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Chicago gallerist and legend Rhona Hoffman recorded live in a discussion with Bad at Sports at Three-Walls, on November 7, 2006, election day... when happy days arrived again. Links and a more elaborate show note to follow...

This week is an almost completely Richard free show! Duncan and Terri talk to giant of consciousness W.J.T. Mitchell about his book What Do Pictures Want? : The Lives and Loves of Images. Also, they discuss how kissing is sucking on a several hundred yard long tube with feces at the end. Mike Benedetto gives us a 30 second movie review. Duncan talks to Vanessa Chafen about Bridge-Miami. Kathryn Born talks to Brian Shannon about the auction extravaganza coming up. Also this week’s show answers the question, why name a dog Yummy? DON’T FORGET: Events this week at Three Walls Gallery, Tuesday night 7:00 we record a live interview with Rhona Hoffman, come with your questions! Friday night 7:00, another fantastic panel discussion with Hamza Walker, Paul Klein, Lisa Dorin and Michelle Grabner!!! Links to follow…  

Internationally renown, Chicago based, artist Kerry James Marshall talks to Bad at Sports live before a studio audience on October 24, 2006. Mr. Marshall talks about his work, race, the art world, his career trajectory, and reveals that art school is the biggest fraud of all time! Also, audience participation! This is a fantastic interview, don't miss it. UP NEXT!!!  NOVEMBER 7:Rhona Hoffman, interviewed live.  119 N. Peoria Street, 7:00 p.m.!!! Thanks to all who came out for some pancakes on October 28!! Fun times.  

This week Richard, Duncan, Brian and Meg the-sexy-single-lesbian-intern talk to one of the Seven Most Important Curators, Hamza Walker. We talk about everything under the sun from Neal Adams to Duncan being a "dour Canadian". also: Brian Andrews and Marc LeBlanc talk about galleries in San Francisco and make fun of us Midwesterners for living in the cold. Those assholes. DO NOT MISS THE RESIDENCY EVENTS THIS WEEK TUESDAY: Live recording with Kerry James Marshall SATURDAY: Art media pancake breakfast get the scoop at http://www.three-walls.org/

This week: Lisa Boyle talks about her gallery's recent move. She schools our listeners on how emerging artists should and should not approach galleries. She tells us about the fascinating game(?) Bird Horse Muffin which totally blows Richard and Duncan's tiny little minds.Michael Benedetto: our new 30 second film critic reviews The Proposition.Richard, Duncan and Amanda review shows at Kavi Gupta, Carrie Secrist (during which Richard apologizes to Missy), they talk about why they were mystified by their shabby treatment at Kraft/Lieberman gallery AND why Mark Rowland of Rowland Contemporary knows how to treat gallery patrons right, and lastly Kasia Kay Art Projects Gallery. The phrase "Shitty Drawing" is thrown around way way way WAY too much. Wow.

Richard interviews Amanda Browder, Chris Walla, Aris Georgiades and Gail Simpson about Art 44/46: Curated by Stuart Keeler, Art 44/46 is a public art exhibition that will be featuring a variety of artists who are showing pieces publicly. Some are performances, some are sculptural pieces, some are video installations, etc.! All in the 44th and 46th Wards of Chicago. The wards are roughly between Clark and Broadway (and up Broadway) , and Belmont and Diversey. Please check the website for more info. ALSO  We talk about Bad at Sports BASECAMP: our forthcoming residency/series of events at Three Walls. We also touch on Bridge Miami. We publicly ahpolohgise for our spelling. Terri Griffith announces the first selection in the Bad at Sports Book Club!!! Nathan Rogers-Madsen discusses things he isn't qualified to talk about but does it oh-so-well.Richard, Duncan and Amanda beat up on Massive Change at the MCA. When did the Museum of Science and Industry open a North Michigan A

Chicago Artists Month kicks off! Amanda and Richard go to the opening shindig at the Cultural Center and review the shows there-in, Richard confirms his lack of interest in photography, Amanda says "Op-Art" 92 times, everyone loves Ukrainian Modernism! Woo Hoo! In memory o....I mean in the absence of Duncan we pulled an archival book review, Joanna Topor and Book Guru Terry Griffith discuss Duncan's love of "Witchy Librarians" and the iconoclastic book WINKIE by Clifford Chase, an Orlando-esque tale of a stuffed bear accused of crimes he/she did not commit. Superstar Brian Andrews hums Randy Newman and goes and checks out art in Los Angeles(where oddly enough we have a solid listener base). Tom Scharpling from The Best Show on WFMU makes a guest appearance. What happened to Duncan? Who knows. Sara Lee, please send us money!!! You paid for that shindig Thursday, you can kick us some beer money, we help the community dammit. I forgot to mention super intern Meg Onli in the closi

Amanda, Duncan and Richard talk to Collectors and swell hosts Curt and Jennifer Conklin. Rapping! Ranting!!The Residency is coming soon!The Blog is now at www.badatsports.com

On this week's show Duncan and Richard talk to Gregory Knight Deputy Commissioner/Visual Arts of the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs. Kathryn Born interviews Brian Shannon on the wild and wacky world of insuring art collections. Big Red and Shiny checks in from Boston. Brian Andrews talks about the East Bay. Jason Dunda is on for a minute or so to make fun of incoming art undergrads and Duncan and Richard as they played docent for his first year students! It's like 8 shows rolled into one!NOTE: Duncan loves the US of A and doesn't really want to relive the war of 1812, it's just that Richard's Canada bashing hurts his soft dandy-ish soul.PLEASE NOTE: STARTING THIS WEEK OUR FOCUS SHIFTS TO WWW.BADATSPORTS.COM SO COME ON OVER AND POST YOUR PITHY COMMENTS OVER THERE! WE ARE WAITING FOR YOU!!

Amanda and Richard talked to loads of folks in the Peoria Street area for the 2006-2007 season kick off, maybe even you! Lots of people you know or have heard of get drunk and say embarrassing things! Awesome! Also, Brian Andrews sets the world straight on how totally fucking stupid Burning Man is. MTV owns you, you sad, sad west-coasters who have more money than imagination, fuck the pre-packaged and throw your own damn party. Damn, the Touch and Go party was mind blowing. ALSO: MARK YOUR CALENDERS Thursday the 14th, 6:00 P.M. at the Chicago Cultural Center in the "Garland Room" Bad at Sports, Ed from Lumpen and some of the Sharks from Shark Forum will be talking about alternative arts media. Not to be missed, come throw stuff at people.

Tony Tasset, what a damn nice guy. This week we visited the Tasset/Ledgerwood studio-fortress complex. We drove in a rented Humvee for hours into the jungle and were ushered in by the armed guard. The interview is not to be missed. The outro to this show has a special cameo by Dominic Molon.Also...The Crocodile Hunter is dead.

Wow. The opening few seconds is payback for the West Town Gallery network map. How dare you. Duncan has never eaten a bratwurst in his life. Anyway. 52 weeks worth of shows. Damn.   "We're not the first, I hope we're not the last'Cause I know we're all heading for that adult crashThe times is so little, the time belongs to usWhy is everybody in such a fucking rush?Make do with what you haveTake what you can getPay no mind to usWe're just a minor threatWe're just a minor threat"    

Chicago art legend William Conger!!! He's taught many of you, heck he's taught some of your teachers. Guest host Tony Fitzpatrick joins Duncan in this great discussion that covers everything from what a great guy Ed Paschke was, to a lengthy discussion of Wesley Kimler which is not to be missed. Much talk about art history in Chicago and an overall fascinating time. The longest episode yet, but every minute is a gem. Next week: Our anniversary show!!! Bill Conger Tony Fitzpatrick Paul Klein Ed Paschke Roy Boyd Gallery Nelson Algren Alex Kotlowitz Giorgio Morandi Louis Sullivan Wesley Kimler Dennis Adrian Jim Nutt Barbara Rossi Miyoko Ito Hyde Park Art Center Howard Singerman Carol Becker Carl Wirsum Roger Brown Don Baum Lane Relyea Terra Art Museum Guernica Jeanne Dunning Studs Turkel Frank Piatek Chicago Art Write Richard Levine Vera Klement Phyllis Bramson Michelle Grabner Jim Valerio

Duncan and Amanda interview Dan Devening about his current "editions project", what printmaking is today, and his new exhibition space.Everyone talks to Chris Walla, all around kickass guy and professor at Moorhead State University in Moorehead Minnesota.And Duncan and Richard have a show that opens Saturday at the Suburban and an open Bad at Sports mic WTF?  The Suburban is Located at 244 West Lake Street, Oak Park, IL.On the "El" it is the Ridge Land Stop on the Green Line.You should check it out.Chris Walla Dan Devening devening projects + editions UIC Robert Meijer Curator of En/Of Editions Infra-Thin Catalog from College of DuPage Northwestern SAIC Art Chicago Mark Booth Laura Letinsky Pamela Bannos Ken Fandell Peggy Casey Friedman Julia Hechtman Carol Jackson Judy Ledgerwood Markus Linnenbrink New Catalogue William O'Brien Michael Pfisterer Joe Pflieger Jason Pickleman Christine Tarkowski Tony Tasset Philip Vanderhyden Block Museum Richard Rezac David Mickenberg Marce

Julia Marsh from BAT joins Duncan for some reviews of group shows around Peoria Street. Terri Griffith talks American Psycho with Duncan and there is a solid digression into Eddie Murphy's failed pop music career. Richard and Duncan talk about their upcoming show and are mean to some jerks who sent us pithy e-mails to complain. Much fun is had by all. This week's intro contains some music by local supergroup Colossal.Julia Marsh BAT Three Walls Gallery Suburban Gallery Carol Diehl Donald Young Gallery Kavi Gupta Gallery Carrie Secrist Gallery Gescheidle Skestos Gabriele Gallery Linda Warren Gallery Rowland Contemporary Navta Schulz Gallery Rodney Graham Rebecca Warren Martin Puryear James Welling Gary Hill Anne Chu Kasia Kay Art Projects Gallery Jay Jackson John Opper The Da Vinci Code Documenta Jo Jackson Chris Natrops Michael Graves New York Times Máximo González Katy Fischer Angela Barker ISU Sandra Bermudez Dodda Maggy Natalie Settles Tracy Nakayama Gallery 4000

Duncan interviews Marc LeBlanc, Texas checks in led by Laura Lark and Jeff Ward. Richard is moving and unhappy.Bill Basquin Marc LeBlanc 1R Gallery Van Harrison Gallery Ghosts are Everywhere Bucket Rider Gallery Beautiful Decay Duchess Gallery VonZweck Art Ledge Paul Klein Bridge Magazine New Catalog Wendy Cooper Gallery Three Walls 40000 Gallery Terrence McKenna John Parot Jason Lazarus and Lindsey L. Delahanty Dan Peterman Dan Graham Standard Gallery Suitable Gallery MCA Sarah Ann Johnson Wolfgang Tillmans Catharine Opie Dan Flavin Jeff Ward Laura Lark Diverse Works Gallery Katy Heinlein Eric Pearce Diana Sofia Estrada Benjy Mason & Danny Kirschen Rudolph Projects/Artscan: "Kaneem Smith" (artist) okay mountain: "Hitten Switches" Travis Millard Michael Sieben Barry McGee

Industry of the Ordinary, Matthew Wilson and Adam Brooks talk about football (soccer to us yanks), their projects and FIGHT NIGHT!!! We here at Bad at Sports can't wait to take all comers in the ring! Also our new book advocate Terri Griffith talks about Paul D. Miller (aka DJ Spooky) and his new book Rhythm Science. Bad At Sports Podcast Barry White Adam Brooks Mathew Wilson Industry of the Ordinary NOVA Kerry Griffith DJ Spooky's, Rhythm Science Douglas Gordon Pierre Huyghe Rhona Hoffman Gallery Francis Alys Dominic Molon MCA The England Soccer Team Inigo Manglano-Ovalle McArthur Binion Max Kahn Hyde Park Art Center Mess Hall Donald Judd Robert Mapplethorpe

Kat Parker and Katie Rashid tell us about Duchess, their new gallery. Brian Andrews does his own dramatic interpretation of Matthew Barney's recent radio Q&A as his publicist didn't think we were important enough to interview him. Brian's brilliant dramatics really pull Bad at Sports in a whole new direction, changing our trajectory forever. Wow. Who could ask for more?!?Show note and links to follow when Duncan gets a minute. Pablo PicassoJoan MiroMatthew BarneyNPRBrian AndrewsKat Parker & Katie RashidDuchess GalleryMarc LeBlancKatie HerzogAlexander StewartStacey NemethCold HeartsDeirdre CorleyKelly ShindlerPackage DealsRhona Hoffman GalleryWest Town Gallery NetworkBody WorldsMuseum of Science and IndustryDrawing Restraint 9Jeff KoonsFluxusBjorkAndre SerranoStar Trek IVStar Trek VIChris CunninghamSpike JonzeMichel GondryJeff Ward

So, this week we try and get a handle on WTF is going on in Chicago and LA today. Lynne Warren Talks about the work of Robert Heinecken and the hole left by his passing. Brian tells us that LA is still crummby and then sites his case studies. Amanda and Duncan hit Polvo, The Cultural Center, and the Museum of Contermporary Photography. Also Please note on the http://badatsport.libsyn.com blog for the time and place of the Robert Heinecken Memorial in your area. Next week... Something. Something good. Names Dropped... Robert Heinecken Lynne Warren John Baldessari Harry Callahan Ed Paschke Aaron Siskind Ken Josephson Edward Weston Susan Sontag Victor Burgin UCLA Ansel Adams Printmaking Tony Wight Bodybuider and Sportsman New Catalog Pastiche Telic PASCUAL SISTO Michel Gondry Paul Pfeiffer LMAN Gallery Kaoru Mansour Mountain Bar Jorge Pardo BERGAMOT STATION ART GALLERIES Santa Monica Museum ÁLVARO SIZA/ARCHITECT Serpentine Gallery Clair Rojas California College of The Arts Michael Piazza Pol

Chicago art legend, radio personality, poet, actor, boxer, and all around nice guy Tony Fitzpatrick talks about Tattoo history, Chicago's art world, the working class mode of being an artist and why this is a kick-ass time and place to be. Richard, Duncan, and Amanda bob their heads along as this legendary Chicagoan story teller entrances us with yarns of Al Capone, Nixon's stolen election, Amanda Browder's mom, and yes, perhaps a little ribbing of your friends to the North. (No, not Milwaukee) WEAR IT WITH PRIDE AND HELP BAS OUT! Are you interested in supporting Bad at Sports, while wearing a sporty new hoodie? Maybe picking out a great coffee mug? WTF do I mean? We have a lovely BAS + Cafe Press Site at... www.cafepress.com/badatsports Tony FitzpatrickNPRHello Beautiful w/ Edward LifsonLyrics of "Love the one you with"Jonathan Demme (MAYBE??)Buzz KilmanShunryu SuzukiScott HarrisonMike MaloneEd HardyThom DeVitaNick BubashRube GoldbergHuck SpauldingHerbert HunckeBob DylanDave Von RonkCliff Ra