Are some people biologically drawn to art? Having nurtured a collection since 1988, Dr. Daniel S. Berger thinks so. Writer Alicia Eler visited Dr. Berger’s home, and the two discussed how a collection’s theme takes shape, how art adds balance to a stressful life, and how this collector is inspired by the challenges many artists face. [...]
I had the honor and pleasure of writing a letter to Latham Zearfoss for his upcoming show Selected Works By Latham Zearfoss this Saturday, September 4 at 7 & 9pm at the Nightengale. Facebook Invite for “Trust Me: Selected Works by Latham Zearfoss” Here’s the letter, dated September 1, 2010: Dear Latham, A few years [...]
I tried to sleep in today but I couldn’t. Typical. It’s 6:30am on a Saturday morning, and I’m out on my back porch staring at the sun and watering my basil plant. The other weekend I took a three-day trip to New Mexico for a gay wedding, and forgot to ask my housemates to water [...]
My CenterstageChicago.com article, Bringin’ Culture to Your Pride, suggests ways to celebrate the rainbow weekend with jokes, songs and film.
I never want to forget high school. Crushes kept me up all night long journaling about a never-ending wave of emotions. Masturbation poems that I wrote while listening to my idol, queer folk singer-songwriter Ani Difranco. And, of course, songs about my intense relationships with girls that lasted, oh…three weeks. I had the masochistic pleasure of [...]
St. Louis reminds me of Kansas City, Missouri, with its warehouse-filled downtown area, and its mix of the South and the Midwest. I took a giant … [Read More...]
