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This Week:Episode 43:  3 Three Editors from Blunt Art TextBAT Magazine: Blunt Art Text.  Like ninjas of art journalism, theseevil doers sneak around and do smart, thoughtful reviews and publishthem in their journal.  We thought we had the drop on them, but nopethe lights when out and Richard and I found ourselves tied together,laying on train tracks.  Who knew Richard was born with a prehensiletail?  It was a close one.  Enjoy.Oh Yeah, BAT is Elijah Burgher, Julia Marsh and William Staples.Richard would like to note next to them, "[we] seem even dumber than usual."DON'T FORGET:We are being auctioned off at Phyllis's Musical Inn onThursday the 29th to benefit 40000.AND TOTALLY, OH MY GOD!!! Duncan and Richard are announcing the firstannual art-world Kickball Tournament July 1st at Noon in Wicker Park.Watch the blog for details. BAT40000 GalleryJames RondeauRaymond PettibonLane RelyeaMichelle GrabnerPhilip VonZweckScott SpehRichard RezacRhona HoffmanMonique Meloche GalleryBrice MardenAlegon GalleryMaxmilian

Wesley Kimler (painter, agitator, and co-founder of http://www.sharkforum.org) slices and dices the Chicago art world.  Ouch.  Wesley gives us the skinny on being an artist in Chicago, who is ruining the Chicago art world, and what we can do to start turning it all around.  The man is not afraid to name names and calls for the heads of many a Chicago Art world insider.  Chicago, meet the "Shark." Lets hope we are not his foe.ALSO: In theory, we will be in this week's Time Out Chicago!!! Bad at Sports will be on auction for the 40000 moving support fund at  Phyllis' Musical Inn (1800 W. Division St.) June 29th from 7-10pm (featuring a silent art and us auction and the musical stylings of Oh Charles!)Why not throw a vote in for us at Podcast Alley.  We would love you a little more and it would delight Duncan's Parents: Vote For Us!  Thank You.  I love you!Linkssharkforum.orgWesley KimlerNew York TimesSabrina Raaf40000Oh CharlesEd PaschkeWilliam "Bill" CongerUIC, Art DeptNorthwestern Art Dept.School of the Art I

Oh dear.  It is a review-a-ton.   For those of you who wondered why Duncan had been muzzled as of late,  your answer is here as he and Amanda rant with willful abandon (mostly Duncan).  Once again he brings shame to his family as we review shows at VON ZWECK, The Mars Gallery, NOVA, Garden Fresh, Live Box, Kasia Kay, Navta Schulz Gallery, Rowland Contemporary, Schopf Gallery, and Three Walls.  Ouch. Not a lot of love here.  But so far everyone is still alive."Negative" this you blogosphere jerks. That British Journal that Duncan Spoke ofRhona Hoffman GalleryCorbett vs. DempseyOlivia SchreinerRowland ContemporaryStan DouglasLora FosbergLinda Warren GalleryEdward MuybridgeBarry AndersonSteve HamannSchopf Gallery on LakeAmy DevoogdBruce CampbellBen PotterNavta Schulz GalleryVON ZWECKHyeyun ParkLiveBox GallerySabrina RaafWendy Cooper GalleryStelarcAnnette MessagerThree WallsJoseph KohnkeMiklos P. SimonAlee PeoplesBen DriggsSeth HunterNOVA: Unexpected Token ShowGarden Fresh GalleryDana SperryAshley BickertonRobin

This week we corner MCA Chicago Curator and generally popular guy, Dominic Molon.  We ask him about Wolfgang Tillmans and what the MCA thinks it's doing for Chicago Art.  Joy Division! Photography! The Challanges of the '12x12' project! What is wrong with the 12 x 12 series? Dominic explains whose fault it really is that Chicago Artists are not getting out there.  We also discuss the latest installment of the Focus series: Maureen Gallace.  Duncan and Richard again "shit" the bed with formal and public apologies to Museum Curators and please, let this stand as our apology to the little people out there:  We meant no disrespect.  Your size is just... just... just... funny?  Is it OK to admit that in this sort of thing?  Duncan and Richard are stupid, is that OK?  Amanda is lovely, so it's OK if she is occasionally slow.  Oh yeah, and Duncan grossly miscalculates his role at Bad at Sports and tries to fire everyone.  He is still begging to get back on the show and we'll have to see about that.Next Week: it is A

Lane Relyea is back for more mirth, music, and mayhem. What is the future of art criticism? What is wrong with art students today? Are we too hung up on artist from the 80's? Are you wrong for holding a day job? Is Pollock mainstream? Is Death Cab for Cutie lame compared to the Postal Service? Why is Lane so hung up on ties? Is Amanda pregnant? Does Richard have three weeks to live? Will Duncan ever be allowed to use the mic? All of these questions and so much more talked about in this action packed sequel to Episode 32.Gaylen GerberJeanne DunningJudy LedgerwoodTony TassetLane RelyeaMichelle GrabnerBarnett NewmanDeath Cab for CutiePostal ServiceIron and WineCat PowerElliot SmithKurt VarnedoeNicholas SerotaJackson PollackVan GoghEva HesseFelix Gonzalez TorresDonald JuddCarolee SchneemannMarlon BrandoTennesse WilliamsFranz KlineRobert SmithsonRikrit TiravanijaDave HickeyBATWolfgang TillmansLaura OwensDavid SalleHal FosterRosalind KraussCraig OwensDouglas CrimpTom LawsonEric FischlDouglas HueblerJohn BaldessariB

Richard, Duncan and Amanda venture off to the lovely home of James Yood, critic of Artforum, and professor at SAIC. We talk about the raw humorless power of the Chicago art scene and reminice about days gone by.....oh boy. Houston checks in!James YoodArtforumSAICFred CamperThe Chicago ReaderArt NewsNew Art ExaminerArt ChicagoIvan AlbrightGeorge BellowsJohn SloanThomas EatkinsThomas BlackmanMark LymanMichael WorkmanPaul KleinImagistsGaylen GerberJeanne DunningRoger BrownEd PaschkeFrank Lloyd WrightMuseum of Contemporary ArtBodybuilder & SportsmanMess HallVermeerRembrandtCorbett vs. DempseyWhitney BiennialVenice BiennaleIrving SanderWalker Art MuseumSensation ExhibitionBob CozzolinoDudley HupsteaderPenn AcademyThe MetHilton KramerLeon GolubUpton SinclairArt LetterSharkforumNew City MagazinePanelhouse is DeadIconBetty Rymer GalleryJasper JohnsLaura LarkSandra DillonArt GuysRhona Hoffman GalleryPhilip PearlsteinStanley SpencerCommerce Street Artist WarehouseNan GoldinJeffrey DeitchMorrisseyDan Steinhilber at

Reviews of loads of shows from Chicago, New York, LA, and Boston. bigredandshiny.com checks in from Boston, Nathan Rogers-Madsen reviews the Whitney Biennial, The BAS crew talks about LA, Art School Confidential, and the current crop of shows here in Chicago. Plus talk about pirates!Museum of Jurassic TechnologyScion Gallery/SpaceDonald YoungJames WellingGetty MuseumGustave CourbetJohn HeartfieldRobin WardSixSpaceStephan AndrewsHarvey Levine GalleryFred Stonehouse Koplin Del Rio Gallery Trish Grantham Museum Works Galleries Chris WallaChris WallaBig Red and ShinyDaniel ClowesArt School ConfidentialTerry ZwigoffGhost WorldBody Builder and Sportsman Gallery Don Doe Matt Siber Peter Miller Gallery RHONA HOFFMAN GALLERY Spencer Finch Wendy CooperSabrina RaafTom 0f FinlandThomas DemandGabert FerrarMonique Meloche GalleryGedi SibonyYuri MasnyjMark BradfordCenter for Land InterpretationEl LissitzkyPierre HuygheTony OurslerDan GrahamUrs FischerGordon Matta ClarkRobert SmithsonEd PaschkeRobert GoberRodney GrahamRachel

Raymond Pettibon! We talk to art star and punk legend Raymond Pettibon,  for those of you who went to his lecture I guarentee this is peppier and more concise. This is a shorter show than usual this week as we recover from the Art Fair Madness. R

Thomas Blackman spills on the future of the Art Fair and talks about what went on AND manages to have a solid sense of humor about the whole thing. Vanessa Chafen talks NOVA wrap up. Thanks to all for sticking out the 4 day marathon, we hope you found it interesting.Drop us a line, vote for us on podcast sites, send us truckloads of cash, however you do it, let us know what you think.

Gallery reviews and interviews from NOVA (check and see if you are talked about), Version Fest, NFO XPO and Tony Fitzpatrick threatens to beat the fucking hell out of another artist! Not to be missed!

NOVA Fashion Train! Amanda and Sarah go to town. Lots of talk of breasts, interviews with Stephanie Liner and Robin Richman.Day 2 of the Art Fair Madness!!!Robin RichmondStephanie LinerPeachesJoli JoliVelvetTrio Salon

We interview DJ Spooky! Tony Fitzpatrick intros the show! Day one of the mini-shows from NOVA.Tony FitzpatrickDJ SpookyRhythm ScienceWu Tang ClanThe BeatlesWalter RuttmannWilliam BurroughsD.W. GriffithsR. Wagner

This show was recorded, edited, and mixed all on Sunday hence the late posting!!. This week: "Grub" a compost minded exhibit by Claire Pentecost organized, mulled, and presented by 13 SAIC grad students. Brian Andrews checks in from Portland where apparently all of the SF Hipster are fleeing to. Duncan and Richard muck through the Hollywood notion of an art show, but in real life, and do a couple quickie reviews of work at Lisa Boyle, Three Walls, Western Exhibitions, and a couple other places. In a shocking turn of events, the Raymond Pettibon interview  is postponed until after the art fairs.Apologies for the editorial slop this week, I was in a hurry.Real show note to follow soon!PLEASE contact us if you wish to help us out at the art fair. Claire PentecostSuburban GalleryDJ SpookyMaureen BuskowskiMess HallMassMOCANato ThompsonPolvoCritical Art EnsembleChapman BrothersJupiter HotelMotel GalleryGenuine Imitation GalleryMeredith DittmarArt Space USAJudy LedgerwoodHamza WalkerFraction WorkspaceLauren Frances

Bad at Sports begins the Art Fair Update by chatting it up with the organizers of the Version Festival '06 in Bridgeport (Edmar, Elise, Matt, Rotten Milk, and Burke). Later, we discuss with Michael Workman the highlights of the upcoming Nova Art Fair. Richard and Duncan end the show with a review of "Covers," the Oli Watt show at Booster and Seven.  Sorry for the delay in posting I had some techical problems related to my bone-headed-ness. Version 06 Lumpen Magazine Booster and Seven Michael workman Katrina Kuntz Raymond Pettibon Claire Pentecost Thomas Blackman Associates ITT Tech Heaven Gallery South Union Arts Bridgeport/Iron Studios Sonotheque Skylark 3030 Elastic Arts Foundation NFO XPOLou Mallozzi Lee Ranaldo Miranda July Dirk Knibbe Buddy GallerySeth Price Deborah StratmanRobert GoberDavid Coyle/Gallery 40000Corbett vs. DempseyJason Robert Bell

Bad at Sports interviews Northwestern professor Lane Relyea. Between sips of whiskey, Lane discusses the state of criticism in Chicago and the nation at large. Not only does he explain why it's better to be a curator in Chicago than L.A (and better to bean artist in L.A. rather than Chicago), but then the interview crescendos into Lane and Richard's smackdown confrontation about art theory.Later, Duncan reviews Deb Sokolow at Polvo, and Jamison Oggs at Art Ledge. Amanda wraps it up with a review of the Jose Lerma show at Andrea Rosen Gallery in NY, and Lane chimes in with rants and commentary. Lane RelyeaDeb SokolowJose LermaNova Art FairParkett MagazineFrieze MagazineArtforumCakewalkJeff WardCore ProgramNew Art ExaminerShannon StrattonCorbett vs. DempseyArt Department at UCLAJohn BaldessariJoey FauersoMichael VelliquetteSam DurantLiz ArmstrongCal ArtsJorge PardoMonique PrietoGallery 400MOCAAnn GoldsteinPaul SchimmelRussell FergusonArmand Hammer Museum of ArtMichael AsherAnne RorimerJames RondeauHamza WalkerJ

David Jones, master printer, artist, founder of the amazing Anchor Graphics and all around kickass guy talks about Anchor Graphics new merger with Columbia College Chicago. Shannon Stratton from Three Walls talks about their residency program, Duncan reviews more Mo Williams, and calls Richard a Jerk several times.  Don't forget to mark your calendars for  the NOVA art fair April 27-30th  we will be  providing on the spot live action  news from the trenches!!! David JonesChris FlynnTony FitzpatrickMo WillemsTeresa Mucha JamesChicago Printmakers CollaborativeWhite Wings PressRobert Blackburn Printmaking WorkshopSouthern GraphicsLandfall PressTandam PressDavid LynchShannon Stratton and the ThreeWalls Residency

THIS WEEK: Books + Food = The 7th Annual Edible Book Show at Columbia College. Kathryn Born makes her podcast debut with an interview with Marlene Russum Scott about the festival, and book arts in the city. - Michelle Grabner picks up the critical torch in her "Art Papers" article. - Reviews a plenty: Some are kinda awesome, and some kinda are not. - Richard takes on the "Dad" character in Leave it to Beaver, and Duncan giggles his way to stardom. - All are wrapped up in a cheery band melody that Richard promises a dollar to the first person to e-mail us the exact reason of why it is so funny! NAMES DROPPED: Juventus 2006Charles LaBelleChris UphuesJosh MannisMariano ChavezJean-Pierre RoyMichael Thomas, Butcher Shop DogmaticMichael ReaNova Art FairAlison RuttanMichelle Grabner/Art PapersBill DrendelChicago Hand BookbindersChicago Public Library Special CollectionColumbia College Book & Paper CenterEdible BooksJulie ChenJoan Flasch Artists' Books CollectionMarlene Russum ScottMelissa Jay Craig

Reviews galore! We go to 92 shows in Pilsen with Liz Armstrong, we appear live without a net at the Steppenwold Theater for the Third Coast Festival and Chicago Public Radio, Brian Andrews reviews Scott Reader and other stuff, Amanda and Duncan review more stuff, and Amanda talks about going to NYC and what she saww at the Armoury.Three WallsLiz ArmstrongPRXCatalog of ShipsNPRCPRWhitney MuseumBlindspotLove and RadioGapers BlockDavid ElfingsBack to the Lab/Radio LabJulie ShapiroSkylarkJager!PilsenDubhe Carreno GalleryDenis Lee MitchellMichael Goro4 ArtsMatthew Thomas GrimaldiMoka GalleryChicago Art DepartmentGo Go VideoJhonmar RadamesScott ReederTyson ReederJack HanleyMeg DuguidLaugh InGoldie HawnAndrea CohenRyan SwansonMichael AndrewsNathan RedwoodLoul SamaterClinton KingThe Armory ShowDiva Art FairPulse Art FairScope Art FairNova Art FairMichael WorkmanTony FitzpatrickJoan LivingstonAnne WilsonBarry McGeeDietch ProjectsRhona HoffmanKavi Gupta

We interview Alison Ruttan and talk about her show at Monique Meloche and lots and lots of talk about bonobos and why a bonobo is *not* a monkey. Brian Andrews turns off his mind relaxes and floats down stream at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, Ecstasy: In and About Altered States show. Jeff Ward talks about The CORE program at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston. NEXT WEEK: We talk about talking to a sell out crowd at the Steppenwolf Garage Theater, We review some stuff. We talk about partying like a rock star with Liz Armstrong while checking out 52 shows in Pilsen. LINKSsorry this took so long! Alison RuttanMonique MelocheBonobosBaldingBrian AndrewsJeff WardNature vs. NurtureScarlett JohanssonFranz de WaalYerkes National Primate Research CenterSciencePant GruntHair DoHyde Park Art CenterTo Kill a Mocking BirdRwandaJumanjiLos AngelesMOCAThe Geffen Contemporary at MOCAEcstasyGeorge Braque

- Jeff Ward, Shannon Stratton interviewed, Michael Miller, and the "Made in China" show at the Museum of Contemporary Photography reviewed. - ALSO LIVE WITHOUT A NET, Bad at Sports that the Steppenwolf garage theater this Wednesday the 8th as a part of the NPR, Third Coast Festival, Listen Room series. Come throw rocks at us you jerks! THIS WEEK: Jeff Ward and Shannon Stratton have curated the wonderful series of shows, the Happiness I Seek. Showing consecutively in 5 spaces throughout the Chicago community, The Happiness I Seek will feature artists Andrea Cohen (at ThreeWalls), Loul Samater (at Fraction Workspace), Ryan Swanson (at The Chicago Cultural Center), Mike Andrews (at 40000) and Clinton King (at The Suburban). Through a format of dispersing the sculptural installations throughout the city, the exhibition takes on the rhizomatic and cooperative nature of current art and exhibition practice: the materials of the artworks and the artworks of the exhibit and the spaces in a community imply the ideas