<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418803/vosk8rhh52xt8lnvwq8y.jpg"><figcaption>Claude Monet. Apple Trees, Vétheuil, 1878. Private collection. Photo by Jamie Stukenberg, Professional Graphics Inc.</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;Monet Makes Impressions at Art Institute and Garfield Park ConservatoryChicago is home to more Claude Monet paintings than any city other than Paris. That’s because the works of the famous French impressionist made a strong impression on local collectors beginning in the 1880s.&nbsp;Paintings from the Art Institute collection and from private collections have come together in a show called “Monet and Chicago.”&nbsp;By Marc Vitali, wttw<a href="https://news.wttw.com/2020/09/09/monet-makes-impressions-art-institute-and-garfield-park-conservatory">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418804/ojzwt1waj2hkeaew1v2x.png"><figcaption>Artist and mental health advocate Brandon Breaux joins forces with MCA Chicago for an exclusive collaboration which explores the ideals of creating space for one another by encouraging more communication and advocacy, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020. (E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune)</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;A conversation with Brandon Breaux about his MCA collection that looks at access, safe space, and representationChatham resident Brandon Breaux is known for his artistry, as evidenced in his artwork for Chance the Rapper. Now, Breaux’s artistic skills can be seen at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago (MCA) store — collections that touch on themes like accessibility, safe spaces and representation.By Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune<a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/museums/ct-ent-brandon-breaux-mca-equity-exhibit-0911-20200914-fiawskkkifc7daufjl7pyja2gu-story.html">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418805/mqzqostd3mpeel5yemyu.jpg"><figcaption>Jeremey Bolen’s “Albedo” pays tribute to the 41 unclaimed bodies of the more than 700 people who died during the 1995 heatwave in Chicago. The sculptural memorial serves as a reminder of the dangers of global warming. K’Von Jackson</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;Chicago artists, scientists join forces to craft conversation on climate changeSeven artists and seven scientists walk into the Indiana Dunes National Park. But it is not a punchline; it is the basis of a new gallery at Columbia that visualizes the impacts of the climate crisis on Chicago.“Third Coast Disrupted: Artists + Scientists on Climate” opened Sept. 8 and runs through Oct. 30 at Columbia’s Glass Curtain Gallery, 1104 S. Wabash Ave. The gallery features new work from seven local artists in a variety of mediums.By Alexandra Yetter, The Colombia Chronicle&nbsp;<a href="https://columbiachronicle.com/chicago-artists-scientists-join-forces-to-craft-conversation-on-climate-change">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418805/yyc23bnw2cfabupqrnet.jpg"><figcaption>Photo: Hildegard Burri-Bayer</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;Is the Nebra Sky Disc a millennium younger than we thought?The Nebra Sky Disc, the world’s oldest known depiction of the cosmos, might not be as old as previously thought. The disc was discovered during an illegal excavation in 1999 and is regarded as one of Germany’s most significant archaeological finds. The looters said that they had unearthed the disc at a hill fort called the Mittelberg, near Nebra in Germany, along with various other artefacts, including swords, axes and bracelets. Experts dated these objects to around 1600BC— in the Early Bronze Age— and assigned the disc the same date because it was found alongside them.By Garry Shaw, The Art Newspaper<a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/is-the-nebra-sky-disc-a-millennium-younger-than-we-thought">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418806/p9dmzkbalil5jtyjycpz.jpg"><figcaption>The Vindolanda excavation site in Northern England. Courtesy of the Vindolanda Trust.</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;A Volunteer Archaeologist Just Discovered the Oldest Example of Religious Graffiti Ever Found in BritainResearchers in northern England have uncovered the shards of a 1,400-year-old chalice etched with angels, crosses, and other symbols of Christian iconography, making it the oldest example of religious graffiti found in the country, they say.By Taylor Dafoe, artnet news<a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ancient-graffiti-1908400">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

News From Around the Art World: September 15, 2020

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418797/dhn4hq4ab309v9icy2xh.jpg"><figcaption>Rashid Johnson in the studio 2020 © Rashid Johnson. Courtesy the artist and Hauser &amp; Wirth Photo: Axel Dupeux</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;A brush with... Rashid JohnsonAn in-depth podcast conversation on the artist's big influences, from Richard Tuttle to Sun Ra.Born in Illinois, Johnson makes paintings amid a much broader range of media, having studied photography at Columbia College in Chicago before later moving to the Art Institute of Chicago. Johnson first rose to prominence aged just 24 when he showed a series of photographs of African American homeless people using techniques that evoked the grandeur of 19th-century photographic portraiture.By Ben Luke, The Art Newspaper<a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/podcast/a-brush-with-rashid-johnson">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418797/dwci9i9hlvdowr7geczc.jpg"><figcaption>Portrait of Hairy Who by by Charles Krejcsi for the Chicago Daily News. Courtesy of Pentimenti Productions.</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;The 6 Artists of Chicago’s Electrifying ’60s Art Group the Hairy WhoIf New York Pop art was considered cool, Chicago’s was hot, embodied in the mid-1960s by six recent graduates from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago who exhibited together under the moniker “the Hairy Who.” While Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein treated mass consumerism and popular culture with irony and distance, the Hairy Who were interested in the emotional charge of such imagery. One was personal, the other aloof.By Edmée Lepercq, Artsy Editorial<a href="https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-6-artists-chicagos-electrifying-60s-art-group-hairy">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chicago officials install public art at 2 more train stopsChicago transportation officials have added public art pieces paying tribute to the city’s history at two Chicago Transit Authority train stops.Via Associated Press, Herald &amp; Review<a href="https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/chicago-officials-install-public-art-at-2-more-train-stops/article_d5686b92-b8bf-5bc4-891e-7eb280508576.html">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418799/l7iksbjzw8nmquxnucgj.png"><figcaption>The staircase at the Museum Contemporary Art in Chicago in 2011. For its stage series, the museum has announced two upcoming virtual works, both involving audiences being mailed materials in advance. (Nuccio DiNuzzo / Chicago Tribune)</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;MCA Chicago plans virtual performances, included a show with audiences taking part at homeThe stage program at the Museum of Contemporary Art has announced two virtual programs for the fall, one of which involves an audience doing their own at-home performance.By Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune<a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/chris-jones/ct-ent-mca-stage-chicago-0903-20200902-2wo7ggn73zf7vpfjiw7t3lyyk4-story.html">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

News From Around the Art World: September 8, 2020

<html><head></head><body>By CGN StaffWe can't quite believe that the first round of fall gallery openings are almost here. Since we are adding new shows and events to our calendar once again, we are also resuming our weekly highlights of area openings, spotlighting some public receptions taking place September 11 and 12. Note each space's public hours carefully. You can look at our earlier post on other September <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2020/8/september-11-a-sneak-preview-of-upcoming-september-exhibitions">openings here</a> as well.Please keep an eye on CGN's <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events?district=&amp;filter=upcoming">calendar of events</a>, since it is updated daily and events are subject to change.&nbsp;Want to see the print version of our fall issue? <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/print-subscriptions">Subscribe here</a>. Thank you!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418797/abk0fs6vwhww65hebmws.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/johnson-westermann-sincerely">Johnson - Westermann: Sincerely.....</a>Opening: Saturday, Sep 12, 11&nbsp;am – 5&nbsp;pmSep 12 – Nov 28Carl Hammer GallerySincerely… combines the collages and mail art of both H.C. Westermann and Ray Johnson in order to understand how both artists found meaning, place, and connection in times of great change. As networking and communication were evolving in the second half of the 20th century, Westermann and Johnson used written correspondence around the same time in their careers to convey their artistry and ideas. Though mail is traditionally an intimate form of communication, the experiences of Westermann and Johnson were meant to be understood and consumed publicly. “Sincerely” ––a common sign-off at the end of a letter–– implies that the remarks of both artists have been written, read, and digested. This exhibition compiles their voices into a larger narrative of the past in one big, open letter addressed to us.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418798/ae6y8d2sf5erub5df9qo.png"><figcaption>Image: Jake Troyli, Ready When You Are (2020)</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/jake-troyli-don-t-forget-to-pack-a-lunch">Jake Troyli: Don't forget to pack a lunch!</a>Opening: Saturday, Sep 12, 11&nbsp;am – 6&nbsp;pmSep 12 – Oct 31Monique Meloche GalleryJake&nbsp;Troyli’s first solo show with the gallery since joining the roster, and his first in Chicago.&nbsp;Jake&nbsp;Troyli investigates the construction of otherness and the commodification of the black/brown body, confronting and exploring labor capitalism and sweat equity as a demonstration of value, challenging the erroneous notion that it is only through arduous performances of labor that value and importance are earned.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418799/r2vcj6xag4qvwybjid2b.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/new-work-by-anna-kunz">The Blue Magnitude: Works by Anna Kunz</a>Opening: Saturday, Sep 12, 11&nbsp;am – 2&nbsp;pmSep 12 – Oct 31McCormick GalleryArtist Anna Kunz creates art across a colorful, creative spectrum, seeking to immerse her viewers into her works on a sensory as well as intellectual level.&nbsp;Her art, from works on paper, paintings, sculptures, installations, and other projects, goes beyond&nbsp;physical limits and changes constantly, depending on existing light and other environmental factors.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418799/veusfcdyidj1pgmjler2.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/amy-perlmutter-wings-transformed">Amy Perlmutter: Wings Transformed</a>Opening: Friday, Sep 11, 3 – 7&nbsp;pmSep 11 – Oct 31Jean Albano GalleryLike many photographers before her, Amy Perlmutter enjoys viewing the world through her camera lens. She then presents what she sees and what it means to her through her photographic vision. &nbsp;Amy’s fascination with photography was inspired by her experience in classes at Highland Park High school in IL and it continues to this day.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418800/kagrenkf6doh1jv31bom.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/erin-jane-nelson">Erin Jane Nelson: Resting Spore</a>Opening by appt only: Friday, Sep 11, 11 – 6&nbsp;pmSep 11 – Oct 31DOCUMENTMottled and sinister, the ceramics in Erin Jane Nelson’s Resting Spore summon memories of the puffballs mushrooms I encountered as a child in Appalachia, where they were best known as “devil’s snuffboxes.” To my young imagination, these fungi appeared as huddled bands of gnomes scurrying across my backyard, the opposite of the stately fairy ring mushrooms that also grew there. While other kids made wishes by blowing the seeds of dandelions, the queerer among us danced upon spore-filled trinkets left behind by the devil. —Logan Lockner&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418801/kczypdsycmncmp7pz529.gif"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/igor-marina">Igor &amp; Marina</a>Opening: Friday, Sep 11, 5 – 8 pmZolla/Lieberman GalleryIgor Kozlovsky and Marina Sharapova, the Russian-born duo, work as a husband-and-wife team to collaborate on each canvas.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

September 11–12 Openings Preview

<html><head></head><body>By CGN StaffFall is upon us! It's a welcome season to embrace new art and fresh exhibitions. In many ways this season may instead feel more like spring, as shoots of green in area spaces big and small represent new life emerging after a long hibernation.&nbsp;Here for you is a list of fall exhibition highlights to plan for in the coming weeks and months. From showcases of Impressionism to an online photo festival, and a contemporary exploration of Pop and Modernism, the shows featured here are just a few of the many taking place in area museums and galleries. Several were due to open this past spring but were postponed. We are grateful they are happening now.&nbsp;As we head into the final months of 2020 (is it 2021 yet?) winter will likely feel uncharacteristic as well, since those of us who spent spring in hiding may not be eager to retreat indoors like we have in years past during the colder months. The upshot of embracing new routines as well as protocols could be that many of us who also find we are home-bound in the Midwest, and not traveling to art fairs and warmer climates around the country, may more deeply and fully visit the art spaces in our community. CGN is here to guide you!&nbsp;We are also resuming our weekly highlights of area openings this month, and we spotlight some of next week's public receptions <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2020/9/september-11-12-openings">here</a>. Please keep an eye on CGN's <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events?district=&amp;filter=upcoming">calendar of events</a>, since it is updated daily and events are subject to change.&nbsp;Want to see the print version of our fall issue? <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/print-subscriptions">Subscribe here</a>. Thank you!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418797/pfihyqdmrcnrntpcoa9d.png"><figcaption>Courtesy ADDS DONNA, part of Artists Run Chicago 2.0.</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/artists-run-chicago-2-0">Artists Run Chicago 2.0</a>Sept 1–Nov 1Hyde Park Art CenterThe long awaited launch of the<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001BroNsFGDfc92V-ZghfosQX6BazfZV0coqV9yC4zHfbXl1N7HX4UbOQI8qkvoxifXQBVlK7qyaE_9d0zo-Pvi_28ONqDVXpvlP2uyklrW3Psez399jLlLSMKqWBEYfHWRvxF4LjvOY_NUqsmJENuDN0O7qHdAAC1hA4DW6bUaBXWUM6-_goges7vreGWFFZOiTPP1__1oNy4BLO1n92d_xg==&amp;c=M_ZNk0PBUIu-2efg4gebEymq0qVJwNNFo5YJBRZSjSxOrQ5RKi7AiA==&amp;ch=u8Dwl4ysyaMa4QNIeWoOXNMLJn_kWWmwfnkwka0ptPTNEUgQ9t8blw=="> Artists Run Chicago 2.0</a> exhibition celebrates the work of 50 artist-run spaces and organizations that fuel Chicago’s independent art scene.For the first time since 2006, all six galleries in the Art Center will be dedicated to one exhibition. To mark the ten-year anniversary of the original Art Center exhibition, Artists Run Chicago (2009), this exhibition examines the motivations, trajectories, and philosophies that have made the past decade generative for new models of artist-run initiatives to exist throughout the city and suburbs.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418798/fxjiuye7yosibcukjiej.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/monet-and-chicago">Monet and Chicago</a>Sep 5, 2020 – Jan 18, 2021Art Institute of ChicagoClaude Monet (1840–1926), often referred to as the “Father of Impressionism,” has long held a unique relationship with Chicago.During his lifetime, Chicago was the American city that most aggressively acquired his work, with enthusiastic collectors like Bertha Honoré Palmer and Martin A. Ryerson leading the way. In 1903 the Art Institute became the first American museum to purchase one of Monet’s paintings, and today the museum’s 33 paintings and 13 drawings by the artist constitute the largest collection of works by the artist outside of Paris.This exhibition is the first to explore Chicago’s pioneering connection to the great Impressionist artist.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418798/z2bklc3gmihdfacvrqkh.jpg"><figcaption>Image credit: Robert Vonnoh (American, 1858-1933), Moonlit Landscape, Oil on canvas, 30 x 36 inches, c. 1920</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/second-impressions-revisiting-the-paintings-of-robert-vonnoh">Second Impressions: Revisiting the Paintings of Robert Vonnoh</a>Sep 8 – Oct 30Madron GalleryOne of the earliest practitioners of Impressionism in America, Robert Vonnoh was a brilliant colorist, portraitist, and influential teacher; he is also an artist often overlooked. In 2010, Madron Gallery — in partnership with the Butler Institute of American Art, along with the assistance of multiple private collections — organized the retrospective Robert Vonnoh: American Impressionist. The exhibition highlighted Vonnoh’s dual modes of painting, landscape and portraiture, as well as his evolution as an Impressionist painter.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418799/tczmsxssd6k1roc74whp.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/balkrishna-doshi-architecture-for-the-people-a995f052-67d0-4855-9694-6f2fc66b0379">Balkrishna Doshi: Architecture for the People</a>Sept 9–Dec 12Wrightwood 659Balkrishna Doshi: Architecture for the People is the first international retrospective outside of Asia devoted to the work of Indian architect, urbanist, and 2018 Pritzker Prize laureate Balkrishna Doshi. Born in Pune, India, in 1927, Doshi—who was profoundly inspired by Le Corbusier and Louis Kahn—was a pioneer of modernist architecture in India. Advance tickets available online only.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418800/dukgld4y2jvhjoyannqp.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/12th-annual-filter-photo-festival">12th Annual Filter Photo Festival&nbsp;</a>Sept 9–13Filter PhotoFilter Photo's multi-day celebration of photography will take place primarily online this year—with a robust line-up of virtual programming, alongside hybrid physical and online exhibitions. Photography curators, collectors, and critics from across the country will conduct nearly 250 virtual portfolio reviews with aspiring artists and photographers. The Festival will also host a variety of virtual photography workshops and will feature a series of daily online artist talks. Supplemental virtual programming includes Roaming Reviews and the Festival Zoom Lounge, which will both serve as opportunities for Festival-goers to casually share work and connect with peers. Finally, there will be a special reception for two juried exhibitions featuring nearly 60 artists at Filter Space gallery.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418801/fyrdf3ufuzic7cjepwnl.jpg"><figcaption>Image: McArthur Binion, DNA:Work, 2020</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/mcarthur-binion-dna-work-and-the-under-conscious-drawings">McArthur Binion: DNA:Work and the Under:Conscious Drawings</a>Sep 10 – Oct 31Gray WarehouseThe gallery’s first exhibition with McArthur Binion. Debuting eight paintings and seven drawings from the artist’s DNA:Work and Under:Conscious series, the exhibition will be on view beginning Thursday, September 10, at Gray Warehouse in Chicago. &nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418802/gwr07oom6twn3wtxwjqq.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/deborah-kass-painting-and-sculpture">Deborah Kass: Painting and Sculpture</a>Sep 10 – Oct 31Kavi Gupta GalleryThe canonized giants of Pop Art and Minimalism defined themselves by their opposition to each other: Pop Art could be anything; Minimalism was everything Pop Art wasn’t. However, as a young artist, Deborah Kass saw things differently. Pop and Minimalism were both equally radical. Her dual admiration, along with her commitment to examining the political climate of today, expresses itself abundantly in this show.&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

September 2020 Highlights From a Season of Art and Culture

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418793/moszzxq9oxumtttjiqwl.jpg"><figcaption>Claude Monet, &nbsp;“On the Bank of the Seine, Bennecourt,”&nbsp;1868. The Art Institute of Chicago, Potter Palmer Collection.Courtesy The Art Institute of Chicago</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;Chicago collectors’ love affair with Monet showcased in new Art Institute exhibitOf the Art Institute’s 33 Monet paintings, just two were purchased by the museum. The rest were donated by local collectors starting in the 1920s.By Kyle MacMillan, Chicago Sun-Times<a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/9/1/21406130/monet-art-institute-new-exhibit-chicago-collectors-windy-city-impressionism">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418794/jvyh56rixaobzysuxfpk.jpg"><figcaption>Katherine Nagasawa/WBEZ/Courtesy of the Chicago History Museum/Newberry Library</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;As Chicago Debates Columbus Statues, Here’s A Look At The One We Melted DownRecent protests led to a Columbus statue’s temporary removal. A hundred years ago, Chicagoans did the same thing — with some creative repurposing.By Katherine Nagasawa, Mary Hall, WBEZ Radio<a href="https://www.wbez.org/stories/as-chicago-debates-columbus-statues-heres-a-look-at-the-one-we-melted-down/ae2549bc-e449-497a-a91f-42f5361fa7f1">Read More</a>&nbsp; &nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418795/jnclhwmghlfk0nxwqslk.jpg"><figcaption>Head of a Bearded Man at Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum has undergone a scientific examination using infrared technologyCourtesy of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;A real Rembrandt? Study shows painting banished to storeroom is either by his studio or the master himselfA recent examination of the wood panel reveals that it is from the same Baltic oak tree as the panel of an authenticated work by the Dutch artistBy Martin Bailey, The Art Newspaper<a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/rembrandt-ashmolean">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

News From Around the Art World: September 1, 2020

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418793/vfkmvkhxp9gzsm3ekood.jpg"><figcaption>Andrew Ginzel and Kristin Jones’ Panopia at the 15th District police station, among a number of public artworks in police buildings throughout Chicago. (Courtesy of the artists)</figcaption></figure><h3>A Closer Look at the Public Art at Chicago Police Stations</h3>After removing its Columbus statues, Chicago will reassess its collection of hundreds of public art pieces to better “reflect our values as Chicagoans.” So I asked artists to reflect on the work they made for the city’s police stations.By Logan Jaffe, Pro Publica Illinois<a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/a-closer-look-at-the-public-art-at-chicago-police-stations">Read More</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418794/tckkiszgw9tdrz6mok3j.jpg"><figcaption>Kerry James Marshall's cover for the September issue of Vogue. COURTESY VOGUE</figcaption></figure><h3>Jordan Casteel and Kerry James Marshall Paint Covers for Vogue’s September&nbsp;Issue&nbsp;</h3><a href="https://www.artnews.com/t/kerry-james/">Kerry James</a> Marshall and <a href="https://www.artnews.com/t/jordan-casteel/">Jordan Casteel</a> are the latest to people to join a storied list of artists—including Salvador Dalí, Giorgio de Chirico, and John Currin—that have been invited to create covers for the vaunted <a href="https://www.vogue.com/article/september-issue-cover-2020-global-hope">September issue of&nbsp;Vogue</a>. According to the magazine, the celebrated portraitists were given total creative freedom in the choice of cover star, real or imaginary, as long as the subject was painted wearing one of four couture outfits selected by the Vogue team. Each artist was also asked to use “hope” as a creative starting point.By Tessa Solomon, ARTnews<a href="https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/kerry-james-marshall-jordan-casteel-vogue-covers-1234569219/">Read More</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418795/zqklrawfbd7jl7tac7yx.jpg"></figure><h3>Amy Sherald on Making Breonna Taylor's Portrait</h3>For more than 20 years, Amy Sherald has been putting the narratives of Black families and Black people to canvas. In 2016, she became the first woman and first African American to win the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition, which led to her painting Michelle Obama for the National Portrait Gallery in 2018. That oil-on-linen portrait was her first commissioned work—until Breonna Taylor.By Miles Pope, Vanity Fair<a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2020/08/amy-sherald-on-making-breonna-taylors-cover-portrait?fbclid=IwAR0tLCbvqtUU69owyCcT4C7fCWucFhguKnxb-AZ7o8-rUyxJZshl6-MppFQ">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418796/ie4p4b2s8eomnt8oza05.jpg"></figure><h3>Meet the National Parks’ ‘Ranger of the Lost Art’</h3>Hundreds of thousands of sweaty, athleisure-clad national park visitors have entered the park gift shop after a hike and immediately gravitated toward one particular display: the vintage-looking magnets, postcards and posters with the park’s name in blocky lettering, its best-known vista or features rendered in simple contours and pastels.By Erin Berger, NYT<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/25/style/ranger-doug-leen-wpa-national-park-posters.html?action=click&amp;module=Editors%20Picks&amp;pgtype=Homepage">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

News From Around the Art World: August 24, 2020

<html><head></head><body>By CGN StaffMark your calendar for the second weekend of September when several openings take place across the city.&nbsp;Spaces in West Town, River North and the Near North Side will be hosting in person openings with extended hours in keeping with the City of Chicago's Phase 4 safety measurements.&nbsp;Be sure to visit CGN's '<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events?filter=openings">Openings</a>' page in the coming days since we will be adding new exhibitions and events daily. Please note that some exhibitions are beginning without formal opening receptions, but for now we are highlighting those spaces welcoming the public back on a single day or evening.During opening receptions throughout the city, the following health and safety practices may be in place:<ul><li>Many gallery openings are running on extended hours during the day to encourage social distancing, so please visit when it is convenient for you.</li><li>Masks are required</li><li>Crowding will be limited/monitored. You may have to wait briefly to enter a gallery if another group is already there, depending on the individual gallery's own space and rules.</li><li>Reach out directly to galleries if you have any questions or would like to set up a private appointment.</li></ul>On behalf of the Chicago Galleries and CGN alike, we thank you for your continued support!&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418099/oxbjkbtjcpxgv1skcr6c.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/what-is-home">What is Home?</a>Opening: Friday, Sep 11, 12 – 7&nbsp;pmCatherine Edelman GalleryCatherine Edelman Gallery is excited to open the Fall season with What is Home? featuring work by Keliy Anderson-Staley, Omar Imam and Rubén Martín de Lucas.&nbsp;The show opens September 11 and runs through October 31, 2020.&nbsp;To avoid crowds, the opening reception will be from noon – 7:00 pm on Friday, September 11. Click&nbsp;<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/saturday-gallery-tours-with-director-juli-lowe-tickets-116756565029">here</a>&nbsp;to register for a private tour of the exhibition led by Director Juli Lowe on Saturday, September 12, 10:00-11:00am. Tours are free, but are limited to ten people. Masks are required.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418100/dksopfh5bmy4pqkmcp25.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/if-we-do-not-now-dare-everything">Anthem</a>Virtual Exhibition, available for in-person viewing via storefront windowWeinberg/Newton GalleryPlanned to coincide with the 2020 presidential election cycle,&nbsp;Anthem&nbsp;looks past partisan divisiveness and focuses on the issue of voting as a fundamental right. The works on view both online and in the gallery's storefront windows examine familiar emblems of American patriotism, along with experiences of collective identity, and acts of resistance. The various mythologies ascribed to political leaders – their likenesses as well as their legacies&nbsp;–&nbsp;are also scrutinized.&nbsp; Anthem&nbsp;features work by Bethany Collins, Jaclyn Conley, Eve L. Ewing, Mike Gibisser, Naima Green, Ellen Rothenberg and Sanaz Sohrabi and is organized in collaboration with the ACLU of Illinois.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418100/gdvwa6mlayhg2bnrmu0c.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/resurfacing">Resurfacing</a>Opening: Friday, Sep 11, 5 – 10&nbsp;pmOliva GalleryIn the gallery's first ever textiles exhibition, Alonso and Tubbs interweave their past lives into RESURFACING, an interactive installation saturated with color and texture.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418101/piwbqqyycpujmmcn4bq8.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/suzanne-rose-blindspot">Suzanne Rose: Blindspot</a>Opening: Friday, Sep 11, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmZolla / Lieberman Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418102/fmxzdct8eeuqsnfosjpa.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/fall-season-opening-and-river-north-art-walk">Joanne Mattera: Hue and Me</a>Opening: Saturday, Sep 12, 1 – 6&nbsp;pmAddington GalleryThis exhibition, entitled "Hue &amp; Me", will be Mattera's first solo with Addington Gallery. The exhibition opens on Saturday September 12th with an All-Day Open House Reception from 1pm through 6pm. The artist will be present to meet and discuss her work. A catalog will be available for purchase and to view at no charge online.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418103/hxwoasod8uftjhwkfxns.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/no-country-for-old-knuckleheads">No Country for Old Knuckleheads</a>Opening: Saturday, Sep 12, 2020 1 – 5&nbsp;pmHofheimer GalleryThis 2 person show features artists Fred Stonehouse and Michael Noland. Artists will be present.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418104/egwdcxuxjccg8bro5ki1.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/power-trip">Power Trip (Virtual Opening Reception)</a>Opening: Saturday, Sep 12, 2020 4 – 5&nbsp;pmARC Gallery&nbsp;Power Trip is a body of work about exploitation, relationships, and self-validation. The exhibition features six new textile pieces and paintings by Bryana Bibbs, a textile artist and painter. She graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (BFA 2014, Fiber and Material Studies) and is currently a teaching artist at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Evanston Art Center.&nbsp;</body></html>

A Sneak Preview of Upcoming September Exhibitions 

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418012/l00qrszwzysykkeffnv2.png"><figcaption>Manuel Martinez</figcaption></figure>Navy Pier to close temporarily after Labor DayLoss of tourism dollars has been "devastating to the organization’s budget," resulting in a projected $20 million deficit in 2020.By A.D. Quig, Crain's Chicago Business<a href="https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/navy-pier-close-temporarily-after-labor-day">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418013/hqapdrp9op3ndnpughrk.jpg"><figcaption>Johannes Vermeer's The Music Lesson (1662–65) is one of 65 works from the Royal Collection to feature in an upcoming exhibition at the Queen's Gallery The Royal Collection</figcaption></figure>The Queen's hidden masterpieces to leave Buckingham Palace for the first timeMajor palace renovations mean that the Queen's Gallery will display 65 works from the Royal Collection including pieces by Rembrandt and VermeerBy Kabir Jhala, The Art Newspaper<a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/buckingham-palace-art-renovations-queens-gallery">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418015/qdcm7ah98cyto72bvfeh.jpg"></figure>Michael Rakowitz’s&nbsp;Art of ReturnThrough playful, outraged interventions, a&nbsp;sculptor&nbsp;seeks to reclaim a lost Iraq.By Raffi Khatchadourian, The New Yorker<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/08/24/michael-rakowitzs-art-of-return">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418016/fjfn9d9viqal0qpaqgm3.jpg"></figure>MCA Chicago Staff and Administration Eye Each Other Warily in Response to Job&nbsp;RestructuringsThe Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago has initiated a new employment structure that will involve converting all part-time visitor experience positions to full-time ones.By Claire Voon, Art News<a href="https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/mca-chicago-part-time-employees-reduction-coronavirus-1202697195/">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418017/dsvvnjhh4vzrpantwav2.jpg"><figcaption>Christopher Columbus statue at Arrigo Park was removed in late July. A city project will now assess art and monuments across the city. Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times file</figcaption></figure>City launches project to assess public art and monumentsMonuments and public art will be catalogued, and an advisory committee will determine which pieces demand action.By Clare Proctor, Chicago Sun Times<a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/8/13/21365160/chicago-public-art-monuments-statues-removal-assessment">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

News From Around the Art World: August 18, 2020

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418000/b0xmljcronqbssopkefw.jpg"><figcaption>City of Chicago Boards of Change, detail. PHOTOGRAPHED BY STEVEN PIPER, PHOTOGRAPHER AT FCB</figcaption></figure>Chicago Using Street Art To Improve Census Response, Get Out The Vote“Bandos.” Boarded up businesses and homes. That’s what Chicago native, resident and artist <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2020/6/artist-spotlight-barrett-keithley-s-images-of-hope-and-unity-replace-boarded-up-store-fronts">Barrett Keithley </a>calls them.Keithley was tired of seeing the South Side neighborhoods he grew up in and around filled with “bandos” so he decided to do something about it.He started painting. Keithley knew he was onto something right away.By Chadd Scott, Forbes<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/chaddscott/2020/08/07/chicago-using-street-art-to-improve-census-response-get-out-the-vote/#2bd5036a532e">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418000/wqtd3skr4a9fcqaqwuil.jpg"></figure>‘Ducks on the Mag Mile’ Celebrates Special Olympics IllinoisThe pandemic is forcing Special Olympics Illinois to conduct their annual Duck Derby a little bit differently this year. But there is one tradition that remains the same.&nbsp;Rubber ducks are taking over downtown Chicago in an annual art display. “Ducks on the Mag Mile” is celebrating 15 years with the Special Olympics Illinois and it’s annual Duck Derby fundraiser, where adopted rubber ducks are poured into the Chicago River. This year’s fundraiser consisted of a virtual festival, where people were still encouraged to adopt a duck for $5.&nbsp;Chris Winston with Special Olympics Illinois says the public has responded well to the virtual switch.By Angel Idowu, WTTW News<a href="https://news.wttw.com/2020/08/06/ducks-mag-mile-celebrates-special-olympics-illinois">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418001/mjbowlpuhpj7bohm4kj3.jpg"><figcaption>Curator Nina Sanders, second from the right, worked with other cultural teachers to create “Apsáalooke Women and Warriors.”© Adam Sings in the Timber</figcaption></figure>Apsáalooke exhibition at Field Museum avoids stereotypes, shows ‘Native Americans are still here.’The exhibit places historical artifacts of the Apsáalooke tribe alongside art from its contemporary culture.By Jade Yan, Chicago Sun Times<a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment-and-culture/2020/8/11/21357671/apsaalooke-women-warriors-field-museum-natural-history-chicago-exhibit-indigenous-native-tribe">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418002/qryknaqqxwgsqxbdr17m.jpg"><figcaption>BLM Mural Uptown by 18 artists — taken by Carson Cloud</figcaption></figure>Colorful Black Lives Matter Mural Covers Chicago StreetThe large mural in the 4700 block of Clifton Avenue, between N. Broadway Ave. and Lawrence Ave., spells out the slogan in bright colorsBy Becca Wood, NBC 5 Chicago<a href="https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/colorful-black-lives-matter-mural-covers-chicago-street/2317474/">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

News From Around the Art World: August 11, 2020

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417587/wolujx0kqzarn3gu40ng.png"><figcaption>PHOTO: In this Oct. 24, 2016 photo, a bronze lion sculpture in front of the Michigan Avenue entrance to the Art Institute of Chicago is seen wearing a Chicago Cubs batting helmet. Both lions at the museum entrance have been dressed in team helmets to honor other Chicago sports teams who’ve made it to their league championship, but this is the first time they’ve worn Cubs gear. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;Here is how the Art Institute in Chicago is planning to re-openWGN Radio’s Jim Turano talks to Kati Murphy, Executive Director of Public Affairs for the Art Institute, about how the museum is re-opening, what exhibits you can visit, and what precautions they are taking when guests are welcomed in.By Curtis Koch, WGN Radio<a href="https://wgnradio.com/pinch-hitters/here-is-how-the-art-institute-in-chicago-is-planning-to-re-open/">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417587/pjnj5ludqlwhlrjn71qt.png"><figcaption>“Letters to the World Toward the Eradication of Racism,” one part of Nick Cave and Bob Faust’s “Amends” project, as displayed on the gallery windows of Facility in Chicago.Credit...James Prinz</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;A Public Art Project Devoted to Dismantling Racism at Every LevelWith “Amends,” the artists Nick Cave and Bob Faust have created a multipronged platform for self-scrutiny and, they hope, lasting change.By Megan O’Grady, The New York Times Style Magazine<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/01/t-magazine/nick-cave-bob-faust-amends.html">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417588/ylkesbj8nipvip5apwv1.png"><figcaption>These giant, Chicago-themed honey bears were created in 2018 by the San Francisco artist who goes by “fnnch” under a train viaduct in West Town.Robert Herguth / Sun-Times</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;Giant honey bear mural at West Town viaduct offers a nod to Chicago sports, cultureCreated by a San Francisco artist who goes by ‘fnnch,’ viaduct art work speaks to our sports fanaticism and gangster past, among other things.By Mary Chappell, Chicago Sun Times<a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/murals-mosaics/2020/7/2/21307613/chicago-murals-honey-bears-fnnch-truborn-capone-sweetness-cubs-kanye-west">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

News From Around the Art World: July 7, 2020

<html><head></head><body>By GINNY VAN ALYEAThis weekend there will be some shoots of green coming up – signs of spring, so to speak, in the middle of summer. I don't think we've ever gone so long without a round of weekend gallery openings, and this coming weekend feels as hopeful as it does necessary. These are first steps. We're not running yet, but this is where we start. Traditionally, the weekend around, or soon after, the Fourth of July heralds the summer group show gallery stroll, where lazy crowds gather in the heat for art, mobile socializing and free drinks. This weekend galleries are opening serious, resonant shows that invite people to come back for the art most of all.&nbsp;Naturally, the following practices will be in place:<ul><li>Gallery openings are running on extended hours during the day to encourage social distancing</li><li>Masks are required</li><li>Crowding will be limited/monitored</li><li>Reach out directly to galleries if you have any questions or would like to set up a private appointment</li></ul>As we have learned from the past few months, things are always subject to change, but here is hopefully when we being to emerge safely so that we do not have to stay inside again. Congratulations to all the dealers and artists who are putting themselves and their art out there for you.&nbsp;Our overview of highlights for this coming weekend is below, and our full calendar may be <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events?filter=openings">viewed&nbsp;here</a>. Of course several virtual exhibitions also continue to "open", so please take note of these no matter where you are.See you in the galleries (behind our mask).&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418195/z89cd2b3uevcgx9kwiql.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/photography-_____">Photography &amp; _____</a>Opening: Friday, Jul 10, 2020 12 – 8&nbsp;pmCatherine Edelman GalleryTo avoid crowds, the opening reception will be from noon – 8:00 pm on Friday, July 10. Many artists will be in attendance throughout the day.Most art making is a solitary process, void of outside voices, as a blank piece of paper or canvas is transformed into a work of art. But there has always been a rich history of art collectives: a group of artists who collaborate to create work. In the spirit of these collectives, Catherine Edelman Gallery presents “Photography &amp; _____,” an exhibition that brings together photographers and other creatives to create one-of-a-kind pieces. CEG invited artists familiar to the gallery, including painters, writers and photographers, and asked each participant to reach out to a fellow artist to create a collaborative piece. There were no limitations placed on the work, except that photography must be incorporated into each piece.Also opening at the gallery on July 10 is <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/michael-koerner-hibakusha-a-tribute-to-the-75th-anniversary-of-the-atomic-bombings">Michael Koerner's exhibition</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418196/wqountgqlelppnqs71uu.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/anne-wilson-if-we-asked-about-the-sky">Anne Wilson: If We Asked about the Sky</a>Beginning July 10. No more than five guests will be admitted simultaneously.&nbsp;Face coverings required.&nbsp;To schedule your visit please email&nbsp;the <a href="mailto:sofia@rhoffmangallery.com">gallery</a>Rhona Hoffman GalleryThe gallery presents their fifth solo exhibition with Chicago-based artist Anne Wilson. Oscillating between the macro- and microcosmic, Wilson’s new textile-based works set the immediacy of human labor and encounter against the infinitude of space and time. In a moment of unprecedented global transformation, the exhibition offers an opportunity to “meditate on living in and through loss,” as the artist describes.&nbsp; The exhibition is anchored by Wilson’s suite of 21 Material Drawings (2018-20). Each work begins with the chance operation of throwing ink onto a fragment of white damask cloth; through capillary action, the ink absorbs into the fibers of the cloth, expanding outward to form circular shapes with irregular fractal-like edges. Wilson then develops the results of her immediate gestures with a deliberate, slow stitch of hand embroidery with silk thread and hair. The image associations shift between everyday phenomena—a pin prick, a spill, or a splatter—and a celestial idiom, evoking planets, craters, and galaxy clusters. “The work proposes both smallness and vastness,” Wilson says, “and inhabits a space of contemplation between the mortal world and a celestial universe that is infinite and unknowable.”&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418197/hea9vfvsoduque18e0wm.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/chicago-noir">Chicago Noir</a>Opening: Friday, Jul 10, 2020 5 – 10&nbsp;pmOliva GalleryPhotography exhibition with Kevin Byrne, Pauline Kochanski, Doug Boehm, Jon Randolph, Akira, Daphne Walsh, Kate Roth and Matt Tuteur.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418197/dlrxlsrg8zyveni4lfaj.gif"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/summer-group-show-and-river-north-mid-summer-art-walk">Summer Group Show</a>Opening: Friday, Jul 10, 2020 12 – 6&nbsp;pmAddington GalleryGroup show featuring Joan Holleb, Brooks Anderson, and Robin Denevan.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418199/yychptqh5dgg51ei8ytm.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/collin-van-der-sluijs-solo-show">Collin van der Sluijs A Garden of Trust Solo Exhibition</a>Opening: Saturday, Jul 11, 2020 11&nbsp;am – 6&nbsp;pmVertical GalleryIn his third solo show at Vertical, the category-defying artist’s most ambitious and immersive collection to date, brings together paintings and works on paper that reveal profound new depth and dimension in his dreamlike, deeply personal approach.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418200/qpktpw71pwbrr435bm52.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/chase-hall-half-note-and-february-james-we-laugh-loud-so-the-spirits-can-hear">Chase Hall: Half Note and February James: We Laugh Loud So The Spirits Can Hear</a>Opening: Saturday, Jul 11, 2020 11&nbsp;am – 6&nbsp;pmMonique Meloche GalleryThis will be the debut exhibition for both artists with Monique Meloche Gallery.No appointment necessary. Limited capacity, masks required. For the remaining duration of the exhibition, please contact the gallery to schedule an appointment.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418201/rnf1rem1jwfq5diknqnc.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/john-santoro-let-s-talk-about-the-weather">John Santoro: Let’s Talk About the Weather</a>Beginning July 11. The artist will be welcoming small groups of visitors on the first day of the show, July 11, 11am-5pm.&nbsp;McCormick GalleryTwo years ago Chicago painter John Santoro began working on what was to have been his solo show in March, which was of course put on hold. &nbsp;"When I conceived of this show two years ago, I was drawn to the duality in the phrase “Let's talk about the weather.”&nbsp;At the time, I thought of it as the simplest conservation starter and yet also a politically charged invitation to examine our impact on the Earth’s weather patterns. Now, the phrase also suggests to me a respite from the turmoil of the crucial current events that are re-shaping our country.&nbsp;With these new paintings, I continue to draw inspiration from landscapes with a focus on the weather patterns that drive them. Thunder Snow, Polar Vortex and El Nino -- all intense forces of nature, not to mention cool band names -- continue to feed my imagination."&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

July 10-11: The Return of Gallery Openings

<html><head></head><body>By GINNY VAN ALYEAOpen by appt. Limit 4 people at a time. Face masks required. Hand sanitizer available. All of it would have sounded so weird, not to mention unfriendly, four months ago, but now those words of guidance are tools for how to re-enter the world.&nbsp;CGN has been getting our calendar up-to-date while checking in on area galleries, and we are also beginning to look ahead to the fall, which will be radically different than previous seasons, but it will come around just the same. So we keep looking forward and we make sure we are prepared, with our masks and disinfecting arsenal on hand.&nbsp;More galleries and spaces continue to open, and we will see a "wave" of sorts once July gets underway, since there are even some events taking place this Friday, July 3 and next weekend. Though the fireworks may be cancelled, time and live moves on. Embrace it and please give your support where you are able.&nbsp;More updates are coming to us daily, so keep up with our <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events">calendar of events</a>. Thanks for supporting CGN and all of our partner spaces and of course the artists!&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418783/pgowcax53wb11kaesgmc.jpg"><figcaption>Adia, 2018, &nbsp;from the series Outcry by Whitney Bradshaw &nbsp;</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/lubeznik-center-for-the-arts--2">Lubeznik Center for the Arts</a>If you are looking for an escape from the city the Lubeznik Center in Michigan City, IN reopens Friday with two shows and a new approach to an opening day: For public safety, instead of an unrestricted First Friday evening event and exhibition opening reception, we will be hosting an open house from 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM. Admission remains free but timed tickets are required for entry. Tickets are available on a first-come, first-serve basis.Well-Behaved Women includes artworks by 24 women artists, both living and historic, to mark the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which gave women and men equal voting rights.An exhibition from LCA's Teen Council is also opening and on view.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418784/gk2ay6pumylyjdfe70kp.jpg"><figcaption>KAREN OSDIECK, Watermelon, $150 unframed $395 framed</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/perspective-group-photography-gallery-ltd">Perspective Gallery</a>Perspective Gallery in Evanston re-opens with VICINITY 2020, their annual exhibition for Chicago-area non-member photographers, juried by Jennifer Murray.In lieu of an opening reception there will be an online discussion with the artists via Zoom on Thursday, July 16th at 7 pm. The exhibition will be on display at the gallery July 3-26, and hours are Fridays &amp; Saturdays, 12-6 pm; Sundays, 12-5 pm&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418785/tztz3ywzxfr3ydrlefci.gif"><figcaption>Kathleen Waterloo, Taking Flight</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/addington-gallery">Addington Gallery</a>Addington Gallery re-opened June 16 in River North. They are showing new work by encuastic artist <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/kathleen-waterloo">Kathleen Waterloo</a> for the next couple of days, before they open their next show, as well as continuing their timely shows, Sharing Shelter: Small, Affordable Works, and Doors Open. The gallery front space features gallery and invited artists who are sharing work created during their "shelter at home". The show speaks to not only the physical reality of businesses reopening under new conditions, but about artists throwing open the doors of their studios and by extension their imaginations to share with viewers. Most works in the exhibition are priced under $1000.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418786/pbepby2h2kopduvanqkk.png"><figcaption>Michel Delgado, Confused Circus, 2018</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/evanston-made-group-exhibition">Evanston Art Center</a>Through July 5 Rose Cannon of Cannon Fine Art in collaboration with Artist and Curator, Fran Joy, are bringing Soulworks, a collection of art by artists of color, both renowned and emerging, to the Evanston Art Center. The group show includes Black American, African, Caribbean and Japanese artists, exhibiting an eclectic and exciting array of artwork, which includes original oil and acrylic pieces on canvas and wood, framed giclee prints of watercolor, digital prints, carved wood and banana tree leaves, and functional designer wood screens. The exhibition is being held in the First Floor Gallery of the Art Center. When arriving at the EAC during gallery hours, please wait outside and call (847) 475-5300 for entry.&nbsp;</body></html>

Part IV: Spotlight on Galleries and Art Spaces Re-Opening	

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418783/gzr5g9xyqigrcjgrnnos.jpg"></figure>How ‘Mural Moves’ is Using Art to Invest in CommunitiesThe intersection of <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/S+Jeffery+Blvd+&amp;+E+71st+St,+Chicago,+IL+60649/@41.7662343,-87.5938295,14z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x880e2857736e6591:0x8782c24417a59ab5!8m2!3d41.7662343!4d-87.57632">71st Street and Jeffery Boulevard</a> was once described as the main artery of the South Shore neighborhood, but years of disinvestment — and the blight that follows — changed that.Chicago artist <a href="http://doriansylvain.com/">Dorian Sylvain</a> decided to reclaim the corner.By Angel Idowu, WTTW News<a href="https://news.wttw.com/2020/06/29/how-mural-moves-using-art-invest-communities">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418784/wl8jkmbgnbjowyll5u6j.jpg"></figure>Art Institute of Chicago lays off 51 employeesThe Art Institute of Chicago has laid off 51 full-time employees in response to a plunge in revenue since its closure on 14 March and projections of steeply lower visitor numbers once it reopens.By Nancy Kenney, The Art Newspaper<a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/art-institute-of-chicago-lays-off-51-employees">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418785/iiyy7miezqhvjbdojptm.jpg"></figure>The Differences between Prints, Multiples, and EditionsThanks in part to the popularity of artists who have made these types of replicated works major parts of their practices—like <a href="https://www.artsy.net/artist/banksy">Banksy </a>and <a href="https://www.artsy.net/artist/kaws">KAWS</a>—along with an accompanying surge of younger collectors whose tastes and budgets align with these media, dealers and auction houses have seen a growing appreciation for a category that long played second fiddle to painting and sculpture. Despite this marketplace momentum, one major sticking point remains: What, exactly, is the distinction between prints, editions, and multiples?Shannon Lee, Artsy Editorial<a href="https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-differences-prints-multiples-editions">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

News From Around the Art World: June 30, 2020

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417710/u1bytzp2nnoxyu1brgeg.jpg"><figcaption>The Vista Tower gives and impressive view for northbound drivers on Lake Shore Drive. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;Jeanne Gang-designed, soon to open Vista Tower adds to Chicago’s impressive gallery of ‘down-the-alley’ views&nbsp;Every so often, though, architects get extraordinary opportunities to liberate their buildings from the relentless regularity of the grid and fashion images that resonate in our collective mindset.The latest (and by far the tallest) example of this phenomenon — the soon to open 101-story, 1,191-foot-tall Vista Tower, by Chicago architect Jeanne Gang of Studio Gang — is giving northbound drivers on Lake Shore Drive a high-octane visual jolt.By Blair Kamin, Chicago Tribune<a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/blair-kamin/ct-biz-chicago-architecture-views-kamin-20200623-hd5jij5ghzh6xb7zzfnkyvsrle-story.html">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417711/dtiaxiizd8kyhazahu0u.jpg"><figcaption>A detail of the statue.MEDIAPUNCH/SHUTTERSTOCK</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;Roosevelt Statue Controversy, Explained: Why a New York Museum Removed a Monument to a Former U.S.&nbsp;President&nbsp;On Sunday, the American Museum of Natural History in New York revealed news that activists had been waiting years to hear: a monument to Theodore Roosevelt, a former United States president who espoused racist and colonialist views and who promoted eugenics as a theory, would at last come down. That statue may be one of many in the U.S. that has been set to be taken away amid ongoing Black Lives Matter protests, but it is one of the most notable—and controversial—ones slated for removal so far.By Alex Greenberger, ArtNews<a href="https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/roosevelt-statue-controversy-explained-natural-history-museum-1202691894/">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417712/xcvoilihqg7w6wdzksqo.jpg"><figcaption>Exhibitors due to take part in the cancelled Art Basel in Hong Kong this year will be automatically readmitted, provided it is with a similar presentation © Art Basel</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;To encourage galleries, Art Basel in Hong Kong relaxes application criteria for 2021 fair&nbsp;Galleries no longer required to have a physical space, down payments cut from 100% to 25% of stand fees and automatic re-admittance for 2020 ABHK exhibitorsBy Anna Brady, The Art Newspaper<a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/to-encourage-galleries-art-basel-in-hong-kong-relaxes-application-criteria-for-2021-fair">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417713/imk3cs4oc8qjew8r4ulw.jpg"><figcaption><a href="https://www.artsy.net/artist/susan-j-barron">Susan J. Barron</a><a href="https://www.artsy.net/artwork/susan-j-barron-the-art-collectors-1">The Art Collectors</a>, 2019<a href="https://www.artsy.net/hg-contemporary"> HG Contemporary</a></figcaption></figure>&nbsp;Three Factors to Guide Long-Term Planning for Your Art Collection&nbsp;Art collecting is a passion sport pursued by many, and at many different price points. A nagging concern for some collectors is what to do with a collection ardently assembled over time, if or when their circumstances change. It’s a complicated question without a one-size-fits-all answer. The right approach will depend on family dynamics, tax and financial planning considerations, and the value and composition of the collection.One of my clients gave me permission to share (on a disguised basis) the integrated plan we created last year for their collection. It serves as an example of all that’s involved in creating a pragmatic financial plan for a valuable art collection.By Doug Woodham, Artsy Editorial<a href="https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-three-factors-guide-long-term-planning-art-collection">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

News From Around the Art World: June 23, 2020

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417758/cqsc0lqv0hac5npb1yhk.jpg"><figcaption>Ford Foundation president Darren Walker. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.</figcaption></figure>Five Foundations Pledge $1.7 Billion for NonprofitsThe W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation are among the five major charities that have collaborated to establish a $1.7 billion fund to support nonprofits struggling with Covid-19-related financial losses, in an initiative spearheaded by the Ford Foundation.Via Art Forum<a href="https://www.artforum.com/news/five-foundations-pledge-1-7-billion-for-nonprofits-83237">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417759/xgp21drh1t70hieqduas.jpg"><figcaption>The Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. Photo by Céline, via Wikimedia Commons.</figcaption></figure>The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago agreed to cease contracting with the Chicago Police Department.MCA director Madeleine Grynsztejn addressed the concerns raised in TCA’s petition with her own <a href="https://www.change.org/p/museum-of-contemporary-art-chicago-mca-cut-ties-with-cpd-now/u/26802117">letter</a>, clarifying that the MCA did not contract the CPD directly, but rather maintained a business relationship with the police through the museum’s private security firm Securitas. Grynsztejn concluded the response by stating that the museum will ask to be alerted any time Securitas engages with the CPD. A post on the museum’s Instagram page confirmed that commitment, stating that the MCA “is not engaged in any current contracts, ongoing contracts, or special services with the Chicago Police Department (CPD), nor does it fund the CPD.”Via Artsy News<a href="https://www.artsy.net/news/artsy-editorial-museum-contemporary-art-chicago-agreed-cease-contracting-chicago-police-department">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417760/yvdbz1bygf9a18urac78.jpg"><figcaption>Leonardo Drew's 2012 Number 163M was included in the “The Gift of Art” exhibition (2018–19) at the Pérez Art Museum Miami.COURTESY PÉREZ ART MUSEUM MIAMI</figcaption></figure>Diversity-Inspired Museum Fellowships Are Noble—But Do They Lead to&nbsp;Success?Over the past few years there has been much discussion about the art world’s pipeline problem: that there are not enough paths to professional success and achievement for people of diverse backgrounds. This has galvanized efforts by numerous foundations to create curatorial fellowships at museums and institutions in order to diversify their curatorial ranks.By Naiomy Guerrero, ArtNews<a href="https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/art-museum-diversity-curatorial-fellowships-1202691076/">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417761/qsw4rmvwvnpei8fj5zhe.png"><figcaption>The Field Foundation named its 2020 Leaders for a New Chicago winners. The $50,000 award is divided in half — $25,000 for personal use and $25,000 for the winner's affiliated organization. Hoda Katebi is the sole winner not pictured. (The Field Foundation)</figcaption></figure>11 Chicagoans each awarded $50,000 by Field Foundation for the plans they have to make a difference in the cityIn a time when protests for social inequities are everywhere, some Chicagoans are protesting through their daily passions.Bronzeville resident Dorothy Burge is protesting through the art of quilting. A member of the Women of Color Quilters Network, the recent retiree is transitioning her hobby of quilting with a message into a full-time endeavor thanks to <a href="http://fieldfoundation.org/">The Field Foundation</a>’s Leaders for a New Chicago award, announced Tuesday by the Field Foundation, in partnership with the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.By Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune<a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-field-foundation-leaders-awardees-20200616-20200616-u2iqjr36xree7ne2lqopw27rvu-story.html">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417761/mzlbtdll6jxltkwnb03l.jpg"><figcaption>Painters work on a mural on 16th Street in Washington, DC June 5, 2020 before the renaming of the street Black Lives Matter Way in front of St. Johns Church. (Photo by Toni Sandys The Washington Post via Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>How Have Artists Shaped Previous Protest Movements? 7 Historians on How the Past Can Help Us Understand the PresentTo help us better understand the current moment and the role art and artists have to play in it, we asked academics who have studied artistic responses to previous rebellions and Civil Rights movements to provide context for what we’re seeing now. Read on for their perspectives on how artists of the past contributed to and helped shape historic moments of change.Via Artnet News<a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/art-and-protest-historian-response-1882494">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

News From Around the Art World: June 16, 2020

<html><head></head><body>By GINNY VAN ALYEAIs the general mood improving just a bit, as the sun stays out and outside beckons? I am cautiously optimistic, for now, as we enter a new "sort of normal" and am looking forward to gallery visits this week and next to say hi to friends, from at least 6 feet away.&nbsp;I was just thinking today how altered the art marketplace is for now, as there are no art fairs on the horizon or major summer events. The trend for awhile has been for dealers to have a relatively quiet physical space while making the majority of sales at art fairs (which can cost a fortune to participate in but which became a market and networking necessity in order to gain visibility and a reputation among collectors, artists and other dealers.) For collectors, art fairs were like a social summit, not to mention one-stop shopping. Openings were also another social nexus - mix and mingle with artists and see what's new on the first night (if you haven't already attended a pre-opening reception.)&nbsp;So now what? It sounds almost quaint to have to make an appointment to visit a gallery with just a couple of other people. I'm really hopeful, especially being someone who dislikes large crowds anyway, that these new access requirements will be as surprisingly refreshing as the lack of traffic on city streets lately. Without a crowd, you will have a dealer's full attention. There's no hiding or pretending not to see something or someone. Art will also have your full attention. There's no question you're welcome – you're expected!&nbsp;I encourage you to make a date with a friend you haven't seen in awhile and agree to meet in a gallery, 6 feet apart. Then enjoy the excitement of lunch of dinner nearby, outside. A couple of galleries below are also featuring very affordable art. Support an artist. Buy new art.&nbsp;More updates are coming to us daily, so keep up with our <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events">calendar of events</a>. Thanks for supporting CGN and all of our partner spaces and of course the artists!&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417780/i6moevpgnfnc6zw5o5zl.jpg"><figcaption>Tripp Huggins: installation view of "MLK" 2020, double-sided drawing, mixed media on paper 14h x 11w in., 17 ½h x 14w x 3 ½d in. with stand. At Western Exhibitions.</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/western-exhibitions">Western Exhibitions</a>Western Exhibitions, now open by appointment only Tu-Sa 11-5, presents a curated selection of paintings, drawings, ceramics, artist books and sculptures from artists who make work at Visionaries + Voices (V+V), a progressive art studio in Cincinnati. The show runs through the summer.&nbsp;Established in 2003, <a href="www.visionariesandvoices.com">Visionaries + Voices</a> is a non-profit organization that provides exhibition opportunities, studio space, supplies and support to more than 125 visual artists with disabilities. V+V artists actively contribute to the greater Cincinnati arts community through creative, educational, and strategic partnerships with local and regional artists, schools and business leaders.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417781/wckwb1maib8alcqa6gef.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/document">DOCUMENT</a>DOCUMENT re-opened to the public today, June 16th. Due to the COVID-19&nbsp;closure, Victoria Fu's second solo exhibition at the gallery has been extended. Fu’s practice examines and plays with artistic conventions and the dispersal of technical images in the contemporary era. Using appropriated stock footage and original imagery, Fu dissects strategies of visual communication by collaging scraps of digital media into formal elements. The gallery is open by appointment only&nbsp;Tu-Sa 11-5, taking all necessary&nbsp;precautions&nbsp;for the safety of our staff, colleagues and visitors.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417781/th18ept244k8hiy96igq.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/chicago-truborn">Chicago Truborn</a>Officially back open, just in time to catch the final week of Anthony Lewellen's solo show "Retrospect". Chicago Truborn will also open a new show on June 27. They shared, "The last four months have been rough! For everyone. One thing that's gotten us through...Is art. The art in our homes, the virtual shows, the murals we enjoy that connect us to our city, the messages of unity...and messages of struggle. It's never been more apparent that <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/artisessential/">#ARTISESSENTIAL</a> Many artists have been out of work and have lost future jobs due to funding cuts and various other pandemic fallout. But, they haven't stopped creating!! The theme of this next show is up to the artists. All work was made while in quarantine and will be priced at $450 and under.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417783/ae9qjgte6n4ns58bodlh.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/richard-norton-gallery">Richard Norton Gallery</a>The gallery is open again in the Merchandise Mart and touting a special <a href="http://richardnortongallery.com/exhibitions/82-masks-on-the-art">Online Showroom</a> featuring 150 works of art and objects priced at $1,500 &amp; under. Check it out before you visit and then go see if for yourself.&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

Part III: Spotlight on Galleries and Art Spaces Re-Opening

<html><head></head><body>By CGN StaffOn Tuesday we started to spotlight area spaces that are reopening to the public. As we mentioned then, each one is moving ahead in the way that is right for them and for their clients. It's safe to say that for the month of June, visiting a gallery will involve either entering with a small group or making a private appointment. Don't let phone calls and requests for access intimidate you! Seriously! Everyone will be pleased to see you. Make a date with a friend you haven't seen in awhile and agree to meet in a gallery, 6 feet apart.&nbsp;More updates to come daily, so keep up with our calendar of events. Thanks for supporting CGN and all of our partner spaces and of course the artists!&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417615/w7argbivfkvbv8ol5u8j.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/carrie-secrist-gallery">Carrie Secrist Gallery</a>After nearly two decades at 835 W Washington Blvd in the West Loop, as of June 1 Carrie Secrist Gallery has moved out permanently.For the time being, CSG will be transferring its physical operations to a private luxury condo building across the street at 900 W. Washington Blvd. In partnership with this new development since December of 2018, this collaboration (CSG x 900) has offered an exclusive experience for private viewings and events. Collectively in 24,000+ square feet of gallery quality exhibition space made available to CSG in the 10 story development, they have curated solo, two person and group installations of new and historic works by many of the gallery's artists past and present. They will be taking meetings by appointment only in this space from now through Labor Day.&nbsp;Recent exhibitions may be found in their new virtual “gallery space” with some shows accessible via the gallery's Online Viewing Room archive via their website.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417616/t7q4eireugcj9lcy8cym.gif"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/gallery-victor-armendariz">Gallery Victor Armendariz</a>This River North gallery is now open. They extend a special shout-out to their extraordinary artists who continued to create new and exciting art which the gallery looks forward to sharing with you in the coming months. Stay tuned. June 2020 Hours are Thursday, Friday, Saturday Noon to 4pm or anytime by pre-arranged appointment.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417617/h5ro1fauvubl9droxcwa.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/monique-meloche-gallery">Monique Meloche</a>The gallery&nbsp;emailed friends and clients this week emphasizing they are "committed to providing a safe space for contemplation and&nbsp;critical dialogue&nbsp;during times of uncertainty.&nbsp;We&nbsp;continue to&nbsp;support the perspectives of artists whose work probes the inequities of our&nbsp;system&nbsp;and who so beautifully shine light on the experiences of those often pushed to the margin." Anyone interested in visiting should contact the gallery to make an appointment (1-4 guests at a time). <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0015P8uXEGL1GXC7akgu8KXXbGuNzUqcRwlaZBhvYWxo7EvgHzMJ0XKQlkcv8o2ewRvQBBIWzTEjsxTpdsbWvCUvMo-tZwz_swVwAMJ_Su79K1hQuPjKcPME4FqQnUR83pGAv6vrY-_IXIPPARGIlglBLSBbdIeoQ5v659bdDszoefErwLU5iHJaQ==&amp;c=QdhlZpZHn7bZrpy1_PxQxnLviDFoH_W1K6m9I4XQSdF_odLHJTcYdg==&amp;ch=9mzKY-97o-d3tn8hBDGm_5llHMVXSPuaiYQOlo-JDgNjaOFpg2CZ2g==">Nate Young's</a>&nbsp;current exhibition,&nbsp;<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0015P8uXEGL1GXC7akgu8KXXbGuNzUqcRwlaZBhvYWxo7EvgHzMJ0XKQvwb5HziwbCNZPbjNkp0z_zwBwfEEbHYSYzWB92JN5BRW-4ivbrZJwl4lysgGC8SZxR4Y9f4xs0Dbzr7Qeh_N1m9iOrljPJpOyT8v7KxcTsiwZ2b06mtxDSBKDEmheHbZlH00dSjVlWEM5l3j-PWREw=&amp;c=QdhlZpZHn7bZrpy1_PxQxnLviDFoH_W1K6m9I4XQSdF_odLHJTcYdg==&amp;ch=9mzKY-97o-d3tn8hBDGm_5llHMVXSPuaiYQOlo-JDgNjaOFpg2CZ2g==">The Transcendence of Time</a>, open through June 27.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417618/irhpkg41yafsbsjufhre.jpg"><figcaption>Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr. All prints featured here are $25 each (w/o shipping), oil based ink on chipboard, 19 x 12.5" at Chicago Printmakers Collaborative. &nbsp;</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/chicago-printmakers-collaborative--3">Chicago Printmakers Collaborative</a>CPC is not really open just yet, though they are very busy online and behind the scenes. They shared, "We believe we still have work to do in order to keep our community safe and healthy. The shop has been quiet, and misses the buzz of its artists, students and visitors - the people who give it light and life. The CPC has put into place a staggered and limited opening of its facilities to residents (June 1) and members (July 1), with social distancing measures and strict guidelines in place regarding masks, sanitation, and capacity." They have also launched online/remote classes, and their popular series, Flatfile Fridays, launched durning quarantine, will continue bi-weekly in perpetuity. They now sell gift cards and also offer curbside pick-up and shipping.&nbsp;Last week In lieu of their regularly scheduled Flatfile Friday, they shared the work of CPC gallery artists Amos Paul Kennedy, Stephen Wiggins, Aaron Coleman, and Steve Prince because they are wonderful printmakers and most excellent humans. The CPC will donate its commission on all sales to either the <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001nF_RiigojA9_zd_JhS0uXrIYYmJBoEOp8A8pxR9RMeN_XjvV_sfl4OyNInjrQdmljGu__A9TzUhLGKu2O-XDjlLFrNW-fili9Nn_LKbJvuU9v2dJtmt0o5EJkkqiiTkjJUTVNz17FXeKHNvmKTr2cpHNt0eEpClY3kdBuE-ZFaE=&amp;c=ZCPFxF-4x5-3ou097VA5hQyhcfri0C-K88aZzbOdDtAwRjAde_e-lw==&amp;ch=ZLMGXj3gQJUi38-VA95J3EK7GBhriKr0_y1GjAUk5M9CKQJ498ekig==">Chicago Community Bond Fund</a>, or <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001nF_RiigojA9_zd_JhS0uXrIYYmJBoEOp8A8pxR9RMeN_XjvV_sfl4OyNInjrQdmlD47ZHc_dcOcGAJn-94LtzcibROIC1aTVLl40GdkdgBykhnUENypH3gtUXs6gKWcef42N0JKPMEocydIvzWStdSseQC_gGWNQatUoG7zU2K1tgwE4a4I-sQ==&amp;c=ZCPFxF-4x5-3ou097VA5hQyhcfri0C-K88aZzbOdDtAwRjAde_e-lw==&amp;ch=ZLMGXj3gQJUi38-VA95J3EK7GBhriKr0_y1GjAUk5M9CKQJ498ekig==">Campaign Zero</a>. Buyers can stipulate their preference. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

Part II: Spotlight on Galleries and Art Spaces Re-Opening

<html><head></head><body>By GINNY VAN ALYEAA couple months ago, we began highlighting all the virtual offerings that area galleries and museums were introducing in order to bring art to all of us while we stayed at home. Last week, June 3 marked the first official day that area art spaces and businesses could re-open under the Governor and Mayor's Phase 3 re-opening plan for the city and state.&nbsp;As expected, many spaces are happy to be able to welcome the public back to engage with art in person. While so much of our world has gone virtual these past couple of months, we may be craving connection and presence just as much as we wish to remain safe and healthy. Each gallery and space has their own plan for resuming in-person business right now and for taking care of their clients, visitors and artists.&nbsp;Each space part of a larger, vital and creative (essential!) community. Now, instead of focusing just on the latest digital offerings, CGN will be spotlighting the galleries and organizations that are opening their doors again, and we will make the effort to update hours and information online as best we can. Following are offerings from galleries, studios, sculpture parks and architecture sites throughout the area.&nbsp;People are getting creative about how to be safe as well as welcoming. We are excited to see our friends again and encourage you to visit and support these spaces as you are able. Updates are coming to us daily, so visit <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/">chicagogallerynews.com</a> to see what is happening.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418774/jumlk7dswq67nir1mk1f.jpg"><figcaption>Catherine Edelman Gallery in West Town</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/catherine-edelman-gallery">Catherine Edelman Gallery</a>CEG opened to the public for regular hours again on June 3, with social distancing guidelines in place. The gallery is also planning its first exhibition opening since the shutdown for July 10. Titled Photography &amp; _____, the statement about the show explains that most art making is a solitary process, void of outside voices, as a blank piece of paper or canvas is transformed into a work of art. But there has always been a rich history of artists who collaborate to create work. In the spirit of these collectives, CEG presents an exhibition that brings together photographers and other creatives to create one-of-a-kind pieces. CEG invited each participant to reach out to a fellow artist to create a collaborative piece. There were no limitations placed on the work, except that photography must be incorporated into each piece.&nbsp;The concept for Photography &amp; _____ started late last year, before anyone had heard of Covid-19. It now seems prophetic that after being closed for ten weeks, the gallery's first exhibition post stay-at-home is about collaboration. With everyone isolated at home, most of the participating artists relied on Zoom, Skype, and phone calls to create works of art. 40+ artists will show their work.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<h3>&nbsp;</h3><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418775/tqtdyyvi49fuqcn9wjpq.jpg"><figcaption>Lee Grantham at Jean Albano</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/jean-albano-gallery">Jean Albano Gallery</a>The River North gallery reopened last week with limited hours: 10 am – 2 pm. They are also open anytime by appointment. This Friday afternoon, they are holding a meet-the-artist event with Lee Grantham, June 12, 2-6 pm. In a sign of what may be the future of openings for the foreseeable future, they will welcome socially distant groups (ten guests in the gallery at a time, with masks or face covering) and request that you contact them (312-440-0770) to reserve a time.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418776/h1ed2kdtsrjlkgkgg2k9.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/zolla-lieberman-gallery">Zolla/Lieberman Gallery</a>Zolla/Lieberman has mounted an exhibition that may be seen in person in the gallery, or through the gallery windows on Huron Street, 24/7. The show, FACE to FACE, features self-portraits by more than 75 artists and will be on view until October 2020.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418777/b4nre1f7nkbsrtef6h80.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/the-golden-triangle">The Golden Triangle</a>GT has reopened with new business hours, 10–5 Monday through Saturday, and shared they are excited to be able to receive customers again and have new pieces and interesting vignettes to show off. Staff is available to help you design interior spaces that blend the best of ancient and modern elements.They are continuously disinfecting the store, wearing masks and limiting the number of people that can be in the store at any one time. In a sign of times, a sanitizing station has been placed at the store entrance and disposable masks are available for customer use.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418778/fbhdxwonanztbrtdkhdb.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/frank-lloyd-wright-trust">Frank Lloyd Wright Tours</a>The public reopening of Wright's Home and Studio and Robie House takes place Thursday, June 11.Tickets for outdoor and interior tours may be purchased in advance online or on site in <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001VuTMP-xvwp53NMgkvw6MOhaoMYVVbVjLdHVi_N59O0dOpgXdlVgqyM7D8xHlsOKAWG0HkTX348St0uG5rhqxA1BA4lN2w_kEKQHeup46P5LObYStRMBPFAVV3AtCUTokgqCs4vN9S1udDuWPqwI6_hs4jw5u2hJzNw7v-JksoG17Ai186Ra5hhzPzqPGg58sKG2twynm-4RfdVRryZYJt5sfFjRZWCwH4SXQAueGjUa9v9BcXDQgQXlL8MUfPhw-ypMKQu-j7dY=&amp;c=-8fU9iMMonFKgdn30V3CgQZPt27BB2gnut-GeKf_TN1wb-fx21yQAg==&amp;ch=R1BHLx6c3i_ZISAypV9vj3Y2W_qtoyjm6Pgr6kYFbfxSonQc-dgk9A==">Oak Park</a> and <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001VuTMP-xvwp53NMgkvw6MOhaoMYVVbVjLdHVi_N59O0dOpgXdlVgqyM7D8xHlsOKAjxg3Z4EHS0vlfziVdTF2oMsHuZXQ7LVe69nnKfgH4m7Bqr2wKhc_fw8xukIGli2OWiR6UUNKGUoDEsMZ-n9jQ_krhtkKp-CMPoIRpz8AOImwoYl-7DYf1AogW06BkHxumI8bJP7eS1TfVCf1MjQlYWNVx5etBwn6moA617v3tuOXfY12Q8CA1Ti5SRDm7Pmg&amp;c=-8fU9iMMonFKgdn30V3CgQZPt27BB2gnut-GeKf_TN1wb-fx21yQAg==&amp;ch=R1BHLx6c3i_ZISAypV9vj3Y2W_qtoyjm6Pgr6kYFbfxSonQc-dgk9A==">Hyde Park</a>. Outdoor neighborhood audio walking tours will be available for purchase on site only. Additionally, <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001VuTMP-xvwp53NMgkvw6MOhaoMYVVbVjLdHVi_N59O0dOpgXdlVgqyM7D8xHlsOKAG2dCs5aL2u0hMYhXjbXJQMkQTLn8cy4JRSh-9mSsa5_Lt5lj5fpcL40heDjEwP8990QYBJhzyG6fjJ70qK-NoQx7auYjlrqJhnZJPDnqbffdqubW5Ed53MxR0yBSvRP5cQSAVgmQu0qU8XprFjc35qFxB20R48y7IkUxDcN6poJVnCmHSP87YAF0ZH6HIAPjf9BK8FO-gTI=&amp;c=-8fU9iMMonFKgdn30V3CgQZPt27BB2gnut-GeKf_TN1wb-fx21yQAg==&amp;ch=R1BHLx6c3i_ZISAypV9vj3Y2W_qtoyjm6Pgr6kYFbfxSonQc-dgk9A==">Pedal Oak Park</a> biking tours through Oak Park's historic neighborhoods have resumed.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418778/kzk2dqc6ujfpckg6qiee.png"><figcaption>A Calder-Inspired Paper Sculpture Project</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/nathan-manilow-sculpture-park">Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park</a>theNate began reopening to the GSU community on June 1. They shared advice on how to visit while respecting fellow visitors. And for your time at home, they came up with a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.govst.edu/uploadedFiles/About/Nathan_Manilow_Sculpture_Park/Sculpture%20Projects%20for%20Young%20Artists%205.15.20%20(002).pdf">Young Artist Sculpture Projects downloadable PDF</a>&nbsp;– a cool resource for making your own sculptures (noting that we are all young at heart when it comes to making art.) You're invited to post pictures of your results and tag theNate on Instagram. New public hours are 7am to 7pm Monday through Friday. The only building you may enter is a restroom at the “A North” entrance designated for use by visitors to <a href="https://www.govst.edu/sculpture/">theNate</a>.<h3>&nbsp;</h3><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418780/h54t1mdhdaynk5ys92iw.jpg"><figcaption>Video Conference Backgrounds to Bring a Bit of Peace &amp; Calm. Shown here, Summer Vessels.</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/pagoda-red--2">PAGODA RED</a>Founder Betsy Nathan shared in an email to clients, "In art, we see the resilience of the human spirit. During these challenging times, we’re doing our best to respond to the needs of our clients, team and community. Like everyone, we are making decisions one day at a time while adhering to CDC recommendations." PAGODA RED has re-opened its Bucktown gallery and warehouse, noting that their 15,000 sf &nbsp;lofty space is conducive to the city guidelines for social distancing. They also continue their robust <a href="pagodared.com">online</a> presence to serve locals as well as clients around the country and have been scheduling time for staff to show objects in the gallery via FaceTime or Zoom. In April they began offering virtual backgrounds to use on Zoom, etc.<h3>&nbsp;</h3><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418780/x7esbwg2gwpcv0yi8fms.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/spudnik-press-cooperative">Spudnik Press</a>Spudnik&nbsp;has been working on the best practices for welcoming the community back to the studio. They are sharing all that they have worked hard to put in place to ensure they are able to maintain a healthy environment for everyone who visits and are asking everyone to <a href="https://spudnikpress.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5b3ff316031fa71b1c8cd675c&amp;id=599deea14e&amp;e=421f57ee7c">Please Review All New Rules &amp; Procedures Before Your Next Visit</a> In addition to Covid-19 related modifications,&nbsp;they have&nbsp;<a href="https://spudnikpress.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5b3ff316031fa71b1c8cd675c&amp;id=f9fb7f7f7f&amp;e=421f57ee7c">re-envisioned our&nbsp;Open&nbsp;Studio program</a> to allow for a better experience and to better support your artistic&nbsp;endeavors, be they professional or for pleasure. To facilitate BOTH social distancing AND new expanded Open Studio hours, everyone must now make reservations,&nbsp;selecting in advance what part of the&nbsp;studio&nbsp;they&nbsp;will use. To make this happened they just unveiled a <a href="https://spudnikpress.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5b3ff316031fa71b1c8cd675c&amp;id=752bb97d97&amp;e=421f57ee7c">brand new automated reservation system</a> They are also continuing many of their popular virtual offerings via Zoom for the time being.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

Fresh Eyes as Galleries and Art Spaces Re-Open

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418177/o1ajlaueiiwpjew1vwqx.jpg"><figcaption>Artwork covering boarded-up storefronts along 18th Street in the Pilsen neighborhood, Thursday, June 4, 2020. (E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune)</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;Chicago artists use boarded-up storefronts to make a creative statement and make a differenceNot against a monochromatic sea of plywood, touching nearly every neighborhood in the city. On the other hand, a never-ending landscape of plywood is not unlike a city-stretched canvas. “We just wanted to get some color up there, something positive for Chicagoans,” Stanley said, “something that helps in a small way so that Chicago is not so depressed for the next few weeks.”By Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune<a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-storefront-artists-riots-20200604-as46v34xwrh3rhdh7xt2o5zmii-story.html">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418178/ubpbgsev5gabcbzsmdyw.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;Giant fingers portray Chicago’s skyline, people in Megan Sterling’s ‘Cityscape’ muralPainted beneath the L tracks in Rogers Park, the 16 massive fingers are arranged to mimic an urban landscape of high-rises represented by the people of the city.By Madison Savedra, Chicago Sun Times<a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/murals-mosaics/2020/6/5/21271943/megan-sterlgiant-fingers-portray-chicagos-skyline-people-in-megan-stirlings-cityscape-mural">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418179/cofylpte1xbrlf4mxoxq.png"></figure>&nbsp;Crochet art is brightening up this Chicago neighborhoodBike rails and trees have been looking a lot more colorful thanks to a resident in Chicago's South Loop. Valerie Sherman has taken her crocheting skills to the streets in what she calls "yarn bombing."By Yukare Nakayama, Localish<a href="https://abc7chicago.com/localish/crochet-art-is-brightening-up-this-chicago-neighborhood/6229507/">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418180/ilwmhwkrp0yw00fz8ijg.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;Art Basel Has Canceled the 2020 Edition of Its Flagship Swiss Fair, Citing ‘Tumultuous and Challenging Times’Amid a climate of continued global uncertainty around matters of health, the economy, and the basic ability to travel, Art Basel has canceled the upcoming edition of its flagship art fair in Basel. The premier international art fair had initially been postponed from its usual June slot to mid-September. The next edition of Art Basel in Switzerland is now scheduled to take place June 17 to June 20, 2021.By Kate Brown, artnews<a href="https://news.artnet.com/market/art-basel-2020-canceled-1880757?utm_content=from_www.artnet.com&amp;utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=US%209%3A50%20a.m.%20newsletter%20for%206%2F8%2F20&amp;utm_term=US%20Daily%20Newsletter%20%5BMORNING%5D">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

News From Around the Art World: June 8, 2020

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418774/w6pnggz0ivuwdbs1y1gv.jpg"></figure><h3>Artist Christo, known for works that were massive and fleeting, dies at 84</h3>One specialty was wrapping huge structures, including Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary art, the Pont-Neuf bridge in Paris and Berlin’s Reichstag.By Associated Press, Via Chicago Sun Times<a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/5/31/21276321/christo-dead-artist-obituary-wrap-reichstag-chicago-mca-pont-neuf-bridge-gates-central-park">Read More</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418775/mcowpcdp1qccrvth6sai.jpg"></figure><h3>‘This Is a Revolution’: 18 Artists From Coast to Coast Share What They Saw and Felt at the George Floyd Protests</h3>Protesters filled the streets in cities across the United States this weekend. Among them were artists of all stripes, many of whom view activism as an important part of their practice. Below, 18 artists shared what they experienced while protesting this weekend.Via Artnet<a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/artists-protests-george-floyd-testimonials-1876254">Read More</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418776/dt93g8rc1fhnwkhfucl9.jpg"></figure><h3>Art world presses pause for #BlackOutTuesday</h3>Instagram is a sea of black squares today as artists, curators, museums and galleries follow the music industry’s lead in observing a “blackout day” in the wake of George Floyd’s death at the hands of police and the ensuing protests that have swept across the US demanding justice.Via the Art Newspaper<a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/art-world-presses-pause-for-blackouttuesday">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418777/lwoipisvq4khri7gxow1.jpg"></figure><h3>Alison Gass named new director at San José Institute of Contemporary Art</h3>Gass had a short but productive tenure as director of the University of Chicago’s Smart Museum of Art. She secured several major gifts and launched a curatorial fellowship to encourage diversity.By Charles Desmarais, San Francisco Chronicle<a href="https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/art-exhibits/alison-gass-named-new-director-at-san-jose-institute-of-contemporary-art">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418777/gjfqqjknvqqrpnb0ee2n.jpg"></figure><h3>CPS Launches Online Gallery To Showcase Student Artwork In Wake Of Pandemic</h3>Chicago Public School students can now show off&nbsp;artwork they made in class through the city's new virtual art exhibition that launched Saturday.Featuring more than 800 student art pieces representing over 75 CPS elementary and high schools from across the city, the&nbsp;district’s All-City Visual Arts Exhibition is going online for the first time due to the pandemic.&nbsp;Via WBBM News Radio Staff<a href="https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/cps-launches-online-gallery-to-showcase-student-artwork">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418778/zyui7bvzmm8qetfljjgp.jpg"></figure><h3>A Virtual Tour of the National Veterans Art Museum</h3>Artwork made by soldiers and combat veterans is as diverse as the military itself. Chicago is home to an armory of art created by members of our armed forces. With Memorial Day in mind, we visited the National Veterans Art Museum for a virtual tour.&nbsp;By Marc Vitali, WTTW<a href="https://news.wttw.com/2020/05/25/virtual-tour-national-veterans-art-museum">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

News From Around the Art World: June 1, 2020

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418774/ovxvedn7rjxudava1sfv.png"></figure>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418775/l7v6wcb4ikfxafubvztl.gif"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/addington-gallery">Addington Gallery</a>704 N. WellsLocated in the heart of the River North Gallery District for over two decades, Addington Gallery focuses on dynamic contemporary painting, both abstract and representational, with many of the gallery’s artists staking their claim somewhere in between categories. Process and materials play a large role with most of the artists represented, who work in a wide range of contemporary styles, subjects, and media. The gallery offers a full range of services, including installation, painting restoration and conservation, framing consultation, and corporate curating.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418776/rf1yfbyigxwno9ol3sp7.gif"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/carl-hammer-gallery">Carl Hammer Gallery</a>740 N. WellsCarl Hammer Gallery represents both modern and contemporary art from the 20th and 21st centuries. The gallery’s reputation, recognized worldwide, was established by its leadership for discovering and representing historically significant artists within the “Outsider” and self–taught genres. Today, artists from both the “Monster Roster” and the Chicago “Imagist” traditions are an integral part of the gallery’s programming.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418777/urk3jnhfdcrrkbt60gor.gif"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/hilton-asmus-contemporary">Hilton | Asmus Contemporary</a>716 N. WellsHilton | Asmus Contemporary specializes in modern and contemporary paintings, works on paper, mixed media and sculpture with a special focus on photography.&nbsp; Featuring internationally known artists from United States, Northern Europe and the Mediterranean Region.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418778/nsyxx4i0vil84a5njhr6.gif"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/poetry-foundation">Poetry Foundation</a>61 W. SuperiorThe Poetry Foundation, an independent literary organization and publisher of Poetry magazine, presents engaging, multifaceted exhibitions that bring together visual arts and the written word. The Poetry Foundation Gallery exhibits work that is poetry, including posters, broadsides, text– or book–based works, correspondence, and personal effects, as well as works of visual poetry or art by emerging and established poets.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

CGN Virtual Gallery Tour: River North (Part II)

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418149/nqsigp3c9ymgo21cpqec.jpg"></figure><h3>A Suburban Community College Scored A Big Art Show. Then, The Pandemic Hit.</h3>&nbsp;More than two dozen works from famed Mexican artist Frida Kahlo were scheduled to be on display next month at the College of DuPage in west suburban Glen Ellyn.The school spent $2.5 million turning the art gallery inside the McAninch Art Center into a museum — and $250,000 of tickets had already been sold, said director Diana Martinez.“You don’t ever achieve any real exciting success if you don’t try something crazy new,” she said. “And this was pretty crazy.”By Carrie Shepard, WBEZ<a href="https://www.wbez.org/stories/a-suburban-community-college-scored-a-big-art-show-then-the-pandemic-hit/709e271e-294b-4ff4-9f26-91b53f776dc7">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418150/kamzt65hp3mj58oqjddx.jpg"></figure><h3>New artist incubator opening in Humboldt Park</h3>&nbsp;The Honeycomb Network, 2659 W. Division St., offers artists from diverse backgrounds a place to learn and grow.Denise Ruiz, Honeycomb’s founder, said it will serve as a hub for artists from around the city to collaborate with others while also focusing mental wellness.“We want to normalize mental health care and break the cycle that pushes the negative stigma of speaking with a therapist,” Ruiz said. “We want to connect those two things by fulfilling our creative and wellness dreams.”By Manny Ramos, Chicago Sun Times<a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2020/5/25/21259339/artist-incubator-honeycomb-network-humboldt-park-gentrification-mental-health">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418151/lkkstdflisoy5f2reufz.jpg"></figure><h3>'They took a risk with me': Why the new curator of the University of Chicago's art museum is a 'bold' choice</h3>&nbsp;“I’m not the usual suspect,” says Myriam Salah, the new executive director and chief curator of the Renaissance Society, the highly regarded contemporary art museum at the University of Chicago.“I’m not the American curator who did a postgrad in curatorial studies. It’s bold that they chose someone coming from different horizons – and the risks that they took with me, I’m going to be taking with the programme.”Salah, who was born in Tunisia in 1985, will be starting in Chicago in September – taking on her new position as art organisations worldwide start to chart their roles in a Covid-19 environment.By Melissa Gronlund, The National<a href="https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/art/they-took-a-risk-with-me-why-the-new-curator-of-the-university-of-chicago-s-art-museum-is-a-bold-choice-1.1023971">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418152/ftncvuaqvlr2ib3hrppj.jpg"></figure><h3>SkyART delivers 1,000 art supply kits, virtual art therapy to Chicago kids</h3>&nbsp;SkyART Founder and Executive Director, Sarah Ward, realized they needed to expand their efforts into a fundraising campaign. So far, they've already exceeded their own expectations. "1,000 is our goal, and we've actually gotten funding to go way beyond 1,000 so what we're going to do is do repeat deliveries," Ward said. SkyArt is committed to helping kids through art during this pandemic and beyond.By Zach Ben-Amots, Localish<a href="https://abc11.com/free-art-chicago-therapy-virtual-class-online/6201564/">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

News From Around the Art World: May 26, 2020

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417663/vpbfly28gukl1rapzv0p.png"><figcaption>James Rondeau on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016 at the Art Institute of Chicago.(Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)</figcaption></figure><h3>How to reopen an art museum: James Rondeau, Art Institute director, on the plans for, perhaps, July 1st</h3>For big cultural institutions closed by coronavirus, reopening is in the air. The Morton Arboretum in Chicago’s western suburbs Tuesday announced it will start welcoming visitors again June 1. The Cleveland Museum of Art that same day said it will reopen June 30, reportedly the first major American art museum to do so.With state and city officials recently outlining the rules for reopening in five separate phases, Chicago museums have a clearer view of what it might take for them to come back into public life.By Steve Johnson, Chicago Tribune<a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/museums/ct-ent-art-institute-director-talks-reopening-covid-19-0515-20200514-dnjqdmvd4zf5hepk42e24zpxye-story.html?fbclid=IwAR36CNp_WE132RE4g3y-5mBheNORUMGaZxnownICFCsGeNbdBi_RB1IuMio">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417664/mtm7vqs3vvqzqe1hldxb.jpg"><figcaption>The Arsenale, venue for the Venice Biennale. Photo by Andrea Avezzù, courtesy La Biennale di Venezia</figcaption></figure><h3>The Venice Biennale Will Be Pushed Back a Year, to 2022, as the Coronavirus Knocks the Art Calendar Permanently Off Its Axis</h3>The art-world calendar has just seen its most significant reshuffle yet as a result of the lockdown era. The Venice Biennale is pushing the 59th international art exhibition&nbsp;to 2022 in order to accommodate the delayed 17th international architecture exhibition, “How Will We Live Together?,” originally scheduled to open this month.That means the next Venice Biennale art exhibition will coincide with the next&nbsp;documenta, held every five years in Kassel, Germany and due to open in the summer of 2022. The Lyon Biennale has also rescheduled for that year.By Sarah Cascone, Artnet News<a href="https://news.artnet.com/exhibitions/venice-biennal-postponed-1863837?utm_content=from_&amp;utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=US%204:40%20p.m.%20afternoon%20newsletter%20for%205/18/20&amp;utm_term=US%20Daily%20Newsletter%20%5BAFTERNOON%5D">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417665/e8eiotg28aigxoao6qmp.jpg"><figcaption>Paul Branton in front of his mural under the CTA Green Line tracks in the 300 block of East 47th Street in Bronzeville.Annie Costabile / Sun-Times</figcaption></figure><h3>Chicago artist Paul Branton’s Bronzeville mural a ‘statement of being proud of who you are’</h3>The sprawling work was painted on a metal wall in an alley beneath the CTA Green Line’s 47th Street stop. It features a girl with a green complexion and says she loves the skin she’s in.By Madeline Kenney, Chicago Sun Times<a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/murals-mosaics/2020/5/15/21248501/chicago-murals-paul-branton-bronzeville">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417666/nec342zdge2w7czkj3iz.png"><figcaption>A still from Cultural Stimulus: Old Irving Park (2020) by Nick Cave</figcaption></figure><h3>Chicago artist Nick Cave has found a way to keep performing during quarantine</h3>In response to the tectonic uncertainty of the Covid-19 era, when the public looks for sources of artistic experience from the safety of home as museums and galleries remain shut, and artists must recast their creative process in social isolation, the artist Nick Cave is launching a new video series called Cultural Stimulus that he hopes will recreate some of the feeling of visiting a public art performance. Prepared while sheltering in place, with available artworks, the pieces are staged and filmed in Chicago’s now empty public places, as well as Facility, Cave’s 20,000 sq-ft studio.By Jacoba Urist, The Art Newspaper<a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/the-chicago-artist-nick-cave-has-found-a-way-to-keep-performing-during-quarantine">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417667/eqeboevmiet339hzg0p6.png"><figcaption>Naotaka Hiro, Untitled (Set), 2020. Courtesy of the artist and Misako &amp; Rosen, Tokyo.</figcaption></figure><h3>NADA’S New Profit-Sharing Digital Art Fair to Launch Next Week</h3>The New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA) announced on Thursday that it plans to launch a new digital art fair to support member galleries that have been impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Titled FAIR, the online initiative will boast a profit-sharing model designed to give participants who have recently experienced revenue loss due to the closure of their physical locations a financial boost. Kicking off next week, FAIR will run from May 20 through June 21.Via ARTFORUM<a href="https://www.artforum.com/news/nearly-200-galleries-to-participate-in-nada-s-new-profit-sharing-digital-art-fair-83061">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

News From Around the Art World: May 19, 2020

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418761/hysjn5mcx9xxhhiaxhux.jpg"><figcaption>“Monet and Chicago” at the Art Institute of Chicago includes the painter’s “Poppy Field (Giverny)” from 1890-91.The Art Institute of Chicago/Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Kimball Collection.</figcaption></figure>Chicago museums facing financial woes as major exhibits are sidelined by pandemic&nbsp;American museums are losing at least $33 million a day because of continuing closures related to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the American Alliance of Museums, a national support and advocacy organization for the field.Losses in Illinois were expected to top $7.3 million in revenues through April 30 based on responses from 56 museums and galleries in a statewide survey conducted by Arts Alliance Illinois.By Kyle MacMillan, Chicago Sun-Times<a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/5/6/21244193/chicago-museums-coronavirus-exhibit-monet-frida-kahlo-jurassic-oceans-duro-olowu-field-art-institute">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418762/lerbog7fj5egcitirrcj.jpg"><figcaption>Michael West in her apartment, circa 1977. Courtesy of the Collection of The Michael (Corinne) West Estate Archives.</figcaption></figure>Why the Art World Is Rediscovering Female Abstract Expressionist Michael West&nbsp;The doorbell to Michael West’s New York City studio was broken, and she didn’t care to fix it. “I just want to paint in peace,” the Abstract Expressionist painter (born Corinne Michelle West) wrote in 1981, a decade before her death as a forgotten artist living alone, on welfare. Even a missed visit from her former teacher Hans Hofmann, a respected painter who had come to check out her latest work, hadn’t convinced her to repair her faulty buzzer.By Karen Chernick, Artsy Editorial<a href="https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-art-rediscovering-female-abstract-expressionist-michael-west">Read More</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418762/gxehfjhvtpyml5nuucrf.jpg"><figcaption>Till Fellrath, left, and Sam Bardaouil, the curators of the Lyon Biennale, now scheduled for 2022 Photo: Pablo Salgado</figcaption></figure>‘In two and a half years, who knows where the world will be’—Lyon Biennale curators reveal why exhibition was pushed back from 2021 to 2022&nbsp;Pressure on resources play a part as well as ethical issues in the wake of coronavirusBy Gareth Harris, The Art Newspaper<a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/lyon-biennale-curators-reveal-why-exhibition-was-pushed-back-from-2021-to-2022">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418763/rpsn4met05vnswyhul71.jpg"><figcaption>Paintings by Darius Yektai were part of the “Drive-By-Art” event. Its organizer, Warren Neidich, said the show grew out of the question: “How do we show empathy and solidarity in this new age?”Credit...Bryan Derballa for The New York Times</figcaption></figure>A Drive-By Art Show Turns Lawns and Garages Into Galleries&nbsp;The outdoor exhibition on Long Island featured works installed at properties from Hampton Bays to Montauk, with social isolation as just one theme.No one was supposed to get too close to each other over the weekend during a drive-by exhibition of works by 52 artists on the South Fork of Long Island — a dose of culture amid the sterile isolation imposed by the pandemic. But some people couldn’t help themselves.By Stacey Stowe, The New York Times<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/11/arts/design/drive-by-art-long-island.html">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

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