by Alicia | Nov 1, 2013 | News, Online, Press
Alicia Eler: Internet Ruined the Video Star by MATTHEW SPRUNG OCT. 31, 2013 Alicia Eler gave a lecture titled “Internet Ruined the Video Star” on Wednesday that was advertised as an examination of “how the internet has changed art production, consumption and...
by Alicia | Oct 25, 2013 | Artforum.com, News, Writing
Kansas City “Mount” HAW/CONTEMPORARY 1600 Liberty September 13–November 2 Donna Huanca, Cuban Rebels (The Last Supper), 2007, fabric on canvas, 8’ 4” x 11’ 7”. In this group exhibition, curator Peregrine Honig channels the historically romanticized American cowboy,...
by Alicia | Oct 7, 2013 | Hyperallergic, News
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan — There’s nothing quite as uplifting as wandering around an urban area and stumbling upon soft loving wool coverings. Wrapped around fences, trees, and even parking meters, the woven yarn invites that tactile, community-oriented and crafty feel...
by Alicia | Oct 7, 2013 | Hyperallergic, News
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan — In a smaller city like Grand Rapids, where the cost of living is far lower than American art centers like New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles, there can be more curatorial opportunities — if one plays their cards right. The Not Yet exhibition...
by Alicia | Oct 7, 2013 | Hyperallergic, News, Writing
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan — Grand Rapids is a two hour drive due west of the state’s bankruptcy carnival that is Detroit, the hometown of President Gerald R. Ford, and the first city in the U.S. to add fluoride to its drinking water. It is an easy-to-visit city located...
by Alicia | Oct 7, 2013 | Hyperallergic, News, Selfie Column
CHICAGO — If the act of allowing someone else to photograph you is read as normative, the selfie in and of itself is a queer act of taking back the gaze. So is there such a thing as a queer selfie, or is the selfie inherently a queer(ed) self-portrait? To...
