Good Morning Moon: An Anchor in Daylight | Madeline Vaccaro at Co-Prosperity Sphere

08/19/2023

The following article was published in August 2023 by Co-Prosperity Sphere on the occasion of Madeline Vaccaro’s solo exhibition, Good Morning Moon. To the naked eye, the moon presents like a dot of cream with predictably fluctuating bounds, a constant and gentle observer of… +

We Are Nature: an interview with Olga Ziemska

07/02/2023

The following graphic interview was originally published in the Chicago Reader in June 2023.

Eco-Art Actions and What They Can Yield

03/14/2023

The Democracy Chain

The following article was originally published in The Democracy Chain in February, 2023. Eco-art actions in museums appear in the media with increasing regularity, including this platform (see DeWitt Cheng, “Performance Politics”). The publicity follows a codified format, typically featuring an image of an activist or activists… +

‘One beautiful action won’t magically change the complex problem’: an interview with Amanda Williams

03/02/2023

The following graphic interview originally appeared in the Chicago Reader in March 2023.

Reckless Rolodex at Gallery 400: January 13-March 18, 2023.

01/12/2023

Young Joon Kwak, "Brown Rainbow Eclipse Explosion", 2017. Cast aluminum, welded aluminum rods, resin, glass mirror tiles, acrylic mirrors, epoxy putty, acrylic paint, motor, steel chain and hardware, custom LED light, shadow 31 x 31 x 31 inches (installation dims variable). Image courtesy of the artist and Commonwealth and Council, Los Angeles and Mexico City. Photo: Ruben Diaz.

I had the opportunity to co-curate the group exhibition and performance series, Reckless Rolodex, with Matthew Goulish and Lin Hixson. Inspired by the performance artist Lawrence Steger (1961-1999), the show will be on view at the University of Illinois Chicago’s Gallery 400 from January… +