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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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The Heart and Soul of Nature
by Marla Seidell
Julia Hechtman at Devening Projects + Editions
August 30th - October 10th
Posted
9/14/09
On view until October 10, Julia Hechtman's "Irrationalism" photographs at Dan Devening Projects present an inverted view into the heart and soul of nature. The crux of the exhibition are the six framed 31 x 39 photographs (all 2009) displayed in the 450 square foot room with old maple floors at Devening. The room is windowless which makes for a perfect gallery viewing, the large color photos against pristine white walls demand contemplation.Hechtman, who recently completed artist... [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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New Kids on the Block
by Robyn Farrell Roulo
Isak Applin, Carl Baratta, Joel Dean, J. Austin Eddy, Jonathan Gardner, Dominick Garritano, Jason Karolak, Hounyeh Kim, Rachel Niffenegger, Joseph Noderer, Carmen Price, Benajmin Seamons, Jenn Wilson at Corbett vs. Dempsey
July 11th 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Posted
8/2/09
Chicago and its beloved Art Institute carry a reputation of cultivating generations of young, raw talent. Thus, our city has become a magnet for aspiring artists eager to be inspired and create, like so many of those that have passed through on their path to success. Despite this illustrious reputation and art world lore, the contemporary art scene can be difficult to navigate. Many galleries include work by emerging artists, but often I find myself searching for fresh, innovative wor... [more]
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Women
by Robyn Farrell Roulo
Jack Tworkov at Valerie Carberry Gallery
April 3rd - May 23rd
Posted
4/5/09
Also located on the 25th floor of the John Hancock building is the Valerie Carberry Gallery. Established in 2002, the dealer's sole focus is Modern and Postwar American Art. "Jack Tworkov: Women" is the gallery's latest exhibition that highlights work from 1945-1949, by the under-recognized abstract expressionist artist. On view until May 23rd, the show consists of roughly twenty paintings and works on paper displayed in a way that embodies the sensibility of the artist... [more]
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Outsider In: Yoakum at Intuit
by thea liberty nichols
Joseph E. Yoakum at Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art
January 16th - January 9th, 2010
Posted
1/19/09
Ride that Milwaukee train on down to the bright neon green portico of Intuit for this comfortably sized grouping of pencil and ballpoint pen drawings on craft paper by self-taught artist Joseph Yoakum (pronounced Yoke-em).The exhibition was curated by Mark Pascale, Associate Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Art Institute of Chicago, and somewhat of a Yoakum scholar, so if you slept in and missed his excellent early Saturday morning lecture last weekend, be sure to peruse, or pu... [more]
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19th Annual Small Print Show
by Abraham Ritchie
Group Exhibition at Chicago Printmakers Collaborative
November 22nd, 2008 - December 22nd, 2008
Posted
12/22/08
The holiday season is here, or will be shortly, and most of us will gather with our loved ones, friends and family to celebrate our various beliefs and the beginning of a new year. These get-togethers usually involve presents and gift giving and finding that something special for another person I’ve found to be quite fun and sometimes challenging. So this week I’ll be featuring two Chicago art galleries that are perfect for finding affordable, good art for the holidays: the Chicago Printmaker’s Co... [more]
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Powerful Work
by Davida Schulman
Davida Schulman at Koehneline Gallery
December 18th, 2008 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Posted
12/18/08
Davida Schulman investigates herself as a large, middle-aged matron through paintings, watercolors, and prints. Her stark self-portraits, usually executed sans clothing, are antithetical to prevailing cultural perceptions about the ideal feminine image. Schulman accepts herself as she is. These works also introduce audiences to the artist's work environment of the studio and the domestic atmosphere of her home.... [more]
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Bright Lights, Big City
by Abraham Ritchie
Robert Standish at Carrie Secrist Gallery
October 31st, 2008 - December 6th, 2008
Posted
12/1/08
On view at Carrie Secrist Gallery until December 6, is "Street / Lights" an exhibition of oil paintings by Robert Standish. Working in a more traditional mode than other contemporary painters, Standish turns his attention to the issues that we tend to avoid easily: homelessness and prostitution.
It seems to be increasingly difficult to paint photorealistically. Virtuosity for its own sake usually is the object for many artists and is usually complicated by overly-didactic, blatantly populist, or ju... [more]
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