Tuesday’s Video pick | RuPaul

Last night was the season premier of RuPaul’s “Drag Race”. While I do not have cable, I did find myself sifting through videos from the 90s and was a little surprised when I watched his 1993 video for Supermodel (You Better Work). Maybe I was too...
Saya Woolfalk Lectures Tuesday at SAIC

Saya Woolfalk Lectures Tuesday at SAIC

The School of the Art Institute kicks off its current Visiting Artists Program with a lecture by Saya Woolfalk tomorrow, Tuesday February 2nd, at 6:00pm. From the Visiting Artist’s Program website: SAIC alumna Saya Woolfalk (MFA 2004) will present her ongoing...
Top 5 Weekend Picks!

Top 5 Weekend Picks!

Hooray! 1. Dialogue: Presented by IRUS art (an intercultural collaborative art show between artists in Iran and the U.S.) at Co-Prosperity Sphere – The crew down at Co-Pro are always working hard to put on events that are relevant withing AND beyond our little...
Alison Ruttan’s “Four Year War”

Alison Ruttan’s “Four Year War”

Alison Ruttan has posted images on her website from her new “Four Year War” series, part of her ongoing Primates project. (I was able to observe one of the shoots for this project last summer, which I blogged about here). She’s now edited the...
Typeface

Typeface

Directed by Justine Nagan, Typeface takes a look at the obsolete techniques used to create and print wooden type. The film centers itself on The Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum located in Twin Rivers Wisconsin. Housed in Hamilton’s factory the...