Book Review: Whitney Biennial 2014

Book Review: Whitney Biennial 2014

As thick as the phone book of the town I grew up in, the catalogue for the 2014 Whitney Biennial is a whopper, coming in at 419 pages. But seeing as how this year’s Biennial was an impressive three floors, the attendant corridors, stairwells, random outside spaces,...
Top 5 Weekend Picks! (3/21-3/23)

Top 5 Weekend Picks! (3/21-3/23)

1. Never Satisfied at Defibrillator 3rd Language Issue #4: Publication Launch & Group Exhibition, work by Amina Ross, Jory Drew, Ashley McClenon, Camille Laut, Emily Schulert, Hiba Ali, Ale-Ale, Jake Vogds, Joel Mercedes, Margaret Bo-Bo Dancy, Naqeeb Stevens, Oli...
Top 5 Weekend Picks (4/27 & 4/28)

Top 5 Weekend Picks (4/27 & 4/28)

1. Spectral Landscape (with Viewing Stations) at Gallery 400 Work by Polly Apfelbaum, Ali Bailey, John Baldessari, Madison Brookshire and Tashi Wada, Zachary Buchner, Tyree Callahan, Anne Collier, Jacob Dahlgren, Jose Dávila, Gaylen Gerber, Adam Grossi, Gary Hill,...
Modern Wing Preview

Modern Wing Preview

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...