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The Work of Marcus Cain and Cary Esser is Eyesight for the Blind
There is no end of the world. It’s one long, calcifying note of endurance that goes on until we are lulled into a vortex …
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Through the Eyes Of Picasso: A Strange Lens in the World of #MeToo
Through the Eyes Of Picasso examines how the artist consumed the mysticism and ceremonial icons of Africa, Oceania and the Americas to extrapolate his …
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Artist-Run KC: Peregrine Honig on Fahrenheit, All Is Fair and Other Exploits.
In the main room of Peregrine Honig’s new space, Greenwood Social Hall, I sat around a table with Honig, All Is Fair’s Christian Mitchell …
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Artist-Run KC: Tom Gregg and the Old Post Office
Tom Gregg is a quiet presence in the Kansas City art scene. And like his still life paintings, Tom understands how the art world …
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Artist-Run KC: With David Ford, the Door is Always Open
An artist and a provocateur, David Ford does not shy away from cultural, political and social themes in his work. His installation, painting, performance …
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The Healthcare Paradox, as Seen Through ‘Care, A Performance’ at La Esquina
The concept of ‘healthy’ contains a multitude of definitions; asking how human society defines the tools of normalcy for our physical and mental states. …
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Relocating Context and Comparison in Rashid Johnson: Hail We Now Sing Joy at the Kemper Museum
There is a noticeable recurrence in the art press comparing Rashid Johnson with Jean-Michel Basquiat. A 2015 Johnson review in Pahaidon, and again in …
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The Drowning World of Travis Pratt’s There/Then
Teetering on the knife edge of our ecosystem’s collapse, there is a slow-churning sensuality in There/Then, Travis Pratt’s new paintings at Greenlease Gallery Are …
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Fathomers Fun Problems w/ Smart People: A Book Opening
To mark the launch of Problems and Provocations: Grand Arts 1995-2015, transcendental tour guide Timothy “Speed” Levitch leads a dynamic cruise through creative practice, as …
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F**k the Lollipops, Justin Beachler Hasn’t Got Time for Suckers
I profess a bias in my analysis of Beachler; he became a friend whose work I have been following and discussing for several years, …
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