Friday Clips 3-19-10

Friday Clips 3-19-10

****On WBEZ Chicago Public Radio this week, Eight Forty-Eight ran a report about artist Chris Drew’s fight against Chicago’s restrictive laws concerning street art vendors. The report compares Chicago’s laws on the issue to those of San Francisco and...
Doug Aitken Lectures at SAIC Tonight!

Doug Aitken Lectures at SAIC Tonight!

This looks to be a great lecture! DOUG AITKEN Monday, February 22, 6 p.m. Fullerton Hall, The Art Institute of Chicago, 111 S. Michigan Ave FREE ADMISSION SAIC Visiting Artist Program Widely known for his innovative fine art installations, Doug Aitken is at the...
Episode 225: Monica Bonvicini

Episode 225: Monica Bonvicini

http://media.libsyn.com/media/badatsports/Bad_at_Sports_Episode_225-Monica_Bonvicini.mp3 download This week Duncan and Richard interview Monica Bonvicini about her work and her show Light Me Black which is the current Focus show at the Art Institute of Chicago. Well,...
Midweek Clips 9/23/09

Midweek Clips 9/23/09

Bravo’s “Art Star” reality show hasn’t even hit the air waves yet, and already we’ve got another art contest on our hands. Our vote for most ridiculous news of the week comes with the Guggenheim’s announcement of Rob Pruitt’s...

Stone Summer Theory Institute Starts This Sunday

Calling all theory-heads: the Stone Summer Theory Institute launches its 2009 week-long school in contemporary art theory this Sunday with a lecture this Sunday afternoon by James Elkins on this year’s topic, What Do Artists Know? A rundown on the coming...