Re-introducting: Writer-in-Residence Randall Szott

Re-introducting: Writer-in-Residence Randall Szott

I don’t want art to ask any questions, unless it is “what would you like for dinner?” I want art to be predictable, like a romantic comedy that leaves you crying on the couch even though you knew they would end up together. I’d like it to sit in my lap and purr. Art...
TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (2/3-2/9)

TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (2/3-2/9)

1. Erol Scott Harris: LORE February 5, 12-4PM Tiger Strikes Asteroid: 2233 S Throop St,   2. Anything Can Be A Dragon, Anything Can Be A Snake February 3, 5:30-8:30PM NEIU Fine Arts Center Gallery: 5500 N St Louis Ave Work by: Kristin Abhalter Smith and Kristin...
Sub-rural #12, Scott Espeseth

Sub-rural #12, Scott Espeseth

  Scott Espeseth’s sedate composition, “Aluminum Storm” embodies the artist’s punning sound-images, ashen palette, and generally understated rendering of his immediate environment. “Storm” depicts the stark metal siding of a neighbor’s unassuming frame house and...
TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (1/27-2/2)

TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (1/27-2/2)

1. Confluence January 28, 7-11PM Heaven Gallery: 1550 N Milwaukee Ave With artists: Abena Motaboli, Lucia Calderon Arrieta, Ryn Osbourne, and Olive Stefanski   2. Shonna Pryor: Of Portals and Pathways January 30, 11AM-2PM Material: 2025 W Belmont Ave   3....
TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (1/20-1/26)

TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (1/20-1/26)

1. Reflections of Re-Emergence: Symphonic Identity: Artist talk Lashon Fouché moderated by Wisdom Baty January 22, 2-3:30 THE cre.æ.tive ROOM: 7034 S Martin Luther King Dr   2. Experiments in Dark Matter January 21-25, 2022 Mu Gallery: 1541 W Chicago Av...
Bad at Art Forum #3: Buckets as Well as Jewels

Bad at Art Forum #3: Buckets as Well as Jewels

As an artist-cum-mad-scientist and avid recycling nerd, folks often come to me for answers to their frustration and confusion about plastics. If I recycle them, do they end up in landfills anyway? Does it take more energy? How do I navigate my local system? Why is it...