Reviews “Solidary & Solitary: The Joyner/Giuffrida Collection” and “Smart to the Core: Embodying the Self” at the Smart Museum of Art Ciera Mckissick March 16, 2019 Smart Museum of ArtAmanda WilliamsAna MendietaBethany CollinsCarrie Mae WeemGeng JianyiGillian WearingGlenn LigonHank Willis ThomasKevin BeasleyLeonardo DrewLynette Yiadom-BoakyeMelvin EdwardsNorman LewisSam GilliamSamuel Levi JonesShinique SmithTavares Strachan Williams, continuing her art-meets-architecture exploration of Chicago’s geographic racial and resource inequalities, references the practice of ‘redlining’ by filling in cracks in the tile floor with red enamel paint throughout the museum’s foyer.
Editorials No Justice, No Peace: Open Engagement 2017 (1/2) Dan Gunn May 1, 2017 Art Institute of ChicagoChicago Cultural CenterGallery 400Museum of Contemporary Art ChicagoStony Island Arts BankAlejandro MeitinAmanda WilliamsBrian HolmesFaheem MajeedIrina ZadovJorge RojasRyan GriffisSarah RossTerri KapsalisTheaster Gates No matter the context, the concept of Justice was grounded in the notion that radical, non-hierarchical interaction between individuals and groups, recognizing in others a shared humanity, would break down inequality.