THE STATE OF THE ARTS: CLOSINGS & RUMORS
By MATTHEW NASH The last few weeks have seen several important announcements, and much more speculation, regarding the state of the arts in Boston. As we reported on our blog…
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.
A LETTER (A MEMO)
By MATTHEW NASH & MATTHEW GAMBER MN: What’s is going on here? MG: I don’t know, you tell me – I opened this thinking you had written something already. MN:…
JENNY HOLZER: PROJECTIONS @ MASS MOCA
By MATTHEW NASH With Projections, Jenny Holzer has truly utilized the full potential of Mass MoCA’s Building 5. Using relatively few elements — light, text, oversized beanbag cushions — she…
The Berwick Research Institute announces 2008 AIR artists
The Berwick Research Institute has announced the 2008 residents for their Artist In Research (AIR) program. AIR was created “to support artists involved in the early stages of projects that…
WAR STORIES @ MASSART
By MATTHEW NASH This book is to be neither an accusation nor a confession, and least of all an adventure, for death is not an adventure to those who stand…
LEE WALTON’S LIFE/THEATRE: ICA
By MATTHEW NASH On Sunday, March 16th, my students from The Art Institute of Boston will perform Lee Walton’s “Life/Theatre: ICA” at the Institute of Contemporary Art. [1] This piece…
Allston-Skirt Gallery to close
Beth Kantrowitz has just confirmed that Allston-Skirt Gallery will be closing their doors. She promised a press release soon. This is a loss to the arts in Boston, and Allston-Skirt…
Out and About at MassArt & SMFA
This afternoon I took a short ride on the #39 bus to the Fenway to check out four shows at MassArt and the The School of the Museum of Fine…
2009 New England Art Awards (?)
Last night, James Nadeau, Christian Holland, Greg Cook and I met to record an episode for Bad At Sports. We used the recent AICA Awards as our starting point for…
Platform2’s Failure Support Group
Tonight Platform2 hosted an event dubbed the Failure Support Group for a crowded hall of artists and friends. The event featured a series of artists presenting various failures from their…
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 4 YEARS AND COUNTING…
By MATTHEW NASH In October of 2006, Big RED & Shiny was included in the PRC|POV exhibition at the Photographic Resource Center. This show featured 30 artists, groups or companies…
Lee Walton artist talk this Friday
A few years ago, I was privileged to have my work included on Aspect: The Chronicle of New Media Art, alongside the work of Lee Walton. I knew a little…
The Arts Policies of Presidential Candidates
Yesterday George Fifield sent along a link to the Arts Action Fund’s ArtVote website, which lists the arts positions of the various presidential candidates. As the field has narrowed, there…
WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF THE PHOTOGRAPH?
By MATTHEW NASH The invention of photography in the early nineteenth century is generally held to be the innovation that freed painting from its history as a representational medium and…
MICHAEL COSTELLO @ GALLERY XIV
By MATTHEW NASH Approaching Gallery XIV from the street, one sees five small paintings by Michael Costello in the front window. These are brightly colored and amusingly straight-forward paintings of…
DON’T DRINK THE KOOL-AID
By MATTHEW NASH It has been a few weeks since the Boston Foundation’s “Vital Signs” report (pdf) was released, and it is still a topic of conversation and heated debate.…
Obama, the arts and updating attitudes
Edward Winkleman had a piece yesterday about the arts under Obama, and what kinds of expectations people have about what this will mean. Will it simply be an expansion of…
Out and about
The nice weather has encouraged me to get out of the house more than I usually would in January, so I’ve seen a lot of art recently and thought I’d…
The Broad Art Foundation kerfuffle
The hot topic in the art blogs for the past few days has been collector Eli Broad’s decision to retain control of his vast and coveted art collection. It was…
Echelman Update
In a controversial decision, the Phoenix City Council has decided to proceed with a large public sculpture by Boston-based artist Janet Echelman. You can read the full story here. The…