Category: Articles

The Donna & Howard Stone Film, Video & New Media Gallery at the Art Institute of Chicago

By Chicago Art Magazine on Sep 06, 2010 in Articles, Featured

One year ago, on May 16th, 2009, the Art Institute of Chicago opened the doors to its newest addition, a state of the art Modern Wing designed by Renzo Piano. The Donna and Howard Stone Gallery, located on the ground floor and dedicated to the exhibition of film, video and new media practices, has lived up to its goal of providing a permanent space dedicated to the exhibition of some of the newest forms of artistic expression.

Top Street Art Picks for the Month of August

By FruzsE on Sep 02, 2010 in Articles, Featured

The month of August, while traditionally a slow month in the art world, has been a busy one for street art in Chicago.

Drop and Give Me 5 (Artists)

By Kathryn Born on Sep 02, 2010 in Articles, Featured

This name came from a desire to go up to people in the know and say, “don’t think, just list the first 10 artists that come to mind” and then just list them out on the site, with an image, and just let it be a very lightly juried thing. So me being me, here’s [...]

The Rebirth of Wood Type

By Chicago Art Magazine on Sep 02, 2010 in Articles, Featured

Lighter than metal, wood type was ideal for posters and large signs, and it’s aesthetic permeates iconic images of the 20th century.

How to Add $30K More to Your Existing Art School Debt

By Chicago Art Magazine on Aug 31, 2010 in Articles, Featured

A “finishing school” for artists opens for business in Chicago’s Lake View neighborhood next January. The Institute for Arts Entrepreneurship will emphasize leadership and marketing skills for artists, said Lisa Canning, its founder and director.

Minimum Running Time of Six Hours — Marina Abramović Performance Art School in 2012

By Chicago Art Magazine on Aug 31, 2010 in Articles, Featured, Performance and Video Art

The Marina Abramovic Institute, due to open in the fall of 2012 in Hudson, New York, will offer artist workshops, courses for the public, a library, a grants program, and housing for students in seeking to develop interest and quality in performance art.

An Incomplete History of the Chicago Poster Scene

By Chicago Art Magazine on Aug 30, 2010 in Articles, Featured

The Spotty & Nutshell Version of the History of the Global Poster Art Resistance Movement (as it Applies to Chicago)

“Hindu Kush,” a Selection from AIC’s Textile Collection

By Chicago Art Magazine on Aug 29, 2010 in Articles, Featured

…Yoors created a great many designs in his lifetime, and weaving them was such a lengthy process that he never produced his work in editions…

De-mystifying Collectors’ Group Gifts the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago

By Chicago Art Magazine on Aug 28, 2010 in Articles, Featured

Every year, a group of collectors fund an acquisition for the MCA. Chicago Art Magazine sat down with Julie Rodriguez Widholm to see what goes on in the process choosing, discussing, gaining consensus for the piece for the MCA. It illustrates the relationship between collector and the MCA, a long-standing tradition that shapes the MCA.

Artist, Gallerist: Why aren’t you using Google Alerts? Or Gmail Farming?

By Chicago Art Magazine on Aug 27, 2010 in Articles, Featured

I believe the Internet is here to save the artist. Most importantly the Internet has lowered the point of entry into the arts world. It has cut distribution costs; I can email my artwork to galleries instead of printing out millions of slides and video artists can post their work online for the whole world to see for free if they wish. The Internet has also made contacting masses of people, for instance, to notify them of an art opening, as easy as clicking ‘send’. Labor and money are saved allowing ever more time for the artist to focus on the actual artwork.

Art Law: What Artists Need To Know About Copyright

By Chicago Art Magazine on Aug 27, 2010 in Articles, Featured

This series of articles will explain, generally, the basics of copyright law for artists. Copyright law can be confusing, especially with the abundance of misinformation circulated. Therefore, in the event of a copyright conflict, artists should be aware of what their rights are.

Group Critique: Friend or Foe?

By Chicago Art Magazine on Aug 26, 2010 in Articles, Featured

What is the function of critique? Robin Dluzen muses on the functionality of group critique.

Life After Art School, Part 1

By Chicago Art Magazine on Aug 26, 2010 in Articles, Featured

Part 1: This damn transition… Transition is a terrible thing. The transition from life in art school to life in the Great Big Out There. How can it work? As I try to write this, “failure” is the only word to come to mind. Failure. But where to go from there?

MCA Acquires “Kiss” Without Paperwork

By Chicago Art Magazine on Aug 24, 2010 in Articles, Featured

MCA’s acquisiton of Tino Sehgal’s “Kiss” included a mandate that no documentation of the artwork/performance was allowed.

Sculptural Objects

By Chicago Art Magazine on Aug 22, 2010 in Articles, Featured

“High fashion”, or, in fancier terms, “Haute Couture” is most commonly associated by the likes of us regular folk in terms of extravagant, impractical garments…

Swept Away: Musings on Wicker’s Fallen Statue

By Chicago Art Magazine on Aug 21, 2010 in Articles, Featured

Wicker (the statue) was found knocked off his base and lying on the grass. Park supervisor John Davidson wouldn’t comment, referring me to the Park District’s marketing department. But it was almost certainly an act of vandalism that had to have been done by a group of people due to the piece’s one-ton-plus weight, according to park stakeholders…

Street Art

By Chicago Art Magazine on Aug 20, 2010 in Articles, Featured

This article is based on the extremly robust Flikr Chicago Street Art Photography community, which has over 1,298 members, and 20,000 photos.

Difficult Navigation: Analysis of Modern Wing’s Layout

By Chicago Art Magazine on Aug 17, 2010 in Articles, Featured

From “Best of Chicago Art Magazine”, Dec. 2009 Feature by Susheela Bhat Illustration by Melissa Wright Sweeping in with the fresh spring air, the Art Institute of Chicago’s new building, The Modern Wing, designed by Renzo Piano, opened to the public earlier this year. With its two-story Griffin Court flanked by two three-story pavilions, the [...]

Lynn Basa’s Tips for Eschewing Artistic Success

By Chicago Art Magazine on Aug 16, 2010 in Articles, Featured

Lynn Basa’s 10 Ways to Become a Starving Artist

Faheem Majeed. Remember that name.

By Kathryn Born on Aug 08, 2010 in Articles, Featured

I always complain that the same twenty writers cover the same forty artists, and when I started this blog, I was determined to break away from the usual suspects and find some new talent. Overall, the blog hasn’t been too successful in that goal, but if there is one person I feel like I’ve found by going off the beaten path, someone who wasn’t on the radar, then it’s Faheem Majeed.