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Monthly Archives: July, 2012

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Chicago Alderman Says NO to Chickens, “Bigots”

Chicago's response to the Chick-fil-A controversy.

Shifting Borders — Art, Politics, and Change in Pilsen

“What happens when that fence we have so many associations with is starting to reflect us, up to the point where we are looking within ourselves?”

The Mission/Sub-Mission — Reserving Room for Local Artists

“for us, to be a commercial gallery and foster a space that is for the community and by the community is very special.”

Roy Lichtenstein — A Multi-Trick Pony

Drawing inspiration from the two-dimensional subject matter of comics, Lichtenstein sought to elevate them as a higher art form, focusing on recreating the original mechanical method of production with his own distinctive hand-made process.

Seeking a Perfect Vagina

The number of women seeking "designer vaginas" is on the rise, according to a BBC report. Jessie used to flip through magazines for hours, unsuccessfully trying to...

Pitchfork Music Festival 2012

PMF 2012 in photos (without the mud between your toes)

Screen of Death

Not to scale in physical size nor in long-term emotional effect.

F News Blog — July 24, 2012

The latest on local analyses of the new Cultural Plan, Jefferey Deitch's statement on the recent events at MOCA, L.A. and legal complications surrounding Rauschenberg's “Canyon.”

PEOPLE VS. SPACE : Jaume Plensa + SAIC

'Every human being is a 'place'. Every woman, man, child, old person is a habitable space as such, which moves and develops..."

Bunbury Music Festival 2012

A recap of Cincinnati's Bunbury Music Festival 2012

The Lyric Opera of Chicago and Second City Initiate Creative Partnership

This week the Lyric Opera of Chicago announced at a press conference it has forged a creative partnership with the ever popular theater troupe...

Pitchfork Day Three: Party Time

A recap of Pitchfork Music Festival's third day.

Yoga Bear

Bears do yoga in Finland.

“VAGINA” Presented by The Good Night Ladies

“Our vision of the show was simple: 10 visual artists, five performers, one DJ — all ladies.”

Pitchfork Day Two: The Swelling Sky

A recap of Pitchfork Music Festival's second day.