Episode 912: Ben Davis
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This week Bad at Sports goes full meta, talking about talking about art. We sit down with Ben Davis, National Art Critic for Artnet News and author of 9.5 Theses on Art and Class, to unpack the state of art criticism in 2025. Davis has been one of the sharpest voices charting the relationship between culture, economics, and media—at once insider, outsider, and always keeping his mom in mind.
TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (8/28-9/3)
1. Andi Crist: Precautionary Measures August 28, 6-8PM Chicago Athletic Association: 12 S Michigan Ave 2. Cold Style 03 August 23, 6-8PM Public Works Gallery: 2141 West North Ave Work by: Alicia Márquez, Raven Mo, Barry Deck, Matt Avery, and Juju Stojanovic...
Episode 911: Edra Soto and Dan Sullivan
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Recorded live from the Chicago Architectural Biennial’s booth at EXPO Chicago, Bad at Sports tailgates with artist Edra Soto and designer Dan Sullivan—Chicago’s unofficial art-world power couple. Soto unpacks her first solo art fair booth at Engage Projects, where monoblock plastic chairs, airbrushed T-shirts, and Puerto Rican vernacular architecture collide with memory, loss, and celebration. Sullivan, founder of Navillus Woodworks, riffs on craft, Ikea hacks, and the business of making high-end furniture while moonlighting as Soto’s collaborator and fabricator. “Dan helps.”
TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (8/21-8/27)
1. Firespitter: The Collected Poems of Jayne Cortez – Chicago Launch Event August 27, 7-8PM Pilsen Community Books: 1102 W 18th St Featuring performances from Faylita Hicks, Cai Sherley, Elizabeth Marino, Patrick Durgin, and Joseph Spece 2. Funeral at the...
