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by Robyn Farrell Roulo
Hisham Akira Bharoocha, Bjorn Copeland, Matt Irie, Alexis Mackenzie, HILARY PECIS, Brion Nuda Rosch, Tobacco, Eric Yahnker at ebersmoore July 17th, 2009 - August 15th, 2009
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]

A Meld of Gallery Artists

by Katie Farrell
Tauba Auerbach, Ajit Chauhan, Bjorn Copeland, Colter Jacobsen, Xylor Jane, Chris Johanson, Euan Macdonald, Alicia McCarthy, Keegan McHargue, Will Rogan, Leslie Shows at Jack Hanley Gallery - SF February 7th, 2009 - March 7th, 2009
Posted 2/23/09

A Mind Meld is a Terrible Thing to Waste is not inspired by the United Negro College Fund's famous advertising slogan "A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste," (1972) which has entered the United States' lexicon, but a riff off a quote from an interview with the Grateful Dead last month in which drummer Mickey Hart and Bob Weir referred to their collaboration and 2009 tour. Less of a collaboration than a summer show in February, Jack Hanley's exhibition pulls together about a third of the gall... [more]

I Can See for Miles

by Sasha Bergstrom-Katz
TROY BRAUNTUCH, Bjorn Copeland, Brad Eberhard, William Eggleston, Isa Genzken, Davis Rhodes, Matthew Spiegelman, Jeni Spota, Kirsten Stoltmann, Rob Thom at Cottage Home July 12th, 2008 - August 16th, 2008
Posted 8/11/08

Summer group shows often seem a bit thrown together, with works assembled and combined in the same space under themes such as ‘death’ or ‘bodies.' But in the case of “I Can See for Miles” at the new shared Chinatown space, Cottage Home, the works compliment each other without a heavy reliance on a thematic relationship. There is, of course, an underlying theme of rock, as the title is borrowed from a song by The Who, but not everybody would catch that, and even if you do, a song... [more]