Review: Institutional Garbage

Review: Institutional Garbage

It’s December. The time of year when all the ‘Best Ofs’ and just-in-time-for-Christmas reviews spill out from the internet, beckoning you to consider your engagement with the year just passed. In January of this year, I was invited to “write something” about...
TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (12/5-12/11)

TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (12/5-12/11)

1. Jenyu Wang: Boyfriend December 5th, 2019 4-7PM Work by: Jenyu Wang Leather Archives and Museum: 6418 N Greenview Ave, Chicago, IL 60626   2. Benjamin Larose: I’ll See You When You Get Here December 8th, 2019 11AM-2PM Work by: Benjamin Larose Material...
Mauricio Forero on what’s freeing

Mauricio Forero on what’s freeing

Mauricio Forero, Souths & Norths Riverside Art Center, Riverside, Illinois Expectations were running high by the time Mauricio Forero and I met to talk about Souths & Norths, his recent exhibition at the Riverside Arts Center. Souths & Norths was a...
TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (11/28-12/4)

TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (11/28-12/4)

1. Friendsgiving Party November 28th, 2019 7-9PM Ground Level Platform: 2001 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60608   2. For the Time Being December 1st, 2019 5-8PM Work by: Lish Atchison-Roeder, Sarah Baker, Ashley Bradley, Lark Erickson, Caroline Feyling, Emma Rose...
Mirror Around the Corner

Mirror Around the Corner

An artist’s take on the Venice Biennale, as experienced during Venice’s highest floods in 50 years Keeley Haftner, November 22, 2019   I found myself a viewer of the Venice Biennale during this year’s epic flood. How does art premised around current political and...
TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (11/21-11/27)

TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (11/21-11/27)

1. Paul Rosero Contreras: Obituary, El Pensamiento de las Plantas November 22nd, 2019 6-9PM Work by: Paul Rosero Contreras Table: 3240 N Springfield Ave, Chicago, IL 60618   2. Tea at the Int’l Boutique for Middle Aged Ladies November 23rd, 2019 3-4PM Hosted by:...