Wednesday Clips 3-9-10

Wednesday Clips 3-9-10

A few noteworthy links and stories for your midweek perusal…plus a freebie at the bottom. ****College Art Association (CAA) has made eighty-one audio recordings from the panels at last month’s conference in Chicago available for download. They’re...
Is the $100,000 Ordway Prize Too Much?

Is the $100,000 Ordway Prize Too Much?

I’d never heard of the Ordway Prize until a few weeks ago, when two highly respected Chicago-based arts professionals (artist Tania Bruguera, who also lives in Havana, Cuba, and Hamza Walker, curator at the Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago) were...
Generation OMG!

Generation OMG!

Is it sacrilegious to open a show titled “Younger Then Jesus” the week of Easter?  Presumably that was the provocation, along with the very idea of a generational show for artists under 33 at the New Museum.  After seeing the show, I can’t say...
What We’re Doing This Weekend 4.9-4.12

What We’re Doing This Weekend 4.9-4.12

Thursday (today!) Mechanisms for Validation (Please, please just love me, or at least tell me I’m pretty, but I’ll settle for confirmation that I’m smart) April 9th, 7pm threewalls 119 n. peoria #2d Chicago, IL  60607 Moderated by our very own Duncan...