Top 5 Weekend Picks!

Top 5 Weekend Picks!

Hello again! The madness of Artopolis is over my friends, and I’m glad for it, it was a long weekend. But this by no means indicates a lack of awesome art. This weekend is surprisingly busy, and here’s what I think shouldn’t be missed: 1....
A Precursor to Bad at Sports

A Precursor to Bad at Sports

Duncan brought this fascinating New York Times article on William Furlong to my attention yesterday. Duncan was particularly interested in how Furlong’s Audio Arts magazine, which consisted solely of cassette recorded conversations with other artists, provides a...
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...
Half the sky, all your attention.

Half the sky, all your attention.

GUEST POST BY DAMIEN JAMES Part one of two. I recently attended a community conversation with New York Times columnist and Pulitzer Prize winner Nicholas Kristof, who was speaking about the oppression of and cruelty toward women throughout much of our global society,...

Letter to the Editor | Britton Bertran

DEAR BaS: Once a long time ago, back when I was a pious art dude scouring the web for feelings/opinions about art in Chicago, I used to relish and hitting refresh on your podcast pages and more recently the “new” blog.  The comment sections there were a source of...