by Alicia | Jun 18, 2013 | Hyperallergic, Salon
CHICAGO — Last December, rumors about a North Korean unicorn lair circulated on the internet. Word got out that an ancient Korean king once rode this mythical beast. But soon it was discovered that this “unicorn” was not an actual unicorn, but rather an English...
by Alicia | Jun 7, 2013 | Artist Essays, News, Writing
I’m so pleased to share the essay that I wrote for up-and-coming artist, Australian-based Minna Gilligan solo exhibition Feel Flows. Minna contacted me after reading The Teen-Girl Tumblr Aesthetic* essay, and asked if I would write a piece for her...
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 | 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...
by Alicia | May 28, 2013 | Hyperallergic, Queer
CHICAGO — Budding young Cincinnati-based gay documentary photographer Christian Hendriks has an agenda. It involves travel, pictures and maybe even you. His ambitious project South of the Ohio: A Queer Photo Documentary, will take the great American roadtrip south...
