Once more, bridge the gap, dear Richmonders, or close up the gap with our Monroe Park rats… But when the blasts of indie rock blow in our ears, then imitate the beaver and fill the river stage. - Griffin Shakespeare Smalley. Got a show coming up? New single? Simply...
Do you like records? How about records 6 feet tall? A hipster's wet dream? If you have never seen one before, the Anderson Gallery can help you knock on off your bucket list with the upcoming Imaging South Africa: Collection Project. VCUarts professor Siemon Allen has giant records, postage stamps, thousands of newspaper clippings from his...
Christian Breeden has a lot of room to work and play. On a farm close to Charlottesville he likes to build his own toys usually giant metal structures resembling creatures. In this episode of 'The Process' we learn what makes his mind tick. We also learn a little bit about how the 'Dragon Wagon' came together and how it brought 'burn' culture to...
Showing at 1708, Cynthia Camlin's Glacial Speed examines mankind's impact on our world, from the point of view of, well, a god. From 1708: Through watercolor washed screen prints and video, Glacial Speed portrays the phases of a melting glacier. The 80 screen prints shown are depictions of a USGS map featuring glaciers at Mt. Sanford in Alaska....
Opening friday at Ghostprint Gallery: A retrospective of screen-printed posters, fliers, and handbills for bands and venues, from the late 70's to the present, that define the music scene in Richmond. Curated by Patrick Godfrey and Spencer Hansen. Opening friday at Ghostprint Gallery: A retrospective of screen-printed posters, fliers, and...
Nicolai's images here are one of the best complete photo series I have seen in years, down to the presentation in gallery (shown below). The presentation of these grisly, violent events was an exercise in brilliance; the setting makes the images all the more horrific by the surgical cleanliness of Martin Asbæk Gallery it was presented in. The...
Yes, the title is a bit confusing, but it's true; FAILE has designed and executed this work, which is obviously meant to be a brand new ruin. There are elements of Etruscan sculpture (in the horse-headed figure) and roman friezes, with modern casting work mixed in. The subject matter of the casts mock everything: from American monuments of Native...
Last Friday is RVA TV's monthly look back on the previous First Fridays in Richmond. This time we head over to Ghostprint Gallery for the FLUX show and meet Kevin Orlosky as he shows us how ordinary office toner can be quite beautiful. And then over to Art6 for the recycled fashion show called Worn Again before we wrap up the night at 1708...
We've been fans of Brien White's work since we first started out- he was featured in our first issue. He friended me on Facebook recently, and I admit I hadn't checked out his website in a good little while. His works are hyper-realist, and when I first saw his paintings submitted, I thought they were photographs. Needless to say, his digital...
Emerald Grippa is an illustrator in Richmond, VA. Her work combines graphite, color pencils, and digital manipulation, but in the end, it's all illustration. Are her works vain? I see elements of celebrity worked in (I'm pretty sure I've recognized some famous faces), and there's an almost disturbing cleanliness to her work that seems imposed on...
