by Alicia | Aug 4, 2013 | Hyperallergic
CHICAGO — Kirk Crippens’s photographic series Portraitlandia is a visual manifestation of that surreal moment when quotidian life, a hit television show, and a curious photographer converge. Shortly after he shot this series of typical Portlanders, he actually did...
by Alicia | Aug 4, 2013 | Hyperallergic, News
CHICAGO — At its most rarefied levels, art as social practice seems oxymoronic. Is it possible to produce work that jars the elitist art world out of its aesthetic bliss while appearing on its sanctified white walls? Probably not. Cheryl Pope’s solo exhibition Just...
by Alicia | Aug 4, 2013 | Hyperallergic
CHICAGO — A nail house is not a sharp object or an eyesore. It’s a site to behold, an abode that holds its ground. The term “nail house” is a literal translation from the word dingzihu (钉子户), a Chinese word meaning either a household or person who will not leave their...
by Alicia | Aug 4, 2013 | Hyperallergic, Salon, Selfie Column
This article originally appeared on Hyperallergic. CHICAGO — Selfies are private moments made available for public consumption. When the shutter snaps, the subject realizes that they’re ready to admit something about themselves that would otherwise remain hidden....
by Alicia | Jul 27, 2013 | Hyperallergic
CHICAGO — As we settle into midway-through-summer mode here in the city that does sleep sometimes, we spend more time hanging at the beach, BBQing with friends and generally chillaxing. With this slowing down of general movement comes the proliferation of — wait for...
by Alicia | Jul 27, 2013 | Hyperallergic
CHICAGO — A Honduran street artist who goes by the name of Urban Maeztro, a translation of “Urban Master,” is covering the walls of the country’s capital, Tegucicalpa, with posters of art historical images holding neon weapons. A reproduced Mona Lisa grips a neon pink...
