Long Reviews
Building Equity Through Open Dialogue: A Response to What’s Missing in Kansas City
Just a couple of weeks before 2016 came to a close, Front/Space hosted State of the Space, an event which brought together an audience to serve as its “temporary board of directors.” Madeline Gallucci and Kendell Harbin, who run the gallery together, started the night with a presentation that shared the history and current standing of Front/Space.
Context is Everything: A Look at Two Photography Exhibitions at Sherry Leedy Contemporary
Stop the Violence by Francois Robert was an exhibition at Sherry Leedy Contemporary that utilized overt symbols of oppression and violence. In the next room, Transformed by Art Miller had a more subtle conversation about the symbolic
Informal Studio Visit: Anna Van Gheem’s Ongoing Discovery
Maddie Murphy met with Anna Van Gheem — a 2017 BFA candidate in the Kansas City Art Institute’s Fiber department to discuss her playful and larger-than-life collection from the 2016 West 18th Street Fashion Show, Wild Summer, and her current thesis work.
Trey Hock Wants to Take a Selfie With You in The MirrorSelf.ie
Trey Hock’s recent exhibition The Mirror Self.ie was curated in a space centered around one particular, yet unlikely public installation of a makeshift two-walled bathroom.
F**k the Lollipops, Justin Beachler Hasn’t Got Time forSuckers
I profess a bias in my analysis of Beachler; he became a friend whose work I have been following and discussing for several years, starting with Smut Compositions (loved it!) and Srimary Ptructures (not so much.).
The “Hole” Between Artifact and Viewer
A few weeks ago, I had lunch with local artist Judith Levy. Having freshly come back from the east coast (her- a residency at Art Omi; and myself- showing curated work in New England), Levy asked me “what is the most interesting art you have seen in Kansas City?”
Alt Reviews: Ethan Cook at Bill Brady KC
Is doge a perfect medium for visceral first reactions to contemporary art? A longer, more indepth look at this show and others in the context of the West Bottoms to come in the next few days. For now, here’s our informal alt reviews:
First Friday Informal//Inform Review: April 2014
Kemper at the Crossroads displayed a perfect survey of the wide range of conversation happening amongst Kansas City local artists with The Center is a Moving Target.