By Selene Wendt
Storytelling and narration have played a significant role in contemporary art for quite some time, materializing as a trend that has developed alongside the increasing popularity of documentary practices in art. Storytelling seems to be capturing everyone’s attention as an ever-increasing number of exhibitions feature strongly narrative work. Whether historically, politically [...]
By Paco Barragán
Culture in general, and the arts in particular, are suffering, paraphrasing Chris Hedges, author of acclaimed The Empire of Illusion, because of “the utopian promises of unfettered capitalism and globalization.” Unlike in the United States, where most museums and contemporary art centers are primarily privately funded or have just a small [...]
Museum of Contemporary Art - Chicago
Curated by Dominic Molon
By Jeriah Hildwine
“Production Site: The Artist’s Studio Inside Out,” represents the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago’s contribution to Studio Chicago, a year-long, citywide event focusing on the artist’s studio. In curating “Production Site,” MCA curator Dominic Molon faced the challenge (as with any themed group show) of striking a [...]
By Natalie Sciortino-Rinehart
One of the primary missions of Prospect.1 has been to help in the recovery of New Orleans, especially its cultural economy, through staging the largest biennials of contemporary art ever organized in the United States. With over eighty artists and more than two dozen venues, this historic biennial brought together key international artists [...]
