Thinks: Mel Potter on EthnoFeminist Art

Thinks: Mel Potter on EthnoFeminist Art

Interview and visual essay by Lise McKean Melissa Hilliard Potter is an interdisciplinary artist, curator, writer, and co-founder of the Papermaker’s Garden at Columbia College in Chicago, where she is an associate professor of Art and Art History. We began our...
Thinks: Elizabeth Van Loan

Thinks: Elizabeth Van Loan

This week, I am pleased to present to you dazzling ennui of Elizabeth Van Loan: three poetic musings on the subjects of Nihilism, Boredom, and Malaise. Enjoy!     On Boredom   – Boredom is the dull ache of a mind coming into contact with itself....
Thinks: Nazafarin Lotfi Ventures beyond the Horizon

Thinks: Nazafarin Lotfi Ventures beyond the Horizon

Interview and visual essay Lise: You have exhibited quite a lot around Chicago over the past year.  Your work was in group shows at Regards and Goldfinch galleries. It also was in the Resonant Objects shows at the Arts Incubator and Logan Center Gallery at the...
THINKS: Kent Monkman

THINKS: Kent Monkman

In the wake of the dialogue surrounding Sam Durant’s “Scaffold” at the Walker Art Center, and on the event of the 150th anniversary of Canada’s Confederation this July 1st, I present you the acutely considered and poetically writ text of Kent...
Thinks: Ambera Wellmann

Thinks: Ambera Wellmann

The following THINKS to Think submission is an essay by painter and Instagram sensation Ambera Wellmann. Enjoy!   The Eye Feels Strangely @ambera.wellmann #lingerie #underwear #panties #womensstyle #butt #pussy Photo Credit: Ambera Wellmann On a spring afternoon...