Reviews Maddie Reyna “Jamaica Sweethearts” at Julius Caesar Kelly Reaves June 25, 2014 Julius CaesarMaddie Reyna The works themselves are physically oppressed under this cold, white, blanket-less blanket fort. From the shadows peek the powdery pink, orange, and violet works, bursting with butterflies, flowers, bubble letters and dazzling digital sparkles.
Reviews “Surrealism and War” at The National Veterans Art Museum Cara Smulevitz June 19, 2014 National Veteran's Art MuseumAaron HughesJeanne Dunning It isn’t Surrealist technique that binds these artists overall as much as trauma itself, communicated in ways that are often more Expressionist than Surrealist; the spirits of George Grosz and Otto Dix are, for me, more clearly present throughout the exhibition than those of Magritte or Ernst.
Reviews The Four Horsemen @ St. Sylvester School Gymnasium Josh Dihle March 21, 2014 St. Sylvester School They did it in the gym at St. Sylvester School. On the night of February 16th, this Catholic middle school in Logan Square…
ReviewsExperimental ReviewsFictional Narratives Passers-by: Donna Huanca at Queer Thoughts Chelsea Culprit November 8, 2013 Queer ThoughtsDonna Huanca A short story inspired by the opening evening of ‘Scrying Threats’ Donna Huanca’s exhibition at Queer Thoughts, 1640 W. 18th St. #3 Chicago,…
ReviewsExperimental Reviews If The Two Sides Had Touched: Judith Leemann in “Imperfect Symmetry: A Compendium” at Columbia College Chicago Daviel Shy November 7, 2013 Columbia CollegeCauleen SmithJudith Leemann I. When you are among the Ones Who Have Been Erased, “knowing” is insisting that we exist. The artist Cauleen Smith said recently…
ReviewsExperimental ReviewsHyperlink Reviews Hyperlink review: Madam, Thou Art Bonkers @ The Hills Esthetic Center Kevin Weil October 27, 2013 The Hills Esthetic CenterBen FochChelsea Culprit Madam, Thou Art Bonkers Ben Foch and Chelsea Culp 9/14–10/27 @ The Hills Esthetic Center 8/10 …