The following short story originally appeared in Wigleaf. It was a finalist for the Mythic Pizza award. The therapist said, for instance: I notice you bite your fingernails. I notice you twirl your hair when you’re talking. I take it you have trouble making eye contact…. +
My first graphic novel, The Chronicles of Fortune was published by Radiator Comics in 2017. You can pick up a copy here. About the book: Originally published as a series of minicomics, The Chronicles of Fortune is a quirky and idiosyncratic adventure of Fortuna, the greatest superhero who could… +
Banu Cennetog˘lu, BEINGSAFEISSCARY, 2017, various materials, Friedrichsplatz, Kassel, documenta 14. Photo: Roman März.
The following article was originally published by The Seen in September, 2017. In a sense, the Western World presumes to be (always) learning from Athens, espousing Ancient Greece as its point of origin and thereafter presuming a complex blend of familiarity, ownership, and admiration…. +
Takahiro Iwasaki, Phenotypic Remodeling (Chicago), 2017. Site-specific installation (newspaper inserts and packages), dimension variable. Installation view, Sector 2337, Chicago, 2017. Photo by Clare Britt.Takahiro Iwasaki, Out of Disorder (brush), 2017. Toothbrush, dimension variable. Photo by Clare Britt.Coming of Age, Installation view, Sector 2337, Chicago, 2017. Left: Takahiro Iwasaki, Architecture (roach motel), 2012. Cockroach trap and watch, dimension variable. Right: Takahiro Iwasaki, Out of Disorder (Navy Pier), 2017. Beach towel, dimension variable. Photo by Clare Britt.Takahiro Iwasaki, Tectonic Model, 2017. Books. Dimensions variable. Photo by Clare Britt.Coming of Age, Installation view, Sector 2337, Chicago, 2017. Photo by Clare Britt.Tsherin Sherpa, Untitled, 2017. Acrylic and ink on cotton, 44 x 45.5”. Photo by Clare Britt.Coming of Age, Installation view, Sector 2337, Chicago, 2017. Photo by Clare Britt.Aki Inomata, I Wear the Dog’s Hair and Dog Wears My Hair (detail), 2014. Cape made of dog’s hair; 11×27”. Photo by Clare Britt.Ebony G. Patterson, 10, 18, 47, 33, 28, from Invisible Presence: Bling Memories, 2014. Fabric, acrylic paint, adhesive, fabric flowers, pinus palustris, lace, rhinestones, ribbons, tassels, crochet doily, crochet tassels, fabric appliques, glitter, pearls, 119 x 24 x 12”. Photo by Clare Britt.Coming of Age, Installation view, Sector 2337, Chicago, 2017. Coming of Age, Installation view, Sector 2337, Chicago, 2017. Left (floor) Ebony G. Patterson, 10, 18, 47, 33, 28, from Invisible Presence: Bling Memories, 2014. Fabric, acrylic paint, adhesive, fabric flowers, pinus palustris, lace, rhinestones, ribbons, tassels, crochet doily, crochet tassels, fabric appliques, glitter, pearls, 119 x 24 x 12”; (middle wall): Rhonda Holberton, A FIXED RESISTANCE, 2016. Pigment Print on Wallcovering, 12.5 x 55’’; floor: A Fallen Pixel, 1 & III, 2016. Foam, Polyurea. 18 x 11 x 11.25″, 28.25 x 17 x 17.25″; Right: Essi Kausalainen, “Anette and Marin at the beach,” 2017. HD video, 7 min. Photo by Clare Britt.Photo by Clare Britt.Rhonda Holberton, A Fallen Pixel, 1 & III, 2016. Foam, Polyurea. 18 x 11 x 11.25″, 28.25 x 17 x 17.25″. Photo by Clare Britt.Coming of Age, Installation view, Sector 2337, Chicago, 2017. Left (wall): Rhonda Holberton, A FIXED RESISTANCE, 2016. Pigment Print on Wallcovering, 12.5 x 55’’; floor: A Fallen Pixel, 1 & III, 2016. Foam, Polyurea. 18 x 11 x 11.25″, 28.25 x 17 x 17.25″; Right: Essi Kausalainen, “Anette and Marin at the beach,” 2017. HD video, 7 min. Photo by Clare Britt.Essi Kausalainen, “Anette and Marin at the beach,” 2017. HD video, 7 min. Photo by Clare Britt.Aki Inomata, Why Not Hand Over a “Shelter” to hermit crabs? -Border, 2009-2016. Installation view, Sector 2337. Resin, dimensions variable. Photo by Clare Britt.Aki Inomata, Fugian from “Why Not Hand Over a “Shelter” to hermit crabs? -Border, 2016. Resin, 2.25×2.33×2.5”. Photo by Clare Britt.Rebecca Beachy, taxidermy bird w/poem inherent, 2017. Bird’s-nest mud capsule. Poem by Dan Beachy-Quick, 2014-2017. Photo by Clare Britt.Ebony G. Patterson, Excerpt from Invisible Presence: Bling Memories, 2014. In collaboration with Michelle Serioux HD Video, 9:40min. Photo by Clare Britt.Rebecca Beachy, gravel path, 2017. Amish horse cremains from Chesterhill, Ohio, dimensions variable. Installation view, Sector 2337, Chicago, 2017. Photo by Clare Britt.
Sep 09-Nov 19, 2017 at Sector 2337 Featuring Rebecca Beachy, Rhonda Holberton, Essi Kausalainen, Takahiro Iwasaki, Aki Inomata, Ebony G. Patterson, and Tsherin Sherpa The libidinal flux of the teenager has left a permanent mark on culture, normalizing radical consumption in service of an endless… +
