by Lise McKean | Nov 11, 2016 | Blog
Interview with Lise McKean Buddha at the Hot Dog Stand opening November 12 UNUM Gallery at Albany and Carroll Arts Building November 12 and 13, noon to 5 pm, and by appointment through December 15. LM: For many local artists, you’re a champion of the arts and artists...
by Lise McKean | Nov 7, 2016 | Blog
SOFA aka Sculptural Objects Functional Art and Design turned 23 this year. But that’s not all that Chicago celebrated on SOFA’s opening day. During the pre-opening media viewing, Navy Pier’s Festival Hall buzzed with electricians installing lights atop beeping...
by Lise McKean | Oct 24, 2016 | Blog
Interview with Lise McKean LM: Let’s jump in the deep end and start by talking about your interest in dada, surrealism, fluxus, and the book your co-edited The Exquisite Corpse: Chance and Collaboration in Surrealism’s Parlor Game. Let’s hear about how these interests...
by Lise McKean | Jan 2, 2016 | Blog
Whether here in Chicago or elsewhere, the art and music that I see and hear—much less find time to write about—are the proverbial tip of the iceberg. As 2015 morphs into 2016, I’d like to revisit things that riveted my attention and stuck with me as days, weeks, and...
by Lise McKean | Jul 31, 2015 | Blog
Damien Deroubaix: L’esprit de notre temps Le Musée de l’Abbaye Sainte-Croix, Les Sables d’Olonne, France Until September 27 Andrei Rabodzeenko: Technotropic Romance Loyola University Museum of Art, Chicago Until August 2 The lawyer defending Allan Ginsberg...