by Claudine Isé | Jul 5, 2011 | Blog
I’ve always been fascinated by accidental gardens. Some of the most beautiful gardens in Chicago can be found in the abandoned lots in-between buildings, or in the alleys behind people’s homes and apartments next to the cars and trash cans. In Oak Park,...
by Claudine Isé | Jul 5, 2011 | Blog
How the hell did I miss this? From about a month ago: “My Little Pony Corrals Unlikely Fanboys Known as ‘Bronies’” in Wired’s Underwire blog. A must-read that I came across while doing research on an essay I’m writing. I share with Bad...
by Claudine Isé | Jun 29, 2011 | Blog
Caroline Picard is a well-known artist, arts administrator, publisher and all-around indie maverick here in Chicago who runs The Green Lantern, a project that encompasses publishing, exhibition projects, and a daily blog. Needless to say, we are very fortunate...
by Claudine Isé | Jun 29, 2011 | Blog
Our latest Centerfield column is up on Art:21 blog. This week, Nicholas O’Brien takes a look at Gallery 400’s current exhibition, File Type, which looks at how “formats… represent ways that artwork in digital or Internet media create particular...
by Claudine Isé | Jun 27, 2011 | Blog
Today seems like an appropriately rainy day to discuss Pae White’s Restless Rainbow (2011) at The Art Institute of Chicago, which I saw and photographed about a month ago, on a day when it was pouring rain. I’ve been mulling over the piece ever since....
