Center Field | Frances Whitehead, Embedded Artist

Check out our latest post on art21:blog! This time, we talk to School of the Art Institute professor Frances Whitehead about a range of subjects, including redirective practice, the Embedded Artist project, Slow Cleanup in Chicago, and ‘what artists know.’...
Top 5 Weekend Picks! (8/20 & 8/21)

Top 5 Weekend Picks! (8/20 & 8/21)

Another round of weekend picks, brought to you by…well…me. Enjoy! 1. Caras de Mexico at 33 Collective Gallery Work by photographer Joe Compean. 33 Collective Gallery is located at 1029 W. 35th St. Reception is Friday, from 7-10pm. 2. Corazón...

Rant of the Week (and maybe the Decade)

You gotta read this. William Powhida on Bravo’s Work of Art. I’m no fawning Powhida fan, but reading this gave me a little faith (in what exactly, I don’t know). Made me feel glad I never watched an episode of that show, and stupid for having felt a...
A Portrait of The Capital

A Portrait of The Capital

I flew to Washington, DC this week for many reasons but while here made a point to see as much Art as I could and after a few galleries, museums and private collections some of which were sprinted through, some I could spend more time in I found much of the art venues...