by Alicia | Jun 5, 2013 | Hyperallergic, News, Writing
Twins are fascinating. Identical twins embody the visual doubling of a single human, which often calls to mind ideas of cloning. The psychic component of twins suggests that one can complete the other’s thoughts, that they feel the same thing and that, in effect, they...
by Alicia | Jun 4, 2013 | Hyperallergic
When I was but a wee young twin, a powerful psychic told me that I should keep a dream journal. I never forgot that moment, because it came to me in a dream during a wonderful evening of REM-induced magic. That psychic reappeared to me one day in the form of the...
by Alicia | Jun 3, 2013 | Hyperallergic
CHICAGO — Anyone who has ever spent more than three consecutive hours listening to their favorite band on repeat, attempted to dress up as the lead singer, or camped out overnight to get tickets has more than just a passing interest in said band. This person, a bit...
by Alicia | May 31, 2013 | Hyperallergic
I’m super excited to announce that I’ve joined Hyperallergic as a Staff Writer! It’s a pleasure to work alongside editors Hrag Vartanian, Jillian Steinhauer and Mostafa Heddaya at the NYC-based artblogazine. Alicia Eler, Staff Writer Alicia Eler is a...
by Alicia | May 31, 2013 | Hyperallergic, News, Writing
CHICAGO — Amanda Ross-Ho recreated a soft-sculpture replica of an anonymous teen-girl’s backpack, blowing it up to 400% of its original size. It hangs at the back of the white-walled gallery space, the focal point of her solo exhibition Cradle of Filth that juxtaposes...
by Alicia | May 29, 2013 | Hyperallergic, Queer
What happened to the glitter, the queer ideals, the mirror that looks back at the viewer? In Aay Preston-Myint’s artwork, politically charged objects are emptied of their significance. In his solo exhibition (At Night, I Think of You), now on view at Threewalls...
