Episode 869: Nato Thompson and the Alternative
This week Bad at Sports favorite art world wanderer, Nato Thompson. We chat through all of Nato’s current diversions such as independent curating, building the 21st Century Museum and AI’s role in that work, the Alternative Art School and the value proposition of contemporary arts education, and Dreaming in Public.
TOP V FROM EXPO CHICAGO 2024
Welcome to this week’s TOP V from EXPO CHICAGO at Navy Pier. Also, don’t forget to check out this week’s TOP V for a selection of provocative programs being exhibited in spaces both large and small around Chicago this weekend. 1. Galerie Myrtis Booth 405 Work...
Episode 868: EXPO 2024
Kate Sierzputowski for EXPO and the Barely Fair! Holy smokes the Art circus is in town. Time to get on board! WE HAVE ALL THE PREVIEW YOU NEED!
Episode 867: Gary Cannone
Compound Yellow’s featured artist Gary Cannone dominates every part of the compound with his LA from Chicago brand of conceptual art. Fun name drops include Bernini and Maritizo Catalan. Tune in for the rest.
bio:
Gary Cannone (Guerino Giovanni Cannone) was born in 1964 to Italian immigrants working factory jobs in Chicago. He learned english from American 70s television and was obsessed with Norm Crosby, Carol Burnett, the Three Stooges, Mad Magazine, Wacky Packages, and the Marx Brothers. His grandfather (and namesake) was crushed to death by a pool table the day before Cannone’s eighth birthday in a warehouse accident.
Episode 866: Sharon Louden and Vinson Valega!
Live for WY! The return of art world mega force Sharon Louden and music empresario Vinson Valega! We talk Sustaining your Creative Life and the Institute for it! Always working to better your artistic life! Get your Art World hustle on.
Episode 865 Dorothy Dubrule
This week Dorothy Dubrule catches up with Dana Bassett and Duncan, about “Being Work” her new book of essays on the performer’s experience performing art. Essays written by effie bowen, Casey Brown, Dorothy Dubrule, Jessica Emmanuel, Paul Hamilton, Allie Hankins, Kestrel Farin Leah, and Mireya Lucio. Brilliant Illustrations by Eileen Wolf Echikson.
Episode 864: Paddy Johnson for VVrkshop and Netvvrk
Paddy Johnson, the Paddy Johnson! The Blogo-sphere legend behind Art F City joins us to talk about how to make the art world better for Artists! Her new-er venture “Netvverk” and the magic that is artists helping artists. Maybe we dish a little on the current state of arts journalism, art ed and which museum sucks at wall labels.
TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (4/11-4/17)
1. Sandra Binion: Autobiography of Looking April 12, 6-7PM Experimental Sound Studio: 5925 N Ravenswood Ave 2. Judith Geichman: The Floor, The Wall, The Space In-between April 13, 2-5PM Regards: 2216 W Chicago Ave 3. Tala Inaugural Exhibition April 12,...
TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (4/4-4/10)
1. Maeve Coughlin: Someone Who Isn’t Me April 5, 7-10PM SULK CHICAGO: 525 S Dearborn St, Apt 209 2. Lawrence Agyei: DRILL April 5, 6-8PM Blanc Gallery: 4445 S King Dr 3. Shinique Smith: METAMORPH April 6, 4-7PM moniquemeloche: 451 N Paulina St 4....
TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (3/28-4/3)
1. Liz Martino: BLAMM-O: moments of seeing more March 29, 7-10PM Firecat Projects: 2019 N Damen Ave 2. Rocio “Chio” Cabrera-Coz: A Time and Place for Everything March 30, 8PM Agitator Gallery: 3851 W Fullerton Ave 3. Materialized Visions: Black...
TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (3/21-3/27)
1. Jenine Marsh: Present Tense March 23, 5-8PM Prairie: 2055 W Cermak Rd 2. Jessica Zawadowicz: Figure, Ground, Rocks March 22, 6-10PM free range: 3257 W Lawrence Ave 3. Denise Treizman: Snap, bend, bump, pop March 23, 1-4PM Tiger Strikes Asteroid...
TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (3/14-3/20)
1. Marcela Torres: I Brought You Flowers / Te Traje Flores March 15, 6-8PM Arts Incubator: 301 E Garfield Blvd, Chicago 2. Verdant Love Lovey March 15, 6-9PM Cleaner Gallery + Projects: 1856 N Richmond St Work by: Sculpturelandia, Olivia Juarez + Remy Borda...
TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (3/7-3/13)
1. Maria Laureno: Landscape of Moments March 8, 6-10PM A Very Serious Gallery: 673 N Milwaukee Ave 2. Kal Lee: Dust Beneath Snow March 8, 5-9PM The Center for Mad Culture: 410 S Michigan Ave, Suite 41 3. Nicki Cherry: I can be a woman for you March 9,...
Sub-Rural #36, Rosalyn Schwartz
Cut flowers in vases are a codification and confiscation of nature and aesthetically masterful. The vase alone denotes a significant stratification of education and class. On the other hand, there’s the genre of botanical art, which hung near the lowest rung of...
TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (2/29-3/6)
1. Macon Reed: All Witches Are Gay March 2, 5-8PM RUSCHMAN: 4148 N. Elston Ave 2. Yaismel Alba Garib: WOW YEAH March 2, 4-7PM Comfort Station Logan Square: 2579 N Milwaukee Ave 3. Chad Mundie: Take Me To Your Darkest Room March 1, 6-10PM Weatherproof:...
TOP V. WEEKEND PICKS (2/22-2/28)
1. Mariel Harari: Settling Through the Palm February 23, 6-9PM NEIU Fine Art Center Gallery: 5500 N St Louis Ave, Building E 2. Reading the Room February 24, 7-9PM Tiny Table Gallery @ Ohklahomo: 2518 W Iowa St Work by: Dylan Languell, Eugene Tang, Mandy Cano...