I never thought I was in Venice or at the Met, but the vibrancy and professionalism of the production and the performers far surpassed what I’d expected to hear–especially in a college dining hall.
Category: Arts
Shepard Fairey Revisited Again
On closer inspection, it becomes clear that Fairey has greatly transformed the photo, which he uses in a provocative interchange with the colors, images, slogans, stencils, newspaper clippings and other elements typical of (and original to) his work.
Heads and Tales Review
If Heide Hatry’s provocative photographic show—Heads and Tales–at the Peirre Menard Gallery, (10 Arrow St. in Cambridge) is meant to shock: it does.
Fairey bruhaha enhances coffers–especially lawyers'.
The Boston arrest of street artist Shepard Fairey, along with the AP suit and countersuit concerning a copyrighted photograph of Obama, are part and parcel of Shepard Fairey’s art–which as a whole is a provocative–and, now, increasingly lucrative–challenge to authority. Still, it’s nice that someone is making money at a time when the world appears to be going to rack and ruin, and it’s fun to have something new to think about.
Review: Shepard Fairey Restrospective, ICA Boston
Kudos to Boston’s Institute for Contemporary Art for mounting a spectacular 20-year restrospective of Shepard Fairey’s work–which runs through August 16, 2009.
Treasures Over Time: Gems and Geology in Salem
“Treasures of Time” in Salem is a beautiful store featuring gems and geology: hand chosen, hand made decorative, home and office decor, and jewelry items made by international artists and artisans from mineral materials all over the world.
Obama Celebration-poetry and pictures
Watching the Obama inauguration ceremonies on TV, I felt disappointed by poet Elizabeth Alexander’s “Praise Song for the Day”…but agree with Martha Swartz of Philadelphia, who points out in her email newsletter that that the poem works better read than…
Between Blockbusters at the ICA
On a freezing cold January afternoon, my companion and I decided on a quick getaway to Boston’s beautiful new Institute of Contemporary Art. Although the museum was between blockbuster shows, we found much to admire.
