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First is the announcement that “the Massachusetts House of Representatives as voted to recommend a state budget for the coming fiscal year that calls for $6.5 million for the Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Fundand a $400,000 budget increase for the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC).The House budget would increase MCC’s appropriation by roughly $400,000 to nearly $12.7 million for fiscal year 2009.” This is pretty surprising considering the deficit predicted for the state of Massachusetts. Second: my lamentations yesterday on a event free Tuesday has prompted an invite to check out Mark Phelan’s exhibition…
By BIG RED April 24th, 2008 Candid snaps from a Big RED night on-the-town at Truspace for It’s not Because I’m Beautiful, photographs by Kelly Heck. Kelly Heck Photography
By BIG RED Friday, April 18th 2008 Candid snaps from a Big RED night on-the-town at the Casa de la Cultura / Center for Latino Arts for the launch of ASPECT: THE CHRONICLE OF NEW MEDIA ART – VOLUME 11: ARTE DE LAS AMERICAS ASPECT: The Chronicle of New Media Art Photos by James Manning.
By BIG RED Thursday, April 24th, 2008 Candid snaps from a Big RED night on-the-town at the ICA Boston for two performances: The Institute For Infinitely Things “The working is the work” and TRIIIBE “Thursday Night at The Museum.” The Institute For Infinitely Small Things TRIIIBE Institute of Contemporary Art
By BIG RED Friday April 18th 2008 Candid snaps from a Big RED night on-the-town at opening of Artadia Boston 2007. The exhibition features the works of ten Boston-based artists selected last year by distinguished curators from around the United States through Artadia’s rigorous jury process: Hannah Barrett, Gerry Bergstein, Xiaowei Chen, Jane Marsching, Helen Mirra, The National Bitter Melon Council, John Osorio-Buck, Vaughn Sills, Mary Ellen Strom, and Stephen Tourlentes. “Artadia Boston 2007” was curated by Laura Donaldson. Boston Center for the Arts “Artadia Boston 2007” is on view April 18th…
By THOMAS MARQUET #31: Tax Time! Thomas Marquet is a cartoonist, sculptor, and critic, based in Brooklyn, New York, which is an admittedly unoriginal place to be pursuing any of these things.Get The White Cube every day at Tom’s blog.
By STEVE AISHMAN Ever try to explain a joke to someone? Confucius say he who makes love in grass, gets piece on earth. Confucius say war does not determine who’s right, war determines who’s left. Confucius say it take many nails to build crib but one screw to fill it. Explanation: These jokes are based on double-meanings of words. Variations included puns, etc. Problems with “Confucius say” jokes: 1) They are horribly racist. 2) They assume Confucius lacked the ability use good grammar. 3) Confucius never said any of them. A woman…
By MATTHEW NASH Outside, as I write this, the trees are budding and the tulips are in bloom. The dandelions have invaded the strawberry patch, and the strawberries have invaded the blackberry bush. Spring is here, and yet I’m inside writing a letter for this latest issue of Big RED & Shiny. The arrival of spring means a lot of things around town. The colleges and universities are on the verge of finals, after which the city will empty out like a bar after last call. With the departure of the students,…