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(Editor’s Note: This letter from Paul Killebrew to Katie Geha ran on Super Tuesday to general acclaim. In light of this, and thinking a bit about this, it seems prescient once again (Edwards focus notwithstanding), so we’re re-posting it for your perusal and reconsideration. To any readers out there in Indiana, North Carolina, West Virginia, [...]

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The artist Lee Lozano wrote in her notebook on December 20, 1969: “Confinement is the near root of all my rage.” Recently, I’ve been trying to imagine her name as a verb. Lee Lozano. Do you know her work? I think you would like it. She’s mostly known for her tool drawings and paintings—big graphic [...]

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This IM interview between Chicago artist Stacie Johnson and curator Katie Geha is the second of two parts. Part one–in which Stacie gets a new refrigerator and discusses with Katie illusion vs. abstraction–appeared yesterday. Katie: In terms of “painting from observation”—in your artist statement you say that you create portraits of objects, something that might [...]

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This IM interview between Chicago artist Stacie Johnson and curator Katie Geha is the first of two parts. Part two–in which Stacie and Katie talk about the uncanny, high-schoolers bedrooms, and being designated the most improved–will appear tomorrow. Katie: Hey! Stacie: Hey girl. Katie: You ready to be interviewed? Have your coffee? Stacie: Should we [...]

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The following is the second part of a conversation between artist Melissa Scherrer and curator Katie Geha. Buddhism, contact lenses, and trees all figure prominently. Part 1 appeared last week. Katie: I think there’s this interesting tension between the natural, the artificial, and the supernatural in your photos—whether it’s a nude or a picture of [...]

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The following is the first part of a conversation between artist Melissa Scherrer and curator Katie Geha. Magic, the Midwest, and mimes all figure prominently. Part 2 will appear next week. Katie: So, I haven’t been sleeping much lately. And I have really wanted to do interviews with artists for a bit a now but [...]

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