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Daniel Nolan and the Artistic Influence of Nuclear Engineering
“When I was in grad school I used to dream in math,” Nolan explains.
Category: Reviews
Puerto Rican Artist Communities
An overview of Puerto Rican artist communities and venues in Chicago.
Lloyd DeGrane and the Chicago Photography Collective Pop Up Gallery Exhibit
-Quasi Sponsored Post*- Lloyd DeGrane will be participating in the Chicago Photography Collective’s opening on Sept 2 (29 E. Madison). DeGrane is a Chicago-based freelance photographer whose work has appeared in the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Reader, the Paris Match and other national and international publications. He specializes in location photography and [...]
Fair Use: Information Piracy and Creative Commons in Contemporary Art and Design
Columbia College Glass Curtain Gallery hosts the upcoming show about Fair Use, and the effect of section 107 of the Copyright Act on artists.
Pop-Up Art Loop: Vacant Lot to Vibrant Art
The Chicago Loop Alliance exhibitis art in the loop’s abandoned storefronts.
Revisionist Realities at Eyeporium
-Sponsored Post- Eyeporium Gallery – 1431 N Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago’s Wicker Park Three collage artists exquisitely reconstruct realities to express their most individual views in Revisionists’ Realities. Kass Copeland relies on narratives from her childhood, stating, “Words have always evoked images for me,” and frequently uses popular fairy tales, rhymes or children’s songs as [...]
EveryBody! Visual Resistance in Feminist Health Movements, 1969-2009
an impressive exhibition of visual resistance in the women’s health movement that encompasses activist posters, video, performance, and the work of feminist artists
Chicago Apartment Galleries: Maps, Photos and Reviews
Supplement to the Red Eye Feature. And 23 Chicago Apartment Galleries are on our map.
Barbara Jones-Hogu and the Philosophy of AfriCOBRA
[Part of the "Best of Chicago Art Magazine" August series. Originally posted 1/13/2010] Kathryn Born Barbara Jones-Hogu is currently getting a Master’s in film, and plans to create documentaries about the work of artists. But her history won’t let her be — she was one of the founders (and one of the few women), in [...]
In Hard Times Should Museums Be Allowed to Sell Their Artworks?
A great post from the archives by Dawoud Bey.
Video from Alexander Calder at MCA
Do you know what the Alexander Calder exhibit needs? A really big fan to get the stuff moving around. I hassled the MCA to no end to send me a video so it could really show the kenetic nature of the work, but the stillness is tomb-like. I wish the woman in the video would [...]
Henri Cartier-Bresson at Peter Fetterman Gallery (and the Art Institute)
The founding father of photojournalism is on view at the Art Institute, and available through Peter Fetterman Gallery.
Gallery Spotlight: Homey Gallery
Homey Gallery is just what the name says, homey. The exposed brick, beige painted walls and hardwood floors feel as though you have wandered into someone’s private home. Paintings rest on tables, sculptures sit on coffee tables and you may even relax on the couch if you please. The only signifier of this home’s artistic ambitions is the amount of artwork covering every surface.
Gallery Spotlight: Little Black Pearl
The 40,000 square foot space, formerly a liquor store and Little Black Pearl’s residence of three years, is home to an astounding array of facilities.
Gallery Spotlight: The Post Family
The Post Family is an artist collective based in the Ukranian Village. The Family works out of a loft space serving as a dual gallery and studio area for members and affiliates. The official roster reads 7 members, all melding fine art into the world of design.
Gallery Spotlight: Harold Washington Community College President’s Gallery
Take one visit to Harold Washington Community College on the bustling corner of Lake and Wabash in the loop and you’ll realize that it isn’t your typical site of post-secondary education.
Gallery Spotlight: Star Lounge Coffee Bar
Star Lounge Coffee Bar is the anti-Starbucks. While America’s favorite caffeinated corporate giant pours its dark-roasted conformity across the country, Star Lounge is reintroducing the people of Humboldt Park to the concept of the coffee community, not only through quality coffee, but through quality art as well.
Gallery Spotlight: Richard Norton Gallery
Richard Norton Gallery showcases Impressionist and Modernist drawings, paintings and sculpture from the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Gallery Spotlight: Chicago State University Galleries
Chicago State University’s Department of Art and Design has two galleries on its campus with regularly scheduled exhibitions. The President’s Gallery shows artwork of professional artists with national popularity while the University Gallery is claimed by student’s work.