Alejandro Guijarro photographs the chalkboards of some of the brightest minds in quantum physics for his continuing series Momentum. He went to research facilities like CERN and many of the top universities in the world to find them.
This is beautiful.
A close-up of artist Mary Ellen Croteau’s eye made from plastic bottle caps and lids of varying sizes. Plastic World, an exhibit by Croteau, opened this month as Northwestern’s Dittmar Gallery and runs until May 5.
Croteau transforms scraps made from organic polymers into contemporary art in an effort to clean up our environment and draw attention to litter that often goes un-recycled.
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“Artists are an important part of how the world makes sense. And when the world doesn’t make sense, the world looks to artists to help remind us of what it means to be human.” - Theaster Gates, director of Arts and Public Life at University of Chicago, speaking at the opening of the Arts Incubator in Washington Park. [via The Chicago Sun-Times]
Also, the Arts Incubator is amazing. Jump on the 55 bus for five minutes to get there from campus.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/2067092d095419af3347747caf64bc08/tumblr_mjjveeZhAl1r0p8d9o1_500.jpg)
“Artists are an important part of how the world makes sense. And when the world doesn’t make sense, the world looks to artists to help remind us of what it means to be human.” - Theaster Gates, director of Arts and Public Life at University of Chicago, speaking at the opening of the Arts Incubator in Washington Park. [via The Chicago Sun-Times]
Also, the Arts Incubator is amazing. Jump on the 55 bus for five minutes to get there from campus.
Meng Yang, who’s created some awesome Chicago posters in the past, has the Great Lakes in mind for his latest set. Help them get made by backing his Kickstarter campaign.
Designed by Steven Lane (via 16th Chicago Bike Winter Art Show - Call for Submissions)
That is brilliant.
This was my first year at the SOFA (Sculpture Objects Furniture Art + Design) fair and it was an interesting experience, to say the least. I attended opening night festivities (where I lost my journal) and I felt like more of an outsider than when I attended Art Chicago or this year’s EXPO CHICAGO. This was a room of collectors, long-time collectors, and the amount of wealth and the delicacy and curiousness of the works on view made me feel if not just poor, then especially “wrong.” Anyway, there were and are some worthwhile works on view. The fair ends today. Here are some of my additional thoughts.
GLI.TC/H 2012 is coming.
