The Pollock Streets: Ted Berrigan’s Art Writing, Part I
Nick Sturm12.07.15
Nick Sturm takes an eye to Ted Berrigan’s lesser known approach to prose, focusing here specifically on his art writing, including critiques on Carl André and Alice Neel.
Ideal Home Noise (4): Chytilova, Ocampo, Bourgeois
Jeff Jackson11.12.15
Jeff Jackson with his latest monthly roundup of stimulating creations, this month including the work of Vera Chytilova, Silvina Ocampo, and Louise Bourgeois.
“I Dare You”
Nichole L. Reber10.26.15
Nichole L. Reber’s memoir essay in which Frida Kahlo’s self-portraits reveal just as much about the viewer: “I can just imagine you pressing me on, saying, ‘Go on. I dare you.'”
STRATAGEM OF THE CORPSE
Gary J. Shipley08.24.15
Gary Shipley explores the effect of two works of art that simulate the corpse, by Jeremy Millar and Ron Mueck, through the lenses of Levi and Baudrillard.
A Strawberry Bed: The Collages of John Ashbery and Guy Maddin
Todd Colby07.21.15
Todd Colby reviews an exhibition of collages by John Asbhery and Guy Maddin at the Tibor de Nagy gallery in Manhattan thru July 31.
The Road to Tar: Memory, Desire, & the Mouvement Panique in Jodorowsky’s Fando y Lis (1968)
Alex Gregor07.02.15
A look back at the stark, disorienting effect of Alejandro Jodorowsky’s first full feature film, the seminal Fando y Lis.
Trash-Imagist Outlaw: The Cosmococas of Hélio Oiticica
Paul Cunningham06.22.15
How can any artist escape the representative nature of an image without simultaneously utilizing images or representations? Paul Cunningham considers the question via a deep look at cocaine, Andy Warhol, and Marilyn Monroe in the work of Brazilian artist Hélio Oiticica.
EVERYTHING IS GOOD: THE ART OF DAVID SHRIGLEY
Ryan Ridge02.24.15
Ryan Ridge takes a close look at how the art of David Shrigley influences his writing, life and death, and fear.
What is the Future For: An Interview with Corinne Mucha
Kati Heng02.10.15
Kati Heng talks to Chicago artist Corinne Mucha about her work, audience, and being a woman in the indie comic scene.
David Bowie Is or Is Not
Kati Heng01.29.15
Kati Heng does and does not find David Bowie at his exhibit in Chicago.
