Astrid Hiemer
Bio:
A cultural critic and writer, Astrid grew up after WW II in Hamburg, Germany, and emigrated to the United States in the 1960s. She was formerly the assistant director (Administrative Officer) of the Center for Advanced Visual Studies at MIT under Otto Piene, with whom she has worked in the past several years editing, translating, and researching for a major book about his life and career. While at The Center she knew and worked with many multi-media artists. In addition to professional work as an editor and translator she is also a poet, and writer of fiction. Most of her written work is accompanied by her own photographs.
Recent Articles:
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2011 International Opportunities in the Arts Fine Arts
Transcultural Exchange - 3rd Boston Conference
By: - Mar 15th, 2011Appropriately titled: ‘The Interconnected World’ the conference will be held from April 7 – 10. Mary Sherman, the TransCultural Exchange director, again will bring together global speakers and participants in a chock-full four day long conference. Interactive panel discussions, exhibitions, music events, book and poetry readings, portfolio reviews, workshops demystifying subjects and much more will offer new opportunities in the US and world-wide organizations at an ever greater event.
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Dawn and Bill Guild at 'Tunnel City Gallery' Fine Arts
Two Artists Exhibit in a Busy Environment
By: - Feb 27th, 2011A frequent question is: Where to show? Artists look for places to exhibit their work. To be represented by a gallery is at best a gallery that actually sells your work. But, it is also prestigious to be 'a gallery artist.’ The Guilds belong to NAACO, a Coop Gallery in North Adams, and currently show in several rooms at ‘Tunnel City Coffee’ in Williamstown, until the end of April.
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Dhaka-Kathmandu Fine Art Fusion 2010 Fine Arts
Curator Rafique Sulayman
By: - Feb 04th, 2011Berkshire Fine Arts.com introduces Rafique Sulayman, who will open an exhibition; 'Celebrating International Mother Language Day...' on February 11 in Thimphu, Bhutan. Artists from ten countries world-wide will participate and one of the sponsors is the Embassy of Bangladesh in Thimphu. Here, Sulayman, who is based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, writes about his 2010 exhibition of art fusion.
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Searching for Origins: Australian Art and Culture Fine Arts
Six Weeks Traveling to Cities and Outback
By: - Dec 01st, 2010Jean-Marie Delverdie and his wife Maryse Roumengous spent six weeks criss-crossing parts of Australia, wishing to deepen their knowledge of Australian Art and Culture. They came to visit Manon, their young grand-daughter with David, Manon's father. It's a bit of complicated family history but there they were, also searching for Australia's Culture and History.
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Searching for the Origins of Austgralian Art and Culture Architecture
By: - Dec 01st, 2010anything over 255 chars will be deleted.
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Serpentine Fence by Beth Galston Fine Arts
A Fence Becomes a Sculpture at South Street Mall Park
By: - Nov 18th, 2010Serpentine Fence is the latest in a series of public art projects Beth Galston had been commissioned to design in the past twenty years. The fence is made of regular chain link material to create an environmental sculpture: Tall purple metal mesh, anchored to curved rails and posts set at various angles. The fence also lights up at night ! It was recently dedicated at the South Street Mall and Courts in Jamaica Plain, Boston.
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The Roads of North America: Part Two Travel
Visiting Friends, Art and Natural Wonders
By: - Sep 23rd, 2010Here's Part Two of entries from my daily diary, while traveling in North America. We started out in Massachusetts in May this year, drove through six States West and South to reach lower Texas, where we spent five nights. Texas is big and beautiful ! Then on to New Mexico, North to Arizona and Utah, East to Colorado ! From there through six more States, before reaching Massachusetts and Home again. Coverage begins in New Mexico.
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The Roads of North America, Part One Travel
Charles was Driving Ms. Astrid, the Navigator
By: - Aug 28th, 2010After 6500 miles and 33 days, we returned home ! We had traveled through more than ten states, visited many museums and other cultural sites. We saw America's natural wonders, spent lovely days with old friends and met many interesting people along the way. Please follow us through our journey via photos and entries in my diary.
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Gerit Grimm & Michael Boroniec at Ferrin Gallery Fine Arts
The Things They Left Behind
By: - Apr 20th, 2010During a studio visit in March we interviewed and observed Gerit Grimm at work. She and Michael Boroniec were resident artists at Project Art in Cummington, Massachusetts. Currently they are exhibiting their finished ceramic sculptures at Ferrin Gallery in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
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