Chicago Land Use, Interpreted

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...
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...
What We’re Doing This Weekend 5.8-5.10

What We’re Doing This Weekend 5.8-5.10

Friday Frozen Smoke Opening! 6-9pm May 8- June 6, 2009 Roots and Culture 1034 N Milwaukee Chicago, IL 60622 In her Video Animations, Sabine Gruffat experiments with live-rendered computer animation and unexpectedly combines it with analog signal processes dating back...
The Last of NEXT

The Last of NEXT

Or my posts on it, anyway. A few more passing images from the second day I spent at NEXT….I apologize for not linking directly to any artists or galleries here–I’m having trouble getting the WordPress desktop to align images and text properly and I...