Monthly Archives: November, 2012

Layers of Miss-Conception

“In our performance we dared, without the Patriarch’s blessing, to unite the visual imagery of Orthodox culture and that of protest culture, thus suggesting to smart people that Orthodox culture belongs not only to the Russian Orthodox Church, the Patriarch and Putin, that it could also ally itself with civic rebellion and the spirit of protest in Russia.”

- Yekaterina Samutsevich, closing statements of Pussy Riot trial

‘The Great Refusal: Taking on New Queer Aesthetics.’

A division was created between more acceptable forms of homosexuality (i.e., devoted, monogamous, upstanding gay couples) and everyone else (i.e., S&M, body modification, trans, etc.). Opie represented these individuals in a way that valued their differences against the pressure to integrate into a more “palatable” version of homosexuality. “The Great Refusal” is thematically aligned with Opie’s desire for a multitude of perspectives on how queerness can and should be represented.

Rebecca Duclos has organized an informal discussion series for SAIC graduate students

Music and sound design are critical to Lynch's work, but there’s a special attention given to the singer on the stage.

Music and sound design are critical to Lynch's work, but there’s a special attention given to the singer on the stage.

F News visits the MDW Fair and talks to its organizers.

A recap of political events that took place over Thanksgiving break

An Interview with Chris Ware

Graphic novelist Chris Ware is a former SAIC student and F Newsmagazine contributor who has since earned international acclaim for his dense, poignant narratives. His painstakingly precise style was most recently showcased in his ample, ephemera-filled compilation “Building Stories.” Last month the soft-spoken Ware led eager fans on a journey through his art schooling and career in a lecture at SAIC’s Columbus Auditorium. In response to the lecture, F Newsmagazine followed up with Ware for an interview, where the artist provided refreshingly candid insight about his process, Chicago and his confidence (or lack thereof)

A comic by Sierra Nicole Rhoden

Learn about the effect of Hurricane Sandy on the NY Art Community, developments in the Prentice Women's Hospital debate and more.

The Many Sides of Bob Dylan.

Andi Zeisler Reminds us why Criticism of Pop Culture is Indispensable.

Even as mass culture offers these neatly packaged answers to gender inequality by way of naïve books, Zeisler did assert that by speaking the common language of popular culture it is possible to get into more theoretical conversations about feminism and gender politics. As a tonic to the vapid non-fiction books, recent movies, TV shows and novels have offered more nuanced, but by no means all-encompassing, portrayals of women that cultural critics have flocked to analyze.

‘Opening the Black Box: The Charge is Torture’ at Sullivan Galleries.

I End Where You Begin — ‘Ground Floor’ at Hyde Park Art Center By Kristofer Lenz The ambition of Hyde Park Art Center’s “Ground Floor” is...

There is no easy answer or solution to the problems of gentrification. But, it is important for us to be aware of our responsibility in it and to question the “social responsibility” pat on the back we may be giving ourselves.