A LETTER
By MATTHEW NASH Artists crave opportunity more than anything else. We look for new places to show our work, new audiences for our ideas, new people to join the conversation.…
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.
Phoenix AZ considers canceling Janet Echelman project
Sarah Hutt forwarded along this link to an article about Boston-based artist Janet Echelman’s troubles down in Phoenix. Although the city has dedicated $2.4M for a large-scale public art piece,…
Where have all the First Fridays gone?
Was I the only one who was disappointed in the turnout and energy at this last First Friday? What happened to the festive atmosphere, the fast-paced conversation about the work,…
HAMMERS & TONGS: THE BOSTON SCULPTORS GALLERY “BOX SET”
By MATTHEW NASH Boston Sculptors Gallery is the kind of art venue that arises out of need, out of a desire for community, and out of shared creative interests. Prior…
More on First Fridays
Today I received an email from our anonymous art dealer about my post titled “Where Have All The First Fridays Gone?”: In response to your comments regarding First Fridays being…
Arthur Whitman explains
If you are a regular art-blog reader, you are probably already aware of the ever-expanding response to Peter Plagens’ roundtable discussion in the new Art In America with (and about)…
CHRIS TONELLI & THE SO AND SO SERIES
By MATTHEW NASH Chris Tonelli is a poet, musician, and the motivation behind The So And So Series, a regular poetry event in Boston and Cambridge. They can often be…
CANDICE IVY @ LACONIA GALLERY
By MATTHEW NASH I’ve been down this road before. It begins with the uncomfortable feeling of leaving culture you understand, glancing nervously at the rear-view mirror as it fades further…
Spending time with ASPECT 10 – part one
I had originally planned to write a review of the new issue of Aspect: The Chronicle of New Media for issue #71 of Big RED & Shiny, however now that…
JOIN THE BIG RED ARMY
By MATTHEW NASH I just wanted to take a few moments, here at the start of autumn, to open the doors of Big RED to all of you, our loyal…
AFTER THE END OF THE WORLD @ WHITNEY ART WORKS
By MATTHEW NASH It’s hard to be optimistic about the apocalypse, yet much of the work in the group exhibition “After The End Of The World” feels, well… almost optimistic.…
EXPLORING RISK, RACE & CLASS WITH PLATFORM2
By MATTHEW NASH On the corner of Westland and Mass. Ave, across from the Christian Science Church, Andi Sutton stands on a milk crate in front of a small crowd.…
Esther Anderson dies at 92
It was confirmed this morning that Esther Anderson, longtime supporter of the arts in Boston, died this past week. She was 92. In a message sent yesterday, Dean Deborah Dluhy…
AT WORK @ JUDI ROTENBERG GALLERY
By MATTHEW NASH A few years ago, I gave my father a book of Dilbert cartoons. He gave it back. To me, Dilbert is an hilarious sendup of corporate culture,…
Locco Ritoro closes / Gallery XIV opens
Earlier this week, Paul Lam of Locco Ritoro Gallery surprised many people by announcing that he would be closing the gallery. In its two years in the Harrison Street SoWa…
CHANGES AT ART INTERACTIVE
By MATTHEW NASH Art Interactive, the Cambridge-based alternative space focusing on new media and interactive art, has recently announced that they will be moving to an as-yet-undecided location, and that…
TALKING ABOUT SUPERHEROES WITH BRIAN BURKHARDT & TANIT SAKAKINI
By MATTHEW NASH On August 11th, a group of artists gathered at the Design Center in Boston for an over-the-top photo shoot. The Superheroes Project, created by Brian Burkhardt and…
FROM THE PUBLISHER
By MATTHEW NASH Summer is a time for escaping. We escape on vacation or to the beach, we escape into books, we escape to the movie theatre. Issue number sixty-seven…
BOMB AFTER BOMB (A BOOK REVIEW)
By MATTHEW NASH A few years ago, the Wang Center [1] showed the film Apocalypse Now in its original version. Coppola had run way over budget, and in 1979 Paramount…
NANCY ADAMS & ALISIA WALLER: MOBIUS RELOCATES
By MATTHEW NASH Mobius Artists Group has been a major part of the arts in Boston for nearly thirty years. This past week, they announced that they will be moving…