by Mark Sheerin | Aug 1, 2014 | Blog
On their entrance exam, would-be students to Eton College are presented with a fictional scenario and asked, in the face of civil unrest, what they would do, as UK Prime Minister. Under normal circumstances you might dismiss this as a bit of pedagogical fun. But facts...
by Guest | Jul 30, 2014 | Blog
Guest post by Jackie Terrassa Three more weeks at the Clark Institute of Art in Williamstown. Since 2010, the Samuel H. Kress Foundation has funded an annual museum education summer fellowship at the Clark. Five other scholars in art history—all curators or...
by Duncan | Jul 28, 2014 | Blog
Sad news for all of us who knew him. From Philip von Zweck… Jim Barry’s last Facebook post was on July 10. The part in English simply said “Tonight I’m missing cowboys and SAIC… (the good parts).” Jim suffered a heart attack while waiting for a bus to work...
by Steve Ruiz | Jul 25, 2014 | Blog
Good god damn, summer in Chicago! The storms, the ‘fests, the beautiful bodies, the fruit flies, and most of all the regular monthly blog posts. This year’s most tolerable season in Chicago has brought with it plenty of new beginnings and other moves:...
by stephanieburke | Jul 24, 2014 | Blog
1. Addendum at Chicago Artists Coalition Curated by John Marks and David Petersen, with work by Luke Aleckson, Allen Brewer, Casey Deming, Kristina Estell, Katelyn Farstad, Isa Gagarin, Peter Happel Christian, Jess Hirsch, Jonathan Kaiser, Tynan Kerr, Andie Mazorol,...
by Guest | Jul 22, 2014 | Blog
The Painter’s Other Library, oil on Alupanel, 36 panels, each 16 x 32”, 2014 Guest Post by Anne Harris Matthew Girson is out of step. In our era of split-second digital dissemination, he paints meticulously crafted still lifes that are impossible to reproduce....
