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Don Edler, Devil You Know (detail)

Don Edler: Devil You Know

This week’s contributing writer, Hannah Sage Kay, is currently undertaking graduate study in modern and contemporary art at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. Her research focuses on the intersection of art and politics with regard to media manipulation, misinformation, and the construction of fictionalized (or alternate) histories.   A pseudo-documentary comprising found… Read more »

A Conversation with LigoranoReese

This week’s contributing author, Marisa Lerer, is an associate professor of art history at Manhattan College. She is co-editor of Public Art Dialogue and specializes in Latin American and Latinx art, public art, and memorials. She is presently preparing a book manuscript on Latinx Public Memorials.     During the Summer of 2020, LigoranoReese, the collaboration of… Read more »

A screen shot of Nayland Blake's Starting Over

Nayland Blake: an exploration of identity

This week’s contributing author, Stella Westlake, is a third-year undergraduate student at Northeastern University pursuing a combined BA in Journalism and Art History with a minor in Global Fashion Studies. VoCA is pleased to present this blog post in conjunction with Associate Professor of Contemporary Art History, Gloria Sutton’s Fall 2020 Art History Course: Disruptive… Read more »

Faith Ringgold, American People Series #20: Die

An Exploration of the Work of Faith Ringgold

This week’s contributing author, Aisha Samake, is a third year Game Art and Animation student at Northeastern University. VoCA is pleased to present this blog post in conjunction with Associate Professor of Contemporary Art History, Gloria Sutton’s Fall 2020 Art History Course: Disruptive Image Technologies at Northeastern University. This interdisciplinary course examines how the distribution,… Read more »

Claudia Andujar’s La Lutte Yanomami

This week’s contributing blogger, Elaine Birnbaum, is a sophomore at Northeastern University pursuing a BFA in Media Arts with a concentration in animation and a BA Spanish. In her free time, she enjoys painting, reading science fiction novels, and has recently picked up Japanese. VoCA is pleased to present this blog post in conjunction with… Read more »

A photo of Inge-Lise Eckmann Lane

Founding VoCA Board President Inge-Lise Eckmann Lane Receives Honors

In recent news, VoCA’s Founding Board President and current Emeritus Board Member Inge-Lise Eckmann Lane has been honored by two major institutions—The Dallas Museum of Art and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art—where she has spent much of her career.   The Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) has renamed their paintings conservation studio as… Read more »

Eben Haines exhibition at SIP

Local Boston Artists Tackle Art Making During A Pandemic

This week’s contributing author, Jennifer Ribeiro, is a 4th year Computer Science student at Northeastern University with an interest in art and film. VoCA is pleased to present this blog post in conjunction with Associate Professor of Contemporary Art History, Gloria Sutton’s Fall 2020 Art History Course: Disruptive Image Technologies at Northeastern University. This interdisciplinary… Read more »

Future Sketches: Code as a Medium

This week’s contributing author, Jacqueline Li, is a third-year computer science and design student at Northeastern interested in web development and UI/UX. VoCA is pleased to present this blog post in conjunction with Associate Professor of Contemporary Art History, Gloria Sutton’s Fall 2020 Art History Course: Disruptive Image Technologies at Northeastern University. This interdisciplinary course… Read more »

The Ruth Asawa Stamp sheet

USPS Prioritizes Diversity with Ruth Asawa Stamp

This week’s contributing writer, Gigi Gleghorn, is a third year at Northeastern University studying Graphic Design and Art History. When she is not completing her design homework, she spends her time creating multimedia art pieces and linocuts. VoCA is pleased to present this blog post in conjunction with Associate Professor of Contemporary Art History, Gloria… Read more »

Archiving the Work of Roberto Chabet, Part 2

Earlier this fall, contributing authors Martha Singer, Gail Vicente, and MM Yu wrote about their ongoing work with the archive of Filipino conceptual artist Roberto Chabet (1937-2013) and the many conservation challenges presented by the scale and scope of materials he employed. The following article continues their story, and outlines the results of some of… Read more »

Installation view of Settling in Place: Aylan Couchie, Martha Griffith, Charmaine Lurch, guest curated by Dr. Andrea Fatonaj, MacLaren Art Centre, Barrie, 2018.

Holding Space

This week’s contributing authors are Emily McKibbon and Renée van der Avoird. Emily McKibbon is the Acting Director of the MacLaren Art Centre in Barrie, Ontario. Renée van der Avoird is the Assistant Curator of Canadian Art at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto.   A moderate climate that avoids extreme temperature and RH fluctuations… Read more »

Archiving the Work of Roberto Chabet, Part 1

This week’s contributing authors are Gail Vicente, Martha Singer, and MM Yu. Gail Vicente is an artist and archivist based in Manila, Philippines. In 2007 she worked as an assistant researcher with Ringo Bunoan for The Chabet Archive project of the Asia Art Archive. She is now working for the non-profit art organization King Kong… Read more »