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Critiques are Critical
Last week, the Interdisciplinary Arts department held their bi-annual Crit. Week. In the fall semester crit week, all the 3rd year MFA..
DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS
I went to the opening reception for HANAL PIXÁN FOOD FOR THE SOULS: DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS 2012 at the National Museum ..
Working for a Living (And Going to Grad School, Too)
I arrived in Chicago about a month before I enrolled in the Interdisciplinary Book & Paper Arts MFA program at Columbia. I was nervous..
Zoe Beloff and the Coney Island Amateur Psychoanalytic Society
I recently had the privilege of attending a lecture with media artist Zoe Beloff as part of the Interdisciplinary Arts Department’s Vi..
“History is a Magical Mirror”
This past week in Art as Discourse we reflected on writings by George Kubler and Siegfried Giedion. Also this past week, I p..
Decisions, Decisions: Choosing a Thesis Committee
One of the main reasons I chose the Interdisciplinary Book & Paper Arts MFA program here at Columbia College Chicago was that it was s..
The Equipment Center: Where Everyone Knows Your Name
The 2nd floor of Columbia’s 916 South Wabash building is home to one of the Interdisciplinary Arts department’s most wonderful resourc..
Camera Lucida
Jean-Michel Basquiat, photo credit: James Van Der Zee
Classes have begun! I had been looking forward to “Art as Discourse” for the mer..
It Begins! My Thesis Year and More Campus Exhibitions
Hello all!
School started last week. It is my last first week of school ever (or at least that’s the plan right now). It was a biza..
Cover Band and The Chicago Moving Company
Cover Band poster by Atalee Judy
“Nana Shineflug’s zest never wavers… Choreographer, teacher, performer, and den mother to countless d..