by Mark Sheerin | Nov 7, 2014 | Blog
In the popular imagination, bookshops in Notting Hill may be where bumbling Englishmen meet Hollywood filmstars. Last night it was where a bumbling art writer, played by myself, got to meet some of the UK’s most successful bloggers. The venue was Book and Kitchen, who...
by Kevin Blake | Nov 5, 2014 | Blog
By Kevin Blake “Four score and seven years ago,” is how my mind tells me to start every essay I sit down to write. This is my memory at work. I remember the tone of the words that follow in Lincoln’s famous Gettysburg Address. I remember the cadence. I remember that...
by Jeriah | Nov 4, 2014 | Blog
Well I’m traveling down the road And I’m carrying that heavy load I walk around in a stupor Sleazy, I cant do the show Last April, Dave Brockie, better known as Oderus Urungus, lead singer of the band GWAR, died of a heroin overdose. I wrote about...
by Guest | Nov 3, 2014 | Blog
Guest post by Jessica Cochran Since it opened nearly two weeks ago, many of the nation’s foremost critics have weighed in on the successes and failures of Prospect 3: Notes for Now, New Orleans’ third international biennial of contemporary art, curated by Franklin...
by Steve Ruiz | Oct 31, 2014 | Blog
Welcome to this month’s edition of What You Should Have Noticed, a monthly article wherein I try to hit the highlights of art news from the last four days. This month is mostly whining, counter-whining, and regional defensiveness, but what’s new? As for...
by Dana Bassett | Oct 27, 2014 | Blog
Arnold Johnson as Putney Swope. Comedian Shows Funny Movie Sparks serious discussion Yesterday afternoon we took a trip to the new Black Cinema House space on 72nd and Kimbark to see the 1969 film, Putney Swope. The screening featured an introduction by comedian,...
