by Claudine Isé | Jun 3, 2009 | Blog
Huck Finn crashes the Venice Biennale: a habitable floating sculpture designed by the NY-based artist SWOON. From the project’s website: “The Swimming Cities of Serenissima is a fleet of three intricately hand crafted vessels that will navigate the...
by Claudine Isé | Jun 3, 2009 | Blog
Here’s what’s caught my eye since last time we did this…. *Why not take Aderall? (Chicago Weekly). *Forget the death of print–the revival of cassette tape is well underway. *Joyce Owens tells President Obama to give living artists a shot at the...
by Claudine Isé | Jun 1, 2009 | Blog
Herb and Dorothy. I’d like to see this film screened in Chicago. Has anyone seen it here? I didn’t see any mention of an upcoming Chicago venue on the website. Please don’t tell me I’ve missed it. The synopsis, from the film’s website:...
by Claudine Isé | Jun 1, 2009 | Blog
…I’ll ask you to try this instead: Go to your iTunes. Create a ringtone for John Cage’s 4’33” (if you don’t want to spend money for it on iTunes, you can find a free ringtone for 4’33” here). Install that ringtone on...
by Claudine Isé | Jun 1, 2009 | Blog, Editorial
Richard Hunt’s terrific sculpture show at David Weinberg Gallery closed last weekend, but if you missed it there’s another powerful selection of Hunt’s work from the past 20 years on view at G.R. N’Namdi Gallery. David Weinberg’s space,...
