Today, as I wandered around Jamaica Pond, I noticed that Matthew Hincman’s bench sculpture has returned. It even has a new, fancy concrete base so I assume that it is now permanent. Of course, everyone is a critic, and as…
“THE WHITE CUBE” By Thomas Marquet #51: Economical solutions for evaluative conversations. Thomas Marquet is a cartoonist, sculptor, and critic, based in Brooklyn.
REVOLT2DIE & GJYD @ MEME By Matthew Nash Riding among an exhausted busful of Negroes going on to graveyard shifts all over the city, she saw scratched on the back of a seat, shining for her in the brilliant smoky interior,…
BRAVO AND REALITY ART By Judy Kermis Blotnick If you happened to be in New York on July 18th and 19th you would have had the opportunity to go to White Columns and audition for Bravo’s new upcoming show. No,…
A REPORT FROM THE PHANTOM ZONE By Steve Aishman Dear movie industry liars, Why have you decided that it is easier to make a bad movie with good advertising than to just make a good movie? You should hire the guys…
BIG RED ON-THE-TOWN: MEME GALLERY By Big Red Friday, July 17th, 2009 Candid snaps from a Big RED night on-the-town at MEME Gallery for a performance by GJYD as part of their exhibition “Revolt2Die”. This is the second event at the…
CHRIS ELAM/MISNOMER DANCE THEATER: BEING TOGETHER By Chelsey Philpot Misnomer Dance Theater dancers bend in ways human bodies are not meant to bend. At times they even painful to watch. Dancers flip their arms behind their heads as if both…
TUFTE @ ALDRICH CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM By Stephen Vincent Kobasa There is always a vanity to the making of art, although there is a difference between vanity of intention and vanity of scale. But that distinction is not relevant here.…
ROBERT INDIANA @ THE FARNSWORTH By Elena Sarni Walking through the five galleries bursting with Robert Indiana’s signature colorful work, stunningly displayed against muted gray walls, was like visiting the artist’s home, since most of the exhibition pieces were transplanted…
BIG RED ON-THE-TOWN: JUDI ROTENBERG GALLERY By Big Red Saturday July 26th, 2009 Candid snaps from a Big RED night on-the-town at the reception for ‘Popsicle’ featuring work by Jennifer Amadeo-Holl, Anne Beresford, Carlson/Strom, Sheila Gallagher, Nicole Kita, Cal Lane, Jennifer…
ARMITAGE GONE! LIGETI ESSAYS, THE WATTEAU DUETS AND EXCERPT FROM MASHUP By Chelsey Philpot Even under the exposing bright lights of the Concord Academy Performing Arts Center Armitage Gone! Dance managed to conceal the efforts of their movements. On Thursday,…
NON FINITO: WHAT TITIAN AND CO. CAN TEACH A CONTEMPORARY PAINTER By Hannah Barrett Less than a month remains to visit the Boston Museum of Fine Arts exhibition Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese: Rivals in Renaissance Venice, one of the finest collections…
ALEX DA CORTE @ LAMONTAGNE GALLERY By Sam McKinniss Alex Da Corte’s small show in the project room at South Boston’s LaMontagne Gallery is genre work for the outdated, contemporary American middle class split-level. His sculptural combines call to mind…
BOOK REVIEW: HOW TO START AND RUN A COMMERCIAL ART GALLERY By Matthew Nash There are few in the world who have spent more time and effort de-mystifying the commercial art gallery, and educating artists and collectors about what happens in…
THE 6TH ANNUAL SUMMER MOVIE EXTRAVAGANZA By Big Red HOW TO MAKE A SUMMER BLOCKBUSTER by JAMES MANNING 101 WAYS TO MAKE A “B” MOVIE – X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE by JAMES NADEAU WATCHMEN & THE LIMITS OF ADAPTATION by…
Three years ago, Artadia announced that they would fund artists in Boston, in two rounds, giving prizes “supporting artists directly and raising the visibility of creative practice around New England and across the country.” You can see our post on…
YOUNGER THAN JESUS @ THE NEW MUSEUM By Alex Young Much has been said and it would appear that even more has been written about the New Museum’s latest enterprise. The premier staging of this brand new triennial exhibition, carrying the…
PROFILE: WALLY GILBERT By Nabeela Ahmed The polymath is in danger of becoming a dying breed. In days of yore, it was not considered exceptional for the likes of Leonardo da Vinci to whip up masterpieces whilst also investigating profound…
BIG RED ON-THE-TOWN: BOSTON CENTER FOR THE ARTS By Big Red Friday June 26, 2009 Candid snaps from a Big RED night on-the-town at “And The Fair Moon Rejoices: Contemporary Visionaries In The Wake Of Blake” with work by: Larry Bamburg,…
A REPORT FROM THE PHANTOM ZONE By Steve Aishman I pull over into a gas station that has a fruit stand set-up in the parking lot. You know, one of those stands under a tent with a huge hand painted sign…