<html><head></head><body><a href="https://www.wbez.org/stories/chicago-dcase-leadership-in-flux-after-erin-harkey-termination/05af57ca-e283-4c80-8ccc-ea59e3bbcac9?utm_source=Newsletter_Daily-Rundown-Non-Member&amp;utm_medium=WBEZEmail&amp;utm_campaign=Daily_Newsletter_Daily-Rundown_Sponsored_20240305&amp;utm_content=3%2F5%2F2024&amp;DE=WBEZEmail">DCASE leadership still in flux as city braces for start of festival season</a>The city’s top cultural chief, Erin Harkey, is still on the job more than two weeks after she was terminated by Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, a mayoral spokesperson confirmed Monday.The spokesperson, Ronnie Reese, said that the first deputy commissioner, Jennifer Johnson Washington, would temporarily fill the role once Harkey departs.Johnson, who has been slow to embed his own leadership team at City Hall, terminated Harkey and the city’s buildings commissioner in <a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/brandonjohnson/2024/02/16/mayor-brandon-johnson-firings-erin-harkey-cultural-affairs-chief-matthew-beaudet-building-commissioner">mid-February</a>.News of Harkey’s termination came just weeks before the city’s festival season begins and was a surprise to some in the arts community. The Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events is in charge of events like The Taste of Chicago and Blues Fest. It also funds a number of arts organizations and individual artists, an effort that Harkey, who was appointed by former Mayor Lori Lightfoot, expanded.Esther Grisham Grimm, executive director of the nonprofit arts organization 3Arts, said it “feels like the rug got pulled out from under us, just as we were gaining momentum.”Via WBEZ&nbsp;<a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/03/07/galerie-f-closing-after-more-than-a-decade-of-championing-chicago-street-artists/?utm_source=Newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=Scientology+Church+Opens+In+South+Loop&amp;utm_campaign=Thursday%2C+March+7%2C+2024+Morning+List">Galerie F Closing After More Than A Decade Of Championing Chicago Street Artists</a>Galerie F is closing after more than a decade in Chicago.The popular street art gallery at 211 W. 23rd St. announced its closure on social media Tuesday night, along with a massive sale of <a href="https://galeriefchicago.com/">75 percent off everything online</a> and in store.The shop will be open noon-6 p.m. Saturday for its closing sale, and possibly Sunday, according to the gallery’s Instagram.“With much painful consideration, we’ve decided to pull the plug on this bugger,” <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C4KCdsQrUvk/">owner Billy Craven wrote</a>. “Choppin’ it up with y’all while you checked out the shows or flipped thru the bins … that’s been saved to our grey matter. Forever!”Via Block Club&nbsp;<a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/2024/03/06/state-street-preservation-chicago-2024-endangered-properties-demolition?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=030624%20Afternoon%20Edition&amp;utm_content=030624%20Afternoon%20Edition+CID_2ba55a2ecf1c04dca1d1114118af59eb&amp;utm_source=cst_campaign_monitor&amp;tpcc=030624%20Afternoon%20Edition">State Street skyscrapers hit top ranking on list of most endangered Chicago buildings</a>Two early 20th century skyscrapers on State Street lead off an advocacy group’s 2024 list of notable properties that could face demolition.The pair of buildings continues Preservation Chicago’s fight with the federal government, which wants to demolish the towers it owns at 202 and 220 S. State. The terra cotta clad sentries from another era have made the organization’s list in four prior years.But the rest of the group's annual “Chicago 7” list of buildings it deems most endangered is devoted to newcomers as preservation priorities, sites that testify to different parts of the city’s history. They have added beauty or style to the streetscape, but some are vacant and could be lost.Via Chicago Sun-Times&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419352/czmy6cysgj9mg8x6pty7.jpg"><figcaption>Stanley Quenchers. via Stanley Facebook</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world-archives/stanley-quencher-art-2420207">The Stan Culture for Stanley Quenchers Has Some Pretty Cringey Parallels With the Art World</a>Like many of you, Stanley Quenchers blipped onto my radar sometime in December. My friend in New York called as she was chasing around Brooklyn in a panic, trying to land one of these mugs for her 9-year-old daughter. Then the TikTok videos arrived into my feed, bodies racing past one another to <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@jazzedbyjaz/video/7318835095551642926?q=target%20stanley%20cup%20jump&amp;t=1704905423629">grab mugs</a> in deep magenta at a single shelf in a fluorescent-lit store.Via Artnet&nbsp;</body></html>

What We're Reading: 3/7/24

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419352/os1gidi6ptcshbihvlte.jpg"><figcaption>Joyce Owens. Photo by Tony Smith</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/obituaries/2024/02/13/artist-joyce-owens-76-showed-positive-black-experience-her-work?fbclid=IwAR2spHlUY8v_uMfkvYlg0klXgcOwn7Eo7hzzD2-zxv9JS9JSrDswonYztms">Via the Chicago Sun-Times</a>Artist Joyce Owens, 76, showed the ‘positive’ Black experience in her workArtist Joyce Owens died at her Lincoln Park home Saturday, in the same library where she married her husband 41 years ago.She was 76.Born in Philadelphia, Ms. Owens was a nationally and internationally recognized artist. But she also valued her roles as a professor, curator, mother and wife.<a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/obituaries/2024/02/13/artist-joyce-owens-76-showed-positive-black-experience-her-work?fbclid=IwAR2spHlUY8v_uMfkvYlg0klXgcOwn7Eo7hzzD2-zxv9JS9JSrDswonYztms">Read more here</a></body></html>

Artist Joyce Owen Has Died

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419352/zjqhtkuatmbnk1fzqrin.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/jacob-hashimoto-fables">Jacob Hashimoto: Fables</a>Opening: Friday, March 8, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmRhona Hoffman Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419353/ewetznnprhx0mq36lhpx.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/student-exhibit-a-captivating-connection-between-art-and-science">2024 Annual SAMA Show: A Captivating Connection Between Art and Science</a>Opening: Friday, March 8, 6 – 8&nbsp;pmInternational Museum of Surgical Science (IMSS)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419354/ldkfulgv1a4aonglwtdr.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/comic-catwalk-a-solo-show-by-skela-aka-sanguine-skills">Comic Catwalk: A Solo Show by Skela AKA Sanguine Skills</a>Opening: Saturday, March 9, 4 – 8&nbsp;pmChicago Truborn&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419354/u7gaaj3w82kwvndjuztr.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/in-control">In Control</a>Opening: Saturday, March 9, noon – 4&nbsp;pmUkrainian Institute of Modern Art (UIMA)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419355/sula7uaitp0qwxq4zdyz.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/andreas-fischer-sky-hole">Andreas Fischer: Sky Hole</a>Opening: Saturday, March 9, 2 – 5&nbsp;pmGoldfinch&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions March 8 & 9

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419346/noxg7vszw5lzzcrwzsqf.jpg"><figcaption>Margo Hoff (1910-2008), Dream of &nbsp;Flying, 1956, oil on Masonite. 19⅜ h × 39⅜ w in (49 × 100 cm) Estimate: $7,000-9,000. Result: $30,240</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;On February 23rd, local Chicago auction houses&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wright20.com">Wright</a> and <a href="https://www.toomeyco.com">Toomey &amp; Co.</a> held their inaugural&nbsp;Elevated: Art Via Chicago&nbsp;auction. This special category featured 20th century art from important Chicago collections with an emphasis on artists and movements that have shaped the Chicago art world over the last 100 years."It is such a pleasure to bring works by Chicago artists together in a stand-alone auction," says auction curator Joe Stanfield, Director &amp; Senior Specialist for Fine Art. "Our first-ever Elevated sale was a testament to the stylistic diversity and technical mastery of artists who have helped put Chicago on the map over the last century.Two new world records&nbsp;were set for&nbsp;<a href="https://usw2.nyl.as/t1/206/4u83p22bcw10uzhykoyubf59n/1/3d4e99cc4ceaf0e769e6ec2c9714dd30d79c3b6ba4f96381f773af757c6c98b9">Julia Thecla, with&nbsp;Girl at the Garden Fence</a>, 1931, selling for&nbsp;6 times&nbsp;the estimate at&nbsp;$36,120, and&nbsp;<a href="https://usw2.nyl.as/t1/206/4u83p22bcw10uzhykoyubf59n/2/fe60368a4c298b342de95b2169bae4256ee7f26448c1e403108439c77386e5f7">Margo Hoff, with&nbsp;Dream of Flying</a>, 1950, selling for&nbsp;4 times&nbsp;the estimate&nbsp;$30,240. The whole sale total was $748,002; 92% by lot 161% by value.Julia Thecla and Margo Hoff are significant figures in the Chicago art scene, each contributing uniquely to its cultural tapestry. Thecla, known for her surreal, dream-like compositions, was a key member of the Chicago Surrealist Group, influencing the city's artistic direction in the early 20th century. Her works, often infused with ethereal, mystical qualities, challenge conventional perceptions and invite viewers into fantastical realms. Margo Hoff, on the other hand, was renowned for her modernist approach, capturing the essence of Chicago's urban life with vibrant colors and dynamic compositions. Her contributions, particularly in the post-WWII era, helped shape the city's modern art movement, making art accessible and reflective of everyday experiences.Gertrude Abercrombie's Sunset sold for $163,800, far above its estimate of $70,000-$90,000. A second work by Abercrombie sold for $107,000, more than double the high estimate of $50,000. A set of goblets by Ruth Duckworth sold for nearly three times the high estimate. A show of Duckworth's work just closed at the Smart Museum last month. A work by sculptor Richard Hunt fetched $40,320.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419347/pqfva0vncbtwutrqzicc.png"><figcaption>Ruth Duckworth, (1919-2009), Untitled (six goblets), ~ 1965, glazed porcelain, largest: 8¼ h × 3¼ dia in (21 × 8 cm), smallest: 7⅛ h × 3¼ dia in (18 × 8 cm). Estimate: $2,000-3,000. Result: $8,820</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419348/bgxmn1nkoqups7yzjfty.png"><figcaption>Gertrude Abercrombie (1909-1977), Sunset, 1954, oil on Masonite, 20 × 25cm. Estimate: $70,000-90,000. Result: $163,800</figcaption></figure><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419349/pq8qn0p0divkazlahlkd.png"><figcaption>Richard Hunt, (1935-2023), Car rec, 2019, moronze, 13¾ h × 13¾ w × 10 d in (35 × 35 × 25 cm). Estimate: $10,000-15,000. Result: $40,320</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;Elevating Chicago artists is crucial for showcasing the city's rich cultural and artistic legacy. Highlighting local talent not only honor the city's history but also promote its diverse and vibrant contemporary art scene. Recognizing Chicago's artists helps to underline the city's unique contributions to the global arts landscape, from the pioneering works of the past to the innovative expressions of today. This recognition fosters a greater appreciation for the city's artistic heritage and encourages new generations to contribute to its evolving cultural narrative, ensuring that Chicago remains at the forefront of artistic innovation and cultural dialogue.&nbsp;</body></html>

Wright and Toomey & Co.'s Inaugural Elevated: Art Via Chicago Auction Breaks Records

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419346/tsp2ziqkkfpgar8j3lz1.jpg"><figcaption>Oracle, 1970. Private collection, Chicago. © Estate of Miyoko Ito. Photograph: Tom van Eynde &nbsp;</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.worldofinteriors.com/story/miyoko-ito-japanese-american-artist-works">Miyoko Ito: Heart of Hearts represents the first book dedicated to the artist's life and work</a>Even in the most public of places, a book is still an interior object. Page after page, we open and close folios like doors, arriving and then departing. In that sense, the new volume by Pre-Echo Press is the fitting format to display the work of Japanese-American artist Miyoko Ito, including 210 paintings, as well as drawings and ephemera. ‘The most comprehensive inventory to date of Ito’s works,’ Miyoko Ito: Heart of Hearts fully invokes the painter’s searching interplay of interiors and exteriors, inner landscapes and floating souls.Via World of Interiors&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/02/27/art-institute-showed-willful-blindness-in-buying-nazi-looted-art-n-y-prosecutors-say?tpcc=022824+Morning+Edition">Art Institute showed ‘willful blindness’ in buying Nazi-looted art, New York prosecutors say</a>The Art Institute of Chicago has been accused of exhibiting "willful blindness" to evidence suggesting it was purchasing artwork stolen during the Holocaust when it acquired a drawing that authorities say was looted by the Nazis.The damning allegations were made in court documents filed in New York last week that argue the Art Institute benefited from a decadeslong "conspiracy of silence" over the drawing "Russian War Prisoner" by Egon Schiele.The 160-page filing by the Manhattan district attorney's office lays out its case contending the work of art was stolen by the Nazis from cabaret star Fritz Grunbaum and later laundered through art dealers before arriving in New York.Via Chicago Sun-Times&nbsp;<a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/venice-biennale-organizers-responds-to-calls-to-exclude-israel-and-iran-2443316">Venice Biennale Organizers Respond to Calls to Exclude Israel and Iran</a>Organizers of the Venice Biennale have responded to a call to exclude Israel from the event in light of the human toll in the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza.Via Artnet&nbsp;</body></html>

What We're Reading: 2/29/24

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419346/ifct0ygkizbtaeonpvnt.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/surrealism-2024-group-show">'Surreal' Group Show</a>Opening: Friday, March 1, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmVertical Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419346/njp4rf1wofi4ersuf9dn.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/on-a-lighter-note">On a Lighter Note</a>Opening: Friday, March 1, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmVivid Art Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419347/pm0tlylplunl9yind4tn.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/geochroma-barbara-campbell-thomas-amy-sacksteder">GEOCHROMA: Barbara Campbell Thomas &amp; Amy Sacksteder</a>Opening: Friday, March 1, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmJames May Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419348/hpwcbmefdi1koatproxl.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/focus-click">Focus &amp; Click</a>Opening: Friday, March 1, 5:30 – 8&nbsp;pmThe Art Center Highland Park&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419349/tbgytjtzttj5hihoaejy.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/fred-dorothy-fichter-butterflies-are-blooming">Fred &amp; Dorothy Fichter Butterflies Are Blooming</a>Exhibition begins March 1Frederik Meijer Gardens &amp; Sculpture Park&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions March 1 & 2 (Part II)

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419346/k96cxg9wiheacrf3asiz.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/lens-2024">LENS 2024</a>Opening: Saturday, March 2, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmPerspective Photo Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419346/yd7o7skvwqmyjdyihucj.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/25th-international-open">25th International Open</a>Opening: Saturday, March 2, 4 – 7&nbsp;pmWoman Made Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419348/wqdhhvaswc9ythezjmh9.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/aimee-beaubien-through-the-hothouse">Aimée Beaubien: Through the Hothouse</a>Exhibition begins March 2Hyde Park Art Center (HPAC)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419349/m8bzefxs9wl2sf5do9ce.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/skin-would-call-a-poor-eye-simple-by-jessica-tucker">skin would call a poor eye simple by Jessica Tucker</a>Opening: Saturday, March 2, 6 – 8&nbsp;pmInternational Museum of Surgical Science (IMSS)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions March 1 & 2 (Part III)

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419346/qci4ypknu3a4ndjbnwvc.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/olvido-solo-exhibition-by-salvador-andrade-arevalo">Salvador Andrade Arévalo: Olvido</a>Opening: Friday, March 1, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmChicago Artists Coalition (CAC)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419347/ngm95l4mwdbzmzpg4ct1.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/one-step-forward-twenty-years-back">One Step Forward, Twenty Years Back</a>Opening: Friday, March 8, 6 – 8&nbsp;pmGallery Seven&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419348/npiheuwvinptbgxafl2d.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/no-color-group-exhibition">No Color: Group Exhibition</a>Opening: Friday, March 1, 6 – 10&nbsp;pmJackson Junge Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419349/xqfsxbhchulw84nqjrnw.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/n-dia-webb-to-the-saints-of-my-sanity">N. Dia Webb: TO THE SAINTS OF MY SANITY</a>Opening: Friday, March 1, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmARC Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419350/fkvholpvhzvctzjdqwuz.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/conjecture-mitch-clark-and-john-upchurch">Conjecture:&nbsp;Mitch Clark and John Upchurch</a>Opening: Friday, March 1, 5 – 9&nbsp;pmOliva Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions March 1 & 2 (Part I)

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419346/tzjcvgmvn4twatbnzl5a.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;&nbsp;Krasl Art Center announced a public celebration of the life and art of artist Richard Hunt.Hunt died this past December at age 88. Hunt opened a studio in nearby Benton Harbor, MI in 1995.Last Spring Hunt gifted the studio to Krasl, and now Krasl has committed to keeping the studio active and connected to the community.&nbsp;Saturday, April 6, 2024, 4:30-7pmRichard Hunt Studio 258 Territorial Road, Benton Harbor, MI 49022<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C3lEnimulGk/">Details</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.abc57.com/news/the-krasl-art-center-in-st-joseph-michigan-celebrates-gift-from-sculptor-richard-hunt">From August 2023 – Watch: The Krasl Art Center in St. Joseph Michigan celebrates gift from sculptor Richard Hunt</a></body></html>

A Celebration of Richard Hunt's Life Set for April in Michigan

<html><head></head><body><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/21/style/louise-blouin-hamptons-bankruptcy-art-society.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare">$89 Million Can’t Fix Her Mistakes</a>“I haven’t made many mistakes,” Louise Blouin said soon after her compound in the Hamptons was sold out from under her in a bankruptcy auction. “You can’t judge someone because they have an issue once in their life. I’m sure Steve Jobs didn’t have a perfect track record.”Ms. Blouin, who grew up in a small town in Quebec, rose to the top tiers of society in New York and London a little more than two decades ago. She made a name for herself as an art-world mogul and a host of heady salons and glittering parties filled with artists, scientists, dignitaries and billionaires. But her time as a power player seemed to come to an end on Feb. 13, when she entered a drab bankruptcy courtroom in Central Islip, N.Y.Via NYT&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419346/htl8s67hdis5wqkrzh5u.jpg"><figcaption>Jon Langford is photographed with two of his paintings currently on exhibit at The Dime, 1513 N. Western Avenue.Bob Chiarito/For the Sun-Times</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/art/2024/02/22/jon-langford-art-exhibit-tony-fitzpatricks-studio-chicago?fbclid=IwAR0-OHIw3fCiJDIlx6lp-qZuxtHDqsx3Su85JFOVd7e83Y7ZkNvAMFIP73A">Jon Langford art exhibit at Tony Fitzpatrick’s studio a full-circle moment</a>The opening of an exhibition of musician and artist Jon Langford’s paintings at The Dime, 1513 N. Western Avenue, is a full-circle moment for Langford and artist and gallery owner Tony Fitzpatrick, who hosted Langford’s first exhibition back in 1993 — five years after meeting him for the first time.Via Chicago Sun-Times&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419346/djggukvfm8rehyg7dhc0.jpg"><figcaption>Colin Firth as Mr Darcy in the six-part BBC series Pride and Prejudice (1995). Photo courtesy of Kerry Taylor Auctions.</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/kerry-taylor-john-bright-costumes-auction-2438076">Colin Firth’s Infamous Wet Shirt From ‘Pride and Prejudice’ Is Now Up for Grabs</a>If you’ve watched an English period drama over the past 60 years, there’s a good chance you’ve admired John Bright’s handiwork. From Nicole Kidman in The Portrait of a Lady (1996) to <a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world-archives/from-anthony-hopkinss-genteel-picasso-to-how-three-british-dramas-1561735">Emma Thompson</a> in Howards End (1992) to <a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/johnny-depp-selling-his-prints-castle-art-2267472">Johnny Depp</a> in Finding Neverland (2004), the British costume designer has long been a Hollywood go-to for meticulously crafted period costumes.With the Octogenarian’s career winding down, Bright has invited Kerry Taylor Auctions to pick through the vast collection of costumes created by his company Cosprop ahead of a charity auction.Among the most anticipated lots is the “<a href="https://www.kerrytaylorauctions.com/auction/lot/lot-13---colin-firths-wet-shirt-costume-as-mr-darcy-in-the-tv-series-pride--prejudice-1995/?lot=34609&amp;so=0&amp;st=&amp;sto=0&amp;au=123&amp;ef=&amp;et=&amp;ic=False&amp;sd=0&amp;pp=48&amp;pn=1&amp;g=1">wet shirt</a>” Colin Firth wore in the BBC series <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hasKmDr1yrA">Pride and Prejudice</a> (1995).Via Artnet&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

What We're Reading: 2/26/24

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419346/fpnj4n1fl3inned9k0iw.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/elijah-burgher-our-lady-of-the-latrines">Elijah Burgher: Our Lady of the Latrines</a>Opening: Friday, February 23, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmWestern Exhibitions&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419346/gbighn2mktgfewfssoie.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/sara-greenberger-rafferty-33deeb16-f946-4568-ab03-d6c1e7b4e009">Sara Greenberger Rafferty: An Audience</a>Opening: Friday, February 23, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmDOCUMENT&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419347/l4h6ozlmzhvg1kpf3sej.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/anders-herwald-ruhwald">Anders&nbsp;Herwald&nbsp;Ruhwald: In the Woods</a>Opening: Friday, February 23, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmVolume Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419348/qio58kb95kziy18nmgnm.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/geophytes-toyoharu-kii">Geophytes: Toyoharu Kii</a>Opening: Saturday, February 24, 1 – 5&nbsp;pmPAGODA RED&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions Open February 23 - 25 (part I)

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419346/ptgvnd3lbbz4yadjqmn1.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/atrium-project-do-ho-suh">Atrium Project: Do Ho Suh</a>Exhibition begins February 24Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (MCA)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419347/ffr8r0yynein59cj6nyz.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/perceptions-of-flow-formation">Perceptions of Flow: Formation</a>Exhibition begins February 24Evanston Art Center&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419348/i0eokulj3httbexmyn1s.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/black-lives-matter-88b8bcea-8bc7-4dde-9e01-809117d0cb64">Black Lives Matter</a>Opening: Saturday, February 24, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmDragonfly Gallery &amp; Creative Spaces&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419348/dpojgdjb0zgmt0j6gs9t.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/who-knows-sound-performance-installation-by-spiral-body">Who Knows: Sound Performance/Installation by Spiral Body</a>Exhibition begins February 25International Museum of Surgical Science (IMSS)&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions Open February 23 - 25 (part II)

<html><head></head><body><a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2024/02/15/museum-contemporary-art-chicago-union-launch">Staff at Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art launch campaign to form union</a>Workers at Chicago's <a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/keywords/museum-of-contemporary-art-chicago">Museum of Contemporary Art</a> (MCA) have become the latest to join the growing unionisation movement within the US culture sector. In <a href="https://www.afscme31.org/pdfs/MCAWU-AFSCME-letter.pdf">an open letter</a> released on 14 February and signed by 32 people who currently work at the museum, staffers announced their intention of forming a union. The letter’s signatories represent about one third of workers at the MCA who are eligible to potentially join the union, which would include around 100 staff members across departments including curatorial, collections, retail, building operations and front desk.Via The Art Newspaper&nbsp;<a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/new-art-store-on-chicagos-south-side-showcases-black-culture-creativity/ar-BB1ieMTS">New art store on Chicago's South Side showcases Black culture, creativity</a>Starting this Black History Month, Chicago has a new store showcasing Black culture and creativity on the South Side.The store, Mahalia's, opened earlier this month and customers were already shopping for new paintings, clothes, and products reflecting artists' work in Chatham and surrounding neighborhoods.Before she can point, Kristen Williams has to scrape and scrape to clean off the old paint from her tools.&nbsp;"It's a process," she said.But then, she can create pieces in her studio."I feel happy," Williams said of the act of painting. "I feel at ease."Via CBS&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419339/yoxs2lq9lixrq0yo8zyr.jpg"><figcaption>Ebony G. Patterson, . . . . they were just hanging out . . . you know . . . talking about . . . ( . . . when they grow up . . .) (2016). The Dean Collection, courtesy of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys. © Ebony G. Patterson. Courtesy of the artist, Monique Meloche Gallery, and the Studio Museum in Harlem. Photo: Adam Reich.</figcaption></figure><a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/giants-alicia-keys-swizz-beatz-brooklyn-museum-2434701">Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz Triumph as Art World ‘Giants’</a>Kimberli Gant, curator at the Brooklyn Museum, has had a hectic week. On February 10, the museum opened “<a href="https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/giants">Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys</a>,” the first exhibition to bring together art from the couple’s collection. It’s a landmark show not just for the institution, but for the power collecting couple, who have never seen so much of their collection in one place, at one time.Via Artnet&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

What We're Reading: 2/16/24

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419339/paicm6lklhhmew0prg8j.png"></figure>Via PR &nbsp;CHICAGO—<a href="https://www.saic.edu/news/school-art-institute-chicago-announces-jiseon-lee-isbara-next-president">The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC)</a>, a leader in art and design education, today announced Jiseon Lee Isbara as the School’s next president, completing a successful national search. Jiseon, who currently serves as the provost of Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles, will step into the role that will be vacated by Elissa Tenny upon her retirement.Jiseon, the second woman to serve as president in SAIC’s 158-year history, comes to the School with extensive experience in higher education and the arts. During her tenure at Otis College of Art and Design, she led the implementation of a five-year strategic plan which resulted in substantive changes at the school, including enrollment growth, a curricular revision to better align pedagogy with student mental health and career preparedness, and a strengthening of the school’s diversity, equity, and inclusion infrastructure.“SAIC is composed of a community of diverse people, philosophies, pedagogies, and goals, and I am honored to serve as the School’s next president,” said Jiseon. “I will work tirelessly to advocate for our students’ futures and celebrate the talents that SAIC’s staff and faculty have nurtured, strengthening the School’s remarkable global community that makes a difference in art and design, education, and beyond.”Previously, she served in several roles at Oregon College of Art and Craft (OCAC), including as interim president, dean of academic affairs and chief academic officer, and head of the Fibers Department. She also taught as a faculty member during her 16-year tenure. In each of her roles, she has shown a deep understanding of the innovations and evolutions driving effective teaching and learning. At both OCAC and Otis, she navigated challenges with poise and empathy, demonstrating a clear ability to bring people together to drive meaningful change.“I am so thrilled that Jiseon will serve as the next president of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago,” said Board of Trustees Chair Denise B. Gardner. “Given her record of bold leadership and deep commitment to creative communities, I have no doubt she will continue SAIC’s legacy as one of the world’s top art and design colleges. I look forward to working alongside her in service of the School’s artists, designers, and scholars.”As a practicing artist herself, Jiseon understands firsthand the power and importance of an art and design education. She earned a master of fine arts degree from Colorado State University and a master of fine arts and bachelor of fine arts degree from Ewha Womans University in Seoul, where she was born and raised. Her textile work, which addresses the complexity of current cultural discourse through the lens of her experience as an immigrant of color, has been exhibited nationally and internationally.“SAIC is an exceptional place deserving of an exceptional leader, and I am certain we’ve found one in Jiseon,” said Board of Governors Chair David J. Vitale. “With her robust experience at Otis College of Art and Design and the Oregon College of Art and Craft, and her emphasis on student success and culturally responsive pedagogy, she’s demonstrated that she has the skills and vision to guide SAIC through its next chapter.”Jiseon will bring a significant record of bold and courageous leadership, administrative and financial acumen, and managerial skill to SAIC.“Throughout the search process, I was consistently impressed by Jiseon’s passion, dedication, and creativity as both a leader in higher education and as an artist,” said Presidential Search Committee Chair Anita K. Sinha. “Jiseon is going to be a voice for the future of art education, and I am excited to see the many ways in which she’ll enrich our incredible community of students, faculty, and staff.”The appointment of Jiseon concludes a nearly year-long national search process at a time where the School is poised to build on the momentum generated by current President Elissa Tenny. After seven years of Tenny’s transformative leadership as president, the School is well-positioned to continue to remove barriers to accessing an art and design education; foster an equitable, just environment where the voices of all students, faculty, and staff are valued and respected; and prepare students for life after SAIC. Jiseon’s term will begin July 16.&nbsp;</body></html>

School of the Art Institute of Chicago Announces Jiseon Lee Isbara as Next President

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419339/ob5kuyyrvkiedvi86mmi.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/kara-walker-back-of-hand">Kara Walker: Back of Hand  </a>Opening: Thursday, February 15, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmPoetry Foundation&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419340/voczlpliofqzx5mlt3d8.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/westerberg-twin-flame-double-ruin">Sif Itona Westerberg: Twin Flame, Double Ruin</a>Opening: Friday, February 16, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmRichard H. Driehaus Museum&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419341/m9fmrxnh2jccmi4wbdab.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/morgan">Morgan: De-Lineation</a>Opening: Friday, February 16, 6 – 8&nbsp;pmENGAGE Projects&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419342/yqrkbswjag7ivzbv4hjg.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/insignificance-jon-langford">Insignificance: Jon Langford</a>Opening: Friday, February 16, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmT.F. Projects and The Dime&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419343/hrptnept6dhqjrbl4m9x.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/unfavorable-conditions">Unfavorable Conditions</a>Opening: Saturday, February 17, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmChicago Sculpture International (CSI)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions Open February 15 - 17

<html><head></head><body>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419324/blwf4ossttxbd84v2uen.jpg"></figure><a href="https://classicchicagomagazine.com/frederic-clay-bartlett-artist-and-collector/">Frederic Clay Bartlett, Artist and Collector</a>Frederic Clay Bartlett may not be a name that is instantly recognizable, but the artwork he created or collected helped establish Chicago as an important center for art in the first decades of the 20th century. The year 2023 marked the 150th anniversary of his birth, and the event brought together several scholars for a half-day symposium at Second Presbyterian Church, who discussed various aspects of his life, from his major mural commissions in the city to his advocacy for modern art, and from the significant collection of paintings he gave to the Art Institute of Chicago to his remarkable winter home, Bonnet House, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.Via Classic Chicago&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419325/amsitljfngxio5tdimhl.jpg"><figcaption>An exhibit of war time posters, on display at the Pritzker Military Museum and Library in Chicago in May 2013. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune) &nbsp;</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/08/pritzker-military-museum-will-close-in-chicago-in-july/?lctg=C5009517A43384886595A4B39A&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=https%3a%2f%2fwww.chicagotribune.com%2f2024%2f02%2f08%2fpritzker-military-museum-will-close-in-chicago-in-july%2f&amp;utm_campaign=Daywatch&amp;utm_content=curated">Pritzker Military Museum will close in Chicago in July</a>The Pritzker Military Museum &amp; Library, a Chicago museum and research library dedicated to military history, will close its doors at the end of July, with its collection and other assets moving to the Pritzker Military Archives Center in Southern Wisconsin.According to an announcement Wednesday from the museum, the two operations will consolidate with a new home for the archives center in Somers, Wisconsin, north of Kenosha. A new facility, including with archives and some 10,000 feet of public space for visitors, is expected to open later in 2024 — the building now under construction was designed by architect Helmut Jahn before his death in 2021.Via Chicago Tribune&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/georges-berges-introduced-hunter-biden-to-the-art-world-it-hasnt-worked-out-well-e2dc7a3f?mod=hp_featst_pos3">Georges Bergès Introduced Hunter Biden to the Art World. It Hasn’t Worked Out Well.</a>On the evening of the 2020 election, <a href="https://www.wsj.com/topics/person/joe-biden">Joe Biden</a> holed up with his family in his Wilmington, Del., home as the results rolled in. His son, Hunter Biden, was there too, on the phone with his art dealer, Georges Bergès,&nbsp;according to the SoHo gallery owner.“The whole night, we called each other,” Bergès recalled in an interview. The art dealer slowly realized that the nascent artist he had taken under his wing was about to become the son of the president. Bergès offered moral support but concealed the fact that he had donated small amounts of money to <a href="https://www.wsj.com/topics/person/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a> roughly two dozen times that year. “I didn’t say anything about my own point of view,” he said.Via WSJ&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2024-ai-unlock-ancient-world-secrets/?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTcwNzE0MTk5MywiZXhwIjoxNzA3NzQ2NzkzLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTOERZV0lUMEFGQjQwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiI5MTM4NzMzNDcyQkY0QjlGQTg0OTI3QTVBRjY1QzBCRiJ9.2YLiwKjMPV2UTnBJDAJSjcpwWTQQ-9YKaKnB1NIX7p0&amp;sref=nPlhheXZ">Can AI Unlock the Secrets of the Ancient World?</a>A few years ago, during one of California’s steadily worsening wildfire seasons, Nat Friedman’s family home burned down. A few months after that, Friedman was in Covid-19 lockdown in the Bay Area, both freaked out and bored. Like many a middle-aged dad, he turned for healing and guidance to ancient Rome. While some of us were watching <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-08/netflix-s-quirky-tiger-king-becomes-breakout-pandemic-hit">Tiger King</a> and playing with our kids’ <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-08/lego-profit-jumps-on-pandemic-spending-and-sale-of-new-products">Legos</a>, he read books about the empire and helped his daughter make paper models of Roman villas. Instead of sourdough, he learned to bake Panis Quadratus, a Roman loaf pictured in some of the frescoes found in Pompeii. During sleepless pandemic nights, he spent hours trawling the internet for more Rome stuff. That’s how he arrived at the Herculaneum papyri, a fork in the road that led him toward further obsession. He recalls exclaiming: “How the hell has no one ever told me about this?”Via Bloomberg&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

What We're Reading: 2/12/24

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419339/zzexao3vmf1wdnjwfurf.jpg"><figcaption>Theresa Bernstein, Madison Square Garden Circus, 1936, Oil on canvas, 27 x 39 inches</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;Mongerson Gallery Adds New &nbsp;Artist&nbsp;At the end of 2023 Mongerson Gallery, founded by the late Tyler Mongerson, moved from its location on West Grand Ave., to a new location on W. Superior in River North. The gallery just announced the addition of a new artist to its program and is featuring a selection of works by Polish-American artist Theresa Bernstein (1890-2002).Often associated with the New York Ashcan School, Bernstein documented the urban landscape around her, creating vibrant works of social realism which continue to captivate.&nbsp;Theresa Ferber Bernstein-Meyerowitz was born on March 1, 1890, in Kraków, Poland, and raised in Philadelphia. Following training at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women and the New York Art Student’s League, where she studied under William Merritt Chase, Bernstein quickly found success as a painter in New York City. By 1914, she was showing regularly alongside renown painters of the Ashcan School John Sloan, Stuart Davis, and Robert Henri. At a time when modernist abstraction was coming to the fore, Bernstein remained devoted to figurative subjects. Inexorably drawn to the excitement of urban life, Bernstein painted the rapidly modernizing world around her: suffragette meetings, opera houses, throngs on the omnibus, parades, and parties.<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/mongerson-gallery">Contact Gallery for Details</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419340/q7sthp9yjazjogzxjxfe.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park Nominated for USA Today's 2024 10 Best Readers' Choice travel awardstheNate has been nominated for USA Today’s “2024 10 Best Readers’ Choice” travel awards as a contender for Best Sculpture Park. Show your support and VOTE TODAY and everyday until Monday, February 19th!<a href="https://10best.usatoday.com/.../nathan-manilow-sculpture.../">Voting Link</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419340/tk4tdqh6l4fwdkp6gkbd.jpg"><figcaption>Photo courtesy of Left: On the Wings of Change by Diosa (Jasmina Cazacu). Right: Moose Bubblegum Bubble Mural by Jacob Watts. Columbia College Chicago, 33 East Ida B. Wells Drive (south side of the building) Photo: Sandra Steinbrecher</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;Wabash Arts Corridor nominated for USA Today's 2024 10 Best Readers' Choice travel awardsAn expert panel selected Wabash Arts Corridor as a contender for Best Arts District, which just launched. A person can vote once a day for the run of the contest. Voting ends Monday, February 19th and the winners will be announced on 10Best on Friday, March 1st at 12:00pm EST.<a href="https://10best.usatoday.com/.../wabash-arts-corridor.../">Voting Link</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419341/wui3d4guk8c96qfcxozc.jpg"><figcaption>The Muddy Waters house, 4339 S. Lake Park Ave. in Bronzeville, sits in disrepair on Aug. 15, 2023. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/01/31/austin-roseland-and-humboldt-park-first-to-participate-in-city-art-history-project/?fbclid=IwAR0RNczVtOyrwzzielX_UzAe_26BZ0Q9QOFkUQTA1kvhlwgYFXInFE8L1Bs">Austin, Roseland And Humboldt Park First To Participate In Renewed Historical Marker Project</a>Three communities of color will be the first involved in a renewed citywide art project highlighting important people, events and locations in the city’s neighborhoods.Two city agencies are working to expand a historical markers program that <a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1997-09-24-9709250005-story.html">began in the 1990s</a> as a way to highlight notable Chicagoans. The program will bring historical markers citywide, but Austin, Humboldt Park and Roseland will be the first neighborhoods to receive them, said Lydia Ross, the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Event’s (DCASE) director of public art.The project — which began seeking <a href="https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/dca/Public%20Art/rfq/historicmarkerprogrfq.pdf">scholars, artists and other collaborators in August</a>— will be an engaging way to learn about city history, Ross said. DCASE is teaming with the Department of Planning and Development on the project.Via Block Club&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419342/uz4byxrcfago6sb5npl9.jpg"><figcaption>Attendees gather around the drawings of five Prison+Neighborhood Arts/Education Project participants. The organization had a grand opening of its gallery and community space, Walls Turned Sideways, 2717 W. Madison St., on Jan. 27, 2024. (Blair Paddock / WTTW News)</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://news.wttw.com/2024/01/30/new-gallery-community-hub-links-incarcerated-artists-chicago-communities-we-use-art">New Gallery, Community Hub Links Incarcerated Artists to Chicago Communities</a>Robert Curry is a prolific artist.But it’s a rare occasion for his aunts to see his work up close.D’Andrea Mosely and Robin Adams peered down at the two pages of comics drawn by Curry: brightly colored panels depicting “The Lost Place” as he calls it. A community hub where, he writes, children were sent when tensions with law enforcement were high.Children in the community play pool, ping pong and basketball as “a safe haven.”These moments growing up in a three-story walk-up near 45th Street and Champlain Avenue are a cherished memory for Curry that contrasts to his nearly 20 years incarcerated at Stateville Correctional Center.“It’s heartwarming, but it’s also heartbreaking,” said Mosely. “Now he considers it somewhere that is lost to him and others growing up in the neighborhood, just to the community at large that we don’t have these kinds of safe havens in the Black and Brown communities anymore.”Via WTTW&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

CGN Art World Recap: 2/8/24

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419339/fuxcneiiuwcwzsgqxurn.jpg"><figcaption>21Minus, curated by the Teen Creative Agency, Jun 16, 2018. Photo: Grace DuVal, © MCA Chicago. &nbsp;</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://mcachicago.org/learn/youth/call-for-proposals?_gl=1*v18yf5*_gcl_au*MTA2NDg5NTIyLjE3MDExMDgxNTc.&amp;utm_source=PRESS_MCA&amp;utm_campaign=4bdadbdf57-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_21Minus_CallForProposals&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-7c327af066-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D&amp;mc_cid=4bdadbdf57&amp;mc_eid=95b957c616#faqs">Proposal for MCA's 21Minus Youth-Led Program</a>The MCA is encouraging youth in Chicagoland to submit proposals for its upcoming youth-led 21Minus program.Every year, the &nbsp;Teen Creative Agency (TCA) at the MCA hosts an annual exposition of youth creativity during 21Minus. At 21Minus, teens showcase performances, workshops, art installations, film screenings, and more.This year’s event, <a href="https://mcachicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c24ba7c5a91cefd699dc985e1&amp;id=d2d0587a74&amp;e=95b957c616">themed Love &amp; Liberation</a>, will take place on June 15, 2024, and invites young artists to consider different iterations of love and care and their impact. During 21Minus, museum admission is free for people ages 21 and under and their families.The TCA has opened a call for proposals for youth artists ages 21 and younger to participate in 21Minus’s Love &amp; Liberation.&nbsp;<a href="https://mcachicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c24ba7c5a91cefd699dc985e1&amp;id=d370e4d995&amp;e=95b957c616">Read more about the eligibility requirements</a>.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419341/vsvkzwexus2z9uqgadz1.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;ART OF WATER VIII (2024) - James May Gallery Call for Art&nbsp;An exhibition celebrating our most vital resource.Water is the most crucial resource for life. An online &amp; in-person international water-themed exhibition. Water is the most crucial resource for life. The work could be about serious topics such as water conservation and protection, but it could also be about the simple beauty of water. There is something about water that attracts and fascinates us. It is our hope that by celebrating the beauty and necessity of water in all our lives that we can better protect it.Three entries per artist, all mediums accepted. Sliding entry fee scale. Pay what is appropriate to your situation&nbsp;<a href="https://www.jamesmaygallery.com/shop">here</a> or below.​Entries due March 15th at midnight.Show opens May 3rd and runs through May 25th<a href="https://www.jamesmaygallery.com/shop">Art of Water VIII entry link</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419341/jhyv6d6hugxtfm0x7kdd.png"></figure>John Michael Kohler Arts Center Midsummer Festival Call for ArtThe applications for the annual Midsummer Festival of the Arts hosted by the John Michael Kohler Arts Center in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, on July 20-21, 2024 will be closing soon!&nbsp; The outdoor festival features a curated selection of 100 artists, including returning award winners from last year—offering original works of art in a wide variety of categories, such as ceramics, glass, painting, photography, metal, fiber, watercolor, wood, jewelry, and others chosen by jurors. Don't miss the opportunity! Apply by March 1, and anticipate artist notifications by April 4.<a href="https://www.jmkac.org/engage/programs/midsummer-festival-of-the-arts/">Apply here</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419342/atbfvxhzcsc99c0lwcze.png"></figure>Artadia Awards - Chicago Application Open Through March 1The Artadia Awards provide financial support, exposure and recognition to artists. The awards are unrestricted, allowing artists to use the funds in any way they choose.Each year, an open-call application is made available in each of the seven active partner cities. Supporting artists equitably is a critical part of the Artadia Award process: we consider the unique populations of each community and are proud to reflect our country’s diversity with an Awardee pool that is over 50 percent female and over 40 percent persons of color.In addition to financial support, Awardees can participate in the Artadia Network to receive structured opportunities for valuable new connections and resource sharing as well as receive a dedicated webpage on Artadia’s online Artist Registry. Connections fostered by Artadia have facilitated major steps in Awardees’ careers, such as inclusion in prominent exhibitions (e.g. five Awardees were featured in the 2017 Whitney Biennial, and six in 2019).<a href="https://artadia.org/awards/">Apply here</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

Calls for Art: February 7

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419339/yfdhqpwozlr9s3gqk7sl.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/poetry-of-sculpture-works-by-a-selection-of-artists-from-chicago-sculpture-international">Poetry of Sculpture: works by a selection of artists from Chicago Sculpture International</a>Opening: Wednesday, February 7, 11&nbsp;am – 1:30&nbsp;pmChristopher Art Gallery at Prairie State College&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419340/gr3drbnqikd7soggfo0j.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/kevin-riordan">Kevin Riordan: Attempted City</a>Opening: Friday, February 9, 7 – 10&nbsp;pmFirecat Projects&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419341/d8nuoroakjyhhd5psqej.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/poetry-is-a-place">Poetry is a Place</a>Opening: Friday, February 9, 6 – 8&nbsp;pmIstituto Italiano di Cultura&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419342/dancovksjswtiervvxii.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/what-we-leave-behind">What We Leave Behind</a>Opening: Saturday, February 10, 1 – 3&nbsp;pmOS Projects&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419343/mazvoivgtdgo3ik37kw3.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/town-and-country">Town and Country</a>Opening: Sunday, February 11, 1 – 4&nbsp;pmEvanston Art Center&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419344/agam6pmzwsfwqjmawind.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/valentine-s-day-event">Valentine's Day Event</a>Saturday, February 10, 12 – 5&nbsp;pmPistachios Contemporary Art Jewelry and Objects&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419345/bsb4ewbblviypkkoqb2i.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/comics-on-the-radio">Comics On The Radio!</a>Saturday, February 10, 6 – 10&nbsp;pmAgitator Artist Collective&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions Open February 7 - 10

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419333/ypkmvyqpqbrygxy0gnlx.png"></figure>By CGN StaffThe <a href="https://www.mocp.org">Museum of Contemporary Photography's</a> annual benefit takes place in a few weeks, and this year it has set the date for a once-every-four-year night, February 29. MoCP's highly-anticipated annual <a href="https://giving.colum.edu/s/1871/bp22/interior.aspx?sid=1871&amp;pgid=1750&amp;gid=2&amp;cid=5038&amp;ecid=5038&amp;post_id=0">DARKROOM</a> is an occasion for collectors, photographers and gallerists to gather to support and raise money for the museum's exhibitions as well as education and community engagement programs.Last year's spring party saw 300 attendees and offered works by more than 45 artists, such as Krista Franklin, Marshall Brown and Guanyu Xu. The sale of works of art auctioned off raised more than $275,000 for the MoCP.DARKROOM always features notable artists and art world figures who have made a difference not just to MoCP but to the wider cultural community. This year Dawoud Bey is to receive the Silver Camera Award. And the DARKROOM Honoree is Jason Pickleman and JNL StudioDARKROOM's 2024 Co-Chairs are Eszter Borvendeg and Lincoln Schatz.&nbsp;The event takes place at the Columbia College Chicago Student Center at 754 S. Wabash Ave.Tickets, starting at $100 for artists and educators, are on sale now: <a href="https://giving.colum.edu/s/1871/bp22/interior.aspx?sid=1871&amp;pgid=1750&amp;gid=2&amp;cid=5038&amp;ecid=5038&amp;post_id=0">giving.colum.edu/DARKROOM2024</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419334/oazxtk8gtpwq4nwshljl.png"></figure>&nbsp;Auction Artwork By:Marzena Abrahamik Kate Breakey Alicia Bruce Jorian Charlton Barbara Crane Barbara Diener Jorge Ariel Escobar Terry Evans Janice Guy Mark Edward HarrisJessica Hays Joseph Jachna Barbara Kasten Lewis Koch Laura Letinsky Deborah Luster Aspen Mays Cecil McDonald, Jr. Tom Merilion Nathan Miller Sandro MillerClaire Pentecost Carrie Schneider Lincoln Schatz Matt Siber Christina Seely Leonard Suryajaya Robert Stiegler Bob Thall Jan Tichy&nbsp;<a href="https://giving.colum.edu/s/1871/bp22/interior.aspx?sid=1871&amp;pgid=1750&amp;gid=2&amp;cid=5038&amp;ecid=5038&amp;post_id=0">EVENT DETAILS</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419335/j7i2tfra3t9ubki9cu2i.png"></figure></body></html>

MoCP's Leap Night DARKROOM 2024 

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419339/quftvjiz6tnkivc5zljc.jpg"><figcaption>Kaima Akarue It took a long time to get here Collage</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.msichicago.org/explore/whats-here/exhibits/black-creativity-juried-art-exhibition/gallery/general/">Black Creativity Juried Art Exhibition at MSI</a>For 50 years, the Museum of Science and Industry has hosted the nation’s premier exhibition of African American art. The Juried Art Exhibition is a pillar of the Museum’s Black Creativity program, which showcases African American achievement in a variety of scientific, artistic, and technological fields. Each year, the Black Creativity Juried Art Exhibition presents more than 100 works of art from professional and emerging Black artists from throughout the U.S. There is a general category, Works by Black artists age 18 or older, and a teen category, Black artists under 18 OR in grades 9-12.The Museum of Science and Industry’s annual Black Creativity program invites students, teachers, families and the public to explore the legacy of rich contributions and achievements made by African Americans while encouraging deeper interest in science and technology among youth.This longest-running exhibition of African American art has been displayed annually at MSI since 1970. Black Creativity Juried Art Exhibition features paintings, drawings, fine art prints, sculpture, mixed-media, ceramics and photography by African Americans, including youth artists between the ages of 14 and 17. See dynamic works from both professional and amateur African American artists from around the country.This exhibition&nbsp;is now open through April 21, 2024 and&nbsp;is included in Museum Entry.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419340/l7adlmhwl7k2ey956srz.jpg"><figcaption>David Shrobe, Gathering, 2023. Oil, acrylic, charcoal, ink, wood laminate, painted canvas, flocking, wool, printed acrylic, sandpaper, and wood furniture parts on joined wood panels. 78 x 59 x 1 1/2 in</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.moniquemeloche.com/exhibitions/216-david-shrobe-natural-sovereignty-opening-reception-saturday-february-3-4-7pm/press_release_text/">David Shrobe: Natural Sovereignty</a>February 3—March 16 at moniquemelocheOpening reception, Saturday, February 3, 4-7pmThrough assemblage, collage, drawing, and painting, the works on view draw from oral histories, family portraits, and online archives to present the vitality of family life among Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) communities. Pulling from the past to project new possibilities of the future, Shrobe considers the backyard and garden as an extension of the home and a site of sustenance, survival, and resistance.Natural Sovereignty is the last body of work created in the artist’s longtime studio in Harlem, NY. Next month, the artist will vacate his studio in the apartment that has housed his family for nearly a century. Slices of the domestic materialize through found objects such as tabletops, doors, molding, mirror frames, wood flooring, and textiles. The artist collects these objects over long periods of time–often found within the surrounding blocks near his building–filling every corner of his studio.&nbsp;Inspired by bell hooks’ reflection on photography, several of Shrobe’s assemblage paintings are drawn from turn of the century photographs of Black and Indigenous Americans, representing autonomy for people of color and a declaration of their presence. The camera and photography, as described by hooks, offered African Americans a way to empower themselves through counterhegemonic representation and offered the possibility of immediate intervention. <a href="https://www.moniquemeloche.com/exhibitions/216-david-shrobe-natural-sovereignty-opening-reception-saturday-february-3-4-7pm/press_release_text/">Read more...</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419341/btg5srtn2uu9thenxwkx.png"></figure><a href="https://www.mahoganygallery.com/wisconsinblackartexpo3">The Wisconsin Black Art &amp; Culture Expo</a>The annual Wisconsin Black Art &amp; Culture EXPO is the state's largest celebration of black artistic contributions to Wisconsin and the world. A two-month long series of events, the celebration features a variety of community collaborations to kick-off Black History Month. There are many events planned, from receptions to talks to a gala at UW–Parkside on February 10. Mahogany Gallery in Racine, WI, the organizer of the EXPO, is hosting a four-part viewing and discussion series called <a href="https://www.mahoganygallery.com/eventscalendar/black-in-latin-america-viewing-amp-discussion-part-1-c3sfw-6x4nn">Black in Latin America.</a>&nbsp;Last year the EXPO supported over 20 black owned businesses, infused thousands of dollars into the Racine economy and brought visitors from across the US to southern Wisconsin.&nbsp;Participating venues include&nbsp;<a href="https://www.uwp.edu/">UW-Parkside</a> <a href="https://www.mahoganygallery.com/">Mahogany Gallery</a> <a href="https://www.abhmuseum.org/">America’s Black Holocaust Museum</a> <a href="https://www.ramart.org/">Racine Art Museum</a> Hot Shop Glass Lemon Street Gallery&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419342/rmnalwywj2re6vzr416e.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/freedom-square-the-black-girlhood-altar">Freedom Square: The Black Girlhood Altar</a>During the uprising and global pandemic in 2021, A Long Walk Home's Chicago-based artists Scheherazade Tillet and Robert Narciso created The Black Girlhood Altar. The Black Girlhood Altar is a multimedia, artifact-based, video, and object-based artwork to create sacred spaces and honor the lives of Black girls and young Black women who have gone missing or been murdered. As a mode of urgent healing – weaving together commemoration and advocacy – the Black Girlhood Altar is built on years of engaged work in Chicago and taking on national prominence. This temporary monument traveled through various neighborhoods in Chicago before being exhibited at Chicago Cultural Center.On view through March 10&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419342/dn3lhj2o0la7y19h5kms.png"></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/bending-light">Bending Light</a>An exhibition at the South Side Community Art Center, Bending Light,&nbsp;invites you to experience color not just as a visual spectacle but as a powerful conduit for reflection and dialogue. Echoing curator and artist Paul Branton, What does it truly mean to be colored in America? This question approaches theories of color, in relation to identity and the rich pigments found in nature; they serve as the palette for this artistic inquiry and the profound implications of this label. The artists explore its impact on Black identity, potential, and the intricate interplay between societal perceptions and individual existence.&nbsp;Beyond their aesthetic appeal, the works are a celebration of the language of color, offering a poignant exploration of the unique challenges, triumphs, and complexities of Black life.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419344/urodh8svlxlmzfvbebh3.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/faith-ringgold-american-people">Faith Ringgold: American People</a>This career-spanning survey of artist Faith Ringgold opening in the Griffin Galleries ends this month at the Museum of Contemporary Art. This 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.&nbsp;“Faith Ringgold: American People is an overdue examination of an iconic artist whose work has been underseen in Chicago,” Manilow Senior Curator Jamillah James says. The exhibition will also further contextualize Ringgold’s continuing impact on art history through the inclusion of works from the MCA Collection by artists who were influenced by Ringgold or explore similar themes in their work.On view through February 25 at the MCA&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

Area Exhibitions to Visit During Black History Month 2024

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417541/ezvjbycwrtlleoa2tbcg.jpg"><figcaption>Image: The Art Shanty Projects on Lake Harriet in Minneapolis on Sunday, before the event closed because of rising temperatures. Credit...Jenn Ackerman for The New York Times</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/02/arts/design/minnesota-ice-shanties.html">It’s 50 Degrees in Minneapolis. Goodbye, Ice Shanties.</a>It’s not every art installation that instructs visitors to take small steps like a penguin. Then again, there’s nothing quite like the <a href="https://artshantyprojects.org/">Art Shanty Projects</a>, in which intrepid Minnesota artists in insulated jumpsuits and ice cleats annually recreate traditional ice fishing huts, called shanties, in their own eccentric style on a frozen lake in Minneapolis.The structures they dream up — such as a “Hot Box Disco Inferno” wrapped in space blankets, with a pulsating LED floor — draw thousands of visitors to a temporary public space resembling a Burning Man on ice.This year, it was thin ice.Via the New York Times&nbsp;<a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/01/31/neighbors-push-park-district-to-emphasize-culture-at-south-shore-cultural-center/?utm_source=Newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=Sunday+Edition%3A+The+South+Shore+Cultural+Center+Should+Be+For+The+Community%2C+Neighbors+Say&amp;utm_campaign=Sunday+Edition+February+4%2C+2024">Put More Culture Into The South Shore Cultural Center, Neighbors Tell Park District</a>As the Park District drafts its first “strategic plan” in more than a decade, some residents say they want officials to take full advantage of the South Shore Cultural Center’s potential as a hub for arts and culture.Via Block Club&nbsp;<a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/giza-pyramid-restoration-backlash-2427376">Egypt’s Bid to Restore a Giza Pyramid Ignites Backlash From Archaeologists</a>A scheme recently unveiled to reconstruct one of the pyramids at Giza in Egypt has sparked backlash from archaeologists.In <a href="https://www.facebook.com/drmostafawaziry/posts/pfbid02vrAKxXF3QKnjSdVqDGziAoQx6ppiGyWdn1scfyS1yTY2rfwpJTE4nmTUPP6MGZ4yl?__cft__%5b0%5d=AZVWD_HON1OZIrwGTMxiX-pMZyMUtLg1wDlOpK6s0e8TpkX-BMoeNCqrPheUC-beDXFKjdP-nBEvzyaeJxbmrJ9GdZVSbuK5Z5BAGGJ5FwZU1UgBh8rt-r1_iY7Et2z1bq6tRlGjh9S7a57mRB9e7zdzoc_M8hN0OquQopV7juMM5iK74lgAPrNzFcJRFkZNz9Q&amp;__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R">a video</a> on January 25, Mostafa Waziri, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, announced the Menkaure pyramid project. Its goal is to restore the facade of monument, which once held 16 layers of granite, by using granite blocks lying at its base. The project is slated to take about three years to complete.Via Artnet&nbsp;<a href="https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/sothebys-overhauls-fee-structure-lowers-buyers-premium-1234694742/">Sotheby’s ‘Overhauls’ Fee Structure, Lowering Buyers Premium and Standardizing Commissions&nbsp;Rate</a>In an effort designed to bring clarity to an often-murky corner of the art market, Sotheby’s will simplify its fee structure for both buyers and sellers, a move that the house believes will ultimately raise hammer prices and bring in new clients.&nbsp;The change will see buyer’s premiums, essentially commissions paid by those who win lots at auction, lowered across price points. Sotheby’s says the new structure will result in a 26 percent reduction on most lots sold.The new rate, according to a charts provided to&nbsp;ARTnews&nbsp;by Sotheby’s, will be 20 percent of the hammer price for works up to $6 million, above which the rate lowers to 10 percent.Via ARTnews&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

What We're Reading: 2/5/24

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417540/pxetlkxrxlckllbhqpfb.jpg"><figcaption>EXPO CHICAGO 2023, Photo by Justin Barbin. &nbsp;</figcaption></figure>On this first day of February we can feel spring drawing closer. It's fitting that today the exhibitor list for the 11th edition of EXPO CHICAGO was announced 10 weeks before the fair returns to the city April 11–14, 2024.&nbsp;In 2023 Frieze acquired the fair, founded by Tony Karman. This spring's exhibition will be the first edition since the acquisition by a global fair company, but EXPO will continue to be directed by Karman, President and Director. The international art fair landscape is ever-changing, but like always we are looking forward to EXPO's return this spring. Visitors will once again flock to Navy Pier to what's new in the art world, and when they leave the fair floor they are invited to explore the city's own cultural scene and to make valuable and educational connections in the area's galleries, museums and inspiring spaces.&nbsp;– CGN&nbsp;CHICAGO — <a href="https://www.expochicago.com/exhibitors?utm_source=EXPO+Master+%7C+Main+List&amp;utm_campaign=7628610be0-2024+Exhibitors&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_5e6f73ac04-7628610be0-58709297">EXPO CHICAGO</a> reveals the participating exhibitors for the 2024 edition, taking place April 11 – 14, 2024 at Navy Pier’s Festival Hall (600 E. Grand Ave). The upcoming fair will be the first edition as part of Frieze, welcoming more than 170 leading galleries from 29 countries and 75 cities to Chicago.“We are pleased to present the 2024 edition of EXPO CHICAGO, the first since joining Frieze,” said Kristell Chadé, Executive Director of Frieze Fairs. “Building on a strong foundation, Frieze has collaborated with EXPO CHICAGO to showcase an elevated experience for visitors and exhibitors alike. Through its robust international network of galleries and collectors, Frieze is committed to supporting EXPO CHICAGO’s continued success.”“The fair contributes greatly to Chicago’s rich cultural community, and its longstanding connection to the city makes it an important convening moment for arts patrons, curators and collectors in the United States,” said Tony Karman, President and Director of EXPO CHICAGO. “We are excited to welcome the many new and returning galleries to Chicago for our eleventh edition as, together, we will showcase the best that our city has to offer.”&nbsp;Almost 100 exhibitors are returning to EXPO CHICAGO from last year, including Corbett vs. Dempsey (Chicago), DOCUMENT (Chicago, Lisbon), Rhona Hoffman Gallery (Chicago), Kasmin (New York), Michael Kohn Gallery (Los Angeles), Shulamit Nazarian (Los Angeles), Nino Mier Gallery (Los Angeles, New York, Marfa, Brussels), Galerie Poggi (Paris), Nara Roesler (São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, New York), Cristea Roberts (London), and Vielmetter Los Angeles (Los Angeles).Nearly 30 exhibitors are returning after a hiatus, including El Apartamento (Havana, Madrid), Haines (San Francisco), Harper’s (New York, East Hampton, Los Angeles), Edwynn Houk Gallery (New York), Mariane Ibrahim (Chicago, Paris, Mexico City), Perrotin (Paris, New York, Hong Kong, Seoul, Tokyo, Shanghai, Dubai, Los Angeles), Michael Rosenfeld Gallery (New York), and Cristin Tierney Gallery (New York).&nbsp;More than 49 exhibitors are new additions for the 2024 exposition. Highlights include Donald Ellis Gallery (New York, Vancouver), Les Enluminures (Chicago, New York, Paris), Thomas Gibson Fine Art (London), Hakgojae Gallery (Seoul), Jack Hanley Gallery (New York, East Hampton), Labor(Mexico City), Niru Ratnam (London), and Hannah Traore Gallery (New York).The 2024 edition will once again present its core Galleries section, alongside focused presentations and projects including EXPOSURE, PROFILE, Editions + Books, and Special Exhibitions.EXPOSURE, curated by Rosario Güiraldes, Curator of Visual Art at the Walker Art Center, features solo and two-artist presentations represented by galleries ten years and younger installed on the main floor of the exposition. PROFILEpresents solo booths and focused projects by established international galleries. Showcasing ambitious installations and tightly focused thematic exhibitions, this section features major projects by a single artist or collective.The Editions + Books section offers a robust showcase of artist books, editions, prints, and more. Special Exhibitions presents presentations and site-specific work by non-profit organizations throughout Navy Pier’s Festival Hall.&nbsp;&nbsp;2024 EXHIBITORS – Galleries193 Gallery, Paris, VeniceACA Galleries, New YorkAllouche Gallery, New York, Los AngelesGalería Artizar, Canary IslandsAscaso Gallery, Miami&nbsp;Richard Beavers Gallery, BrooklynBogéna Galerie, Saint-Paul de Vence, PhoenixCasemore Gallery, San FranciscoCasterline|Goodman Gallery, Aspen, Santa FeCernuda Arte, Coral GablesGalerie Charlot, Paris, Tel AvivCatharine Clark Gallery, San FranciscoEthan Cohen Gallery, New York, BeaconLa Cometa, Bogota, Madrid, Medellin, MiamiCorbett vs. Dempsey, ChicagoCynthia Corbett Gallery, London&nbsp;Cristea Roberts, LondonCURRO, GuadalajaraDC Moore Gallery, New YorkLuis De Jesus Los Angeles, Los AngelesDOCUMENT, Chicago, LisbonEBONY/CURATED, Cape Town, FranschhoekDonald Ellis Gallery, New York, VancouverENGAGE Projects, ChicagoLes Enluminures, Chicago, New York, ParisEverard Read, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Franschhoek, LondonEric Firestone Gallery, East Hampton, New YorkGalerie La Forest Divonne, Paris, BrusselsForum Gallery, New YorkFreight+Volume, New YorkFriedrichs Pontone, New YorkThomas Gibson Fine Art, LondonHaines, San FranciscoHakgojae Gallery, Seoulhalf gallery, New York, Los AngelesJack Hanley Gallery, New York, East HamptonHarper’s, New York, East Hampton, Los AngelesRichard Heller Gallery, Los AngelesHESSE FLATOW, New York, AmagansettHEXTON Gallery, AspenKristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London, Berlin, West Palm Beach, Schloss GoerneBill Hodges Gallery, New YorkNancy Hoffman Gallery, New YorkRhona Hoffman Gallery, ChicagoEdwynn Houk Gallery, New YorkHunter Dunbar Projects, New YorkMariane Ibrahim, Chicago, Paris, Mexico CityCharlotte Jackson Fine Art, Santa FeBernard Jacobson Gallery, LondonGalerie Judin, BerlinKasmin, New YorkDavid Klein Gallery, DetroitMichael Kohn Gallery, Los AngelesGalerie Carole Kvasnevski, Paris, New YorkLabor, Mexico CityLEE &amp; BAE, BusanGalerie Christian Lethert, CologneLibrary Street Collective, DetroitJane Lombard Gallery, New YorkDiana Lowenstein Gallery, MiamiDavid Lusk Gallery, Memphis, NashvilleMAĀT, ParisMcCormick Gallery, ChicagoMiles McEnery Gallery, New Yorkmoniquemeloche, ChicagoNino Mier Gallery, Los Angeles,&nbsp;New York, Marfa, BrusselsGallery MOMO, JohannesburgGalerie Myrtis, BaltimoreNIL Gallery, ParisClaire Oliver Gallery, New York, Santa FeONE AND J. Gallery, SeoulPablo's Birthday, New YorkPentimenti Gallery, PhiladelphiaPerrotin, Paris, New York, Hong Kong, Seoul, Tokyo, Shanghai, Dubai, Los AngelesGerald Peters Contemporary,&nbsp;Santa FePIERMARQ*, SydneyThe Pit, Los Angeles, Palm SpringsGalerie Poggi, ParisPontone Gallery, LondonRevolver Galeria, Lima, Buenos Aires, New YorkGalerie&nbsp;Richard, ParisGalerie Robertson Arès, MontréalNara Roesler, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, New YorkArthur Roger Gallery, New OrleansMichael Rosenfeld Gallery, New YorkDiane Rosenstein Gallery, Los AngelesRuttkowski;68, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Paris, New YorkRYAN LEE Gallery, New YorkSARAI Gallery, Tehran, MahshahrCarrie Secrist Gallery, ChicagoSEIZAN Gallery, New York, TokyoWilliam Shearburn Gallery, St. LouisSmithDavidson Gallery, Amsterdam, MiamiSous Les Etoiles, New YorkSouthern Guild, Cape Town, Los AngelesMARC STRAUS, New YorkHollis Taggart Contemporary, New YorkSundaram Tagore Gallery, New York, Singapore, LondonTandem Press, MadisonTaylor | Graham, New York, GreenwichDuane Thomas, New YorkPaul Thiebaud Gallery, San FranciscoVallarino Fine Art, New YorkVETA by Fer Francés, MadridVielmetter Los Angeles, Los AngelesVolume Gallery, ChicagoGalerie Oliver Waltman, ParisWeinstein Hammons Gallery, MinneapolisYares Art, New York, Santa Fe, Beverly HillsTimothy Yarger Fine Art | YARGER PROJECTS, Los Angeles, New YorkZidoun-Bossuyt Gallery, Dubai, Luxembourg, Paris&nbsp;EXPOSURE56 HENRY, New York65GRAND, ChicagoAbattoir, ClevelandAddis Fine Art, London, Addis AbabaAfriart, KampalaAicon Contemporary, New YorkAnthony Gallery, ChicagoEl Apartamento, Havana, MadridBill Arning Exhibitions, KinderhookBaert Gallery, Los AngelesRutger Brandt Gallery, AmsterdamLouis Buhl &amp; Co., DetroitCARVALHO PARK, BrooklynJonathan Carver Moore, San FranciscoCob, LondonDreamsong, MinneapolisDuran | Mashaal, MontréalEUROPA, New YorkFragment, New YorkGeary, Millerton, New YorkGether Contemporary, CopenhagenThe Hole, New York, Los AngelesJohansson Projects, OaklandJupiter, Miami BeachEfraín López, New YorkMake Room, Los AngelesMartin Art Projects, Cape TownMICKEY, ChicagoTHE MISSION PROJECTS, ChicagoMontague Contemporary, New YorkMoosey, London, NorwichMarisa Newman Projects, New YorkNOME, BerlinPatel Brown, Toronto, MontréalPovos Chicago, ChicagoNiru Ratnam, LondonResidency Art Gallery, InglewoodSEPTEMBER, KinderhookSGR Galería, BogotáChris Sharp Gallery, Los Angeles&nbsp;TERN, NassauHannah Traore Gallery, New YorkVERVE, São PauloVoloshyn Gallery, Kyiv, MiamiWILDING CRAN GALLERY, Los AngelesZielinsky, Barcelona, São Paulo &nbsp;PROFILEChambers Fine Art, New YorkDep Art Gallery, Milan, Ceglie MessapicaThierry Goldberg Gallery, New YorkMichael Janssen, BerlinKalashnikovv Gallery, JohannesburgKORNFELD GALERIE BERLIN, BerlinKravets Wehby Gallery, New YorkLnS GALLERY, MiamiLUCE GALLERY, Turinwalter maciel gallery, Los AngelesPhilip Martin Gallery, Los AngelesShulamit Nazarian, Los AngelesNewzones, CalgaryFredric Snitzer Gallery, MiamiMindy Solomon Gallery, MiamiSpinello Projects, MiamiCristin Tierney Gallery, New YorkMaximillian William, LondonAnna Zorina Gallery, New York&nbsp;&nbsp;Editions + BooksART FOR CHANGE, New YorkF.L. Braswell Fine Art, Chicago, LakesideChicago Printmakers Collaborative, ChicagoFlying Horse Editions at University of Central Florida, OrlandoBert Green Fine Art, ChicagoLusenhop Fine Art, ClevelandManneken Press, BloomingtonNormal Editions at Illinois State University, NormalPowerhouse Arts, BrooklynRené Schmitt, Berlin, WOLStoney Road Press, DublinSwivel Gallery, BrooklynWildwood Press LLC, St. Louis&nbsp;Special ExhibitionsAMFM, ChicagoAperture, New YorkArt Design Chicago / Hyde Park Art Center, ChicagoArtadia, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York City, San FranciscoArts of Life – Circle Contemporary, Chicago, GlenviewBLANC GALLERY, ChicagoCenter for Native Futures, ChicagoChicago Artists Coalition, ChicagoThe Conservation Center (TCC), ChicagoContour Art Gallery, VilniusCPS Lives, ChicagoThe De Looper Foundation, Washington, DCDepartment of Visual Arts at the University of Chicago, ChicagoFRONT International, ClevelandMuseum of Science and Industry, ChicagoOSMOS, New York, StamfordThe School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago&nbsp;</body></html>

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<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419333/ppptmxgu7ddqlaqnbcls.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;DIY Valentines: A Maker EventFeb 10, 2024, 10:00am–12:30pm. At the Newberry – Ruggles HallCalligraphy evolved into a fine art practice in the mid-20th century, and it continues to be reimagined by artists today. To keep the art of beautiful lettering alive, it must be practiced.Join us and the Chicago Calligraphy Collective for an interactive and family-friendly event focused on expressions of love and care. Enjoy demonstrations of different forms of lettering and related arts – origami, paper embossing, gilding, and more – and try your hand at making your own Valentine projects. This event is open to writers and makers of all ages. Enjoy free hot chocolate, coffee, and treats as you circulate.<a href="https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0057-0014-e561b6e0687c4e368b3be5aaf82bce05">Advance registration required.</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419334/guncbrqyyjmcbmlr6ndu.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;Tea and HappinessPAGODA RED has partnered with THE ROOF CROP &amp; VOLITION TEA to create PAGODA RED Tea. With hand-picked single origin Zhenghe red tea leaves, freshly grown eau de cologne mint&nbsp;and healing hyssop flowers, the blend has subtle anise and&nbsp;orange undernotes. A $98 limited edition, they've paired the tea with their favorite infuser and&nbsp;a hand-painted porcelain double happiness tea leaf jar to convey warmth, joy &amp; love.<a href="https://www.pagodared.com/t/gifts?utm_source=Pagoda+Red+Master+List&amp;utm_campaign=a373f3ea08-20240131_ValentinesTea&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_d5a5331306-a373f3ea08-106923209&amp;goal=0_d5a5331306-a373f3ea08-106923209">Details</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419335/pi1lo9vrgomdwdkhmpnh.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;At the MCA Shop, Create or Dine in the Name of LoveFrom keychains to mirrors to candles and pins you never knew you (or a loved one) needed, the MCA Store has an abundance of red, pink and anatomically-correct hearts for sale this season. They're also having member discount days in leading up to Valentine's Day, so shop for now, or save for later. <a href="https://mcachicagostore.org/collections/valentines-day?page=1">Visit the MCA Store</a>And you can attend the <a href="KIDO Chicago is back this Family Day with a full museum takeover featuring quilt-inspired activities from Faith Ringgold’s book Tar Beach and story quilts as well as music, art-making, and storytelling.">Family Day | Love is Love</a> on February 10, 11am-3pm. KIDO Chicago is back this Family Day with a full museum takeover featuring quilt-inspired activities from Faith Ringgold’s book Tar Beach and story quilts as well as music, art-making, and storytelling.And you can dine at <a href="https://mcachicago.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c24ba7c5a91cefd699dc985e1&amp;id=5d18a9b91f&amp;e=95b957c616">Marisol at the MCA&nbsp;</a> on Valentine’s Day for $100 per person for a 4-course experience.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419336/jpbwjuznpxq6lm3rqun0.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;A Love Supreme at Elmhurst Art MuseuemEAM's love-themed exhibition just opened, so here's your chance to go see the exhibition with a loved one.&nbsp;A solo exhibition by Norman Teague, <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/a-love-supreme">A Love Supreme</a> is inspired by legendary jazz musician John Coltrane, with an adjoining intervention in Mies van der Rohe’s McCormick House by Chicago-based BIPOC designers. Teague uses Coltrane’s album “A Love Supreme” as a personal, cultural, and spiritual touchstone to consider design influences from his life-long home in Chicago, exploring how the power of bold improvisational jazz and unapologetic Black aesthetics have expanded the minds and inspired creative communities of color.You can even attend a <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/family-day-a-love-supreme-valentine">love-themed family day</a>, where visitors are invited to create Valentine’s Day cards inspired by the sights and sounds found in EAM's current exhibition. With drawing and painting, visitors are asked, “Which of your muses will you send your Valentine to?”&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419337/xsqczfvfqnzblrfmhjgq.jpg"></figure>Pistachio's Valentine's Day EventOn Saturday, Feb 10, from 12 – 5pm you're invited to go downtown and visit Pistachio's to celebrate love. Pistachio's is offering $10 off permanent jewelry's. You can enjoy a complimentary glass of wine and get a custom fit bracelet to match your partner or friends.&nbsp;Permanent jewelry is sterling silver, gold fill, and 14k solid gold chains that are custom fit to your wrist size and then welded together – so they never come off (unless you want them to, of course).&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/valentine-s-day-event">Details</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419338/tv0tmehuqhgbdonugwtx.jpg"></figure><a href="https://driehausmuseum.org/programs/detail/for-your-eyes-only-vintage-valentines-with-a-secret?mc_cid=0c0aa2b497&amp;mc_eid=d1db3f815c">For Your Eyes Only — Driehaus Museum Vintage Valentines with a Secret!</a>Wednesday, February 76:00-7:30 PM <a href="https://46316.blackbaudhosting.com/46316/For-Your-Eyes-Only---Vintage-Valentines-with-a-Secret">BUY TICKETS&nbsp;</a>$50 General Audience || $45 Members || $40 Students which includes materials and toolsIn this workshop, you’ll learn how to create a very special homemade valentine (or galentine—or palentine!). Inspired by a 19th century craft adapted from much older Japanese paper arts, these valentines are card and envelope in one, and contain secret compartments that may be used to hide additional messages. After first creating a model or sample, you will construct a Valentine that conceals its contents and reveals them when opened like a magical flower.Materials and basic tools will be provided, and we will be using scissors, ruler and/or right angle, and bone folder (or other folding tool like a letter opener, wooden spoon, tongue depressor). If you have favorite tools, feel free to bring your own.Note: The entrance for this program is 50 E. Erie, the Driehaus Museum’s security entrance.&nbsp;</body></html>

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