Welcome to Campus
Dear Students of the Kansas City Art Institute (KCAI), You are beginning your semester in the time of a global pandemic and an imperative …
Read MoreCounterpublic : a Future-Visioned Triennial
Sitting in a church basement, on a restored pew, I was waiting for the second loop of Cauleen Smith’s film Soujourner (2018). The film, …
Read Morea conversation with yellow: on the work of b becvar
(When confronted with a mirror) “You’re either looking for yourself or you’re trying to avoid your reflection in a mirror. Never about “me” but …
Read MoreWild Open Spaces and Structures for Futures Unseen
Open Spaces is still on our minds in Kansas City. The festival showcased work that embraced the city’s creative growth giving a preview of …
Read MoreFrom Fleetwood Mac to BDE: Angela Dufresne Makes a Scene
Our human perspectives have shifted with the rise of technology as well as our cached and tracked online personas. We recognize ourselves now as …
Read MoreA love letter to a pillow
The following is an informal response to the First Friday opening reception of Recreationical Serentorium, a collaborative installation by Monica Dixon and Annie Woodfill …
Read MoreThree KC Exhibitions Look at Intention Setting in Late Capitalism
We’re all searching for who we are. We rely upon Google as an oracle to give us meaning and occasional ‘answers’. With a world …
Read MoreSuch Great Heights: The Potentials in Well Loved Ones and All Tomorrow’s Parties
There is a link between Well Loved Ones, Melissa McGrath’s solo show at PLUG Projects and the recent group exhibition at La Esquina All …
Read MoreHome & Away: Diverging Approaches to Landscape with Philip Bakala and Emily Wilker
Philip Bakala and Emily Wilker are studio neighbors at Vulpes Bastille in the East Crossroads. They have a longstanding relationship with one another’s studio …
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