Building the Body from the Inside Out, A Review of Edie Fake at Western Exhibitions
Fake’s architectonic abstractions lay bare our inveterate insides.
The Long View On Chicago’s Artistic History, A Book Review of “Art in Chicago: A History from the Fire to Now”
This handsome tome boasts an expansive array scholarship on the art history of Chicago and interviews with artists, curators, historians and other cultural workers.
Forms of Inequality: A Review of Shadi Habib Allah at the Renaissance Society
Subtle gestures and silent citations attempt to make meaning from the vagaries of neoliberal labor and commerce.
The Unlikely Infinitude of Plastic: A Review of José Santiago Perez at Wedge Projects
In a gallery-wide installation, a resident artist weaves disposable plastics into markers of time and materials of intimacy
EXPO Chicago 2018: Critic’s Picks
Two critics highlight EXPO 2018.
EXPO Chicago 2018: How To Write About An Art Fair?
Browsing through EXPO 2018, a critic questions the coherency of the modern and contemporary art fair.
“For the many, not for the few”: Market Reflections on EXPO Chicago 2018’s Commercial Offerings
An economic eye on this year’s EXPO Chicago, weighing the social good of art against the cost of owning it.
EXPO Chicago 2018: “Dimensions of Citizenship” and the U.S. Pavilion at the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale
The U.S. Pavilion at the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale brought Chicago artists, architects and designers to the world stage.
An Artist Gazes Inward, But At What Cost? A Review of Eduardo Kac at Sector 2337
Looking toward space for inspiration: a lofty dream or neutered escapism?
Dominick Di Meo and the Monster Roster: A Creative Chicago Interview with Hans Ulrich Obrist
As Di Meo cannot travel and attend the Chicago marathon, Obrist interviewed him in New York.
