by Juliana Driever | Nov 27, 2013 | Blog
New York City-based artist Jenny Polak has long dealt with issues of citizenship and legality through her site-specific and socially-engaged projects. Drawing heavily on her background in architecture, but working across a variety of media, Polak’s work brings human...
by Guest | Nov 15, 2013 | Blog
Instigated in conjunction with “The Locational Turn? Reflections from Chicago on documenta in Kassel, Alexandria, Banff and Kabul” panel discussion held November 13 (2013) at the Block Museum on Northwestern University. by Daniel Tucker Anyone who tries to...
by Paul Germanos | Jul 15, 2013 | Blog, Editorial, Review
A historical piece which points towards exceptional moments observed directly by the writer, in Chicago, over the course of the previous calendar year. Alternative, NFP, and commercial galleries, as well as art centers, museums, and public spaces, were visited...
by Guest | Jul 6, 2013 | Blog
by Jen Delos Reyes Two countries. Five conferences. Seven years. 14 partnerships. Over 700 presenters. Over 1600 attendees. Since the ï¬rst Open Engagement conference in 2007 this event has become a key meeting point for people interested in socially engaged art....
by Chicago Artist Writers | May 28, 2013 | Blog
by Chicago Artist Writers Chicago Artist Writers hosted a workshop with Lori Waxman at Gallery 400 on March 14, 2013. The following is an attempt to collect some of the many illuminating moments of her two-hour lecture and Q&A session. “Today I’m going to talk...
