Author Matthew Nash

By MATTHEW NASH A while ago I wrote a piece for Contemporary Magazine about the new ICA building and it’s potential impact on the SoWa district, which has finally been…

By MATTHEW NASH So, when a real estate developer decides to promote a new pair of overpriced condos with two weekends of art events, I tend not to think too…

By MATTHEW NASH As summer approaches, so does the end of school and the ensuing conflux of graduating student exhibitions. The next few weeks will feature a great abundance of…

By MATTHEW NASH Lounging in the cozy chairs of Emack & Bolio’s, Ravi Jain and I recently took time out to sip tea and discuss his life online. The 35-year-old…

By MATTHEW NASH Recently, through somewhat dubious circumstances, I was able to climb the stairs at 684 Washington Street and revisit Oni Gallery. I guess I am a bit of…

By MATTHEW NASH In our efforts to understand and accurately represent the full scope of our art scene, Big RED & Shiny sent a survey to the commercial galleries of…

By MATTHEW NASH My first impression of “We Made It”, the first exhibition for fledgling Second Gallery, was: “I’m too old to get this show.” No, Charles Giuliano has not…

By MATTHEW NASH James Elkins is a professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and author of numerous books on a wide range of subjects, including “Why…

By MATTHEW NASH Here at the start of the new year, I thought I’d take the opportunity to offer a “State of Big RED” report to you, our loyal readers…

By MATTHEW NASH Driving home tonight, after watching my friend’s band play at TT’s, I took a detour by the Museum of Fine Arts. Illegally parked in front of that…

By MATTHEW NASH Walking down Washington Street to get lunch at New Saigon Sandwich, I looked up at the darkened windows above the corner at Beach Street. My heart gave…

By MATTHEW NASH Currently on view at the Artists Foundation gallery in the Distillery Building are three solo shows of engaging and beautiful works. Josephine Pergola’s “Surface Tension”, Joe Steele’s…

By MATTHEW NASH I have to admit, I’m disappointed. A few issues back, I offered up a chance for the readers of Big RED & Shiny to design an issue…

By MATTHEW NASH Much has been written about “Things I Love: The Many Collections of William I. Koch” currently on view at the Museum of Fine Arts. Many of these…

By BIG RED Print this article A publication like Big RED & Shiny thrives on the motivation and dedication of our writers. Their energy and love of Boston keeps them…

By MATTHEW NASH Print this article The main gallery at the RISD museum currently features the large-scale painting “Manifest Destiny” by Alexis Rockman. This emormous piece (8 by 24 feet)…

By MATTHEW NASH Print this article Brands distinguish things from one another. In marketing, essentially anything can be considered a brand, from a pack of gum or a tube of…