Walking to Mordor

Walking to Mordor

My wife and sometime collaborator Stephanie Burke and I recently completed a 140-mile walk as a perforance piece called “Walking to Mordor.”  The walk was based on an Easter egg introduced in Google Maps three years ago:  if you asked it for walking directions from...
What You Should Have Noticed in May

What You Should Have Noticed in May

Welcome to another monthly installment of What You Should Have Noticed, where I try my best to wrap up this month’s top highlights, salient discussions, and general news of note. This is, of course, no replacement for diligent blog-reading, but I know how busy you are...
Top 5 Weekend Picks! (5/30-6/1)

Top 5 Weekend Picks! (5/30-6/1)

1. I haven’t come yet at Winkelman-Milling Projects Work by Autumn Elizabeth Clark. Winkelman-Milling Projects is located at 960 W. Cullerton St. Reception Friday, 7-10pm. 2. GAZE at Azimuth Projects Curated by Franck Mercurio, with work by Rob Bondgren and Ivan...
Edition #31

Edition #31

Delicious Emre Kocagil Leftovers. Local Boutique Sells Studio Floor Scraps; Calls it Art Sofia Leiby’s Second Scrap Heap Sale Hits Tusk June 7th WTT? is always on the lookout for a good bargain (aren’t we all?), and this fire sale is the cheapest/ best...
Robert Ashley at the Whitney Biennial

Robert Ashley at the Whitney Biennial

Guest post by Erin Leland Staged inside the 2014 Whitney Biennial, three operas, originally written and scored by American composer Robert Ashley, and currently directed by Alex Waterman, took place: Vidas Perfectas, The Trial of Anne Opie Wehrer, and Crash. A floor...