Kahlil Irving 2/17/17 Kahlil Irving 2/17/17

Macro Essay: Kahlil Robert Irving Discusses Direct Driveby Kelley Walker at CAMSTL

Kahlil Robert Irving, a St. Louis-based artist, Kansas City Art Institute Art History and Ceramics alum (‘15), shares his response to the exhibition Direct Drive: Kelly Walker at The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis (September 16 – December 23, 2016).

Rebecca Swanson 1/15/17 Rebecca Swanson 1/15/17

Context is Everything: A Look at Two Photography Exhibitions at Sherry Leedy Contemporary

Stop the Violence by Francois Robert was an exhibition at Sherry Leedy Contemporary that utilized overt symbols of oppression and violence. In the next room, Transformed by Art Miller had a more subtle conversation about the symbolic

Julia Monte 12/4/16 Julia Monte 12/4/16

Informal Studio Visit: Anna Van Gheem’s Ongoing Discovery

Maddie Murphy met with Anna Van Gheem — a 2017 BFA candidate in the Kansas City Art Institute’s Fiber department to discuss her playful and larger-than-life collection from the 2016 West 18th Street Fashion Show, Wild Summer, and her current thesis work.

Rebecca Swanson 11/21/16 Rebecca Swanson 11/21/16

Trey Hock Wants to Take a Selfie With You in The MirrorSelf.ie

Trey Hock’s recent exhibition The Mirror Self.ie was curated in a space centered around one particular, yet unlikely public installation of a makeshift two-walled bathroom.

Blair Schulman 9/22/16 Blair Schulman 9/22/16

F**k the Lollipops, Justin Beachler Hasn’t Got Time forSuckers

I profess a bias in my analysis of Beachler; he became a friend whose work I have been following and discussing for several years, starting with Smut Compositions (loved it!) and Srimary Ptructures (not so much.).

Melaney Ann Mitchell 4/27/16 Melaney Ann Mitchell 4/27/16

Surprise Ceramics in A Tisket A Tasket at Front/Space

Melaney Ann Mitchell 3/7/16 Melaney Ann Mitchell 3/7/16

Guerrilla Docents: Shifting the Carnival

Brian Hearn 2/19/16 Brian Hearn 2/19/16

Wendy Red Star Goes for the Gold at Haw Contemporary

Blair Schulman 12/17/15 Blair Schulman 12/17/15

Shadows and Light in the Court of the Crimson King: Annual Charlotte Street Award Exhibition at H&R Block Artspace

Annie Raab 9/14/15 Annie Raab 9/14/15

The Empress’s New Clothes

Juliana Lynn 8/24/15 Juliana Lynn 8/24/15

Nostalgia and the World at Small: The Grand Re-opening of The National Museum of Toys & Miniatures

Melaney Ann Mitchell 8/19/15 Melaney Ann Mitchell 8/19/15

Art Hidden Beneath The Sugar Sweat: KC First Fridays

Jessica Borusky 9/27/14 Jessica Borusky 9/27/14

The “Hole” Between Artifact and Viewer

A few weeks ago, I had lunch with local artist Judith Levy. Having freshly come back from the east coast (her- a residency at Art Omi; and myself- showing curated work in New England), Levy asked me “what is the most interesting art you have seen in Kansas City?”

Lauren Wells 7/17/14 Lauren Wells 7/17/14

Why Are We Still Talking About New York?

Melaney Ann Mitchell 5/31/14 Melaney Ann Mitchell 5/31/14

Alt Reviews: Ethan Cook at Bill Brady KC

Is doge a perfect medium for visceral first reactions to contemporary art? A longer, more indepth look at this show and others in the context of the West Bottoms to come in the next few days. For now, here’s our informal alt reviews:

Melaney Ann Mitchell 4/6/14 Melaney Ann Mitchell 4/6/14

First Friday Informal//Inform Review: April 2014

Kemper at the Crossroads displayed a perfect survey of the wide range of conversation happening amongst Kansas City local artists with The Center is a Moving Target.

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