Reviews “Return To The Everywhere” at Weinberg/Newton Gallery Ciera Mckissick March 29, 2020 Weinberg / Newton GalleryGwyneth Zeleny AndersonJesse McLeanSadie WoodsSayward SchoonmakerSonnenzimmer Return to the Everywhere is centered around “truth, fiction, objectivity, bias, and belief,” topics that have been thrust forward in modern-day media in our current “post-truth” society.
Reviews “Restraint” at the Leather Archives & Museum Annette LePique January 5, 2020 Leather Archives & MuseumRoman SusanAmina RossJenyu WangJessica Pierotti Pierotti instrumentalizes the body to magnify the significance and intimacy of small gestures. The piece opens on a dark screen when the viewer hears the strike of several matches.
Reviews Robert Walton “Exhuming Johnny” at the Chicago Cultural Center Manisha Anil Rita May 19, 2019 Chicago Cultural CenterRobert Walton The narrative is most compelling when each of the cast members shares a memory or message they would leave for people in their lives from the past. Their bodies are active and hypnotizing in the sequences of traveling back in time as they alternate and repeat their parts.
Reviews Jesse Meredith and Mia + Máire, “Reckless Comfort” at Extase Willy Smart January 6, 2019 ExtaseJesse MeredithMia+Máire ‘The recklessness of the perpetual now is no longer supported on this device.’ Damn. If only we hadn’t updated to the new operating system.
Reviews “& Eat it Too!” at the Condo Association MK Meador July 5, 2018 The Condo AssociationCake Butt CollectiveEdward CabralErik PetersonJillian Hansen-LewisJoshua Michael JenkinsLauren CarterMatthew HilshorstProtest CakesYvette Mayorga Cake may be sweet, but it isn’t all that simple.
Reviews Angelika Markul, “If the hours were already counted” + Liz McCarthy, “Handles Expenditure” at Sector 2337 Brit Barton & Gareth Kaye June 13, 2018 Sector 2337Angelika MarkhulLiz McCarthy Markul’s camera probes the depths of the cave, reaching between crevices and around corners, showing the scientists playing like astronauts making the first contact with an unfamiliar and hostile planet.