Articles by Allison Glenn

Street Folk

by Allison Glenn | Apr 11, 2011

Street Folk

by Allison Glenn | Apr 11, 2011

Like this post? Help us fund our guest blog for the next year. Donate to Blog Party, our first-ever blog fundraiser, today! One cannot talk about the relational art projects …

The Lot: A Functional Site

by Allison Glenn | Apr 10, 2011

The Lot: A Functional Site

by Allison Glenn | Apr 10, 2011

The Lot is a curatorial project that began in 2009 with the goal to provide space for site-responsive performance art while pushing the boundaries of what non-commissioned public art in …

The Performativity of Site

by Allison Glenn | Apr 4, 2011

The Performativity of Site

by Allison Glenn | Apr 4, 2011

  Collectivity and site specificity are two themes that are incorporated into many artists’ projects in Detroit. Shared information, shared space, and sustained growth are what fuel the brains behind …

Living in the Present

by Allison Glenn | Mar 30, 2011

Living in the Present

by Allison Glenn | Mar 30, 2011

The abandoned buildings in Detroit have an air of nostalgia and a visceral seductiveness. When encountered for the first-time, they can be overwhelming. No building represents the affects of ruin …

We Almost Lost Detroit

by Allison Glenn | Mar 28, 2011

We Almost Lost Detroit

by Allison Glenn | Mar 28, 2011

I was in Detroit this weekend catching up with my family and friends and was able to look at the city with fresh eyes. Distance is necessary to have criticality, …
Installation shot of "Effervescent Condition" at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. (Left) Yefeng’s "Battelfield," (right) Sampson’s Dodgedraw on the right, Dodgedraw participant

Flash Points

Effervescent Condition

by Allison Glenn | Aug 7, 2010

Flash Points

Effervescent Condition

by Allison Glenn | Aug 7, 2010

Effervescent Condition, curated by Fang-Tze Hsu (MA 2010) was the School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s (SAIC) contribution to The Power of Copying, a large-scale, international group exhibition held …