SHARKFORUM: OPINION WITH TEETH

Rikki Kasso

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James Beckman

on June 6, 2006 10:34 PM | Permalink | Comments (27)

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Tokyo based photographer Rikki Kasso has several regularly updated blogs online. Tokyo Undressed is one of these projects. In the tradition of Araki Nobuyoshi, Rikki juxtaposes 'typical' snapshots with highly sexualized photographs to create a compelling emotional tension.

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Yoshihiko does Alberto

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James Beckman

on June 3, 2006 7:44 PM | Permalink | Comments (3)

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I've gone to the far

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James Beckman

on May 29, 2006 1:21 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

I've gone to the far reaches of the earth - where not a single back-issue of Artforum casts its frumpy blobs of hyperextended text, nor does an Artnews drape one in 'just-the-facts-ma'am'.

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Cabin Fever - Saturday night art flight

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James Beckman

on February 24, 2006 12:13 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)

adventurer? Dick Proenneke

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Friday Night Rundown

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James Beckman

on February 10, 2006 10:33 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Oh, you crazy River North, when will you learn? All the kids have gone to bed before you've even baked the bread!

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po-lack or not po-lack

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James Beckman

on February 10, 2006 3:26 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Pollock was a fake, or something

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Swedish Design / Art

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James Beckman

on February 9, 2006 12:24 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

"hey, Swedish folks, take it easy on all the innovation stuff, allright?"

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Art for the day after the groundhog

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James Beckman

on February 3, 2006 8:12 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

a string of gallery shows - to fill the space between now and next week.

if you've knowledge of other events for the week, post them as comments here

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Friday Night Fever

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James Beckman

on January 13, 2006 8:07 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Two interesting openings:
gardenfresh features Milwaukee artist Kathryn Martin who will have an installation.

6-10 pm, through February 17th - 840 W. Washington 2nd floor

Gallery 40000 presents "Versus, Photography & Sculpture", "A Group Exhibition featuring 12 artists exploring the interstices that exists between these two mediums."

7-10pm - 1001 N Winchester

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