Jenn Smith
Top Ten Books:
- On Ptg (College Art Association Conference Open Studio Panel on Painting)
- The Indiscipline of Painting, edited by Sarah Shalgosky et al
- Tenth of December by George Saunders
- Your Invitation to a Modest Breakfast by Hannah Gamble
- Letters to a Young Artist (compiled by Art on Paper)
- Daily rituals : how artists work by Mason Currey
- Brief Interviews with Hideous Men by David Foster Wallace
- David Shrigley : brain activity by David Shrigley
- Draw it with your eyes closed : the art of the art assignment edited by Dushko Petrovich and Roger White
- Amy Sillman : third person singular by Ian Berry
Top Ten Movies:
- Wild At Heart, David Lynch, (1990)
- Dead Man, Jim Jarmusch (1995)
- Flash Gordon, Mike Hodges (1980)
- Modern Times, Charles Chaplin (1936)
- Face/Off, John Woo (1997)
- Margot at the Wedding, Noah Baumbach (2007)
- The Awful Truth, Leo McCarey (1937)
- Moon, Duncan Jones (2009)
- Withnail & I, Bruce Robinson (1987)
- Young Frankenstein, Mel Brooks (1974)
Top Ten Albums:
- T. Rex, Electric Warrior
- The Beatles, Abbey Road
- Animal Collective, Merriweather Post Pavillion
- The Smiths, Hatful of Hollow
- Lil Wayne, Tha Carter III
- Elliott Smith, Figure 8
- Drake, If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late
- David Bowie, Hunky Dory
- Otis Redding, Pain in my Heart
- Neutral Milk Hotel, In the Aeroplane over the Sea
Top Ten Chicago:
- Garfield Park Conservatory
- 12th Street Beach
- off-limits rooftop of Mana Contemporary building
- Flaxman Library, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- Klas Restaurant, Cicero
- Osaka Japanese Garden, Jackson Park
- Jumping Bean Cafe, Pilsen
- Aji Ichiban candy store, Chinatown
- Concrete walkway behind Shedd Aquarium
- Palmer Square Park (at night), Logan Square
Chicago Contemporary Art Seminar 