Category Archives: [I am trying to view more art]

A while ago I wrote a bit about the polaroid work of Mike Slack, but neglected to comment on his series High Tide. These polaroids have stuck with me; they are portraits, in a way, and are quite different from … Continue reading →

I know little about Eugenio Tibaldi’s photographic work or career other than what I have recently stumbled upon online. I’ve been long interested in the careful removal of the (back/fore)ground in photographic work (but also drawing, painting). A floating set … Continue reading →

Last week at the South End’s gallery openings on Harrison Avenue, I came to the conclusion that a couple of the most arresting pieces were executed (not by video or large-format photography, but…) by charcoal drawing. Heide Fasnacht (at the … Continue reading →

It is just past dusk, and the wind is brisk and full of that sea smell. Weeds are doing that playful windy weed thing. Gravel crunches beneath; planes roar overhead; magical and mystical echoes are all around. Though autumn has … Continue reading →

Last spring I visited The Strand, and in hurriedly viewing the art books while my friends waited for me outside, I came across a collection of polaroids by Mike Slack. In some ways maybe there’s nothing much special going on … Continue reading →

Ambiguous Ambassador by Tseng Kwong Chi — showing at Boston’s Bernie Toale Gallery until the end of September — is classic deadpan photographic self-portraiture. Chi (1950-1990) appears in each photograph in his “Mao suit,” reflective sunglasses, bulb release in hand, … Continue reading →

I’ve been staring at this untitled Walker Evans polaroid for two weeks; I found it on The Met’s website a few week’s ago. It is being exhibited as a part of their contemporary photo show, depicting everyday objects, called Hidden … Continue reading →