TARA DONOVAN @ THE ICA
TARA DONOVAN @ THE ICA By Matthew Nash The first thing I noticed upon entering the ICA’s West Gallery was the abundance of security guards hovering around the room, their teeth…
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.
The Salt Lake Tribune helps us out
In my post this morning about the new Creative Economy Council announced by Gov. Patrick, I mentioned that the impact of this new organization will be directly affected by the…
The Creative Economy Council
Today Governor Patrick’s office announced a new Creative Economy Council “tasked with measuring the sector’s contributions to the state, developing a statewide strategy, and promoting responsive public policies and innovative…
STEVE HOLLINGER @ CHASE GALLERY
STEVE HOLLINGER @ CHASE GALLERY By Matthew Nash In five glass tanks, small pods float suspended, occcasionally fluttering. Nearby, a glass cube houses hunks of metal detritus. Broken globes, suspended like…
A SPECIAL COMMENT
A SPECIAL COMMENT By Matthew Nash & Matthew Gamber Since our inception, Big RED & Shiny has always been created by artists as a way to discuss our local community…
BEN SLOAT @ OH+T
BEN SLOAT @ OH+T By Matthew Nash At first glance, it might be easy to dismiss Ben Sloat’s new show “I’m Not Like Other Guys” at O•H+T as a facile obsession…
AMY MONTALI & JESS T. DUGAN @ GALLERY KAYAFAS
AMY MONTALI & JESS T. DUGAN @ GALLERY KAYAFAS By Matthew Nash Currenlty on view at Gallery Kayafas are two exhibitions of photographs that challenge the stance of the viewer. Amy…
Out & About: September Edition
Since I missed the openings last Friday, I decided to spend the day checking out shows in the South End and on Newbury Street. I saw a lot of great…
SERIOUSNESS @ NOVA BENWAY
SERIOUSNESS @ NOVA BENWAY By Matthew Nash Currently on view in a living room in Jamaica Plain is the exhibition “Seriousness,” featuring work by Nate McDermott, Shawn Zamechek and Meg Rotzel.…
Republicans won’t see the Soldier Billboard Project at the RNC
The New York Times had a piece yesterday about a series of billboard images by artist Suzanne Opton that were supposed to be on view in Minneapolis and St. Paul…
GETTING SITE SPECIFIC @ BABSON COLLEGE
GETTING SITE SPECIFIC @ BABSON COLLEGE By Matthew Nash When Chris Nau invited me out to see his latest piece at Babson College, I was a little surprised. Babson is not…
CONSIDERING THE END OF LEF’S CONTEMPORARY WORK FUND
CONSIDERING THE END OF LEF’S CONTEMPORARY WORK FUND By Matthew Nash On Wednesday, August 6th, LEF Foundation announced some major changes in their funding programs. The two most significant changes include…
ABRAHAM OBAMA @ GALLERY XIV
ABRAHAM OBAMA @ GALLERY XIV By MATTHEW NASH I guess after years of hearing about Republican candidates as the next incarnation of Reagan, John Wayne, or Jesus, it’s nice to…
A LETTER
A LETTER By MATTHEW NASH Recently, my friend Greg Cook took issue with my take on the recent gallery shake-up. Apparently he thinks I’m too optimistic about the whole thing,…
Talking about public art on WBUR’s “Radio Boston”
I spent much of today wandering around Boston with Pixnit, David Boeri and the production team of Radio Boston talking with people about public art. We talked to a number…
THE STATE OF THE ARTS: REARRANGING THE PLAYING FIELD
By MATTHEW NASH Print this article Lately, there has been a lot of news concerning the closing of a number of galleries in Boston. In issue #80, I wrote about…
COLLISION COLLECTIVE: SUPERARTIFICIAL @ AXIOM
By MATTHEW NASH Print this article Collision Collective “are a group of artists from MIT and the Boston area exploring new technologies,” says their website. This has led them in…
A LETTER
By MATTHEW NASH Outside, as I write this, the trees are budding and the tulips are in bloom. The dandelions have invaded the strawberry patch, and the strawberries have invaded…
Another rumor confirmed
Last night at the opening of the Artadia 2007 exhibition at the Mills Gallery, much of the talk was about the various changes happening in Boston’s commercial gallery scene. There…
Allston-Skirt says goodbye
Randi & Beth of Allston-Skirt Gallery sent around the following note today. I thought it was a nice goodbye: Dear Friends, We’re writing to let you know that after nine…