“Sub-Rural.5 #2” Sperandio Mural, Berlin

“Sub-Rural.5 #2” Sperandio Mural, Berlin

This is my second mid-month mini-blog, an opportunity to cover supplementary art events lying outside the largely Chicago and Great Lakes focus of “Sub-rural.” Selection, however, is still determined by inland artists or issues. Here is “Sub-Rural.5 #2” or just “Point...
TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (7/10-7/16)

TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (7/10-7/16)

1. Naomi Elson and Rebecca Griffith: Left to Settle July 12, 5-9PM Purple Window Gallery: 2233 S Throop St Unit 845   2. Nick D’Alessandro + Jo Lauck: Trunk Show July 12, 2-5PM Schoolhouse: 2247 N Maplewood Ave   3. Sight of Resistance July 12, 3-4PM Native...
Sub-Rural # 50, Ringleader at R&D, Madison

Sub-Rural # 50, Ringleader at R&D, Madison

R&D is a project space directed by Abby Johnson and Austin Swearengin, artists/curators devoted to experimental art, performance, and installations in a sub-urban context. While my writing bridges cultural contexts within and without the too stringent boundaries...
TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (6/26-7/2)

TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (6/26-7/2)

1. Mariposa Divina: La Basurita June 27, 7-10PM Co-Prosperity: 3219 S Morgan St   2. Vanessa Damilola Macaulay: Breathing Race into the Machine June 2, 6-8PM International Museum of Surgical Science: 1524 N Lake Shore Dr   3. Jane Leipold & Alex...
TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (6/19-6/25)

TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (6/19-6/25)

1. Bibiana Saucedo: Dreaming of Pilsen June 21, 6-9PM Sentrock Studio: 2059 W 18th St   2. Alanna Huck-Scarry & Ella Rinaldi: Tussock Clasp June 20, 6-10PM Positive Space Studios: 3520 W Fullerton Ave   3. Martyna Alexander: The Distant Now June 14,...
Sub-Rural #49.5, Door County Contemporary Art Fair

Sub-Rural #49.5, Door County Contemporary Art Fair

Milwaukee artists and entrepreneurs Shane McAdams and Shane Walsh began planning last week’s Door County Contemporary Art Fair some four years ago while teaching at the Peninsula School of Art, the eventual site of the fair. McAdams recalled, “We ran it by the...