by Autumn Hays | Feb 18, 2014 | Blog
by Autumn Hays Considered to be one of the most renowned performance artists, Ron Athey began his works in the 80s. They are notorious for including aspects of S&M culture and it’s relation to the AIDS crisis. Athey’s iconic pieces focus on a wide range of...
by Paul King | Feb 17, 2014 | Blog
When I first came to Chicago in January of 2011, my girlfriend and I met in the large, empty luggage area of Midway that, even as a place designed for waiting, Â seems hilariously ill-suited for the purpose. And then, after a brief train ride, we...
by Dana Bassett | Feb 17, 2014 | Blog
Good times in Mexico City. WTT? Goes SoTB Dispatch from Material Art Fair and Zona MACO MEXICO, D.F.– Last week art world snowbirds descended upon Mexico City for the biggest Latin American art fair outside of Art Basel Miami Beach. While ZONA Maco, now in...
by Jamilee Lacy | Feb 14, 2014 | Blog
It is our sad duty to report the untimely passing of Frances “Frannie†(nee Ronshausen) Dittmer, a giant in the world of art, philanthropy, and living life. Ms. Dittmer died when the airplane she was in went down over Puerta Vallarta, Mexico last week. Bad at...
by stephanieburke | Feb 13, 2014 | Blog
1. Take Aim at The Hills Esthetic Center Work by Hope Esser and Daviel Shy. The Hills Esthetic Center is located at 128 N. Campbell Ave. Reception Friday, 7pm-midnight. 2. Paul’s Not Gay at slow Curated by Molar Productions, with by work by Benjamin Bellas, Judith...
by Eric Asboe | Feb 13, 2014 | Blog
It has been cold everywhere recently, colder than it has been in many years. The cold here has seeped into my bones. The days are lit by brittle sunlight, full of the illusion of warmth. The nights open to the icy vacuum of space, filled with the frigid, unblinking...