Why do I give a shit about art?

Why do I give a shit about art?

Zona MACO and Material, the fairs that ran more or less concurrently the first week of February here in Mexico City, helped synthesize a number of threads floating around in my mind since arriving here. Those threads: Boris Groys’s essay “On Art Activism,” published...
Something’s Happening in Pullman

Something’s Happening in Pullman

Guest Post by Kate Ingold. When I tell friends and colleagues that I’m going down to Pullman to see art, I get one of two responses: 1) What’s Pullman? or 2) That’s so far away! Let me address both of these responses before moving on: 1) Pullman,...
You’re The Top…

You’re The Top…

Moving to a new town is disorienting. The streets do not yet make sense. The grocery store has strange foods. The restaurant chains arrange themselves differently. The art world shifts and morphs, revealing new opportunities, expansive possibilities, and gaps to be...
A Conversation with Bridget Donahue

A Conversation with Bridget Donahue

Bridget Donahue is standing in her own gallery of the same name overlooking the Bowery. Bridget Donahue is a space longer than it is wide, with two rooms. One room is a long spacious stretch; the second, smaller room also serves as an exhibition venue referred to as...
Top 3 Weekend Picks! (2/13-2/15)

Top 3 Weekend Picks! (2/13-2/15)

1. Double Exposure at Roots & Culture Work by Lyra Hill and Daviel Shy. Roots & Culture is located at 1034 N. Milwaukee Ave. Screening Sunday at 7pm. 2. Visitation Rites III at The Franklin Work by Angie Evans, Phil Parcellano, Gwen Zabicki, Philip von Zweck,...
Nikita Kadan: radical roots from Kiev

Nikita Kadan: radical roots from Kiev

The current political differences between Moscow and Kiev seem intractable. But it remains true that both governments have an interest in cultivating sustenance. Both governments need to eat. A new London show by Ukrainian artist Nikita Kadan revolves around a...