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Photos: Stewart Martin’s “Personal Favorites 1975-2007” at AS220

Martin’s black-and-white documentary photography of unknown folks populating the old, weird America

By STEWART MARTIN | December 16, 2009

Photo: STEWART MARTIN

" Whirling Dervishes-St. John the Divine NYC" | At AS220, Providence, RI | Through December 27

READ: Greg Cook's review, "Two sides of life"

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Two sides of life
"I started as a commercial artist, and I want to finish as a business artist," the Pop artist Andy Warhol wrote in 1975. "Making money is art and working is art and good business is the best art."
Smith Hill weighs a ban on the under-21 crowd
Seasoned partiers will recall that about a decade ago our august legislature considered barring anyone under age 21 from Rhode Island night clubs in a bid to curb underage drinking.
Cubism and collage
Maqbool Fida Husain has long been known as one of the grand old men of Indian art.
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Two sides of life
"I started as a commercial artist, and I want to finish as a business artist," the Pop artist Andy Warhol wrote in 1975. "Making money is art and working is art and good business is the best art."
Smith Hill weighs a ban on the under-21 crowd
Seasoned partiers will recall that about a decade ago our august legislature considered barring anyone under age 21 from Rhode Island night clubs in a bid to curb underage drinking.
Cubism and collage
Maqbool Fida Husain has long been known as one of the grand old men of Indian art.
Straight outta Tallahassee
Tallahassee transplant (via Toronto) Kylewilliam Campol absolutely loves to call Rhode Island home, having moved here last May to further his career as a musician and establish the world headquarters for his post-punk outfit Imadethismistake — a move some homegrown cynics may consider ass-backwards.
Passion players
"If music is your passion, then promote it. Get people to your shows. I honestly think people don't push themselves enough."
Back in action
Veteran punk rock quartet Senior Discount returns to the live circuit this weekend, starting with the big Lupo's/WBRU Block Party on Friday and an early-bird slot at Club Hell on Saturday. And national retailer Hot Topic has invited the band to play a string of acoustic shows around New England throughout the summer (check myspace.com/seniordiscount for the full schedule).
2009: Worth another look
The lousy economy hit home this year as Stairwell Gallery in Providence and Yes Gallery in Warren closed their doors.
Poetic chaos
The melodic noise collective known as A Troop of Echoes will unveil their full-length debut Days In Automation next weekend at AS220, hosting their album release party alongside an impressive gathering of local support.
The surreal world
Corey Grayhorse offers a style of synthetic glitz that seems to channel our society’s plastic, superficial heart.
Photos: Corey Grayhorse's pop-surreal dream photography at AS220
Beauties, beasts, and fashionable creeps
It's BiMPy time: Rhode Island Music Awards at Lupo's
Start the weekend off proper.
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