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Saint Louis
Brett Williams: Memory Old and New at Bruno David Gallery

Brett Williams: Memory Old and New at Bruno David Gallery

Memory Old and New continues Brett Williams's abiding interest in the absurdities of contemporary modes of communication in the form of a mini audiovisual monument at Bruno David Gallery.
A Room Without a View?

A Room Without a View?

Architectural Historian Michael Allen addresses the intersections of community art and "placemaking" and the complications these cause when played out on our cities.
A Conversation with Jenny Murphy and Brie Cella of Perennial

A Conversation with Jenny Murphy and Brie Cella of Perennial

Amelia-Colette Jones interviews the organizers of Perennial, an art-centered social enterprise in South St. Louis.
Proper Residency: A Conversation with Angela Malchionno

Proper Residency: A Conversation with Angela Malchionno

Amelia Jones talks to Angela Malchionno about social change, homesteading, and facilitating the support of artists in small, sincere ways.
William E. Jones: “Killed" at the St. Louis Art Museum

William E. Jones: “Killed” at the St. Louis Art Museum

Andrew Wyatt surveys William E. Jones's stunning video "Killed" currently on view at the St. Louis Art Museum.
Ideas of Order at COCA

Ideas of Order at COCA

Curator Jessica Baran conjures a productive disarray of domestic and found objects from St. Louis artists Gina Alvarez, John Early, Wonder Koch, and Peter Pranschke.
Chautauqua Art Lab

Chautauqua Art Lab

The Chautauqua Art Lab is an annual forum for collaboration and connection between artists and arts organizations exploring process driven projects, human interactions, and shared space in St. Louis.
Leslie Hewitt: Sudden Glare of the Sun at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis

Leslie Hewitt: Sudden Glare of the Sun at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis

Leslie Hewitt knows how to do subtle. Such attention to detail offers clarity in some space between photography, film, history, and sculpture.
Big Words, Little Landscapes at Good Citizen

Big Words, Little Landscapes at Good Citizen

Netta Sadovsky reviews Craig Wedderspoon's 'biotextural' forms currently on view at Good Citizen in St. Louis.