PART 1 | The Introduction
Part 1 | The Introduction Ideas on Craft and the Craft School Experience Ars longa, vita brevis translates to “life is short, but art lives forever,” though its original meaning was more akin to “the life so short, the craft so long to learn.”1 It is here that I begin an in-depth look into the meaning of craft, creativity, and the tremendous conceptual and artistic progress possible in the transformative style of education uniquely found in five of the leading craft schools
REVIEW | To Remember is to Imagine: the Work of Doris Salcedo
Doris Salcedo
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
“In the case of memory, we are always already in the thick of things.” Edward S. Casey1 Remembering is a diphasic act of how we remember and what we remember. The over-sized sculptures and large-scale installations of Doris Salcedo reflect both aspects of this act and implore us to seek more compassionate ends. Deeply rooted in the social and political landscapes of her native Colombia as well as with a wider, global gaze,
REVIEW | Anne Lindberg: drawn below
Anne Lindberg: drawn below
Carrie Secrist Gallery There is a palpable vibration in the work of Anne Lindberg. drawn below is a single, massive graphite drawing spanning forty-two and a half feet (the entire length of the gallery) that is engaging on many levels: intellectually, analytically, and emotionally. Formally, the overwhelming work commands my attention, daring me to tender both my mind and my spirit. Conceptually, it is dense with personal intention, but bold eno
REVIEW | MFA SHOW 2015
MFA SHOW 2015
School of the Art Institute of Chicago Sullivan Galleries I’m excited to step off the elevator on the 7th floor at Sullivan Galleries, knowing the show is a behemoth collection that should be ripe with interesting, diverse, and ambitious work. The first appetizer? Untitled by Kittisak Wa Chontong in the lobby. I am stunned – it is neither ironic nor interesting and impossible to take seriously. A sloppily assembled cardboard box with some duck tape, torn pap
