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A REPORT FROM THE PHANTOM ZONE

By STEVE AISHMAN Every summer, Big RED & Shiny offers our Summer Movie Extravaganza! Artists and critics take on Hollywood blockbuster films and it is always fun. This year, as a “teaser” for our upcoming Summer Movie issue, BR&S regulars…

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A REPORT FROM THE PHANTOM ZONE

By STEVE AISHMAN “Art writing that attempts not to judge, and yet presents itself as criticism, is one of the fascinating paradoxes of the second half of the twentieth century.” – James Elkins In 1970, Edmund Burke Feldman wrote a…

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A REPORT FROM THE PHANTOM ZONE

By STEVE AISHMAN Artists and giving to charitable causes seem to go well together. The biennial ARTcetera art auction is a great example where Boston’s visual arts community has donated artwork and time to support the AIDS Action Committee since…

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A REPORT FROM THE PHANTOM ZONE

By STEVE AISHMAN The Storm and the Sculpture The snowman is the quintessential piece of vernacular sculpture. True, people who don’t consider themselves artists also make sandcastles, bonfires and even Christmas lights can be viewed as vernacular installation art, but…

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A REPORT FROM THE PHANTOM ZONE

By STEVE AISHMAN Somewhere along the way, rules got a bad name. People began to associate rules with authority and oppression of freedom. Rules are now seen as antiquated obstacles to individualism and progress. Artists in particular decided that following…

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A REPORT FROM THE PHANTOM ZONE

By STEVE AISHMAN Information has evolved into a new species of garbage. The entire concept of someone who is “informed” has changed and now fragmentary 140 character lines of text pass as communication. It is not that this new breed…

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A REPORT FROM THE PHANTOM ZONE

By STEVE AISHMAN This is a news report and criticism: On Sept. 29, BoingBoing blogger Xeni wrote a criticism of an advertisement by Ralph Lauren, stating,”Dude, her head’s bigger than her pelvis.” Ralph Lauren’s law firm has now threatened to…

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A REPORT FROM THE PHANTOM ZONE

By STEVE AISHMAN So the other day, I was at the Museum and I overheard two people talking about a Georgia O’Keefe. “Oh they are clearly vaginas,” said one person. “No, they’re just beautiful shapes and colors based on flowers,…

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A REPORT FROM THE PHANTOM ZONE

By STEVE AISHMAN I’m often reminded of artist George Vlosich’s work. You’re not familiar with his work? He’s one of the most written about artists of our generation. The You Tube video of him making his work has been viewed…

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