by Visualist Chicago | Jan 19, 2017 | Blog
“A distinctive feature of the exhibition is the artist’s transposition of two-tone color palettes, often used in the interiors of institutional spaces, onto the gallery walls. Social hygiene movements and hospital reforms at the turn of the 20th century inform...
by Visualist Chicago | Jan 12, 2017 | Blog
1. A Hole in My Bucket January 14, 2017, 7-10PM Work by: Cameron Harvey (Curated by Jordan Martins) Elastic Arts: 3429 W Diversey Ave, Chicago, IL 60647 For her show at Elastic, Harvey distributes her work across not only the white gallery walls, but also in more...
by Kevin Blake | Jan 10, 2017 | Blog
By Kevin Blake Tiger Strikes Asteroid is a conglomeration of artist run exhibition spaces with independently operated locations in Philadelphia, New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago. [Old/New] Psychedelic Providence, curated by Jamilee Lacy and sponsored byProvidence...
by Visualist Chicago | Jan 5, 2017 | Blog
To quote a footnote regarding photography, language, ambiguity, and a smile. 25. Abe, The Box Man: A Novel (New York, NY: Vintage, 1999) 81; Hako otoko akz 24:44. In the Japanese original, “one grins” is “hito wa ha o muku,” which literally...
by Visualist Chicago | Dec 22, 2016 | Blog
“Merdre!” In December 1896 the world was gifted with the premiere of Ubu Roi, an absurdist burlesque and a deep parody of Macbeth wherein an ambitious and cowardly man rises to power and then subsequently fails. It’s filled to bursting with...
by Visualist Chicago | Dec 15, 2016 | Blog
Searching for Beauty. Searching for loss. Searching to see what one has that’s within reach. Searching always for something that is sharper, a tool that is more keen than the bread it’s intended for. 1. A Transformation of Things December 17, 2016, 3-5PM...