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A Chicago (ish) art tumblr by me, Claudine Ise. I'm an art writer who contributes to publications such as the Chicago Tribune, artforum.com, and other stuff. This is a visual notebook of the articles, images, videos and other gunk that's clogging my brain at the moment....some of it fodder for the larger stuff I am, have been, or will be thinking and writing about.
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Finally found the interview!
Hello beautiful eyes, do you mind if I party with you? -
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…. Drug Bag of the Day ….
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Chuck Moffit, Untitled, 2007, Shino glazed ceramic, found burnt wood
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Chuck Moffit, Untitled, 2007, Shino glazed ceramic, found burnt wood
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This is an energy drink we got today. Called “Sum Poosie”. It is a real thing that exists. It actually tastes really good. Probably the best energy...
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I like it.
Jerry Saltz:
“Directly in front of the American Pavilion in the beautiful Giardini, main site of the Venice Biennale — which opens on...
Honestly, name me one single fucking thing that Lady Gaga has done that Madonna didn’t do before her? I do not get the Lady Gaga obsession. I didn’t get the Madonna obsession in her day either, but why does no one give credit where credit is due? Why does everyone act like Gaga is the Second Coming or something?? Oh wait…I guess because she is. The second coming of Madonna, that is.
To the owner of this Tumblr: I just found your other Tumblr, the one with found sounds. I think it is awesome. Please, please update it again soon! I also like this Tumblr too. And this particular photograph. Thank you.
Not sure about the headline choice, but I like that the U of C is covering this.
“Devastated,” says Linda, a housekeeper in a University of Chicago dormitory. That’s how she felt when she heard the news. “I was devastated. I felt like we weren’t going to have a job anymore…We don’t know what to do. We’re just waiting here like sitting ducks.”
In a meeting with housekeepers on April 7, University of Chicago administrators announced their plans for major changes to the current housekeeping staff. The proposal calls for a consolidation of Housing personnel, the full-time housekeepers who serve the residence halls, and Facilities staff, who work in on-campus buildings. Additionally, the proposal suggests outsourcing housekeeping jobs. In an e-mail interview, University spokesman Steven Kloehn clarifies that the plan involved “the hiring of a contractor, a firm outside the University staff, which would be responsible for performing that work.” Currently, workers in the Housing staff receive their paychecks directly from the UofC, and Facilities workers are employed by a private sub-contractor. If all goes according to the University’s plan, a new, independent cleaning company will manage the housekeepers in all dorms, on-campus buildings and the surrounding grounds.
The purpose of the change, according to University officials, is to increase efficiency and quality of service by consolidating the Housing and Facilities services under one umbrella. Shortly after the housekeeping staff was notified of the change, a document of frequently-asked questions was sent to all Resident Heads, emphasizing the “functional expertise” of the Facilities staff. The consolidation, according to the document, would provide the “best leverage [of] the skills and resources we have at the University.” However, the department merger spells an uncertain future for campus workers and the possibility of lay-offs hangs over their head. (Read more by clicking link above).
The Experimental Station at 6100 Blackstone Avenue has a knack for reinvention. From the very beginning, the Station has been marked by its ability to rise from the ashes. Artist Dan Peterman set up a studio there in 1987, in what was then a recycling center, and then purchased the building in 1994. He cleared out the mass of random recycling detritus, making space for artists and local businesses, including his own Blackstone Bicycle Works, an organization that has brought bikes and bike-repair skills to many University of Chicago students and Hyde Park and Woodlawn residents over the years.
But on April 25, 2001, a fire devastated the building, leaving only the brick exterior standing. Connie Spreen, Peterson’s wife and the station’s co-founder, recalls how on the day of the fire, a young boy stood looking at the wreckage. He said to her, “Connie, I’m sure glad that you and Dan aren’t the kind of people who pack up and leave.”
Before he spoke, Connie thought she was that kind of person.
She changed her mind and replied, “I’m glad I’m not.” And the couple began to clean up. Out of the smoking heap, Dan and Connie rebuilt their organization and renamed it the Experimental Station. (Read more by clicking link).
The artist may have intended something different with this image, but this precisely embodies what summer means — and feels like — to me.
Dirty Feet, 2009
Archival Inkjet Print
Totally reminds me of Nick Cave. The Nick Cave with the Soundsuits, that is.
Pictoplasma Festival and Conference | Berlin 2011
Artist Juliana Santacruz Herrera is transforming the streets of Paris with colorful installations that take the urban knitting/crocheting trend to a new level.
Infinite Zoom, 2011. Porcelain, etched magnifying glass, 4“ x 8.5” x 6”.
Carson Fisk-Vittori, Derek Frech, Justin Kemp, Joe Lacina, Joshua Pavlacky, and Daniel Wallace. At LVL3, Chicago; seen in the exhibition “A Rod Stewart Little Richard Prince Charles Manson Family.”
Sticky Ped, 2011. Sticky pedestal.
Carson Fisk-Vittori, Derek Frech, Justin Kemp, Joe Lacina, Joshua Pavlacky, and Daniel Wallace. At LVL3, Chicago; part of the exhibition “A Rod Stewart Little Richard Prince Charles Manson Family.”
Sticky Note, 2011.
Carson Fisk-Vittori, Derek Frech, Justin Kemp, Joe Lacina, Joshua Pavlacky, and Daniel Wallace. At LVL3, Chicago; part of the exhibition “A Rod Stewart Little Richard Prince Charles Manson Family.”
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