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 …
Read MoreThe 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. …
Read MoreRelocating 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 …
Read MoreThe 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 …
Read MoreFathomers 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 …
Read MoreF**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, …
Read MoreShadows and Light in the Court of the Crimson King: Annual Charlotte Street Award Exhibition at H&R Block Artspace
The perception of high emotional tension culminates into loneliness at Charlotte Street Foundations’ 2015 Visual Art Award Exhibition at H&R Block Artspace. After …
Read MoreThe Citadel and the Circus
Imagine being inside a video game where you outmaneuver throngs of Sunday drivers on foot; the goal is to get past these slow …
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