<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1734466818/yjnatrrodm8sgb1s3stu.jpg"> <a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/museum-artists-december-2024-2580715" target="_blank">Which Artists Dominate U.S. Museums Right Now? We Crunch the Numbers</a>I looked at more than 200 museums, and counted which artists were on view any time during December (that includes a show like the Baltimore Museum’s “Illustrating Agency,” which closed December 1). The resulting list includes a little more than 3,400 artist names. Of these, only about 300 appear more than once—a tiny fraction. And of these, a very few repeat multiple times, giving a sense of which voices are most resonating with curators and institutions.Via Artnet&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/arts/design/met-museum-frida-escobedo-architecture-tang-wing-art.html?unlocked_article_code=1.gU4.D4rR.Jzcq2EbgzmXu&amp;smid=url-share" target="_blank">Met Museum Unveils Design for New Modern Wing</a>The metaphor of weaving has informed Frida Escobedo’s design for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s long-awaited new wing for Modern and contemporary art, which was unveiled on Tuesday.It is present in the architectural screen of limestone lattice that wraps the new wing’s exterior on the museum’s southwest corner, creating a diaphanous surface that will change as the sun moves through it during the day. It is present in the placement of windows, offering glimpses of the city and the park. And it is present in the way that the new wing will connect to the adjacent galleries, emphasizing the connectivity between different regions, disciplines and civilizations.Via NYTimes&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2024/12/03/south-florida-which-has-been-dubbed-wall-street-south-luresbut-does-not-mintcollectors?utm_source=The+Art+Newspaper+Newsletters&amp;utm_campaign=04f3551815-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_05_02_11_46_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-5856d4a6ca-61117077" target="_blank">South Florida, which has been dubbed ‘Wall Street South’, lures—but does not mint—collectors</a>A paradox has emerged in South Florida’s art economy in the years following the Covid-19 lockdowns. On the one hand, the region’s upper income brackets have swelled from a massive influx of finance firms and their staff—so much so that Miami and West Palm Beach have worked to rebrand themselves as “Wall Street South”. On the other hand, after a two-year growth spurt, the pinnacle of South Florida’s art-market infrastructure has receded noticeably since 2023, even as economic indicators suggest the area has never offered a broader, richer base of potential buyers.Via The Art Newspaper&nbsp;

What We're Reading: 12/10/24

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1734466883/ws5i6r7sicifvwxcyb4n.jpg"> <a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/35th-annual-international-small-print-show-and-holiday-sale-preview" target="_blank">35th Annual International Small Print Show and Holiday Sale Preview</a>Opening: Friday, December 6, 12 – 5&nbsp;pmOpening: Sunday, December 8, 11&nbsp;am – 7&nbsp;pmChicago Printmakers Collaborative&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1734466884/u1kkdy4zmka4byktf6bt.png"> <a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/little-but-bold-csi-member-benefit-art-auction" target="_blank">Little but Bold! CSI Member Benefit Art Auction</a>Opening: Saturday, December 7, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmChicago Sculpture International (CSI)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1734466884/p84wzvrwenma5p0mlkd5.jpg"> <a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/holiday-art-sale-2b575172-9e4e-4cf9-9a15-e09a09bb5e6c" target="_blank">Holiday Art Sale</a>December 7 – 22Hyde Park Art Center (HPAC)&nbsp; <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1734466885/mrt0rqyzpdvymvkqlbhn.jpg">&nbsp;&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/drie-cember-holiday-market" target="_blank">Drie-cember Holiday Market</a>December 7 – 8The Driehaus Museum&nbsp; <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1734466887/wo79ksqofvs6hn6dlzkn.jpg">&nbsp;&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/underground-art-market-annual-winter-holiday-pop-up-market" target="_blank">Underground Art Market | Annual Winter Holiday Pop-Up Market</a>Saturday, December 7, 12 – 5&nbsp;pmUnderground Art Market&nbsp; <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1734466888/wszt9bffyp9k52bxpiso.jpg">&nbsp;&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/highland-park-vintage-shindig-63be393c-3e22-4d6a-9c6a-daff55bbbb1c" target="_blank">Highland Park Vintage Shindig</a>Sunday, December 8, 10&nbsp;am – 5&nbsp;pmRandolph Street Market&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Holiday Markets and Sales Taking Place this Weekend

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1734466914/wgjawad7n6mdw2tx4cog.png"> <a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/heather-guidero-s-trunk-show" target="_blank">Heather Guidero's Trunk Show</a>December 6 – 7Pistachios Contemporary Art Jewelry and Objects&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1734466916/ue8kvv4wa85uudnhzx7s.png"> <a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/holly-holmes-reverberations" target="_blank">Holly Holmes: Reverberations</a>Opening: Friday, December 6, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmEpiphany Center for the Arts&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1734466917/rxorl3atpqjx3bix353x.jpg">&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/ground-floor-9409a652-c117-48a5-9463-b14f1dbfcfa2" target="_blank">Ground Floor</a>Opens December 7Hyde Park Art Center (HPAC)&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1734466918/neithqe8sqd8dc97frxe.png">&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/isabelle-frances-mcguire-year-zero" target="_blank">Isabelle Frances McGuire: Year Zero</a>Opening: Saturday, December 7, 4 – 7&nbsp;pmThe Renaissance Society&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1734466920/jp0vi6tpflcied3jkjme.jpg">&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/artist-led-exhibition-tour-rafael-blanco" target="_blank">Artist-led Exhibition Tour: Rafael Blanco</a>Saturday, December 7, 1 – 2&nbsp;pmElmhurst Art Museum&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1734466920/f4or6pdt2zj1ttqhoofc.png">&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/talk-arthur-jafa-robert-hood" target="_blank">Talk | Arthur Jafa + Robert Hood</a>Saturday, December 7, 2 – 3&nbsp;pmMuseum of Contemporary Art Chicago (MCA)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Exhibitions Opening and Talks for December 6 -7

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1733255598/fozyylyzfd5lcqehq6jc.png">Art Institute of Chicago Receives Record $75 M. Gift Toward ExpansionThe&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.artnews.com/t/art-institute-of-chicago/" target="_blank">Art Institute of Chicago</a>&nbsp;(AIC) received a $75 million donation from&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.artnews.com/t/aaron-i-fleischman/" target="_blank">Aaron I. Fleischman</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.artnews.com/t/lin-lougheed/" target="_blank">Lin Lougheed</a>&nbsp;to support future expansion, the museum announced on Tuesday.The largest naming gift in the museum’s 145-year history, the funds will be used to realize building plans that expand access to the museum’s collection and enhance visitor experience. The Aaron I. Fleischman and Lin Lougheed building will house new galleries for the museum’s collection of late 19th-century, modern, and contemporary art.“We are beyond grateful to collaborate with Aaron and Lin to imagine the future of our campus,”said president and director of the Art Institute of Chicago James Rondeau in a statement. “Their exceptional generosity and vision will allow our aspirations to become a reality and I am grateful for their dedication to Chicago, and to serving our visitors for generations to come.”By Francesca Aton<a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/art-institute-of-chicago-receives-75-million-gift-aaron-i-fleischman-lin-lougheed-1234717196/" target="_blank">Via Art News</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Inside the Wintrust Mag Mile Lights Festival: Where holiday dreams came to lifeFor the 33rd annual Wintrust Magnificent Mile Lights Festival, people from across the country turned out in record numbers to see the magic along the Mag Mile. This iconic event, the largest evening parade in the U.S., delivered festive surprises that had onlookers cheering from start to finish.By Candace Jordan<a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagostarmedia.com/candid_candace/inside-the-wintrust-mag-mile-lights-festival-where-holiday-dreams-came-to-life/article_59eb02a0-ab6c-11ef-9223-57f1bc3a6f2c.html" target="_blank">Via Chicago Star</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Celebrated Chicago artist Kevin A. Williams returns home for exhibit of his paintings in Hyde ParkAn accomplished artist makes a trip back home, reflecting on his roots, and sharing his story about his "Sweet Home Chicago" years. Kevin A. Williams, known by his artist moniker WAK, got his start in life and in art in the heart of the South Shore neighborhood. "It's been a beautiful journey. This was probably the best of times, when you don't know how it's going to turn out," he said.It was in South Shore that a teenage Williams was convinced that art could be his life's work. Williams, whose paintings now are celebrated around the world, and hanging in galleries, first found a paying audience on East 87th Street.<a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/artist-kevin-a-williams-wak-exhibit-hyde-park-connect-gallery/" target="_blank">Via CBS News</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Tearing down Elgin building designed by Marina City architect is a bitter pill to swallowThe Elgin Mental Health Center Medical and Surgical building, a modernist cylindrical tower designed by the late architectural pioneer Bertrand Goldberg, is being eyeballed for demolition.Built in 1967, the five-story building has been closed since July 2002. An Illinois Department of Human Services spokesperson said the building was shuttered due to the dangers of asbestos and “multiple” structural hazards.“At this time, the building is on a list for possible demolition,” the spokesperson said. “However, at this time IDHS does not have a timeline for when the potential demolition might occur.”By Lee Bey<a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/11/13/tearing-down-elgin-building-designed-by-marina-city-architect-is-a-bitter-pill-to-swallow" target="_blank">Via Chicago Sun Times</a>

What We're Reading 11/26/24

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1733255654/ltdc6jj3roxhuw1shit2.jpg">Looking at Maurizio Cattelan’s “Comedian,” a banana duct-taped to a wall, at Sotheby’s preview. Who’s laughing? It is estimated to sell for $1 million to $1.5 million.Credit...John Angelillo/UPI, via ShutterstockWill a ‘Trump Bump’ Help the Art Market’s Biggest Week?Will the art market go bananas again, like it did before the pandemic, now that Donald J. Trump has been elected to the White House on promises to cut taxes? Speculative investments like cryptocurrencies have risen in anticipation of a new Republican administration’s anti-regulatory agenda, and the auction world hopes that it can ride an economic boom to recovery after nearly two years of declining sales.The November auction season that starts this week in New York will test the willingness of the ultrarich to spend a pile on artworks.<a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/arts/sothebys-auction-art-market-biggest-week.html?unlocked_article_code=1.bE4.BM7k.SAJbL-RXHgg1&amp;smid=url-share" target="_blank">Via NYT</a>&nbsp;A Claude Monet ‘Water Lilies’ Scene Sold for $65.5 MillionSotheby’s sold a Claude Monet “Water Lilies” scene for $65.5 million on Monday, a solid start to a weeklong series of New York auctions being closely followed for fresh clues into the art market’s trajectory.&nbsp;Monet’s jewel-tone pond scene from 1914-17 was expected to sell for around $60 million, but the piece drew three dogged bidders, with an anonymous Asian telephone bidder winning the work.&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/fine-art/a-claude-monet-water-lilies-scene-sold-for-65-5-million-6af15ce4?st=ujjt4k&amp;reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink" target="_blank">Via WSJ</a>&nbsp;Union League's Monet going to auction — but for how much?The Union League Club of Chicago's ballyhooed Monet painting is scheduled to go to auction tomorrow night amid an uncertain post-election art market. Whether the hammer will come down is hardly guaranteed.The work, "Pommiers en Fleurs," or Apple Trees in Bloom, has been whipsawed by the club's need to raise cash to stay in business after 145 years. There was a sales agreement in 2020 for $7.2 million, but the club reneged, according to the prospective buyer who got nowhere in court trying to enforce the deal.<a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagobusiness.com/nonprofits-philanthropy/how-much-early-monet-worth-union-league-will-find-out?share-code=17320440111091665-19345fde7d9&amp;utm_id=gfta-ur-241119" target="_blank">Via Crain's Chicago</a>

What We're Reading: 11/19/24

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1733255241/efgthpmcjg7b5k1hl3sw.jpg">DCASE Commissioner Clineé Hedspeth described her department’s proposed budget as a boost, which is needed to support artists and keep up with the rising costs of large-scale events.City of Chicago YouTube<a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.wbez.org/arts-culture/2024/11/13/chicago-arts-funding-city-budget-dcase-culture-artist-grants?subscription=true&amp;utm_source=Newsletter_Daily-Rundown-Non-Member&amp;utm_medium=WBEZEmail&amp;utm_campaign=Daily_Newsletter_Daily-Rundown_Sponsored_20241114&amp;utm_content=11/14/2024&amp;DE=WBEZEmail" target="_blank">Will Chicago arts see a boost next year from City Hall? Numbers tell mixed story</a>Amid big questions about how to sustain creative industries in a post-COVID, inflationary economy, Chicago’s proposed cultural budget for 2025 is under close scrutiny by some arts advocates.Mayor Brandon Johnson’s&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2024/11/12/mayor-brandon-johnson-budget-cuts-negotiations-property-taxes-pension-payment" target="_blank">2025 budget</a>&nbsp;calls for about $73 million for the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) for next year. Last fall, City Council approved more than $84 million for the department. However, fewer grants than forecasted came in, according to the city’s budget department, so DCASE actually received about $66 million, according to this year’s budget documents.Via WBEZ&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1733255242/vx8illm3q8tzh4n3yrip.webp">Image by Clare Britt&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.artic.edu/press/press-releases/372/art-institute-of-chicago-announces-eric-lefkofsky-as-new-chair-of-the-board-of-trustees" target="_blank">Art Institute of Chicago Announces Eric Lefkofsky as New Chair of the Board of Trustees</a>The Art Institute of Chicago announced on Nov 12 the election of Eric Lefkofsky as the organization’s new chair of the Board of Trustees. Lefkofsky will succeed Denise Gardner as the leader of the board, the governing body for both the Art Institute of Chicago museum and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC).Via Arctic.edu&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://news.wttw.com/2024/11/04/chicago-living-color-photography-book-focuses-chicago-european-s-point-view" target="_blank">Chicago in Living Color: Photography Book Focuses on Chicago From a European’s Point-of-View</a>A native of Spain, Judit Prat Marti was a newcomer to Chicago in early 2020. She moved here to accept a fellowship in the University of Chicago’s Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics.Three months later, the pandemic struck – and Prat Marti shifted her focus from the cosmos to the city.She took photography classes and explored Chicago with a camera. She built a body of work taking photos of overlooked nooks of the city, embracing the finer points of her temporary home.Now this scholar of cosmology is a photographer with a new book, published by Chicago’s Trope Publishing Company.Via WTTW

What We're Reading: 11/15/24

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1733255175/n9wmntemroghfkylgx9u.png"><a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/wearing-red-ignite-the-fire" target="_blank">Wearing Red: Ignite the Fire</a>Exhibition begins November 14Pistachios Contemporary Art Jewelry and Objects&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1733255176/np9dcfbgjkso59qgjl5p.jpg"><a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/jane-sloss" target="_blank">Jane Sloss: The&nbsp;Sound of the "L"</a>Opening: Friday, November 15, 2024 7 – 10&nbsp;pmFirecat Projects&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1733255177/vhp8vgizrmzslwqq4arl.jpg"><a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/true-story-photography-journalism-and-media" target="_blank">True Story: Photography, Journalism, and Media</a>Exhibition begins November 15Milwaukee Art Museum (MAM)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1733255178/girizsxnzpbvwirwb1vn.png"><a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/progressions" target="_blank">Progressions</a>Opening: Friday, November 15, 7 – 9&nbsp;pmGallery of Contemporary Mosaics&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1733255179/ktffydhhqc81elcv55ty.jpg"><a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/eva-jospin-vanishing-points" target="_blank">Eva Jospin: Vanishing Points</a>Opening: Thursday, November 14, 6 – 8&nbsp;pmMariane Ibrahim&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1733255180/canzxbgv5xspuhadmdh7.jpg"><a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/thirst-trap" target="_blank">Thirst Trap</a>Opening: Friday, November 15, 7 – 10&nbsp;pmBridgeport Art Center&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1733255180/soydzyk0hr6wwcp11omz.jpg"><a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/richard-mosse-broken-spectre" target="_blank">Richard Mosse: Broken Spectre</a>Opening: Friday, November 15, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmMadison Museum of Contemporary Art (MMoCA)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1733255181/mo1myzwefdhbiqdwtzvc.png"><a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/community-members-show" target="_blank">Community Members’ Show</a>Exhibition begins November 16Krasl Art Center&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1733255182/jb86ez5z2l7gk3w0kov2.jpg"><a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/process-pro-forma" target="_blank">Process Pro Forma</a>Exhibition begins November 19John Michael Kohler Arts Center (JMKAC)

New Exhibitions November 14 - 19

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092768/astczaeloomzkekftsqm.jpg" -="" jonathyhiggiams.jpg=""><figcaption>Judy Ledgerwood, Inner Vision at Manneken Press &nbsp;</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;Manneken Press Has Been Accepted for Membership in the International Fine Print Dealers Association.<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/manneken-press">Manneken Press</a> joins the IFPDA, the preeminent international membership organization for publishers and galleries specializing in prints and editions. The IFPDA was founded in 1987 by a small group of art dealers specializing in prints. The IFPDA has includes 150 elected members in 17 countries. The expertise embodied in IFPDA’s membership ranges from old master and modern to contemporary prints and publishers of prints.Through its network, online presence, and public programs, the IFPDA fosters knowledge and stimulates discussion about collecting prints in the public sphere and the global art community. The IFPDA Print Fair, held annually in New York City, is the largest and most celebrated art fair dedicated to the artistic medium of printmaking.Manneken Press is a fine art publisher, based in Bloomington, IL, producing original, limited edition and unique prints, portfolios and artist’s books by significant contemporary artists. Founded in 2000 by owner/operators Jonathan Higgins and Sarah Smelser, Manneken Press has established a reputation as a leading fine art press. Manneken has worked with a range of American and international artists to create a unique body of contemporary prints, and currently represent more than 30 artists.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092769/z91dlgag5umqu0gee3fn.jpg"><figcaption>Zoe Minzenberger and Fawn Penn</figcaption></figure>The Digs Chicago and Povos Gallery Featured in SAIC Magazine<a href="">• The Digs Shapes Chicago Ceramics</a>Founded in 2020 by alums Zoe Minzenberger (BA 2020) and Fawn Penn (BFA 2020), The Digs Chicago has become a pillar in the local ceramics scene.<a href="https://www.saic.edu/magazine/fall24/povos-vision-for-relationships">• Emerging Together: How Povos Gallery is Building a Cultural Space for Young Artists&nbsp;</a>You’ll find white walls, expansive floor space, no titling or artist statements, artwork set in constructed niches and corners and sectional walls—like kerning on a page—to invite you to give your time to each individual piece.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092770/t1qjaefb8uxzlkpyvcse.jpg"></figure><a href="https://mailchi.mp/uchicago.edu/summer_logan_2023-5477008?e=d57bd5477e">U. Chicago to Host CAMPAIGN: A Celebration of Pope.L</a>The Division of the Humanities at The University of Chicago is hosting CAMPAIGN: A Celebration of Pope.L,&nbsp;a public event to commemorate the artist's legacy on November 10 and 11.An artist &amp; teacher for over a decade in the city of Chicago, Pope.L touched countless lives in big and small ways with his insight, generosity, kindness, and creative vision.&nbsp;Whether you were a student, fan, friend, or colleague, we know that Pope.L was incredibly important to a broad and diverse community. To learn more about Pope.L’s career at The University of Chicago, visit&nbsp;<a href="https://news.uchicago.edu/story/popel-renowned-interdisciplinary-artist-and-scholar-1955-2023">here</a>.Free and open to the public,&nbsp;the University invites everyone to join for all&nbsp;or part of this two-day commemoration to celebrate this singular artist whose work inspired so many.&nbsp;Events will take place at the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts and Midway Studios at The University of Chicago.<a href="https://dova.uchicago.edu/events/campaign-celebration-popel">See the schedule and RSVP</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/art/2024/11/04/art-institute-opens-its-first-ever-korean-art-gallery-chicago">Art Institute of Chicago opens its first-ever Korean gallery</a>Yeonsoo Chee likes small spaces — they focus the mind, make it harder to be distracted, she says.Good thing, because for the last four years, Chee has been working with a space about the size of a cramped two-bedroom condo. It might be easy for a visitor to the Art institute of Chicago to overlook.Yeonsoo Chee hopes you won’t. It’s the museum’s first gallery dedicated solely to Korean arts — works from the permanent collection (as well as some on loan), dating from from the 5th century to the present.Via Chicago Sun-Time&nbsp;</body></html>

CGN Art World Recap: 11/4/24

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092768/aetnrlhj2yho6iaf30be.jpg"><figcaption>Robert Longo (American, b. 1953), “Untitled (American Eagle 2017)”, 2017. Charcoal on mounted paper. 70 1/16 × 96 in. (177.96 × 243.84 cm). Nancy A. Nasher and David J. Haemisegger Collection</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;By GRACE KRAKOWRobert Longo used to view the future as a path we forge ahead on, but over time, he has come to see it as something rushing toward us, reshaping our past at an exponential rate. This perspective raises essential questions: How do we keep up? How do we avoid repeating history? This is the crux of his exhibition, Robert Longo: An Accelerated History, on view at the Milwaukee Art Museum until February 25, 2025. The survey exhibition is his first solo show in the Midwest in 30 years and a must see.Longo considers his art an act of resistance. As a prominent figure of The Pictures Generation, he challenges us to rethink our assumptions using archetypes of power and authority. Senior Curator of Contemporary Art, Margaret Andrea, notes that since Longo began his Destroyer Cycle series in 2014, his work has gained urgency. It serves as a call to attention and action. These works tower over the viewer: a police riot line in Ferguson, the dismantling of a Confederate monument, and the migrant crisis. Longo aims for viewers to experience the exhibition as if walking through a movie. This experience is unsettlingly dystopian, considering the works resemble photographs extracted from the daily news cycle.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092769/gouijwnrkq5mehdgldcf.jpg"><figcaption>Robert Longo (American, b. 1953), “Untitled (Nathan Bedford Forrest Statue Removal; Memphis, 2017)”, 2018. Charcoal on mounted paper. 70 × 120 in. (177.8 × 304.8 cm). Courtesy of the artist</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092770/knhjte6gej1ukgkbuzpr.jpg"><figcaption>Robert Longo (American, b. 1953), “Untitled (Riot Cops)”, 2016. Charcoal on mounted paper. 101 × 140 in. (256.54 × 355.6 cm). Carrancedo Collection</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;They are in fact intricately detailed charcoal drawings. Longo prefers the term hyper-real over photorealistic as his art is not a replication of reality, but images compiled and modified to evoke specific atmospheres. Longo plays with the “truth” of an image. Influenced by John Berger’s Ways of Seeing, Longo prompts viewers to reflect not only on the subject, but on the act of looking itself. How do our backgrounds and the broader historical context influence our perceptions? This inquiry is embodied in Longo’s Dürer’s Solid (2012), which reflects both his drawings and the viewers in the room. The exhibition is punctuated by sounds resembling gunshots; however, this is another layer of subversion—what we hear is the sound of paper ripping as he tears images in Icarus Rising (2019).Longo speaks of making his drawings like a sculptor, employing his classical training, building layers and chiseling away details. This technique invites viewers to scrutinize the works, searching for the artist’s hand. As one draws closer, the hyper-real image dissolves into abstraction. Longo identifies as an abstract artist working representationally, finding kinship with the Abstract Expressionists. As an American, these are his great classical artists of history; his reverence for them is explored through his Gang of Cosmos series.The exhibition culminates in a sobering reflection on American history: colonialism, genocide, a fractured democracy, the opioid epidemic, and the climate crisis. These weighty themes prompt us to consider what actions we can take against current crises and how we can prevent history from repeating its darker chapters. Although the exhibition's weight is palpable, Longo offers glimmers of hope, which he says has two daughters: a fierce anger at the state of the world and the courage to do something about it. Through this lens, Longo’s work not only critiques the past but also inspires action for a better future.#<a href="https://mam.org/exhibitions/acceleration-of-history/">Robert Longo: The Acceleration of History</a>October 25, 2024–February 23, 2025Milwaukee Art MuseumMilwaukee, WI&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092771/twhz5tdspiosb9ehig5f.jpg"><figcaption>Robert Longo (American, b. 1953), “Untitled (Christmas Tree House from “The American Stories Cycle”)”, 2015. Charcoal on mounted paper. 91 x 124 1/2 in. (231.14 x 316.23 cm). Courtesy of the artist</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092771/fyzykzyqit6vwurufurq.jpg"><figcaption>Robert Longo (American, b. 1953), “Untitled (State of the Union, Washington DC, USA, February 5, 2019)”, 2019. Charcoal on mounted paper. 96 × 146 in. (243.84 × 370.84 cm). Courtesy of the artist</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

Robert Longo's Hyper-Real Art Addresses Today's Realities

CAB Announces Artistic Director Florencia Rodriguez and 2025 Edition - Shift: Architecture in Times of Radical Change

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092759/um44dwr9aazqzn4xksfg.png" of="" brooks="" +="" scarpa,="" via="" bloomberg.png=""><figcaption>The 48-unit Brunson Terrace complex recalls the history of courtyard developments in Southern California.Courtesy of Brooks + Scarpa</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-10-31/from-brooklyn-to-santa-monica-courtyards-make-apartments-more-kid-friendly?srnd=homepage-americas">The Answer To Making Cities&nbsp;More Family-Friendly? Courtyards</a>New housing experiments with courtyards show that this age-old design approach can still deliver for cities struggling to provide homes for families.The population of children under five is shrinking across the US. That group <a href="https://eig.org/families-exodus/">has decreased most rapidly in big cities</a>: 14% in Los Angeles County, 18% percent in New York City and 15% percent in Cook County, Illinois, which includes Chicago.Via Bloomberg&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092760/yrpyekjttjpkxev1ymod.png" and="" pixelflakes,="" via="" chicago="" sun="" times..png=""><figcaption>A newly released rendering shows Google’s redesign of the former Thompson Center atrium.Google and Pixelflakes</figcaption></figure><a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/10/31/new-google-rendering-former-thompson-center-atrium-future-lee-bey-column">New Google rendering gives an early glimpse of former Thompson Center atrium's future</a>The rendering obtained by the Sun-Times is the first look Google has provided of its vision for the remade interior of the Helmut Jahn-designed icon.Via Chicago Sun-Times&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092761/xy1qpdnf8r9ilks5otlc.png" via="" cbs.png=""><figcaption>The Song of the Lark</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/news/bill-murray-chicago-painting/">How an 1884 painting at Chicago's Art Institute saved Bill Murray's life</a>A social media clip of a 2014 video of actor Bill Murray talking about a painting that he said saved his life recently got the attention of CBS News Chicago.I think it's called 'The Song of the Lark,' and it's a woman working in a field and there's a sunrise behind her, Murray said in the clip.Murray said it was early on in his career and he was feeling hopeless after a performance. So CBS News Chicago's Marie Saavedra went looking for that painting.Via CBS News&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092762/czsxoqzzwexh3rrdsdgq.png" the="" metropolitan="" museum="" of="" art,="" new="" york,="" via="" art="" newspaper.png=""><figcaption>Courtesy the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2024/10/25/old-master-fakes-forgeries-educational-tools-connoisseurship">Old Master forgeries’ second lives as teaching tools</a>What is the afterlife of an art forgery? Numerous stories on counterfeits end once the trickery has been unmasked, the coterie corralled and the investigation closed. But in some cases, known fakes eventually move on to become something surprising: practical tools used by art and educational institutions to sharpen scholars’ connoisseurship.Via The Art Newspaper&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

What We're Reading: 10/31/24

<html><head></head><body>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092759/r3jte3deqytz54rlnuu2.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/ryca-all-my-heroes-are-dead">RYCA: All My Heroes Are Dead</a>Opening: Friday, November 1, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmVertical Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092760/ihwmsauvquiptbembea8.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/maria-burundarena">Insula: Work by Maria Burundarena</a>Opening: Friday, November 1, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmChicago Artists Coalition (CAC)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092760/tp6onukdghsfgxdvettk.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/zhi-ding">Zhi Ding: Drifting Shore</a>Opening: Friday, November 1, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmWestern Exhibitions&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092761/vauqjwxdfazxtasydduy.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/deborah-di-vita-glascott-body-language">Deborah Di Vita Glascott: Body Language</a>Opening: Friday, November 1, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmARC Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092762/uqdflz2w49vl0oewgczw.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/anneke-eussen">Anneke Eussen: Beyond purpose</a>Opening: Friday, November 1, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmDOCUMENT&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092763/v9ebogmtrmd86yhxa2pb.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/ricki-dwyer-a-mobilizing-force">Ricki Dwyer: A Mobilizing Force</a>Opening: Friday, November 1, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmVolume Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

West Side Edition: New Exhibitions November 1st

<html><head></head><body>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092759/xvwpk7qmgys5zwbjt4kt.png" huck.png=""></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/tom-huck-american-dream">Tom Huck: American Dream</a>Opening: Friday, November 1, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmGallery Victor&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092760/zhuymcilf43enl6avxsc.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/fall-selections">Fall Selections</a>Opening: Friday, November 1, 7 – 8&nbsp;pmRosenthal Fine Art, Inc.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092762/ltof76efowyptesecjjw.jpg" (1).jpg=""></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/ed-paschke-roger-brown">Ed Paschke &amp; Roger Brown: Imagistic Masters</a>Opening: Friday, November 1, 5:30 – 8&nbsp;pmCarl Hammer Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092763/rzgbjn9ewglqc8eiyclt.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/tell-me-something-beautiful">Tell Me Something Beautiful</a>Opening: Friday, November 1, 6 – 8&nbsp;pmIstituto Italiano di Cultura&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

River North and Streeterville Edition: November 1st

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092759/r77ioopi8gyoafdvk3ov.jpg" ir2014.130="" lniana="" tablica.jpg=""></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/collection-focus-polish-fiber">Collection Focus: Polish Fiber</a>Exhibition begins October 30Racine Art Museum&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092760/zydtz4c1slcsqhjrvyuq.png"></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/jane-d-angelo">Painting the Town: Jane D'Angelo</a>Opening: Friday, November 1, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmVivid Art Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092761/kqa0wvpj2t8lq2hvueew.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/jeffrie-chirchirillo">Jeffrie Chirchirillo</a>Opening: Saturday, November 2, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmPerspective Photo Gallery&nbsp;</body></html>

North Suburbs & Wisconsin Edition: New Exhibitions October 30 - November 2

<html><head></head><body>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092759/xa1ywyazbb4fs87ifrwo.jpg" gallery="" news="" jesse="" howard="" 700x500="" copy.jpeg=""></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/jesse-howard-the-emerging-of-a-black-diaspora">Jesse Howard: The Emerging of a Black Diaspora</a>Exhibition begins November 1Wadsworth Family Gallery at Lewis University&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092760/x2k0jytclfftdpgvbtsv.jpg" artists="" guild="" member="" artwork="" images.jpg=""></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/lemont-artists-guild">Lemont Artists Guild</a>Opening: Sunday, November 3, 1 – 3&nbsp;pmGallery Seven&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092760/zmc2wt1sc8qyg1xbgkkx.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/artist-reception-semaphoria-an-artist-s-language">Artist Reception: Semaphoria: An Artist’s&nbsp;Language</a>Opening: Friday, November 1, 5:30 – 8&nbsp;pmSouth Shore Arts&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

South Suburbs & Indiana Edition: New Exhibitions November 1st

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092759/otva6kx66jprjqokxepd.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;By CGN StaffThe Golden Triangle in West Town occupies a cavernous space suited to its often large scale salvages from around the world. Visiting the space is like going on a house tour where everything is for sale.&nbsp;Their latest offering includes the sumptuous furnishings of George Greene, the legendary Oak Street clothier that opened in the mid-2000s. When George Greene opened it was a go-to for a set of Chicagoans looking for the atmosphere of a stylish English club, designed by Patrick DiMichele and The Golden Triangle, as well as high-end Italian clothes.&nbsp;As Golden Triangle co-founder Doug van Tress shared, It was pure British Raj, straight out of Rangoon, with varnished teak tables, brass fittings, leather and cane all around. The props were real antiques from Burma, India, and Britain.Now, the clothes may be long gone, but the furnishings that made the store itself so appealing are for sale at the Golden Triangle. All, as Doug says, at highly advantageous prices.On view through November 30Details <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/the-sumptuous-furnishings-of-george-greene">here</a><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092760/ffh4mckmecgg67abk2bo.jpg"><figcaption>A Pair of Anglo-Indian Veranda Chairs. Sale: $2,900</figcaption></figure></body></html>

The Golden Triangle Is Selling Collection from Famed Oak Street Outfitter George Greene

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092759/zjurjrzpy5ge31etpprh.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/more-light-luftwerk-x-aram-saroyan">More Light! Luftwerk x Aram Saroyan</a>Opening: Thursday, October 17, 6 – 8&nbsp;pmPoetry Foundation&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092760/d7n9wv5uiddxb96jwmcf.jpg" gallery="" news="" pantuso="" 700x500="" copy.jpeg=""></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/pantuso-creative-dimensions">Pantuso: Creative Dimensions</a>Opening: Thursday, October 17, 7 – 9&nbsp;pmWadsworth Family Gallery at Lewis University&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092761/tbxi8wv1eabsxcxqq4nr.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/images-illusions-art-in-the-digital-age">Images &amp; Illusions</a>Exhibition Begins October 17Kavanagh Gallery at Fine Line Creative Arts Center&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092761/wvdohihen8wk1f6rkjnf.png" shot="" 2024-10-14="" at="" 3.42.27="" pm.png=""></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/3rd-friday-open-studios-ea91220f-4d25-4bfb-ae02-fd7cef2e26b3">3rd Friday Open Studios</a>Friday, October 18, 7 – 10&nbsp;pmBridgeport Art Center&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092762/faaqilylnuuf1tfi8qxq.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/open-house-chicago-64631e48-3611-4bcb-be96-8629fc9baad3">Open House Chicago</a>Exhibition Begins October 19Chicago Printmakers Collaborative&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092763/cc4cm5jp03i51l9x8cen.jpg" is="" poltical_image.jpg=""></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/existing-is-political">Existing is Political</a>Opening: Saturday, October 19, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmChicago Sculpture International (CSI)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092764/bnryry5tbkuk66wvqmth.jpg" black="" artist="" group="" logo.jpg=""></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/north-shore-black-artist-group-show">North Shore Black Artist Group Show</a>Exhibition Begins October 19Evanston Art Center&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092765/ckpmtsgynznkrneffdpd.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/elijah-burgher-sigils">Elijah Burgher: A List of Wishes</a>Opening: Sunday, October 20, noon – 4&nbsp;pm(northern) Western Exhibitions&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions October 17 - 20

<html><head></head><body>Milwaukee's original gallery hop event, <a href="https://gallerynightmke.com">Gallery Night MKE</a>, allows you to experience Milwaukee's vast creative culture and discover local galleries, art, and artists. This free, two-day art event offers you the opportunity to buy original art, dine in outstanding restaurants, and shop at unique boutiques.Gallery Night MKE Hours:&nbsp;Friday, October&nbsp;18th, 5:00 - 9:00pmSaturday, October 19th, 11:00am - 6:00pm &nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092759/php66lhm9cetf7wqhhhb.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/equus-intersections-the-blue-horses-2019-2024">Out of the Blue: The Blue Horse Paintings 2019 - 2024</a>Opening: Friday, October 18, 5 – 9&nbsp;pmKim Storage Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092760/hkptbwiv6b9tojynr14k.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/mke-gallery-night-how-to-traverse-a-vessel-lauren-woods-nikita-vishnevskiy">How to Traverse a Vessel: Lauren Woods &amp; Nikita Vishnevskiy</a>Opening: Friday, October 18, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmJames May Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092761/vrtu00ymovdrawsz82rb.png" art="" of="" michal="" patterson.png=""></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/shadowplay-the-art-of-michal-patterson">Shadowplay: The Art of Michael Patterson</a>Opening: Friday, October 18, 5 – 9&nbsp;pmLily Pad | West&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

Gallery Night MKE is October 18 & 19

<html><head></head><body>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092759/fdeqqbhbsobw4ljck04t.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/history-of-the-chess-queen">History of the Chess Queen</a>Opening: Friday, October 11, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmHilton Contemporary - Bridgeport&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092759/ypgf8tq0mi4dtnnjtgfh.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/semaphoria-an-artist-s-language">Semaphoria: An Artist’s&nbsp;Language</a>Exhibition begins October 11South Shore Arts&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092760/sldmkulxf6vkxg5pee98.jpg" nocturne.jpg=""></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/surreal-salon-group-exhibition">Surreal Salon: Group Exhibition</a>Opening: Friday, October 11, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmJackson Junge Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092761/fnrkvm9ee6i9kta5w9km.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/double-ground">Double Ground</a>Opening: Friday, October 11, 5 – 9&nbsp;pmOliva Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092762/blpva73ygtwoft8zxszn.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/through-a-bipoc-lens-decolonizing-feminism">Through a BIPOC Lens: Decolonizing Feminism</a>Opening: Saturday, October 12, 4 – 7&nbsp;pmWoman Made Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions Open October 11 - 13 (Part I)

<html><head></head><body>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092759/qlao6hezljfympsfeuhw.png" y="" deseos="" .png=""></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/janice-marin-pia-cruzalegui-stories-y-deseos">Janice Marin &amp; Pia Cruzalegui: STORIES Y DESEOS</a>Opening: Friday, October 11, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmEpiphany Center for the Arts&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img 2015="" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092760/gmtpzezi2srxahduosuw.jpg" embelleciendose="" (skeleton="" beautifying="" herself),="" reduction="" linocut,="" 22_x30_="" copy.jpg=""></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/day-of-the-dead-exhibition">Day of the Dead Exhibition</a>Opening: Saturday, October 12, 1 – 4&nbsp;pmDragonfly Gallery &amp; Creative Spaces&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092761/suhd7yhnuibfx3tgpf8v.jpg" copy.jpg=""></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/25th-anniversary-show-b29e05f4-8371-4ad6-9b15-a5b604f506a4">25th Anniversary Show</a>Opening: Saturday, October 12, 4 – 6&nbsp;pmBert Green Fine Art&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092762/kuvhwtwoag1yvbgxltcx.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/cecilia-beaven-flickering-cocoon">Cecilia Beaven: Flickering Cocoon</a>Exhibition begins October 12Hyde Park Art Center (HPAC)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092763/uxxkr2kwidij80eo668q.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/magic-imaginary-realms-selections-from-the-elmhurst-art-museum-collection">Magic &amp; Imaginary Realms: Selections from the Elmhurst Art Museum Collection</a>Exhibition begins October 13Elmhurst Art Museum&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092764/gk210dmkmxhlq3thvh8v.jpg" chicago="" image.jpg=""></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/dialogue-outloud">Dialogue Outloud</a>Opening: Sunday, October 13, 1 – 4&nbsp;pmEvanston Art Center&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions Open October 11 - 13 (Part II)

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img 2024="" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092759/jwh3u3immtoaem83sb9b.png" onecause="" banner="" (email="" header)="" (1).png=""></figure>&nbsp;By CGN StaffWe heard from James Lynch, Exec. Dir. of The Art Center - Highland Park, recently, since the Center has been busy preparing for its annual recycled art sale, opening next week on October 18.&nbsp;The Annual Recycled Art Sale&nbsp;includes thousands of pieces of art that have been donated to The Art Center from private collectors, galleries, estates, corporate art collections, and institutions throughout the year. Each October TAC organizes, researches, and prices to sell all of these donated items and offers them in a 10-day event that benefits TAC's programming, education, and outreach. A community favorite for over 20 years, the variety of items is vast and of high quality, including paintings, prints, ceramics, decorative objects, vintage posters, sculpture, art glass, jewelry, and more. The event keeps art in a sustainable loop or reuse and re-enjoyment.&nbsp;Because the event is well-known and also seeks to accomplish several goals, there are a lot of questions that come to Dir. Lynch each year. He shared his list of FAQs as TAC prepares to open the sale later this month.&nbsp;Are we still accepting donated art? Yes. We accept art every day, including during the event. It is not unusual for people to drop off art and stay to look over the sale.What kinds of art/things do you accept? We accept 2D and 3D art, collectibles, and jewelry. We have accepted furniture and decorative rugs in the past but we don’t accept them anymore.What do you do with the leftover art? First of all, we hope there isn’t anything left over! Leftover items of high value are held for next year. We also offer unsold items to Affordable Housing residents and other similar not-for-profit groups. Nothing is wasted.Should I attend the opening night? Of course! Opening night has two sections. First Look at 5 PM is a ticketed event ($175) and serious shoppers buy tickets way in advance to have early access to the best pieces. At 6 PM we welcome another round of shoppers ($75 in advance, $85 at the door). Most people agree that the pieces they find, whether for their own collection or for re-sale, more than make up the cost of the ticket. The ticket also includes an open bar and a food truck. It’s a really FUN party where art just happens to be the topic.Should I attend more than once? Absolutely. New items are brought in daily, including in the last hours of the sale!Is it free after opening night? Yes and no. We charge $10 for opening weekend, Saturday, and Sunday, and your admission will get you in all weekend. Beginning on Monday, 10/21, entry is free for the rest of the sale.Is there an evening event? Yes: one. Wednesday, 10/23, we’ll stay open until 8 PM.What is the sale for? All funds collected, admission fees, sponsorships, art sales, donations – all of it – go toward our general operating funds. This is our 65th year and this event goes a long way towards keeping our programming alive!Do we need volunteers? Yes! Volunteers help us make this event possible.&nbsp;Do we need sponsors? Yes. Your sponsorship will be shared according to the level of giving. See below.We hope that sharing this information will welcome more people, make attending easier and more attractive, and of course, help us sell out!&nbsp;The Recycled Art Sale runs October 18-26 at the <a href="https://one.bidpal.net/recycled24/welcome">Art Center Highland Park&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

The Art Center Highland Park's Recycled Art Sale Takes Place Oct 18–26

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092759/dcweoa5hhlkd19kyjajr.jpg" copy.jpg=""><figcaption>Artist and educator Theaster Gates pushes flat the bound copies of magazines on display in “When Clouds Roll Away: Reflection and Restoration From the Johnson Archive,” as he prepares for the exhibition’s opening reception Sept. 12, 2024, at the Stony Island Arts Bank in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/09/19/how-the-offices-of-ebony-and-jet-became-the-latest-theaster-gates-exhibition/">How the offices of Ebony and Jet became the latest Theaster Gates exhibition</a>Theaster Gates stared hard at a room full of furniture.There were credenzas, chairs, desks, chests, a cube resembling an office refrigerator. Behind them, framed correspondence, photographs. Much of it came to him in 2010 after Johnson Publishing Co., home of Ebony and Jet magazines, vacated South Michigan Avenue. An office tower’s worth of furnishings, loose magazines, books, art and history needed a new home, and fast. Johnson Publishing was going through the final pains of watching its traditional place on newsstands vanish. So Columbia College stepped in and bought 820 S. Michigan. Johnson had occupied it since the early 1970s. It was the first building in downtown Chicago owned by a Black man. It’s still the only downtown skyscraper from a Black architect (John Warren Moutoussamy).Via Chicago Tribune&nbsp;<a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2024-09-30/ucla-hammer-museum-new-director-zoe-ryan">Former AIC Curator Zoe Ryan Named Hammer Museum new director</a>One of the highest profile jobs in L.A.’s art world has officially been filled: The UCLA Hammer Museum in Westwood announced Monday that its next director will be Zoë Ryan, who arrives from the Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania.Via LA Times&nbsp;<a href="https://news.artnet.com/market/the-top-10-most-searched-artists-which-stars-are-rising-which-are-dimming-2546195">The Top 10 Most Searched Artists: Which Stars Are Rising? Which Are Dimming?</a>Over the last decade, there haven’t been many dramatic shifts among the most frequently searched artists in the Artnet Price Database. Compared with 10 years ago, mainstays like Pablo Picasso, Gerhard Richter, and Andy Warhol even maintained the exact same spots on the new list, and Jean-Michel Basquiat, Alexander Calder, Marc Chagall and Joan Miró are close enough. But the Yayoi Kusamajuggernaut is newer, reflecting her meteoric rise in the market and the public consciousness.Via Artnet&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

What We're Reading: 10/3/24

<html><head></head><body>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092759/ls0zbabgvpmqjkjilfpf.jpg" copy.jpg=""></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/elefante-leopoldo-gout">Elefante: Leopoldo Goût</a>Opening: Thursday, October 3, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmPovos – West Town&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092759/eoid3isdc0qkn5ajqszd.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/departed-a-patrick-jilbert-solo-show">Departed: A Patrick Jilbert Solo Show</a>Opening: Friday, October 4, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmChicago Truborn&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092760/prlqiffmxevur9yt7bb3.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/blake-jones-solo-show">Blake Jones ‘B-Sides’ Solo Show</a>Opening: Friday, October 4, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmVertical Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092761/nqmpi9hilidb8optrfxv.jpg" design="" (13).jpg=""></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/beneath-the-surface-spirituality-in-art">Beneath The Surface: Spirituality in Art</a>Opening: Friday, October 4, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmARC Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092762/yrtkkmwvxcx8vyjsvg7o.png" jacoby="" hidden="" cove.png=""></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/susan-jacoby">Susan Jacoby: Quietude</a>Opening: Friday, October 4, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmVivid Art Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092763/cilsmlbgysx1prjnhpkq.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/susan-isaacson-and-katsy-johnson">Susan Isaacson and Katsy Johnson: The Power of Place: Geographical Memories and Identity</a>Opening: Saturday, October 5, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmPerspective Photo Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092764/tnyz4ilyljmngzjhizxa.png" stories.png=""></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/from-dakar-street-stories">From Dakar: Street Stories</a>Opening: Saturday, October 5, 5 – 9&nbsp;pmT. Mari Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092765/hwpjldivajztarbyh210.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/phyllis-brodny-the-secret-life-of-gourds">Phyllis Brodny: The Secret Life of Gourds</a>Opening: Sunday, October 6, 1 – 3&nbsp;pmGallery Seven&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions Open October 3–6

<html><head></head><body>*These highlights are from CGN's fall 2024 magazine. To subscribe to the print edition <a href="https://835ba3.myshopify.com">click here</a>.*&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092759/vbd4is3l3m3arrenqkem.jpg"><figcaption>Taylor Ana Valdez</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;VSG Contemporary• Untitled Omakase, Opening September 27• Listen, Listen, Opening November 1&nbsp;VSG Contemporary opened in 2022 as A Very Serious Gallery, a leap of faith by founder Allan Weinberger. This fall, VSG is set to showcase two highly anticipated exhibitions. Kicking off on Friday, September 27, Untitled Omakase, curated by renowned artist and Chicago native Lefty Out There, will feature a dynamic collection of 18 national and international leading contemporary artists with a strong influence from street art and graffiti. The show will highlight global talents, many of whom are exhibiting in Chicago for the first time, including Portugal’s HelioBray, Brazil’s Rafael Sliks, Denmark’s Mikael B, the internationally acclaimed Bisco Smith, alongside Louis de Guzman, Whisbe, and several other renowned artists. The exhibition offers a unique opportunity for Chicago’s art community to experience fresh, groundbreaking works from both established and emerging figures in the global street art scene.Lefty Out There's curatorial debut at VSG Contemporary promises to celebrate urban art's influence on the global stage while positioning Chicago as a vital platform for international talent.Full Artist List: Astro the Baptist, Bisco Smith (USA/Portugal). Defer, Dot, Dont Fret, Fatal Attraction, Fidia (Italy), Heliobray (Portugal), Lalo, Lefty Out There, Louis de Guzman, Marcos Alvarado, Mikael B (Denmark), Rafael Sliks (Brazil), Saute, Sechor, TJ Kiser, Whisbe.*Later this fall on Friday, November 1, Montana-based artist Taylor Ana Valdez will present her second solo show, Listen, Listen, where she invites viewers to connect with the wisdom of nature and seek guidance from the spirit world, fostering healing and harmony within ourselves and our relationships.673 N. Milwaukee Ave.&nbsp; (West Town)<a href="https://vsgcontemporary.com">vsgcontemporary.com</a>Hours: W 12–5pm, Th 1–8pm (Open Late), 12–5pm&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092760/fc7uhq2aoxzggyfwksz5.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;MAYFIELDYawn Sigh, Oct 6–Dec 1Public opening Oct 6, 2–6pm&nbsp;Mayfield is a multi-use space housed in a near west suburb of Chicago. It’s a private residence and public site collectively organized by Madleine and Alberto Aguilar. This fall it will host a group exhibition with a cheeky title that plays on the word Lawn Sign. 13 artists will make a public declarations using the format of the lawn sign (it’s an election year, ‘tis the season), but the nature of the sign can be anywhere between political, directional, street, protest, picket, hand painted, classified, advertisement, billboard, motivational, marriage proposal, lost pet, for sale, for rent, or otherwise.&nbsp;Participating artists include: Andi Crist, H Schenck, Regin Igloria, Jeremy Carter, Jesse Malmed, Jordan Knecht, Mae C. Bishop, Atlan Arceo-Witzl, James Jonkowiak, Luba Mendelevich, Pedro Trueba Ramirez, and Berenice Vargas Bravo.505 Marengo Ave. (Forest Park, IL)<a href="mailto:mayfieldartspace@gmail.com?subject=CGN%20Highlight">mayfieldartspace@gmail.com</a>&nbsp;Hours: by appointment only&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092761/kgjwmhtu5hyrrmd4febu.jpg"></figure>OLD FRIENDS GALLERY• Ambulance Chase, September 27–November 16. Opening September 27, 6–9pm.• Luis González Palma, Opening late fall&nbsp;Located almost under the Paulina Brown Line El stop, on the border of Roscoe Village, Old Friends Gallery was founded earlier this year by Fawn Penn with the intention of highlighting artists working in diverse or historically overlooked materials. The gallery aims to showcase harmonious intersections between disciplines, embracing experimental materiality and its legacy within Abstraction as a throughline.Owner/Founder Fawn and Director Delia Pelli-Walbert have hosted several exhibitions to date. In late September the gallery will host Bianca Bova as curator for Ambulance Chase, which will include works by Peter Fagundo, Michelle Grabner, and Jonathan Worcester. The gallery’s last show of 2024 will be a&nbsp; review of portraiture by the Guatemalan photographer Luis González Palma, centering his Bodyguard daguerreotypes.&nbsp;3405 N. Paulina (W. Lakeview/Roscoe Village)<a href="https://www.oldfriendsgallery.com">oldfriendsgallery.com</a>Hours: Th–Sa 12–6pm&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092762/ktoqyf8g9qmqvgc4mtbq.jpg"><figcaption>Anne Lindberg</figcaption></figure>Secrist Beach• Anne Lindberg: Of All Colors• Manifest, a group exhibitionSept 20–Nov 9&nbsp;Carrie Secrist has had a gallery for 30 years, but she started fresh this spring when she opened the doors to her 10,000 square foot space in West Town, renamed Secrist Beach. Expansive and fabulous, the warehouse is like the space Carrie must have dreamed of when she first opened Gallery A in River North in the 1990s. After many years in the West Loop, Secrist’s new gallery home on West Hubbard feels like both a destination and a destiny. After an appearance at the Armory show in New York in early September, the gallery will open a show of new work by Anne Lindberg on September 20, running through November 9. Lindberg’s exhibition will be all about the color blue, centered on a 54 foot long thread installation. Running concurrently is Manifest, a group exhibition featuring a combination of artists and architects and will be about light, color and space.&nbsp;1801 W. Hubbard (West Town)<a href="https://secristbeach.com">secristbeach.com</a>Hours: Tu–F 10am–6pm, Sa 11am–5pm&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092762/rjfeihu3agmoyo675x4t.jpg"><figcaption>Photo by Steven Piper (@prezpipe)&nbsp;</figcaption></figure>TALA• Blinked Twice by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/_muneco/?hl=en">@_muneco</a> – Thru October 6• Group Exhibition curated in collaboration with Rupture and Verge Frames – October 18–December 16. Opening October 18, 7–10pm&nbsp;Tala is proud to present a group exhibition curated in collaboration with <a href="http://rupturechicago.com/">Rupture</a>, a Chicago BIPOC Maker/Visual Artist database working to create opportunities and representation in the fine art sectors of Chicago founded by Roland Santana. Framing provided in&nbsp;partnership&nbsp;with <a href="https://vergeframes.com/about-us">Verge Frames</a> (who support the artist's work with complimentary framing).&nbsp; 1644 W. Chicago (West Town)<a href="https://talachicago.com">talachicago.com</a>Hours: Th–Sa 1–7pm &nbsp; &nbsp;</body></html>

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