There is Good News (Dan Gunn) and Bad News (Jim Kempner)

There is Good News (Dan Gunn) and Bad News (Jim Kempner)

First the “Good News:” You might not know this, but for the last 6 months the Bad at Sports has been doing a once a month art “gabfest” for the Art 21 blog. One of the folks we do that “gabfest” with is a former guest of the show, Dan Gunn,...
Chicago Architecture Foundation Walking Tours

Chicago Architecture Foundation Walking Tours

I hate to break it to you, but summer’s over. The good news is that any moment it will be fall. Time to put away the madras shorts and halter tops, and bust out the corduroy and oxfords. September is also the perfect time to go on a Chicago Architecture Foundation...
Top Weekend Picks (9/2-9/4)

Top Weekend Picks (9/2-9/4)

This is the weekend before the BIG weekend. You know the weekend I’m talking about, the opening explosion madness that marks the beginning of the Fall gallery season. As a result, this weekend, like the last few, has been pretty slim. Thus, I only have two...
Dear American Folk Art Museum,

Dear American Folk Art Museum,

The American Folk Art Museum in New York has been in the news a lot lately–and sadly too; it looks like they’re closing. Faced with the pressure of massive debt, the AFM sold its flagship building on West 53rd Street to MOMA and shrank to its smaller,...