by Alicia | Feb 20, 2013 | Newcity Newspaper, News, Writing
The phrase “sofa king” calls to mind that ubiquitous image of Homer Simpson, splayed out on his poop-brown living-room couch. It’s a Sunday afternoon in Springfield, of any state and town in the USA, and the pear-shaped Homer is clad only in white briefs; he balances...
by Alicia | Feb 20, 2013 | Art21, News, Writing
Aspen Mays traveled to Chile, the astronomy capital of the world, to look at the stars through some of the world’s most advanced telescopes. But over time, the bright stars, possible planets and meteors weren’t actually what interested Mays. Inside Chilean...
by Alicia | Feb 19, 2013 | Chicago Artists Resource, News, Writing
Collective, Communal Production Project Ends After 10 Years By Alicia Eler, CAR Visual Art Researcher After ten years the artist-run, experimental cultural center Mess Hall, located at 6932 N. Glenwood in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood, closes up shop....
by Alicia | Feb 15, 2013 | Art21, News, Writing
To be on a reality television show, contestants voluntarily leave their familiar surroundings, home life, and regular routines to temporarily thrust themselves into a world dictated by short attention spans and video editors with their own agendas. While on the show,...
by Alicia | Feb 12, 2013 | Art21, News, Writing
French-Canadian artist Julie Lequin consciously blurs personal history and fictionalized worlds in her videos, performances, drawings, and writings, creating new narratives in the process. Lequin’s real-life events become part of an ongoing, first-person storyline...
by Alicia | Feb 9, 2013 | Chicago Artists Resource, News, Writing
On How Arts PR Shapes an Organization’s Message Elizabeth Burke Dain is no stranger to the Chicago art world. Since 1985, she has been crafting the messages of arts organizations around the city. She started her professional career at the Art Institute of...
