REVIEW | a•brooch•able
a•brooch•able Lillstreet Art Gallery A brooch is defined as “an ornament fastened to clothing with a hinged pin and catch;” however, the recent exhibition a•brooch•able at Lillstreet Art Gallery proved this traditional and often more formal piece of jewelry is far more than a mere ornament with a simple hook and closure. Interestingly, each work presented here confidently postures as an art object, or small sculpture, as it does a work of adornment – it is not an easy feat t
REVIEW | Matt Siber: Idol Structures
Matt Siber: Idol Structures DePaul Art Museum In his recent exhibition Idol Structures, Matt Siber probes the recognizable, and often iconic, signs and structures of corporate and mass-media communication that dot the American landscape in meticulous, large-scale photographs and finely-crafted sculptures. Rather than focusing on the intended message, he emphasizes the physical infrastructure that conveys modern visual messaging, thereby revealing a component meant to stay inv
REVIEW | Tom Van Eynde: Some of Everything, A Retrospective
Tom Van Eynde: Some of Everything, A Retrospective Linda Warren Projects In The Ethics of Ambiguity, French philosopher Simone de Beauvoir wrote: “Regardless of the staggering dimensions of the world about us, the density of our ignorance, the risks of catastrophes to come, and our individual weakness within the immense collectivity, the fact remains that we are absolutely free today if we choose to will our existence in its finiteness, a finiteness which is open on the infin
REVIEW | Jacob Hashimoto: In the Cosmic Fugue
Jacob Hashimoto: In the Cosmic Fugue Rhona Hoffman Gallery Fugue is a small word with complex meanings. In music, a fugue is a contrapuntal composition in which a short melody or phrase (the subject) is introduced by one part and successively taken up by others and developed by interweaving the parts. It is unique and harmonious. Conversely, in psychiatry, a fugue is a state or period of loss of awareness of one's identity, often coupled with flight from one's usual environ
