I finally got a chance to see Patricia Hickson’s first curatorial swing at the Wadsworth’s Matrix gallery and I have to say that I hope she’s with us for a long time. Matrix 158 features German sculptor Kitty Kraus and her haunting and exciting lightboxes. This exhibit opened on February 4th and is up til May 2.
It’s interesting that the exhibit catalog (which is always available free of charge) mentions a guillotine in its opening paragraph. In John Moore’s 2006 remake of The Omen, the foreshadowed deaths of some of the victims was manifested by a sharp streak of light on an image of the said victim. That being said, my initial take on the exhibit did not conjure any such violent imagery. Let’s delve in… Continue reading Contemporary Art is back in a big way at WAMA
As stated in a previous post, Jeff Cohen, formerly of the Hartford Courant, has found a new home as a Capital Region Reporter for NPR. He just started another web presence with his new blog that will speak to “the happenings of the state’s capitol, politics, and looming budget crisis have our attention. You’ll read about all of those here. But just as important will be stories about Hartford, the people who live and work here, and the issues that they — and their region — confront daily.”
Resolution might be kinda low since it was recorded on the laptop’s camera, but here’s the first attempt to get information out to y’all regarding the ins and outs of City Hall.
*** update: I misspelled Wareing, when referring to Mrs. Wareing in both this post as well as a subsequent comment. I have corrected the spelling on both. My apologies to the Wareings. ***
Well, with CityLine being as updated as IonHartford, there seems to be only one outlet that is delving into the underpinnings of the fancy, screwed up web we call City Hall.
That’s right folks, Kevin Brookman’s own We the People, is our blog of choice for the juiciness that is the back room politics of the city. His latest post is a very well researched and retold account of the goings on leading up to the upcoming Democratic Town Committee elections in March.
Speaking of CityLine, Jeff Cohen has found his way to NPR and is doing similar reporting on local political news.
Here’s his latest story on this very issue with the Democratic Town Committee. Funny think is that in the story we’re asked to believe that names like Kennelly and DiBella in Hartford equals change … good one. Although Rebecca Wareing in the report does sound very sincere in her dissatisfaction with the status quo. Which says alot about the medium of radio and its ability to cut through the bs of verbal spin.
I finally got a chance to see Patricia Hickson’s first curatorial swing at the Wadsworth’s Matrix gallery and I have to say that I hope she’s with us for a long time. Matrix 158 features German sculptor Kitty Kraus and her haunting and exciting lightboxes. This exhibit opened on February 4th and is up til May 2.
… good one. Although Rebecca Wareing in the report does sound very sincere in her dissatisfaction with the status quo. Which says alot about the medium of radio and its ability to cut through the bs of verbal spin.