Music Archives

Music Archives

Oh Internet, I love you so much! You are so good to me, bringing the world’s knowledge right into my living room. I’ve written previously about film archives, Google Books, and online galleries. To me, this is the promise of the digital age. Today, I’d like to...
Top 5 Weekend Picks! (1/10-1/12)

Top 5 Weekend Picks! (1/10-1/12)

1. Codification at LVL3 Work by Alex Chitty and Zach Reini. LVL3 is located at 1542 N. Milwaukee Ave. 3rd Fl. Reception Saturday 6-10pm. 2. To Win And To Hold at The Mission Work by Liz Ensz and Jeremiah Jones. The Mission is located at 1431 W. Chicago Ave. Reception...
Elena Baturina: the oligarch who loves craft and design

Elena Baturina: the oligarch who loves craft and design

Capitalism and craft collide in a new initiative from philanthropic think tank BE OPEN. The Russian foundation is staging a major show for traditional makers in India, in a slick new space dressed with the help of local architect Anupama Kundoo and local designer...

For The Ladies

You’ve only got a few more days to catch Artemesia Gentileschi’s Judith Slaying Holofernes, on display through January 9th at the Art Institute (http://www.artic.edu/exhibition/violence-and-virtue-artemisia-gentileschi-s-judith-slaying-holofernes). The painting is...
TOP 5 LISTS for 2013

TOP 5 LISTS for 2013

Guest Post by Britton Bertran I didn’t get out to see a lot art in Chicago this year as I was too happily busy being a Dad to the best little boy in the world.  Nonetheless, here are some lists of what I did see, what I didn’t, some predictions and some things...