Ray Noland’s Urban Fairway

Ray Noland’s Urban Fairway

Guest post by Elizabeth Corr There has certainly been no lack of political drama in Chicago over the past two years. Starting in November 2008, with the historical election of Barack Obama, a wave of excitement and pride swept through the city. This atmosphere proved...
Center Field on art:21 blog: Interview with Derek Chan

Center Field on art:21 blog: Interview with Derek Chan

Our latest post for our Center Field column on art:21 blog is up! This week, Martine Syms talks to Derek Chan, whose 12 x 12 exhibition at the  Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago opens on November 6th. A brief excerpt: Derek Chan and I have been friends for a little...
Falling with Lora Fosberg

Falling with Lora Fosberg

GUEST POST BY DAMIEN JAMES Great art shows always seem to find me. I don’t really check the listings or catch the buzz, but if it’s a show I’m meant to see, it somehow happens and I don’t like to think too much about the mechanism at work which...

Off-Topic | The Post Family

Off-Topic invites artists, curators, writers, and cultural workers to discuss a subject not directly related to the practice of making art. We would like to welcome The Post Family as our latest participants. They will be shedding some light on their favorite...
Half the sky, and just a bit more of your attention.

Half the sky, and just a bit more of your attention.

GUEST POST BY DAMIEN JAMES Part two of two. If you haven’t already, you may be wondering by now what this has to do with art, why you’re reading about a humanitarian crisis on an arts weblog? I’ll tell you. During the community conversation and...