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Monthly Archives: March, 2010

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Elia Bryan

Elia Bryan, an SAIC student, passed away on March 26, 2010 from alcohol-related injuries.

Hot Tub Time Machine

by Brandon Kosters As profoundly stimulating as piss, poo, puke, and gay jokes are, I wasn't thrilled about this movie. When I think "John Cusack," I...

The Hidden Drama

Yuri Norstein, a celebrated animation master from Moscow, examines master paintings with a magnifying glass when visiting museums. Literally.

Paul Chan's Three Pillars

Over this past weekend, we had the pleasure of working with Paul Chan, a terrific artist who happens to also be an alum of the school. Chan's discussions with us were framed around three points which he finds necessary for his work: A mockery of meaning, betrayal, and pleasure.

UIC’s MFA Thesis Exhibitions

If you feel like checking some art outside the school, which is a very healthy practice, I suggest going to Gallery 400 to see any of the 4 MFA exhibits they are showing until April 17th.

An Exploration in Performance Art

The world of performance art is not one widely experienced by those outside of the performance community. In an effort to change that, the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and the School of the Art Institute Chicago's (SAIC) Performance Department are teaming up to present their second iteration of IN>TIME

Odyssey Travel Grants and Doris Salcedo

Monday night here at SAIC started off with a roller-coaster of emotions, when the annual Odyssey Travel Grant lottery took place in the ballroom.

All this Jazz

Check out Chi-Town Jazz Festival and the Rova Saxophone Quartet this week.

Criticizing Criticism

As an (aspiring) art journalist, I've been doing a lot of research lately about this so-called "crisis of criticism."

Cut In Cut Out

Works by Nazafarin Lotfi & Shirin Mozaffari February 4 - February 26, 2010 LG Space, SAIC