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The Komodo Dragon: Gallery Representation the Slow Way
I’d made my bite, introduced myself. What I did NOT do was take these initial rejections personally, nor as the end of the discussion.
Author Archive for Chicago Art Magazine
Chicago’s Twelve: 12 Artists Mobilizing the Earth. Curated by Sergio Gomez
Curator Sergio Gomez has selected twelve Chicago artists currently turning their attention to Mobilizing the Earth, the focus of this year’s World Earth Day.
Custom Metal Fabrication in Chicago
By Chicago Art Magazine on Apr 11, 2012 in Articles
The most unusual thing about public art, and the thing that makes it so different from a conventional art practice, is that you don’t make your own art. It’s made by fabricators.
Interview with Chicago Gallerist Linda Warren of Linda Warren Projects
I am confident in the value of the artists I work with, and I think collectors ultimately know how to find the galleries and artists that resonate for them.
Southside Hub of Production: An Open Invitation for Creative Community
The aim of Southside Hub of Production is to provide cultural and communal free space as an alternative to the museums, galleries, and universities.
Closing of Chicago Art Magazine
Chicago Art Magazine will remain online, in its current form, for the next five years as an archive to the 935 posts and 5,260 images.
Matthew Woodward: Catalogs of Anonymous Forms
Through scale, dramatic chiaroscuro, and composition, these rather unimportant decorative images are transformed into grand icons.
Diane Nelson: Re-imagination of Biology and Art
Nelson has harnessed the microscopic world that dictated much of her previous career, drawing from it its curious palettes, lines, shapes and movements.
Weekly Pick: Katherine Desjardins at Kasia Kay Art Projects Gallery
Her Chicago debut/performance/mashup brings together a trio of meat packers and a 100-foot drawing with the intention to delight and confound.
A Critical Assessment of the “Twitter Art” Bandwagon
From the archives of the Chicago Now Blog; by Candice Weber
The Spirit of Marwen
Marwen is a hub for Chicago’s students–students from fifty-four of Chicago’s fifty-seven zip codes attend Marwen.
Joyce Owens: Do Collectors Owe Profits to Artists?
From the archives of the Chicago Now blog; By Joyce Owens
Weekly Pick: “Studio Malick” at DePaul Art Museum
Studio Malick features photographs by Sidibé, a Malian photographer noted for his images of the nightlife in Bamako in the 1960s.
Sound, Shape, and Color Converge: John Cage’s SONATAS AND INTERLUDES 3/31
Admission is free for Eliza Garth’s performance of John Cage’s masterpiece.
Park West Gallery showcases the photorealism of Scott Jacobs
With the popularity of his paintings, Scott has translated his photorealism to new media, perfecting the arts of lithography, serigraphy, and giclée.
New Gallery Spotlight: Courtney Blades Gallery
Shows at the Courtney Blades Gallery have been quite conceptual, melding both traditional and graphic aesthetics with Internet technology.
Joyce Owens Reviews ‘The Convert’ and ‘Camino Real’ at the Goodman Theatre
To borrow 1960’s parlance, it was a happening.
Hackerspace at Pumping Station 1: Will the Arts Go Open Source?
From the archives of the Chicago Now blog. By Kathryn Born
Weekly Pick: YOU, I, YOU SEE at Co-Prosperity Sphere
This isn’t your typical first-year, second-year, or MFA-thesis shows.
