Review and Interview of White Feelings at The Franklin
Guest writer Hiba Ali is a writer and digital media artist who holds two undergraduate degrees from the School of the Art Institute Chicago with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in […]
Tony Fitzpatrick and the Secret Birds
“At some point, we realize the horrible power we have over other living things. I think we reach a certain state of grace when we tire of extinguishing life, no […]
Interview with the Artists: Lauren Edwards and Eric Watts
In their recent exhibition Fanfare for the Times at Heaven Gallery, the Chicago-based artists Lauren Edwards and Eric Watts combined photography, projection, sculpture, and installation into a mysterious collection of […]
Faade at Quenchers Saloon: Let me hear my meaning
Logan Square’s Quenchers Saloon was packed Friday night when Faade headlined the evening for their very first live performance as a group. Kaleidoscope images trickled through the room from behind […]
Sangria and Meryl Streep Close Relocating Techniques at Corner
Puerto Rican artist, Edra Soto’s recent exhibition at Corner, an experimental gallery space located in Avondale, has filled the windows of the space and referenced post-war architecture and the cultural […]
Rebecca George: Turn the Other Eye at the Arts On Elston
He could tell by the way animals walked that they were keeping time to some kind of music. Maybe it was the song in their own hearts that they walked […]
Lee Godie’s Many Personaes at Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
Visitors will be in for a treat after setting foot into the first exhibition showcasing an array of self-portraits by Lee Godie in the Lee Godie: Self Portraits exhibit at Intuit: The […]
Presence: David Wallace Haskins at the Elmhurst Art Museum
While exploring Presence, David Wallace Haskins’ first museum exhibition, you might laugh at yourself one moment and experience a rush of adrenaline the next. Situated somewhere between sculpture, painting, and […]
A Surprise in the Process: An Artist-Curated Show Exploring Chance
Approaching the theme of chance from conceptual, material, and formal perspectives, eleven Chicago-based artists formed A Surprise in the Process at Chicago Art Department. Featuring painting, photography, robotic and interactive […]
Anna Elise Johnson, Structural Adjustment at The Mission
Upon entering The Mission’s current show, Structural Adjustment, visitors are immersed in the orange and yellow glow from the front window collage, which serves as the most literal translation of […]
Corinne Peterson’s Campaign for “The Cairn Project”
Before Gapers Block’s hiatus in the beginning of this year, I interviewed Corinne Peterson about her ongoing workshop and installation based work, “The Cairn Project,” which has been in action […]
Conserver at The Franklin
The positioning of this large grocery-store-bag-covered structure backed by leafless trees is eerily accurate to the narrative built within the structure — I should say it affirms my doomsday fantasies. […]