by Alicia | Jul 3, 2013 | Hyperallergic, Writing
CHICAGO — Every mother will attest to the fact that once you become responsible for a child’s life, your own life completely changes. And with that shift comes a new way to both see and question your relationship to society, your body, and your own sexuality. In the...
by Alicia | Jul 3, 2013 | Hyperallergic
CHICAGO — Born from the girl brains of Chicago artists Eileen Mueller and Jamie Steele of the curatorial project GURLDONTBEDUMB (GDBD), the exhibition Weird Dude Energy (WDE) takes its inspiration from the blog of the same name, which was started in 2008 by Christine...
by Alicia | Jul 1, 2013 | Hyperallergic, Selfie Column, Writing
CHICAGO — A few weeks ago, I thought that I’d had it with selfies It began with a simple Facebook post declaring: “Just say NO to SELFIES <3 <3 <3.” Less than a week later, I found myself doing exactly what I feared: Alone in a dressing room at Target, I...
by Alicia | Jul 1, 2013 | Hyperallergic
CHICAGO — Your Facebook life won’t last forever, and you know it. That’s the gist of Geoffrey Lillemon and Stööki’s project “Like to Death,” which was commissioned by corporate giant Adidas and confronts the idea of social media death and death on social media. The...
by Alicia | Jul 1, 2013 | Hyperallergic
CHICAGO — We are “connected” yet always alone. It’s a shared sentiment that will define this internet generation of likers, commenters, rebloggers, texters, and pinners. These are the selfie-shooters who take smartphone images of themselves in the privacy of their...
