Sweet, Tender Hooligan: The Utopian Aesthetics of Skateboarding
Jasmine Amussen reminisces about skateboarding and uncovers tender moments in Tyler Mitchell’s early photos of young suburban skaters.
Jasmine Amussen reminisces about skateboarding and uncovers tender moments in Tyler Mitchell’s early photos of young suburban skaters.
Here’s what our contributors are looking forward to in 2018.
Our contributors share their favorite exhibitions in their own cities and in others they visited.
The personalities and perils of the contemporary art world are expertly portrayed in this black comedy by Swedish filmmaker Ruben Östlund.
The Birmingham artist’s works demand close attention and attention to form.
Kristi Ryba likes to attend her gallery openings in hand-sewn, 1940s-style vintage dresses. She calls the dresses “costumes” because when she walks into a gallery looking like a traditional housewife, she is making a statement about the importance of women’s work. “It’s uncomfortable and makes me self-conscious, especially when an opening is out of town … Continued
BURNAWAY asked artists, writers, and curators from cities across the South to tell us about their favorite cultural experiences in 2015. Making the list was the Art Book Fair presented by Printed Matter in New York City, Patti Smith’s reading of M Train in Nashville, Andrea Fraser’s lectures at the Contemporary Art Center and UNO in New Orleans, … Continued
BURNAWAY asked artists, writers, and curators from cities across the Southeast to tell us about some of their favorite shows in 2015. Receiving multiple mentions are exhibitions “Phantom Bodies,” curated by Mark Scala at the Frist Center for Visual Arts, Vadis Turner at David Lusk and Malick Sidibé at Sherrick & Paul in Nashville; and such exhibition venue as the High … Continued
Writer, editor, and instructor Suzanne Mozes was recently awarded an Idea Capital grant. Mozes has made a name for herself in Atlanta with her Storybuilding creative writing classes and her innovative Saturday morning writing series called Under/Over/On. Under/Over/On has taken place at diverse locations such as the Oakland Cemetery, the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, the … Continued