Monthly Archives: November, 2010

The walks tend to be long, grueling exercises, both physically and mentally, and at times the routes seem to have been chosen for their contentious socio-political connotations.

A senior in the Sound Department. Katz performs with White Car and Streetwalker at local venues and non-commercial art spaces in Chicago. White Car has also played in L.A., San Francisco, New York City, Detroit and Baltimore.

SAIC students run the new Nicole Villeneuve Gallery in the Fine Arts Building

“Everyone is broke because they see the arts as a charity, a pristine element on-high that’s too elevated to deal with something as base as money. So what follows is the expectation that everyone should work for free.” —Kathryn Born

"Obscurity = Poverty", says Sci-Fi author Christopher McKitterick. The answer, free online distribution.

For those of you who've not heard of this particular production, it works exactly as it sounds.

Check out the art & culture events of the month!

The work that is presented in this exhibition is a critical reassessment of environments and structures that are often accepted at face value.

With exhibitions, performances and discussions covering a wide range of disciplines including the arts, literature, philosophy and public affairs, the Chicago Humanities Festival has become a must-attend event for self-proclaimed humanities geeks from around the world.

“ I always had gallery hours so people could visit, but as soon as the hours were over, I would kind of take the art down and start cooking again..." —Bill Gross

Indeed, these works are often sadder, referencing death and replete with skeletons, angry dogs and sex with satyrs. But they are also far less vigorous than the early prints. The artist said he started doing these small works on paper because he got too tired to paint; and that fatigue feels apparent.

The male and female bodies organize themselves into gorgeous, dynamic patterns that swirl and sway across the screen, revealing Neshat’s background in photography.

“I’m trying to find this place where music and ritual combine and a lot of it comes from my belief that music acts like our substitute mythology.” -Terence Hannum

Onstage the Blue Man Group act almost like a single entity. But offstage they are individuals just like you and me. I sat down with Eric Cherney to get some insight into what it’s like to be a Blue Man.