By MATTHEW NASH On February 15 of 2004, Big RED & Shiny launched our first issue. On August 16 of 2010, we launch our last. I have been doing BR&S…
A LETTER
By MATTHEW NASH Hey, it’s summer! It’s quiet, lazy, hot, humid… Big RED & Shiny is made from the contributions of a community that cares about art, and we are…
Jena Performing Local
My idea is to try to eat local for 30 days, or perhaps 60 (if Tehching Hsieh can go a whole year). The point is to attempt an experiment in…
IN THE X ME LAB WITH VELA PHELAN
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…
ON DARK SWELLS AND GEYSERS: A CONVERSATION WITH GEORGIE FRIEDMAN
By MATTHEW NASH Georgie Friedman is a video installation artist whose multi-channel pieces are both contemplative and engaging. Her latest piece,Dark Swell, can be seen as part of the 2010…
6 YEARS OF BIG RED & SHINY
OUR NEW LISTINGS: EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS, CALLS FOR WORK, CLASSES & WORKSHOPS by BIG RED OUR NEW LOOK: FINDING YOUR WAY AROUND by BIG RED It’s our birthday…
THE ENDGAME OF POSTMODERNISM
By MATTHEW NASH The Beginning of the End All good things must come to an end. Postmodernism has had its run, but perhaps the time has come to wonder if…
Robert Jay Kaufman R.I.P.
Sadly, I must write that artist Robert Kaufman passed on January 8, 2010 of cancer. Robert was an artist, mentor and academic who was greatly respected by all who knew…
LIZ NOFZIGER: TOCSIN @ ENGINE COMPANY 40 FIREHOUSE
By MATTHEW NASH Tocsin (tok-sin) n. 1. a. An alarm sounded on a bell. n. 1. b. A bell used to sound an alarm. n. 2. A warning; an omen.…
A LETTER
By MATTHEW NASH Happy Holidays from the entire Big RED team! December is always such a crazy month, as the weather turns and the holidays arrive. Everyone is rushing to…
A DISCUSSION ABOUT THE ROLE(S) OF ALTERNATIVE GALLERIES
By MICAH MALONE & MATTHEW NASH While editing the article “How To Start And Run An Alternative Gallery Space” by Big RED publisher Matthew Nash in issue #118, editor Micah…
Axiom & Boston Cyberarts merge
Last evening at MassArt’s Pozen Center, about 200 people gathered for “Spark: A Gala Celebration”. The event was created for three reasons, each worth a party in their own right.…
A LETTER: PONDERING THE INFLATABLE TURKEY
By MATTHEW NASH Of all the things I find most difficult as an artist, it is the problem of turning one’s own personal experience and ideas into something that others…
ANDREW MOWBRAY: TEMPEST PROGNOSTICATOR
By MATTHEW NASH Andrew Mowbray is a sculptor in the tradition of Joseph Beuys, whose objects exist to facilitate a performative act, and remain as tangible evidence of that experience.…
FIRST HAND: CIVIL WAR ERA DRAWINGS FROM THE BECKER COLLECTION @ THE MCMULLEN MUSEUM
By MATTHEW NASH Print this article It’s no secret that our culture is fixated on war. The United States has been in some form of war, cold or hot, since…
How to Start & Run an Alternative Gallery Space
With the next round of elections approaching, there has been a lot of talk in Boston about growing the creative economy and fostering new arts spaces in the city. At…