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BIG RED ON-THE-TOWN: HONK! By Big Red Sunday, October 12th, 2008 Candid snaps from a Big RED afternoon on-the-town at HONK! Parade to Reclaim the Streets for Horns, Bikes, and Feet: From Davis Square to Harvard Square. HONKFEST
MARKETWATCH By Micah J. Malone Marketwatch was created as a means to speculate on what is good economic value in art. From time to time I will write upon great market choices, emphasizing small-scale enterprises. When talking about art markets, comparisons to the stock market are inevitable, but are often not comparable at all. One need only look to the recent past when Damien Hirst’s works sold for an astonishing $200 million on the very same day the Dow dived 4% to make the Industrial average the lowest its been since 2001. So…
In my post this morning about the new Creative Economy Council announced by Gov. Patrick, I mentioned that the impact of this new organization will be directly affected by the policies of our new president, whether it is Sen. Obama or Sen. McCain. This afternoon I received an email from Julie Checkoway of the Salt Lake Tribune, with links to two of her articles about the arts policies of the presidential candidates (thanks Julie!). Neither piece really disputes what is known (or presumed) about the two candidates, although they do flesh out…
Today Governor Patrick’s office announced a new Creative Economy Council “tasked with measuring the sector’s contributions to the state, developing a statewide strategy, and promoting responsive public policies and innovative private sector practices.” This seems like a good thing, getting government involved in keeping the Massachusetts creative economy strong. Most artists I know tend to think of themselves as a community rather than a “sector”, but if it takes a little government-speak to get money and legal support for the incredibly diverse groups and artists who make up the community, then so…
Yesterday I took a day trip to Providence to check out the new RISD Museum wing and the exhibition of Dale Chihuly’s work in honour of RISD. The show was mildly interesting (I am not a fan of class art) and well presented. If you love his work then you will be happy. Yes, there are chandeliers. That is his “Glass Forrest #1” circa 1971 above. The new “special” exhibitions space is quite large and they have also added a student gallery. The building itself is attractive enough. As I was standing…
BIG RED ON-THE-TOWN: THE ICA By Big Red September 26, 2008 Candid snaps from a Big RED night on-the-town at the ICA for the opening of reConstitution at The Institute of Contemporary Art. The Institute of Contemporary Art All images by Christian Holland unless otherwise noted.
FADE: ERWIN REDL DEBUT/JOSEPH KETNER RETURNS By Tamara Schillin Covering every square inch of gallery wall space, Fade traces the stark geometric architecture and vaulted heights of the gallery with computerized fiber-optic LED lights, bringing light installation art into the 21st century. Fade, is a site-specific light environment, created by Austrian artist Erwin Redl, He designed several installations using electric light to visually and conceptually alter controlled environments since the late 1980’s. , as well as several web based projects such as: “Truth is a Moving Target”. In this current work, he…
RECONSTITUTION CONSTITUTED: VIEWERS RESPOND By Christian Holland Sosolimited performed a visual and aural remix of the first presidential debate between Senators Barack Obama and John McCain last Friday night at the ICA, and the sound posted below is a sampling of their audience’s responses. Though everyone I talked to was an Obama supporter, not everyone enjoyed sosolimited’s presentation of the debates. Why? Well, if the performance was an essay, what would its thesis be? You might suggest that sosolimited’s work is pure abstraction, but this can’t be the case as they’re using politically…