Konstantin Grcic’s Myto chair In 1999, the German designer Konstantin Grcic unveiled the Mayday Lamp, a sleek contraption inspired by the lighting in auto repair shops. Produced by Flos, the lamp went on to win the prestigious Compasso d’Oro award, and over the next decade, Grcic (pronounced GEAR-tchich) became one of the world’s most sought-after … Read more
Carrie Schneider doesn’t like having her picture taken. It’s an odd confession given the 30-year-old photographer/video artist’s affinity for self-portraiture. But like Cindy Sherman and Tracey Moffatt before her, Schneider’s arresting self-portraits aren’t exactly literal. “Most of the time,” she says, “I don’t think of myself as being me.” She styles herself as a stand-in … Read more
Planning a trip to Pilsen? If so, use this guide
A mother-daugther team find inspiration in local TV personalities
The second Twilight movie comes out November 20th, andTV series such as True Blood continue to suck in new vampire fans. But for two longtime local enthusiasts, vampire stories are more than a fad
In The Mystery of Irma Vep, by Charles Ludlam, two actors play a haunted household’s worth of servants, masters, werewolves, mummies, and more in a tale that riffs on everything from the Brontës to Poe to more schlock horror flicks than you can shake a bloody severedleg at. Herein, a who’s who in the anagrammatic … Read more
Don’t-miss picks for 11.18.09 through 11.24.09: Take heed, Palin: You’re not the only rogue on tour. Vagabond Opera brings klezmer cabaret to Chicago. … Plus, Moth Story Slam returns … Peter Gallagher recollects … Osgood and Kogan toast Chicago (and we toast them) … and more
Andrew Lippa embarks on his spookiest project yet
The musician Jon Langford inspires a play
Don’t-miss picks for 11.11.09 through 11.17.09: Cool jazz meets the king of klezmer … House Theatre meets rocker Jon Langford … Bartók meets the movies … Frank Lloyd Wright meets happy hour … and more
