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By Robyn DayMay 22, 2013 0

Flash Forward Festival – Cultivated: New Photography from New England in the traditional style

Victoria Crayhon (Providence, RI), Untitled, Auburn, NY, 2010, from the series “Thoughts On Romance From the Road,” Archival inkjet print, 24 x 36 inches, courtesy of the artist We’re used to a certain type of photography in the New…

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By Monica McTigheMay 20, 2013 0

Doris Salcedo at the ICA Boston

The Colombian artist Doris Salcedo has been trying since the 1980s to represent in sculpture the experience of trauma and violence. The plainness of her works, made of simple everyday objects, such as shoes and chairs, belies the intense experiences…

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By Leah Triplett HarringtonMay 17, 2013 0

Thesis Show Round-Up Part 4: SMFA/Tufts University

Unable to attend the opening of the Museum School MFA Thesis Exhibition at Tufts University Art Gallery, I saw the show on a rainy evening last week. Alone save for a few other visitors, I was relieved to find…

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By John PyperMay 17, 2013 0

Odd Spaces at the MFA Boston

Wednesday night the MFA and Big Red & Shiny were proud to present the Odd Spaces panel discussion at the MFA Boston, following the group exhibition of performance art curated by Liz Munsell, assistant curator of contemporary art and MFA…

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By Stephanie CardonMay 12, 2013 0

Considering Kingston Gallery through two of its artists: Ilona Anderson and Karen Meninno

The most obvious benefit of belonging to an artist-run, coöperative gallery is stability regardless of commercial success. Artist-members can count on regular solo shows, and have no limitations when choosing what to exhibit, or how to present it. Reliable…

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By Evan F. SmithMay 9, 2013 0

Thesis Show Round-Up Part #2: MassArt MFA Exhibition I

With the end of Big Red & Shiny’s first academic year quickly approaching, we’ve been taking stock of the past 8 months to identify our successes and re-evaluate where we’d like to have a larger impact. One part of our…

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By Anulfo BaezMay 6, 2013 0

Artist/Rebel/Dandy: Men of Fashion at the RISD Museum

Waris Ahluwalia, 2011. Norman Jean Roy, photographer. © Norman Jean Roy. Courtesy of The House of Waris. If there were any doubts that men’s fashion has been the center of attention in recent years, let the museum at the…

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By Robyn DayMay 5, 2013 0

Visual Poetics: David Hilliard’s Photographic Tale at Carroll and Sons Gallery

David Hilliard The Tale is True (DH237) from A Tale is True 2012 Courtesy of the artist and Carroll and Sons, Boston. It’s only right that The Tale is True come to Boston’s Carroll and Sons Gallery. I’ve been…

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By Megan KlarenbachMay 4, 2013 0

Design Museum Boston’s Street Seats: Reimagining the Public Bench in Fort Point Channel

Have you ever wondered how street furniture get selected, installed, and maintained? Things like benches, bus shelters, trash receptacles, plant containers, and bicycle racks are constantly present in our daily lives but rarely make a strong impression. Street furniture…

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By Robyn DayApril 30, 2013 0

A New Idea for New Topographics: Toshio Shibata, ‘Constructed Landscapes’ at the Peabody Essex Museum

The opening reception of Toshio Shibata, Constructed Landscapes at PEM on Wednesday April 17 drew well over 200 visitors, from affiliated artists to friends of the museum (which includes, as it turns out, the consulate of Japan in Boston),…

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By John PyperApril 29, 2013 0

Destroy the Picture: Painting the Void, 1942-1962

The huge influx of artists and intellectuals from Europe to the United States during the world wars, which created what seemed to be a transfer of power from Paris to New York, is a well-known story. There are endless books…

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By Brian Christopher GlaserApril 24, 2013 0

Thesis Show Round-Up Part #1: Boston University MFA Exhibition

With the end of Big Red & Shiny’s first academic year back quickly approaching, we’ve been taking stock of the past 8 months to identify our successes and re-evaluate where we’d like to have a larger impact. One part of…

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By Renée DoucetteApril 22, 2013 0

Body:Talk at the Museum of Art-RISD

The Gelman Gallery at the RISD museum turned into a personal exhibit space secret for me a while ago. Despite being located on the second floor of the museum, it is very easy to just get on the escalator and…

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By Tom McGlynnApril 16, 2013 0

“NYC 1993: Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star” at the New Museum

The curators of NYC 1993: Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star at the New Museum would have been in their early teens to early twenties in 1993. This may not be such an insignificant fact given the time capsule…

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By Leah Triplett HarringtonApril 16, 2013 0

Paint Things

When we talk about ‘occupying’ these days, we might be talking about a number of things—taking up a few seats on a bus, or how long we’ve lived in an apartment—but since Fall 2011, we’ve come to know the verb…

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By Stephanie CardonApril 7, 2013 0

#FrameClusterFriday: Barry McGee at the ICA

When the work of a former graffiti artist enters the hallowed white box of a museum, almost inevitably there will be cries of “Judas.” Yet another in the ICA Boston’s string of exhibitions dedicated to street, or “outsider” artists, Barry…

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By Anulfo BaezApril 4, 2013 0

Recap: Raphael Montañez Ortíz, “WHAT DOES FLUXES HAVE TO DO WITH IT, 2013” at the MFA.

It was madness, unlike any other event I’ve ever been to at the Museum of Fine Arts. Of course, I am referring to last week’s Boston performance by Raphael Montañez Ortíz entitled WHAT DOES FLUXES HAVE TO DO WITH IT,…

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By Bonnie BMarch 27, 2013 0

Inventing Remembered Moments: Alternative Processes at the PRC

Liz Lee, Sun Prints Image Courtesy of the Artist A show of alternative-process photos could be anything these days — from the historic analog (chemical) processes to non-standard digital manipulations to printing on atypical materials, and beyond. The PRC’s “Unconventional…

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