Neil Thrun

July 21, 2016

“Jonah Criswell: Fallen Pictures” & “trans_late” Group Show, PLUG Projects

Two exhibitions at PLUG Projects, Jonah Criswell’s “Fallen Pictures” and the group exhibition “trans_late,” explore themes of reproduction and image-making. Both shows contain pictures of..

July 8, 2016

New Studio and Exhibition Space Opens on Troost

Kansas City artist Travis Pratt sits in his studio at the Bunker Center for the Arts, where he is a resident artist and also serves..

June 29, 2016

“Charles Jones: WILDERNESS: The Western Edge of a Dream,” Kiosk Gallery

“WILDERNESS: The Western Edge of a Dream” is full of mystery and enigma, a dream-like contemplation of natural history and urban archeology. Living and working..

May 26, 2016

“Clay Landmarks,” Arabia Steamboat Museum

“Clay Landmarks” at the Arabia Steamboat Museum features artwork by nine artists who explore the museum’s collection of 19th-century artifacts from the sunken steamboat. Mounted..

April 4, 2016

Artist to Watch: Charlie Mylie

“Yes it’s true! Pop Up Charlie can draw anything for you!” is the slogan of Kansas City artist Charlie Mylie. Donning a gold wizard’s hat..

February 15, 2016

“Traces and Trajectories,” La Esquina Gallery

For the last six years, artists in the KC region have been winning Rocket Grants. As the name suggests, the cash grants have been boosting..

January 7, 2016

“Winter Stream,” Epsten Gallery

Twenty short films, ranging from documentary and political manifesto to experimental film collage and surrealist stories, await viewers to the Epsten Gallery’s Winter Stream exhibition...

January 4, 2016

Post Punk

“Punk is dead. Get over it,” writes Stephen Proski in FVTVRE PVNK, a manifesto that marked his break with the Kansas City punk rock scene.But Proski never let his association with the punk scene define him. Over the last decade Proski, a writer, painter, graphic designer, guitarist, singer and underground club owner, has had a diverse creative presence in Kansas City.

October 19, 2015

“The Center is a Moving Target: If You Lived (T)here,” Kemper at the Crossroads

What does it mean to be a “Regionalist” today? The Kemper at the Crossroads exhibit, “The Center is a Moving Target: If You Lived (T)here,”..

Author: Neil Thrun