by stephanieburke | Jan 23, 2015 | Blog
1. when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail at The Chicago Cultural Center Work by Alison Ruttan. The Chicago Cultural Center is located at 78 E. Washington St. Reception Friday, 5:30-7:30pm. 2. Untitled (Just Kidding) at The Logan Center for the...
by Sarah Margolis-Pineo | Jan 21, 2015 | Blog
As a kid, I felt betrayed by the cheery optimism peddled by Disney. My sisters and I were raised on the stories of Hans Christian Anderson, gleaning magic from the gloom and gore of The Little Match Girl, The Red Shoes, and The Little Mermaid. When Ariel wasn’t turned...
by Eric Asboe | Jan 20, 2015 | Blog
The highway passes quickly through Summerville, Georgia. The roadsides fill with small houses, businesses, and the ghosts of fastfood architecture. It is easy to miss the turn to Paradise Gardens. The houses that surround Howard Finster’s home, installation, and...
by Jacob Wick | Jan 16, 2015 | Blog
I met Debora Delmar and Andrew Birk, co-runners of NO Space, at Cantina Riviera, on Chiapas in Colonia Roma. I recommend the lechon and the taco de pulpo asado, if they have it. We drank Dos Equis lager exclusively. In early February, in the midst of the Material Art...
by stephanieburke | Jan 15, 2015 | Blog
1. The Latest Sun is Sinking Fast at Hyde Park Art Center Work by Melika Bass. Hyde Park Art Center is located at 5020 S. Cornell Ave. Reception Sunday, 3-5pm. 2. Visibility Machines at Gallery 400 Work by Harun Farocki and Trevor Paglen. Gallery 400 is located at 400...
by Thomas Friel | Jan 14, 2015 | Blog
When reporting has become about shock, ratings and theatrics, and less about accurately and responsibly relaying news, reports like Steven Emerson’s completely fictitious account of “no-go zones” are able to air as solid facts. Fortunately, since it was on Fox, no one...
