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Every act of creation, by its mere existence, denies the world of master and slave. -Albert Camus, The Rebel We often hear people claim to be slaves to their work, or the system of work, which im...

https://bigredandshiny.org/44085/discriminating-shadows-philosophy-and-art/

Part of what makes us unique is that we contain bits of memories that belong to our histories and experiences. Yet we connect with each other and find solidarity through our being in the world. E...

https://bigredandshiny.org/43867/radiant-memories-philosophy-and-art/

A panorama opens as you approach the crest of Prospect Hill in Harvard, Massachusetts. The vastness in graduated shades of distant blues and greens, immediately loosens one’s hold on time and s...

https://bigredandshiny.org/42806/eden-2-0-alexi-antoniadis-at-fruitlands-museum/

Helen Singh-Miller is an artist and practitioner of the Feldenkrais Method of somatic education. Grand Union (2018), her new film incorporating elements of family life and postmodern dance, will ...

https://bigredandshiny.org/42775/grand-union-helen-singh-miller/

“The Last Days of Pompeii” is a loaded phrase, conjuring both tragedy and opulence. Multimedia artist and musician Delia Gonzalez takes these words and burns them across a wall in a sultry pi...

https://bigredandshiny.org/42748/delia-gonzalezs-doomed-decadence/

Anna Schuleit Haber’s exhibit Scientific Purposes (In which a murderous hairdresser donates his head to science, with one restriction) creates a space for people to confront their unique storie...

https://bigredandshiny.org/40247/releasing-your-narrative-philosophy-and-art/

Imagine, if you will, the following scenario. Intrigued by a book of poems you’ve just discovered at your local bookstore, you decide to get in touch with its young author with an appreciative ...

https://bigredandshiny.org/40148/stop-the-interrogation-a-modest-proposal-for-a-more-modest-art/

The impetus for the Butch Heroes series was curiosity. I had a desire to find out how queer people survived throughout history—specifically, how I would have survived. Obviously, this is a futi...

https://bigredandshiny.org/39997/insideout-face-to-face/

Last week, the Mills Gallery at the Boston Center for the Arts hosted the most recent of its informal, semi-monthly artist-generated/artist-hosted conversation series, Gertrude's Artists Salon, w...

https://bigredandshiny.org/39874/gertrudes-salon-discussion-what-is-art-writing-today/

Catholic holy cards are cherished objects. I chose to use the format and style of the holy card for my Butch Heroes series because of their connection to my personal history. Even though I’m no...

https://bigredandshiny.org/39614/insideout-catholic-holy-cards/