TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (4/6-4/12)

TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (4/6-4/12)

1. Round and Round April 7, 2017, 6PM Work by: Johana Moscoso Dole Mansion Gallery: 401 Country Club Rd, Crystal Lake, IL 60014   2. As A Shadow Before The Law (an exhibition) April 8, 2017, 7-10PM Work by: Josh Rios and Anthony Romero Ballroom Projects: 3012 S...
Thinks: Fulla Abdul-Jabbar

Thinks: Fulla Abdul-Jabbar

Hello, and welcome back to thinks you can think.  This week we welcome a text by Fulla Abdul-Jabbar, titled Exquisite Dog.  This piece has me re-thinking my relationship to my phone, to television, and to the devices (now, open platforms) that circulate images....
Bad at Sports Sunday Comics with ZINE NOT DEAD

Bad at Sports Sunday Comics with ZINE NOT DEAD

by Krystal DiFronzo Chicago has been home to several experimental comic reading series over the years. Venues have evolved from apartment living rooms and small DIY galleries to performance spaces such as Constellation and Thalia Hall. The unifying and exciting...
TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (3/30-4/5)

TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (3/30-4/5)

1. Primes: Drawings, Works on Paper, and No-Watt Radio April 2, 2017, 2-6PM Work by: Dan S. Wang Compound Yellow: 125 N Harvey Ave, Oak Park, IL, 60302   2. It’s Just Color April 1, 2017, 2-5PM Work by: Cassie Tompkins Comfort Station Logan Square: 2579 N...
Carron Little on the Palette of Utopia

Carron Little on the Palette of Utopia

Interview with Lise McKean Carron Little came to my attention in 2013 when we launched a conversation at the opening of Chicago 1968, an exhibition of photographs by Stan Rosenstock that she curated at Eyeporium Gallery. Her work in performance and installation...
Bad at Sports Sunday Comics with Julia Gfrörer

Bad at Sports Sunday Comics with Julia Gfrörer

Welcome to another installment of Sunday Comics! This week, I’m joined by Julia Gfrörer, author of Black is the Color and Laid Waste. Most recently Julia is the co-editor of Mirror Mirror II with Sean T. Collins, and to be published this spring by 2D Cloud. Mirror...