REVIEW: “Chthonic Void” Christine Tarkowski

REVIEW: “Chthonic Void” Christine Tarkowski

  Guest post by Brent Fogt. Glass geodesic domes play a leading role in Christine Tarkowski’s “Chthonic Void” at Devening Projects. The domes symbolize utopian ideals and their failure to take root. The exhibition, by contrast, is an unqualified success. The main...
Top 5 Weekend Picks! (3/27-3/29)

Top 5 Weekend Picks! (3/27-3/29)

1. Entities at Northeastern Illinois University Work by Eric Cortez Exhibition is located at Northeastern Illinois University Salme Harju Steinberg Fine Arts Center, 2nd Floor, Upper Gallery, 5500 N. St. Louis Ave. Reception Friday 6-9pm. 2. Private Life at Gallery 3F...
Five Steps to Performative Lectures at Defibrillator

Five Steps to Performative Lectures at Defibrillator

            Five Steps to Hell with Poverty at DFBRL8R featured the work of Thomas Friel and Dao Nguyen, both alumni of the 2013 ACRE Residency. ACRE is an organization that runs a yearly summer residency in Steuben, WI and a project space in Chicago, but also...
Top 5 Weekend Picks!

Top 5 Weekend Picks!

1. The Latest Sun is Sinking Fast at Hyde Park Art Center Work by Melika Bass. Hyde Park Art Center is located at 5020 S. Cornell Ave. Reception Sunday, 3-5pm. 2. Visibility Machines at Gallery 400 Work by Harun Farocki and Trevor Paglen. Gallery 400 is located at 400...
Top 5 Weekend Picks! (10/3-10/5)

Top 5 Weekend Picks! (10/3-10/5)

1. It Ended with My Putting It On at Comfort Station Work by Matt Woodward and Wrekmeister Harmonies. Comfort Station is located at 1879 N. Milwaukee Ave. Reception Saturday, 6-10pm. 2. Cowgirl in the Sand at The Hills Esthetic Center Work by Sara Condo. The Hills...