Sarah Alice Moran is a figurative painter living in Brooklyn, New York. A graduate of MassArt’s MFA program, Moran has been active in working to create events which bring together artists and help cultivate a community within New York City.…
Monthly Archives: June, 2014
“Boston Common” highlights the people and organizations that shape Boston and New England’s cultural sector by going straight to the source to find out who they are, what they are doing, and how and why they do it. We hope…
Every week, BR&S picks out a series of gallery events, screenings, exhibitions, performances. Here are our choices for you to go & see: / / / / / / / / / / / / Wednesday June 25 2014 Regina…
Over 100 people gathered at Lesley University on Wednesday June 4 to talk about “How We Get By.” Organized by Matt Kaliner, Tim Devin, and Jason Pramas, the event was billed as “a group exploration of how artists earn…
Welcome back to Studio Sessions, this time with guest Helena Hsieh. Helena earned a BA from UCLA in 2004, a BFA in 2008 from the San Francisco Art Institute, and an MFA in 2012 from the School of the Museum…
Every week, BR&S picks out a series of gallery events, screenings, exhibitions, performances. Here are our choices for you to go & see: / / / / / / / / / / / / Friday June 13 2014 -…
Let me introduce you to J. L. Austin1 and John R. Searle.2 These two guys were like my two best friends in college. Well, them and Stelarc, but Stelarc is kind of a weird guy . . . Anyway, if…
Contemporary art is losing its sheen. This despite the fact that hyper-expensive, hyper-polished sculptures from the studio of artist Jeff Koons fetch double-digit millions from collectors clamoring for ownership of such “tchotchkes.”1 Koons and kindred blue-chip artists certainly believe the…
For many years I have been wrestling with the lack of forward momentum in the critical dialogue surrounding Painting.1 A condition that is somewhat unique to the discipline, since other media or métier2 have successfully evolved beyond the dated confines…
Engaging Audiences panel, May 8, 2014; seated left to right: panel chair Molleen Theodore, Yale University Art Gallery; Tess Korobkin, Yale University Art Gallery; Cyra Levenson, Yale Center for British Art; Luis Croquer, Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington; Marla…
Every week, BR&S picks out a series of gallery events, screenings, exhibitions, performances. Here are our choices for you to go & see: / / / / / / / / / / / / Clint’s Pick! Tuesday June 10*…
One forgets that the luxuriant and hushed atmosphere in the Isabella Stewart Gardner palace is created in large part by the textiles that adorn its walls. Mrs. Gardner was as fond of collecting European leathers, silks and laces as she…
Boston-based film and video artists Tara Merenda Nelson and Lana Z. Caplan met at The Rose Art Museum to explore the current exhibit by Argentinian-born artist Mika Rottenberg, “Bowls Balls Souls Holes”. Rottenberg conceived and designed her exhibition specifically for…
Every week, BR&S picks out a series of gallery events, screenings, exhibitions, performances. Here are our choices for you to go & see: / / / / / / / / / / / / Brian’s Pick! Friday June…