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By BR&SJuly 27, 2008 0

BIG RED ON-THE-TOWN: NEW ENGLAND SCHOOL OF ART &DESIGN AT SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY

BIG RED ON-THE-TOWN: NEW ENGLAND SCHOOL OF ART &DESIGN AT SUFFOLK UNIVERISTY By Big Red Friday, July 25th 2008 Candid snaps from a Big RED night on-the-town at the opening of ‘Nascent.’ Featuring the work of Cathleen Faubert, Mike Farley, Georgie…

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By BR&S Contributing AuthorJuly 27, 2008 0

OLAFUR ELIASSON @ P.S.1

By John Ruggeri Entering the P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center world is not your typical high-end museum experience. Formerly a public school and now an affiliate of Museum of Modern Art, it is located in a modest urban neighborhood of Long Island…

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By BR&SJuly 27, 2008 0

BIG RED ON-THE-TOWN: THE BERWICK RESEARCH INSTITUTE

BIG RED ON-THE-TOWN: THE BERWICK RESEARCH INSTITUTE By Big Red Tuesday, July 8th, 2008 Candid snaps from a Big RED night on-the-town at The Berwick Research Institute for an artist talk by AIR artist Jesse Kaminsky. Berwick Research Institute Images courtesy…

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By BR&S Contributing AuthorJuly 27, 2008 0

JOHN EWING’S VIRTUAL STREET CORNERS

JOHN EWING’S VIRTUAL STREET CORNERS By Rich Tenorio Dudley Square in Roxbury and Coolidge Corner in Brookline are close geographically, but demographically they seem disparate. For about a week in June, artist John Ewing tried to change that. In his “Virtual…

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By BR&S Contributing AuthorJuly 27, 2008 0

POST-MODERN UNSILENT CINEMA: MY WINNIPEG

By Amy Handler Amnesia, obsession, malformed or multiple identity, melodramatic unrequited love, silent film accompanied by disembodied (intertitled) voice and rhythmic sound, coexistence of past, present and future from which dream and memory derive, insular family tableaux against changing, absurdist-world…

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By BR&S Contributing AuthorJuly 27, 2008 0

THE 5TH ANNUAL SUMMER MOVIE EXTRAVAGANZA

By Big Red & Shiny @ THE MOVIES: INDIANA JONES & THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL by BEN SLOAT & MATTHEW NASH @ THE MOVIES: HAROLD & KUMAR ESCAPE FROM GUANTANAMO BAY by BEN SLOAT & MATTHEW NASH @…

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By BR&S Contributing AuthorJuly 27, 2008 0

THE FINAL GIRL AND THE MONSTER: PORTRAYALS OF DISABILITY IN M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN’S THE VILLAGE

By ALICIA KESTRELL VERLAGER As a blind horror fan, I am fascinated with horror movies featuring blind female protagonists. Though a small category, there are enough examples to count as a subgenre, most notably: Wait Until Dark (1967), See No…

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By BR&SJuly 27, 2008 0

BIG RED ON-THE-TOWN: 808 GALLERY, BOSTON UNIVERSITY

By Big Red July 18th, 2008 Candid snaps from a Big RED night on-the-town at 808 Gallery, Boston University for the opening of the 2008 Boston Young Contemporaries, featuring artwork from MFA candidates from several New England schools. Boston Young Contemporaries…

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By Steve AishmanJuly 27, 2008 0

A REPORT FROM THE PHANTOM ZONE

By Steve Aishman I watched a documentary on monkeys the other day. During the course of the documentary, scientists taped a group of monkeys interacting and noted the hierarchy that developed in their society. The scientists then classified each monkey according…

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By James NadeauJuly 27, 2008 0

A LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

A LETTER FROM THE EDITOR By James Nadeau “Film Critics are not intended to be applause meters. Just as restaurant critics don’t send couples seeking that special anniversary meal to McDonald’s on the ‘everybody goes there, it must be the best’…

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By Matthew NashJuly 13, 2008 0

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 see a Democratic candidate get a little action. Thus, Ron…

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By Matthew NashJuly 13, 2008 0

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, although I know he and I agree on the central…

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By BR&S Contributing AuthorJuly 13, 2008 0

INTERVIEW WITH STEVE TOURLENTES

INTERVIEW WITH STEVE TOURLENTES By Jess T. Dugan Steve Tourlentes is a graduate of Knox College and Massachusetts College of Art, where he earned an MFA in 1988. Since 1996, Tourlentes has been photographing rural and suburban landscapes where penitentiaries are…

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By BR&S Contributing AuthorJuly 13, 2008 0

LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY ART GALLERIES

LOUISVILLE KENTUCKY ART GALLERIES By Rita Lombardi When I tell people in Boston that I lived in Kentucky for 12 years the first thing that crosses most faces is a smirk. Followed by questions about horse racing, bourbon, basketball, and…

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By BR&SJuly 13, 2008 0

BIG RED ON-THE-TOWN: FIRST FRIDAY

BIG RED ON-THE-TOWN: FIRST FRIDAY By Big Red Friday, July 11th, 2008 Candid snaps from a Big RED night on-the-town at SoWa First Fridays.

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By Steve AishmanJuly 13, 2008 0

A REPORT FROM THE PHANTOM ZONE

A REPORT FROM THE PHANTOM ZONE By Steve Aishman I love eavesdropping at the gym. There must be something about the testosterone or the endorphins at the gym that acts like truth serum. Suddenly, when pushed to a point of exhaustion,…

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By BR&S Contributing AuthorJuly 13, 2008 0

KATIE BETHUNE-LEAMEN @ TORONTO’S SCULPTURE GARDEN

KATIE BETHUNE-LEAMEN @ TORONTO’S SCULPTURE GARDEN By Jennifer McMackon In a minute or two the Caterpillar took the hookah out of its mouth and yawned once or twice, and shook itself. Then it got down off the mushroom, and crawled…

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By BR&S Contributing AuthorJuly 13, 2008 0

ANISH KAPOOR @ THE ICA

ANISH KAPOOR @ THE ICA By Megan Driscoll Anish Kapoor is an internationally acclaimed sculptor with a unique philosophical agenda. Currently, the Institute of Contemporary Art is featuring an exhibition highlighting the artist’s work entitled Past, Present, Future. Kapoor is best…

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By James NadeauJuly 13, 2008 0

INTERVIEW WITH GUY MADDIN, DIRECTOR OF MY WINNIPEG

By JAMES NADEAU Back in April I had the chance to interview Canadian filmmaker Guy Maddin. He was in town for the Independent Film Festival of Boston to screen his new film My Winnipeg. Guy Maddin has been making experimental…

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By BR&S Contributing AuthorJuly 13, 2008 0

PAWN BROKERS FOR THE ART WORLD

PAWN BROKERS FOR THE ART WORLD Daniel Grant In the course of a week, Yossi Dina talks to a lot of art dealers and art collectors, movie moguls and real estate investors, all of whom want him to give them…

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