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Bad at Sports Episode 58: 44/46 & Reviews Oct 08, 2006

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Richard interviews Amanda Browder, Chris Walla, Aris Georgiades and Gail Simpson about Art 44/46: Curated by Stuart Keeler, Art 44/46 is a public art exhibition that will be featuring a variety of artists who are showing pieces publicly. Some are performances, some are sculptural pieces, some are video installations, etc.! All in the 44th and 46th Wards of Chicago. The wards are roughly between Clark and Broadway (and up Broadway) , and Belmont and Diversey. Please check the website for more info.

ALSO

We talk about Bad at Sports BASECAMP: our forthcoming residency/series of events at Three Walls. We also touch on Bridge Miami.

We publicly ahpolohgise for our spelling.

Terri Griffith announces the first selection in the Bad at Sports Book Club!!!

Nathan Rogers-Madsen discusses things he isn't qualified to talk about but does it oh-so-well.Richard, Duncan and Amanda beat up on Massive Change at the MCA. When did the Museum of Science and Industry open a North Michigan Avenue annex? Did we miss a memo?

The announcements make the show super long, sorry, it's all good, honest.

Bad at Sports Episode 57: Chicago Artists Month and more. Oct 01, 2006

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Chicago Artists Month kicks off! Amanda and Richard go to the opening shindig at the Cultural Center and review the shows there-in, Richard confirms his lack of interest in photography, Amanda says "Op-Art" 92 times, everyone loves Ukrainian Modernism! Woo Hoo!

In memory o....I mean in the absence of Duncan we pulled an archival book review, Joanna Topor and Book Guru Terry Griffith discuss Duncan's love of "Witchy Librarians" and the iconoclastic book WINKIE by Clifford Chase, an Orlando-esque tale of a stuffed bear accused of crimes he/she did not commit.

Superstar Brian Andrews hums Randy Newman and goes and checks out art in Los Angeles(where oddly enough we have a solid listener base). Tom Scharpling from The Best Show on WFMU makes a guest appearance.

What happened to Duncan? Who knows.

Sara Lee, please send us money!!! You paid for that shindig Thursday, you can kick us some beer money, we help the community dammit.

I forgot to mention super intern Meg Onli in the closing credits, I suck, I apologize.

REMEMBER THE BLOG IS NOT AT www.badatsports.com!!! Be sure to post any of your comments about Scott Speh over there.

Bad at Sports Episode 56: Curt and Jennifer Conklin Sep 25, 2006

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Amanda, Duncan and Richard talk to Collectors and swell hosts Curt and Jennifer Conklin. Rapping! Ranting!!The Residency is coming soon!The Blog is now at www.badatsports.com

Bad at Sports Episode 55: Gregory Knight and so so much more Sep 18, 2006

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On this week's show Duncan and Richard talk to Gregory Knight Deputy Commissioner/Visual Arts of the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs. Kathryn Born interviews Brian Shannon on the wild and wacky world of insuring art collections. Big Red and Shiny checks in from Boston. Brian Andrews talks about the East Bay. Jason Dunda is on for a minute or so to make fun of incoming art undergrads and Duncan and Richard as they played docent for his first year students! It's like 8 shows rolled into one!NOTE: Duncan loves the US of A and doesn't really want to relive the war of 1812, it's just that Richard's Canada bashing hurts his soft dandy-ish soul.PLEASE NOTE: STARTING THIS WEEK OUR FOCUS SHIFTS TO WWW.BADATSPORTS.COM SO COME ON OVER AND POST YOUR PITHY COMMENTS OVER THERE! WE ARE WAITING FOR YOU!!

COME AND SEE US LIVE!!! Sep 11, 2006

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Thursday, September 14, 6pmChicago Cultural Center, 1st Floor Garland Room78 E. Washington Street., ChicagoFree

Artists and cultural producers discuss how their podcasts, forums, blogs and festivals are bringing new intimacy and openness to Chicago's art scene. Panelists include: Richard Holland, Duncan MacKenzie, Amanda Browder from Bad at Sports; Ed Marszewski from Lumpen, Version and Select Media Festival; David Roth and Wesley Kimmler from Shark Forum.

Bad at Sports Episode 54: Kick off 2006! Sep 11, 2006

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Amanda and Richard talked to loads of folks in the Peoria Street area for the 2006-2007 season kick off, maybe even you! Lots of people you know or have heard of get drunk and say embarrassing things! Awesome! Also, Brian Andrews sets the world straight on how totally fucking stupid Burning Man is. MTV owns you, you sad, sad west-coasters who have more money than imagination, fuck the pre-packaged and throw your own damn party. Damn, the Touch and Go party was mind blowing.

ALSO: MARK YOUR CALENDERS

Thursday the 14th, 6:00 P.M. at the Chicago Cultural Center in the "Garland Room" Bad at Sports, Ed from Lumpen and some of the Sharks from Shark Forum will be talking about alternative arts media.

Not to be missed, come throw stuff at people.

Bad at Sports Episode 53: Tony Tasset Sep 04, 2006

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Tony Tasset, what a damn nice guy. This week we visited the Tasset/Ledgerwood studio-fortress complex. We drove in a rented Humvee for hours into the jungle and were ushered in by the armed guard. The interview is not to be missed. The outro to this show has a special cameo by Dominic Molon.Also...The Crocodile Hunter is dead.

Bad at Sports Episode 52: Birthday!!! Aug 27, 2006

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Wow.

The opening few seconds is payback for the West Town Gallery network map. How dare you. Duncan has never eaten a bratwurst in his life.

Anyway. 52 weeks worth of shows. Damn.

"We're not the first, I hope we're not the last'Cause I know we're all heading for that adult crashThe times is so little, the time belongs to usWhy is everybody in such a fucking rush?Make do with what you haveTake what you can getPay no mind to usWe're just a minor threatWe're just a minor threat"

Duncan and Richard at the Suburban? Aug 25, 2006

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Bad at Sports Episode 51: William Conger Aug 20, 2006

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Chicago art legend William Conger!!! He's taught many of you, heck he's taught some of your teachers. Guest host Tony Fitzpatrick joins Duncan in this great discussion that covers everything from what a great guy Ed Paschke was, to a lengthy discussion of Wesley Kimler which is not to be missed. Much talk about art history in Chicago and an overall fascinating time. The longest episode yet, but every minute is a gem. Next week: Our anniversary show!!!

Bill Conger Tony Fitzpatrick Paul Klein Ed Paschke Roy Boyd Gallery Nelson Algren Alex Kotlowitz Giorgio Morandi Louis Sullivan Wesley Kimler Dennis Adrian Jim Nutt Barbara Rossi Miyoko Ito Hyde Park Art Center Howard Singerman Carol Becker Carl Wirsum Roger Brown Don Baum Lane Relyea Terra Art Museum Guernica Jeanne Dunning Studs Turkel Frank Piatek Chicago Art Write Richard Levine Vera Klement Phyllis Bramson Michelle Grabner Jim Valerio

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