by Claudine Isé | May 13, 2009 | Blog
Quimby the Mouse, by Chris Ware. Music by Andrew Bird. Animation by John Kuramoto. A video made by Ware for “This American Life–Live!”, in which an episode of the radio show was performed live onstage by Ira Glass and many of the show’s regular...
by Meg Onli | May 12, 2009 | Blog
Today I came across a subscription service called Abe’s Penny through Cool Hunting. Described as a “micro-magazine” the project consists of postcards that combine one artist with one writer. Over the course of a month a story unfolds. via Cool...
by Claudine Isé | May 11, 2009 | Blog
Minidutch director Lucia Fabio has always been particularly good at thinking through her gallery’s raison d’etre with every exhibition she presents. Each show at this Chicago-based alternative space not only offers a window into the thinking processes of...
by Christopher Hudgens | May 10, 2009 | Blog
Dubai’s new idea is a massive sculpture called “Al Hakawati” The Storyteller. This towering figure will be a home of stories; a children’s library in its base and various spaces for performance and reading inside of the statue. Not only will it...
by Claudine Isé | May 9, 2009 | Blog
Ever wonder where your “shit, condoms, and dead pet gerbils” wind up after you’ve flushed them down the toilet? Well, wonder no more. The folks at Pruned have mapped it all out for you in a project titled “A Fantasy Itinerary for a CLUImidwest...
by Meg Onli | May 8, 2009 | Blog, Editorial
Last night I attended the staff preview for the Art Institute of Chicago’s Modern Wing. The first floor has a Cy Twombly show and a photo show. I don’t think that either of the rooms that these shows were hung in do much justice for the new wing. The...
