by Alicia | Aug 16, 2013 | Hyperallergic, Salon
CHICAGO — Much like the city of Detroit’s epic economic saga, this story took me on a wild goose chase. I’m an art journalist reporting on Detroit from Chicago — or, if you would prefer, the Motor City from the Windy City — and that seems odd. The media craze around...
by Alicia | Aug 16, 2013 | Hyperallergic, Queer
CHICAGO — Gender is a fun game to play — if you know the rules and are willing to break them accordingly. As I was working on a story about a queer art show here in Chicago, I found myself thinking about the show as a space for cruising, as if in a bathhouse....
by Alicia | Aug 16, 2013 | Hyperallergic
CHICAGO — Ohio. It’s not all cornfields, protesters, and lost highways. From Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young’s song “O-H-I-O” about the 1970 shooting of Kent State students to fascinating and devastating cities like Elyria, a once-thriving steel town, Ohio is an...
by Alicia | Aug 16, 2013 | Hyperallergic, Salon, Selfie Column
CHICAGO — The selfie is a smartphone-produced version of the self-portrait, which has been a staple of art and photography history since artists first began seeing examining their own images in the mirror. The selfie series here on Hyperallergic has mostly utilized...
by Alicia | Aug 13, 2013 | Fiction, Writing
My new short story ALTAR OF ADOLESCENCE is now available on Projecttile Literary Magazine. Originally published on Projecttile Lit: http://projecttile.tumblr.com/post/59627080938/the-altar-of-adolescence-a-teenage-dream-by I. When I speak to my adolescent self, it...
