by Claudine Isé | Apr 20, 2009 | Blog
The NYT’s Holland Cotter beats out Inga Saffron of The Philadelphia Inquirer and Sebastian Smee of The Boston Globe for the Pulitzah Prize (and its $10,000 award) for “distinguished criticism, in print or online, or both.” Only 10 grand?? I always...
by Claudine Isé | Apr 20, 2009 | Blog
Renowned novelist J.G. Ballard died yesterday at the age of 78, after a lengthy battle with cancer. From the (U.K.’s) Times Online: “(Ballard’s) influence stretched across a modern world that he seemed to see coming years in advance. His dark, often...
by Meg Onli | Apr 19, 2009 | Blog
Last weekend I was able to check out Steven McQeen’s highly acclaimed film Hunger. This is the first feature length film by the Turner prize winner, and it won the Caméra d’Or at Cannes this year. Although a re-examination of a deeply political history and...
by Tim Ridlen | Apr 18, 2009 | Blog
I have to take a moment of BAS time to mention this amazing way to spend a Sunday night. Via Paper Mag: “Several of us are banding together to start a new party – Kate Bush Night @ Sweet Paradise. We don’t know if it will be weekly, monthly, or a one...
by Claudine Isé | Apr 17, 2009 | Blog
Am I alone in thinking that whole Susan Boyle thing was a setup? Everyone’s “surprise faces” looked sort of fake to me. ANYWAY, here’s an otherwise Boyle-free, purely subjective round-up of art-world events, news stories, blog links and other...
by laurenvallone | Apr 17, 2009 | Blog
Friday Luke Dowd: Happy Happy Sad Sad Opening! April 17 – May 30, 2009 Tony Wight Gallery 119 North Peoria Street, #2C Chicago, IL 60607 Tuesday – Saturday, 11 – 5 pm from the press release: “London-based artist Luke Dowd’s patterned...
