TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (4/24-5/1)

TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (4/24-5/1)

1. The Franklin takeover COVIDtv April 26, 9am-11pm COVIDtv Featuring: Alberto Aguilar, Ann Toebbe, Asha Iman Veal, CatieO, Chris Smith, Claire Pentecost, Corinne Halbert, Dan Sullivan, Diana Gabriel, Dianna Frid,  EC Brown, Edra Soto, Gina Hunt, H??ng Ngô, Jaclyn...
TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (1/24-1/30)

TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (1/24-1/30)

1. I Sing the Body Cybernetic January 25, 2019, 6-9PM Work by: Lee Blalock Experimental Sound Studio: 5925 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 60660. USA   2. Entanglements January 26, 2019, 7-11PM Work by: Anxious to Make, Erin Gee, Hannah Newman, Snow Xu, Madeeha...
Conceptions of Plant-Life: An interview with Giovanni Aloi

Conceptions of Plant-Life: An interview with Giovanni Aloi

Thinking about taxidermy, the ultimate “animal-made object” has substantially shaped my ideas on agency and passivity in contemporary art involving the non-human; whilst Jane Bennett’s and Graham Harman’s work have substantially expanded my views on objects and agency. I have also been thinking a lot about surfaces in contemporary art. Taxidermy is all surface—a practical and metaphorical totalization of animality whilst plants are all-surface in a more, “helpless” but nonetheless related way.

TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (6/16-6/22)

TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (6/16-6/22)

1. PDF/Objects June 18, 2016, 7-10PM Work by: Alberto Aguilar, Basma Alsharif, Robert Burnier, Alex Chitty, Katy Cowan, Assaf Evron, Danny Giles, Gordon Hall, Sofia Leiby, Jose Lerma, Shana Lutker, Matt Morris, Gina Osterloh, Claire Pentecost, Tim Portlock, Josh...
Top 5 Weekend Picks! (1/9-1/11)

Top 5 Weekend Picks! (1/9-1/11)

1. Outliers at The Mission Work by Erica Bohm, Natalia Cacchiarelli, Gustavo Díaz, Susan Giles, Adam Gondek, Larassa Kabel, Jeroen Nelemans, Michelle Prazak, and Missy Weimer. The Mission is located at 1431 W. Chicago Ave. Reception Friday, 6-8pm. 2. Lands End at...