by Christopher Hudgens | Feb 2, 2010 | Blog
“The Art of the Steal” chronicles the long and dramatic struggle for control of the Barnes Foundation, a private collection of art valued at more than $25 billion. In 1922, Dr. Albert C. Barnes formed a remarkable educational institution around his...
by Meg Onli | Feb 2, 2010 | Blog
Last night was the season premier of RuPaul’s “Drag Race”. While I do not have cable, I did find myself sifting through videos from the 90s and was a little surprised when I watched his 1993 video for Supermodel (You Better Work). Maybe I was too...
by Claudine Isé | Feb 1, 2010 | Blog
The School of the Art Institute kicks off its current Visiting Artists Program with a lecture by Saya Woolfalk tomorrow, Tuesday February 2nd, at 6:00pm. From the Visiting Artist’s Program website: SAIC alumna Saya Woolfalk (MFA 2004) will present her ongoing...
by stephanieburke | Jan 28, 2010 | Blog
Hooray! 1. Dialogue: Presented by IRUS art (an intercultural collaborative art show between artists in Iran and the U.S.) at Co-Prosperity Sphere – The crew down at Co-Pro are always working hard to put on events that are relevant withing AND beyond our little...
by Claudine Isé | Jan 28, 2010 | Blog
Alison Ruttan has posted images on her website from her new “Four Year War” series, part of her ongoing Primates project. (I was able to observe one of the shoots for this project last summer, which I blogged about here). She’s now edited the...
by Meg Onli | Jan 27, 2010 | Blog
Directed by Justine Nagan, Typeface takes a look at the obsolete techniques used to create and print wooden type. The film centers itself on The Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum located in Twin Rivers Wisconsin. Housed in Hamilton’s factory the...