Oct. 1, 2021 Ι Architect’s Newspaper The parallels between architecture and comics have not gone unremarked upon. There is, of course, a shared proclivity for world-building, as well as a reliance on grid, contour, line. But there’s one other point of commonality: both mediums tend to suffer when transplanted to the gallery context. That Chicago… Continue reading At MCA Chicago’s latest blockbuster, there’s more to comics than just the funnies
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Chicago Works: Amanda Williams at the Museum of Contemporary Art
Architectural Record Ι July 21, 2017 Color(ed) Theory, a series of photographs of abandoned houses on Chicago’s South Side painted bright colors, was one of the Chicago Architecture Biennial’s most persistent viral images. Chicago Works: Amanda Williams—its sequel of sorts—constitutes a passing of the torch. The show, which opened this week at the Museum of Contemporary… Continue reading Chicago Works: Amanda Williams at the Museum of Contemporary Art