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The Structure of Images: Alfredo Jaar at MCA, Chicago

Visual Arts Ely Maris

The Structure of Images, a moving exhibition of five...

Figuratively Speaking

Visual Arts Emily Elizabeth Goodman

Figurative art is premised upon the act of creating...

Review: Barbara Kruger at the Art Institute of Chicago

Ely Maris

Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) is the first of three venues for the sprawling Barbara Kruger survey, THINKING OF...

Studio Visit: Brandon C. Smith

Studio Visits Erica Rucker

When an artist leans into their work and allows...

Axis Mundo: Queer Networks in Chicano L.A

Visual Arts Sarah Hoskins

When I first walked in to view the National...

Review: Barbara Kruger at the Art Institute of Chicago

featured Ely Maris

Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) is the first of...

Review: Picturing Motherhood Now

Visual Arts Sarah Hoskins

The "Picturing Motherhood Now" exhibition at the Cleveland Museum...

Review: Rose Marie Cromwell at Institute 193

Visual Arts Kevin Nance

Miami is one of those cities – like New...

Interview: John Brooks Paints to Actualize and Affect

Interviews C. M. Turner

In January 2020, writer/curator Miranda Lash visited Louisville-based artist...

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Critical Mass

Critical Mass 5 Video Recording

Presented by UnderMain and Featuring the Great Meadows Foundation Critic-in-Residence,...

A Tapestry of Talent: An Interview with Kōan Jeff Baysa

In December 2019, I met with Kōan Jeff Baysa, the...

Reaching Critical Mass (IV)

UnderMain's annual event "Critical Mass" has been postponed. Dear Supporters: We regret...

Critical Mass: From III to IV

In March of this year, UnderMain held its third panel discussion of...

Critical Mass II: A Short Video Summary

On Wednesday, March 28th, 2018, UnderMain held its second Critical Mass...

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Studio Visit: Brandon C. Smith

When an artist leans into their work and allows the...

Dark Dualities: David Kenton Kring

Oh man, that is so creepy! This, David Kenton Kring acknowledges,...

Erasing Borders

On February 9th, 2019, I had the privilege of...

Studio Visit with Skylar Smith: Her Story

With the launching of the American Women’s History Initiative, Because...

Ghosts and the Clothes They Wear: Mike Goodlett’s Life with Art

It’s been a week or so since I visited Mike...

Studio Visit with Carlos Gamez De Francisco: Reconsidering Form

A tree-lined driveway led to a private house tucked away...

In Search of Bodies Lost: Surveying The Internal Landscapes of Vian Sora

"People love narratives. They love winning stories. They think it’s...

Navigating Experience and Longing in the Art and Design of Mia Cinelli

It’s an overcast Monday afternoon when Mia Cinelli opens the...

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Japan's Female MC's

20 Female Japanese MCs Changing The World of Hip-Hop

This article was produced in partnership with The International Center...

MC MSZ

"The music can transmit the power of the word and...

MaryJane (Luna and Tsugumi)

MaryJane is a hip-hop duo from Tokyo consisting of two...

コムアイKOM_I from 水曜日のカンパネラWednesday Campanella

Wednesday Campanella is a fresh, complex, and ever-changing project that...

泉まくらIzumi Makura

Izumi Makura is a rapper from Fukuoka Prefecture and the...

秀吉a.k.a.自称アイドルラッパー Hidekichi a.k.a. Jishou Idol Rapper

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxGrWEA-4_E There is a lot of mystery surrounding Hidekichi because not...

ダヲコDAOKO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5bIdqZHEOo DAOKO is a 21 year-old rapper and singer from Tokyo,...

Sarah Midori Perry from Kero Kero Bonito

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEmqJBcQ2lg In England, particularly in London, there is a large Japanese...

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