Camilo Alvarez, Owner/Director/Curator/Preparator of Samsøn gallery in Boston's South End is a very busy dude. As many can attest, he champions contemporary art and artists, not only through his gallery, but also at art fairs and international exhibitions. So we were fortunate to catch up with him, and ask him our curator 8 questions (in a series we're calling, yup, … [Read more...]
Interviews
Mira Bartok Talks The Memory Palace
Years ago, Mira Bartók's work as an artist and writer was threatened when a car accident and subsequent brain injury made even the most basic functions of memory a major struggle. Yet rather than shy away, Mira makes memory a central organizing idea of her memoir about life with a schizophrenic mother; the book is called, in fact, The Memory Palace. Similarly, the accident … [Read more...]
In the Hands of Holly Lynton
A few years ago, photographer Holly Lynton left New York City for Massachusetts farm country, a setting that better fits her desired lifestyle and has a closer synergy with her recent explorations in photography. The photographs in her "Bare Handed" series - some taken in Massachusetts - find mystery and spiritual resonance in people's voluntary encounters with natural forces, … [Read more...]
Huckleberry Delsignore’s Magic Hook
Are you in the mood to be intrigued, amused, possibly a bit frightened? Specifically, by colorful animal masks made through an ingenious process using yarn crochet? Well, good, because thanks to Huckleberry Delsignore and her yarn innovations, such masks exist. And in part due to the masks' popularity, her career is on a roll. The trailblazing Pittsfield artist is selling … [Read more...]
The Lorraine Hansberry Documentary Project: An Artist/Activist’s Story
Tracy Heather Strain and Randall MacLowry (Film & Video Fellows '07) have a remarkable thing going with the Lorraine Hansberry Documentary Project (currently in-progress with collaborator Chiz Schultz). It's the first feature length documentary about Hansberry, and given her impact as a mid-20th century African American artist and activist, the project is an opportunity to … [Read more...]