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As Violent as Chimps: Alison Ruttan at the Chicago Cultural Center

by Robin Dluzen on March 19, 2015
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Alison Ruttan’s work is about genetic destiny. Inside the three Michigan Avenue galleries of the Chicago Cultural Center, we see how human nature plays havoc with communities through two parallel series.

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Here and Elsewhere: A Portrait of the Global Art Economy

by Corinna Kirsch on September 8, 2014
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It’s unfortunate, then, that the lessons I got out of Here and Elsewhere, the New Museum’s current exhibition of art from the Arab World, weren’t the least bit challenging. We’re told contemporary art should look like other contemporary art and exhibitions, and that if that art is political, it should reference past events. That’s not much of a lesson plan.

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The 55th Venice Biennale Slideshow With Commentary: More Pavilions!

by Paddy Johnson and Corinna Kirsch on June 3, 2013
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Part two of our slideshow series on the Venice Pavilions, with comments on Spain, Hungary, Belgium, Finland, The Netherlands, the Nordic Countries, Denmark, Latvia, and Lebanon.

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