TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (4/21-4/27)
1. Springboard April 23, 3-7PM Mayfield: 505 Marengo Ave, Forest Park, IL Work by: Zespo, Yue Xu, Jess Bass, Olivia Comai, Kushala Vora, Devin T. Mays, Cecila Beaven, Joseph Josue Mora, Ricardo Vilas Freire, Jonas Mueller-Ahlheim 2. Monica Ong: Planetaria April...
Episode 797: Kera MacKenzie and Andrew Mausert-Mooney
This week on Bad at Sports, Kera MacKenzie and Andrew Mausert-Mooney, the filmmakers behind Make A Distinction, join Jesse and the Block Museum’s Curator of Media Arts, Mike Metzger. Make A Distinction is an innovative, hybrid non-fiction feature that blends together strains of essayistic, observational and agitprop filmmaking into a blistering montage. Political in a capital P way, it’s urgent for most everyone, especially those of us in the so-called Chicago universe.
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Bad at Art Forum #6: The Geology of Zen Media
When I was first exposed to contemporary art in the early aughts, it was easy for me to imagine that the work of Nam June Paik was a comment on consumerism and obsolescence, thinking (without checking dates) that all of his works employed obsolete technologies:...
Episode 796: Rachel Adams and the Bemis!
Rachel Adams joins us live from the halls of EXPO Chicago to talk about all things Bemis Art Center and the Omaha Art scene! We learn about art, llfe, and a little about love as we bounce across the house of yes, residencies, exhibitions and how your dream job might not be where you thought it would be but it is no less dreamy.
