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I first saw Wang Haiyang’s animated videos last August at the opening of Future: Sub-Phenomenon at Beijing’s Central Academy of Fine Arts Museum. The monumental exhibition surveyed countless young Chinese artists, all of whom are addressing current social problems and trends that are affecting artistic discourse in China. Among the innumerable amount of works of art displayed, Wang Haiyang’s videos were some of the few to halt my hurried browsing. Therefore, I was delighted when I stumbled across an exhibition of his work at White Space Gallery in Beijing’s most important art…
Last week that somewhat abstract, somewhat media-hyped notion of a fiscal cliff appeared to have been resolved with the mini-agreement coming from Congressional leaders. Concessions made by both parties produced a marginally equitable deal, though it stopped short of restoring faith in our ability to elect governing officials who can deal with present-day economic realities. In the lead-up to the deal, non-profit organizations worked overtime to impress the importance of not messing with the charitable contributions tax exemptions. The “American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012” that was passed last Tuesday ultimately has…
• Events Tuesday January 8 Boston University, Kenmore Classroom Building, Room 101, 565 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston AIB Art Talks at Boston University: Matt Saunders 7-9pm / Free Wednesday January 9 Boston University, Kenmore Classroom Building, Room 101, 565 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston AIB Art Talks at Boston University: About dOCUMENTA(13): Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev in conversation with Helen Molesworth 7-9pm / Free Thursday January 10 Lesley University, Kenmore Classroom Building, Room 101, 565 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston AIB Art Talks at Boston University: Beth Campbell 7-9pm / Free • Exhibitions Friday January 11 — Saturday February…
My Sunday morning New York Times-and-coffee ritual was sullied by another piece of lazy art-collector-bashing proclaiming that “Wall Street high rollers and Chinese, Russian and Latin American tycoons” buy art only as a place to “park their money” and therefore the art they buy is overvalued and not “quality.” How is it that I keep finding myself in the strange position of acting as defense in the case of ‘outraged art critic v. blue-chip art investor.’ My own background is closer to “trailer trash” than “blue-chip art investor.” (Lived in a trailer?…
Photo: Harry Heleotis Architecture critic Ada Louise Huxtable, the first-ever to win in 1970 the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism, has died at 91. Through her passionate and articulate writings, Ms. Huxtable paved the way for many of us writing about architecture, and is often credited for establishing the profession of architectural criticism as we know it today. A fierce champion of historic preservation and cities, Ms. Huxtable served as architecture critic for the New York Times from 1963 to 1982, penning on Oct. 30, 1963 powerful words that are now…
I recently applied to and interviewed for an artist residency at a senior center in New York City. Given that I’m interested in oral history, it seemed like a natural fit. However, in creating my project proposal, and then going through the ensuing interview process, I began to feel a sense of unease. I realize now that this unease was due to the fact that I felt the need to speak differently about my work and about the project I had proposed then I normally might have, say around friends, or a…
This month’s #FirstFriday is filled with work sure to make you forget your Winter blues. Tonight from 6:00—9:00pm at their Brattle Campus in Cambridge (Washburn Hall — 10 Phillips Place), Lesley University opens their MFA Biennial Exhibition Objectified featuring work by over 100 alumni of the Art Institute of Boston’s MFA Program. The Museum of Fine Arts Boston also hosts its MFA First Friday event tonight from 6:00-9:30pm, featuring DJ Holtie. Tickets available online through their website or in person at the museum, 21+. As always, the SOWA District art galleries (450…
There’s a neighborhood near Omaha’s Old Market known locally as “the Kaneko zipcode.” If you’ve never heard the name Jun Kaneko—as was the case for me until last week—pay closer attention to the wall tiles in Boston’s Aquarium T Station. Kaneko installed the ceramic mural, titled “Currents”, as part of the MBTA’s Public Art in Transit program. But other than through its medium, this piece is only dimly representative of an artist whose signature work remains gigantic ceramic heads and rows of colorfully glazed and patterned dangos. To an outsider repeatedly…