by Claudine Isé | Mar 9, 2011 | Blog
The second edition of “Fielding Practice,†a podcast produced for our Art21 column Centerfield: Art in the Middle with Bad at Sports, just posted today. On this episode, Duncan MacKenzie, Dan Gunn, and I are joined by art critic, blogger, and ArtSlant’s Chicago...
by Claudine Isé | Mar 8, 2011 | Blog
Tonight, Tuesday March 8th at 6pm, SAIC alum Kori Newkirk is lecturing as part of the Visiting Artist Program. I first met Kori in Los Angeles when he was included in an exhibition of emerging Los Angeles artists that I co-curated at the Hammer Museum. Since then,...
by Claudine Isé | Mar 8, 2011 | Blog
First off, a huge thanks to Thea Liberty Nichols for her superb series of interviews with Chicago critics, writers, and curators. The role that writers and critics play in Chicago is an oft-debated topic, and Thea brought a sense of curiosity and enthusiasm to these...
by Claudine Isé | Mar 2, 2011 | Blog
Just a few quick newsy items for this midweek: *First up, the most significant story of the week (to my mind): Columbia College Journalism professor Dan Sinker — the founder of Punk Planet, no less — was revealed as the @MayorEmanuel Tweeter!...
by Claudine Isé | Mar 1, 2011 | Blog
Tonight (Tuesday March 1st) at 7:00pm, the latest discussion in ThreeWalls’ current SALON series takes place. It’s called Crisis-Free Art Criticism and focuses on art criticism and those who practice it. I’ll be helping to lead this informal group...
