A Report on The Gesture Guild

A Report on The Gesture Guild

Irena Knezevic is a young Serbian artist living in Chicago. Before leaving Serbia, she was a student organizer rallying against Slobodon Milosovic’s government (1). She moved to Chicago after receiving a scholarship to attend college, where she studied mathematics...
Interview with Ali Bailey

Interview with Ali Bailey

I profiled Ali Bailey last year on the occasion of his solo debut in Chicago at Golden Gallery, an exhibition titled “You are Young” (the piece appeared in New City; you can read it here). Bailey is definitely what I’d consider to be ‘a...
Bad at Sports in Chicago Magazine’s Weekly Guide

Bad at Sports in Chicago Magazine’s Weekly Guide

Thank you, Chicago magazine, for picking Bad at Sports’ upcoming event at the MCA Chicago for its weekly Guide section this week.  Duncan MacKenzie will be hosting a Cabinet of Curiosity show at the Museum on the evening of April 20th. (We’ll have more...
Interview with Heidi Norton

Interview with Heidi Norton

I first encountered the work of Chicago-based photographer Heidi Norton only recently, when one of her photographs was included in landscape/portrait/still life, a group show curated by Philip von Zweck at Hungry Man Gallery. For me, von Zweck’s show provided...