Is this (F)Art?

Is this (F)Art?

I got nothing but sillyness for y’all today, sorry. I’ve been working really hard lately, honestly! Which is probably why I’ve found this website, Is it Art or Fart?, so entertaining. It isn’t new or anything (though it’s new to me), but...
Don’t Miss: Henry Darger at Home (and) at Work

Don’t Miss: Henry Darger at Home (and) at Work

Some great upcoming programming planned around Chicago Artist’s Month that I wanted to bring to your attention. This weekend, Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art will present Henry Darger at Home (and) at Work, a program comprising two...

Four for Fall | Centerfield on Art:21 blog

Our latest post is up over at art:21 blog. This week, we look at a few of the gallery exhibitions that have opened in Chicago over the past month. A brief teaser below: Traditionally, fall is the time when galleries launch their new slate of exhibitions after a...
Portraiture as Punishment?

Portraiture as Punishment?

A few weeks ago here on the blog, I wrote a post about portraiture in the age of Facebook. At the conclusion of the piece, I said this: “To whatever extent our online selves reflect our offline selves, Haugsjaa and Moore’s portraits make it harrowingly clear that...