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Sara Crall's expert hand is on show at Franklin Street Art Space
Viewing Sara Crall's new show, "observations of," at Franklin Street Art Space in Biddeford is like listening to a musician interpret her own song.
An interview with Chad Verrill of CVIC works
Chad Verrill, 34, makes drawings and prints at his home in Portland, where he's lived since he arrived in 1992 for a short-lived stint at the Portland School of Art.
“The line between art and life should be kept as fluid, and perhaps indistinct, as possible.” _Allan Kaprow
When Allan Kaprow presented his first performance at New York’s Reuben Gallery in 1959, the conception for the first Happening was tightly scripted.
Greg Parker and Noa Warren at June Fitzpatrick
The experience gap between Greg Parker and Noa Warren makes their joint show at the June Fitzpatrick Gallery at the Maine College of Art all the more exciting.
Gil Corral’s questions and answers in Biddeford
Biddeford artist Gil Corral seems to be one of those people whose surreality often seemS detached from everyday matters, but who can at times distill that perspective to simple truth.
Strength in numbers in Brunswick
!nd!v!duals (a group comprised of Dom, Meers, Col!n, and Luke O) has overrun Brunswick’s Coleman Burke Gallery with an impressive display of giant beasts toting weapons.
Yeshe Parks explores the junkyard at Whitney Art Works
At Whitney Art Works, Maine-based artist Yeshe Parks reveals to us this trajectory of translation with a collection of recent work.
An interview with Oscar Mokeme
Oscar Mokeme is the Director of Portland Maine’s Museum of African Culture, which he co-founded in 1998 with Hannaford executive and collector Arthur Aleshire.
Andrea Sulzer’s “After Nature” is a must-see
A small solo show of Andrea Sulzer’s drawings and woodcuts at the Bowdoin Museum of Art, entitled “After Nature,” is nothing short of riveting.
Questions for Carl Klimt
Only 24 years old, Klimt has transitioned from his studies at Bowdoin College to a life in Portland as a professional artist and an adventuresome alter ego that has traversed as far as Antarctica.
Braving the risks of a technology fetish, the artists manage to ride a line of questions, not proselytizing.
Braving the risks of a technology fetish, the artists manage to ride a line of questions, not proselytizing.
A conversation with video artist Kenneth White
"We wanted to expand our reach as wide as possible and from that field create a program of film and videos that explicitly address duration."
Molding discomfort in plastic
"There are three mahogany chairs chainlinked together. They have anus seats with hemorrhoids all over them."
Constructing images in a fantasy world
The infusion of a personal panoply of mythological motifs allows Kinsella to create highly decorative pieces that still speak to the soul.
Changing our minds, and then the world
The Phoenix sat down with Jason Read, the film series’s curator and an assistant professor of philosophy at USM, to discuss how this revolutionary concept can still influence artistic practice.
Reflections on Spindleworks in Brunswick
I am an indirect recipient of the legacy of Spindleworks.
Gideon Bok’s analogous responses at USM Gorham
Thump! The needle hits the record with an abrasive scratch and then the music begins.
Three approaches to photography at Whitney Art Works
Whitney Art Works for the next few days hosts the work of three Portland photographers exhibiting entirely different but complementary approaches.
Jared Radding at the new Franklin Street Art Space
Recent Nevada transplants Tammy Ackerman and Russell Persson are riding the wave of rejuvenation taking shape in Biddeford.
Extra words with John Bisbee
The following is a transcription of the proceedings before my interview with artist John Bisbee over libations in an undisclosed location in Brunswick, Maine.
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What the hell is wrong with the Internet? Thorpe utterly fails to investigate . . .
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Resistance 2 deserves a shot
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A field guide to Boston's 'lasting' treasures — to be enjoyed before they're razed in favor of chain stores
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Softdrive/New West (2008)
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San Francisco's Nutcracker on PBS
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Two historians pen a bodice ripper
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The bizarre story behind the construction of Boston's most controversial building
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The Martin Beck mysteries
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A field guide to Boston's 'lasting' treasures — to be enjoyed before they're razed in favor of chain stores
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Cops and taggers play a high-stakes game of cat and mouse
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