<html><head></head><body>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092759/qw6xqystkjvhcduqp9ng.jpg"><figcaption>A commission of Michael Jordan by Studio Rotblatt Amrany. The 15-foot sculpture, titled “The Spirit,” stands inside the United Center. (Courtesy of the United Center)</figcaption></figure><a href="https://news.wttw.com/2024/08/19/sculptors-legends-meet-husband-wife-team-who-make-monuments-sports-heroes-chicago-around">Meet the Husband-Wife Team Who Make Monuments to Sports Heroes in Chicago, Around the World</a>A local husband-and-wife team leads a collective of artists who create monuments to sports stars and heroes of all kinds — from Ty Cobb to Johnny Cash.The couple makes them on property that was once part of Fort Sheridan, the historic U.S. Army training camp 28 miles north of Chicago’s Loop. One former camp building is now occupied by <a href="https://rotblattamrany.com/">Studio Rotblatt Amrany</a>.The studio was founded by Julie Rotblatt Amrany and Omri Amrany, sculptors who have worked together since the 1980s.Via WTTW&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/artist-mickalene-thomas-all-about-love/?intcid=CNM-00-10abd1h">Artist Mickalene Thomas and her dream of making a difference</a>When you walk into the world of Mickalene Thomas, prepare to be dazzled. The 53-year-old artist uses rhinestones, collage, silkscreen and video to create pieces that celebrate women – proud, confident and powerful.She may be best known for her reinterpretations of classics, like her Le déjeuner sur l'herbe, a take on the Pablo Picasso and Edouard Manet paintings of the same name. Our histories are always wrought with ideas of leaving truths out, leaving people out, said Thomas. And so, I started questioning that.Via CBS Sunday Morning&nbsp;<a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/anish-kapoors-massive-sculptures-take-over-the-u-k-s-largest-cathedral-2523438">Anish Kapoor’s Massive Sculptures Take Over the U.K.’s Largest Cathedral</a>Anish Kapoor is marking his first Liverpool presentation in over 40 years with a sprawling new show commemorating the 100th anniversary of Liverpool Cathedral. The free exhibition, titled “<a href="https://liverpoolcathedral.org.uk/anishkapoor/">Monadic Singularity</a>,” spans a range of Kapoor’s sculptures from the past 25 years throughout Liverpool Cathedral, among the few sites large enough host to spectacles like Kapoor’s massive, immersive sculpture Sectional Body Preparing for Monadic Singularity (2015). The centenary show marks this artwork’s U.K. debut, too.Via Artnet&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2024/08/16/reed-hastings-utah-powder-mountain-ski-resort-outdoor-museum">Netflix’s co-founder will redevelop Utah resort into a ‘skiable outdoor art museum’</a>A popular resort in Utah will be transformed into a luxury “skiable outdoor art museum” after being acquired by Reed Hastings, the billionaire co-founder of Netflix, who will install works by James Turrell, Jenny Holzer and others throughout the mountaintop.With 8,484 skiable acres, Powder Mountain in Eden, Utah, is the largest ski resort in North America by total acreage. Starting in 2026, the 12,100-acre property will be home to a new art programme. Notable installations include a trailside light installation, Ganzfeld Apani (2011), which James Turrell originally created for the Venice Biennale. The resort said it will also install a major work by Nancy Holt from the 1980s onsite. Pieces commissioned specifically for Powder Mountain will include a series of text engravings on rocks by Jenny Holzer and an installation by Utah native Paul McCarthy rooted in American Western mythology.Via The Art Newspaper</body></html>

What We're Reading: 8/19/24

<a href=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/12/arts/design/chicago-art-trains-elections.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Ck4.upNC.niMHeBEK3UCh&amp;smid=url-share>New Public Art Rides the Rails in Chicago, Timed to the Convention</a>Public art by world-renowned creators is a seminal part of Chicago’s urban landscape. Anish Kapoor’s beloved 2006 silver sculpture in downtown Millennial Park, known as “The Bean”(officially “Cloud Gate”), is as much a symbol of the city as Chicago’s sports stars and its skyscrapers.Now, timed to the Democratic National Convention (Aug. 19-22), Chicago is debuting a new array of public art throughout the city, much of it by local talent, and all on democratic (with a lowercase “D”) themes.Via The New York Times&nbsp;<a href=https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/sothebys-minority-stake-abq-abu-dhabi-sovereign-wealth-fund-1234714040/>Abu Dhabi Sovereign Wealth Fund to Acquire Minority Stake in Sotheby’s in $1 Billion Investment&nbsp;Deal</a>ADQ, an Abu Dhabi-based sovereign wealth fund, investment, and holding company, has entered into “a definitive agreement” to acquire a minority interest in Sotheby’s. The deal, valued at around $1 billion, will see ADQ purchasing newly issued shares of Sotheby’s. Patrick Drahi, the current majority owner of the auction house, will invest additional capital. The exact breakdown of the investment was not disclosed.According to a press release, the capital infusion from the investment reflects Sotheby’s interest in the burgeoning economic diversification of the Abu Dhabi region. It’s likely that some of the funds will be earmarked for strengthening Sotheby’s finances and supporting the company’s ambitious and real estate expansion plans.Via ARTnews&nbsp;<a href=https://news.artnet.com/art-world-archives/bar-at-the-folies-bergere-manet-2520568>Was Manet’s Final Masterpiece Meant to Be a Riddle? Here Are 3 Facts About His Iconic Bar Scene</a>Edouard Manet’s last masterpiece, The Bar at Folies-Bergère, is also his most enigmatic. Painted in 1882, the year before he died, Manet was already in mounting physical decline and the artist knew his end was near. Which is to say, he painted The Bar with intentionality as a final testament. The same year it was created, The Bar was displayed at the Paris Salon. Manet’s history with the Salon was notoriously complex—he had often been rejected and, when his works were accepted, they were usually critically skewered (take for instance Olympia, from 1863, which people tried to attack). But the legacy of The Bar at Folies-Bergère has been enduring, if sphinx-like in its ambiguity. The art historian Griselda Pollock rightly deemed it “one of the canonical images for modernist art history.” But what does Manet’s final masterpiece mean?Via Artnet&nbsp;Image: Edouard Manet, A bar at the Folies-Bergere. The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust.) ©The Courtauld.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

What We're Reading: 8/12/24

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092759/avtc3xqvtnzvwy7td5gl.png" simmons.png=""></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/howard-simmons-stories-my-camera-tells-once-upon-a-chicago">Howard Simmons: Stories my Camera Tells: Once Upon a Chicago</a>Opening: Wednesday, August 7, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmEpiphany Center for the Arts&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092760/rmtxwwuw6loatcz0kqn8.jpg" moon="" rising.jpeg=""></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/exploration">Jim Brady: Exploration</a>Opening: Thursday, August 8, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmDragonfly Gallery &amp; Creative Spaces&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092761/uuccmhd7zf5wweprsecl.png" bielefeld.png=""></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/lois-bielefeld">Lois Bielefeld: its own pristine devices</a>Opening: Saturday, August 10, 1 – 3&nbsp;pmOS Projects&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092761/kqe8oenrezorioyatnp4.png" artus.png=""></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/marilyn-artus-her-flag">Marilyn Artus: Her Flag</a>Opening: Saturday, August 10, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmEpiphany Center for the Arts&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions August 7 - 10

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092759/a9fvlyawpwinf4owwom4.jpg" copy.jpg=""></figure><a href="https://pagesix.com/2024/07/29/lifestyle/long-lost-andy-warhol-portrait-of-debbie-harry-up-for-sale/">Long-lost Andy Warhol portrait of Blondie singer Debbie Harry discovered in Delaware, going up for sale for potential millions</a>A long-lost Andy Warhol portrait of Blondie singer Debbie Harry from 1985 that has been hanging in rural Delaware, is going up for sale, we hear, for potential millions.The Harry portrait — and a signed disk of 10 Warhol images — was created on an early home computer when Warhol was an ambassador for a now-defunct tech outfit.Nearly 40 years ago, the famous artist signed on as a brand ambassador to early tech company Commodore and created a portrait of the “Heart of Glass” singer on an <a href="https://nypost.com/2014/04/26/computer-sleuths-stumble-upon-lost-art-of-andy-warhol/">Amiga 1000 home computer </a>as part of a promo at Lincoln Center.Via New York Post&nbsp;<a href="https://abc7chicago.com/post/museums-including-shedd-aquarium-art-institute-field-museum-msi-offering-free-admission-days-august/15131191/">Chicago museums offering free admission days in August</a>The calendar has flipped to August and that means several Chicago museums are offering free admission this month for Illinois residents.That includes the Art Institute. Visitors can get in Thursday at no charge, from 5-8 p.m.And starting this week, the Shedd, Field Museum, and Adler Planetarium will all start rotating free dates into their calendars.Via ABC 7&nbsp;<a href="Art" galleries="" can="" be="" found="" on="" the="" streets="" of="" chicago="" this="" summer.="" all="" you="" have="" to="" do="" is="" look="" around,="" while="" waiting="" for="" bus.="" might="" say,="" people="" are="" moved="" by="" art.="" wait="" a="" cta="" bus="" and="" just="" meet="" hero.="">Chicago bus shelters showcase portraits of unsung neighborhood heroes</a>Art galleries can be found on the streets of <a href="https://www.fox32chicago.com/tag/us/il/cook-county/chicago">Chicago</a> this summer. All you have to do is look around, while waiting for the bus.You might say, people are moved by the art. Wait for a <a href="https://www.fox32chicago.com/tag/organization/cta">CTA</a> bus and you just might meet a hero.The Unsung Heroes of Uptown are featured on bus shelters around the city.Portraits, plus a QR code that connects the viewer to a detailed Chicago story.Conceptual artist Hana Bleue Chaussette met each person, heard their story, recorded, painted them and brought them to the streets.Via FOX 32&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

What We're Reading: 8/5/24

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1733255045/lkuhcu6n7lqkhcvuiwbb.jpg"><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://desmoinesartcenter.org/art/exhibitions/hurricane-season/" target="_blank">1. Des Moines Art Center –&nbsp;Hurricane Season: Caribbean Art + Climate Change</a>Every year from June 1 through November 30, people across the Caribbean archipelago hold their breath. It’s hurricane season. Hurricanes and the devastation they bring have long been a part of life in the Caribbean, but with climate change, these storms are getting far more violent. They pick up steam faster than ever before, leaving little time to prepare. The aftermaths of storms are unbearable and shed light on the living legacy of colonialism and ongoing political corruption. Yet even as the effects of climate change wreak havoc on the region, life across the archipelago continues. People adapt. They weather the storm, even as they are weathered by it.“Hurricane Season” features 58 works in a range of media by six artists from across the Caribbean archipelago and its diaspora: Firelei Báez, Lionel Cruet, Teresita Fernández, Tamika Galanis, Deborah Jack, and Hew Locke.Thru Sept 22Des Moines, IA&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1733255046/nfwgrmwbqbahdeajfh5q.jpg">Cholos, White Fence, East Los Angeles, 1986. Graciela Iturbide (Mexican, b. 1942). Gelatin silver print; framed: 57.5 x 42.2 cm (22 5/8 x 16 5/8 in.); sheet: 35.2 x 27.7 cm (13 7/8 x 10 7/8 in.); image: 32 x 21.9 cm (12 5/8 x 8 5/8 in.). The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Gift of Leslie and Judith Schreyer and Gabri Schreyer-Hoffman in honor of Virginia Heckert, 2017.41 © Graciela Iturbide&nbsp;<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.clevelandart.org/exhibitions/picturing-border" target="_blank">2. The Cleveland Museum of Art –&nbsp;Picturing the Border</a>Picturing the Border&nbsp;presents photographs of the US-Mexico borderlands from the 1970s to the present taken by both border residents and outsiders. They range in subject matter from intimate domestic portraits, narratives of migration, and proof of political demonstrations to images of border crossings and clashes between migrants and the US Border Patrol. The earliest images in this exhibition form an origin story for the topicality of the US-Mexico border at present, and demonstrate that the issues of the border have been a critical point of inquiry for artists since the 1970s.Thru January 5, 2025Cleveland, OH&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1733255047/fpaqnzvwvcs8whdhnaxg.jpg">&nbsp;<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://presidentlincoln.illinois.gov/visit/whats-inside/exhibits/museum/illinois-gallery/solidarity-now" target="_blank">3. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum –&nbsp;Solidarity Now! 1968 Poor People's Campaign</a>Solidarity Now! 1968 Poor People's Campaign&nbsp;explores one of the most important grassroots movements of the civil rights era: the Poor People’s Campaign of 1968. The exhibition investigates the factors that made this movement a success: the ideas, the emotions, the people, and the place—Resurrection City.&nbsp;Through a moving combination of photographs, objects, video, and oral histories, it explores the significance and impact of this campaign that drew thousands of people to develop a protest community on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to call the nation's attention to the crippling effects of poverty for millions of Americans.Thru August 18Springfield, IL&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1733255048/qgbom3lilpbkkf3kzyfm.jpg">&nbsp;4. Madison Museum of Contemporary Art –&nbsp;William Villalongo: Myths and MigrationsWilliam Villalongo: Myths and Migrations&nbsp;showcases 33 works created in the last two decades by the Brooklyn-based artist William Villalongo. Highly recognized for his paintings, collages, and signature velour paper cut-outs, Villalongo’s striking visual narratives invite the viewer to engage with the complexities and precarity of Black existence.Thru August 11Madison, WI&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1733255048/eftfit01t5rbznozulex.jpg">&nbsp;<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.thepaine.org/event/microsculpture-insect-portraits-levon-biss/" target="_blank">5. Paine Art Center and Gardens –&nbsp;Microsculpture: The Insect Portraits of Levon Biss</a>Examine extremely fine pigmented scales, velvet-like surface textures, saw-sharp mandibles, swirling patterns and some of the most vibrant, iridescent colors seen in nature with large-scale photographic prints by British photographer Levon Biss.Thru October 13Oshkosh, WI

5 Museum Shows To Visit This Summer in the Midwest - Part II

<html><head></head><body>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092759/g32c46yf1sec4uptocc8.jpg" cano.jpg=""></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/mandy-cano-villalobos-delectable-goods-profit-not">Mandy Cano Villalobos: Delectable Goods Profit Not</a>Opening: Friday, August 2, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmARC Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092760/lwidgbcneapavncw0beh.jpg" work="" copy.jpg=""></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/curators-gone-rogue-susan-aurinko-susan-blackman">Women Work 2024</a>Opening: Friday, August 2, 5:30 – 8&nbsp;pmENGAGE Projects&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092761/cykobwtnunjoy4kyk8sd.png" mcmahon.png=""></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/margot-mcmahon-cultural-communities-chicago-writers-and-beyond">Margot McMahon: Cultural Communities: Chicago Writers and Beyond</a>Opening: Friday, August 2, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmEpiphany Center for the Arts&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092762/pxjjch7fm2uqppflbgy4.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/august-group-exhibit">Sheila Arora: Limitless</a>Opening: Friday, August 2, 4 – 7&nbsp;pmVivid Art Gallery&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092762/c0lfergg72jh8igyyirr.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/ginny-krueger-sunburst-art-inspired-by-the-sun">Ginny Krueger: Sunburst: Art Inspired by the Sun</a>Opening: Friday, Aug 2, 6 – 8&nbsp;pmBlue Moon Gallery&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092763/vmsoeklcgxgybw8wxdvi.png" sanders.png=""></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/invisibility-existing-on-the-periphery-a-virtual-exhibition">Invisibility: Existing on the Periphery | A Virtual Exhibition</a>Exhibition begins August 3Woman Made Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions August 2 & 3

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092759/qcjkygvwiaryk9e9bx7l.jpg"><figcaption>Reproductions of an artwork from the Louvre Museum installed in the Seine during the Olympic Games opening ceremoney in Paris, France, 2024. Photo: Naomi Baker / POOL / AFP via Getty Images.</figcaption></figure><a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/paris-olympics-opening-ceremony-mona-lisa-2517224">The Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony Was an Art-Filled Extravaganza</a>It was an unusually art-filled Olympics Opening Ceremony in Paris as the Parade of Nations traveled by boat down the River Seine. The Mona Lisa escaped from the Louvre to catch the occasion, braving the rain along with an expected 300,000 Parisians and visitors from around the world.Carrying the Olympic torch throughout the festivities was a mysterious masked figure first seen in a rowboat in the Parisian catacombs. His face obscured, he wore a costume that recalled famous French characters the Phantom of the Opera and Arsène Lupin.Via Artnet&nbsp;<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/kimberlywhitler/2024/07/28/how-ai-is-impacting-the-art-and-business-of-storytelling/">How AI Is Impacting The Art And Business Of Storytelling</a>How can AI transform the art and science of storytelling? To better understand, I connected with Vimeo CMO, Lynn Girotto, who serves a community of +300 million directors, marketers, and content creators on Vimeo.Girotto believes that “AI makes art and business easier by giving people the confidence to share their ideas in an efficient and engaging manner. Whether it’s a director producing a grassroots film, a small business creating its first product walkthrough, or a CEO giving a company-wide address, everyone should feel empowered to visually express themselves.More videos are produced every day, while attention spans only get shorter.Via Forbes&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/29/travel/tuscany-pienza-benches.html?unlocked_article_code=1.-00.VzqH.UpKpSi6kFvFP&amp;smid=url-share">A New Path in Tuscany Offers Rest, Beauty and an Escape from the Crowds</a>In Tuscany, the Val d’Orcia, with its rolling fields and untouched landscape beneath the dormant volcano of Monte Amiata, seems created for photo ops. Within it, the town of Pienza is one of the finest examples of Renaissance architecture, designed by the famed Bernardo Gambarelli, better known as Bernardo Rossellino, in white travertine marble and surrounded by palazzi which he also built.This summer, a new path leads visitors from the town’s main piazza to the countryside, a journey of a little less than two miles. Along its length they’ll find 28 benches made of travertine marble created by well-known artists. Each bench is both a place to rest and take in the sweeping views of the Italian countryside, and a work of art shaped by the maker’s hand: One suggests a throne, another carries an image of a face, another has the tactile surface of a beach stone.Via NYT&nbsp;<a href="https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/jack-shainman-gallery-sues-collector-jim-hedges-1234713058/">New York’s Jack Shainman Gallery Sues Art Collector, Claiming He Owes Nearly&nbsp;$300,000</a>New York’s Jack Shainman Gallery has sued collector James R. Hedges IV, alleging that he owes nearly $300,000 for the sales of 19 artworks that the gallery had consigned to him.The lawsuit, which was filed in the Supreme Court of the State of New York on Friday, claims that Hedges and his gallery, the Santa Monica–based Hedges Projects, were consigned these works via invoices dated between June 2022 and May 2024. Hedges and his gallery are accused of owing $298,772.72.Via Artnews</body></html>

What We're Reading: 7/29/24

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092759/dogv7lqcexf7zqrpaxkc.jpg" copy.jpg=""><figcaption>Dr. Douglas Arbittier with items from his large collection of medical antiques in Mendham, N.J., on May 16, 2024. When he found that many medical-themed woodblocks he bought were fake, he began an intense effort to catch the forger. (Bryan Anselm / The New York Times)</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/the-art-forger-had-fooled-thousands-then-he-met-doug/">The art forger had fooled thousands. Then he met Doug</a>Earl Washington loves wood.He loves maple wood from Wisconsin and boxwood from Turkey. He loves running his hands on its surface, feeling its heft and texture. But most of all he loves carving it. Thoughts about carving, he says, consume his waking moments.Mastery was never enough for him, though. To profitably sell woodblocks — which can be an oddity in the art market — Washington decided he also needed myth. So he created elaborate origin stories for his pieces. Some, he claimed, had been made or acquired by his great-grandfather. Others he promoted as rare creations from the 16th and 17th centuries.Thousands of people bought them unquestioningly, but a few became suspicious and raised concerns online and to authorities. The FBI fielded some complaints, but was not aware, it said later, of the “depth and the breadth” of Washington’s scheme, so he continued to sell his creations, having mastered the craft of carving and the art of fooling others.Until one day in 2013, when he met Douglas Arbittier.Via Seattle Times&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092760/ivjdswrefiucyjc7ez5w.jpg"><figcaption>A 150-million-year-old, near-complete Stegosaurus fossil sold for a record $44.6 million at auction on Wednesday.Matthew Sherman &nbsp;</figcaption></figure> <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/citadels-ken-griffin-buys-stegosaurus-45-million-record-auction-sale-rcna162509">Citadel's Ken Griffin buys a stegosaurus for $45 million in a record auction sale</a>Billionaire investor Ken Griffin, founder and CEO of hedge fund Citadel, purchased a late-Jurassic stegosaurus skeleton for $44.6 million at Sotheby’s Wednesday, marking the most valuable fossil ever sold at auction.The 150 million-year-old stegosaurus named “Apex” measures&nbsp;11 feet tall and nearly 27 feet long from nose to tail and it is a nearly complete skeleton with 254 fossil bone elements. Apex was only expected to sell for about $6 million.Via NBC News&nbsp;<a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/trump-photo-art-criticism-2513681">‘The Photo’ and Its Aftermath</a>Analyzing the instant myth-making around Evan Vucci's famous photo of Trump.You don’t need an art critic or a professional commentator to tell you why The Photo is “iconic,” to use the overused term. Trump looks defiant in the face of death. There’s an American flag in the background. It’s well composed.None of this is expert-level analysis. It’s&nbsp;what you already <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/world-moving-pictures-photographs-capture-indelible-moments-trump-111942383">knew</a>the first time you looked at it.Via Artnet&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

What We're Reading: 7/24/24

<html><head></head><body>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092759/uuorjwe2pziwefmlaeta.png" lee="" csicsko.png=""></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/closing-reception-for-david-lee-csicsko-s-exhibit-mr-fancy-pants-a-celebration-of-lgbtq-icons">Closing Reception for David Lee Csicsko’s Exhibit MR. FANCY PANTS: A CELEBRATION OF LGBTQ+ ICONS</a>Friday, Jul 26, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmEpiphany Center for the Arts&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092760/mn0h7zr1aufqawicag2z.jpg" &amp;="" me_2024="" .jpg=""></figure><a href="/organizations/the-gallery-a-c-architects">Robin Malpass: My Chicagos</a>Opening: Thursday, Jul 25, 6 – 8&nbsp;pmThe gallery a+c architects&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092761/vge2dumivo9tgiyb4lpy.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/field-day-at-navy-pier">Field Day at Navy Pier</a>Saturday, Jul 27, 10&nbsp;am – 3&nbsp;pmIntuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art Pop up at Navy Pier&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092761/psu7mvuplr90q7x86gjz.jpg" flynn.jpg=""></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/tim-flynn-colored-pencil-drawings-sculptures">Tim Flynn | Colored Pencil Drawings + Sculptures</a>Opening: Saturday, Jul 27, 6 – 9&nbsp;pm<a href="/organizations/blue-moon-gallery">Blue Moon Gallery</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092763/m5hnfabov4hcx7mdmwbh.jpg" art="" walk="" 7-27.jpg=""></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/weekend-art-walk-west-town-murals">Weekend Art Walk: West Town Murals</a>Saturday, Jul 27, 11&nbsp;am – 12:30&nbsp;pmJoin Lea Pinsky on a guided tour of murals along Chicago Avenue in West Town from Ashland Avenue to Damen Avenue<a href="/organizations/art-encounter-a452ddc8-ae2e-43d9-b388-5e0489a313fe">Art Encounter</a>&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions and Events July 25–27 Part I

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092759/zhdrvebnxehsfihvr3v3.jpg" copy.jpg=""><figcaption>Painter Jake Troyli is one of several local artists launching new projects ahead of Democratic National Convention. Troyli, whose star is on the rise, will create a 30-foot tall mural in Garfield Park for SkyArt, an arts nonprofit that runs free programs for kids.Taylor Glascock for WBEZ</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.wbez.org/arts/2024/07/22/jake-troyli-artist-chicago-mural-dnc-democratic-national-convention-art">Artist Jake Troyli is putting a big stamp on Chicago ahead of the Democratic National Convention</a>It’s just past 3 p.m. on a scorching July afternoon, and Jake Troyli watches as a group of elementary school children file into a studio space in a South Chicago community center. Standing at a formidable 6 ’10”, Troyli towers no less than two feet over most in the room at the SkyArt Center, but the additional inches don’t seem to keep his jitters at bay.“I’m kind of nervous,” laughs Troyli. “I present to adults all the time, but it’s kind of intimidating to talk to kids.”Via WBEZ&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/22/travel/chicago-budget-travel.html?unlocked_article_code=1.9E0.UnKW.SwLUeCrL1N2z&amp;smid=url-share">A Cheapskate in Chicago - NYT Frugal Traveler</a>One June morning, I went to see what the tourists were up to in Chicago, where I live. My mission was to join them while adhering to a strict travel budget. So I started with a free <a href="https://www.chicagogreeter.com/visit">Chicago Greeter</a> tour of the downtown Loop, ground zero for visitors and home to popular attractions like <a href="https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/millennium_park.html">Millennium Park</a> and the <a href="https://www.artic.edu/">Art Institute of Chicago</a>.Via NYT&nbsp;<a href="https://hoodline.com/2024/07/new-takeaway-sculpture-by-artist-tom-friedman-joins-chicago-s-cta-public-art-collection-at-uic-halsted-station/">New Takeaway Sculpture by Artist Tom Friedman Joins Chicago's CTA Public Art Collection at UIC-Halsted Station</a>The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) has unveiled its latest addition to the diverse array of public art found within its transportation corridors: a new sculpture titled Takeaway now graces the UIC-Halsted Blue Line station, delivering a whimsical nod to contemporary urban life by the figure of Hermes, the Greek messenger god, adeptly balancing a stack of take-out food containers on his head, the station located at the nexus of the bustling University of Illinois Chicago campus and the vibrant neighborhood of Greektown, which has long served as a confluence for travelers and local commuters alike.Via Hoodline&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

What We're Reading: 7/22/24

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419408/ezvvcfhsikf6qe2yppyz.jpg"><figcaption>The Crown Fountain in Millennium Park. Peyton Reich / Sun-Times &nbsp;</figcaption></figure><a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment-and-culture/2024/07/12/millennium-park-crown-fountain-chicago-20th-birthday-jaume-plensa?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=071224%20Afternoon%20Edition&amp;utm_content=071224%20Afternoon%20Edition+CID_444d029ea5e58f49a635ffba1ad8bc86&amp;utm_source=cst_campaign_monitor&amp;utm_term=The%20faces%20in%20the%20fountain%20Millennium%20Parks%20Crown%20Fountain%20still%20watching%20over%20Chicago%20after%2020%20years&amp;tpcc=cst_cm">The faces in the fountain: Millennium Park's Crown Fountain still watching over Chicago after 20 years</a>Millennium Park turns 20 on Tuesday. But the 24.5-acre expanse became the king of Chicago city parks almost as soon as it opened in 2004 — four years late and with a price tag of $490 million, more than triple the original estimated cost. About $220 million of that came from private donations.At a black-tie cocktail party before the park opened, former Chicago Park District CEO Forrest Claypool, speaking with the late WTTW-Channel 11 host John Callaway, dismissed the tardiness and cost overruns.“The park is so beautiful that in 15 years nobody will remember any of that,” Claypool said.Via Chicago Sun–Times&nbsp;<a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/art-history-majors-job-prospects-2511339">Do Art History Majors Really Face the Worst Job Prospects of Any Profession?</a>Art History majors face the worst employment prospects of any profession after graduating from college, <a href="https://www.newyorkfed.org/research/college-labor-market#--:explore:outcomes-by-major">a study</a> by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has found. The data, released by the Fed in February, became a talking point online this week, just as students close out the academic year and many start the job hunt.Diving into the report, specifically it found that Art History majors face an unemployment rate of 8 percent, the most of any university major. The vast majority that have jobs are holding down positions they are overqualified, according to the underemployment rate of 62.3 percent.Via Artnet&nbsp;<a href="https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/new-york-artists-reate-works-jfk-new-terminal-1234712124/">18 New York Artists Tapped to Create Works for JFK’s New&nbsp;Terminal</a>John F. Kennedy Airport, one of the world’s busiest crossroads, will soon be its destination in its own right for world-class art. Eighteen artists hailing from seven countries have been tapped to create installations for the airport’s new Terminal 6, set to open in 2026, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced on Tuesday.&nbsp;The $4.2 billion terminal is now set to host works by artists based in New York, including Sky Hopinka, Charles Gaines, and Barbara Kruger. The group also includes a significant amount of artists who are based in New York City or New York State but were born abroad, such as Felipe Baeza and Uman, who were hail from Mexico and Somalia, respectively.Via ARTnews&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2024/07/16/christies-first-half-2024-results">Christie’s first half auction sales decline 22% year-on-year, to $2.1bn</a>The latest proof that the art market is down but not out arrived today (16 July), as Christie’s announced select results from the first half of 2024. The auction house’s total revenue from live and online auction sales during this period reached $2.1bn worldwide, around $600m less (-22%) than it made under the hammer during the opening six months of 2023. The drop is even steeper when compared to the same period in 2022, when competition for the collections of Anne Bass, Thomas and Doris Ammann and Hubert de Givenchy propelled Christie’s to a hearty $4.1bn in revenue from auction sales—nearly double its equivalent results this year.Yet several other metrics showed that Christie’s has held surprisingly steady in the face of recent turbulence. Its healthy 87% sell-through rate was on par with that in both 2023 and 2022. The index of hammer price to low estimate was 111% through this June, meaning that the winning bids for all lots sold (before fees) outperformed their minimum expectations by around 11%.Via The Art Newspaper&nbsp;</body></html>

What We're Reading: 7/17/24

<html><head></head><body>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419408/hrgzb0ntakk8npqkbdv2.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/darin-latimer-fix-your-hearts-or-die-war-on-every-corner">Darin Latimer: Fix your Hearts or Die (War on Every Corner)</a>Opening: Friday, July 19, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmEpiphany Center for the Arts&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419409/xasfafkuoghxoypax7bd.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/memorable-ordinary">Memorable Ordinary</a>Opening: Friday, July 19, 5 – 9&nbsp;pmKim Storage Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419410/ewsnjgila1r0tljpgt3m.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/in-conversation-with-dale-washington">In Conversation with Dale Washington</a>Opening: Friday, July 19, 6 - 9 pmBridgeport Art Center&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419411/hz8fkruil6vbfemvhrno.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/mid-summer-dreams">Midsummer Dreams</a>Opening: Saturday, July 20, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmChicago Sculpture International (CSI)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions July 19 - 21

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419408/xdr1sxyhqjsbxqdz1gt2.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/in-bloom">In Bloom</a>Opening: Friday, July 12, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmCircle Contemporary (Arts of Life)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419409/w4hhntijylodamwsxwns.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/fear-is-a-joke">Fear Is A Joke</a>Opening: Friday, July 12, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmT. Mari Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419410/cmp3mj3vz7klf0yk0mzs.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/be-of-love-care-in-an-age-of-discontent">Be of Love: Care in an Age of Discontent</a>Opening: Friday, July 12, 7 – 11&nbsp;pmPublic Works&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419411/jdwpcxfgc6b9jipalncb.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/hope-a-prelude">Hope: A Prelude</a>Opening: Friday, July 12, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmHilton Contemporary&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419412/iylg2mqqlutc5ifdgctu.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/arts-of-life">Human Resources | Group Show with Arts of Life</a>Opening: Friday, July 12, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmChicago Artists Coalition (CAC)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419412/khhpclmkwlzuhdaenvhs.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/aleksander-najda-and-vasyl-savchenko">The Ground of Things: Aleksander Najda and Vasyl Savchenko</a>Opening: Friday, July 12, 5 – 9&nbsp;pmUkrainian Institute of Modern Art (UIMA)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419413/xa0gbnjf4fgtv1tbl6f5.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/vera-klement-26ffa579-a8f2-47d6-bce6-5af0337adc2f">Vera Klement: After A Life</a>Opening: Friday, July 12, 4 – 7&nbsp;pmZolla / Lieberman Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions July 12 & 13 (Part I)

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419408/yncf8qyiaa6jyd7hjcdh.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/new-exhibition-and-opening-reception-4fd4828c-849a-44c6-8d9d-5dc8f33e3068">Wesley Kimler</a>Opening: Friday, July 12, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmGallery Victor&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419409/djdgcdhxreirnzeixrgg.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/opening-reception-for-2024-vicinity">Opening Reception for 2024 Vicinity</a>Opening: Saturday, July 13, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmPerspective Photo Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419410/tbcii1qyqnjotiim5k7d.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/new-exhibition-and-opening-reception-e2f4fb32-2124-48b0-9c91-15e69a175491">Karen Perl: When the Dreams Came</a>Opening: Friday, July 12, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmAddington Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419411/jgplixnos6apquvyldnf.jpg"></figure>The Night You Love Me – Diego De La RosaOn view July 12-August 30<a href="/organizations/w-gallery">Povos Downtown</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419412/snvfonjwu9vvksy0j9sl.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/a-bigger-table-50-years-of-the-chicago-poetry-center-8bf99681-09ba-465f-8058-82d0f33697fb">A Bigger Table: 50 Years of the Chicago Poetry Center</a>Opening: Saturday, July 13, 2 – 5&nbsp;pmPoetry Foundation&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419413/xtxhnv6t9zv3ui12i7xd.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/doug-stapleton-false-augury-collages-and-objects">Doug Stapleton | False Augury: Collages and Objects</a>Opening: Saturday, July 13, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmBert Green Fine Art&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419414/cw58pcybwbhgjwprwtzx.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/new-edition">Where a knot begins and ends</a>Exhibition begins July 13Hyde Park Art Center (HPAC)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419414/bxagpnluwgxyl8nvqxl7.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/connectivity">Connectivity</a>Opening: Saturday, July 13, 4 – 7&nbsp;pmWoman Made Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions July 12 & 13 (Part II)

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419408/xaqvyy12vqqfhyprtyjn.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;By CGN StaffThe River North Gallery District spaces are banding together again to host their traditional mid-summer gallery walk on Friday, July 12 from 5–8pm. Afterward, walk attendees are invited to enjoy cocktails and al fresco dining at River North's many restaurants.&nbsp;A July gallery walk has been around in the district for many years. This time of year galleries are eager to invite collectors and visitors to the city &nbsp;on self-guided tour of &nbsp;spaces located on Huron, Superior, and Wells Streets, while meeting artists, curators, and gallery staff.&nbsp;The Mid-Summer River North Gallery Walk is free and open to the public. Maps are available at Addington Gallery (704 N Wells St.)Some galleries are opening new exhibitions while others are hosting receptions for ongoing summer shows.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Participating galleries:<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/joan-holleb-heading-home">Addington Gallery</a> - Exhibiting Karen Perl<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/spring-summer-group-show">Carl Hammer Gallery</a> – Exhibiting Boundaries and Beyond: Imagined Landscapes<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/gallery-victor-armendariz">Gallery Victor Armendariz</a> – Exhibiting Don Pollack, Wesley Kimler, and Matthew Cook&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/hilton-asmus-contemporary">Hilton | Asmus Contemporary</a> – Exhibiting Cristina Mittermeier<a href="http://www.zggallery.com">Zg Gallery</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/group-exhibition-featuring-meredith-kopelman-lynn-neuman-james-ostrander-ruth-poor">Zolla/Lieberman Gallery</a> – Exhibiting Vera Klement&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

River North's Mid-Summer Gallery Walk Happens Friday, July 12, 2024

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419401/sj4yenxjkisggwdigupy.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/teresa-baker-shift-in-the-clouds">Teresa Baker: Shift in the Clouds</a>Opening: Wednesday, June 26, 5:30 – 8&nbsp;pmThe Arts Club of Chicago&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419401/ytk1xdaajskngtkafvp6.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/rebecca-shore-being-there">Rebecca Shore: Being There</a>Opening: Thursday, June 27, 6 – 8&nbsp;pmCorbett vs. Dempsey&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419402/sbp9jrv3f2npgtiqwyro.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/a-bigger-table-50-years-of-the-chicago-poetry-center">A Bigger Table: 50 Years of the Chicago Poetry Center</a>June 27Poetry Foundation&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419404/iyd1v37xiji8c66ybk1e.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/connected-landscapes-the-macinnes-brothers">Connected Landscapes: The MacInnes Brothers</a>​Opening: Thursday, Jun 27, &nbsp;7–9&nbsp;pmGallery of Contemporary Mosaics&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419404/ujc9b02jrrcojzvhtvhf.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/indigo-seven-gilded-agility">Indigo Seven: Gilded Agility</a>Opening: Friday, June 28, 6 – 8&nbsp;pmInternational Museum of Surgical Science (IMSS)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419405/y8p0pjchhhl69h8pvac0.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/grid-luck-alberto-aguilar">Grid Luck: Alberto Aguilar</a>Opening: Sunday, June 30, 2 – 6&nbsp;pmThe Cleve Carney Museum of Art (CCMA)&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions June 26 - 30

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419401/pvztobn7y9rikwtlgvjb.png"></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/deconstructing-paper-pulp">Deconstructing Paper &amp; PULP</a>Opening: Friday, June 21, 5:30 – 8&nbsp;pmThe Art Center Highland Park&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419402/qkxj1gbsoyisnb9a3k9o.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/third-fridays-in-bridgeport-d26e08d8-79d9-4c96-9eb0-1694a3cbecb2">Third Fridays in Bridgeport</a>Friday, June 21, 5 – 9&nbsp;pmAlma Art &amp; Interiors&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419402/tprx4yckrdqej6wnrn8s.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/ellsworth-kelly-spectrum-colors-arranged-by-chance">Ellsworth Kelly: Spectrum Colors Arranged by Chance</a>Exhibition begins June 22The Art Institute of Chicago&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419403/puu6rlvrnj1gnvuv7wzt.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/laleh-motlagh-talk">Laleh Motlagh Talk</a>Saturday, June 22, 1 – 2&nbsp;pmSoNa Chicago Art Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419404/gwzl2zo0mqobspzlsbxz.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/words-of-art-dennis-lee-mitchell-and-rhonda-gates">Words of Art: Dennis Lee Mitchell and Rhonda Gates</a>Saturday, June 22, 2 – 4&nbsp;pmZolla / Lieberman Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419404/bcssg5k9yznmogmzyl8l.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/artist-walkthrough">Artist Walkthrough</a>Saturday, June 22, 2 – 4&nbsp;pmWoman Made Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419405/kjysgayiwn15ditoqstb.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/meet-our-collective-artists-8deb7934-aeb8-4a56-8b4a-0b1b2c3a1cf5">Kay Smith | Acrylic Paintings</a>Opening: Saturday, June 22, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmBlue Moon Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions June 21 & 22

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419395/jhgzrwaidkwius75orzw.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/implied-motion-stanley-dean-edwards-and-david-roth">Implied Motion: Stanley Dean Edwards and David Roth</a>Opening: Friday, June 14, 5 – 9&nbsp;pmOliva Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419396/srine2u9vdqwl9gvlvt8.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/sharon-louden-perennials">Sharon Louden, PERENNIALS</a>Opening: Friday, June 14, 6 – 8&nbsp;pmENGAGE Projects&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419397/mmnvmfn1xkewytbbmow6.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/jessie-mott">Jessie Mott: Pluto</a>Opening: Saturday, June 15, 2 – 5&nbsp;pmGoldfinch&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419398/q0eknvzytfh9xk4ylw57.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/teen-show-a9c01ed3-7296-4475-a805-778b79cf71f6">Pit Stop</a>Exhibition begins June 15Hyde Park Art Center (HPAC)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419399/k8n3snrro3ge75btuaxi.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/diana-motta-metaphysical">Diana Motta: Metaphysical</a>Opening: Saturday, June 15, 5 – 9&nbsp;pmSTASIAS&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419400/f1z4ewtkbmjjc6myzkyh.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/spring-lab-2024-exhibition">Spring &amp; Lab 2024 Exhibition</a>Saturday, June 15, 4 – 7&nbsp;pmMarwen&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions June 14 & 15

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419395/nwndkq2xxo9dnn7i6ras.jpg"><figcaption>Vivian Maier, Chicago, IL, 1960. ©Estate of Vivian Maier, Courtesy of Maloof Collection and Howard Greenberg Gallery, NY.</figcaption></figure><a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/first-us-retrospective-vivian-maier-street-photographer-2497184">In Her First U.S. Retrospective, Vivian Maier Proves to Be Much More than a Street Photographer</a>In 2011, a new art star burst onto the scene. A nanny and a self-taught photographer, Vivian Maier had roamed the streets of New York City and Chicago in the 1950s, ‘60s, and ‘70s, her pint-sized charges in tow, snapping pictures of derelicts and swells, skyscrapers and train yards, naked mannequins and discarded dolls.She had taken hundreds of thousands of these photos. She stashed them in a storage unit until she couldn’t afford the payments any longer. She died destitute in 2009, at the age of 83. But then a young real estate developer named John Maloof bought the contents of her locker at a Chicago auction, scanned what he found, and uploaded it to Flickr.Via Artnet&nbsp;<a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world-archives/long-lost-degas-2495196">Artwork Bought Online for $1,000 Identified as a Long-Lost Degas Worth $13 million</a>A savvy online thrifter got the deal of a lifetime when they spotted a pastel drawing listed as a “fake” Degas in 2021. The surprisingly masterful composition caught the punter’s eye and, with the help of expert Michel Schulman, they determined that it was most likely Éloge du maquillage (In praise of cosmetics)&nbsp;(1876), a known brothel scene painted by Degas that had been recorded as missing for several decades.Via Artnet&nbsp;<a href="https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/art-basel-2024-top-price-secondary-market-artworks-1234708939/">A First Look at the Big Ticket Artworks that Galleries Are Bringing to Art&nbsp;Basel</a>If one were to liken the marquee New York auctions in May to the homecoming game between rival high schools, then Art Basel is certainly the art world’s prom. Next week, 287 galleries from around the world, including the four biggest, will jet to Switzerland, closely followed by the traveling circus of collectors, art advisers, and, of course, journalists.Via Artnews&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wbez.org/neighborhoods/2024/05/28/whats-that-building-former-little-village-firehouse?tpcc=cst_cm">The National Museum of Mexican Art plans to turn long-vacant structure into the Yollocalli youth arts center</a>In Little Village, an old fire station has stood empty and unused since its modern replacement opened three blocks away in 2011.The building finally heads toward a new use as a youth arts center filled with performance and studio spaces, an indoor garden made from an old spiral staircase and disco balls.“Lots of disco balls,” said Vanessa Sanchez, the director of Yollocalli Arts Reach, a program of the National Museum of Mexican Art in Pilsen.Yollocalli, which means “House of the Heart” in the indigenous Mexican language Nahuatl, is adding this facility to its longtime home in the Little Village Boys and Girls Club.The museum bought the mothballed fire station from the city for $1 and is starting a $2 million rehab of the building at 2358 S. Whipple St. and plans to open it in early 2025.Via WBEZ&nbsp;<a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/06/05/insect-asylum-aims-to-inspire-with-public-cicada-art-now-on-display-cicada-parade-a">Insect Asylum aims to inspire with public cicada art, now on display in Chicago neighborhoods</a>For those enjoying the hunt for cicadas, you’re in for a big treat. Really big.In Ravenswood Manor alone, residents have spotted a rare silver, jewel-eyed cicada, as well as one with blue eyes and multicolored wings. Another cicada has the familiar red eyes and orange wings, but its shell is a plastic shopping bag.These new creatures are 18-inch, plaster sculptures decorated by Chicago artists, and they are popping up in parks, in front of homes and even on light poles.Via Chicago Sun-Times&nbsp;</body></html>

What We're Reading: 6/6/24

<html><head></head><body>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419395/xahqayvkkqwuep2pdmtj.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/laura-catherwood-all-things-stirring-solo-show">Laura Catherwood: All Things Stirring</a>Opening: Friday, June 7, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmVertical Gallery – West Town&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419396/qtyr8q7dg4odtomzros3.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/david-keel">David Keel: A Walk in the Stars</a>Opening: Friday, June 7, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmVivid Art Gallery – Winnetka&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419397/oms4qxe1xqxu94opxppn.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/katherine-steichen-rosing-atmospheric-intricacies">Katherine Steichen Rosing: Atmospheric Intricacies</a>Opening: Friday, June 7, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmJames May Gallery – Milwaukee, WI&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419398/xcilewd2uarlczwghfqz.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/joe-forte-american-wallpaper">Joe Forte: AMERICAN WALLPAPER</a>Opening: Friday, June 7, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmARC Gallery – West Town&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419399/plw73rb3l6cmxyjw5tjw.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/moises-salazar-in-my-arms">Moises Salazar: In my Arms</a>Opening: Friday, June 7, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmEpiphany Center for the Arts – West Loop&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events?filter=upcoming">View the full CGN calendar here</a></body></html>

New Exhibitions June 7 (Part I)

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419395/prtpdbllija48wvdx1hr.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/krista-franklin-any-bright-spark">Krista Franklin: Any Bright Spark</a>Opening: Friday, June 7, 5–8&nbsp;pmWestern Exhibitions – West Town&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419396/ejizsjafbqypeykhk9tc.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/noe-martinezl-as-raices-conversan-por-debajo-de-la-tierra">NOÉ MARTÍNEZL: as raíces conversan por debajo de la tierra</a>Opening: Friday, June 7, 5–7:30&nbsp;pmPATRON – West Town&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419397/ldcdlqpshrrjxysomu9n.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/collage-culture">Collage Culture</a>Opening: Friday, June 7, 4–7&nbsp;pmmoniquemeloche – West Town<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419398/wek4zl5hauzgwmlaekdx.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/erin-jane-nelson-c569dbcd-f421-40fd-8004-92d3d551be4c">Erin Jane Nelson</a>Opening: Friday, June 7, 5–8&nbsp;pmDOCUMENT – West Town&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419399/oapoqrjy13tmwdwcwjik.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/matt-paweski">Matt Paweski: Table Setting</a>Opening: Friday, June 7, 5–8&nbsp;pmVolume Gallery – West Town&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419400/hmfhqpqp3azi23oyls5r.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/constructions-1979-2011">Constructions: 1979 - 2011</a>Opening: Friday, June 7, 5–7&nbsp;pmRhona Hoffman Gallery – West Town&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events?filter=upcoming">View the full CGN calendar here</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions June 7 (Part II)

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419390/aiwtedjtxuuovfbe9q1x.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;Judy Ledgerwood to Be Represented by GRAY in New York, In Addition to Global Rep with Rhona HoffmanGRAY announced it is pleased to welcome Judy Ledgerwood to the gallery’s roster of artists. In a painting career spanning four decades, Ledgerwood has confronted and expanded the history of abstract painting by decentering perceptions of its neutrality and prioritizing visual engagement and pleasure.&nbsp;GRAY will represent Ledgerwood in New York and globally alongside Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago. Ledgerwood’s first solo exhibition will open at GRAY New York in Fall 2025.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419391/gvgpcvphxfxd8zgxolzi.png"></figure>&nbsp;Mongerson Gallery Artists Part of Exhibition in DetroitMongerson Gallery is pleased to announce the inclusion of works by Charles McGee and Harold Neal in the upcoming exhibition&nbsp;Kinship: The Legacy of Gallery 7&nbsp;at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit.&nbsp;The exhibition, to which Mongerson Gallery was honored to provide the loan of multiple works,&nbsp; highlights the cultural legacy of Gallery 7, one of the first galleries in Detroit dedicated to the work of Black artists. Founded by Charles McGee, Gallery 7 was active from 1970 through 1979, and was central in establishing&nbsp;Detroit's artistic legacy and place in the national Black Arts Movement.&nbsp;<a href="mailto:info@mongersongallery.com">Please Contact the Gallery</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419392/zy8efkg9ltvkelkyljsr.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://theartcenterhp.org">The Art Center Highland Park to Host Late Night June 12</a>Late Night at the Galleries resumes Wednesday, June 12 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. when TAC opens up the outdoor lawn for these monthly summer events and invites anyone and everyone to hang out, listen to music, and peruse their art exhibits.TAC's next Late Night will feature The Crossing Borders Music String Quartet and Nisa Pov, Resident Artist of the National Cambodian Heritage Museum. This will be an amazing night of new arrangements of Cambodian classics. Performances will include beautiful new arrangements made by Crossing Borders Music violinist Rasa Mahmoudian and overseen by Pov for the Cambodian Day of Remembrance.Bring a blanket, dinner, lawn chairs, and enjoy a concert on the TAC Lawn.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

CGN Art World Recap: 6/3/24

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419390/wmomhafzuar6bsuo3axi.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/like-queer-animals-curated-by-vasia-rigou">Fleurs de Macadam</a>Opening: Wednesday, May 29, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmChicago Artists Coalition (CAC)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419391/d5wijpmwplljcjuqb9rc.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/time-and-again">Time and Again</a>Opening: Thursday, May 30, 4 – 7&nbsp;pmPistachios Contemporary Art Jewelry and Objects&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419392/rjvr9zyzlqkpyhonwluj.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/opening-reception-with-artist-talk-by-dakota-mace">Opening reception with artist talk by Dakota Mace</a>Opening: Thursday, May 30, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmMuseum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419393/bgkwi32sn3v9xwyk9jvo.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/nate-otto">Nate Otto</a>Opening: Friday, May 31, 7 – 10&nbsp;pmFirecat Projects&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419394/uzsxxinq6no3netnclvw.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/laleh-motlagh-entanglement">Laleh Motlagh: Entanglement</a>Opening: Friday, May 31, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmSoNa Chicago Art Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions May 29 - June 1 (Part I)

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419390/wpbgog7l4hkm8li5uosb.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/aeron-maxwell-chasing-visions-in-hyperspace">Aeron Maxwell: Chasing Visions in Hyperspace</a>Opening: Friday, May 31, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmEpiphany Center for the Arts&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419391/wuly1colgvpfcvinbtu5.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/open-lens-xiv">Open Lens XIV: A Juried Fine Photography Exhibit</a>Opening: Sunday, June 23, 1 – 3&nbsp;pmGallery Seven&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419392/dudhdhyxp5u5xuk32yqk.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/arthur-jafa-works-from-the-mca-collection">Arthur Jafa: Works from the MCA Collection</a>Exhibition begins June 1Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (MCA)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419393/g2au5ny6ppngv5kodmhf.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/no-grout">No Grout</a>Exhibition begins June 1John Michael Kohler Arts Center (JMKAC)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419394/hngsx4fhmdfdqn2vqmq1.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/sandra-ullmann">Slipping Away: Sandra Ullmann</a>Opening: Saturday, June 1, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmPerspective Photo Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

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