Top 5 Weekend Picks! (7/30-8/1)

Top 5 Weekend Picks! (7/30-8/1)

It’s a slim weekend, and one I’m going to miss entirely because I’m headed out to Nevada City (no, it’s not in Nevada). But if I were here, these are what I’d try and hit up. In order of appearance… 1. Religare: Artists explore the...
Top 5 Weekend Picks! (7/23-7/25)

Top 5 Weekend Picks! (7/23-7/25)

Hey, dude, art…hella. 1. Carny at Eastern Expansion And I quote, “Carny is a salon installation of 75 plus photographs captured during Paul’s recent observations while working for traveling carnivals around the midwest.” Photographs by Paul...
Review: The Object of Nostalgia at A+D Gallery

Review: The Object of Nostalgia at A+D Gallery

I was a bit behind the curve when it came to checking out The Object of Nostalgia, up through this Saturday, February 12th at Columbia College’s A+D Gallery, having only learned about it last week in conjunction with the CAA panel on the same topic. The...
Top 5 (7/31-8/2)

Top 5 (7/31-8/2)

Here’s my picks, yo. 1. Milwaukee Ave. Arts Fest. Just ‘cus there are a ton of things going on of this ‘Fest, there’s bound to be something good happening. My suggestion: hit The Whistler and see Plural’s installation. All along Milwaukee...
Don Colley’s Insane Clown Posse

Don Colley’s Insane Clown Posse

If Don Colley’s drawings were movies, I’d be first in line to see them. The Chicago-based artist’s noirish, grab-you-by-the-throat depictions of evil clowns, brawling boxcar hobos, and flamboyant carnie types are intensely cinematic, evoking angsty...