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On Friday, August 28, 2008 a group of artists chosen by The Berwick Research Institute, Island Alliance and Studio Soto will set up camp on the 30-acre Bumpkin Island of the Boston Harbor Islands and remain there for at least five days as “homesteaders.” The island assault may be amphibious, but the artists may also attempt a daring dash across the 2000-foot-long “sand spit” on the eastern end of the island that connects Sunset Point of Hull to the island at low tide. This will be the second annual Art EnCAMPment. Last…
A REPORT FROM THE PHANTOM ZONE By Steve Aishman Listen carefully. We are a group of individuals that represent a small faction of dissenters. At this time, we have your ability to think in our possession. Steve Aishman Photography Steve Aishman is a former resident of the Phantom Zone. Since his escape he has been a regular contributor Big RED & Shiny.
By Tamara Schillin The recently completed “The Firefighters” (2008) is an homage to the six firefighters who perished tragically while battling a blaze in the windowless meat locker maze at the abandoned Worcester, MA Cold Storage warehouse on Friday, December 3, 1999. The harrowing ordeal made headlines revealing the stories of noble men: fathers, little league coaches, husbands, sons, brothers, neighbors… The story struck a chord with artist Keith Francis who awoke from a dream inspired and compelled to pay tribute to their bravery, to design and dedicate a memorial sculpture to…
BIG RED ON-THE-TOWN: ELECTRIC SHADOWS @ AXIOM By Big Red Friday, August 8th, 2008 Candid snaps from a Big RED night on-the-town at ‘Electric Shadows’ an experimental film screening juried by Axiom Special Events Director, Julie Madden, and Associate, Autumn Ahn. Electric Shadows:experimental film screening ‘Carve Drawing’ by Monica Gunderson ‘Metamorphosis’ by Ryan F. Conlin ‘Non-Autobiographical Self Portrait’ by Allison Maria Rodriguez ‘likeness’ by Sarah Rushford ‘Eleven13’ by Holli Featherstone & Jonathan Laurence ‘Skin Flick’ by Erik Marika-Rich ‘The Pose’ by Allison Maria Rodriguez ‘A Heart Divided: A Civil War Bromance’ Produced by…
GETTING SITE SPECIFIC @ BABSON COLLEGE By Matthew Nash When Chris Nau invited me out to see his latest piece at Babson College, I was a little surprised. Babson is not known for contemporary art, and their gallery was turned into a café. Yet, visiting artist Danielle Krcmar has been working feverishly for four years to install work throughout the campus, and expose the business school students to new and interesting art. “I think some students are really receptive, they know that just business, just money is not the end-all-be-all. Some do get…
BIG RED ON-THE-TOWN: JOE WARDWELL @ HESKIN CONTEMPORARY, NYC By Big Red Thursday, June 26th, 2008 Candid snaps from a Big RED night on-the-town at Heskin Contemporary for the opening of Joe Wardwell’s exhibition Look West. Heskin Contemporary 443 West 37th Street in New York “Joe Wardwell: Look West” was on view June 26th – July 31st, 2008 at Heskin Contemporary. Photos by James Hull.
CONSIDERING THE END OF LEF’S CONTEMPORARY WORK FUND By Matthew Nash On Wednesday, August 6th, LEF Foundation announced some major changes in their funding programs. The two most significant changes include increased funding for independent documentary film, and the end of the Contemporary Work Fund (CWF). To say that this will have a large impact on the arts in New England would be an understatement. LEF Foundation has been a strong supporter of contemporary art, film and the performing arts in New England for many years now, and their grants have allowed a…
YALE PHOTOG MFA’S IN PHILLY By Rita Lombardi For a couple of years now, ever since I heard it was home to the largest collection of works by Marcel Duchamp in the US, I have wanted to visit the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Every few months some new information about Philly would filter my way and my desire to see the place would be renewed. In July, I finally made the trip. It was even more grandiose than I thought it would be. I trudged up the steps past the Rocky fans posing…