<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417661/htd50vdhqvxk7bstbrur.gif"><figcaption>Haig Aivazian: All of the Lights, installation view, February–March 2021, The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago, Photo: Useful Art Services &nbsp;</figcaption></figure>By GINNY VAN ALYEALast fall we asked some local art world figures what their <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2020/9/mirror-mirror-on-the-gallery-wall-after-this-year-who-can-predict-2021">2021 Art World Predictions</a> might be. At the time I saw two main scenarios that could shape this year: Life with a vaccine, and life without. Fortunately, we are now several months into a remarkable vaccine development effort and rollout, holding tight to all the cautious optimism we can summon. With this progress in mind, I wanted to check in again with the local art community to see how things are actually going.&nbsp;As in the fall my questions seek everyone’s candid response to how they have been faring and to get their best guess at what’s next. Responses are grouped by topic. I am grateful to those who candidly shared their collective wisdom and hopes for the future as we move through another year.&nbsp;On 2021 vs 2020How are things going for you so far this year?&nbsp;&nbsp;Catherine Edelman, Catherine Edelman Gallery: It’s been a very sobering year, as the pandemic forced me to rethink the gallery model.Tom McCormick, McCormick Gallery: This year so far is a continuation of last, which was outstanding. We finished the year on par with any normal, good year, even with the gallery essentially closed. Almost all sales were out of town and I became a one-man shipping juggernaut. The FedEx store reserved a private parking spot for me (kidding). Demand for certain work, especially from our estates and most especially by women, is through the roof and we cannot meet demand.&nbsp;Julia Nucci Kelly, Asst. Dir. for Marketing &amp; Communications Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois: KAM has been open since February. Much of our staff is still working from home, but unlike last year, we’re able to have our major student art exhibitions (MFA and BFA) in person. That feels like progress. KAM is addressing multiple pandemics — not just COVID, but political division, racism and violence, and struggles for our environment — as much as we can through art, including exhibitions like Homemade, with Love: More Living Room that creates and holds space for Black girls, women, and femmes in the museum, providing space to gather and support one another with art space to create. In the community, we’re hosting Pandemics as a Portal to Change, a virtual community exhibition that gathers creative writing, visual art, music, and performance centered on hope, encouraging artists of all kinds to envision what we can make better beyond these struggles and pain.Kathleen Waterloo, artist: 2021 has been a whirling continuum of 2020, which proved to be one of my busiest years as an artist. I was very fortunate just prior to COVID-19 to open a solo exhibition in River North at Addington Gallery. The following week Mayor Lightfoot put the city in lockdown. My studio is isolated, so I was able to continue working almost daily on projects while maintaining social distancing. Currently I’m juggling works for a solo exhibition late 2021 at Circa Gallery in Minneapolis, in addition to a few commissions. As an artist during this bizarre time in our society, I am feeling very blessed.Karsten Lund, Curator: I don’t have a simple answer, but I’ve felt grounded by my work at the Renaissance Society throughout everything. I’m grateful to be at a nimble, resilient institution, and it has been energizing to be working very closely with a number of artists during the past year, even if most of our conversations have been over Zoom.At the Ren, we’ve been still able to do a lot, even against such headwinds. I keep returning to the fact that we have a strong close-knit team, and even before the pandemic our museum has been designed to really channel our resources towards our program and artist’s projects, which has made all the difference in a hard year like this.&nbsp;&nbsp;WORKING – OR NOT WORKING – WITH CLIENTSHave you been able to engage relatively well with current and new clients or patrons?&nbsp;&nbsp;Catherine Edelman: Many of our regular clients have stayed home, unwilling to venture to the gallery. But e-blasts, Zooms, etc. have helped us maintain a connection. Now that we are open by appointment only, new clients have emerged. I think the fact that they can have a private experience has been very powerful.Tom McCormick: Yes. One advantage to doing this for nearly 50 years is that you know a lot of people and they know you. A good reputation is the best thing one can develop, full stop, to weather any storm.Julia Nucci Kelly: Yes — our community has embraced the idea that the museum can be a safe in-person activity, and we know KAM plays a role in wellness both on campus and in Champaign-Urbana. Through our virtual programs, we’ve been able to engage a far broader geography vs. in person only. We know virtual programs are a different experience, but we are coming to understand that they supplement what we do in person and make arts programming more accessible.Kathleen Waterloo: Thanks to email, cell phones, the internet, and Zoom I’ve been able to engage with current and new clients in addition to gallerists quite well. Most are familiar with my work already, so communicating size, color preferences, budget, etc. are fairly easy to discuss. Digital images of a site, wall location, and surrounding space further helps a successful end result.&nbsp;Karsten Lund: Some projects, such as publications, can adapt relatively easily to working from home. We finished a 400-page book with LaToya Ruby Frazier this winter, which I still draw inspiration from. Now I’m working on a monograph with Kevin Beasley coming out later this year.&nbsp;It’s required accepting a lot of uncertainty and brought new challenges, for sure, but I’ve also opened three exhibitions this year, at least for more limited in-person audiences. That includes solo shows by Haig Aivazian and Jill Magid, and in ways that speaks volumes to their own resilience, both artists produced ambitious new works.&nbsp;We’ve taken this as a time to experiment too. As we’ve shifted to online talks and virtual exhibition tours, and also debuted a new digital platform, Renaissance TV, we’ve had viewers tuning in from many different countries, with great attendance. We will carry that forward and keep exploring these expanded possibilities for a global audience, or those who can’t visit us, even as we return to in-person programming.&nbsp;IT’S STILL HARD...What challenges remain for you and your business/space since the pandemic began last spring?&nbsp;&nbsp;Catherine Edelman: Creating engagement. Art fairs were a critical part of our business model. It’s been a challenge to introduce new work/artists without that network.&nbsp;Tom McCormick: Even though we are selling well I feel sorry for our contemporary artists (as opposed to the dead ones) as their exhibitions are not well attended. Even when attendance does not equate to sales it is still a great time for friends, family and interested collectors to see the stuff, and COVID has put a lid on a lot of that,Julia Nucci Kelly: I think holding our communities together and supporting one another are our biggest tasks ahead. We’re working hard to make every aspect of the museum’s work accessible to all, and our Curator of Academic Programs Liza Sylvestre is a leader for our staff in that area. We’re also looking forward to when we can do robust school and family programming again as well, so charting the path forward and doing it together in a way that is inclusive and just is an important challenge for us to meet head on.Kathleen Waterloo: Since many galleries temporarily went online and others, sadly, closed their doors due to COVID-19’s economic impact, a few galleries now show my work online only. My work is best viewed in person. If a potential client is only viewing my work digitally some things get lost in the translation – the translucency of the encaustic medium, intimate details that are lost due to the small scale of a cell phone or computer screen, and the experience of seeing the artwork itself which is an ‘object’ in its own right.&nbsp;Karsten Lund: Certain challenges have been unavoidable but we were able to work around them, such as the fact that artists mostly haven’t been able to come on site to install. But more importantly, I think we need to be responsive to the widely varied challenges and hardships different people are facing this year, whether artists, our audiences, or our collaborators. Care feels like an important word and a way of being, more than ever, now and into the future. I continue asking myself how as curators we can meet our moment and what are the best ways we can support artists’ work as our larger contexts shift and so many pressures continue.&nbsp;<figure class="image image-style-side"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417662/qoaswcuammt86rewbt45.gif"><figcaption>Kathleen Waterloo, Texter Road Revisited, 2020, Encaustic on panel18” x 18”, courtesy Addington Gallery. Photo by Tom Van Eynde</figcaption></figure>WHAT ABOUT ARTISTS?How are your artists – or your contemporaries – doing?&nbsp;&nbsp;Catherine Edelman: I started a monthly Zoom meeting with my artists, in an effort to bring everyone together. It’s been an amazing experience for everyone, as we work together to advance the mission of CEG.Kathleen Waterloo: Ex-studiomates and artist friends stay in touch and we give each other critiques, opinions, moral support and pep talks. We like each other’s social media posts. It’s all been vital during the past year. Early during COVID–19 some artists were locked out of their studio buildings for months – a devastating blow. Those who had studio access and continued working did so diligently; it was the fuel needed to keep them going mentally. Most were prolific. Now many of us are also prepared to face the future with a toughened stamina, honed during this pandemic. I’ve seen a few artists, not previously working, who have emerged from isolation producing new and ridiculously stunning work that comes from being either on lockdown, in fear, actually sick, or recovering from 24/7 child care and home schooling – a situation which has affected many artists and non-artists alike. They are exploding with creativity and waiting impatiently to rock the town.&nbsp;Tom McCormick: The dead ones are still dead, but thriving in the market! My living artists, mostly from Chicago, seem to be getting on OK, at least they are not complaining to me. &nbsp;IF THE GLASS IS HALF FULL IS IT ONLY BECAUSE YOU’VE BEEN DRINKING?What are you optimistic about?&nbsp;&nbsp;Catherine Edelman: December in Miami. I believe collectors are hungry to see art in person, and the art fairs in Miami will be a barometer of the return to some semblance of normalcy.Amy L. Powell, Krannert: We are excited to reunite with objects and continue to build community in our spaces. In addition to A Question of Emphasis: Louise Fishman Drawing opening this fall with questions of queer feminist drawing and abstraction, we’re opening Crip*, a group exhibition and symposium curated by Liza Sylvestre that addresses disability and intersectional thinking. Things cannot “go back to normal,” and we are excited to center artists and our audiences to figure out ways of transformation, together. We’re optimistic about the lessons we learned for virtual content and programming, and hope to take those forward.Kathleen Waterloo: Galleries, museums and even art fairs will fully reopen their doors in the near future. Perhaps a few precautionary measures from COVID–19 will remain, but I’m eager to see public space become just that again, with people able to become the social animals they are. I’m still concerned about the galleries that cannot, or won’t, reopen and will only have an online presence. I recognize that for many that digital business model works, and it might be here to stay. The virtual world has been a lifeline for many attempting to keep the arts afloat. I’m hopeful that physical galleries are also here to stay. Fund the arts now – visual, dance, theater, music, film – let’s get them back on their feet.Karsten Lund: I draw so much optimism from artists, and this year is no exception. As much as ever, I’ve been reminded of how they help us see the world differently, almost in real time in some cases. LaToya Ruby Frazier, Haig Aivazian, and Jill Magid’s projects will all stay with me in that way.Maybe most of all though, this feels like a moment when so many things have the potential to be recalibrated, for museums and other institutions and in our individual lives. Change feels possible when it comes to systemic racism, inequality, accessibility, and our looming climate crisis, though that work will have to carry on long beyond this year.Tom McCormick: Oh, I’m very optimistic about everything. While many, many people were devastated economically by COVID, many collectors and others with financial means have been willing to spend more than ever. This will surely level out once things return to some sort of normal, but something good is always just around the corner.&nbsp;That from Mr. Rose Tinted Glasses!&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

Taking the Temperature in 2021: How Is It Actually Going in Chicago's Art World?

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image image-style-side"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417655/opxqnu5ng5wjmr59qpde.gif"><figcaption>Balancing work and life with one of CGN’S top interns, pictured here on an official outing to the Art Institute with publisher Ginny B. Van Alyea, spring 2021 &nbsp;</figcaption></figure>By GINNY VAN ALYEARemember when many businesses and corporate leaders declared that women “lean in” to achieve professional progress as well as a work-life balance? I think at some point we started to lean so much we tipped over. I physically did this at the time Sheryl Sandberg’s book of the same name was published, and I was a few months pregnant with my daughter. I was leaning in to admire something at an art fair, and I didn’t yet understand how my own bodily center of balance had shifted. My mother had to help me stand back up and I had to brush off my embarassment.For me, eight years after that art fair and two children later, the center of many things has continued to shift. 2020 was basically one big lurch in another direction for all of us. Settling into 2021 I’m not sure I will ever go all the way back to the late night multi-tasker I was before the pandemic. I’m finding I’m a better mother, wife and publisher when I lean back – I get more sleep and I keep my to-do list short and my social calendar more limited. Leaning, for me, is balancing, not falling over or getting whiplash.&nbsp;*When the pandemic hit last spring, I fretted about what to do at work – how could CGN help galleries and artists? Should we organize a benefit auction? A crisis symposium? Would CGN even survive? Should we find a way to build e-commerce into our website? How could I fix everything?&nbsp;Ultimately, in the CGN office Emily and I decided to just keep doing what we always do: cheerlead the arts. Doing one thing for over 38 years has worked. We haven’t taken over the world, but it also hasn’t managed to take us over either. Leaning back this past year is what kept us on track and balanced as we navigated unpredictable, sometimes scary times. &nbsp;In this summer of 2021 issue we’ve tried to seek balance and perspective once again, grateful to be publishing according to our usual schedule, not under lockdown, and with a host of exhibitions and news to cover, all while keeping our eyes open for good news and green shoots.&nbsp;So far we have seen a <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2021/5/expansions-plans-forward-momentum-after-a-hard-year">notable number of galleries</a> moving and smartly expanding this year, deepening roots in the creative economy long term. Mayor Lightfoot also announced “Arts 77” — a citywide arts <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2021/4/we-built-this-city-on-the-arts-city-of-chicago-pledges-60-million-for-recovery-and-reopening">recovery and reopening plan</a> with an initial investment of over $60 million to ”place the arts at the center of our city’s recovery efforts.” We are back to posting new (and in–person) events and exhibitions on chicagogallerynews.com every day.&nbsp;If 2020’s flood almost wiped us out, 2021 is a year of replanting ahead of what we hope will be a cultural harvest in 2022 and beyond.&nbsp;For now openings still look different and are fewer in number, and the art fairs and large events haven’t officially returned yet, but we do see people seeking out art in person this summer, visiting galleries in small groups, buying timed tickets to museums, and hitting the road on weekend trips to Midwestern cities and towns that offer art and culture within a couple hours drive. A year of leaning back has helped artists and dealers reevaluate plans as well as resources, and it has helped me build up the resolve, not to mention appreciation, to wade back into the water and enjoy our city again. I see I don’t have to do it all, but I will strive to do it well.Grateful to be able to continue publishing CGN as we approach our 40th anniversary next year, we’ve recommitted to making sure this lovely magazine continues to exist and connect to many in our little part of the art world.&nbsp;As long as I can keep my balance, and my head, we can stay right where we are. That is good, and it’s enough.&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

Summer 2021 Publisher's Letter: When Leaning Back Moves You Forward

<html><head></head><body>We’ve all heard of doubling down. It’s harder than it sounds to face adversity, take a big gamble and make it happen. Amidst a challenging pandemic fortunes have been varied in Chicago’s art spaces, but everyone has been adversely affected in one way or another. CGN has been seeking out the gallerists and others who decided to make some lemonade out of 2020. Each effort is a testament to the enduring power of art and the creative people behind it all. This summer visit these spaces and places to see what’s new and to wish those leading the charge well. – GV&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417619/s7j4ovqvfa46ahjob7yo.jpg"><figcaption>Patron's new home at 1612 W Chicago Ave</figcaption></figure>PATRON has been talking about a move from its original River West location for quite some time, but 2020 put plans on hold. As of April 2021 they have moved to a fabulous new space in a reclaimed theater in West Town.&nbsp; •&nbsp; <a href="https://patrongallery.com">patrongallery.com</a>&nbsp;The Golden Triangle held an epic sale to clear out its 18,000 sf. Clark Street space in River North to move to West Town. Co-founder Doug Van Tress says, “Our new space is a more industrial space, a combination of gallery and atelier-workshop where things are not just sold; they are made.&nbsp; •&nbsp; <a href="http://goldentriangle.biz">goldentriangle.biz</a> &nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417620/efghayafgyxxtsapcxrn.png"></figure>2020 dealt the vintage mainstay Randolph Street Market a near-fatal blow, with the cancellation of in-person events. With construction planned this summer for the market’s traditional Plumber’s Hall home, Schwartz moved the market to Three Oaks, MI for five weekends from Memorial Day to Labor Day.&nbsp; •&nbsp; <a href="http://randolphstreetmarket.com">randolphstreetmarket.com</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417621/jsugau4tohjuhhbxk5iq.jpg"></figure> Kavi Gupta Gallery has two expansions happening. They recently announced plans for a new, multi-functioning art space on the main strip of the lakeside town of New Buffalo, MI, a common spot for Chicagoans to vacation. Plans include an exhibition space, outdoor sculpture garden, as well as art storage facilities.&nbsp;The gallery also announced in April plans to expand their 2nd floor space at 835 W Washington down into the ground floor space where <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/carrie-secrist-gallery">Carrie Secrist Gallery</a> was prior to moving nearby to 900 W Washington. Gupta owns 835 W Washington. This expansion creates a new, multi-purpose, museum-quality exhibition space. In addition to our new rooftop sculpture garden, the space&nbsp;will allow us to host expanded programming and events, as well as a curated bookshop that extends our art publishing arm, Kavi Gupta | Editions."The inaugural exhibition in the new street-level space, opening May 22, 2021, is the gallery’s debut solo show with South African artist Mary Sibande. The gallery still has its nearby Elizabeth St. warehouse as well. •&nbsp; <a href="http://kavigupta.com">kavigupta.com</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417622/azrjtijfon8mmzkhgjla.jpg"></figure>ALAN KOPPEL GALLERY expanded beyond their downtown Dearborn Street space to open a satelite gallery in <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/alan-koppel-gallery-north">suburban Glencoe</a> April 1. Their first show featured photographs by Diane Arbus, along with works by artists she influenced.&nbsp;&nbsp;Art De Triumph &amp; Artful Framer Studios, based at 2938 N. Clark since 2000, announced it is expanding to a gallery / artist retreat / learning center in their historic home in Rockford, &nbsp;85 miles from downtown Chicago. They're inviting clients and fellow artists to come for the day, or come for a stay. • <a href="https://artdetriumph.com/pages/about-us">artdetriumph.com</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417622/nxxq6hrhkgawpozv844j.jpg"><figcaption>Ron Gard</figcaption></figure>Chicago Sculpture International (CSI) opened 3D4D by CSI on April 16 at 1912 N Damen Ave. The space's program focuses on sculpture, time-based and performance art and is an experimental art space run by artists with the mission of showcasing fresh perspectives through unique programming. 3D4D aims to engage young emerging artists and curators whose work drives attention to current issues affecting our society. Community philanthropy is embedded in all programming, and 3D4D by CSI is under the direction of Chicago based artists, composed of women, LGBTQ+ and people of color. &nbsp;• &nbsp;<a href="https://www.3d4dbycsi.org">3d4dbycsi.org</a> &nbsp;</body></html>

Expansions & Plans: Forward Momentum After a Hard Year

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418894/pwucyv9ktljitq5qyhiz.jpg"><figcaption>Balloon Girl, Courtesy of The Art of Banksy</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.theartofbanksy.com">Banksy Comes to Chicago... Sort of.</a>The Art of Banksy, the largest touring exhibition of authentic Banksy art works in the world, announced that it will open July 1 in Chicago. Hosted in a yet-to-be-disclosed location in the West Loop The Art of Banksy will feature 80 authenticated and certified original Banksy works from collectors across the globe, offering the public a rare opportunity to view art that is now privately held.&nbsp;The Art of Banksy is not authorized or curated in collaboration with the artist, but rather sourced from private collections. The exhibition features many of Banksy’s most recognizable images, including Flower Thrower, Rude Copper and Girl with Balloon, famously shredded at auction in 2018. The canvasses, screen prints, sculptures, one-off and limited-edition pieces on display date between 1997 and 2008. Banksy, whose identity is the art world’s biggest secret, is an enigmatic artist and world-recognized political activist. <a href="https://www.theartofbanksy.com">Tickets to see the works</a> – which normally you would once pass on the street for free – will go on sale at 9 a.m. May 6 and start at $39.99 ($29.99 for under 16.)&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418895/p4zsxvftoin7ad6izhvj.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.terraamericanart.org/home/grantees-announced-re-envisioning-permanent-collections/">Terra Foundation awards 35&nbsp;grants to&nbsp;US&nbsp;arts and culture&nbsp;organizations for permanent collection projects</a>The Terra Foundation for American Art is pleased to announce the awarding of nearly $2.5 million in grants to 35 arts and cultural organizations across 30 cities&nbsp;in the United States. These grants support projects through the foundation’s new two-year exhibition grant initiative,&nbsp;Re-envisioning Permanent Collections: An Initiative for US Museums. The Terra Foundation established this grant initiative to encourage museums to delve more deeply into their collections to reveal a fuller multiplicity of artworks and voices that have shaped, in the past and up through the present, the artistic and cultural heritage of the US.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.57thstreetartfair.org/fair-canceled">57th Street Art Fair Announces It Will Take Place Virtually, Not In-Person as Hoped</a>The 57th Street Art Fair Committee announced they have made a final decision regarding the possibility of holding a scaled-down physical fair in June, 2021.&nbsp; Sadly, after much deliberation, they regretted that this will not be possible.There were many considerations behind this difficult decision, but the primary concern was for the health and safety of our artists, visitors, volunteers and community.&nbsp; And in the end, time and cost to implement a safely modified in-person event became insurmountable factors. &nbsp;Without the city permit and permission from CPS, and with only a month to go before the early June fair date, there will not enough time to implement any of the plans considered for 2021’s 74th Annual 57th Street Art Fair.&nbsp; The Committee felt they had no choice but to cancel this year’s physical event, and focus on the currently ongoing <a href="https://www.57thstreetartfair.org/virtual-fair">2021 57th Street Art Fair virtual event</a>, which is live through May 2022.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

CGN Art World Recap: 5/5

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418887/u4iz2jwu2es2o7akxowx.jpg"></figure><a href="https://patrongallery.com">PATRON Has a New Home in An Old Theater</a>PATRON announce the opening of their 5,000 square foot new home at the site of the historic Alvin theatre in Chicago’s West Town gallery district. Located at 1612 W. Chicago Ave., this historic structure, originally built in 1914, was the site of a vaudeville theater run by the Lynch Circuit and later became a part of the Balaban &amp; Katz chain, two pioneering theatre corporations that were integral to perfecting the “palace” theatre concept in the early 20th century in Chicago. The original theatre sat 540 people and, in the 1970s, the site operated as a Spanish-language movie house. The historic building serves as a perfect home for PATRON as they deepen their commitment to the city of Chicago and its vibrant art community. Drawing from their name, the mission of the gallery has always been rooted in an artist-centered approach, which engages art audiences from all walks of life, and is fueled by the belief that a patron can be anyone with a passion and drive to champion and support artists. The gallery’s layout and design will take cues from our existing location and expand on the concept of home, featuring three separate gallery spaces and open communal spaces that foster a warm, inviting approach to accessibility. With seating areas throughout as well as a multi-purpose screening and lecture hall, they hope to invite audiences to come to not only experience art but to spend time at the gallery contemplating and engaging with the community and team.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418888/ug4dvlny0dbam4ygadts.png"></figure><a href="http://kavigupta.com">Kavi Gupta Is Expanding</a>When <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/carrie-secrist-gallery">Carrie Secrist Gallery</a> left the ground floor of 835 W Washington last year and moved nearby to 900 W, their expansive space became vacant. The owner of the building, however, is fellow gallerist Kavi Gupta. That gallery is opting to take over Secrist's old space and expand (they will remain on the second floor too). They shared yesterday via PR: "After two decades operating in Chicago’s West Loop neighborhood, Kavi Gupta is fulfilling our original vision for our gallery at 835 W. Washington Boulevard by expanding our operations to include our building’s 4,000-square-foot&nbsp;west suite on the ground floor. We are thrilled to share this news in anticipation of the restoration of community gatherings following the difficulties of the past year.This expansion creates a new, multi-purpose, museum-quality exhibition space. In addition to our new rooftop sculpture garden, the space&nbsp;will allow us to host expanded programming and events, as well as a curated bookshop that extends our art publishing arm, Kavi Gupta | Editions."The inaugural exhibition in the new street-level space, opening May 22, 2021, is the gallery’s debut solo show with South African artist Mary Sibande.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418889/ydtlffxlhh0y6mzpumet.png"></figure><a href="www.3d4dbycsi.org">Chicago Sculpture International Opens New Art Space: 3D4D</a>Chicago Sculpture International (CSI) has a new art space, 3D4D by CSI, at 1912 N Damen. The gallery opens its first exhibition April 23 with a retrospective of the late Ron Gard’s work, “Nexus Between Spaces”.The exhibition will feature Gard’s small and medium sculptures, as well as a digital display highlighting Ron’s artistic legacy. 3D4D by CSI’s first opening reception is Friday April 23, 6-9pm and was planned to coincide with the International Sculpture Center’s&nbsp;International Sculpture Day, #ISDay, on April 24. The exhibit will run six weeks through June 5. The reception will be in-person (10-15 people) with staggered gallery visits, observing social distancing, and masks required.Ron, a well-known local Chicago Sculptor, passed away in 2019. Gard was a member of Chicago Sculpture International since 2010 and a long-time board member. Ron had been making sculpture since 1977, and his work has been exhibited throughout the country. He was a large contributor for multiple Chicago public sculpture shows, including the famous Chicago Lakefront Sculpture Exhibit, 2012-2013, hosted by the Chicago Park District.3D4D also plans on live streaming the events on Instagram.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418890/kqrghy9pnd1fjhwead9w.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/arts_77.html">City of Chicago Announces Arts 77 Recovery and Reopening Plan</a>Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, the Department of Cultural Affairs&nbsp;and Special Events (DCASE),&nbsp;the Chicago Park District,&nbsp;and other City of Chicago departments announced “Arts 77” —&nbsp;a citywide arts recovery and reopening plan&nbsp;for all of Chicago’s 77 community areas, representing an initial investment of&nbsp;over $60 million to support local artists and organizations. Additional&nbsp;updates regarding&nbsp;financial&nbsp;grants&nbsp;and programs to&nbsp;support&nbsp;arts&nbsp;recovery&nbsp;will follow&nbsp;in the upcoming weeks.“Arts 77”&nbsp;signals&nbsp;a new direction&nbsp;for&nbsp;Chicago’s cultural policy,&nbsp;in which the arts are&nbsp;embedded in initiatives&nbsp;and strategies&nbsp;across&nbsp;City government.&nbsp;This&nbsp;plan seeks to expand access and participation in the arts citywide, prioritize employment of creative workers through City programs and services, and deepen public sector investment in the creative sector though financial support and cultural&nbsp;policy. Today’s&nbsp;announcement&nbsp;launches&nbsp;new and expanded programs including&nbsp;the&nbsp;Neighborhood Access Program, the&nbsp;Chicago Band Roster and Chicago Presents grant programs, Culture in My Neighborhood (a $40 million collaboration by DCASE, the Chicago Park District,&nbsp;and Chicago Public Library),&nbsp;Individual Artists Program&nbsp;grants,&nbsp;Artist Response Program&nbsp;grants, and $18.5 million in art&nbsp;and&nbsp;infrastructure investments.&nbsp;For details&nbsp;and upcoming Arts 77 webinars for the cultural community, visit <a href="http://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=Fx6ZlfogyykExOP4a2vWQ4TXG4aEpmBXWyior40nHaWAo1VE03LSQKj1M6FDUhuWuWJ9_BYLPtpUivDHORxxkVXshLCRT3wjV7CgXbLJWP9J5MP9LJ6jv7-2Bb0c97UF1yE1XeiKasl3Q0KHAlfCn9N7XONZksYe5OIXa5kf5eLUqZODuRSP9aq4SJ-2B49W0jH0wJ361JczapSvf6rbhPl3ofH-2F0oe7S01YlpSH23Pryiy4gAY8fw38eIs9J-2FbJWHRTvmSCMnvVd1mQZ2CICfFLzJBY5eoKuGOjLY7fqz4d4EE7SRvj0v-2Bq-2BvJLFN3pMpEo3Uu4qdxY-2BZn5isqNnFzRlPp186tcyURXdTVTCQGbVU0VcHfZPmDgXwc8hdYYPCMa-2BaEGoYvjaGBuylnfYtss-2Bd1ZFrXIkXfGMSkKqd30G1iWd2YYwLvk7jXxGifYEdUKn0QcvBBtXIi3nRHcckvTUvEqXbw-3D-3D">Chicago.gov/Arts77</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

CGN Art World Recap: 4/21/21

<html><head></head><body>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417626/ybpoan1vqiompgjjon4w.jpg"><figcaption>John Kiley, Blue Halo, 2020, blown and cut glass, 14.75 x 14.25 x 9 in. Courtesy of Traver Gallery</figcaption></figure><a href="https://intersectchicago.com">Intersect Chicago (the old SOFA) announces fall in person dates</a>Intersect Chicago — the future of SOFA will take place in-person November 4–7, 2021. This year the fair presents an exploration of materiality and meaning in design, objects, furniture, and art with a focus on local, regional, and global creation. The fair's focus on glass continues to grow and evolve, and viewers can anticipate that glass will be a highlight of the 2021 edition. Visit <a href="https://vgmgt.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?u=63b52f0348afa8b143fb2ed1c&amp;id=9d0959fc8c&amp;e=dff93cd990">IntersectChicago.com</a> for updates and news in the coming weeks about virtual programs and events leading up to November.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417627/e5udabmd00cgouocwnam.jpg"><figcaption>Lori Sapio.&nbsp;Denise Gardner, 2021. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago &nbsp;</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.artic.edu/press/press-releases/297/art-institute-of-chicago-announces-denise-gardner-as-next-chairperson-of-board-of-trustees">The Art Institute Announces the Next Board Chair, Collector Denise Gardner</a>The Art Institute of Chicago announced today the election of Denise Gardner as the organization’s new chairperson of the Board of Trustees. Gardner will succeed Robert M. Levy as the leader of the governing body of both the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) and the Art Institute of Chicago museum. Levy will remain on the board and Gardner will take over as chair when Levy’s term ends in November.With her professional background and a nearly 30-year relationship with the Art Institute as a volunteer and philanthropic leader, including 15 years as a trustee and five years in her current role as vice chair of the board, Gardner is uniquely positioned to advance the strategic vision of both the museum and the school. Deeply invested in and knowledgeable about the Art Institute of Chicago, she has modeled support and advocacy for the museum and school by championing artists and the accessibility of art and art education for historically underrepresented audiences. She has built a personal collection of art that is internationally recognized and cultivated rich relationships with many artists and educators.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417628/n34cfe3yow4pam65f2jv.jpg"><figcaption><a href="https://www.artsy.net/artist/stephen-towns">Stephen Towns, </a><a href="https://www.artsy.net/artwork/stephen-towns-we-will-rest-our-thoughts-in-the-embers">We Will Rest Our Thoughts in the Embers</a>, 2020, <a href="https://www.artsy.net/de-buck-gallery">De Buck Gallery</a></figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-10-best-booths-expo-chicagos-online-edition">Check out 'the 10 best' booths at EXPO's online edition&nbsp;</a>More than a year after the realities of the COVID-19 pandemic set in and art fairs around the world canceled their plans for the foreseeable future, Chicago’s EXPO fair is holding its 2021 edition online, rescheduled from the fair’s usual in-person time slot in September. This year’s edition, known as <a href="https://www.artsy.net/fair/expo-chgo-online">EXPO CHGO ONLINE</a>, gathers presentations from more than 80 U.S. and international galleries showcasing both contemporary upstarts and well-known figures working in painting, sculpture, fiber art, and much more.Three of the chosen galleries are from Chicago (Daiter, Meloche, and Mickey)Via Artsy&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417629/qlkt8tgwcaxwgfxvbshw.png"><figcaption>Amy Sherald, Breonna Taylor, 2020, oil on linen Joseph Hyde/© Amy Sherald. Courtesy the artist and Hauser &amp; Wirth</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-10-best-booths-expo-chicagos-online-edition">SAIC Grad Allison Glenn curates Exhibition Devoted to Breonna Taylor</a>"To have a contemporary exhibition by majority Black artists in this space acts as a decolonization of these galleries," Glenn says.The show is laid out in three sections to reflect the words in the title: "Promise, Witness, Remembrance."Via NPR&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417630/dtwofikjpyz2hbekn3pj.png"></figure><a href="https://bradlippitz.com/properties/680-n-lake-shore-drive-unit-523-chicago-il-60611-10978559">680 N Lake Shore Drive, Unit 523</a>Completely gutted and masterfully redesigned this oversized one-of-a-kind 1-bedroom/1.5 bath residence exudes sophistication. Featuring art on nearly every wall, including works by Alexander Calder and others, this art filled unit could be yours for under $500K.Via Compass/Brad Lippitz&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

CGN Art World Recap: April 13

<html><head></head><body>By GINNY VAN ALYEAWhile we are all yearning &nbsp;for a return to 'normalcy' soon, there are moments and events that still manage to remind us that we have shifted to a new normal, if you will. Last May EXPO CHICAGO's Tony Karman announced that EXPO would be taking an early, preemptive step to move the fair from its usual September dates to April 2021. This seemed, at the time, to be abundantly cautious but prudent, and an April in-person was totally doable.&nbsp;Well, a year goes fast, even when it's rough. EXPO's team has been busy preparing for a strong virtual showing, one that showcases contemporary and modern art features presentations of available artwork from over 80 international galleries, Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA) members, EXPOSURE galleries, and Special Exhibition participants.&nbsp;The online iteration of EXPO includes the usual line up of best feet forward, even in this virtual format, with strong offerings from local participants as well as from international exhibitors and partners. EXPO CHGO ONLINE will offer a series of dynamic discussions, film screenings (presented in partnership with Daata), exhibition tours, and performances reflecting Chicago’s interdisciplinary arts scene.&nbsp;Programs taking place during EXPO CHGO ONLINE will be free and open to the public April 8-12 via the&nbsp;<a href="https://expochicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=feab88d1702b05fff44372e88&amp;id=eafb9b310e&amp;e=b25d02ccd1">EXPO CHICAGO microsite</a>. Each gallery has also been invited to present one artwork that contributes to a broad rethinking of the environment, to be exhibited within a focused programming section.Just a few highlights of the exhibition include:&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417652/af1xxnonq7ovtgyexiae.jpg"><figcaption>The April 8 kick-off event is Presented in partnership with Chicago Architecture Biennial</figcaption></figure>• The fair kick's off for VIPs on <a href="https://program.expochicago.com/expo-chgo-kick-off-program-framing-the-moment-on-music-architecture-and-improvisation/">Thursday, April 8 </a>with a special event featuring David Brown (Artistic Director, Chicago Architecture Biennial), Ken Vandermark (Musician), Rosa Barba (Artist), and moderated by John Corbett (Gallerist, Corbett vs. Dempsey), this panel convenes thought leaders from visual art, music, and architectural backgrounds to discuss the ways improvisational techniques influence their diverse practices in the creation of visual, sonic, and constructed spaces. Panelists will explore how improvisational methods impact both collaboration and community.&nbsp;• Friday, April 9 <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/emerging-artists-with-humberto-moro">Humberto Moro</a>, deputy director and senior curator at the Museo Tamayo and EXPO CHICAGO’s EXPOSURE curator, leads a tour of EXPO CHGO ONLINE. Moro will present a selection of works from a range of galleries featured in the EXPOSURE section of the digital exposition, in addition to key pieces from emerging artists throughout the fair.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417653/ezmfnyfkyxdnqarjdstu.jpg"></figure>• Saturday, April 10 – Corbett vs. Dempsey presents the fifth incarnation of its&nbsp;Sequesterfest&nbsp;series, this time as part of the program for EXPO CHGO ONLINE art fair, presented in the Experimental Sound Studio’s miraculous Quarantine Concert series, which has been streaming live music and audio art directly into people’s homes since the outbreak of the pandemic.&nbsp; Sequesterfest&nbsp;5 singles out three members of Wilco – singer and guitarist (and most recently author!)&nbsp;Jeff Tweedy, guitarist&nbsp;Nels Cline, and drummer&nbsp;Glenn Kotche&nbsp;– inviting them to show how a few seasons off-road adds up.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417654/jcvfe4v5iy38f5uybxos.jpg"></figure>• April 12 The Arts Club hosts a panel, <a href="https://program.expochicago.com/panel-for-and-from-the-void-artists-on-making-in-an-empty-institution/">For and From the Void: Artists on Making in an Empty Institution</a>. Unable to host audiences en masse for performances in the actual building, The Arts Club of Chicago opted, during a pandemic-induced hibernation, to explore the generative potential of emptiness. The club invited three artists in three disciplines to ponder the question, “What does one do with an empty institution?” Musician Angel Bat Dawid, Dancer Jasmine Mendoza, and Theater maker Kurt Chiang (with their collaborators Isaiah Collier, Keaton Fox, and Livia Chesley respectively) took on the task of making art for and from a void. The three lead artists, with programmer Jenna Lyle, discuss their discoveries from the process and the inherent contradictions in the original prompt: is an arts institution ever really empty?&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417654/xdv8xhauevtukdzu5fgp.jpg"><figcaption>Ellen Lanyon</figcaption></figure>• Locally, Gray Gallery will be highlighting artist <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/ellen-lanyon-a-bit-of-magic">Ellen Lanyon</a> with a solo exhibition of paintings from the late artist's, sold to benefit the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.The Arts Club of Chicago opens its exhibition featuring the work of Turner Prize-nominated artist <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/hurvin-anderson-anywhere-but-nowhere">Hurvin Anderson, Anywhere but Nowhere.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;Of course, if you're local you can visit area galleries all week, as all are open at least by appointment.&nbsp;Enjoy this version of EXPO. Though it is the new normal for now, it's a strong connection to what we used to experience in years past and what we can look forward to again, hopefully some day soon.&nbsp;&nbsp;From the archives:<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2020/5/expo-chicago-to-move-from-september-to-april-8-11-2021">EXPO CHICAGO to Move from September to April 2021</a><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2020/9/expo-chicago-s-tony-karman-on-fall-without-a-fair">Tony Karman on Fall without a Fair, Sept 2020</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

EXPO CHGO Online Opens This Week

<a href="https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/847-million-raised-mid-fall-groundbreaking-set-obama-center?utm_source=breaking-news&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=20210330&amp;utm_content=hero-image">Mid-fall groundbreaking set for Obama Center</a>With more than $800 million in commitments and cash on hand, the Obama Foundation intends to begin construction of the long-planned Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park by mid-fall, officials said today.In a meeting with Crain’s editorial board, foundation Chair&nbsp;Valerie Jarrett and construction chief Lori Healey said that, with only routine city building permits yet to be obtained, land clearance work on the 18-acre site will begin “around Sept. 1,” with actual construction perhaps two months later but definitely before winter.Via Crain's&nbsp;<a href="https://news.wttw.com/2021/04/04/chicagos-arts-community-sees-wave-new-black-leaders">Chicago’s Arts Community Sees Wave of New Black Leaders</a>Chicago’s arts organizations have always been enriched and influenced by the work of Black artists and performers, though they have not always been inclusive of Black voices. And Black leadership in those organizations have historically been even less inclusive.Amid the turbulence of the last year, a wave of new Black leaders has arrived in Chicago’s arts community. Now, they are tasked with navigating some of the city’s best-known institutions through incredibly challenging times for the arts.Via WTTW&nbsp;<a href="https://www.adfwebmagazine.jp/en/art/museum-debt-deprives-us-of-our-future/">Museum Debt Deprives Us of Our Future</a>Art museums across the United States are in a dire financial crisis. As a result of closures during the Covid-19 pandemic, many museums have undertaken drastic measures such as furloughing and laying off staff, selling artwork from their permanent collection, and scaling back programming and exhibitions in order to mitigate massive revenue losses. However, museums rarely acknowledge the extent to which industry financial practices, in particular the use of debt to finance capital projects, endanger their sustainability, especially during times of national and international economic crisis.By Riley Yaxley, ADF Web Magazine&nbsp;<a href="https://myemail.constantcontact.com/VAS-Weekly-Newsletter--March-27--2021.html?soid=1102371355349&amp;aid=FAexjWQiHmc">The MCA Blows It</a>Wrapping the corner walls of the entrance to “The Long Dream” at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago are the names of the more than 70 local artists exhibiting work in the exhibition. Some of these names belong to my friends and colleagues, and there are others I don’t personally know but greatly admire. Rather than feeling vicariously buoyed by reading these names, and appreciating the institutional recognition of a segment of Chicago’s arts community, I instinctively flinched.By Robin Dluzen&nbsp;&nbsp;Thumbnail image: Diane Christensen and Jeanne Dunning with Steve Dawson, “Birth Death Breath,” ﻿2016, inflatable opera. Installation view, Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, Illinois&nbsp;

What We're Reading: 4/5

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418881/g9vpyre2dfq8hgi74fqa.jpg"></figure><a href="https://smartmuseum.uchicago.edu/?mc_cid=28cea9dbe1&amp;mc_eid=a6ad3ea4a5">The Smart Reopens Next Week</a>On April 8, the Smart Museum of Art will open to the public, offering timed reservations to visit Lust, Love, and Loss in Renaissance Europe, a new exhibition in which passion, violence, and virtue emerge as fundamental, intertwined elements in European artworks of the fifteenth through seventeenth centuries. In addition, the Museum will be open to University of Chicago classes and individual or small group student research visits coordinated through the Feitler Center for Academic InquiryThe Museum also shared an article from nine UChicago experts discussing the <a href="https://news.uchicago.edu/story/what-experts-have-learned-from-covid-19-pandemic-one-year?mc_cid=28cea9dbe1&amp;mc_eid=a6ad3ea4a5">past year's impacts</a> on health, science and more.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418882/nxy8f21hpmn52rn74gni.png"></figure><a href="https://www.artdesignchicago.org/adcnow/">Art Design Chicago is Back</a>Art Design Chicago&nbsp;is back again with Art Design Chicago Now,&nbsp;a series of free public conversations, hands-on workshops, behind-the-scenes collections tours, and digital storytelling amplifying the voices of Chicago's diverse community of makers―past and present. Details <a href="https://www.artdesignchicago.org/adcnow/">here</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418883/ct9rctkmcmcfavk5equx.png"></figure><a href="https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/900-N-Lake-Shore-Dr-APT-712-Chicago-IL-60611/3849428_zpid/?">900 N Lake Shore – An Accessible 'Miesien' Home</a>A renovated "12" tier 2 bed / 2 bath unit in the architecturally significant Mies Van Der Rohe building is for sale with a recent price cut.&nbsp;&nbsp;<h1>&nbsp;</h1></body></html>

Art World Recap: April 1

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image image-style-side"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418876/q4lag3i2ki4k9qvemwgk.png"></figure><a href="https://www.hydeparkart.org/get-involved/artist-opportunities/artists-run-chicago-fund/">Artists Run Chicago Fund Deadline: March 31</a>Attention Chicago artist-run spaces, time is running out! Don't forget that applications are open for Hyde Park Art Center's Artists Run Chicago Fund. HPAC's Artist Run Chicago Fund <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001u2enedW6KuGOEGlRzJp6Jeh6OLYbTXAeB6PYyCRK0i7Y64ZIaUcxgNFYzNlRuN6XLXqVhpUvwcZbVteW5zjW3Lq3QmCd53zdzS22_vLA4wHPyptQJZZo7rloBNe7Ov-Ns2Q-OCznCb7okYyGHc1Z_C886Xyom_9MDUquICWln9FmbgTo1ovkjIu-fTQZlWuDjM3i8Uzq8L6bMmaDdlRzXiMKHjkx6nwUoNZawIgkcDo=&amp;c=3ode9-ISYXoGbSyqiKc2y8_47ZR8H9Ev9h8n3AZiQPPWps9u1lVv3A==&amp;ch=832h_-AbCsEqaZ2UKkv01m0bH_iAFez41xmghCPNjWHovGIVUEwLpA==">open call </a>seeks to award 20 $8,000 grants to artist-run spaces, programs and platforms through a juried open call.⠀The deadline to apply for an Artist Run Chicago Fund Grant is March 31, 2021. This initiative is being funded by an anonymous donor and is being fully administered by Hyde Park Art Center.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418876/njdyh9uczyxy577f8gu9.gif"></figure><a href="https://artadia.org/?mc_cid=5d971b1564&amp;mc_eid=46cd983d87">Announcing the 2021 Chicago&nbsp;Artadia&nbsp;Awards Finalists</a>Artadia, a nonprofit grant making organization and nationwide community of visual artists, curators, and patrons, is pleased to announce that Andrea Carlson, Melissa Leandro, Cecil McDonald, Jr., Carlos Javier Ortiz, Celeste Rapone and Nate Young have been selected as the 2021 Chicago Artadia Awards Finalists.&nbsp; The Finalists will each receive virtual studio visits with second-round jurors, who will ultimately select three artists to receive $10,000 unrestricted funds.&nbsp;The 2021 Chicago Artadia Award application was open to visual artists working in any visual media, at any stage in their career, who have been living and working within Chicago Cook County for a minimum of two years.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418878/kkrggqnqwcepu213cgb4.png"></figure><a href="https://www.hfas.org">The Harlem Fine Art Show is running online through May 28</a>The Harlem Fine Art Show ran in Chicago a few years ago, as well as in other cities, and now it's running virtually through July 2021. Open 7 days digital visitors can examine each gallery’s artworks, singularly and vividly, in both 2D or 3D on the wall. 60+ booths present select artists and galleries from around the world highlighting the African Diaspora in virtual reality. Inspired by the Harlem Renaissance, HFAS provides a platform African Diasporic Visionaries as well as American visual artist to exhibit and sell their artwork. The Harlem Fine Arts show has also created economic empowerment, educational opportunities and professional recognition within the multicultural community.&nbsp; &nbsp;</body></html>

CGN Art World Recap: March 29

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418876/samxodelh1g2ct06ntjv.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.edelmangallery.com">Catherine Edelman Gallery Announces New Plan to Stay Open After Closing in December 2020</a>Catherine Edelman Gallery announced this week that they are staying put in their West Town brick-and-mortar space at 1637 W. Chicago Ave. As Edelman said, she built the space out of nothing and she's thrilled to be able to keep it open after a very challenging 2020. In a video message, Edelman takes a moment to acknowledged her former staff, Juli Lowe and Tim Campos, who were with her for 11 and 9 years. Edelman had long planned to pass the gallery on to Juli, but the pandemic changed the course of the best–laid plans.&nbsp;Together, with her artists, Edelman is now working to develop a new and sustainable gallery model. CEG also announced the debut of an innovative Viewing Room that allows the public to walk through the show as if they were in the gallery, no doubt anticipating that some members of the collecting community, both local and around the world, may opt to view art virtually beyond the pandemic. This new experience, coupled with in-depth artist interviews, and in-person and online programming, offers a fresh approach to the traditional Tuesday through Saturday hours while giving Edelman flexibility to spend time with viewers and clients one by one and also to continue mounting exhibitions. “Artists need a space to see their work. And the public needs a space where they can see, learn and ask questions. I look forward to engaging with the public in a new, more personalized way,” said Edelman. Currently the gallery is open by appt. The current exhibition, Gallery Artists 2.0, runs through May 29, 2021&nbsp;<a href="https://link.chicagobusiness.com/click/23300690.72558/aHR0cDovL3d3dy5jaGljYWdvYnVzaW5lc3MuY29tL3Jlc2lkZW50aWFsLXJlYWwtZXN0YXRlL2FtaWQtYnJvYWQtb3Bwb3NpdGlvbi1hbGRlcm1hbi1kcm9wcy1wcm9wb3NhbC1ob3VzZS1tdXNldW1zP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJlYWtpbmctbmV3cyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj0yMDIxMDMyMyZ1dG1fY29udGVudD1oZXJvLWhlYWRsaW5l/5f4c3915c90d524d8471bc4aC086285f9">Amid broad opposition, alderman drops proposal on house museums</a>Facing broad and powerful opposition to her proposal to limit conversion of houses into museums, Ald. Sophia King dropped the plan today, just ahead of a City Hall meeting about it.&nbsp;Several area arts leaders and organizers made a full press to draw attention to the ordinance and its potential impact.&nbsp;Via Crains&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418876/ae6gzmd0ozkes0bzcjnw.png"></figure>Randolph Street Market Takes a Detour to Michigan This SummerFounder Sally Schwartz had to stop her famous Randolph Street Markets in Chicago last spring due to the pandemic. Now, with the home of the markets, Plumber's Hall, being under construction all summer, she's decided to head to Harbor Country Michigan instead.&nbsp;As Sally shared on Facebook, "You can't keep a good show down! Ninety minutes from the city your world will be transformed! Three Oaks is a quintessential small “hometown” community nestled within Harbor Country, which is the summer home to many Chicagoans.&nbsp;&nbsp;Come shop our curated dealers treasures, cruise the main drag and even stop for a swim at Warren Woods State Park. It will be worth the trip and the start of a new tradition."&nbsp;The market returns May 28, 2021. Visit their <a href="https://www.randolphstreetmarket.com">website</a> for details.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418877/wzl7o6ut7p2yak43cjwv.jpg"></figure>New Chicago Takes 10 Performance Series Spotlights Performers Impacted by COVID-19Chicago Takes 10, a new, virtual performance series sponsored by the Walder Foundation that supports performing artists and arts organizations who have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The series premiered March 18 and highlights diverse performance styles throughout the Chicago region, featuring local musicians, performers, and dancemakers. Chicago Takes 10 hopes that artists and organizations will have a new platform to share their work with audiences here in the Chicago region and beyond. Join Emcee <a href="https://www.chicagotakes10.org/artists/sandra-delgado">Sandra Delgado</a> every other Thursday at 6 p.m. CT. All performances run 60-90 minutes. Visit <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotakes10.org%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2YWZBGnCfAi5hQMYSJqz-XWsjCI_bxVZvMqFf_romZjdls9_HtlJFTEr8&amp;h=AT0QjbLqBWc15VKlov9JaytAsZj3bzGIJ8gcO6h06x6w8AW2ySS4hmOxa2uEFFBNTP-U_3o3aVhRD5BGgMiHdh0mh_KUVo8nYX6oY-kZJmG1vHc2FO9ueD7HibfMXPUEQVp_4hM&amp;__tn__=-UK-R&amp;c[0]=AT3qrHqzf4M82yK7czb7rDHMNL8sOe1l51frrT30E2NMtvOsPTtbcmgQu6rC8meG96Mj5rllfll6Hbn8j-xX1adH3QaO0gXN_iIgeHRzQ3oxSe464WQfuCGSrZeNTVaqt2jJCLIepTkEd8kkwh2LHym8bvx15BiyEVPz9CMDRpSFCwBB91vMWclH0iBOA82rucZYwrW-tisA">www.chicagotakes10.org</a> for details and to view performances.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418878/n1cbhigvvavqs1ece2hc.jpg"><figcaption>Via TANK Shanghai</figcaption></figure>Theaster Gates in ShanghaiGates shared via Facebook that he has opened a sprawling new exhibition in Shanghai called BAD NEON at TANK Shanghai. Gates &nbsp;said, "BAD NEON transforms TANK No. 3 into a space where light, sound, and roller disco can live alongside two of my favorite visualists: the painter Agnes Martin, and the social theorist W.E.B Du Bois. These synergies feel particularly relevant in this moment, and I’m excited for people to experience the energy of the space."&nbsp;Gagosian shared, In his exhibition Bad Neon,&nbsp;<a href="https://gagosian.com/artists/theaster-gates/">Theaster Gates</a> transforms the unique space of Tank Shanghai—which is housed within decommissioned aviation fuel tanks of a former airport—into a roller-skating rink, complete with neon lights, music, and artworks. Visitors are invited to experience the energy of Gates’s art on skates, including two iceberg-shaped sculptures, Houseberg (gold) and Houseberg (silver), which pay tribute to 1980s Chicago house music and clubs. Over the course of the exhibition, musicians and artists will craft different genres of music, introducing more possibilities to the site."&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

CGN Art World Recap: March 22

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417670/wjaxzwy4lvinngzdgtoo.jpg"><figcaption>Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times</figcaption></figure><a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/3/17/22336357/aldermans-bid-to-restrict-house-museums-draws-outrage-from-emerging-tourism-sector">Alderman’s bid to restrict ‘house museums’ draws outrage from emerging tourism sector</a>An ordinance introduced by Ald. Sophia King (4th) to restrict “house museums” in residential neighborhoods has drawn outrage from a small but passionate community of existing or planned operators of such museums — including projects honoring Black history icons Emmett Till, Phyllis Wheatley, Lu Palmer and Muddy Waters.Via Chicago Sun Times&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/art-world-gets-crash-course-in-nfts-a-frenzy-ensues-11616039940?st=5o3sg8vygrxyfli&amp;reflink=article_gmail_share">Art World Gets Crash Course in NFTs; a Frenzy Ensues</a>After Beeple’s $69 million sale, Christie’s remakes its sale categories, Sotheby’s is offering digital artworks and accepting Bitcoin and galleries are setting up task forces to study up on crypto-millionaires. It’s ‘like we just discovered an unknown continent.’Via The Wall Street Journal&nbsp;<a href="https://news.artnet.com/market/deubt-london-gallery-weekend-1952681?utm_content=from_&amp;utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=US%2010%3A11%20a.m.%20newsletter%20for%203%2F18%2F21&amp;utm_term=US%20Daily%20Newsletter%20%5BMORNING%5D">London Dealers Are Debuting the City’s First-Ever Gallery Weekend This Summer to Revive the Local Art Scene After a Year of Lockdown</a>To celebrate the end of lockdown and resuscitate the local scene, a group of London galleries are launching the city’s first gallery weekend this summer.Via Artnet&nbsp;<a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2021/03/15/chicagos-newest-music-venue-epiphany-center-for-the-arts-is-staging-live-social-distanced-indoor-shows/?fbclid=IwAR0QHEt7VrsPCqUKSK8uhbfyXxzrqjkdfWOQ9RhmI6E6y3E3zF8ASCoMNnA">Chicago’s Newest Music Venue, Epiphany Center For The Arts, Is Staging Live, Social-Distanced Indoor Shows</a>While Chicagoans eagerly await the return of live music and entertainment to venues across the city, Chicago’s newest venue has been putting on live indoor shows already.Epiphany Center for the Arts, which includes the <a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2019/11/06/historic-church-of-the-epiphany-transformed-into-15-million-wedding-and-event-venue-opening-this-winter/">former Church of the Epiphany</a> at 201 S. Ashland Ave. along with other buildings on its 42,000-square-foot campus, is home to three unique venues — Epiphany Hall, The Sanctuary and The Catacombs — along with a cafe and a courtyard.Via Block Club Chicago&nbsp;</body></html>

What We're Reading: 3/18

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418870/hcviolsjmcesh1tshujc.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://news.wttw.com/2021/03/11/elmhurst-exhibit-fair-housing-features-rare-mlk-photos?fbclid=IwAR2GzVjiBpNim8Ovf4NME1ZqgnCyi5LW3StY8Xb8zDRhDuML-rqEKIT6Lp4">Elmhurst Exhibit on Fair Housing Features Rare MLK Photos</a>A new exhibit at the Elmhurst Art Museum is using photography to explore Chicago’s fair housing history and features rare color photos of Martin Luther King Jr. during the Chicago Freedom Movement.The images of King mark his time in Chicago in the 1960s. They were captured by Wheaton-based photographer Bernard Kleina.&nbsp;Via WTTW&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/mca-chicago-artists-withdraw-1951456">A Group of Artists Has Withdrawn From an MCA Exhibition in Protest</a>A group of artists have withdrawn their work from “The Long Dream,” an exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, to protest the museum’s layoffs of more than 40 staffers in January.On Thursday, the group met with museum director Madeleine Grynsztejn to make multiple <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1STp7ViO3mTSn7WFIbIy4U-RwlOKHyhWWxoOLjQ5DavY/edit">demands</a>, including&nbsp;public apologies to laid-off staffers of color, the adoption of&nbsp;progressive standards for compensating artists who participate in exhibitions, and a restructuring of museum leadership.Via Artnet&nbsp;<a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2021/03/11/pilsen-and-south-shore-artists-team-up-to-curate-art-exhibit-highlighting-the-shared-experiences-of-black-and-latino-families/?fbclid=IwAR3UcrP3YhUYvzdAKy0ckIm-WWtGnFJymWvTOg4JTndfncnzDCeDnCT7gyU">Pilsen And South Shore Artists Team Up To Curate Art Exhibit Highlighting The Shared Experiences Of Black And Latino Families</a>A new exhibit looks to build bridges between Pilsen and South Shore by highlighting the parallel journeys of the Black and Brown residents of the South Side neighborhoods.Seeds In My Pocket aims to create a space of healing through art after a year of civil unrest. Curated by South Shore artist Dorian Sylvain and Pilsen artist Pablo Serrano in partnership with the Chicago Art Department, the exhibit is focused on the shared journey of Black and Latino families who navigate barriers to create a sense of home and place in Chicago.Via Block Club&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/11/theater/performing-arts-super-fan-lockdown.html">How A Super Chicago Theater Fan Has Adapted During the Pandemic</a>&nbsp;What has this year been like for the most voracious of culture vultures? A super fan in Chicago lets us into his life without the arts.Via New York Times&nbsp;<a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/gardner-heist-docuseries-netflix-1951491">A Netflix True Crime Series About the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Heist</a>Netflix’s latest true crime documentary will revisit the infamous heist at Boston’s Isabella Stewert Gardner Museum, an unsolved robbery in which a pair of thieves posing as policemen tied up a night watchmen and made off with 13 masterpieces by the likes of Rembrandt, Johannes Vermeer, Edgar Degas, and Édouard Manet, collectively worth an estimated $500 million.Next week marks the 31st anniversary of the break-in, carried out in the wee hours of the morning amid St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. There is still a $10 million reward for information leading to the paintings’ return, and it remains the most expensive art theft in US history.Via Artnet&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bisnow.com/san-francisco/news/architecture-design/the-first-to-get-cut-the-case-for-arts-power-in-cre-108028?utm_source=outbound_pub_13&amp;utm_campaign=outbound_issue_46589&amp;utm_content=outbound_link_11&amp;utm_medium=email">The First To Get Cut: The Case For Art’s Power In CRE</a>Funding for the arts is generally placed low on society’s list of priorities during economically challenging times. The coronavirus pandemic has significantly impacted the arts more broadly with the temporary closing of galleries, museums and performing arts venues across the country.However, long-standing Percent for Art programs, which place fees — usually a percentage of the development cost — on commercial new-build projects&nbsp;to fund public art, have bolstered the resiliency of art in commercial real estate.Via BisNow&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

What We're Reading: 3/15/21

<html><head></head><body>A brief summary of what's news and what's happening in our art community, from exhibition notes and auctions, to real estate ogling. – CGN Staff&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418870/l2g7omm914q8tspvjrff.jpg"><figcaption>The House That John Built,&nbsp;deconstructed doll house, 4 constructions, each approx. 32” x 34” x 3”&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</figcaption></figure><a href="https://chicagoprintmakers.com/print-making-gallery-chicago/">Chicago Printmakers Collaborative – Storefront Takeover</a>In Celebration of&nbsp;&nbsp;Women’s History Month, The CPC is proud to feature artist, Catherine Jacobi and her work, “The House That John Built” as part of their new ‘storefront takeover’ series. Catherine Jacobi has been a designer and sculptor for over 30 years. She is a longtime friend and resident of the CPC. Her work can be found in many private collections.Visit the storefront exhibition 24/7 - the installation inspires dialogue and discussion, and makes a great destination for experiencing culture in the safest way possible!&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418870/nlebulyt2vlktzaesixm.png"><figcaption><a href="https://auctions.toomeyco.com/asp/fullCatalogue.asp?salelot=126+++++++47+&amp;refno=+++36704">George Wesley Bellows</a>, (American, 1882-1925), In an Elevator, 1916 , lithograph , signed in pencil lower right (by daughter), edition of 54, 10" x 8"</figcaption></figure><a href="https://auctions.toomeyco.com/asp/searchresults.asp?st=D&amp;pg=1&amp;ps=50&amp;sale_no=126">Toomey Issues Last Call for Bids for March 14 Auction</a>...along with a helpful reminder about Daylight Savings Time this weekend. The Fine Art + Furniture &amp; Decorative Arts auction takes place this Sunday, March 14To place an absentee or telephone bid you're invited to log in or register on Toomey's website. There is also an option to place multiple bids at once as well as contact the auction house for last-minute condition information and additional photos of any lots in the sale. Bidders may also participate in the auction in real time via two third-party platforms, <a href="https://toomeyco.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1f8d495e0000b56f45f7d7be2&amp;id=3426c38d1b&amp;e=e94c9cc705">LiveAuctioneers</a> and <a href="https://toomeyco.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1f8d495e0000b56f45f7d7be2&amp;id=da1a9ec7fc&amp;e=e94c9cc705">Invaluable</a> but absentee bids must be made now and previews are by appointment only.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418871/rjqagemew7ibwcwjt1as.jpg"><figcaption>Via Compass</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.redfin.com/IL/Chicago/2727-N-Seminary-Ave-60614/unit-2R/home/172628509?utm_source=myredfin&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=instant_listings_update&amp;riftinfo=ZXY9ZW1haWwmbD00NTg1OTA2MiZwPWxpc3RpbmdfdXBkYXRlc19pbnN0YW50XzE1JmE9Y2xpY2smcz1zYXZlZF9zZWFyY2gmdD1pbWFnZSZlbWFpbF9pZD00NTg1OTA2Ml8xNjE1NDk2MzMzXzImdXBkYXRlX3R5cGU9MSZzYXZlZF9zZWFyY2hfaWQ9NDkyNDA3NzImbGlzdGluZ19pZD0xMjk0ODgzODcmcHJvcGVydHlfaWQ9MTcyNjI4NTA5JnBvc2l0aW9uX251bWJlcj0w">Architects Designed A Home for Themselves. Now it's on the Market</a>Described as an architectural sensation and an indoor/outdoor tour de force imagined, designed and created by the architect/owners for themselves, this Lincoln Park home features lots of light and modern architectural details, as well as an abundance of art hung on all available wall space.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418873/zbyptokc8blo4bfh2svd.png"><figcaption>Reach Toward Dawn</figcaption></figure><a href="http://www.decaturarts.org/gallery/1705/Memory-and-Meaning/">Dan Addington Show at Madden Art Center in Decatur, IL</a>Memory and Meaning: The Art of Dan Addington is on view at the Madden Art Center in downstate Decatur through March 30. Addington runs his namesake gallery in Chicago, and he is also a practicing artist who has shown works throughout the United States. Addington’s mixed media paintings suggest a history and a physical weightiness associated with monuments and memorial sculptures. Through the use of a combination of anatomical imagery, memorial sculpture, and religious iconography, he attempts to explore the nature of mortality and address our desire to find spiritual meaning.&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

CGN Art World Recap: 3/12/21

<html><head></head><body>A summary of what's news and what's happening in our art community, from exhibition openings to space closings, and even real estate ogling. – CGN Staff&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418863/dv3b8pdmpegzhnjp7w2w.jpg"></figure>Via 57th St Art Fair<a href="https://www.57thstreetartfair.org">57th Street Art Fair Gets Green Light in 2021</a>The 2021 74th Annual 57th Street Art Fair will happen, rain or shine, despite the COVID pandemic. They recently shared that their current plan features a robust virtual fair with hopes of producing a safe in-person event on June 5–6, if the City of Chicago determines it is safe to issue the special event permits that would allow this.&nbsp;Planners are actively monitoring the situation for any changes to the city’s permit policy, and are currently working on plans for a physical fair with a modified footprint that considers booth spacing, traffic flow, visitor access, and any resulting impact on the neighbors and local businesses within our usual footprint of 57th Street between Kenwood and Woodlawn Avenues, and on Kimbark Avenue between 57th and 56th Streets.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;They envision the 2021 Virtual Fair component as a fully interactive online art fair where artists will be able to promote and sell their original artwork via the 57th St. Art Fair <a href="https://www.57thstreetartfair.org">website</a>.&nbsp;Shoppers will be able to browse artists by category, click on an artist to see more images and their bio and will be directed via a link to access the Artists's personal website or email for queries and purchasing.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418864/zlgaz44yjvneehnjb5g9.jpg"><figcaption>Aerial views of the Clarence Buckingham Memorial Fountain in Grant Park in Chicago on Wednesday, May 13, 2020. (Zbigniew Bzdak/Chicago Tribune)</figcaption></figure><a href="https://naturemuseum.org/explore/exhibits/without-a-trace/?fbclid=IwAR2Es2__Cr_n1UHp1D4LtTuAHZr_zQ5eGW6QS6-JEaqxa1puB-Rmb-OJ4dw">Notebaert Nature Museum Opens Without a Trace Exhibit One Year After Lockdown</a>In response to the reopening of Chicago institutions affected by the COVID-19 crisis, Without a Trace features a selection of photographs by photojournalist Zbigniew Bzdak.These works were first published in March 2020 in the Chicago Tribune and presented to the public astonishing views of emptiness in the streets of Chicago, following the stay at home order of Governor J.B. Pritzker in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418864/sxzl42hclyhc4phymqjl.jpg"><figcaption>Listed by Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Chicago</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.redfin.com/IL/Chicago/428-W-Roslyn-Pl-60614/home/13365814">A Lincoln Park House For Sale Features Jimmy Carter in the Living Room</a>Back on the market this week is an architecturally/historically significant Victorian Benjamin Green-built brownstone rowhome on Roslyn St in East Lincoln Park. Featured around the home are many prints by Matisse and Miro, plus a Warhol image of Jimmy Carter in the living room. And lots of wallpaper.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418865/v5mtus6p9xuug0tgi3ea.jpg"><figcaption>Listed by @properties</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.redfin.com/IL/Lake-Forest/901-Rosemary-Rd-60045/home/108239583">A Lake Forest Home Offers History, and a Room for Dolls...</a>For $10,500,000 you can go home to some Great Gatsby-linked history in a totally restored home and have plenty of space for art, or whatever you collect (stuffies and pool swans anyone?)&nbsp;&nbsp;Top image/thumbnail: Aerial view of empty North Avenue Beach in Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago at 11:45 AM on Thursday, April 2, 2020. (Zbigniew Bzdak/Chicago Tribune)&nbsp;</body></html>

CGN Art World Recap: 3/8/21

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418862/v71y3bjbpvwcfd0rhuy6.png"></figure>Spudnik Launches&nbsp;First Online Class&nbsp;Spudnik press announced last week they are launching their first online class --&nbsp;<a href="https://spudnikpress.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5b3ff316031fa71b1c8cd675c&amp;id=6684430750&amp;e=421f57ee7c">Textile Art: Print, Embroidery, &amp;&nbsp;Dyes </a>with <a href="https://spudnikpress.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5b3ff316031fa71b1c8cd675c&amp;id=74d83eeb08&amp;e=421f57ee7c">Willa Goettling</a> and <a href="https://spudnikpress.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5b3ff316031fa71b1c8cd675c&amp;id=92eed2d9f8&amp;e=421f57ee7c">Shannon Bodrogi</a>.&nbsp;Students will explore multiple entry points into textile art in 5 sessions. The class will emphasize the use of eco-friendly materials such as natural&nbsp;inks, and&nbsp;use embroidery&nbsp;and relief printing to experiment with color and pattern.&nbsp;All demonstrations covered will be tailored for executing at home. Students can follow demonstrations in real time, or take notes and use the workshop experience to guide future projects.&nbsp;The class begins Thursday, April 1 and meets for 5 weeks on Thursdays, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m<a href="https://spudnikpress.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5b3ff316031fa71b1c8cd675c&amp;id=c6ae4b9e68&amp;e=421f57ee7c">Read More</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418863/wkhbchyusvpisxlkmtwd.png"><figcaption>K Dao, Easter Sunday Fashion</figcaption></figure>360 CHICAGO launches Photography SeriesVisitors to 360 CHICAGO Observation Deck at 875 N Michigan Ave. (formerly known as the John Hancock Center) can view a photography exhibition more than 95 stories above the city. Apart, Together is a retrospective exhibit that&nbsp;features 21 compelling images hung in the Skywalk windows at 360 CHICAGO through April. Entry to enjoy this exhibit is included with the price of general admission. Chicago photographers included in the exhibition include: Colin Boyle, Danielle Braun, Khoa A. Dao, Chris Datskos, Christopher Mariano, Paul Martin, Harvey Pullings II, and Alex Qian.&nbsp;&nbsp;Images will be available for sale and profits (after printing costs) will benefit My Block, My Hood, My City.More tickets and information at <a href="http://www.360chicago.com/">www.360Chicago.com</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418864/zuqnclc5d3uzomqfkncr.png"><figcaption>An image from 1622 N LaSalle via Coldwell Banker</figcaption></figure>Art + Real Estate&nbsp;<a href="https://www.coldwellbankerhomes.com/il/chicago/1622-n-lasalle-dr/pid_39987752/">Bertrand Goldberg's Last Residential Design is For Sale.&nbsp;</a>1622 N LaSalle was the last home designed by the renowned architect, famous for the reinforced concrete Marina City complex downtown. Located in Old Town/Lincoln Park, this home overlooks the Chicago History Museum and is also near the heart of the Gold Coast and lake. There is a lot of art on view in the current listing. The home is listed for $1,499,000.Via Coldwell Banker<a href="https://www.coldwellbankerhomes.com/il/chicago/1622-n-lasalle-dr/pid_39987752/">Read More</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418865/bwdkzcdko1d3iltysbhm.jpg"></figure>The MCA Reopens March 2<a href="https://mcachicago.org">The Museum of Contemporary Art</a> has been closed to the public since November, and it reopens March 2. Several exhibitions pick up where they left off in the fall, while a few open for the first time this month. In order to manage occupancy, the museum requests that visitors reserve a <a href="https://experience.mcachicago.org/events?tnewq=3da9ad4f-07d3-4dc8-b52e-c4a6fa7b3269&amp;tnewp=3bf9afd9-9b90-498f-b916-b99ea4902f7e&amp;tnewts=1594324386&amp;tnewc=mcachicago&amp;tnewe=mcageneral&amp;tnewrt=Safetynet&amp;tnewh=3b755c2bab664d391fb3980909360d8d">ticket online prior to visiting</a>. Limited tickets will also be available at the admissions desk on the first floor.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418866/qv9jxujddi2nzmsejlgj.jpg"><figcaption>Lauren G. Peterson</figcaption></figure>Role Change at Philips&nbsp;Lauren G. Peterson has taken on a new role at Philips. She is now Director, Museum &amp; Corporate Collections and is managing these collection relationships for the firm in the US. The auction house is now <a href="https://www.phillips.com/careers/410">looking to fill</a> the position of coordinator in Chicago. Formerly Peterson was Regional Representative, Associate Vice President at Philips. Prior to that she worked at Christie's for nine years.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

CGN Art World Recap: March 1

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418862/xtishu7ahdeebwgb8iyg.jpg"><figcaption>Soil Lab Team Photo L to R Vester, Bruun, Martin, Ni Chathasaigh_Photos by Benita Marcussen (left) and Rob de Boer (right), 2019 . Image Courtesy of Chicago Architecture Biennial and Danish Arts Foundation</figcaption></figure>Chicago Architecture Biennial Announces Winners of its First Commission, the DAF Open CallThe Chicago Architecture Biennial (CAB) and the Danish Arts Foundation (DAF) have selected Soil Lab as the winning project of a DAF Open Call for a major new commission in the North Lawndale neighborhood of Chicago.By Christele Harrouk, ArchDaily<a href="https://www.archdaily.com/957414/chicago-architecture-biennial-announces-winners-of-the-daf-open-call">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418864/ysexpvgilogsrjcfyrtt.jpg"></figure>With Art Hubs and Performances, Theaster Gates Is Redefining Chicago’s South SideThe artist is injecting new life—and art—into abandoned and run down spaces, and investing in community in the South Side.&nbsp;By Evita Robinson, Conde Nast Traveler<a href="https://www.cntraveler.com/story/with-art-hubs-and-performances-theaster-gates-is-redefining-chicagos-south-side">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418864/j0gv5rl8jpguoz23aqhh.jpg"><figcaption>Federal prosecutors say these are among several historical and valuable artifacts that went missing from a Deerfield storage facility last spring. Three people have been criminally charged in connection with the alleged heist.U.S. District Court records</figcaption></figure>‘This guy is Saint Michael and is over 600 years old’: Sculptures, paintings, poster nabbed in art heistThe FBI set up a sting operation after records show at least $112,000 in cash changed hands in exchange for some of the items. The investigation has since led to criminal charges against three people.By Jon Seidel, Chicago Sun Times<a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2021/2/22/22296221/sculptures-paintings-poster-nabbed-in-art-heist">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image image-style-side"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418865/efrd8iqknocbvjkpohvp.jpg"><figcaption>Ernest Hemingway’s earliest short story, “The Judgment of Manitou,” appeared in his Oak Park, Ill., high school literary magazine in 1916.Credit...via Grolier Club</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;Are Magazines Dead? Not at This Exhibition“Magazines and the American Experience,” at the Grolier Club in Manhattan, explores the rich, colorful and sometimes deeply strange history of American periodicals.By Jennifer Schuessler, The New York Times&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/18/arts/design/magazines-grolier-club.html">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

News From the Art World: February 23, 2021

<html><head></head><body>By CGN STAFFLast week we featured works to buy for under $1,000. Admittedly that was a pretty low limit, which was part of the fun of seeking it out to share with you. Now we are following up with a list of select works that are available for under $5,000. As we said last week, of course there is always art available at a wide range of price points and price is just one part of understanding, appreciating and valuing art.&nbsp;Particularly in this price point, we see more established artists offering more affordable versions of their well-known work. There is a lot of beautiful work to view and consider.&nbsp;Galleries are still open by appointment for visits and pick-ups. If you make a purchase online check to see about shipping times and dates.&nbsp;Remember, when you purchase a work of art, you are supporting artists and the galleries that represent them!&nbsp;&nbsp;Some art buying tips and pricing reminders to keep in mind:• There are many factors that go into pricing art, such as the medium (photography and prints vs paintings), the quantity available (in an edition of 25, or a unique work) as well as the reputation of and career stage of the artist (a young, emerging artist vs a contemporary master)• Not all prices are marked when you visit a gallery exhibition or art fair. But that does not mean that you cannot ask for a price, and maybe even discuss a (be reasonable!) discount.&nbsp;• Payment plans are often available. Ask before you buy what the options are.• Explore on your own, and don't hesitate to contact a gallery or artist to get a conversation started.• Use CGN as your guide to learn when shows are happening where and then get out there and look for yourself!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418862/m5ibxbmix9rabncfbhqt.jpg"></figure><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418863/fkqpdsgeyrrz9h9vktj3.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;<a href="http://kavigupta.com/artist/beverly-fishman/">Beverly Fishman – Kavi Gupta</a>The five-panel Beverly Fishman is $5,000. The two-panel Beverly Fishman is $4,000.Combining the handmade with the industrial, Fishman employs a variety of techniques to explore technological, scientific, and biological systems of perception and representation, instigating constructive conversations about the ways people see their bodies and minds, and construct their identities. Her most illustrious bodies of work engage with the visual language of the medical industrial complex. For example, her highly-polished Pill reliefs utilize iconic pharmaceutical forms as the basis for seemingly abstract compositions that radiate with color. Her brilliantly complex Dividose paintings appropriate the unsettling, multilayered, linear aesthetic of medical imaging technologies such as EEG and EKG machines, provoking levels of optical fascination capable of eliciting physiological responses from viewers.Fishman's materials list has included traditional supports such as wood, paper, blown glass and aluminum, as well as more unconventional elements like cast resin, mirrored Plexiglass, powder-coat-ed metal and phosphorescent pigments. She also frequently uses mediums like chrome and urethane automotive paint that speak in conversation with the legacy of the Detroit area, where she has lived and worked since 1992.&nbsp;Kavi Gupta will create a custom viewing room for you based on your interests and price range.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418864/f4cdullisp33dwuujfyt.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.madrongallery.com/edna-reindel">Edna Reindel – Madron Gallery</a>At the Seams, Ink, watercolor, and graphite on paper, 22.5 x 22.5 inEdna Reindel (1894-1990), Geometric Still Life, Watercolor on paper, 13 1/2 x 10 1/2&nbsp; inches$1,500Edna Reindel was a subtle Surrealist and American Regionalist painter, printmaker, illustrator, sculptor, muralist, and teacher active from the 1920s to the 1960s. She is best known for her work in large-scale murals, New England landscapes, and later for her commissioned work of women workers in WWII shipyard and aircraft industries as published in Life magazine in 1944.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418865/vxzwcn45gi1vb4vcjzqe.jpg"></figure><a href="http://loucksgallery.com/lori-glavin-cv">Lori Glavin – Anne Loucks Gallery</a>When We Were Young, oil on paper, 50 x 38"$4,000Glavin says her abstract paintings and monotypes are inspired by a fresh examination of the familiar. A neighborhood walk, the delicacy of a shadow on a wall, and the observation of pattern in her knitting projects are starting points for constructing an image. Influenced by the repetitions and rhythms of domestic life, she collects, combines, and sorts; alternating between large shapes and small bits to make an arrangement of nuanced color and shape that becomes a monument to minutiae.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418866/rtdkjyles0ctd4ahyeud.png"></figure><a href="https://www.edelmangallery.com/artists/artists/g-n/omar-imam.html#?id=5495">Omar Imam – Catherine Edelman Gallery</a>Untitled, 2015 [car technician not a doctor], From the Live, Love, Refugee series, 12 x 16", 18 x 24", 35 x 47" pigment print. Edition of 8 + 2 AP's, 6 + 2 AP's, 4 + 2AP's$1,800–$2,400 (Live, Love, Refugee&nbsp;images are available as 12 x 16", 18 x 24" pigments prints made in editions of 8 + 2 APs and 6 + 2 APs respectively. Pieces range in price from $1800 to $2400, depending on size and availability.)In 2012, Syrian activist turned photographer Omar Imam (b. 1979 Damascus) was kidnapped and tortured by a militia and only let go when a friend intervened. Soon after, Imam left Damascus with his parents and wife, settling in Beirut where he and his wife started a family. In 2016, he moved to Amsterdam, where he and his family currently reside.Live, Love, Refugee is Imam’s photographic response to the chaos erupting in his homeland. In refugee camps across Lebanon, Imam collaborated with Syrians to create photographs that talked about their reality, rather than presenting them as a simple statistic. As a refugee himself, Imam understands the loss and chaos of being displaced from ones home. But dreams cannot be eradicated -- dreams of escape, dreams of love, and dreams of terror. These dreams are what Imam set out to capture.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418867/ci5hglfd1wbmnm5ib5qb.png"></figure><a href="https://anorangemoon.com/product/wesley-willis-art-dan-ryan-expressway-past-51st-towards-47th/">Wesley Willis – An Orange Moon</a>The Dan Ryan Expressway Past 51st Towards 47th ( Trucking), ballpoint pen and marker on Crescent board, signed and titled right middle, 28″H&nbsp; x 41″L&nbsp;$4,500Wesley Lawrence Willis (1963&nbsp;–&nbsp;2003) was an American singer-songwriter and visual artist. Diagnosed with schizophrenia in 1989, Willis began a career as an underground singer-songwriter in the outsider music tradition. Willis gained a large cult following in the 1990s, particularly after the release of his 1995 Greatest Hits album on the Alternative Tentacles label, and received the nickname "The Daddy of Rock 'n' Roll". He was also a visual artist long before he developed an interest in music, and produced hundreds of intricate, unusual, colored ink-pen drawings, most of them of various Chicago streetscapes; he frequently sold these on the street for between $20 and $40. (via <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wesley_Willis">Wikipedia</a>)&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

Art Picks: Works Under $5,000

<html><head></head><body>By CGN STAFFAt home (more than usual) this past weekend, we spent some time on chicagogallerynews.com dreaming of warmer days and looking for affordable art to bring to any home, large or small. So here we are introducing the next part of CGN's affordable art series, featuring a small selection of art works priced below $1,000. Next week we will share a post about works priced under $5,000. Of course there is always art available at a wide range of price points.&nbsp;Anecdotally we've heard from several local dealers that during the past few months, despite major industry challenges, new and returning collectors have come to galleries eager to buy art because they have either moved to a larger home or they're looking for unique ways to spruce up an existing space – just what we love to hear!&nbsp;Galleries are still open by appointment for visits and pick-ups. If you make a purchase online check to see about shipping times and dates.&nbsp;Remember, when you purchase a work of art, you are supporting artists and the galleries that represent them!&nbsp;&nbsp;Some art buying tips and pricing reminders to keep in mind:• There are many factors that go into pricing art, such as the medium (photography and prints vs paintings), the quantity available (in an edition of 25 or a unique work) as well as the reputation of and career stage of the artist (a young, emerging artist vs a contemporary master)• Not all prices are marked when you visit a gallery exhibition or art fair. But that does not mean that you cannot ask for a price, and maybe even discuss a (be reasonable!) discount.&nbsp;• Payment plans are often available. Ask before you buy what the options are.• Explore on your own, and don't hesitate to contact a gallery or artist to get a conversation started.• Use CGN as your guide to learn when shows are happening where and then get out there and look for yourself!&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2019/12/art-picks-works-under-5-000">• Read Part I here</a><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2020/12/art-picks-works-under-1-000-part-ii">• Read Part II here</a><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2020/12/art-picks-works-under-1-000-part-iii">• Read Part III here</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418858/njyk7s3sasyk31epuj8g.png"></figure>Alex Senna – Vertical Gallery<a href="https://verticalgallery.com/collections/art-for-sale/products/alex-senna-mirror">Mirror, 2017, Acrylic on canvas, 18 x 24 in.</a>$1,000Via Widewalls: "São Paulo based street artist Alex Senna beautifies cities worldwide with his warm and endearing black and white murals. This Brazilian artist, illustrator and advertising art director, whose life is all about drawing, art and graffiti, is a huge contemporary name on the Brazilian urban art scene."&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418859/h6apm2jhovkn2sz3r5vu.jpg"></figure>Holly Cahill – Goldfinch<a href="https://www.artworkarchive.com/profile/goldfinch_projects/artwork/at-the-seams/embed?artist=holly-cahill&amp;force_collection=true">At the Seams, Ink, watercolor, and graphite on paper, 22.5 x 22.5 in</a>$600Cahill is one of several artists at Goldfinch who are part of the gallery's <a href="https://goldfinch-gallery.com/goldfinch-flatfiles/">Flatfiles Program</a>, which aims to make original contemporary artworks available to a wider audience. It encompasses painting, drawing, collage, prints, photographs, mixed media pieces and any other flat work that can be housed in the drawers of their flatfile cabinet, the vast majority of which are priced at $1,500 or below — and many can be acquired for less than $500. Works in the Flatfiles can be viewed online or by advanced appointment at the Gallery.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418859/kmtsnajfzzo1u1x80p4j.jpg"></figure><a href="https://hofheimergallery.com/artists/karen-perl/">Karen Perl – Hofheimer Gallery</a>Afterlife, Oil on Wood, &nbsp;12” x 12”$775Perl's muted local landscape paintings give viewers a – perhaps now familiar – look at what Chicago's streets look like when they are empty. The focus is on broad spaces and architectural elements – walls, windows, traffic and street fixtures, often punctuated by slim dogs seated or waiting for their companion.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418860/xawcrjes42m3mr0za41f.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.bgfa.us/artists/yagi/index.html">Sandra Yagi – Bert Green Fine Art</a>Illuminated Movie Monster: Godzilla, 2018, Watercolor, acrylic, gouache and ink on Arches paper, 9.25 x 7” (Framed size 14 x 12”)$1,000Sandra Yagi's Illuminated Movie Monsters are inspired by medieval illuminated manuscripts, which are hand-made, jewel-like book pages that celebrate and educate the reader with the important cultural issues of their time. She has chosen Hollywood movie monsters as her subjects for these stand-alone pages, with a wink and a nod to history and to popular culture.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418861/q36c1sgfugjgvbu1c2w1.jpg"></figure><a href="https://springboardarts.com/artwork/jason-hackenwerth-maryanne-in-bloom/">Jason Hackenwerth – Springboard Arts</a>Maryanne In Bloom, 24 × 20 ″, Oil on canvas, 2020$380Springboard Arts opened in Wicker Park in late 2020. In addition to hosting in-person exhibitions, they launched an online gallery and store, which makes it easy to discover original, local art available in many price ranges.&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Year, New Art Under $1,000

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418858/qa6l5yrfre3d1zm3uwup.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;In Lieu of Mardi Gras Parades, Artists Are Turning New Orleans Homes Into Wildly Creative ‘House Floats’—See Images HereBuilding 3,000 house floats was a boon for the city's out-of-work artists.By Sarah Cascone, Artnet News<a href="https://news.artnet.com/exhibitions/new-orleans-mardi-gras-house-floats-1943822">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418858/hoawnltkylw0fzu2jflw.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;A New, Safe Home for the Louvre’s Unseen TreasuresAn ultramodern conservation center in northern France is a haven for flood-threatened items from the museum’s central Paris basement.By Elaine Sciolino, The New York Times<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/12/arts/design/louvre-lievin-conservation-center.html">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418859/wrqbytqamr1xojg1trnv.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;Christie’s to Sell Its First Fully Digital Work of Art in Test of Emerging&nbsp;MarketThe work, known as an NFT (Non-Fungible Token), is by Beeple (né Mike Winkelmann), a net artist and graphic designer who has amassed a large following on social media producing commercial projects for pop stars and brands like Louis Vuitton and Nike. A Christie’s representative called him “a leader in the digital art community.”By Angelica Villa, ArtNews<a href="https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/christies-beeple-blockchain-art-sale-1234583847/">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

News From the Art World: February 16, 2021

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418216/iy6mqgqi7k7pvijlktyx.png"></figure>Well, a foot and a half of snow has certainly changed everyone's daily routine this week, even if you're already used to spending most of your time indoors and commuting was so 2019.&nbsp;Two years ago actually, we rounded up some art that spoke to our frigid climate in Chicago, and here we are again. Finding artistic comfort in art somehow reflects the thing we're all dealing with: February.&nbsp;Here for you are some art picks from local spaces that speak to all that white stuff out there. &nbsp;Later this week we will feature Art to Warm You Up!&nbsp;And remember, once you've shoveled your way outside, many area galleries and museums are open by appointment, or are re-opening in the coming days. Please check with each space before visiting.– CGN Staff&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/john-kuhn-splendor-extended">John Kuhn at Ken Saunders</a>&nbsp;Here is some glass art that looks a lot like a frozen lake, or pool if you're in Texas.&nbsp;Kuhn’s sculptures are among the most complex and intricate objects ever created by hand. At their most ambitious the works, which are solid, can contain several thousand pieces of glass; cut, ground and polished to fit seamlessly together and laminated into mesmerizing structures.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418217/szmnnvkhdb5pliuzkoxe.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;<a href="http://danaddington.com/addingtongallery/hirst/hirst.html">Jeffrey Hirst at Addington Gallery</a>Hirst, an artist working in encaustic, a medium that actually requires heat, says his current work investigates relations between man-made architectural structure and the natural landscape; questions arise at how these two forces coexist in an urban environment. While both phenomena occur in all environments, the artist is most interested in the dynamic in a high contrast urban context. The correlation between urban decay and natural beauty (both at the micro and macro level) influence the work."<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418218/ise3sxihfjjnxk00nemm.jpg"><figcaption>Jeffrey Hirst, Alterations, 26" x 28", encaustic, oil, and silkscreen on constructed panel</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://art-studio-oh.com/circles">Erwin Overes at Studio Oh!&nbsp;</a>Artist and owner of Gallery Studio Oh!, Erwin Overes, is selling his new Circle Series at a discounted rate in order to help support the artist community during this challenging time. Erwin will be donating a portion of the sales to Arts Alliance Illinois.<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418219/bwai8fxazrm7hb6v0fno.jpg"><figcaption>Winter is Coming I - IV, Epoxy resin, acrylic, 12”x12”x3” each; $400 for all 4</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;Emily Rapport at Eat Paint Studio&nbsp;Emily paints scenes from every day life around Chicago. Her “Winter morning" is especially timely.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418219/fc3vlbs979tgwvuygcz4.png"><figcaption>“Winter morning,” 9x12”, ink on Yupo, by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/emilyrapport/">@emilyrapport</a></figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.artic.edu/exhibitions/9036/monet-and-chicago">Monet at the Art Institute of Chicago</a>The CTA buses are running. See if you can catch one down to the Art Institute, now that it has reopened (except today, Feb 16) and its Monet exhibition has been extended.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418221/vfiyawsrfdtv4nz2zjhe.jpg"><figcaption>Stacks of Wheat (Sunset, Snow Effect), 1890/91, Claude Monet French, 1840-1926</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

Art for the Deep Freeze: 2021 Edition

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418858/yrd7ul28un2bckj9g8qe.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;Is Seeing That Renoir Essential? In the Pandemic, Cities DifferArizona has allowed its museums to remain open despite a deadly outbreak, while in cities and states with far fewer cases, the doors have been closed.By Julia Jacobs, The New York Times<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/02/arts/design/museums-coronavirus-closures.html">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418858/wd31carjjr5rg1g1qrgv.png"></figure>&nbsp;Chicago artist Brandon Breaux’s ‘28 Days’ is for Black History Month, portraits of those making history nowAccording to Breaux, November was when he began his latest artwork, digital paintings of people who have supported him in his work and those people whose work he admires.By Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune<a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-brandon-breaux-28-days-of-greatness-tt-0208-20210208-chrmlceoqfhq7admdwqfqokkzm-story.html">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418859/rml0t4ra9urxlzfxxe5w.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;Local artist aims to ‘Protect Little Village’ with public art that celebrates mask wearingSilvia Morales’ latest work is a hyperlocal spin on the city’s “Protect Chicago” campaign that aims to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus — she calls it “Protect La Villita.”By Manny Ramos, Chicago Sun Times<a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/2/7/22268899/local-artist-aims-to-protect-little-village-with-public-art-that-celebrates-mask-wearing">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

News From the Art World: February 8, 2021

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418851/ndcgxq4bqwwfp409mmqj.jpg"></figure>‘The ultimate dealer of Old Master paintings’: New York dealer Richard Feigen has died, aged 90The Met director Max Hollein pays tribute to the late gallery owner and collector, who also promoted artists from Max Beckmann to Peter SaulBy Gareth Harris, The Art Newspaper<a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/richard-feigen-obituary">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418852/m3fuwoymeo2a6ucpqie0.jpg"></figure>Outsider Art Fair, Smaller This Year, but a Model for the FutureA scaled-back lineup includes Daniel Johnston’s colorfully nightmarish drawings, plus chunky clay cameras and quilts as abstract as anything in the MoMA.By Will Heinrich, The New York Times<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/28/arts/design/outsider-art-fair.html">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418853/dcp6ltc4rdyr14fqkyfg.jpg"></figure>From alley to gallery: Red Line viaduct in Edgewater is awash with muralsThe five-block stretch has been transformed from your typical, dreary Chicago alley to an artistic showcase, the scene of more than 100 murals by over 30 artists.By Rylee Tan, Chicago Sun Times<a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/murals-mosaics/2021/1/29/22248150/chicago-murals-edgewater-raven-villarreal-travisty-teel-diem-c3po">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

News From the Art World: February 1, 2021

<html><head></head><body>MCA Chicago makes first layoffs of the pandemicIn its first staffing cuts of the pandemic, the Museum of Contemporary Art this week laid off 11% of its staff, including 17 of 162 full-time personnel, officials with the organization said.Also cut were 24 out of 49 regular part-time workers, including guides for school groups. 80% of them worked 4 hours per week or fewer, the museum said.By Steve Johnson, Chicago Tribune<a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/museums/ct-ent-mca-lays-off-11-percent-staff-0123-20210122-t4cqdqjpdvcozlh6wax4bkxcne-story.html#rt=chartbeat-flt">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418851/fvmdruauqqfxoqxdhipl.jpg"><figcaption>U2 got a private tour of the new Takashi Murakami exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art from curator Naomi Beckwith. (MCA)</figcaption></figure>Top two MCA curators departing for Guggenheim, museum startupMichael Darling, chief curator and the force behind the three most popular shows in the museum’s history, is joining as a co-founder the startup Museum Exchange, which aims to match art collectors with museums that covet their donations.Naomi Beckwith, a Chicago native and the museum’s senior curator, has taken a new post beginning in June as chief curator and deputy director at New York City’s Guggenheim Museum.By Steve Johnson, Chicago Tribune<a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/museums/ct-ent-mca-chief-curator-michael-darling-leaves-museum-exchange-0120-20210119-y42s5vtodnhtxdwzxyuoxn6bqe-story.html?fbclid=IwAR0Fw2-49wAUQ4yEzBknlJyuzWdm1Vs2y2zwBvuAetoFDrIj6Y1qLBR-q9k#rt=chartbeat-flt">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418852/qmga8mb38jqmciyhczjc.jpg"></figure>Do Museums Need a Shopping Network for Art Donations?A new venture suggests it will help art institutions find works of art that collectors have decided they want to give away as gifts.By Graham Bowley, The New York Times<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/21/arts/design/art-museum-exchange.html?action=click&amp;module=Features&amp;pgtype=Homepage">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418853/azhgu6pqfdywry2yg7j8.jpg"></figure>An outdoor ‘museum in the prairie,’ GSU’s sculpture park sees ‘an incredible amount of people’ visit amid pandemicPeople have flocked to forest preserves for the fresh air and exercise. Drive-in movie theaters have made an epic comeback. And places like the Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park, on the grounds of Governors State University in University Park, have become more popular than ever, according to Jeff Stevenson, director and curator of the “museum in the prairie” known as The Nate.Bill Jones, Daily Southtown<a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-nathan-manilow-sculpture-park-st-0125-20210123-rlllym477zahjbj57muvvdkh2e-story.html?fbclid=IwAR0MO7J5r-0WpthZ9ZOYbLKpwCyh7r58yWlW0Hx9XHY9Ps34KdM8hCgPYbQ">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

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