Dean Giagni
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Curator of Happy Accidents – Artist Alex Waters, interview by Dean Giagni Question: You’re very prolific and a big part of the local art scene with various shows and live painting events. How did you get started? Alex Waters: I went to Sage College of Albany with a bachelor’s for four years in Studio Art […]
Something From Nothing – The Recycled Art of Gregory Maxwell Dunn, by Dean Giagni Max Dunn is reclaiming a house in North Albany the same way he reclaims materials for his artwork; by using things he’s found, things he’s repurposing and things he’s improving. Working in construction, he finds a lot of his materials on […]
Reading (and Writing) is Fundamental – the Albany Book Festival at UAlbany, 9/23/23 by Dean Giagni. I always find it heartening and inspiring seeing the gym busy and packed with people on holidays. These people would be there regularly if they could and they’ve chosen a holiday or a vacation day where they’re supposed to […]
Everyone Has Time for Noise – Dippers at Belltower Records with Sky Furrow and Luxor Rentals at Belltower Records, North Adams, MA, September 15, review by Dean Giagni Belltower Records is known for hosting shows inside at their North Adams’ store located in a re-purposed mill dating to 1832, and outside in this little no-man’s […]
Dippers interview by Dean Giagni Talk about the differences in making this record with just the two of you versus the four members in Thigh Master: Matt Ford: The way that we’ve approached making the music is different. It used to be four people in a room kind of learning the songs on the spot, […]
Godspeed You! Black Emperor at Basilica Hudson, Hudson, NY, September 9, 2023, Review by Dean Giagni. Going to a Godspeed You! Black Emperor show is like going to a church that worships earthquakes. Not just a physical power of destruction, but the emotional turmoil that comes with the ground being rent from underneath you. After the typical […]
Niagara, “Baby the Rain Must Fall.” Article by Dean Giagni. Art, rock and roll, and the bleak industrial landscapes of Detroit and Hudson that inspired them, collided Friday in The New Gallery’s inaugural opening exhibit “Baby the Rain Must Fall”, new paintings by Niagara. A Detroit music icon, Niagara was lead singer and provocateur in the […]
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