Michael Miller.

Michael Miller.

Michael Miller was an incredible educator, a great printmaker, a good friend, and my world feels a little smaller without him. I met Michael in 2000 when I came to tour the School of The Art Institute of Chicago as a prospective graduate student. I went on to assist...
What You Should Have Noticed in September

What You Should Have Noticed in September

Is it over already? Between the EXPO Chicago fair at Navy Pier, Gallery Weekend Chicago, and the opening of the fall art season around the world, September saw the art world at work. Over cocktails and high heels, we were able to check out the culmination of a year’s...
Ordinary Projects: By the Horns  at EXPO Chicago

Ordinary Projects: By the Horns at EXPO Chicago

Guest post by Sid Branca As a part of EXPO Chicago’s opening night event, Vernissage, Ordinary Projects presented a selection of performative works entitled By the Horns. Ordinary Projects is a new initiative from Industry of the Ordinary [Adam Brooks and Mathew...
Mining the Mother Lode: Chicago Artists Deliver

Mining the Mother Lode: Chicago Artists Deliver

Lise McKean Some artists are bad at sports, some artists are good sports. Feminists are artists. Some mothers are feminists, some artists are feminists and mothers. As mammals, we’re all born from mothers. Mothers and mothering make the world go round and keep...