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A Brief Art History of Wine
by Marla Seidell
Group Exhibition at The Art Institute of Chicago
July 11th - September 20th
Posted
9/14/09
On view until September 20, the Art Institute's impressive and wide-ranging exhibition, "A Case for Wine: From King Tut to Today," is interesting not only for its plethora of drinking artifacts but for what it says about the history of human interaction with alcohol. What is clear is the dissolute nature of man and woman in regards to drink over the ages. From an ancient Greek terracotta bowl decorated with men reveling in Bacchic frivolity to an English silvered brass wine ci... [more]
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Portrait of the Artist: Candice Hunter
by orangemoon
Candace Hunter at An Orange Moon Antiques & Design Studio
August 28th 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Posted
9/11/09
Originally appeared in Newcity, 8/24/09. Written by Jason Foumberg, Art Editor for Newcity. Courtesy of Newcity and Jason Foumberg:
Candace Hunter
An artist working in collage can make one of two major statements: by selecting and cutting material from piles of old magazines, the collagist either despairingly critiques the ever-flowing fountain of consumer information, or else she is a cosmopolite, joining disparate faces and places into a communal frame.
Candace Hunter is this second type of colla... [more]
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Life and Art
by Sonja Srdanovic
Carlo, MILES CARPENTER, THONTON DIAL, Howard Finster, Gertrude Morgan, GEE'S BEND QUILTS, SIMON SPARROW, Charles Steffen, Edgar Tolson, Bill Traylor, JOSEPH YOAKUM at Russell Bowman Art Advisory
July 17th - August 22nd
Posted
8/10/09
Personal histories and biographical information often add depth and interest to exhibitions. Museums in particular are able to devote space, energy and research to providing historical and personal background information on both the artist as an individual, as well as the environment within which a particular artist is working.
In the case of outsider art, where life and art are usually closely linked, there is a strong argument for the importance of the biography of the artis... [more]
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Second Life
by Sonja Srdanovic
at Zolla/Lieberman Gallery
June 19th - August 20th
Posted
8/10/09
The phrase “anything goes” appears to be the theme of our dually dismal and volatile financial year in 2009. This is a year that has artists turning to their everyday environment before venturing forth to invest in anything new. At least that seems to be the larger issue tackled by Zolla/Lieberman’s diverse show “Second Stories: Artists Making Do and Fixing Up,” which consists of works almost all produced in 2009. The up-to-date artistic production allows the exhibited... [more]
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Overlap
by Robyn Farrell Roulo
Hisham Akira Bharoocha, Bjorn Copeland, Matt Irie, Alexis Mackenzie, HILARY PECIS, Brion Nuda Rosch, Tobacco, Eric Yahnker at ebers|B9
July 17th - August 15th
Posted
8/3/09
Chicago’s artistic landscape is a winding path with many stops along the way. From well-known galleries on Michigan Avenue and River North, to the cutting edge spaces in the West Loop, the city offers a variety of venues for art. Over the past decade some of the lesser known artistic communities have become a hotbed for alternative project spaces that lend a helping hand to struggling artists and gallerists alike. You may find art hanging on the walls of a favorite restaurant... [more]
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A Radical Future
by Robyn Farrell Roulo
Giacomo Balla, Umberto Boccioni, Francesco Cangiullo, Gerardo Dottori, Carlo Erba, Achille Lega, Benedetta Marinetti, Ivo Pannaggi, Enrico Prampolini, Hugo Scheiber, Giuseppe Steiner, Thayaht at Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Chicago
May 7th 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Posted
5/31/09
This year marks the 100th anniversary for the first avant-garde movement of the 20th Century, Italy's Futurism. In 1909, poet Filippo Tommaso Marinetti published the ‘Manifesto Futurista' in Paris. This was a watershed in art and literary history and marked the inception of the ‘Futurists'. To celebrate the momentous event, Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Chicago presents "Celebrating Marinetti's Manifesto" a collection of diverse paintings, prints, drawings, and doc... [more]
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All Things Natural
by Robyn Farrell Roulo
Cy Twombly at The Art Institute of Chicago
May 16th 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Posted
5/18/09
Saturday, May 16th, marked the inaugural opening of the Modern Wing, but it also premiered the exhibition, "Cy Twombly: The Natural World, Selected Works 2000-2007". Located in the new Modern Wing, in the Abbott Galleries off of Griffin Court, the exhibition features over 30 works by the artist. The collection of work showcases more recent developments by the artist over the past decade. The body of work is monumental in size and meaning, a fitting exhibition for Renzo Piano's profoun... [more]
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Do Yo' Thing
by Robyn Farrell Roulo
Liz Rose Wolf at Vespine Gallery
April 10th 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Posted
4/19/09
There is an array of galleries that have set up shop along South Halsted in the neighborhood of Pilsen. This area, known as The Chicago Arts District, embraces many venues whether they are commercial, retail, working studios or contemporary galleries. The second Friday of each month is a celebration of diversity and a way to support the local scene devoted to fostering new and emerging artists. Located at 1907 S. Halsted, the Vespine Gallery and Studio offers an alternative ven... [more]
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Three Artists and a Two-Eyed Cat
by Robyn Farrell Roulo
Jonah Burlingame, Otto Lange, Wendy Seller at Judy A Saslow Gallery
March 13th 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Posted
3/23/09
Work from a West Coast artist, a Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) professor and a Southern "Yankee" are featured in "Fresh Faces 2009", the current exhibition on view until April 11th at Judy A Saslow Gallery. Located in the heart of Chicago's River North gallery district Saslow has established herself as a champion of Outsider, Folk and Contemporary art. I must caution that a leisurely trip to the famed intersection of Superior and Franklin can quickly turn into a marat... [more]
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This is Not a Piece of Notebook Paper
by Kathryn Born
DennisSchommer, Julie Farstad, Karen Hanmer, Tom Huck, Teresa Mucha James, Michael Krueger, Anna Kunz, Jon Langford, Rich Lehl, Ashley Nason, Karen Savage, Jenny Schmid, Matt Schommer, Will Sturgis, Chris Uphues, Ian Weaver at Packer Schopf Gallery
February 20th - March 28th
Posted
3/1/09
In anticipation of the Southern Graphics Council (a major printmaking convention hosted by Columbia College in late March), Packer Schopf is hosting the group print show "Ce n'est pas un spectacle de caracteres (This is not a print show)." But, ah ha, it is a print show. It has a collection of prints from the artists of White Wings Press and a dozen other print artists.
Two things that stood out:
Rattail, 2007, by Matthew Schommer and William Strugis features a mouse and snake and boy with a hole... [more]
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