Browsing: Matthew Nash
OBAMA: AN ARTS-FRIENDLY PRESIDENT? By Matthew Nash On Tuesday, November 4th, Americans overwhelmingly voted for Barack Obama to be the next President of the United States. This is a truly amazing moment in history that many have already written about, and…
TARA DONOVAN @ THE ICA By Matthew Nash The first thing I noticed upon entering the ICA’s West Gallery was the abundance of security guards hovering around the room, their teeth gritted nervously. While this might seem intimidating to the average…
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…
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…
STEVE HOLLINGER @ CHASE GALLERY By Matthew Nash In five glass tanks, small pods float suspended, occcasionally fluttering. Nearby, a glass cube houses hunks of metal detritus. Broken globes, suspended like a science experiment, are attached to an apparatus that pushes…
A SPECIAL COMMENT By Matthew Nash & Matthew Gamber Since our inception, Big RED & Shiny has always been created by artists as a way to discuss our local community and how it fits into a larger art world. Most…
BEN SLOAT @ OH+T By Matthew Nash At first glance, it might be easy to dismiss Ben Sloat’s new show “I’m Not Like Other Guys” at O•H+T as a facile obsession with Michael Jackson. In fact, when Sloat first told me…
AMY MONTALI & JESS T. DUGAN @ GALLERY KAYAFAS By Matthew Nash Currenlty on view at Gallery Kayafas are two exhibitions of photographs that challenge the stance of the viewer. Amy Montali’s large color photographs, and Jess T. Dugan’s smaller black-and-white…
Since I missed the openings last Friday, I decided to spend the day checking out shows in the South End and on Newbury Street. I saw a lot of great work, and was struck by how rapidly SoWA has changed…
SERIOUSNESS @ NOVA BENWAY By Matthew Nash Currently on view in a living room in Jamaica Plain is the exhibition “Seriousness,” featuring work by Nate McDermott, Shawn Zamechek and Meg Rotzel. The living room belongs to Nova Benway, co-curator of the…
The New York Times had a piece yesterday about a series of billboard images by artist Suzanne Opton that were supposed to be on view in Minneapolis and St. Paul during upcoming RNC. However, the owners of the billboards, CBS…
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…
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…
ABRAHAM OBAMA @ GALLERY XIV By MATTHEW NASH I guess after years of hearing about Republican candidates as the next incarnation of Reagan, John Wayne, or Jesus, it’s nice to see a Democratic candidate get a little action. Thus, Ron…
I spent much of today wandering around Boston with Pixnit, David Boeri and the production team of Radio Boston talking with people about public art. We talked to a number of interesting people about how they see and understand public…
By MATTHEW NASH Print this article Lately, there has been a lot of news concerning the closing of a number of galleries in Boston. In issue #80, I wrote about this shake-up, and argued that while it is a shame…
By MATTHEW NASH Print this article Collision Collective “are a group of artists from MIT and the Boston area exploring new technologies,” says their website. This has led them in many different directions creatively, and (not coincidentally) often results in…
