The Art of the Past: Before and After Archaeology

Posted by Ian on Nov 2, 2013 in academic, arts, catalogues, essays, publications

2013 ‘The Art of the Past: Before and After Archaeology’ in D. Roelstraete (ed.) The Way of the Shovel: On the Archaeological Imaginary in Art. Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. Published on the occasion of the exhibition The Way of the Shovel: Art as Archaeology. Buy the catalog here.

2013 deCordova Biennial Catalog essays

Posted by Ian on Nov 2, 2013 in arts, catalogues, essays, publications

2013 Entries for  John C. Gonzalez, Lynne Harlow and  J. R. Uretsky for the 2013 deCordova Biennial catalog. deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum. Buy the catalog here.

Kelli Rae Adams | Breaking Even reviewed in the Boston Globe

Posted by Ian on Jul 3, 2013 in arts, news, press, reviews

Cate McQuaid 2013 “What’s up at Boston-are art galleries“, Boston Globe, 2 July. Read it here.

Kelli Rae Adams | Breaking Even featured in the Providence Journal

Posted by Ian on Jun 21, 2013 in arts, news, press, reviews

Bill Van Siclen 2013 “Displaying the fruits—and vegetables—of her labor“, Providence Journal, 15 June. Read here.

Installation video: Wafaa Bilal | The Ashes Series

Posted by Ian on Jun 6, 2013 in news, publications, video

Hot off the digital press… Here a little installation video documenting my recent show with artist Wafaa Bilal at the David Winton Bell Gallery.  

After Surviving Marathon, Curator Revisits Exhibit About War

Posted by Ian on Apr 17, 2013 in arts, interviews, news, press, publications, reviews

Greg Cook 2013 “After Surviving Marathon, Curator Revisits His Exhibit About War” in WBUR’s The Artery, April 17. Read it here.

Wafaa Bilal’s The Ashes Series reviewed in The Phoenix

Posted by Ian on Apr 16, 2013 in arts, news, press, publications, reviews

Greg Cook 2013 “The Aftermath of Atrocity: Wafaa Bilal and Daniel Heyman at Brown’s Bell Gallery” in The Providence Phoenix, April 16. Read it here.

Wafaa Bilal’s The Ashes Series reviewed in The Boston Globe

Posted by Ian on Apr 9, 2013 in arts, news, press, reviews

The Boston Globe‘s Cate McQuaid’s review of Wafaa Bilal’s The Ashes Series. 9 April 2013 Read it here.

Wafaa Bilal’s The Ashes Series previewed in East Side Monthly

Posted by Ian on Mar 20, 2013 in arts, news, press, reviews

East Side Monthly‘s Erin Swanson wrote a lovely preview for Wafaa Bilal’s The Ashes Series that will open at the Bell Gallery on April 3. Read it here.

Project video released: Jin Shan 靳山 | My dad is Li Gang! 我爸是李刚!

Posted by Ian on Jan 24, 2013 in arts, news, video

Artist Jin Shan discusses the ideas behind his installation “My dad is Li Gang! 我爸是李刚!” (2012) in the David Winton Bell Gallery at Brown University. Video footage by Ian Alden Russell, Andy Romer Photography, Frank Mullin, and Tara Cavanaugh. More information: http://ianaldenrussell.com/projects/my-dad-is-li-gang-我爸是李刚