Every time I think I'm finished with this month's Fellows Notes page, it expands, as if creative atoms are supercolliding to create an ever-expanding art universe! Or something like that. Anyway, it's great to know our contemporary art scene is more Big Bang than Big Crunch. Here are some of the recent additions: Tonight (Fri. 9/12), Scott Wheeler (Music Composition … [Read more...]
Planet art: a roundup
At ecoTheater, a fascinating blog about environmentally sustainable approaches to theater, Mike Lawler worries about the carbon footprint of traveling throughout the country to work with different theater companies. He introduces the quagmire in a discussion with an often-traveling sound designer and continues the conversation here and here. At the Public Humanist, blog of … [Read more...]
Wet and Edible Art
Today's Boston Globe editorial compares the current state of public art in Boston to other U.S cities. The piece sites the Brooklyn Bridge Waterfall Project as one example of a successful contemporary public art project. Check it out. Imagine what a waterfall installation could do for the Tobin! Brooklyn Bridge Waterfall image from … [Read more...]
Catch a Wave and You’re Sitting on Top of the World
How high could the Atlantic Ocean rise due to climate change 100 years from now? Salem artist Terry Bastian attempts to answer that question with his Blue Wave Project. By using yards and yards of blue cloth, Terry marks out the projected levels for all to see where the sea will be. He recently marked the sea levels at Owen's Park on Martha's Vineyard, and he is coming to Salem … [Read more...]