Every week, BR&S picks out a series of gallery events, screenings, exhibitions, performances. Here are our choices for you to go & see this week: • Events Wednesday May 22 Boston Cyberarts Gallery, 141 Green St., Jamaica Plain, MA…
Welcome back to Studio Sessions and the interview with my next guest, Nikki Romanello. Nikki earned a BFA in sculpture from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2008, and an MFA in sculpture from the Pratt Institute in 2011.…
SOMEWHERE IN DREAMLAND Looking at Will Cotton’s paintings remind me of cartoons; or one cartoon in particular. The Fleischer Studios Color Classic cartoon Somewhere In Dreamland (1936) is the epitome of Depression-era wish fulfillment. Two innocent, almost overly cute children…
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…
Donald Judd was born on June 3, 1928 in Excelsior Springs, Missouri. While young he spent a great deal of time on his grandparents’ farm, and his family moved a great deal—he lived in Omaha, Kansas City, Des Moines, Dallas,…
The photos that Francesca Woodman created during her short life (1958-1981) are at once striking and subtle, often provocative but also playful. There is a constant character of exploration that defines her production. Among all of the concepts Woodman plays…
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…
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…
Let’s face it: if you need a 2D artwork that can endure extended exposure to sun, rain, wind, and “direct engagement” in various forms by wildlife, children, and the random flung object, you won’t be calling on watercolors or…
Every week, BR&S picks out a series of gallery events, screenings, exhibitions, performances. Here are our choices for you to go & see this week: • Events Wednesday May 15* Photo: Daniel S. DeLuca. Sandrine Schaefer Ghandi’s Flame, 2012…
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…
Adrienne Edwards, Associate Curator of Performa in New York City, began her talk with Adam Pendleton at the Gardner Museum last Thursday night (May 2) by saying that their conversation would mimic the many long talks they have together as…
Liz Munsell One thing I’ve noticed working with you so far—which I must say has been nothing but an honor and a pleasure—has been how easy you make the job of a curator, precisely because you consider the context in…
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…
Sarah Sulistio Before becoming the Director and Chief Curator of the Boston University Art Gallery, you were a curator at MoMA PS1 and one of the founders of Cleopatra’s in Brooklyn. Arguably, your move to Boston University could be…
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…
In an 1885 poll of the top ten buildings in America, Henry Hobson Richardson’s ecclesiastical masterpiece on Copley Square was voted as the number one building in the country1. That building is Trinity Church (1872-1877) and in 1986 just over…
I’d like you to all to tilt forward in your chairs a bit and get ready to see some mighty fine work by my friend, Katrina Umber. We first met in Richmond, VA, while I was in my last year…
Every week, BR&S picks out a series of gallery events, screenings, exhibitions, performances. Here are our choices for you to go & see this week: • Events Thursday 9 – Sunday 19 May Fairmont Battery Wharf, 3 Battery Wharf, Boston,…
Our guest on Studio Sessions this episode is Illustrator and activist Cristy C. Road. Currently working in Brooklyn, Cristy’s identity as a gay punk rocker makes a strong impression on the work she creates. Working in a very precise drawing…