<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419107/fiwvy1u6q0irsem4da9q.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/saic-faculty-sabbatical-triennial">SAIC Faculty Sabbatical Triennial</a>Opening: Friday, September 9, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmSAIC Galleries&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419108/pup2zsqcdhedan51gbkm.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/spencer-hutchinson">Spencer Hutchinson</a>Opening: Friday, September 9, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmARC Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419109/po9l8itudayi1dgeozpg.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/solo-s">Solo(s)</a>Opening: Thursday, September 8, 6 – 8&nbsp;pmDePaul University Art Museum (DPAM)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419110/vlytu8shfmdtdusts6zt.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/autumn-maximum">Autumn Maximum</a>Opening: Friday, September 9, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmMu Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419110/thae6xodvgeocbhywu9z.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/robin-denevan-new-encaustic-paintings">Robin Denevan: New Encaustic Paintings</a>Opening: Friday, September 9, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmAddington Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419111/fjaxsxktsxraibatvxvh.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/william-blake-a-great-battlefield">William Blake: A Great Battlefield</a>Opening: Friday, September 9, 5 – 9&nbsp;pmGallery Victor Armendariz&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419112/h1bp9tpuxzabdhluuo1f.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/john-fraser-00c9b6d0-10f2-4c33-9cce-67b138485804">John Fraser</a>Opening: Friday, September 9, 4 – 7&nbsp;pmZolla / Lieberman Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions September 9 (Part 1)

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image image-style-side"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419107/eqjeg99a1rma3mfvsxls.jpg"><figcaption>Photo of Vanja Malloy by Katie Carmickle</figcaption></figure><a href="https://news.uchicago.edu/story/vanja-v-malloy-appointed-dana-feitler-director-smart-museum-art?mc_cid=5be3c3cfc7&amp;mc_eid=a6ad3ea4a5">Vanja V. Malloy appointed the Dana Feitler Director of the Smart Museum of Art</a>Vanja V. Malloy, an accomplished museum director, curator, scholar and community builder, has been appointed as the Dana Feitler Director of the Smart Museum of Art, effective Oct. 1. She will lead the University of Chicago’s fine arts museum and its exhibitions, public and arts education programs, and student and faculty collaborations.Via Smart Museum PR&nbsp;<a href="https://www.artic.edu/articles/981/i-paint-pictures-too-kerry-james-marshall-on-paul-cezanne">I Paint Pictures Too!: Kerry James Marshall on Paul Cezanne</a>I am driven by some of the same ambitions Cezanne expressed when he exclaimed his desire to “make of Impressionism an art that is solid and durable, like the art of the museums.”Via the Art Institute of Chicago websiteKey image: Portrait of the Artist with Pink Background, about 1875. Paul Cezanne. Musée d’Orsay, Paris, donation de M. Philippe Meyer, 2000. © RMN-Grand Palais / Art Resource, NY. Photo: Adrien Didierjean&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thechicagoshow.net">The Chicago Show Returns this October, with a New Name and Boldface Honorary Chairs</a>After a two-and-a-half-year hiatus, the Chicago Show – formerly the Chicago Antiques + Art + Design Show put on by Dolphin Productions – welcomes the return of nearly 60 premier national and international dealers of fine antique furniture, jewelry, silver, and decorative and fine arts, from ancient times to the 20th century. The Woman’s Board of Northwestern Memorial Hospital is planning a series of events to celebrate the art and antiques show’s return to Chicago, including a not-to-be-missed benefit preview party with honorary chair and internationally recognized interior designer Alessandra Branca on the evening of October 6, 2022.The following day will feature a lunch and lecture with Branca and the evening of October 7 will see the debut of a Young Collectors Night with special guest and event party planner extraordinaire Bronson van Wyck. Additional events will take place throughout the weekend of the show, October 6-9. For the most up-to-date schedule of events with ticket pricing, visit&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thechicagoshow.net/">thechicagoshow.net</a>.&nbsp;</body></html>

CGN Art World Recap: 9/6/22

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419101/hh4mv1vanrlxff7np68h.jpg"><figcaption>David Hockney. 5th March 2020, No. 2. © David Hockney.</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;David Hockney: The Arrival of Spring, Normandy, 2020Two years ago—at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic—the ever-versatile and inventive artist David Hockney traveled to France with the express intention of capturing the emergence of spring.&nbsp;The Art Institute of Chicago&nbsp;Thru Jan 9, 2023<a href="https://www.artic.edu/exhibitions/9705/david-hockney-the-arrival-of-spring-normandy-2020">artic.edu&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419101/exuy60fszfrxmf3c3xnx.jpg"><figcaption>Yinka Shonibare at Frederik Meijer Sculpture Gardens in Grand Rapids, MI</figcaption></figure>Yinka Shonibare CBE: Planets in My HeadThis exhibition presents works by Shonibare from the past three decades, many of which have never been shown in the U.S.&nbsp;Frederik Meijer Sculpture Gardens&nbsp;Thru Oct 23&nbsp;<a href="https://www.meijergardens.org">meijergardens.org</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419102/qfiifggk11xwd9cmhifh.jpg"><figcaption>Tavares Strachan, Meleager, 2022. Oil, enamel and pigment on acrylic; two panels, 84 x 84 x 2 inches (213.4 x 213.4 x 5.1 cm)</figcaption></figure>Citing Black GeographiesCiting Black Geographies presents the work of 15 artists —including Dawoud Bey, Amanda Williams and Rashid Johnson— whose practices examine “black space”—a term describing the topographies, zones, scenes, and structures that portend black cultural experience.&nbsp;GRAY, West Town.&nbsp;Sept 9–Oct 27<a href="https://www.richardgraygallery.com">richardgraygallery.com</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419103/om2ncgkkpxns47uygk2r.jpg"><figcaption>Sentrock</figcaption></figure>Sentrock: The Boy Who Wanted to FlyThe exhibition features new work by the rising artist that reveals for the first time the origin story of his distinctive Bird City&nbsp;Saint character, which appears in prominent murals in Chicago and other cities.&nbsp;Elmhurst Art Museum&nbsp;Sept 9–Jan 15, 2023<a href="https://www.elmhurstartmuseum.org">elmhurstartmuseum.org</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419104/lreo40stinwiqkfc8b7g.png"><figcaption>Raheleh Filsoofi</figcaption></figure>Raheleh Filsoofi: Debated NarrativeBorn in Iran, living in the United States, and working in between, Filsoofi contemplates the psychological effects of marginalization and the occupation of geographic and socio-political liminal space. Filsoofi’s work oscillates between the literal and figurative concepts of land, ownership, and border.&nbsp;ENGAGE ProjectsSept 10–Oct 15engage-projects.com&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419105/mdhbdgedzgh5w0dnzfic.jpg"><figcaption>Suzanne Jackson</figcaption></figure>Suzanne Jackson: Listen’ N HomeThrough a selective representation of pivotal works from the past 20 years, as well as a newly made monumental installation, the exhibition presents Jackson’s turn to environmental abstraction, marking the territory and trajectory of her late-life breakthrough paintings.&nbsp;The Arts Club of Chicago&nbsp;Sept 14 – Dec 23<a href="https://www.artsclubchicago.org/exhibition/suzanne-jackson/">artsclubchicago.org</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419105/xehd5gixwxdy5tlm6c7m.jpg"><figcaption>Michiko Itatani</figcaption></figure>Michiko Itatani: Celestial StageChicago-based American artist Michiko Itatani (b. 1948, Osaka, Japan) has grappled with the mysteries of the universe in her work throughout her prolific career.&nbsp;Wrightwood 659Oct 1–Dec 17<a href="https://wrightwood659.org">wrightwood659.org</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419106/ww93qxbojmdbbhds3m4v.jpg"><figcaption>Courtesy Randolph Street Market</figcaption></figure>Randolph Street Holiday MarketsThree markets take place this fall, in the West Loop and on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile!Sept 24-25, Nov 12-13, and Dec 17–18. 10am–5pm&nbsp;<a href="https://randolphstreetmarket.com">randolphstreetmarket.com</a>&nbsp;#&nbsp;To view CGN's full calendar <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events">click here.</a>&nbsp;To subscribe to our free newsletters, <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/contact/newsletter">click here.</a>&nbsp;</body></html>

The Season's Highlights: Fall 2022

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419107/yctwzu3ajvj74y5ull4v.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/fake-news-lying-pictures-dutch-political-prints">Fake News &amp; Lying Pictures: Political Prints in the Dutch Republic</a>Opening: Thursday, September 1, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmKrannert Art Museum, University of Illinois&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419108/ea0idoz91cdt2rsqxikj.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/ellen-berkenblit">Ellen Berkenblit: Umberville</a>Opening: Thursday, September 1, 2022 6 – 8&nbsp;pmCorbett vs. Dempsey&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419109/am51jfgam9c0ulu3hn1b.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/thank-you-goodbye">Thank You Goodbye</a>Opening: Friday, September 2, 2022 6 – 9&nbsp;pmEpiphany Center for the Arts&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419110/tsstrsac11kilto6cdbb.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/forward">Forward</a>Opening: Friday, September 2, 2022 5 – 9&nbsp;pmLily Pad | West&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419110/gbqtldd1vzm9corek66o.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/helene-smith-romer">Helene Smith-Romer</a>Opening: Saturday, September 3, 2022 5 – 8&nbsp;pmStola Contemporary Art&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions September 1 - 3

<html><head></head><body><a href="https://files.constantcontact.com/db846255701/23d81380-19c7-4d48-aad6-17733d5236b9.pdf?rdr=true">Passing the Torch – Sculptor to Sculptor</a>Pigment International made a very special visit to iconic sculptor Richard Hunt’s studio in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago. There we witnessed three generations of Black sculptors connect. Delaware based sculptors Aaron Paskins and his wife Gina were visiting as part of their attendance at the Fellowship Open in Milwaukee. They were joined by Sand Robinson, member of the Board of Trustees of the Milwaukee Art Museum (MAM) and former president of the African American Art Alliance (AAAA) and art consultant Don Roman.Via Pigment International&nbsp;<a href="https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-chicago-gallery-scene-overlooked">The Chicago Gallery Scene Is often Overlooked—It Shouldn’t Be</a>Several cities leap to mind when discussing contemporary art galleries in the U.S.: Los Angeles, with its recent influx of East Coast spaces opening West Coast outposts. Palm Beach, as growing populations and support for the scene have turned seasonal locales into year-round ventures. New York, always ubiquitous. But Chicago seems perennially overlooked.Via Artsy&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419101/w2fst3vgnpc2uduo6p0e.jpg"><figcaption>The Pritzker Archives and Memorial Park Center (10475 12th St., Somers) is set to finish construction in December; Photo courtesy of Pritzker Military Museum &amp; Library</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.milwaukeemag.com/a-legendary-architects-last-design-is-being-built-in-wisconsin/">A Legendary Architect’s Last Design Is Being Built in Wisconsin</a>Helmut Jahn wanted to create a new landmark.&nbsp;The legendary postmodernist architect – known for the James R. Thompson Center in Chicago, among many other buildings – was tapped by the Pritzker Military Museum &amp; Library to design a new storage facility in 2018. Pritzker’s Chicago home was running out of room for its collection of over 100,000 military artifacts and was looking to an open site northwest of Kenosha to expand.&nbsp;&nbsp;Via Milwaukee Magazine&nbsp;</body></html>

What We're Reading 8/25/22

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419101/iyqa1yuzhtxhsbxtf3ri.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/capturing-louis-sullivan-what-richard-nickel-saw-august-26-through-february-19-2023">Capturing Louis Sullivan: What Richard Nickel Saw</a>Exhibition begins August 26Richard H. Driehaus MuseumFocusing on Adler &amp; Sullivan’s Chicago buildings of the 1880s and early 1890s, the exhibition will explore the firm’s architecture through the lens of Nickel’s photography, which provides a detailed record of these buildings and, in particular, Sullivan’s signature ornamentation. The exhibition will highlight the integral role Nickel played in preserving Sullivan’s legacy—the photographer’s work is all that remains of many of Adler &amp; Sullivan’s major buildings—while ultimately losing his life in an effort to salvage artifacts during a demolition.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419101/k2nxodufz5povw80q9f3.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/world-that-awaits">World that Awaits</a>Opening: Friday, August 26, 6 – 10&nbsp;pmMu GalleryA group exhibition that includes work by Chicago-based artists Kayla Anderson, Scott Kemp, Sofia Diaz Fernandez, Cody Norman, Jungwoo Lee, and FÁTIMA, curated by Amay Kataria.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419102/p9ye4yjvcphdagwk0idf.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/nick-cave-and-jack-cave-the-color-is-a-fashion-exhibition">Nick Cave and Jack Cave: The Color Is: A Fashion Exhibition</a>Exhibition begins August 27The DuSable Museum of African American HistoryIn partnership with the MCA Chicago and the groundbreaking retrospective exhibition “NICK CAVE: FOROTHERMORE,” which is currently on view at the MCA until October 2, 2022.&nbsp; This is the first time that these works of art will be installed publicly and the DuSable is the first museum in the world to ever exhibit Nick Cave’s or Jack Cave’s “fashion art.”&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419103/siy8xafewpufvrtrhnn7.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/zen-blues-visual-ponderings-mixed-media-cyanotypes-by-colleen-steenhagen">Zen Blues &amp; Visual Ponderings. Mixed Media Cyanotypes&nbsp;by Colleen Steenhagen</a>Opening: Saturday, August 27, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmBlue Moon GalleryColleen's current collection of mixed media art is built upon cyanotypes created from found materials and negatives. With her long history of photography, she has been drawn to the cyanotype process of developing images with the use of the sun in her own back yard in place of a darkroom within the confines of a building.&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions August 26 & 27

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419101/u0j2xas8walicgxbauea.jpg"><figcaption><a href="https://www.saichicago.org/exhibition/pritika-chowdhry-unbearable-memories-unspeakable-histories">Unbearable Memories, Unspeakable Histories</a>, South Asia Institute Chicago (until 10 December)</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/08/12/india-and-pakistan-independence-75-years-exhibitions-to-see-around-the-world">India and Pakistan turn 75: exhibitions on independence and partition to see around the world</a> &nbsp;As the nations of India and Pakistan celebrate 75 years of independence—and commemorate the act of partition that brought them into being—cultural institutions are hosting exhibitions and artistic interventions to mark the moment. These provide not only educational information on an important period of history, but also a chance to reflect on the state of both nations today. In doing so, artistic responses can help us to consider partition as an ongoing process; an act that is continually reperformed and still shapes the futures of both countries.Featured is Chicago's own South Asia Institute (<a href="https://www.saichicago.org/exhibition/pritika-chowdhry-unbearable-memories-unspeakable-histories">Unbearable Memories, Unspeakable Histories</a>, South Asia Institute Chicago (until 10 December))&nbsp;<a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/art-and-medicine-intersect-in-new-york-city-hospitals">Art and medicine intersect in New York City hospitals</a>It's one of the largest public art collections in the country, and it's not where you might expect to see it. Artwork in New York hospitals aims to heal patients and healers.Via PBS Newshour&nbsp;<a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/howard-carter-stole-king-tut-tomb-artifacts-2161023">The Archaeologist Who Discovered King Tut’s Tomb Almost Certainly Stole Artifacts From It, a New Book Reveals</a>Howard Carter achieved lasting fame for his discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922. Now, a century later, the archaeologist’s legacy may be tainted as new evidence confirms long-held suspicions that he stole from the pharaoh’s final resting place.“The&nbsp;whm amulet you showed me has been undoubtedly stolen from the tomb of Tutankhamun,” Alan Gardiner, a philologist who helped translate the site’s hieroglyphs, wrote to Carter in a previously unpublished 1934 letter. The letter will be published in full for the&nbsp;first time in the forthcoming book Tutankhamun and the Tomb that Changed the World.Via Artnet&nbsp;<a href="https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/architectural-digest-alter-photos-lindemann-barnett-looted-artifacts-1234636671/">Architectural Digest Altered Photos to Edit Out Allegedly Looted Artifacts from Billionaire’s Daughter’s Home</a>Architectural Digest appears to have scrubbed evidence of ancient Khmer artifacts from photos depicting the luxurious San Francisco home of Sloan Lindemann Barnett and husband Roger Barnett, a&nbsp;Washington Post investigation revealed Monday.The photos, which appeared in the January 2021 issue, show numerous empty pedestals in Lindemann Barnett’s courtyard. However, the&nbsp;Post found photos on the website of the couple’s architect, Peter Marino, that showed the pedestals actually held numerous Khmer artifacts that the Cambodian government has said were looted from the country years ago.Via Artnews&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

What We're Reading 8/18/22

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419101/asrmr1xihy0fqaab1qcq.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/plan-b-art-project">Plan B Art Project</a>Opening: Thursday, August 11, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmPistachios Contemporary Jewelry Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419101/eoto0lsyhprguaargukm.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/jaime-foster-solo-exhibition">Jaime Foster Solo Exhibition</a>Exhibition begins August 12Elephant Room Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419102/iigbnkko24qdtrzwv5dp.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/aj-ainscough-back-outside">AJ Ainscough: Back Outside</a>Opening: Saturday, August 13, noon – 5&nbsp;pmVertical Project Space&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419103/pziywbghsrzxpxwf3pyi.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/shane-walsh-coconuts">Shane Walsh: Coconuts</a>Opening: Saturday, August 13, 1 – 3&nbsp;pmOS Projects&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions August 11 - 13

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419096/z8mdvyluipbxmbiipse4.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/unbearable-memories-unspeakable-histories">Unbearable Memories, Unspeakable Histories</a>August 6South Asia Institute&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419097/dwuej5m0eegc5nfxmnbb.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/jeffery-chirchirillo-bad-weather-makes-for-good-photography-ansel-adams">Jeffrie Chirchirillo: “Bad Weather Makes For Good Photography” …. Ansel Adams</a>Opening: Saturday, August 6, 4 – 7&nbsp;pmPerspective Photo Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419098/a5uomqdo5y3ohwaifauv.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/verna-todd-vi-reste-hemifran-we-left-home">Verna Todd: Vi Reste Hemifrån (We Left Home)</a>Opening: Saturday, August 6, 4 – 7&nbsp;pmPerspective Photo Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419099/w5raiefs3bjmlrwcwkku.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/alexface-solo-show">Alex Face’s</a>Opening: Saturday, August 6, noon – 6&nbsp;pmVertical Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions August 5 - 6 (Part II)

<html><head></head><body>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419096/tcn5giv4b6qvcznax6ho.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/liminal-by-rossa-crean">Liminal by Rosśa Crean</a>Opening: Friday, August 5, 6 – 8&nbsp;pmInternational Museum of Surgical Science&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419097/ayamgt9jbywus0ovgfjl.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/voices-visions-standing-on-the-bridge-between-health-and-disease-cb5a61e2-5d42-47c1-8492-bb72c1626dc1">Voices &amp; Visions: Standing on the Bridge Between Health and Disease</a>Opening: Friday, August 5, 5:30 – 8&nbsp;pmThe Art Center Highland Park&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/20-print-sale-reboot">$20 PRINT SALE REBOOT!</a>August 6 – 27Chicago Printmakers Collaborative&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions August 5 - 6 (Part I)

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419096/fsslbkz8vpqldnou1kb4.jpg"><figcaption>Courtesy of StockX.</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://news.artnet.com/buyers-guide/stockx-vincent-van-gogh-starry-night-lego-set-2152258">The New ‘Starry Night’ Lego Set Is a Sold-Out Collector’s Hit</a>Art lovers know to expect sold-out gallery shows. But what about sold-out Lego kits? Such is the case with Lego’s Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night edition. The kit, which allows enthusiasts to build a recreation of the 1889 Post-Impressionist masterpiece, has been flying off the shelves since it came out in May of this year. The kit came to market through a unique avenue; the Starry Night theme was proposed as a set by Truman Cheng, a PhD student from Hong Kong, through the company’s Lego Ideas system that allows people to suggest ideas for potential kits.&nbsp;Via Artnet&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/28/arts/design/ukraine-war-art-culture.html">The Role of Art in a Time of War</a>You do not have to go far outside of Kyiv to see how the massacre of civilians and the trampling of culture still come one after the other. In Borodianka, a nucleus of Russian atrocities about 45 minutes north of here — the drive is slower now that the bridges have been demolished — the Palace of Culture has had its windows blown out; its concert hall is dust-caked, and the ticket booths have been ripped asunder. Halfway between the capital and the Belarusian border, I had to contort my body through twisted studs to enter the leveled Ivankiv Historical and Local History Museum, its statuary now pitted, its embroideries scorched. It is far worse further east.Here in Kyiv the masterpieces have, like many of its citizens earlier, gone underground.Via the New York Times&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-chicago-climate-change-art-initiative-tt-0720-20220720-rbyp7oq6fngo5mar2lisoz2rzm-story.html">E(art)H Chicago awards $547,310 for art projects addressing climate change: From murals to money for native plantings</a>A bilingual, multisensory theater piece for pre-K youth and their families to explore Eggers Grove’s rich ecosystem. A Little Village mural that will be created from a community coloring book and painted by community members. A documentary film that focuses on the environmental justice issues on the Southeast Side where screenings and discussions will take place.These are but a few art projects centered on environmental justice and climate change that will be created and activated with public programming by next summer through E(art)H Chicago (Earth Art Chicago). The citywide community-based art initiative was created by the Illinois Science and Energy Innovation Foundation (ISEIF) to raise awareness and inspire action on the environment and to educate Illinois residents on cost-saving environmental interventions they can make in their homes.Via Chicago Tribune&nbsp;<a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-07-27/why-new-york-art-galleries-are-flocking-to-los-angeles-altering-art-scene">Why New York art galleries are flocking to Los Angeles — and how it’s altering the art scene</a>Call it the great Art Rush — but panning for affluent art collectors instead of gold nuggets.The Los Angeles gallery scene is seeing an influx of established New York art galleries moving into town as of late — 11 so far are here or coming soon. Several venues opened this February, timed to the Frieze Los Angeles art fair; other openings are in the works for later this year or 2023.Via LA Times&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

What We're Reading: 7/28/22

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419096/fmbhkguhlhubybhtkmrw.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/lakefront-anonymous-chicago-s-unknown-art-gallery">Lakefront Anonymous: Chicago’s Unknown Art Gallery</a>Opening: Friday, July 29, 7 – 10&nbsp;pmFirecat Projects&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419097/sl0j9alghox5xyxtd0t5.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/cesar-conde-c-j-hungerman-c-c-collision">Cesar Conde &amp; C.J. Hungerman: C+C=COLLISION</a>Opening: Friday, July 29, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmEpiphany Center for the Arts&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419098/rjuoohyhamo2pejlpxeq.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/all-that-glows-in-the-dark-of-democracy">All that Glows in the Dark of Democracy</a>Opening: Friday, July 29, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmWeinberg/Newton Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419099/wufmipzco3fx4ux2o9n7.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/abraham-cone-wall-ornament">Abraham Cone: Wall Ornament</a>Opening: Friday, July 29, 6 – 10&nbsp;pmMu Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419100/ogo92kxl74wvv7po3exb.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/age-of-the-bimbo">Age of the Bimbo</a>Opening: Saturday, July 30, 4 – 7&nbsp;pmWoman Made Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions July 29 - 30

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419091/zgcpx6siqujfp3mtpzg9.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/diffractions">Diffractions</a>Opening: Friday, July 22, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmChicago Artists Coalition (CAC)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419091/gihfxs6dza7pveovq6b9.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/jeff-faust-labyrinth">Jeff Faust: Labyrinth</a>Opening: Friday, July 22, 5 – 9&nbsp;pmLily Pad | West&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419092/vaytqcgptdpeornjmx4e.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/deborah-kraft-solo-exhibition">Deborah Kraft Solo Exhibition</a>Opening: Friday, July 22, 6 – 8:30&nbsp;pmRelativity Textiles&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419093/tugcdbm1zwpr4h6wkhlv.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/maryam-safajoo-repetitious-insecurity">Maryam Safajoo: REPETITIOUS INSECURITY</a>Opening: Friday, July 22, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmARC Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419093/tdkqhgydhhfcyg1muiia.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/71">Paige Taul: 71</a>Opening: Friday, July 22, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmChicago Artists Coalition (CAC)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions July 22 - 24 (Part I)

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419090/ugobmq9i7ojk2wzrux2k.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/the-invisible-costs-of-war">The Invisible Costs of War</a>Opening: Friday, July 22, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmARC Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419091/tydxpdzon7h1oznjluzu.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/noah-hanna-curated-exhibition">The Land Between The Sea</a>Exhibition begins July 23ENGAGE Projects&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419092/nwnmcf0n7dy8rqpa5hxb.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/democracy-in-danger">Democracy in Danger</a>Opening: Saturday, July 23, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmStola Contemporary Art&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419093/qtt0tcosa5br0ffkho9w.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/scott-jay-marr-new-paintings-the-flight-of-the-butterflies">Scott Jay Marr | New Paintings: The Flight of the Butterflies</a>Opening: Saturday, July 23, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmBlue Moon Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419093/e3lx3v78kjyqcyba5kw5.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/dean-habegger-new-paintings-mixed-media-works">Dean Habegger |&nbsp;New Paintings &amp; Mixed Media Works</a>Opening: Saturday, July 23, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmBlue Moon Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions July 22 - 24 (Part II)

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419091/pyaapqkpf4elz8jp3jjt.png"><figcaption>All Star Press</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/all-star-press-studio-joins-up-with-chicagos-pro-teams-to-bring-sports-art-together/">All Star Press studio joins up with Chicago's pro teams to bring sports, art together</a>If you're a sports fan in Chicago, you've probably seen the work of All Star Press - even if you may not know it.As CBS 2's Matt Zahn reported Saturday night, All Star Press has teamed up with our pro teams to do some pretty cool stuff - bringing the worlds of sports and art together."I've always been a really big sports person. Art and sports doesn't always mix," said All Star Press' Zissou Tasseff-Elenkoff.Via CBS Chicago&nbsp;<a href="https://news.yahoo.com/issue-probing-art-chicago-gallery-093634356.html">Issue-probing art from Chicago gallery comes to Michigan City. Q&amp;A with the curator</a>Monique Meloche has exhibited artists of color in her gallery in Chicago’s West Loop since she opened it some 20 years ago. They come from across the U.S. and the world. And they don’t take a soft look at the world.Meloche has now filled the Lubeznik Center for the Arts in Michigan City with her artists’ work. She took some time to talk with The Tribune about the exhibit, “moniquemeloche presents…,” that opened in June and runs through Oct. 21.Via South Bend Tribune/Yahoo News&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://art.newcity.com/2022/07/06/paint-it-blue-lessons-from-the-old-guitarist-of-pablo-picasso/">Paint It Blue: Lessons From The Old Guitarist of Pablo Picasso</a>Consider Pablo Picasso’s “The Old Guitarist.” A smaller-scale work in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, I’ve been looking at this painting since I moved here to study art and philosophy more than thirty years ago. I felt an intimate connection from the moment I first saw it, perhaps because of the painting’s implicit reflection of my own plight as a young artist.Via Newcity&nbsp;<a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-art-of-protest-has-taken-many-forms-northwestern-university-e2-80-99s-block-museum-of-art-looks-at-it-through-the-lens-of-anti-black-violence/ar-AAZnnwv">The art of protest has taken many forms. Northwestern University’s Block Museum of Art looks at it through the lens of anti-Black violence.</a>As the country tries to process a troubling aspect of U.S. history — mass shootings — we are reminded that there have been others interwoven into the nation’s creation, including anti-Black violence.Via Chicago Tribune&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

What We're Reading: 7/14/22

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419091/wwhwgaqcuviduu49qqq4.png"><figcaption>The Travelers’ Broken Crowd by Rashid Johnsohn. Image courtesy of the New York Times.&nbsp; &nbsp;</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.saic.edu/news/terminal-c-at-la-guardia-features-installations-by-saic-alums?fbclid=IwAR0pfpl3QNtyTn-MMSA6MhEHqzi6GNQtySiL5kH7VvKpK_hiJlSwFjHLnNw">Terminal C at La Guardia Airport Features New Installations by SAIC Alums</a>School of the Art Institute of Chicago alums Rashid Johnson (MFA 2004) and Aliza Nisenbaum (BFA 2001, MFA 2005) are among the six New York-based artists who were recently commissioned to create large-scale permanent art installations for Delta Air Line’s Terminal C in New York’s La Guardia Airport. Commissioned in partnership with Queens Museum, the new works are part of a $12 million art program designed to turn the transportation hub into an art destination.Via SAIC&nbsp;<a href="https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/columns/hard-truths-advice-column-nft-1234633544/">HARD TRUTHS: SHOULD A ‘SERIOUS PAINTER’ STOOP TO MAKE&nbsp;NFTS?</a>With a world in crisis and an art market spinning out of control, ace art-world consultants Chen &amp; Lampert deliver hard truths in response to questions sent by Art in America readers from far and wide."As a serious painter, I’ve been paying no attention to the NFT art boom. People in my world keep talking about them, but I barely understand what NFTs are and can’t say I especially care, given that my work has nothing to do with media or video art."Via Art in America&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/07/08/cold-war-era-returns-as-cultural-ties-are-severed">Cold War era returns as cultural ties are severed between Russia and US</a>In May, Russia officially withdrew from a memorandum of understanding with the US in the field of culture, education and the media, in effect closing the door on cultural exchange in a move that takes both countries back to the heightened Cold War era that lasted until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. The US Embassy was informed of the move on 1 June.Via The Art Newspaper&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

What We're Reading: 7/11/22

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419090/ufovuh7o8bhqltrhfiti.jpg"><figcaption>In front: Nick Cave,  Speak Louder, 2011.  Mixed media. On wall: Nick Cave, Tondo, 2022. Mixed media. &nbsp;Photo: CGN</figcaption></figure>By GINNY VAN ALYEAWandering through Nick Cave's expansive retrospective, Forothermore, at the MCA a few weeks ago, I knew it wouldn't be my last visit. Luckily for those of us who live in Chicago, the exhibition is on view until October 2. If you haven't seen it yet, we know how fast summer goes, so make sure to see the show soon.&nbsp;I've seen Cave's work in many places over the years, but this is a chance to see so much of it all at once while following the timeline of Cave's art over the decades. Cave's work is undeniably beautiful to behold and also transfixing for the viewer because of its detail and technical complexity. Right there these things make for a blockbuster of a show. But the reason to return is to consider more deeply things other than beadwork and recognizable ephemera. Cave, an artist the MCA describes as "celebrated for projects that blend community building with vibrant works of art across disciplines," has become a star because of his sculptural Soundsuits that are both works of art as well as performance vehicles that can offer a means of contemplating humanity. These works can be static museum pieces you're not allowed to touch, as well as transformative garments worn to enliven public space and captivate attention spans in real time. In each case they mean more than meets the eye.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419091/issokcqjfabs0t4lfcfy.jpg"><figcaption>Installation view. Photo: CGN</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;While the Soundsuits on display are static here, several works are helpfully accompanied by audio narrations by Cave himself. One work – Hustle Coat – that hangs on the wall is brought to life when you can hear the swishing clanks of the watches and jewels that line the interior of a jacket while Cave describes, "The hustle coat is really a trench coat, which is made out of cotton. It’s double breasted. It has a belt. But inside of the coat it also has a lining. And this lining is covered in jewels. Just imagine—necklaces, chains, watches, jewelry, stones, are all sewn by hand into this lining of the coat, making it appear to be this jewel box."&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419092/udu6qy9nm66vfb4p8zpr.jpg"><figcaption>Nick Cave, Hustle Coat, 2021. Trench coat, cast bronze hand, metal, costume jewelry, watches, and chains. Photo: CGN</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;While you should see the show in person, it is helpful to also spend time on the MCA's website afterward in order to view the additional media available, in particular the <a href="https://mcachicago.org/publications/video/2022/nick-cave-forothermore">exhibition video</a> featuring an interview with Cave and videos of activated Soundsuits.&nbsp;There is also a totally wild and immersive (I say this in the best, not overused sense) site-specific installation in the MCA's soaring two-story atrium and fourth floor, Spinner Forest, made up of thousands of shiny, twirling spinners. On a recent visit to Wisconsin, I was so tempted to buy the spinners I spied at several road side gas stations, but I realized that were I to bring it home it would not have the magic that Cave has given it. &nbsp;And this is the reason to see the exhibition: the experience magic an artist can bring to the every day as well as to history. You will enjoy seeing these works together in this setting, maybe coming away as I did with a new, more personal understanding of art as well as struggle and even the future.&nbsp;<a href="https://mcachicago.org/exhibitions/2022/nick-cave-forothermore">Nick Cave: Forothermore</a> is accompanied by an exhibition catalogue designed with Cave's partner, Bob Faust. The exhibition is curated by Naomi Beckwith, former Manilow Senior Curator. It is presented in the Griffin Galleries of Contemporary Art on the museum's fourth floor. On view through October 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419093/aw7kwggr6sl2fsmwy1um.jpg"><figcaption>Nick Cave, Spinner Forest, 4th floor lobby. &nbsp;Photo: CGN</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419094/bfoc6ezxvfduraaxqjzh.jpg"><figcaption>Nick Cave, Soundsuits. Photo: CGN</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419094/hbwdwejppgfrmqhbjey6.jpg"><figcaption>Nick Cave, Time and Again, 2000. Mixed media including vintage metal, found objects, and wood. Time and Again is representative of Cave's early installation work, a harbinger of his future working practices, and an ode to his family. Cave arranged his grandfather's tools, agricultural objects, and Catholic symbols into an altar-like assemblage to honor a patriarch who was purposeful and meticulous. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: CGN</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419095/vsbloczejjodn2drr06k.jpg"><figcaption>Nick Cave, I Wouldn't Bet Against It, 2007. Mixed media including vintage fabric, dice and objects. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: CGN</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;</body></html>

Nick Cave: Photos from Forothermore

<html><head></head><body>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419084/khp7yx5lil6jsaxfi33n.png"></figure>Beyond the FrameOpening: Thursday, July 7, 5 – 7&nbsp;pm<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/beyond-the-frame">Museum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP)</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419085/ecpa77gfq15x50ino0ym.jpg"></figure>Summer Group ShowOpening: Friday, July 8, 5 – 8&nbsp;pm<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/vale-craft-gallery">Vale Craft Gallery</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419086/dutgyvxohpxx1vvrobm0.jpg"></figure>Summer Group ShowOpening: Friday, July 8, 5 – 8&nbsp;pm<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/summer-group-show-3f360754-a2e8-4a34-8057-03341055b55d">Carl Hammer Gallery</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419087/cvwjbejbzxnbqr6lo2i2.jpg"></figure>New paintings by Carl LinstrumOpening: Friday, July 8, 5 – 8&nbsp;pm<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/addington-gallery">Addington Gallery</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419089/plfuyedtkrvjj3zgcbyy.jpg"></figure>Mid-Summer River North Gallery WalkOpening: Friday, July 8, 5 – 8&nbsp;pm<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/jean-albano-gallery">Jean Albano Gallery</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419089/irgltvhnq9ipr6pyqv9v.jpg"></figure>Mid-Summer River North Gallery WalkOpening: Friday, July 8, 5 – 8&nbsp;pm<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/gallery-victor-armendariz">Gallery Victor Armendariz</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions July 7 & 8

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419084/mfzocqof69kzmwos5njk.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/deirdre-sullivan-beeman-delirium">Deirdre Sullivan-Beeman: Delirium</a>Opening: Saturday, July 9, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmBert Green Fine Art&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419084/lvobs9xissm8wzcu28zf.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/collin-van-der-sluijs-solo-show-2507d6bb-64ee-45b7-b6d9-026eecb4509e">Collin van der Sluijs: Collision</a>Opening: Saturday, Jul 9, 2022 12 – 6&nbsp;pmVertical Gallery&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419085/rcucvwqrj2jd5v3ednx6.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/true-grit">True Grit</a>Opening: Saturday, July 9, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmSpace 900&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419086/rzoeyxu2dmeuucu9hwhi.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/vicinity-opening-reception-at-the-gallery-saturday-july-9-2022-5-7-p-m">Vicinity: Opening Reception at the Gallery</a>Opening: Saturday, July 9, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmPerspective Photo Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419087/dkgcn5akxfaoqkxqovhw.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/chicago-works-gregory-bae">Chicago Works: Gregory Bae</a>Opening: Saturday, Jul 9, 2022 1 – 3&nbsp;pmMuseum of Contemporary Art&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419088/nnrxrlgofk85f8zo6xdx.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/pox-americana-how-smallpox-once-plagued-america-the-world">Pox Americana: How Smallpox Once Plagued America &amp; The World</a>Opening: Saturday, Jul 9, 2022 6 – 8:30&nbsp;pmInternational Museum of Surgical Science &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions July 9

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419084/fk1fuw1tlymbgckvldt9.jpg"><figcaption>Sibylle Friche and Aron Gent of DOCUMENT</figcaption></figure>DOCUMENT welcomes Sibylle Friche as PartnerDOCUMENT is excited to announce the appointment of Sibylle Friche in her new role as Partner. She joins Gallery Founder and Owner, Aron Gent.Friche has served as DOCUMENT’s Director from 2015–2022. Since joining the gallery, she has produced over forty solo and group exhibitions, overseen numerous internationally-recognised art fair presentations, and has played a pivotal role in the development of the gallery’s program and expansion. During her tenure, Friche has facilitated institutional acquisitions by The Guggenheim Museum, The Centre Pompidou, and The Carnegie Museum of Art, among others.&nbsp;“Sibylle has been instrumental to the success of the gallery,” said Gent. “She has expanded our reach and has formed meaningful relationships with institutions, artists, and collectors across the globe, most notably in Europe.” He continued, “She approaches her work with integrity and rigor and I am eager to see what she brings to this new role.”“I am proud to continue my work at DOCUMENT in a new capacity, while continuing to support and champion a talented roster of artists,” said Friche. “I admire Aron’s dedication, vision, and contributions to the art world and I am excited to be able to play a role in shaping the future of DOCUMENT.”&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419084/pzzsl6evjhchqt1yya8g.png"></figure><a href="https://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-sculpture-park-2022/nathan-manilow-sculpture-park-university-park-illinois/?fbclid=IwAR090mA_j8e6f3Q0luq1BFsG5v9h8OeED_prkHfhgwmsI8RlGGwAIPnnodQ">Vote on 10Best for Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park</a>This sculpture park at Governors State University in Chicago’s Southland features a collection of 30 large-scale sculptures displayed across 100 acres of prairie landscape. The free outdoor museum also hosts programs to help connect visitors with art and nature in a more meaningful way.They were voted #1 in 2021. Voting is live for the next four days.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Richard Hunt Shares Video Teaser of New Obama Center Sculpture<a href="https://video.thrivent.com/view/RisingTeaser?linkId=158480646&amp;fbclid=IwAR0vTT-2jNHpQlfq-qBMy5nRxkWHSBN1Rm2LBnQefQn1z84mOwGxVQv8i7U">View the video here.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mystateline.com/video/rockford-artists-support-ukraine-with-‘art-for-peace’-event/7795738/?fbclid=IwAR1fZtfk42z91b2eF20GIg8Tmk4mUZviZZU-LITge-Rtue6KqKEJOrEeyAs">Rockford artists support Ukraine with ‘Art for Peace’ event</a>Mary McNamara Bernsten, Executive Director of Rockford Area Arts Council, and Father Jonathan Bannon, from Christ the Savior Orthodox Church, will host “Art for Peace: An Evening to Support Ukraine” on Wednesday at the University Club of Rockford, at 945 N Main Street.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

CGN Art World Recap: 6/30/22

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419084/uxuwssfgc0fnwupri1gs.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/opening-reception-moniquemeloche-presents">Opening Reception: moniquemeloche presents…</a>Opening: Friday, July 1, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmLubeznik Center for the Arts&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419084/rpfvwnkvl4ae4iwynsnb.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/hoodoos-and-other-anomalies">Hoodoos and Other Anomalies</a>Opening: Friday, July 1, 5 – 9&nbsp;pmMu Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419085/ifndlihx0ceh0nh3ioax.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/victoria-fullerbring-back-the-extinct-northern-white-rhino">Victoria Fuller - Bring Back The Extinct Northern White Rhino</a>Opening: Friday, July 1, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmEpiphany Center for the Arts&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419086/pmwbdiuxczjzfmy9x0we.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/open-house-new-zealand-artist-judson-chatfield">Open House: New Zealand artist Judson Chatfield</a>Friday, July 1, 12–7pm and Saturday, July 2, 12–5pm.&nbsp;Two day open house featuring the bronze figurative sculpture of noted New Zealand artist <a href="https://www.facebook.com/judsonsculptor?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZX4JFcyUB_AS2UlesP5f1kFueSsac7jNZ82YVcBF74c8HBzBFHO7pkStQ-euDfa1-LJXNRYDHu0FGdUhV4l1IjIpBSQcdz1brqQvJHYY-0jtTeW5ycZkj0TGtfUgEftdtuuKbK4dZb5lR0Y9LPKO_o43xy8pA-kpRiWECq0BuKYnA&amp;__tn__=-%5DK-R">Judson Chatfield</a>Addington Gallery&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419087/bn0qchjc6h2pjfaurjo7.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/martine-syms">Martine Syms: She Mad Season One</a>July 2Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (MCA)&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions Opening July 1 & 2

<a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/anna-weyant-paintings-larry-gagosian-11655482365?mod=trending_now_news_1">Three Years Ago, Her Art Sold for $400 at the Beach. Now It Fetches Up To $1.6 Million at Auction</a>Anna Weyant, a new art star whose work evokes a millennial Botticelli, was discovered on Instagram. She’s also dating her dealer, Larry Gagosian.Via WSJ&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagobusiness.com/nonprofits-philanthropy/chicagos-african-american-history-museum-changing-its-name">New name, new look for DuSable Museum</a>It's changed to a punchier name as part of its Juneteenth celebration: The DuSable Black History Museum &amp; Education Center.The DuSable Museum of African American History is changing to a punchier name that is more in keeping with contemporary terminology: The DuSable Black History Museum &amp; Education Center.The announcement, which also includes new logos and rebranding, will kick off a Juneteenth weekend celebration that includes free admission to the South Side institution all weekend and a Sunday BBQ and block party hosted with Chance the Rapper.Via Crain's&nbsp;<a href="">Demonstrators Descend on the British Museum to Make the Case for Athens as the Rightful—and Safer—Home for the Parthenon Marbles</a>Campaigners gathered at the British Museum in London on Saturday to renew calls for the institution to return its Parthenon Marbles to Greece.The ancient sculptures, which were removed from the Acropolis by Lord Elgin in the early 19th century, are housed today in a gallery that is “dark, wet, and has leaks in the ceiling,” George Gabriel of the British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles told fellow activists as he welcomed them to the British Museum’s Great Court at the start of the demonstration.Via Artnet&nbsp;&nbsp;

What We're Reading: 6/21/22

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419084/idxjqromxisohplo2lds.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/laura-letinsky">Laura Letinsky: The indignation of counting spiders</a>Opening: Friday, June 24, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmDOCUMENT&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419085/ld4qsu7b0hl7rpsdu0ze.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/abigail-chang-reflections-of-a-room">Abigail Chang: Reflections of a Room</a>Opening: Friday, June 24, 6 – 8&nbsp;pmVolume Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419085/jn6vlffpylks5q9tav5e.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/azikiwe-mohammed">Azikiwe Mohammed: Maiden Voyage II: Heliocentric Forms of Blackness</a>Opening: Saturday, June 25, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmWestern Exhibitions&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419087/ty2rewefvrjqenj6jh6x.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/rebecca-stahr-encaustics">Rebecca Stahr | Encaustics</a>Opening: Saturday, June 25, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmBlue Moon Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions June 23-25 (Part II)

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419077/f0curnh8mpdwzwfclk9a.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/consciousness-of-abstraction">Consciousness of Abstraction</a>Exhibition begins June 23ARC Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419078/vatcaprbak65dyflwdgg.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/fatima-axkauia">Fatima: Axkauia</a>Opening: Friday, June 24, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmEpiphany Center for the Arts&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419079/wosapmetryrcu6kyim6s.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/messejah-washington-love-is-omega">Messejah Washington: Love is Omega</a>Opening: Friday, June 24, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmElephant Room Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419079/jlivbwasvhydkzhozyxi.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/luana-coonen-trunk-show">Luana Coonen Trunk Show</a>June 24 – 26Pistachios Contemporary Jewelry Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

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