F Newsmagazine - The School of the Art Institute of Chicago - Art, Culture, and Politics

Kristin Leigh Hofer

Kristin Leigh Hofer (BFA 2020) wants to talk about what you've been watching lately. Ask her about the best Pop Danthology.

A Short Guide to Surviving Tear Gas

A brief history of this "less-lethal" weapon and tool for suppression.

Chicago, Home of the Micro-Biennial

Why artist-run fairs and biennials can do what big fairs can't.

From the Copper Mine to the Canvas

The life cycle of a tube of paint.

Exploded View

At the DePaul Art Museum, Julia Fish paints architecture into abstraction.

The Optometrist

In her recent novel, Argentinian art critic María Gainza illustrates an obsessive kind of looking that likens observation to creation.

The Wild West of Electricity

An interview with SAIC faculty member Jon Chambers about his recent residency at the International Museum of Surgical Science.

High Fiber Diet

At DePaul Art Museum, Betsy Odom and kg Gnatowki play with craft, gender, and loss.

Thirty Art Critics, One Book

The interviews in "What It Means to Write About Art" range through more than half a century of criticism.

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