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.
Tracing the Ebb and Flow of Japanese Print Traditions: A Review of “The Yoshida Family” at the Art Institute of Chicago
Three generations of Japanese printmakers show the development of the traditional practice over a century.
Trading Fours on Chicago’s Creative Capital: Hans Ulrich Obrist Stages a Mini-Interview Marathon
In four consecutive hours during EXPO Chicago 2018, curator Hans Ulrich Obrist will interview as many of Chicago’s luminary creatives as he can.
Exhibiting a Lesser-Known Pioneer of Contemporary Photography: A Review of “Picture Fiction; Kenneth Josephson and Contemporary Photography” at the Museum of Contemporary Art
A survey of the pioneering, Chicago-based experimental photographer includes his work alongside the work of his peers.
Contending With The Internet As Medium And Infrastructure: A Review of “I Was Raised on the Internet” at the Museum of Contemporary Art
“I Was Raised on the Internet” poses the question of the internet not just as a communication medium where social media, virtual identities and corporate control take hold, but as an infrastructure that constitutes a whole new reality.
Designing A Life Beautiful: “Up Is Down” Tells the Chicago Story of America’s Iconic Brands
With “Up Is Down,” a Terra Art + Design Chicago initiative, Northwestern’s Block Museum tells the unknown Chicago story behind 7 Up, Vienna Beef and countless other household brands. The exhibition reveals the Goldsholl Design Associates’ pioneering experimental design and film in the service of bettering everyday life.
Shifting Power: A Feminist History of Alternative Spaces in Chicago
Part of the Terra Foundation for American Art’s year-long Art Design Chicago initiative, “Art in Chicago: A History from the Fire to Now” will be launched at EXPO Chicago along with a panel discussion with scholars and artists.
Beautiful, Yet Eminently Boring: A Review of “John Singer Sargent and Chicago’s Gilded Age” at the Art Institute of Chicago
Sargent was a prodigiously gifted artist working in a transitional era in European art history.
Delicate Decolonial Dreams: A Review of “Leaf by Leaf” at Chicago Artists Coalition
The work of three resident artists harmonize around landscape, environment and decolonial visions.
