by Alicia | May 1, 2009 | Art Writing, Artist Essays, News, Writing
Peregrine Honig’s Widow explores our culture of impossible beauty standards and mythic stereotypes. From a drawing of a trucker whore modeling Armani to the artist using herself in re-creations of 19th century cause-of-death wet plate collodion photographs,...
by Alicia | Mar 30, 2009 | CenterstageChicago.com, Writing
As a writer for CenterstageChicago.com, I covered food, entertainment (art and theater) and any quirky round-up you can think of. I was also the Theater Editor from September 2008-March 2009, and an all-around Centerstage fanatic. Sometimes my articles ran in the...
by Alicia | Mar 17, 2009 | Art Writing, Newcity Newspaper, News, Writing
Taxidermy is big business—and high art. A March 6 New York Times article reported taxidermy sightings at this year’s Armory Art Fair, including Carolyn Salas and Adam Parker Smith’s buckhead whose abnormally huge antlers twist into the air like overgrown tree...
by Alicia | Dec 8, 2008 | Art Writing, Newcity Newspaper, Writing
Art Fairing in a new economy, Chicago blows through the 2008 Miami art fairs Overall murmurs of low attendance aside, Art Basel Miami Beach reported more registered collectors and cultural institutions than any previous year. The Miami Herald said that almost half of...
by Alicia | Dec 8, 2008 | Newcity Newspaper, News, Writing
Problems in video art curation, evolving technologies and copyright laws Omer Fast, “Looking Pretty for God (after G.W.),” 2008 It’s still hard to justify the expenses of technology—and the necessary viewer attention—needed for displaying video art,...
by Alicia | Dec 7, 2008 | Art Writing, Newcity Newspaper, Writing
Light Luv and Happiness When one starts seeing the same neon lights on flashy hotel signs in Miami Beach as they do in art fair booths, always remember that arguments about the separation between pop culture and the art world are useless. Tracey Emin’s heart-shaped...
