Guest Post by Jamie Kazay

Guest Post by Jamie Kazay

Barbie and La Nouvelle Vague (part 1) It is my interest in what Jean Luc Godard thought about Barbie, if he ever thought about Barbie, which leads me here. Pick out any one of his films as a point of reference and watch for the female protagonist. She has the...
When The World Is Mud-luscious

When The World Is Mud-luscious

Spring always makes me anxious for that magical transition eulogized in William Carlos Williams’ The Botticellian Trees: The alphabet of the trees is fading in the song of the leaves Unfortunately, right now e.e. cummings’ in Just – may be a more accurate...
Aris Georgiades

Aris Georgiades

by Richard Holland I went to law school and pursued my MA/MFA at the same time. From the academic institution/professorial perspective I suspect this made me a first class pain-in-the-ass. Pity my art professors. I hear they have all recovered well, although I don’t...
Chicago Art in Pictures: March-April 2013

Chicago Art in Pictures: March-April 2013

A graphic, editorial overview of art, artists, and visual art events, found in and around Chicago over the course of the preceding month. All artwork copyright original artists; all photography copyright Paul Germanos. Daniel Shea @ Gallery 400 Above: Daniel Shea with...
Changing Seasons: One View of Twin Cities

Changing Seasons: One View of Twin Cities

Guest Post by Eric Asboe I once heard Mike Haeg, the mayor of Minnesota’s smallest town, Mount Holly, current population 4, describe Minnesota seasons in a lovely way. He said that winters get so cold and snowy Minnesotans just want to stay inside and work on...