by Claudine Isé | Aug 10, 2009 | Blog
I’ve been having one of those Alice in Wonderland-type afternoons on the Internet where you happen upon something that fascinates you and whooosh! down you tumble, lost to the rest of the world for hours. Where did I fall? Into the Library of Congress’...
by Claudine Isé | Aug 10, 2009 | Blog
Check out these super fabulous 1950s and ’60’s era travel posters by illustrator David Klein (then learn more about Klein and see more posters by clicking the link to Grain Edit below). Love these. New York is very Tron, St. Louis is sorta McDonald’s...
by Claudine Isé | Aug 9, 2009 | Blog
Hey look — a remake, or rather, a remix…or maybe it’s more like a reinterpretation…or an ‘enhancement’?? — of The Way in Which Things Operate, Deb Sokolow’s large-scale drawing that was recently exhibited at the Spertus...
by Claudine Isé | Aug 5, 2009 | Blog
Last week the Chicago MCA’s Elizabeth Smith announced she would resign her post as chief curator at the end of the month, explaining that ten years in the position was long enough and it was time to move on. Fair enough. Curators are increasingly expected to be...
by Claudine Isé | Aug 5, 2009 | Blog
We don’t normally cover Chicago architecture and landscape issues in any depth on this blog, given that a) we’re nowhere near experts on the subject and b) the city has several stellar architecture journalists reporting on the scene and blogging daily...
