Names have power. They carry history, identity, and meaning. In street art, a name on a wall is a statement: I was here. I matter. For Richmond muralist Basta, names are more than words—they’re a tribute to strength. Through his project SuperName, he’s turning...
Well, as the PA systems in every shopping district with piped-in Muzak in the country have been telling you ever since the day after Halloween, "it's the most wonderful time of the year"--at least for the capitalists who've blown Christmas completely out of proportion in order to separate us all from our hard-earned cash. But if you're looking...
Beginning Friday, November 30, VCU's Anderson Gallery presents Portrait As Community, a student exhibition documenting various communities in and around Richmond. Portrait As Community was a course offered by the Department of Photography and Film, VCU Libraries and the Anderson Gallery, in which students from the VCU Departments of Photography &...
After a huge success with the first edition of Byrlesque At The Byrd this past summer, Deanna Danger Productions and Boom Boom Basics Burlesque & Performing Arts Studio are bringing their talents back to the Byrd for a return engagement this Sunday! While the original presentation of Byrlesque At The Byrd was a more general salute to the history...
Last month, Gallery 5 hosted the Fifth Annual Carnival Of 5 Fires multi-event extravaganza. The flagship event for the month, the three-ring burlesque circus known as Gyspies! Tramps! Thieves! took place on Friday, October 19. This multimedia performance, presented by Deanna Danger Productions and Vaudeville Galore, drew all sorts of local...
The brisk evening air on Thursday, November 8, matched my charged excitement to see a choreographed martial arts performance. I'd never heard of anything quite like this, and afterwards I'd say that I've never seen anything like it either. While Carytown and the Byrd took a step back into our country’s past with Lincoln-mania, Shaolin Warriors...
Here's a fascinating short documentary film produced by illustrious local videographer Kontra, in which he gives us all a detailed look at Interstitial Transduction, a project created for InLight Richmond 2012 by local musicians Nelly Kate and Dave Watkins. Here's a fascinating short documentary film produced by illustrious local videographer...
Jeffrey J. Kripal thinks he may be Spider Man. A fantastic statement, perhaps. But the truth is that we’re burying the lede… because Jeffrey J. Kripal may be right. Jeffrey J. Kripal thinks he may be Spider Man. A fantastic statement, perhaps. But the truth is that we’re burying the lede… because Jeffrey J. Kripal may be right. Such is the wide,...
“You can see art as a song, or you can see it as the whole album." On Sunday, October 28, I journeyed to the western part of the state to view an exhibition by artists Daniel Rossi and Dymphna de Wild, entitled CONCATENATION. The exhibit was located on Cobble Hill Farm in Staunton VA, a two-hour drive up I-64 W. Upon arriving at the historic barn...
The Fifth Annual edition of 1708 Gallery's exhibition of light-based artwork in public spaces, InLight Richmond, takes place tonight in conjunction with the First Friday Art Walk. For one night only, artistically-inclined citizens of RVA will have the opportunity to wander amongst fantastic displays of brilliantly glowing artwork. The Fifth...
