This exhibit was a tribute to Chris Hales, aka DJ Tapedek. Dedicated CAD student, resident artist, teaching artist, DJ, Painter, Collage Artist, Friend, and source of inspiration for many…Missed by many.
The After’s Cool Show – 2010
TIME AND PLACE – 2010
5 musical acts with video art accompaniment mad up the original TIME & PLACE with ROOK RICHARDSON SHOW.HERE are a few numbers from that evening and a few other preliminary experiments with shooting bands performing live 3fives @ Time & PLACE Dominic Johnson and Max Glascot – AKA DOJO…
$200 – 2009
This CAD theme asked participants to consider making art thet is worth $200 ( the cost of studio rent at CAD)
Looptopia – 2008
They were also looking to fill a 1-4am slot with something fun, conceptually interesting, and above all, interactive. The location was to be the parking ramp under Millennium Park. I quickly suggested the Round Robin art warm-up that we have done for the first day of many CAD classes, (5-10…
Pilsen Art Walk – 2008
I love this photo of this art
PORCELAIN PRIVACY – 2006
This has been a poem, a song, a film and required reading for hundreds of High School juniors. I wrote the poem at Mount Mercy College in 1997. The song was first performed in 2003 and was later recorded for the Rook Rumors album. The film premiered at DePaul University…
Faculty Show – 2005
The instructor at the Chicago Art Department hosted the first annual faculty show. I showed waxy paintings and performed a few songs.
STREET STUDIES CONCERT – SXU 2005
We took the best of my two creative worlds, Chicago Art Department and Saint Xavier University Department of Art & Design, and smashed them together. The topic was Chicago Streets – Every Artist chose a different street. Documentary made by a student in the class. Classroom Footage Concert Footage WESTERN…
LOVER LEAVER – 2004
LOVER LEAVER Location: Transamoeba – South Loop – Chicago Year: 2003 All of the members of the rock band Hive of Fives, including myself, took part in the Chicago Art Department (see below). The topic chosen for the first CAD exhibit was “Love It or Leave It’. For the CAD…