Review: “Spirit” by Henry Roy

Review: “Spirit” by Henry Roy

Henry Roy’s Spirit seems to live even as it lay open on my kitchen table. The cover image depicts a sleeping man in breathtaking color. The man’s rich, dark skin and the green of a plant in the background pop against the amorphous beige interior that...
Obituary | Jeanne-Claude

Obituary | Jeanne-Claude

Jeanne-Claude of the artistic team Jeanne Claude and Christo suddenly passed away yesterday, November 18th. According to the Associated Press, Jeanne-Claude’s death was due to complications from a ruptured brain aneurysm. Our thoughts go out to her family and...
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...
Select Media Festival 8 | Super Bad Ass Starts Tomorrow!

Select Media Festival 8 | Super Bad Ass Starts Tomorrow!

It’s that time of year again. Select Media Festival 8 begins tomorrow. Here is the run down. When | November 19th and runs through November 22nd Where | the experimental cultural center, the Co-Prosperity Sphere, and other venues across the city. Check out the...
Gene Siskel Film Center | Eye of the Sandman

Gene Siskel Film Center | Eye of the Sandman

Last night I checked out a screener for an upcoming film Eye of the Sandman. I should say that the version I saw was not complete. The soundtrack and sound effects were not totally done, leaving the film void of any sound in a couple of the scenes. I actually enjoyed...