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Monthly Archives: April, 2014

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Meta Art Criticism

A critique of Holland Cotter's review of the Carrie Mae Weems show.

Trans Visibility

Chicago Hosts the Trans 100.

Political Activism in a Globalizing World

Ruminations on the global implications of Malala Yousafazai’s I Am Malala.

A Critic Among Critics

Listening to Roberta Smith talk about her job during her lecture (yes, art criticism is her job — nothing more, nothing less) is similar to how she argues viewing art should be: it requires intuitive reaction, close inspection and zero pretentions.

The Future, Perfect

An Art School Zodiac.

Break The Grid

I Used to Be a Design Student Highlights Designers’ Tried-And-True Advice

George W. Bush is Trying

From World Leader to Painting Putin.

Money For Nothing

The Rights of Interns and The Issues of Credit-based Internships

Freedom of the Web

Internet Content Can Now Be Controlled by Corporations.

Wet Dreams

At King's Spa, a Korean man in a leopard-print speedo scrubbed my naked body with a mesh cloth.

Outside In

Wandering around the Mitchell Park Conservatory.

Wes Anderson’s Incredible Journey

The Grand Budapest Hotel Is Just Another Step.

Chicago to Milan

Interviews with students in the AIADO "Industry Projects: Milan" course.

Gross, National, Cool

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, J-Pop, and Japan's "Cultural Odor."

Slow Motion, Sharp Focus

A Conversation With Thurston Moore.