THINKS: Kent Monkman

THINKS: Kent Monkman

In the wake of the dialogue surrounding Sam Durant’s “Scaffold” at the Walker Art Center, and on the event of the 150th anniversary of Canada’s Confederation this July 1st, I present you the acutely considered and poetically writ text of Kent...
Bad at Sports Sunday Comics with Conor Stechschulte

Bad at Sports Sunday Comics with Conor Stechschulte

by Max Morris Hi-dittle-dee, its the CAKE weekend! Today is the final day of this year’s Chicago Alternative Comics Expo, featuring over 200 exhibitors of the finest comics you can handle. This week, I wanted to feature a piece of work debuting at this weeks...
TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (6/8-6/14)

TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (6/8-6/14)

1. Diaspora/Dyaspora: Haiti to Chicago and Back Again (A Migration Story) June 9, 2017, 6:30-10PM Work by: Alexandra Antione Rootwork Gallery: 645 W 18th St, Chicago, IL 60616   2. Revenge Body June 9, 2017, 6-9PM Work by: Sophie Friedman-Pappas and Rachel Hayden...
Bad At Sports Sunday Comics with Daria Tessler

Bad At Sports Sunday Comics with Daria Tessler

By Krystal DiFronzo This upcoming weekend cartoonists and publishers from around the world will flock to the Center on Halsted for the 5th Annual Chicago Alternative Comics Expo (CAKE). A book I’m really looking forward to picking up is Accursed: A Collection of...
TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (6/1-6/7)

TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (6/1-6/7)

1. New Relics from the Pleasuredome June 3, 2017, 5-8PM Work by: Dutes Miller Western Exhibitions: 1709 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60642   2. Cuttings June 3, 2017, 12-7:30PM Work by: Aimee Beaubien Platform: 904 Sherman, Evanston, IL 60202   3. The POWER...