by Lise McKean | Jun 5, 2020 | Blog
Critical Minded Offers $500 Grants for Cultural Critics of Color Critical Minded is a granting and learning initiative that builds resources and visibility for the work of cultural critics of color in the United States. Mindful of the unique hardships critics —...
by Lise McKean | Mar 22, 2020 | Blog
As one among the swelling number of people grounded by covid-19, I’m using newfound time to do something about my backlog of unfinished projects. With the dire news pouring out of Italy, I moved this interview with Noel Gray to the top of my get-done list. In fact, if...
by Lise McKean | Dec 1, 2019 | Blog
Mauricio Forero, Souths & Norths Riverside Art Center, Riverside, Illinois Expectations were running high by the time Mauricio Forero and I met to talk about Souths & Norths, his recent exhibition at the Riverside Arts Center. Souths & Norths was a...
by Lise McKean | Oct 27, 2019 | Blog
Nearly five years ago Julia Gelman moved to Chicago from Moscow, where she and her former husband Marat ran Gelman (Guelman) Gallery, one of Russia’s first galleries devoted to contemporary art. In 2000 Marat published “Cultural Machine, Optimistic Manifesto.” By...
by Lise McKean | Sep 30, 2019 | Blog
Lise McKean talked with Reveca Torres about her collaboration with Mariam Pare and Tara Ahern on the Tres Fridas Project.The conversation took place at the Bridgeport Art Center gallery, where the Tres Fridas Project was exhibited in September 2019. Lise: When we...
