<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419339/riwelulpmgpdr3b00jwx.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/the-ruins">The Ruins</a>Opening: Friday, February 2, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmEpiphany Center for the Arts&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419340/fy2vl2qdfwegqtv2z6u3.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/miranda-forrester-interiorities">Miranda Forrester: Interiorities</a>Exhibition begins February 2Mariane Ibrahim Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419341/bvjww9ldz0kioyfokqou.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/landscapes-cityscapes">Landscapes / Cityscapes</a>Opening: Friday, February 2, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmSoNa Chicago Art Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419341/hr75kcp6ns3fhkw10a4k.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/bianca-pastel-the-desire-to-communicate-vs-the-desire-to-hide-solo-show">Bianca Pastel: the desire to communicate vs the desire to hide</a>Opening: Friday, February 2, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmVertical Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419342/fqe6l179zasii3mp819v.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/david-shrobe-f2f457c1-3623-48e6-abe5-c8add9a87101">David Shrobe: Natural Sovereignty</a>Opening: Saturday, February 3, 4 – 7&nbsp;pmmoniquemeloche&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419343/jymyaq0kxincmpzwxupo.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/brittany-nelson-i-can-t-make-you-love-me">Brittany Nelson: I can't make you love me</a>Opening: Saturday, February 3, 5:30 – 8&nbsp;pmPATRON&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419344/a26mgdqdghvjsm89vgt7.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/lewis-alumni-art-and-design-invitational">Lewis Alumni Art and Design Invitational</a>Exhibition begins February 5Wadsworth Family Gallery at Lewis University&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions Open February 2 - 5

<a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2024/01/28/how-new-immersive-institutions-are-changing-the-art-world?utm_source=The+Art+Newspaper+Newsletters&amp;utm_campaign=8044fcde66-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_01_29_12_33&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-8044fcde66-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D">Tipping point: how new immersive institutions are changing the art world</a>A giant walk-in space for immersive digital art in London’s West End has become Britain’s most popular visitor attraction, outpacing the city’s most visited art institution, the British Museum. Outernet in December announced that it recorded 6.25 million visitors in its first year of operation, while the British Museum attracted 5.83 million visitors in 2023. The world’s most visited art museum, Musée du Louvre in Paris, received 8.86 million visitors last year.Outernet is just one among 100-plus such spaces—which this writer calls immersive institutions—to have emerged in the past five years, forming a series of consciously global networks and signalling a tipping point in the way the world consumes visual culture while posing a challenge for museums and galleries in their present form.Via The Art Newspaper&nbsp;<a href="https://news.artnet.com/market/gustav-klimt-lost-portrait-auction-vienna-2423625">Gustav Klimt’s Final Portrait, Thought Lost for Nearly 100 Years, Heads to Auction in Vienna</a>In a striking 1917 portrait by Gustav Klimt, Fräulein Lieser wears a bright blue cloak adorned with orange, yellow, and pink flowers against a fiery red background. This vibrant cacophony of color was lost for nearly a century, however, during which time the painting was known to us only by a black-and-white photograph.The whereabouts of the portrait has been a mystery since 1925, when the only photo recording its existence was taken. A century later, it has resurfaced and will head to auction at Im Kinsky in Vienna with a hefty estimate of €30 million–€50 million ($32.5 million–$55 million).Via ArtnetImage: Gustav Klimt, Portrait of Fräulein Lieser (1917) (detail). Photo: © Auktionshaus im Kinsky GmbH, Vienna.&nbsp;<a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/whitney-biennial-2024-line-up-2423153">Here Are the 71 Artists the 2024 Whitney Biennial Has Lined Up to Explore Our ‘Fractured Moment’</a>The Whitney Museum of American Art has announced the artist lineup for its flagship biennial, with a theme focusing on concepts of reality in the age of artificial intelligence and the fluidity of identity.Organized by curators Chrissie Iles and Meg Onli, the 81st edition of the show leads with the title “Even Better Than the Real Thing.” It will feature 69 artists and two collectives across a gallery showcase and accompanying film and performance program. The diverse line-up includes emerging creatives, such as the duo of Gbenga Komolafe and Tee Park, as much as storied artists, including Mary Lovelace O’Neal and Pippa Garner. Two artists, Jamaican-born painter Mavis Pusey and filmmaker Edward Owens, are receiving posthumous showcases.Via Artnet&nbsp;<a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/01/25/unblocked-englewood-tonika-johnson-chicago-bungalow-association-helping-black-families-keep-their-homes/?utm_source=Newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=24+Things+To+Do+This+Weekend+🎭&amp;utm_campaign=Saturday+Arts+January+27%2C+2024">How An Englewood Artist And Activist Is Helping Black Families Keep Their Homes</a>Before Melvin Walls’ mother died, she asked him to fix up their green-shingled home on 65th and Aberdeen, Walls said.She’d bought the home in the ‘70s. Four generations have gathered around the dinner table for the holidays, and it became Walls’ responsibility to keep the tradition going.But Walls didn’t expect the work — or the costs — that would come with owning a home with decades of wear and tear, he said. His mother took out a second mortgage before she died. He had to work with the bank to buy it back, Walls said.“If you get a home where the bills are backed up and there’s work that needs to be done, you’re working against a stacked deck. It’s hard to win,” Walls said. “I’ve been trying to keep this up, but it’s a lot of work. It’s been a Band-Aid here, another one there.”That’s where Englewood artist and activist Tonika Lewis Johnson stepped in.Via Block Club Chicago&nbsp;

What We're Reading: 1/30/24

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419324/ipamhd1lzyqmki99bp2b.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/members-show">The 91st Exhibition of Visual Artist Members</a>Exhibition begins January 23The Arts Club of Chicago&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419325/zvfxdonflgbpuvptc7hs.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/native-america-in-translation">Native America: In Translation</a>Opening: Thursday, January 25, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmMuseum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419326/maswimdf7nxc0b21aqbk.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/john-sparagana-reviver">John Sparagana: Reviver</a>Exhibition begins January 26Corbett vs. Dempsey&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419327/ezzv6zcn8iqx2om8tze4.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/the-block-collects">The Block Collects</a>Exhibition begins January 26Block Museum of Art&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419327/wued91zekm3fyrnbw0gr.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/knitfinity">Knitfinity</a>Opening: Friday, January 26, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmEpiphany Center for the Arts&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419329/ttbuv9aslvmxdhtnboeq.jpg"></figure><a href="Nathalie Gribinski: Dances of Colors">Nathalie Gribinski: Dances of Colors</a>Opening: Friday, January 26, 6 – 10&nbsp;pmPalette &amp; Chisel Art Academy&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419329/vr2hkffoih4xn39s7erk.jpg"></figure><a href="Agitator Comics!">Agitator Comics!</a>Opening: Saturday, January 27, 6 – 10&nbsp;pmAgitator Artist Collective&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions Open January 23 - 27

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419333/likjjlok9i2vf4idbtxs.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/mine-yours-ours-kitchen-familial-stories">Mine, Yours, Ours: Kitchen &amp; Familial Stories</a>Opening: Saturday, January 20, 4 – 7&nbsp;pmWoman Made Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419334/xychgmhc8pmgg9dwfxa3.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/leonardo-s-wall-work-by-george-zaremba">Leonardo's Wall: Work by George Zaremba</a>Opening: Saturday, January 20, 6 – 10&nbsp;pmAgitator Artist Collective&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419335/ctskxeqxitod5ketgj45.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/a-love-supreme">A Love Supreme</a>Exhibition begins January 20Elmhurst Art Museum&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419336/tcxq9wnaqczsrsbgnxqg.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/the-keys-to-the-castle-mac-pierce-and-mikey-mosher">The Keys to the Castle: Mac Pierce and Mikey Mosher</a>Opening: Saturday, January 20, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmBert Green Fine Art&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419337/b2fmnlxib5eahjwd6e8c.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/ghislaine-leung-passes">Ghislaine Leung: Holdings</a>Opening: Saturday, January 20, 4 – 7&nbsp;pmThe Renaissance Society&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419337/mjusq77enyjw1bzb0mwl.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/home-sweet-home-nostalgia-ish-2">Home Sweet Home: Nostalgia...ish 2</a>Exhibition begins January &nbsp;20Chicago Truborn&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions Open January 20

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419324/hdk6lnpa5lyrfsjyporh.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/class-act-2024">Class Act, 2024</a>Opening: Thursday, January 18, 7 – 9&nbsp;pmGallery of Contemporary Mosaics&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419325/pz1832kxvii8quvow8k1.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/uncommon-threads">Uncommon Threads</a>Exhibition begins January 18Pistachios Contemporary Art Jewelry and Objects&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419326/akc5pknxizpipsp2uz69.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/music-to-my-soul">Music to my Soul</a>Opening: Thursday, January 18, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmEpiphany Center for the Arts&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419327/wswydfifln3wl9zfvbfv.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/vibrant-echoes-anastasia-mak">Anastasia Mak: Vibrant Echoes</a>Opening: Friday, January 19, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmJackson Junge Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419328/sjymlae2kzviaphzdxzn.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/alumni-showcase">Alumni Showcase</a>Opening: Friday, January 19, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmChicago Artists Coalition (CAC)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419329/x307pfdeya1htiztrtrn.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/yoonshin-park-in-lieu-of">Yoonshin Park: In Lieu Of</a>Opening: Friday, January 19, 4 – 7&nbsp;pmZolla / Lieberman Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419330/yxb9oud8tjvowe1xml6w.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/jesse">Jesse</a>Opening: Friday, January 19, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmCircle Contemporary (Arts of Life)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419331/p7fchyaoaghvu5t9egmb.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/decadence-of-another-kind">Decadence of Another Kind</a>Exhibition begins January 19Bridgeport Art Center&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419332/wlt2mxneqtmso6gazoua.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/watching-you-watching-me">Watching You Watching Me</a>Opening: Friday, January 19, 5 – 9&nbsp;pmAlma Art &amp; Interiors&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions Open January 18 & 19

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419324/xltmq3in9mkspkyhzsik.jpg"><figcaption>Egon Schiele’s “Russian War Prisoner” (left) remains for now at the Art Institute of Chicago, while “Portrait of a Man” (center) and “Girl With Black Hair” (right) in the collections of two other museums, will be returned to heirs of Fritz Grünbaum as part of an investigation by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. Associated Press</figcaption></figure><a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/1/10/24032276/egon-schiele-artwork-stolen-nazi-holocaust-austrian-expressionist-art-institute-chicago-grunbaum?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=011024%20Afternoon%20Edition&amp;utm_content=011024%20Afternoon%20Edition+CID_2b3e735a199ccb22593a2eda5cd1a53a&amp;utm_source=cst_campaign_monitor&amp;utm_term=Art%20Institute%20to%20make%20its%20case&amp;tpcc=011024%20Afternoon%20Edition">Art Institute to defend ownership of watercolor Nazis Allegedly stole during Holocaust</a>The Art Institute of Chicago will soon get to make its case that it is the rightful owner of a $1.25 million watercolor that prosecutors in New York believe was stolen from a Jewish cabaret star killed during the Holocaust.Oral arguments in the case are set to begin April 3, according to a spokesperson for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office, which in September issued warrants seizing three of Egon Schiele’s works.One was “Russian War Prisoner,” a watercolor on paper, at the Art Institute.Via Chicago Sun Times&nbsp;<a href="https://news.artnet.com/market/hindman-and-freemans-auction-house-merge-2417988">Hindman and Freeman’s Merge to Create a Formidable New Auction House</a>Hindman and Freeman’s auction houses announced that they have merged to create a new heavyweight player at the top of the middle-tier market.The new house, dubbed Freeman’s | Hindman, is poised to have the largest coast-to-coast presence of any auction house in the United States, bridging the assets of the 200-year-old Freeman’s to Hindman in Chicago and beyond, Hindman announced in a news release.Via Artnet&nbsp;<a href="https://news.wttw.com/2024/01/04/picasso-exhibition-recognizes-family-friends-and-lovers-crucial-artist-s-career">Art Institute's Picasso Exhibition Recognizes Family, Friends and Lovers Crucial to the Artist’s Career</a>“Picasso: Drawing from Life” spotlights the artist’s works on paper. The exhibition also explores the influence of friends, muses, fellow artists and dealers — the network of people who aroused passions in Pablo Picasso and contributed to his success.Some prints and drawings are tender and loving. Others are brutal and bestial, not unexpected for a complex human who said both “Love is the greatest refreshment in life” and “There are only two types of women — goddesses and doormats.”Via WTTW&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

What We're Reading: 1/11/24

<html><head></head><body>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419324/fdrfdcnue1exoyvakpaa.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/michael-rakowitz-listening-back-to-fragments">Michael Rakowitz: Listening back to Fragments</a>January 12Rhona Hoffman Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419325/e85l3txi0c38fzvwoums.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/noel-mercado-artists-tba">Crafting Pragmatics</a>Opening: Saturday, January 13, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmENGAGE Projects&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419326/ilkqbhpq7h4f5kyfwm7r.png"></figure>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419327/asto1fha0kafyvexwvye.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/g-e-liu-good-hearts">G.E. Liu: Good Hearts</a>Opening: Sunday, January 14, 2 – 5&nbsp;pmGoldfinch&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419327/ej1xqxtqcvm6rja8f0fj.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/kathy-halper-jomo-the-joy-of-missing-out">Kathy Halper | JOMO: The Joy of Missing Out</a>Opening: Sunday, January 14, 1 – 4&nbsp;pmEvanston Art Center&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions Open January 12 - 14

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419324/iwqegwaii6pbp2wzg6qg.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;Video Released on Occasion of new Jaume Plensa Installation at University of Notre DameTo mark the occasion of the installation of Jaume Plensa's Endless, 2023, commissioned by the University of Notre Dame’s Raclin Murphy Museum of Art, the artist joins Director and Curator Joseph Becherer in conversation.The thirty-six foot tall sculpture in stainless steel is composed of characters from Arabic, Chinese, Cyrillic, Greek, Hindi, Japanese, and Latin alphabets to form a tower joining earth and sky. Inspired by the mission of the University of Notre Dame to be "a powerful force for good in the world," Plensa's Endless is a monument to the ongoing human endeavor to seek knowledge and truth through communication. In the words of the artist, Endless is "a portrait of humanity in the absence of the human figure."Via GRAY Gallery<a href="https://ennouncement.exhibit-e.com/t/y-l-xttjix-sykijfhl-t/">Watch Now</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419325/srobqlw2uk07eow5hx2h.jpg"><figcaption>Flowers, silver decorations and silver-painted trees are on display at Garfield Park Conservatory’s “Winter Flower Show: Celebrating Silver.”Alex Wroblewski/For the Sun-Times</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;Winter flower shows at Lincoln Park, Garfield Park conservatories&nbsp;The show at Garfield Park is inspired by the 25th anniversary of the Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance, which assists with programming and events, and was formed following a disaster.“A steam pipe froze in the Aroid House, and we lost a lot of plants,” said Mary Eysenbach, director of conservatories at the Chicago Park District. “People who cared about the conservatory and its importance in the community came together to save the conservatory. … We figured that’s worth celebrating.”<a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/22/24012361/winter-flower-shows-garfield-park-conservatory-lincoln-park-conservatory-chicago">Via Chicago Sun Times</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419326/xh0qrxazomwwofcjua0c.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;The Art Institute is Free (on some days)The museum is hosting Free Winter Weekdays for Illinois residents, January 8–March 22.<a href="https://www.artic.edu/visit/free-admission-opportunities">Details here</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

CGN Art World Recap: 1/9/24

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419319/kmnbajkbdzlbybtf4fdz.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/connection-disconnection">Connection/Disconnection</a>Opening: Saturday, January 6, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmPerspective Photo Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419320/u6ctdkydtp3xw6inp7lu.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/csi-gallery-open-house-artists-in-the-house">CSI Gallery Open House: Artists in the House!</a>Exhibition begins January 6Epiphany Center for the Arts&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419321/ggdf9qhrtdmyltazzmtt.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/perspectives-the-human-figure-in-art">PERSPECTIVES...The Human Figure in Art</a>Exhibition begins January 6Carl Hammer Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419322/ugovhsaz7avv21qaei0z.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/9th-annual-botanical-art-exhibition-enriching-life">9th Annual Botanical Art Exhibition: Enriching Life</a>Opening: Sunday, January 7, 1 – 3&nbsp;pmBrushwood Center at Ryerson Woods&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419323/zzorovuywzacavndja1g.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/more-drawings-about-buildings-and-food">More Drawings about Buildings and Food</a>Opening: Sunday, January 7, 12 – 4&nbsp;pm(northern) Western Exhibitions&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions Open January 6 & 7

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419319/zv0v2wcffmb7rjnldbfe.png"></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/sessah-delarue-the-space-between-was-and-is">Sessah DelaRue: THE SPACE BETWEEN WAS AND IS</a>Opening: Friday, January 5, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmARC Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419320/su60li6nyy0p4oyknvq7.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/stacey-lee-gee-i-ll-worship-anything">Stacey Lee Gee: I’LL WORSHIP ANYTHING</a>Opening: Friday, January 5, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmARC Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419321/maqucvwz9vxk8t1gtbxh.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/america-s-octoberfest-zinzinnati-u-s-a">America's Octoberfest. Zinzinnati. U.S.A.</a>Opening: Friday, January 5, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmWestern Exhibitions&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419322/s85zk3twnyagrkbjs4dp.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/apex-curated-by-meaghan-roddy">Apex: Curated by Meaghan Roddy</a>&nbsp;Opening: Friday, January 5, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmVolume Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419322/ymoppw6hcqycskcn9luy.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/exhibit-a">Exhibit A</a>Opening: Friday, January 5, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmDOCUMENT&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419323/skvrrlrftibxbvvgasll.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/passionate-realities">Passionate Realities</a>Opening: Friday, January 5, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmJames May Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions Open January 4 & 5

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419319/u5a50dt4hnpyoszd30ol.jpg"><figcaption>Pope. L, How Much is that Nigger in the Window a.k.a Tompkins Square Crawl, New York, 1991. © Pope. L. Courtesy of the artists and Mitchell–Innes &amp; Nash, New York.</figcaption></figure><a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/william-pope-l-obituary-2414654">Artist Pope.L Has Died</a>William Pope.L, the performance and conceptual artist whose provocative works surfaced the complexities of race and class in America, has died aged 68. &nbsp;His passing was announced by his gallery, Mitchell-Innes &amp; Nash, which wrote in <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C1XuuwhOvKk/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==">an Instagram post</a>: “Pope.L fundamentally challenged and changed the last 50 years of visual art in the United States… His elegant, indeterminate, and often humorous, yet bitingly poignant criticism of our history has only recently begun to be fully recognized.”VIa Artnet&nbsp;<a href="https://news.wttw.com/2023/12/22/founder-national-museum-mexican-art-set-retire-arts-should-belong-everybody">Founder of the National Museum of Mexican Art Set to Retire: ‘The Arts Should Belong to Everybody’</a>When Carlos Tortolero founded the Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum in 1982, he said some colleagues in the art world didn’t think opening an art museum in a working-class neighborhood like Pilsen would work.Now, Tortolero, who serves as president of what’s now known as the <a href="https://nationalmuseumofmexicanart.org/">National Museum of Mexican Art</a>, announced he will be retiring at the end of the year, more than 40 years after the museum’s founding.&nbsp;Via WTTW&nbsp;<a href="https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/2023-in-review-the-art-market-1234691289/">2023 Was a Year Through the Art Market Looking&nbsp;Glass</a>Read the Artnews 2023 art market summary.&nbsp;Via ARTnews&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/22/arts/artists-actors-who-died-2023.html">The Artists We Lost in 2023, in Their Words&nbsp;</a>“I paint because I believe it’s the best way that I can pass my time as a human being. I paint for myself. I paint for my wife. And I paint for anybody that’s willing to look at it.”— Brice Marden, artist, born 1938 (<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/arts/brice-marden-dead.html">Read the obituary.</a>)Via NYTimes&nbsp;</body></html>

What We're Reading: 12/28/23

<html><head></head><body>By CGN StaffEvents and exhibitions happening in galleries and museums are added to <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events">CGN's calendar</a> throughout the year. Highlights for 2024 include everything from museum blockbusters to under-the-radar gallery shows and international art fairs – something everywhere for everyone. There are also shows yet to be announced in the galleries listed in CGN. For now here are next year's highlights in one place!&nbsp;– CGN&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419308/lwhql6xvkeqewpnjusnx.jpg"><figcaption>Faith Ringgold (b. 1930, New York, NY), American People Series #16: Woman Looking in a Mirror, 1966. Oil on canvas; 36 × 32 in. (91.4 × 81.3 cm). Baz Family Collection. © 2023 Faith Ringgold / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Courtesy ACA Galleries, New York.</figcaption></figure>• <a href="https://visit.mcachicago.org/exhibitions/faith-ringgold-american-people/">FAITH RINGGOLD: AMERICAN PEOPLE</a>Faith Ringgold: American People, a career-spanning survey of the artist, is Ringgold’s first solo presentation in Chicago. With a career that spans six decades, artist, author, educator, and organizer Ringgold is one of the most influential cultural figures of her generation. This major retrospective presents a comprehensive assessment of the artist’s impactful vision, which bears witness to the complexity of the American experience.Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (MCA)Thru Feb 25, 2024 • <a href="https://mcachicago.org">mcachicago.org</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419309/fkgh3au2oregefb98dqg.jpg"><figcaption>Aliza Nisenbaum (Mexican/American, b. Mexico 1977), Dessie with Historic Posters Designed for London Underground, 2019. Oil on polyester. 46 13/16 × 42 7/8 in. Courtesy of the artist and Anton Kern Gallery, New York</figcaption></figure>• <a href="https://mam.org/exhibitions/50-paintings/">50 PAINTINGS</a>The landmark survey 50 Paintings, features works created within the last five years by 50 international artists whose many strategies and styles are shaping the art form today, including Jake Troyli, Judy Ledgerwood, Amy Sherald, Cecily Brown, and others.Milwaukee Art MuseumThru June 23, 2024 • <a href="https://mam.org">mam.org</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419310/qbuseupyersldry7tatx.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;• <a href="https://elmhurstartmuseum.org">A LOVE SUPREME</a>A Love Supreme is a solo exhibition by Norman Teague inspired by legendary jazz musician John Coltrane, with an adjoining intervention in Mies van der Rohe’s McCormick House by Chicago-based BIPOC designers.&nbsp;A Love Supreme is part of Art Design Chicago.Elmhurst Art MuseumJan 20–Apr 28, 2024 • <a href="https://elmhurstartmuseum.org">elmhurstartmuseum.org</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419311/fthcg0whbmtefnymdvoj.jpg"><figcaption>Watanabe Nobukazu (1872–1944), Bronze Statue of SaigōTakamori in Ueno Park, Tokyo, 1899.</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;• <a href="https://smartmuseum.uchicago.edu/exhibitions/meiji-modern-50-years-of-new-japan/">Meiji Modern: 50 Years of New Japan</a>This landmark exhibition takes a fresh look at the art of Japan’s Meiji era (1868–1912), four remarkable decades that propelled the country into the modern era. Comprising nearly 150 artworks and objects in various media the exhibition presents some of the finest examples of Meiji period artworks in American collections, both public and private.Smart MuseumMarch 21–June 9, 2024 • <a href="https://smartmuseum.uchicago.edu">smartmuseum.uchicago.edu</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419311/tbrxsd5d2cc7aj7mvque.jpg"><figcaption>Portrait of Robert Earl Paige in studio at Hyde Park Art Center, 2022, by Tom Van Eynde</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;• <a href="https://www.hydeparkart.org/exhibition-archive/the-united-colors-of-robert-earl-paige/">THE UNITED COLORS OF ROBERT EARL PAIGE</a>The United Colors of Robert Earl Paige is a career-spanning survey of artist, designer, and educator Robert Earl Paige (b. 1936). With multimedia works made between 1964 and 2024, this solo show is the largest presentation of the Chicago native’s work to date and brings together a selection of Paige’s fabrics and textile work, and rarely seen drawings, assemblages, and ceramic objects that explore the artist’s lifelong quest for beauty. A highlight of the exhibition is the debut of recent clay, wall/floor paintings, and collage made during his Radicle Residency at Hyde Park Art Center in 2022-23. The exhibition and corresponding public programs are part of Art Design Chicago, a citywide collaboration initiated by the Terra Foundation for American Art that highlights the city’s artistic heritage and creative communities.Hyde Park Art CenterApril 6–October 27, 2024 • <a href="https://www.hydeparkart.org">hydeparkart.org</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419312/rit3fxou7habn5opza9k.jpg"><figcaption>EXPO CHICAGO</figcaption></figure>• EXPO CHICAGOUnder the vaulted architecture of Navy Pier’s Festival Hall, the exposition will bring together global galleries and unrivaled programming, alongside unforgettable events throughout the city during EXPO ART WEEK.The 11th anniversary of EXPO CHICAGO returns in April. This will be the first fair since EXPO was acquired by Frieze last year.Navy Pier&nbsp;April 11–14, 2024 • <a href="https://www.expochicago.com">expochicago.com</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419313/mx3aj4h1meoom0l2pg16.jpg"><figcaption>The Gates to Times Square, 1964–66. Copyright of Chryssa, National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens. Image courtesy Buffalo AKG Museum. Photo Bill Jacobson Studio, New York.</figcaption></figure>• <a href="https://wrightwood659.org/exhibitions/chryssa-new-york/">CHRYSSA &amp; NEW YORK</a>Co-organized by Dia Art Foundation and the Menil Collection, Chryssa &amp; New York is the first comprehensive survey of works by Greek-born artist Chryssa (1933–2013) to take place in North America since 1982. A leading figure of the New York art world in the 1950s and ’60s, Chryssa developed an innovative approach to activating sculptural surfaces through subtle manipulations of light and shadow. Pathbreaking in its use of signage, text, and neon, her vastly underrecognized body of work bridges Pop, Conceptual, and Minimalist ideas of art making.Wrightwood 659May 3–July 27, 2024 • <a href="https://wrightwood659.org">wrightwood659.org</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419314/gqajxzhjucp4i9yntol8.jpg"><figcaption>Georgia O’Keeffe. The Art Institute of Chicago, gift of Leigh B. Block. © 2018 Georgia O’Keeffe Museum / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York</figcaption></figure>• <a href="https://www.artic.edu/exhibitions/9539/georgia-o-keeffe-my-new-yorks">GEORGIA O’KEEFFE: “MY NEW YORKS”</a>This exhibition is the first to seriously examine O’Keeffe’s paintings, drawings, and pastels of urban landscapes, while also situating them in the diverse context of her other compositions of the 1920s and early 1930s. The presentation establishes these works not as outliers or anomalous to her practice, but rather as entirely integral to her modernist investigation in the 1920s. O’Keeffe’s “New Yorks” are essential to understanding how she became the artist we know today.Art Institute of ChicagoJune 2–Sept 22, 2024 • <a href="https://www.artic.edu">artic.edu</a>&nbsp;#&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

2024 Culture Preview: January–June

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419307/kppptyrdijjbm5q3wmkj.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/in-view-2024-exhibition-highlighting-tac-s-faculty-and-members">IN VIEW 2024 Exhibition Highlighting TAC’s Faculty and Members</a>Opening: Friday, December 15, 5:30 – 8&nbsp;pmThe Art Center Highland Park&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419308/rs0okmgdchmmcuryu44f.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/jose-luis-benavides-letters-to-lost-loved-ones">Jose Luis Benavides: Letters to Lost Loved Ones</a>Opening: Friday, December 15, 6 – 8&nbsp;pmInternational Museum of Surgical Science (IMSS)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419309/gkrlhcjgjyepstdby4sg.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/3rd-fridays-open-studios-1c369457-146d-4d26-9368-532576aa6b1a">3rd Fridays Open Studios</a>Opening: Friday, December 15, 7 – 10&nbsp;pmBridgeport Art Center&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419310/dglpfco7ptesqlnqe2a9.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/laura-catherwood-solo-feature-show-in-our-front-show-room">Laura Catherwood: Hearsay</a>Opening: Saturday, December 16, noon – 5&nbsp;pmVertical Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419311/hj0rahzrpbxacnsdmqak.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/descending-the-staircase">Descending the Staircase</a>December 16Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (MCA)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419312/axneqsy75zgg8svfpzpv.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/holiday-cheer-reception">Holiday Cheer&nbsp;Reception</a>Opening: Saturday, December 16, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmBlue Moon Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions Open December 15 & 16

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419307/hct7uieednc2tgbz78pe.png"><figcaption>Mancini's Art Bread</figcaption></figure> <a href="https://www.wpxi.com/news/local/its-major-award-mancinis-celebrates-40th-anniversary-christmas-story-with-bread-art/YZ6G26UEEFHQXAMETFFFZEYD3I/">‘It’s a major award!’: Mancini’s celebrates 40th anniversary of ‘A Christmas Story’ with bread art</a>In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the holiday movie “A Christmas Story,” Mancini’s Bakery in Pittsburgh created bread art representing one of the most memorable scenes.The art, which includes the iconic leg lamp and Ralphie’s bunny suit, will be on display at the bakery until the end of the year.Via WXPI Pittsburgh&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/12/12/could-the-arts-be-good-for-your-health?utm_source=The+Art+Newspaper+Newsletters&amp;utm_campaign=556450e8fe-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_12_12_12_19&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-556450e8fe-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D">Could the arts be good for your health?</a>The <a href="https://www.thelancet.com/">Lancet</a> medical journal has announced the biggest scientific research project ever conducted exploring the links between health and the arts. Compiled at a time when interest in the topic has been intensifying, the series aims to drive further investment in programmes for improving people’s health through the arts.Via The Art Newspaper&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/luna-luna-an-art-world-amusement-park-is-reborn/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab4g&amp;eid=a4dd19cf851f37e332c3363a041eb29a229c408a">Luna Luna: An art world amusement park is reborn</a>Hollywood loves a sequel … and inside a warehouse in downtown Los Angeles is a second act that took nearly 40 years to complete. Some of the main characters in this story include Keith Haring, Salvador Dalí, Arik Brauer, Sonia Delaunay, Kenny Scharf and David Hockney – each creating parts of a kaleidoscope that many in the art world didn't even know existed.It all began in the 1970s with a man named André Heller, who convinced some of the most notable artists of the late 20th century to design an avant-garde amusement park in Hamburg, Germany. Luna Luna opened its doors in 1987 – a canvas to not only look at, but to play on.Via CBS News&nbsp;<a href="https://www.artnews.com/gallery/art-news/news/famous-celebrity-art-basel-miami-beach-2023-photos-1234689305/">See the Celebrities in Miami During Art Basel</a>For everyone from old school movie stars to chart-topping musicians, the parties and events surrounding Art Basel Miami were as much if not more of an attraction than the myriad art fairs that spanned from the beach to the mainland.Art fair regular Leonardo DiCaprio held court at Art of Nature at Superblue Miami and helped raise more than $9 million for his global environmental nonprofit Re:wild. Meanwhile, Janelle Monae jammed with the Titian of Funk, George Clinton. Robert De Niro spoke about art and the forthcoming documentary about his painter father, The Past Goes Fast, and DJ Khalid rocked the supper club Delilah’s Miami debut.Via Artnews&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

What We're Reading: 12/12/23

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419307/nfnfn350gbjibjle0fib.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/blue-moon-group-show">We Make Life Beautiful: A Multi-Media Fine Art Exhibition by Blue Moon Affiliate Artists</a>Opening: Friday, December 8, 6 – 8&nbsp;pmBlue Moon Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419308/iayevltb15pmvacvre53.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/radial-forms">Radial Forms</a>Exhibition begins December 8Richard Norton Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419310/nsbhyp1bjczhnxmui6o1.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/reception-for-heather-guidero">Reception for Heather Guidero</a>Opening: Saturday, December 9, 2 – 5&nbsp;pmPistachios Contemporary Art Jewelry and Objects&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419310/gdicscz2thyqcdlxey1s.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/little-but-bold-holiday-salon-exhibit-of-small-works">Little, but Bold! Holiday Salon Exhibit of small Works</a>Opening: Saturday, December 9, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmChicago Sculpture International (CSI)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions Open December 8 & 9

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419307/ed6t2p0d3vnxczi7oumo.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/glass-to-garden-tiffany-inspired-floral-designs">Glass to Garden: Tiffany Inspired Floral Designs</a>Exhibition begins November 30Richard H. Driehaus Museum&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419308/jtivtnesmws5hxugxrkg.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/artisan-gift-sale-christmastime-at-fine-line-f851f244-d08f-477c-9e56-6a063c185feb">Artisan Gift Sale Christmastime at Fine Line</a>Opening: Thursday, November 30, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmKavanagh Gallery at Fine Line Creative Arts Center&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419309/r4ddocisofx68ze4stn0.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/the-journey-never-ends">The Journey Never Ends</a>Opening: Thursday, November 30, 6:30 – 8:30&nbsp;pmHilton Contemporary&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419310/rxlwrmnuwrxd9awskg24.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/amelia-moore">Amelia Moore</a>Exhibitions begins December 1Firecat Projects&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419311/n1gzhuikfvbjprdfcpps.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/jenny-akerlund-vitreous-bodies">Jenny Åkerlund: Vitreous bodies</a>Opening: Friday, December 1, 6 – 8&nbsp;pmInternational Museum of Surgical Science (IMSS)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419312/vebiztkqrcibqzs96hew.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/the-34th-annual-international-small-print-show-holiday-sale">The 34th Annual International Small Print Show &amp; Holiday Sale</a>Opening: December 2 – 3, 11&nbsp;am – 7&nbsp;pmChicago Printmakers Collaborative&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions Open Nov 30 - Dec 5 (Part I)

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419307/yxpnqtcnuotxjxed5bpa.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/6th-annual-12x12-exhibition">6th Annual 12x12 Exhibition</a>Opening: Saturday, December 2, noon – 8&nbsp;pmElephant Room Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419308/acjwbvyz9ptygz83sbkf.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/william-harper-the-path-of-line">William Harper: The Path of Line</a>Opening: Saturday, December 2, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmPerspective Photo Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419309/v3q7vdtjdcj2l71mvpzh.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/kaushik-sunder-rajan-time-is-caught-between-breath-and-mourning">Kaushik Sunder Rajan: Time is Caught Between Breath and Mourning</a>Opening: Saturday, December 2, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmPerspective Photo Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419310/xkb1za3u02ldb5znxdrn.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/opening-reception-for-small-works-members-show">Opening Reception for Small Works Members Show</a>Opening: Saturday, December 2, 4 – 7&nbsp;pmWoman Made Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419311/iy1vtgpl4nd8thfyzg2m.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/drie-cember-holiday-pop-up-concerts">Drie-cember Holiday Pop-Up Concerts</a>Exhibition begins December 2Richard H. Driehaus Museum&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419312/yqqrc9m9sm6ujbtpcqia.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/first-look">First Look</a>Tuesday, December 5, 6 – 8&nbsp;pmMuseum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions Open Nov 30 - Dec 5 (Part II)

<html><head></head><body>By CGN StaffThe holiday season is upon us, and there are many ways to add some art and creativity to your gift-giving this year. Below is a round-up of some unique sources to take advantage of while also supporting local artists.&nbsp;Part II of our holiday round-up will include art-events you won't want to miss this year. More special events and sales will be added to the CGN calendar throughout the next few weeks.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419300/asl0bgsqtkmdgvy3d4ba.jpg"><figcaption>Mini screenprints &nbsp;available from Jojo Kobe studio in Chiang Mai</figcaption></figure>• <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/the-34th-annual-international-small-print-show-holiday-sale">The 34th Annual International Small Print Show &amp; Holiday Sale</a>Opens December 2 and 3, from 11-7pmThe Chicago Printmakers Collaborative announced that new prints just dropped from Thailand and Australia in time for their annual Small Print Show and Holiday Sale. Plus the usual gazillion amazing images covering all the walls and tables by CPC members and gallery artists. New this year in the gift department are glass creations and other surprises. Bring your family and friends - it's everyone's favorite gifty print fest.&nbsp;It'll be beautiful and warm and an opportunity to celebrate the holidays together, surrounded by art and accompanied by hot cider and community.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419301/nsynkzvpxockvncpbrpw.png"></figure>• <a href="https://mcachicagostore.org">MCA Holiday Catalogue</a>The Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Chicago shared the <a href="https://mcachicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c24ba7c5a91cefd699dc985e1&amp;id=46d3e1923c&amp;e=95b957c616">MCA Store Holiday Gift Guide</a> for 2023. A one-stop shop for the gift-giving season, the <a href="https://mcachicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c24ba7c5a91cefd699dc985e1&amp;id=564d9ff7c1&amp;e=95b957c616">MCA Store</a> boasts a wide range of products, from food and home goods to unique apparel, colorful holiday décor, and sporting equipment.Notable gifts include a crewneck sweatshirt featuring Pez Dispenser by Jean-Michel Basquiat, an LED neon light centering the artwork of Keith Haring, and Campbell’s Soup Cans skate decks inspired by Andy Warhol. In addition, the guide includes limited-edition keepsakes from MCA exhibitions <a href="https://mcachicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c24ba7c5a91cefd699dc985e1&amp;id=9a710f9f28&amp;e=95b957c616">Faith Ringgold: American People</a> and <a href="https://mcachicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c24ba7c5a91cefd699dc985e1&amp;id=5ab884dfe8&amp;e=95b957c616">entre horizontes: Art and Activism Between Chicago and Puerto Rico</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/evanston-art-center--3">Evanston Art Center</a><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419302/ifu5spocrtvnn8vutacc.png"></figure>Join the Evanston Art Center on Giving Tuesday to Sip, Shop, and Support the Art CenterJoin us Tuesday, November 28th from 5-7 pm to shop and enjoy free wine and chips while supporting our Winter Expo Artists!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419303/dke6luj4oqekkga4vxqt.png"></figure>&nbsp;• <a href="https://www.architecture.org/exhibits/exhibit/archetypes-a-designed-object-pop-up-shop/">Architecture Center Design Pop-Up</a>The<a href="https://www.architecture.org/"> Chicago Architecture Center</a> has a new exhibit and holiday shop, “ARCHETYPES: A Designed Pop Up Store,” running through January 7. The store, located in the CAC first floor at 111 East Wacker, will exhibit one-of-a-kind objects created by local designers, artists and architects. The showcased items will also be available for purchase as unique holiday gifts, priced from $75 to $8500 to meet a wide range of budgets and styles.ARCHETYPES was curated to showcase 20 of Chicago-area creatives’ approach to the design process. All of the featured pieces are either prototypes or one-of-a-kind pieces—including furniture, ceramics, visual art and other designed objects—most of which aren’t available for sale anywhere else. Each item will feature a statement from the artist about their unique creative process.Highlights at the store include a walnut and steel stool crafted by Dan Sullivan, the designer behind the interior of the Salt Shed and Revival Food Hall as well as the set design of television’s “The Bear.” Local weaver Emily Winter—who works with adults with disabilities to create woven pieces—is contributing several pillows and blankets created in her studio, The Weaving Mill. The store will also include several pieces by Steven Haulenbeek, whose unique design process includes ice-cast bronze. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419304/sj16vwlecxde84kjravl.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;• <a href="https://default.salsalabs.org/Tfbfe6a55-9b77-4cf3-b043-0922b9b11172/f05edef5-8a2b-42e5-8ece-ebd3506397f4">Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods Holiday Market</a>Support the local arts community this Holiday Season at Brushwood Center's Seventh Annual Nature-Inspired Holiday Art Market! You'll find unique art, handmade gifts, cards, prints, and more from over 50 talented local artists, makers, and small-scale producers. Come out and share in community, art, and nature at this very popular annual gathering of Holiday cheer!Online Sale: November 25 - December 1 In-Person Sale: Saturday, December 2nd &amp; Sunday, December 3rd&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419305/fxyaascpg9x7benbnvzj.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;• <a href="https://bgfa.us/exhibits/2310">A Cornucopia of Prints at Bert Green Fine Art&nbsp;</a>The gallery is offering editioned prints by Ed Ruscha, Laurie Lipton, Scott Siedman, Jeff Gillette, Jesse Howard, Mac Pierce, and Mara BakerThere will be a Holiday Open House Reception on Saturday, December 2 from 12-4 pm at the gallery, and the exhibition is on view through December 29Bert Green Fine Art: 8 S Michigan Ave Suite 620&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419305/fal97pvcqlrxdu9cndmc.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;• <a href="https://shop.artic.edu">Art Institute Gift Shop</a>From ornaments and artful cards to gorgeous books and puzzles, the Art Institute's museum shop is always stocked with gifts that are sure to delight your nearest and dearest. Members enjoy 10% off every purchase, both online and on-site. View <a href="http://click.email.artic.edu/?qs=95c99ea9a75293b0b3cd65e85e9e581c97c21db7aaccb9cc487998cee2d404d76ed230b40eca3a7ab168e0a89c1b2b0cedff770abd036d682bf7a39ce74c213a">Holiday Gift Guide.</a>This holiday season marks AIC's 130th year on Michigan Avenue, and beginning November 24, the lights will be twinkling on the Grand Staircase, and the lions will be even greener beneath their wreaths. So visit to shop or to see the lights or the Thorne Rooms!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;LIGHT THE LIGHTS, Downtown Glencoe<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419306/y16wdl4uididcwzis9g3.jpg"></figure>Glencoe's annual holiday celebration, LIGHT THE LIGHTS is November 24th from 5 - 7.&nbsp; Come to downtown Glencoe for a fun evening filled with music, food trucks, the annual tree lighting, and a Winter Village on Tudor Court.&nbsp; The Gallery will be open until 7 pm ~ Please stop by and toast the holiday season with us!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Art Collector Group Memberships + DonationsOther gifts that can share the love with other creatives is to give a membership to an area collectors group or to sponsor an area organization that could use your support. Many area groups work to support artists and art making all year long and giving to them will be a gift for years to come.– <a href="https://scaaic.org/membership">Society for Contemporary Art</a>– <a href="https://www.artencounter.org">Art Encounter</a>– <a href="https://diasporalrhythms.org">Diasporal Rhythms</a>– <a href="https://www.chicagosculpture.org">Chicago Sculpture International</a>– <a href="https://cpslives.org/donate">CPS Lives&nbsp;</a>– <a href="https://chicagoartistscoalition.org/get-involved/donate-2">Chicago Artists Coalition&nbsp;</a>– <a href="https://www.ragdale.org/donate">Ragdale</a> Artist Residencies&nbsp;</body></html>

Art-Filled Holiday Events and Sales

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419300/g84u3yaajox95rw9ivfl.jpg"><figcaption>The Art Institute of Chicago, with Edward Kemeys's iconic Lions sculptures (1893) standing guard at the entrance. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago.</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://news.artnet.com/news/art-institute-of-chicago-payroll-manager-sentenced-2-million-embezzlement-2396898">The Art Institute of Chicago’s Ex-Payroll Manager Is Sentenced for Embezzling $2 Million</a>A former payroll manager at the Art Institute of Chicago was sentenced to three years in prison on Thursday after he pleaded guilty in April to misappropriating more than $2 million in museum funds.Michael Maurello, 56, has been ordered to surrender to the Federal Bureau of Prisons before 2 p.m. on February 8, 2024, and is expected to be housed in a prison medical facility, according to his sentencing documents obtained by Artnet News. Prison records show he has not yet entered custody.Via Artnet&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/art-on-themart-new-holiday-themed-showcase/">Art on THE MART debuts new holiday-themed showcase near Chicago River&nbsp;</a>There will be plenty of colorful lights on the Chicago River as Art on THE MART gets into the colorful holiday spirit.Its new showcase, "Season of Light," debuted Thursday at 7:30 p.m.The visuals were created by students from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and SAIC alum, Yorgo Alexopoulos.More information about the showcase can be found on the <a href="https://artonthemart.com/">Art on THE MART website</a>.&nbsp;Via CHICAGO (CBS)&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419301/uliwzly7oee9ltsfllxj.jpg"><figcaption>“ICONS” features photographs by Steve McCurry. The exhibit is on display at the Loyola University Museum of Art through March 31, 2024. &nbsp;</figcaption></figure><a href="https://news.wttw.com/2023/11/09/icons-photography-loyola-art-museum-hosts-first-show-four-years">Icons of Photography: Loyola Art Museum Hosts First Show in Four Years Featuring Famed Works From Steve McCurry</a>A new exhibition focuses on photographs that remind us of the vastness of human culture. It’s a striking blend of art, journalism and storytelling.More than 80 large-format prints represent the career of Steve McCurry, a photography Hall of Famer and a controversial figure to some.McCurry’s images are people-driven. His most famous portrait, “Afghan Girl,” was a memorable cover for National Geographic in 1985. Other pics are recognizable from the Magnum photographer’s many books and globe-trotting assignments.“ICONS” features photographs by Steve McCurry. The exhibit is on display at the Loyola University Museum of Art through March 31, 2024.The photographs are featured in “ICONS,” the first art show at the <a href="https://www.luc.edu/luma/index.shtml">Loyola University Museum of Art</a> since 2019.However, the show is not curated by the museum and is not part of an official grand reopening, which is planned for later in 2024. It’s a partnership with Fever, the live entertainment company most famous for candlelight concerts. Loyola brought in the ticketed show to raise some revenue before the museum officially reopens.Via WTTW&nbsp;<a href="https://news.artnet.com/news/prankster-trolls-internet-ai-hopper-nighthawks-2396909">A Prankster Used A.I. to ‘Improve’ Edward Hopper’s Classic ‘Nighthawks’</a>The rise of artificial intelligence has created reams of new artworks, many of them generated, controversially, on the backs of artist’s existing pieces. Now, one X (formerly Twitter) user has shown a way that A.I. can offer “improvements” to classic works of art, starting with Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks, and even one of the art world’s most beloved critics may have fallen for the gag.“Using AI, I was able to take some old painting and make it better,” posted X user Sonch (@soncharm) last week, sharing a jpeg of Edward Hopper’s famous scene of urban ennui, Nighthawks from 1942, how housed in the Art Institute of Chicago. “Where even is this? Who are the people? Huh? You’re too far away to really see the setup. Whole left side blank. Nothing here to grab onto,” Sonch complained.Via Artnet&nbsp;</body></html>

What We're Reading: 11/21/23

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419300/hq67abffcqclyjoyivyp.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/heather-guidero-solo-exhibition">Heather Guidero Solo Exhibition</a>Exhibition begins November 16Pistachios Contemporary Art Jewelry and Objects&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419301/wcdm4wqehml6hklt20bk.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/diane-simpson">Diane Simpson</a>Exhibition begins November 17Corbett vs. Dempsey&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419302/vrfth66vin2nxmsvgwg5.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/hunt-slonem-solo-exhibition">Hunt Slonem: Solo Exhibition</a>Exhibition begins November 17Rosenthal Fine Art, Inc.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419303/l7xprb825l2o2thggs1d.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/50-paintings">50 Paintings</a>Exhibition begins November 17Milwaukee Art Museum (MAM)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419304/bwarajzyc3wbkl5u3qfq.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/homogeneous-hues">Homogeneous Hues</a>Exhibition begins November 17Bridgeport Art Center&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419305/fv2mzqdewionaw8wqnxy.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/parallel-play-beth-adler-david-rubman">Parallel Play: Beth Adler / David Rubman</a>Opening: Friday, November 17, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmOliva Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions Open Nov 16 - 20 (Part I)

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419301/hd4rvkvbpzxmk20tq6mz.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/faith-ringgold-american-people">Faith Ringgold: American People</a>Exhibition begins November 18Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (MCA)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419301/oykhatkzw9swje9eplvh.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/artistry-unleashed-a-group-exhibition">Artistry Unleashed: A group exhibition</a>Opening: Saturday, November 18, 2023 6 – 9&nbsp;pmDragonfly Gallery &amp; Creative Spaces&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419302/vrnqmiz139yiie6wxyav.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/willie-cole-the-b-sides-1989-2022">Willie Cole, The B-Sides: 1989-2022</a>Opening: Saturday, November 18, 2023 4 – 7&nbsp;pmKavi Gupta Gallery - Washington Blvd.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419303/lpu6t77xflqjh4qqzrdi.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/candida-alvarez-multihyphenate">Candida Alvarez: Multihyphenate</a>Opening: Saturday, November 18, 2023 4 – 7&nbsp;pmmoniquemeloche&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419304/mmpytjbwgz6u0yz5fpqd.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/collective-artists-reception-november">Collective Artists Reception: November</a>Opening: Saturday, November 18, 2023 6 – 9&nbsp;pmBlue Moon Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419304/kpoxbjkiqnmb1vwdgimu.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/canova-sketching-in-clay">Canova: Sketching In Clay</a>Exhibition begins November 19The Art Institute of Chicago&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419305/keqg4ionticf6dt5sxwg.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/wow-realism-work-by-andrew-arkell-steve-jones-tim-lowly-and-maria-tomasula">Wow! Realism: Work by Andrew Arkell, and Tim Lowly</a>Exhibition begins November 20Christopher Art Gallery at Prairie State College&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions Open Nov 16 - 20 (Part II)

<html><head></head><body>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419300/njz1gtupaaeovtc6anyw.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/deborah-maris-lader-fin-feather-shadow-stone">Deborah Maris Lader: Fin, Feather, Shadow, Stone</a>Opening: Friday, November 10, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmAddington Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419301/mwkeurxqw5jljyqwuvsp.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/tanya-gill-residency-capstone-exhibit">Broken Yet Whole by Tanya Gill</a>Opening: Friday, November 10, 6 – 8&nbsp;pmInternational Museum of Surgical Science (IMSS)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419302/vvgnbv6bmhodwnx0kmxc.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/carly-silverman-75331e07-e95c-4163-9fa2-2fd448923712">Glenn Wexler</a>Opening: Friday, November 10, 4 – 7&nbsp;pmZolla / Lieberman Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419303/douyggfbyp0uy2pr9pca.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/35-years-35-artists">35 YEARS - 35 ARTISTS</a>Opening: Friday, November 10, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmJean Albano Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419304/qdnkegruqxcl3fxvzclj.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/a-village-before-us-contemporary-vietnamese-artists">A Village Before Us: Contemporary Vietnamese Artists</a>Opening: Friday, November 10, 5:30 – 7:30&nbsp;pmJohn David Mooney Foundation&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions Open Nov 10 - 11 (Part I)

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419301/vnbldwuwfkgpngygpnux.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/holiday-pop-up-sale-of-fine-art-and-craft">Holiday Pop-Up Sale of Fine Art and Craft</a>Nov 11 – 12, 11&nbsp;am – 5&nbsp;pmLeslie Wolfe Gallery, Old Town Art Center&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419301/rghbka3ndjc6nkttrkh1.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/candace-hunter-the-alien-nations-and-sovereign-states-of-octavia-e-butler">Candace Hunter: The Alien-Nations and Sovereign States of Octavia E. Butler</a>November 11Hyde Park Art Center (HPAC)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419302/bx066lsnbivwe50ff0gc.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/almost-here-almost-there-almost-home-joel-andrianomearisoa-alexandre-gourcon-mwangi-hutter-and-tony-lewis">Almost here, Almost there, Almost home: Joël Andrianomearisoa, Alexandre Gourçon, Mwangi Hutter, and Tony Lewis</a>November 11Mariane Ibrahim Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419303/x7cfddri8xgqita7ts6t.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/christine-forni-and-jennifer-mannebach">Christine Forni and Jennifer Mannebach: THRESHOLDS</a>Opening: Saturday, November 11, 1 – 3&nbsp;pmOS Projects&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419304/ls2e9ysmla77ff8rgka7.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/dialogues">Dialogues</a>Opening: Saturday, November 11, 5 – 7:30&nbsp;pmPATRON&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions Open Nov 10 - 11 (Part II)

<a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/caravaggio-cardsharps-facts-2388780">There’s Much More to Caravaggio’s ‘The Cardsharps’ Than Vice. Here Are Three Facts That Offer a New Perspective on His Early Masterpiece</a>In his brilliant, passionate, and all-too-brief life, Caravaggio defined a revelatory Baroque style marked by suspense and realism—not to mention high drama lighting. His daring and direct style shook 16th-century Europe, capturing the attention of popes and patrons, and its influence reverberates to this day.His works are precious few, however: under 100 paintings are known today, and of those, only 10 works reside within the United States. The new exhibition “Among Friends and Rivals: Caravaggio in Rome” at the Art Institute of Chicago offers the rare occasion to see two of his canvases, The Cardsharps (ca. 1594) and Martha and Mary Magdalene (ca. 1598), together.Via Artnet• <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/among-friends-and-rivals-caravaggio-in-rome">Read CGN's fall 2023 preview of the Caravaggio exhibit here &nbsp;</a>&nbsp;An Yvette Mayorga Work Is Unmistakable. A New Survey Explores Her Unique Inspirations, From German Lithographs to ‘Mexican Pink’This summer, as Barbie&nbsp;fever took over popular culture, so did the film’s signature brand of pink. Seemingly overnight, the color was everywhere—on runways, red carpets, car insurance commercials, even Burger King buns. The furor ultimately led to a <a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2023-06-03/barbie-production-design-shortage-pink-paint-greta-gerwig">global paint shortage</a>.&nbsp;The Barbie “moment” came up in a recent conversation with Yvette Mayorga, a Mexican-American painter and sculptor whose work is almost always awash in a similar pink hue. This was&nbsp;not the first time she had been asked about it.&nbsp;Via Arnet• <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2020/8/yvette-mayorga-artistic-confections-add-new-layers-to-art-history">Read CGN's 2020 interview with Mayorga here&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/news/art-vandalism-mona-lisa-van-gogh-famous-artworks-1234647552/religious-imagery-is-defaced-during-the-byzantine-iconoclasm-726-87-814-42/">26 Famed Artworks That Have Been&nbsp;Vandalized</a>What makes a person want to vandalize a cherished artwork? The factors often vary greatly.Politics often play a role, as has been the case with the many recent protests led at museums by climate activists around the world. Personal interests often can become paramount as well, as they have with a variety of young provocateurs who have targeted others’ artworks, sometimes even as part of their own art practices.In each case, however, the base motive remains the same: to raise a ruckus by disturbing the look or reputation of art people know all too well.Via Artnews&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/10/25/basquiat-self-portrait-sothebys-new-york-auction-60m">Long-unseen Basquiat self-portrait could reach $60m at Sotheby’s New York</a>A Jean-Michel Basquiat self-portrait with an eight-figure estimate is poised to be one of the biggest lots of the New York autumn auction season, nearly a quarter century after the painting was last seen publicly.The 8ft-tall Self Portrait as a Heel (Part Two) (1982) will be the leading lot during Sotheby’s evening auction of contemporary art on 15 November in New York, where it’s expected to fetch between $40m and $60m.Via The Art Newspaper&nbsp;

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