<html><head></head><body><a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/obituaries/2023/7/24/23803412/richard-barancik-monuments-men-architect-changed-chicago-skyline">The Last of WWII's Monuments Men Has Died. Richard M. Barancik Was From Chicago.&nbsp;</a>Chicagoan Richard M. Barancik, who was the last surviving member of “the Monuments Men,” a group that recovered millions of pieces of art that had been looted by the Nazis, has died.Via Chicago Sun Times&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419242/gb643hqjwecq0ahuy3pj.jpg"><figcaption>The Canterbury Auction Galleries &nbsp;</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.cnn.com/style/article/vase-yasuyuki-auction-intl-scli/index.html">Tiny vase bought at thrift shop could sell for $11,800</a>A hand-sized vase bought from a UK thrift store for just £2.50 ($3.30) is expected to sell for up to £9,000 ($11,800) at auction.The 10-centimeter (four-inch) masterpiece was spotted by a couple in the southeastern English county of Surrey, on the edge of London, according to Canterbury Auction Galleries in a press release.“My partner Ahmet and I wandered into the charity shop to have a look around – I always head for the books and he heads off to look for art and vintage stuff,” said seller Karen, who only provided her first name, in the release. “He’s not an expert but he does have great taste and an instinct for the ‘real thing.’”Via CNN&nbsp;<a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/artists-say-biden-ai-deal-does-nothing-protect-them-2341413">The White House Struck a Deal With A.I. Companies to Manage the Technology’s Risks. Artists Say It ‘Does Nothing’ to Protect Them</a>Last week, the White House announced that it had struck a deal with several artificial intelligence companies to “manage the risks” posed by the technology. Artists, however, say the deal “does nothing” to protect creatives.The administration of President Joe Biden on Friday secured “voluntary commitments” from Amazon, Anthropic, Google, Inflection, Meta, Microsoft, and ChatGPT creator OpenAI to “help move toward safe, secure, and transparent development of A.I. technology.”The deal calls on the companies to agree to ensure products are safe before launching them and will not pose biosecurity or cybersecurity risks. The companies agreed to address “societal risks” including bias and discrimination. It further calls on the companies to build trust with the public by using watermarking and other labels to identify audio and visuals that have been generated using A.I. technology.But the deal made no reference to the challenges artists fear in the age of A.I. such as job loss and theft of intellectual property.Via Artnet&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

What We're Reading: 7/25/23

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419242/puxqo3ugen33pafs8qkg.jpg"><figcaption>Courtesy The Suburban</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;By BIANCA BOVAJason Pickleman began painting in the 1980’s. His earliest body of work, the Prefix and Suffix paintings, addressed the plasticity of language and its inherent relation to visual abstraction. The works served as formal investigations as well, with the artist noting, “At the time I was making these works, I really just wanted to know what paint does. I was very much involved in the Chicago-base Conceptualist group, many of whom were using language in their work and that influenced me in making this series…at the same time, I was beginning my career as a graphic designer, and developing an interest in typography.” Some forty years on, Pickleman is still producing paintings that ask us to consider the ambiguity of language; to pay attention to its implicit and explicit meanings; to consider the significance of its form.&nbsp;Making time for JOY, currently on view at The Suburban, consists of nine new works derived from various iterations of the logo for the dishwashing detergent brand Joy, originally conceived of in 1949 by the legendary American designer Donald Deskey. Pickleman isolates the logo, then treats it as a material, splitting, flipping, and wrapping it, while faithfully maintaining the integrity of its original form. Rather than coming across as a manipulation of Deskey’s work, the works read as an homage.&nbsp;There is an inherent Pop quality to the logo itself, and to Pickleman’s treatments of it. Two works on outdoor-rated vinyl, ULTRA ULTRA JOY JOY JOY (black on white) and ULTRA ULTRA JOY JOY JOY (white on black) radiate a compulsive energy, while YO JOY (mottled; blue O) has a sly playfulness and irresistible graphic kitsch about it, while also showcasing Pickleman’s masterful paint handling.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419243/rm6ljukhqryqdr129b6x.jpg"><figcaption>Courtesy Bianca Bova</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;Two diptychs, JOY DIVIDED (green O, diptych) and JOY DIVIDED (blue O, diptych), each bear the logo bisected vertically across two canvases, separated by an approximately two inch gap. While no less visually buoyant than the other works in the series, these two pieces hint at what the logo belies. Consider the environment in which we might naturally encounter it: the epicenter of the home, the kitchen counter. The divide in the logo transgresses the notion of domestic bliss the brand name implies, the way a smile stretched too thin conveys displeasure more explicitly than the absence of a smile; not authentic joy, but a performance of joy for the sake of appearances. What would the neighbors think?&nbsp;JOY FLIPPED (full color) and JOY FLIPPED (white on black), each featuring mirrored iterations of the logo, are perhaps the most ambiguous paintings in the series. The result is an undeniably mask-like form, talismanic and uncanny. It could be interpreted as a cave painting as easily as a death mask, calling to mind Pickleman’s Icons series (which includes <a href="https://www.sculpturemilwaukee.com/jason-pickleman">Hand Heart</a> (2021) and <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/society-for-contemporary-art-collectors-sale/hourglass">Hourglass</a> (2020) among others), and his talent for inviting reassessments of the enduring symbols of humanity.Centered on the salon-style main wall of the exhibition is the most diminutive and most stunning of the paintings, BLUE JOY. Utilizing a version of the logo from the 1990’s, the letterforms dynamically fill the volume of the canvas, the “J” and the “y” wrapping cleanly around the outer edges. This single gesture is Pickleman at his best as an artist, intervening with extraordinary precision while respectfully maintaining the source material, to deliver a work that is unmistakably his own. It is the heart of the exhibition.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419244/hhria2jpathkegikr8lw.jpg"><figcaption>Courtesy Bianca Bova</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;The only quasi-sculptural work, SILVER JOY, hangs on a separate wall, apart from the paintings. Composed of silver acrylic letterforms that seem to float on their mounts on gesso board, its reflective surface captures, at turns, the viewer, the space, and the companionate works in the exhibition. Few are those who can resist playing in its presence, striking a pose, snapping a selfie, or simply feeling the need to move around the work to get its full effect. With irresistible charm, it brings Pickleman’s dictum to “make time for joy” into practice.&nbsp;Tucked in a corner of the gallery on a pedestal is one final work, though one not found on the checklist. It consists of a framed sheet of Parapaque with the Joy logo cut out, alongside the logo’s three corresponding pantone swatches, with two registration marks drawn in. When asked about it, Pickleman acknowledged that he wanted to underscore the graphic design roots of the work, and added, with a grin, “I wanted to see if I still knew how to do it, too.”&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419244/rzik8qu05yvoh13kwadg.jpg"><figcaption>Courtesy The Suburban</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;Pickleman, of course, was the proprietor of the studio JNL Graphic Design for over 30 years, having only recently closed his doors. His notable clients (including museums, artists, restaurants, hotels, and galleries) are too numerous to name. That Pickleman chose to respond to the work of Deskey is made all the more intriguing when his own career is considered. Along with Joy, Deskey was also responsible for the now-iconic logos of Crest toothpaste, Tide laundry detergent, and Jif peanut butter, sympathetically, among Pickleman’s most well-known commercial designs is the logo and packaging for the wildly popular popcorn brand Skinny Pop.&nbsp;Once, as he gamely accompanied me on an errand in my favorite grocery store, Devon Market, Pickleman remarked on his dislike of grocery shopping.&nbsp;“Someone designed every item in this store. There are so many decisions sitting on these shelves,” he lamented.&nbsp;Making time for JOY pays respect to those decisions, to the designers and artists whose legacies surround us. For Suburban owner Michelle Grabner to invite Pickleman to exhibit this body of work in a gallery whose previous exhibitions include those by Luc Tuymans and Wade Guyton places him squarely where he belongs: in the canon of great contemporary painters who have devoted themselves to excavating the residue of daily life to illuminate its most intimate corners.&nbsp;Making time for JOY is on view through August 31st, 2023 at The Suburban, 723 S. 5th Street, Milwaukee, WI. For more information visit <a href="http://www.thesuburban.org">thesuburban.org</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

Making time for JOY – An Artist's Exhibition Pays Tribute to Design

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419242/yotysbdwgagfsacesumh.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/guest-curator-adia-sykes">Something from Something</a>Opening: Friday, July 21, 5:30 – 7:30&nbsp;pmENGAGE Projects&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419243/eimk4u1iuuy2ii9nb5q1.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/mke-gallery-night-day">MKE Gallery Night &amp; Day</a>Opening: Friday, July 21, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmJames May Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419243/wdfpcsdtsb0s8rtelj25.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/monica-j-brown-into-the-field-of-awareness-dances-time">Monica J. Brown: Into the Field of Awareness Dances Time</a>Opening: Friday, July 21, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmARC Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419244/xhedywq7jowfwxz60las.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/william-estrada-multiples-and-multitudes">William Estrada: Multiples and Multitudes</a>July 22Hyde Park Art Center (HPAC)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419245/cgd71iu8v9nyhxkuhivn.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/absurdity-in-dada-we-trust-juried-by-kelly-hensen-and-beate-minkovski">Absurdity: In Dada We Trust</a>Opening: Saturday, July 22, 4 – 7&nbsp;pmWoman Made Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419246/il39pqklw1sf9a0sqvd0.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/guest-artist-trace-chiodo-the-striking-faces-of-golf">Guest Artist: Trace Chiodo | The Striking Faces of Golf</a>Opening: Saturday, July 22, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmBlue Moon Gallery&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions July 21 & 22

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419242/qtdtmqywmeradl8mnmem.jpg"></figure>By CGN Staff via PREXPO CHICAGO, the International Exposition of Contemporary and Modern Art, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Frieze, one of the world’s leading contemporary art organizations. The acquisition enables EXPO CHICAGO to build on more than a decade of convening the international art world and Chicago’s rich cultural landscape throughout EXPO ART WEEK.&nbsp;It has also been shared that Tony Karman, founding President and Director of EXPO CHICAGO, will continue to run the fair and its year-round programming with his EXPO team and with the support of Frieze. Frieze is London-based, and they have also acquired the Armory Show in New York. The two fairs are some of the longest-running in the United States.&nbsp;In Thursday's <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/13/arts/frieze-acquires-armory-show-expo-chicago.html?utm_source=EXPO+Master+%7C+Main+List&amp;utm_campaign=017a0feadd-FRIEZE_ANNOUNCEMENT_VIP&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_5e6f73ac04-017a0feadd-58823777">New York Times</a>, Nicole Berry, the Armory Show's executive director said of the acquisition, “It affords us in the future opportunity to collaborate, innovate and grow in ways we haven’t been able to in the past.” Berry used to work closely with Karman on EXPO CHICAGO in its early days. A few years ago the Armory Fair moved its dates from March to September, directly competing with EXPO's schedule at the time before it moved back to April following the pandemic.&nbsp;The 11th edition of EXPO CHICAGO is set for April 11-14, 2024, at Navy Pier.“Since its founding in 2012, EXPO CHICAGO has brought the world to Chicago and Chicago to the world – driving international exchange and demonstrating the incredible role the city and the region plays in contemporary art today,” said Karman. “This exposition has become a pivotal nexus of cross-regional dialogue and a testament to Chicago’s legacy as the site of the first art fair in the Americas. Embarking on this monumental partnership with Frieze, a truly global arts enterprise, allows EXPO CHICAGO, our exhibitors, and patrons to benefit from Frieze’s vision and reach, advancing our mission and strengthening our impact.”“This is a transformational moment in Frieze’s growth, as we extend the depth and breadth of our presence in the US, the world’s leading art market.” said Simon Fox, CEO of Frieze. “We are particularly excited to add Chicago to the list of cities in which we work – a city that has been foundational to the US art market, with an ecosystem of world-class galleries and museums, artists and collectors. EXPO CHICAGO also shares our commitment to supporting our wider creative community and I look forward to working together to realize our collective aims.”Founded by Tony Karman in 2012, EXPO CHICAGO is an international art fair deeply rooted in the cultural ecosystem of Chicago and its creative community. The exposition activates a rich network of artists, museums, curators, galleries, and collectors through investment in rigorous programming—both onsite and citywide—that shines light on Chicago’s generous and collaborative spirit while catalyzing international collaboration and global discourse. In 2023, the exposition hosted 170 leading galleries from 36 countries and 90 cities, welcoming over 32,000 attendees including over 100 curators and museum directors through the fair’s robust panels and curatorial program. The 2024 edition will build on the exposition’s decade-long commitment to convening galleries, artists, curators, and institutions from around the world and across the region.&nbsp;&nbsp;About EXPO CHICAGOEXPO CHICAGO, The International Exposition of Contemporary &amp; Modern Art features leading international galleries alongside a leading platform for contemporary art and cultural programming. Hosted within historic Navy Pier’s Festival Hall, EXPO CHICAGO presents a diverse and inventive program, including /Dialogues (presented in partnership with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago) and Exchange by Northern Trust: An Interactive Conversation Around the Art of Collecting, unrivaled talks programs for both public and VIP audiences; IN/SITU, dynamic on-site installations highlighting large-scale sculpture, film, and site-specific work; and major public art initiatives, including IN/SITU Outside, public art installed throughout Chicago Park District locations, and OVERRIDE | A Billboard Project, a curated selection of international artists throughout the city’s digital billboard network. The EXPO CHICAGO program also features an unprecedented commitment to host curatorial initiatives during the exposition, including the Curatorial Forum in partnership with Independent Curators International (ICI); the Curatorial Exchange, which partners with foreign agencies and consulates to expand the exposition’s global reach; and the Director’s Summit, which convenes emerging museum leaders in a series of conversations addressing the future of museum leadership and institutional reinvention. Under the leadership of President and Director Tony Karman, EXPO CHICAGO draws upon the city’s rich history as a vibrant international cultural destination, while highlighting the region’s contemporary arts community and inspiring its collector base. For more information on EXPO CHICAGO, visit expochicago.com.About FriezeFrieze is the world’s leading platform for modern and contemporary art. Frieze comprises three magazines – frieze, Frieze Masters Magazine and Frieze Week – and five international art fairs – Frieze London, Frieze Masters, Frieze New York, Frieze Los Angeles and Frieze Seoul. In October 2021, Frieze launched No.9 Cork Street, a hub for visiting international galleries in the heart of Mayfair, London. Frieze is part of the IMG network.About IMGIMG is a global leader in sports, fashion, events and media. The company manages some of the world’s greatest athletes and fashion icons; owns and operates hundreds of live events annually; and is a leading independent producer and distributor of sports and entertainment media. IMG also specializes in licensing, sports training and league development. IMG is a subsidiary of Endeavor, a global sport and entertainment company.&nbsp;</body></html>

EXPO CHICAGO To Be Acquired by Global Art Fair Platform Frieze 

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419242/vnm5osnvbap6ghibldmt.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/anxious-pink">Anxious Pink</a>Opening: Thursday, July 13, 5:30 – 7&nbsp;pmJohn David Mooney Foundation&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419243/uhm4ll7kd8bjvc37vy8p.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/past-present-works-by-eric-holubow-and-chris-kleihege">Past/Present: Works by Eric Holubow and Chris Kleihege</a>Opening: Thursday, July 13, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmgallery 1871 (Chicago Art Source Gallery)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419244/kjqcn9sa8il3l1sdaleo.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/objects-in-mirror-are-closer-than-they-appear-circle-contemporary-north-shore">Objects in Mirror are Closer than they Appear (Circle Contemporary North Shore)</a>Opening: Thursday, July 13, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmCircle Contemporary (Arts of Life)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419246/choyearxii7v4v77gtuw.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/joan-holleb-heading-home">Joan Holleb: Heading Home</a>Opening: Friday, July 14, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmAddington Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419247/k9akqw8isknfu8z1netc.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/group-exhibition-featuring-meredith-kopelman-lynn-neuman-james-ostrander-ruth-poor">Group Exhibition: Under the Sun</a>Opening: Friday, July 14, 4 – 7&nbsp;pmZolla / Lieberman Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419248/dt4c2aohs3aijshnutfn.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/spring-summer-group-show">Summer Group Show</a>Opening: Friday, July 14, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmCarl Hammer Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419249/cwa6vwtkxftxsahe0rrg.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/banksyland-meets-markus-klinko-banksy-beyonce-and-beyond">Banksyland Meets Markus Klinko: Banksy, Beyoncé and Beyond</a>Opening: Friday, July 14, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmHilton | Asmus Contemporary - Bridgeport&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419250/vtnupf0bnjiu7nqtmimy.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/sandra-yagi-yokai">Sandra Yagi: Yokai</a>Opening: Saturday, July 15, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmBert Green Fine Art&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419251/wuxwxjfgjgeoixwnaxh7.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/terra-recognita-a-ceramic-story-group-exhibition">Terra Recognita: A Ceramic Story – Group Exhibition</a>Opening: Saturday, July 15, 6 – 8&nbsp;pmMariane Ibrahim Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions July 13 - 15

<html><head></head><body><a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/07/06/star-architect-david-adjaye-will-no-longer-design-old-town-project-after-sexual-misconduct-claims/?utm_source=Pico&amp;utm_campaign=091cc39bbc-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_07_07_01_06+Morning+List+1_COP&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-cbdb1cc15c-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D&amp;mc_cid=091cc39bbc&amp;mc_eid=9fac193df8">Star Architect David Adjaye Will No Longer Design Major Old Town Development After Sexual Misconduct Claims</a>Acclaimed architect David Adjaye is no longer working with a developer to overhaul several Old Town buildings as the designer faces accusations of sexual misconduct within his firm.Adjaye, whose work includes the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., was selected by development firm Fern Hill to design a development entailing a few properties around 1600 N. LaSalle Drive.But a spokesperson from Fern Hill confirmed Thursday the architect will step away from the project.Via Block Club&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419235/kb4seyc8uonj06cmdy7n.jpg"><figcaption>Sculptor Ruth Aizuss Migdal in her studio in East Garfield Park. Her latest sculpture celebrates the female form while protesting the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade.Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times</figcaption></figure><a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/6/28/23776770/sculptor-ruth-a-migdal-wendelin-park-public-art-sculpture">Sculptor Ruth A. Migdal still celebrating the female form at 90</a>On a street of stark brick warehouses, where the air is grubby with Canadian wildfire smoke — made worse by the billowing dust from a nearby saw cutting into concrete — a woman with a cane emerges from a doorway framed with ivy.She beckons for her guest to follow her inside.“I don’t have any depth perception,” she says, explaining the need for the cane.She leads the way along a dimly lit corridor, turns sharply and then into a high-ceilinged space that instantly overwhelms.The walls, the shelves, tables are all covered with sculptures of the female body. Mostly, what you notice, though, are the breasts: hundreds of them — small, large, in wax, clay, bronze, glossy red, gold-leafed. In the center of a lunch table, there’s a pair made of solid lead and too heavy to lift.They aren’t trophies. For Ruth Aizuss Migdal, their 90-year-old creator, they are symbols of feminine beauty, defiance, rage.Via Chicago Sun Times&nbsp;<a href="https://news.artnet.com/multimedia/the-art-angle-podcast-the-rise-and-fall-of-lisa-schiff-2333144">The Art Angle Podcast: The Stunning Fall of Lisa Schiff, Art Advisor to the Stars</a>Just about everyone who works in the New York art world knows Lisa Schiff, an art advisor to the rich and famous who worked with celebrities like Leonardo DiCaprio for many years. She was a highly visible presence at art fairs, on museum boards, and generally around town, running her glamorous boutique firm from a first floor gallery space in Tribeca whose entry wall was covered with a memorable floor to ceiling plant installation.So media savvy that she had a PR firm on retainer, Schiff was frequently quoted as an expert in the art press, and she had longstanding relationships with journalists in town, including here at Artnet News, where <a href="https://news.artnet.com/opinion/meme-art-op-ed-lisa-schiff-2131139">she even wrote an op-ed last summer</a> on the scourge of “meme art.” That’s why it came as such a shock to a lot of us this past May when a <a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/lisa-schiff-lawsuit-vacated-new-york-london-2303632">lawsuit dropped</a> <a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/dealer-schiffs-alleged-ponzi-scheme-2309223">accusing her</a> of essentially <a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/prominent-art-advisor-lisa-schiff-has-been-hit-with-a-second-lawsuit-alleging-she-embezzled-at-least-3-million-2305823">using her advisory firm</a> to run a pretty extravagant <a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/art-advisor-lisa-schiff-hit-with-lawsuit-art-flipping-deal-2300709">Ponzi scheme</a>.Via Artnet&nbsp;</body></html>

What We're Reading: 7/7/23

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419235/feskdgfbve3fbqkikxrb.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;By CGN StaffThe River North Gallery District spaces are banding together again to host their traditional mid-summer gallery walk on Friday, July 14 from 5-8pm. Afterward, walk attendees are invited to enjoy cocktails and al fresco dining at River North's many restaurants.&nbsp;A July gallery walk has been around in the district for many years. This time of year galleries are eager to invite collectors and visitors to the city &nbsp;on self-guided tour of &nbsp;spaces located on Huron, Superior, and Wells Streets, while meeting artists, curators, and gallery staff.&nbsp;The Mid-Summer River North Gallery Walk is free and open to the public. Maps are available at Addington Gallery (704 N Wells St.)Some galleries are opening new exhibitions while others are hosting receptions for ongoing summer shows.&nbsp;There is also a <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/free-cgn-saturday-gallery-tours">free Saturday morning gallery tour</a> taking place the following day, July 15, at 11am.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Participating galleries:<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/joan-holleb-heading-home">Addington Gallery</a><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/spring-summer-group-show">Carl Hammer Gallery</a><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/gallery-victor-armendariz">Gallery Victor Armendariz</a><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/jean-albano-gallery">Jean Albano</a><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/hilton-asmus-contemporary">Hilton | Asmus Contemporary</a><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/rosenthal-fine-art-inc">Rosenthal Fine Art</a><a href="http://www.zggallery.com">Zg Gallery</a><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/group-exhibition-featuring-meredith-kopelman-lynn-neuman-james-ostrander-ruth-poor">Zolla/Lieberman Gallery</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

River North's Mid-Summer Gallery Walk Happens Friday, July 14, 2023

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419235/gwuswvfufomf2vrbjljy.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/bless-you">Bless You!</a>Opening: Friday, July 7, 5:30 – 8&nbsp;pmThe Art Center Highland Park&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419236/nuybmaajdswrqplv0ay7.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/culture-flow-the-ocean-between-vi-an-international-art-symposium">Culture Flow – The OCEAN BETWEEN VI, an International art symposium</a>Opening: Friday, July 7, 5 – 9&nbsp;pmOliva Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419237/befe2zhgxttmv7baywam.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/bop-adventures-in-collage">Bop! Adventures in Collage</a>Opening: Friday, July 7, 5 – 9&nbsp;pmT.F. Projects and The Dime&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419238/nzyknrh8kb6qlrs4zu6k.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/2choey-sorry-i-can-t-talk-right-now-solo-show">2CHOEY: Sorry I can't talk right now</a>Opening: Saturday, July 8, 12 – 5&nbsp;pmVertical Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419239/c0cyqmpspi9cuttk0mzd.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/closing-artist-talk-dario-robleto-on-the-heart-s-knowledge">Closing Artist&nbsp;Talk: Dario Robleto on “The Heart’s Knowledge"</a>Saturday, July 8, 12:30 – 1:30&nbsp;pmBlock Museum of Art&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419240/xbqdoj4pg0fclbvqenla.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/opening-reception-at-the-gallery">2023 Vicinity: Opening Reception</a>Opening: Saturday, July 8, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmPerspective Photo Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions July 7 & 8

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419235/glwjhifajj7h7xjzrhzn.jpg"><figcaption>Attendees at DARKROOM 2023. Photograph by Julie Lucas.&nbsp;</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;By CGN Staff via PRThe Museum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP) raised over $275,000 between ticket sales, sponsorships, donations, and sale of auction items at their annual benefit this past June. The party, taking place at the start of summer, was an occasion to come together to honor local art world leaders and supporters while socializing in the name of a good cause.&nbsp; This year MoCP had over 300 people in attendance. At the event they&nbsp;honored Bob Thall, Silver Camera Awardee,&nbsp;who was&nbsp;in conversation with Cecil McDonald, Jr. during the VIP Hour along with recognizing&nbsp;veteran art dealer Catherine Edelman as this year's&nbsp;DARKROOM Awardee.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419236/btisntn8rzz69co6bnua.jpg"><figcaption>&nbsp;Natasha Egan, Catherine Edelman, Bob Thall, and Karen Irvine. Photographs by Julie Lucas.&nbsp;</figcaption></figure> MoCP shared, "We want to extend our deepest gratitude to this year's co-chairs: Deborah Lovely and Genia Yovankin along with the entire Benefit Committee for their dedication and leadership.&nbsp; We also want to say thank you to each of our generous sponsors for this year's DARKROOM. A special thanks to our Platinum and Gold sponsors: Susan and Bob Wislow and Parkside Realty,&nbsp;Leah Missbach Day,&nbsp;Gage Hospitality Group, Mary Frances Budig and John Hass, Beth Kohl and Gary Feinerman, Silvia and Jay Krehbiel and Hindman Auctions, Related Midwest, Seaberg Picture Framing, and Wight &amp; Company." The full list of <a href="https://mocp.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9e4250b7536dc23e9352b28ee&amp;id=dbf45e1b11&amp;e=d76e1da35a">sponsors </a>are found on&nbsp;DARKROOM's <a href="https://mocp.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9e4250b7536dc23e9352b28ee&amp;id=ea59008b97&amp;e=d76e1da35a">website</a>. Event proceeds support MoCP exhibitions, education, and community engagement programs.&nbsp; You can continue to support MoCP throughout the year by clicking on this <a href="https://mocp.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9e4250b7536dc23e9352b28ee&amp;id=5ac157e653&amp;e=d76e1da35a">link</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

MoCP Honors Art World Leaders and Raises $275K

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419235/ftywskkggg0xpwmjtbt7.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/gordon-parks-the-early-years-1942-1963">Gordon Parks The Early Years: 1942 - 1963</a>Opening: Friday, June 30, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmRhona Hoffman Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419236/l53nar9ai7iqdzq6ag1f.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/actual-fractals-act-i">Actual Fractals, Act I</a>June 30Sculpture Milwaukee&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419237/kyg5ntber0o82yohlwan.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/recent-acquisitions">Recent Acquisitions</a>Opening: Friday, June 30, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmIntuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419238/lgh5x2jtw6oneftittsg.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/ellsworth-kelly-portrait-drawings">Ellsworth Kelly: Portrait Drawings</a>July 1The Art Institute of Chicago&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions June 30 & July 1

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419235/n1ju5whr9ljd8pnkh5au.png"></figure>Evanston Art Center's 21st Annual Winter Arts and Craft Expo Applications are now open!&nbsp;<a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0018WgAYbL2MQi1lh-KfK5PLAuLGYnnZyxtFNl--6Gjdiod6vQ6Ob11dzLA9zVyuo1gjbnqRDGOpXlXmkDu5zGcF_vGvOJKcDoA_ztdJG3KNKFK_bAaBpq_kJvjJsZzBTVjnPjmB54s_U0ZPkSP9ZRxLF0y5CgitvjK-t5LZiUIZ6iOKp72s5zb9N9yNVXX3DnR&amp;c=TNRofxSoBFR_6PrLjvEoER4vFP53Mw7h9e-BD7hN19GnBbi4xkdZeg==&amp;ch=JWTVM3WtmaDck2YR1YUlcD-v-Z3wamk5wyosXIbZSeZGWpS5KnJ_7w==">Apply today on ZAPP</a> &nbsp;by October 12, 2023The Evanston Art Center's Winter Arts &amp; Crafts Expo is one of the largest and most celebrated shows in the Chicago area. The Annual Expo showcases arts and crafts by over 140 selected artisans, featuring original, handmade works of jewelry, ceramics, fiber, metal, glass, painting, photography, mixed-media, and more. This month-long event attracts visitors all over the Midwest region.GENERAL INFORMATIONApplication Deadline: October 12Acceptance Notification: October 18General Shopping: Nov 18–Dec 20,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419236/ngrzbnthlkslqjrj3bpz.png"></figure>Submissions open for the 2023 Evanston Experimental Video ShowcaseSubmissions are open for the 5th annual Evanston Experimental Video Showcase. The showcase presents short experimental video work by artists living or working in the Evanston and Chicagoland regions. The showcase will be screened outdoors on the wall of the Evanston Art Center on September 22, 2023, and will run on a video screen inside the Evanston Art Center from September 22 – October 20, 2023.Submission form open from June 22 – August 25, 2023.<a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0018WgAYbL2MQi1lh-KfK5PLAuLGYnnZyxtFNl--6Gjdiod6vQ6Ob11dzLA9zVyuo1g8MVgQXAxFlmRtp1w1fvIdfQauYzZcJFYpvPTuSiJ_R568ENBySzpbjDbgD_Ngq9RZ7nebmO4p0o1Keoq4BCK9LtMxv5GJmaw&amp;c=TNRofxSoBFR_6PrLjvEoER4vFP53Mw7h9e-BD7hN19GnBbi4xkdZeg==&amp;ch=JWTVM3WtmaDck2YR1YUlcD-v-Z3wamk5wyosXIbZSeZGWpS5KnJ_7w==">Apply today</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419237/qglebc4sitrijsmi6ufz.png"></figure><a href="https://womanmade.org/call-for-art/">6th Midwest Open - Woman Made Gallery</a><a href="https://womanmadegallery.submittable.com/submit/257423/6th-midwest-open">• 6th Midwest Open</a> – September 2–30, 2023 The Midwest Open is an annual exhibition at WMG that highlights women and nonbinary artistic excellence from artists living in the Midwest. All mediums and open theme. $30 entry fee allows submission of up to three works.&nbsp;First Entry Due Date: July 6, 2023, 11:59 PM CST (entry fee: $30)Final Entry Due Date (fee increase to $35): July 13, 2023, 11:59 PM&nbsp;<a href="https://womanmadegallery.submittable.com/submit/257423/6th-midwest-open">• </a><a href="https://womanmadegallery.submittable.com/submit/263572/time-memory-mythos">Time Memory Mythos</a> – October 14–November 11, 2023 Open to women and nonbinary artists, Woman Made Gallery seeks artwork in all mediums that explore any of the ideas surrounding the mystery of time, the abstract nature of memory, and/or the necessity and complexity of myth. $30 entry fee allows submission of up to three works.First Entry Due Date: August 31, 2023, 11:59 PM CST (entry fee: $30)Final Entry Due Date (fee increase to $35): September 7, 2023, 11:59 PM&nbsp;<figure class="image image-style-side"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419238/hkxbjapei6u8d7bkajbf.jpg"><figcaption>Sculpting physics into a visual masterpiece: Ricardo Mondragon named Fermilab 2023 artist-in-residence</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;Fermilab is accepting proposals for the 2024 Guest Artist and Guest Composer programs.&nbsp;Fermilab is America’s premier particle physics and accelerator laboratory, seeking to explore questions like&nbsp;-&nbsp;What are we made of? How did the universe begin? What secrets do the smallest, most elemental particles of matter hold, and how can they help us understand the intricacies of space and time? (<a href="http://fnal.gov/">fnal.gov</a>) We are home to thousands of scientists from around the world.&nbsp;&nbsp;At Fermilab, the arts have been viewed as way to not only nurture creativity and welcome our neighbors, but also to explore and share scientific ideas and concepts.&nbsp;Beginning in 2014, the Fermilab Art Gallery initiated an Artist-in-Residence program, inviting visual artists to delve deeply into Fermilab science, make connections with different scientists and experiments at the lab, and harness these explorations as inspiration for new work.&nbsp;We are planning on a virtual residency (if possible in-person) beginning January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024. <a href="https://events.fnal.gov/art-gallery/artist-in-residence/">Details here</a>&nbsp;The call for artists is now OPEN until August 31, 2023 midnight CT. <a href="https://forms.gle/dh3nwAsk6ithXBXC8 ">Apply here.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;#&nbsp;If you have a call for art or artists you'd like to share with CGN <a href="mailto:info@chicagogallerynews.com?subject=Submitting%20Call%20for%20Art">please email us</a>. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

Calls for Art and Artists: June 26, 2023

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419193/bho2fzobfud8b3eb9ifz.jpg"><figcaption>Pictured: The founding members of ARC Gallery were Dalia Alekna, Jan Arnow, Gerda Meyer Bernstein, Judy Lerner Brice, Ellen Ferar, Imfriede Hogan Lagerkvist, Maxine Lowe, Mary Min, Kay Rosen, Civia Rosenberg Gina Rosenblum, Sara Skolnik Rosenbluth, Laurel Ross, Myra Toth, and Monika Wulfers. Image from the 2nd Annual Members’ Exhibition.</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;&nbsp;By JACQUELINE LEWISIt is no small thing to make a gallery last for five decades, and this year ARC Gallery &amp; Educational Foundation is turning 50. To celebrate the history of one of the country’s oldest co-ops of its kind, ARC has a fall exhibition planned, as well as opportunities to invite the art community and the general public to ensure its next 50 years.&nbsp;Recently we spoke with current ARC president Cheri Reif Naselli, who contacted ARC founding member Gerda Meyer Bernstein – the main force for the formation of ARC (Artists (in)&nbsp;Residence&nbsp;Chicago) five decades ago. Not long after her own 100th birthday in January of this year, Gerda shared some recollections with Cheri about ARC's founding and said she was compelled to start ARC because at the time, there were no places around Chicago for women to show their work. "I felt there were huge things we could accomplish together."&nbsp;When Gerda first started what would become ARC, she gathered a group of just 7–10 artists. Some came and went, Gerda remembers. She says there were good memories but it was a fair amount of trouble starting at the time, because there was not a lot of strong interest that matched her own. Today Gerda is still making art and she plans to have work in ARC's 50th Anniversary Show planned for this fall.&nbsp;*ARC was first opened in 1973 at 226 E. Ontario, across from the original location of the Museum of Contemporary Art. Started by a group of women artists when there were a lot of changes were happening around the country, local artists were starting to form their own galleries and build a thriving art community in Chicago. Today ARC is based in the vibrant West Town neighborhood. In the ‘70s, amidst a climate of ending sexism and conformity, ARC provided a professional exhibition space for women artists who were left out of the mainstream art scene and the commercial gallery system. Women across the country were compelled to overtly challenge the dominance of men in the art world, and in society, through art. The gallery, still operated as a cooperative nonprofit run by its women-led membership, continues to maintain strong links with its legacy of feminist art leadership through the cultivation an inclusive and welcoming space for exhibitions, workshops, and discussion. Via the women-run space, ARC exhibits work by artists of all genders.&nbsp;ARC is the only surviving, not-for-profit, women’s cooperative gallery in the Midwest and has exhibited the work of over 6,000 unique artists from around the globe. Exhibition opportunities for innovative and emerging artists exist today to an extent unheard of for women 50 years ago. ARC’s current and ongoing commitment gives exposure and support to countless artists through mentoring and by donating exhibition space to underserved regardless of gender-identity to help subsidize the costs of solo exhibitions.&nbsp;To publicly celebrate ARC Gallery will mount a 50th Anniversary Exhibition showcasing artwork from past and present gallery members. Current exhibition dates to plan for are September 28-October 21, 2023, with an opening during West Town Art Walk on September 29. Exhibiting artists will lead discussions at a special reception and speak about their art and the impact that ARC has had on their career and life. ARC also plans to host a lecture led by art historian Johanna Gardner-Huggert on the past 50 years of feminist art. Additionally there will be a panel of representatives from several female-run spaces and art historians discussing the future of feminist art titled “The Next 50.” Dates are still to be determined as of press time, so please check <a href="https://arcgallery.org">arcgallery.org</a> and CGN’s calendar for updates.#</body></html>

ARC Gallery at 50

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419235/cgyzmawulabjxvarwbrv.jpg"><figcaption>Felix Gonzalez-Torres, “Untitled”, 1995, Billboard. Dimensions vary with installation. One of multiple outdoor billboards installed along the CTA lines as part of Forecast Form: Art in the Caribbean Diaspora, 1900s–Today. Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (MCA), Chicago, IL. November 2022–April 2023. © Estate of Felix Gonzalez-Torres, courtesy of Felix Gonzalez-Torres Foundation. Above: As seen at the Chicago Avenue CTA Red Line Station &nbsp;</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;As seen on Chicago Transit Authority Rail Platforms&nbsp;By JASON PICKLEMAN&nbsp;A horizontal black and white photo of an evenly gray sky depicts a bird flying left to right, its wings outstretched, up and down. The bird is a black silhouette—elegant, formal, and free.As seen in Chicago Transit Authority’s underground subway and on its elevated passenger train platforms, the image is located amidst conventional advertising billboards. Unlike its neighboring images that advertise legal services or fast food restaurants, the image of the flying bird is bare of any text, or any explanation. No logo. No copy. No text. Just the image of the bird, flying.Conceived by the artist Felix Gonzalez-Torres in 1995 as a multi-sited installation beyond gallery and museum walls, Chicago’s recent installation heralds and introduces the exhibition Forecast Form: Art in the Caribbean Diaspora, 1900s–Today at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (MCA). As noted by the curator of the exhibition Carla Acevedo-Yates, with Gonzalez-Torres’ work out in the city “the exhibition begins before one enters the museum.” 67 reproductions of the image are presented at over 22 CTA stations (often with more than one on display at each platform).&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419236/barckch52xezegsbsqjl.jpg"><figcaption>The fourth floor of the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, at the entrance of the exhibition Forecast Form: Art in the Caribbean Diaspora, 1900s–Today.</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;Measuring 60” W by 48” H, the images are printed and mounted on rigid cardboard, and then slipped into a standard billboard frame. To prevent theft, each image is stapled randomly, though unobtrusively, to the backing of the frame. As of this writing, none of them have been pilfered.&nbsp;“Untitled”, 1995, Billboard was located at the following CTA stations:&nbsp;35th-Bronzeville-IIT (Green)Adams/Wabash (Loop)Belmont (Brown, Purple, Red)Cermak-Chinatown (Red)Cermak/McCormick Place (Green)Chicago (Red)Conservatory-Central Park Drive (Green)Fullerton (Brown, Purple, Red)Garfield (Green)Garfield (Red)Grand (Red)Harold Washington Library-State/Van Buren (Loop)Howard (Purple, Red, Yellow)Logan Square (Blue)Loyola (Red)Merchandise Mart (Brown, Purple)O’Hare (Blue)Roosevelt (Red)Rosemont (Blue)Sox-35th (Red)State/Lake (Loop)Western (Brown)Western (Orange)&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419237/hweaskye6p6idacxddgt.png"><figcaption>Felix Gonzalez-Torres,“Untitled”, 1995, Billboard</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;According to the artist, the installation of the images should be exhibited in mostly diverse neighborhoods—a description accommodated by the list above. “Allowing the image, freed from the walls of the art institution and their interpretive sway, to become part of the landscape itself, thus creating the potential for more private and unmediated encounters with the work,” writes Acevedo-Yates.The billboard presentation of the black and white image of the flying bird, “Untitled”, 1995, Billboard was the last work that Felix Gonzalez-Torres conceived before he died of AIDS-related illness on January 9, 1996. As far as I can tell, the billboard(s) were not exhibited within his lifetime. It has subsequently been exhibited many times, all over the world. A partial list would include presentations in Sweden, Ghana, Stockholm, Hong Kong, Mexico, and Italy. In the U.S., the work has been seen in New York and Texas. All posthumously.Birds, of course, are migratory creatures; and migration is very much a part of our global humanitarian strife. Yet birds are merely hungry creatures and live irrespective of boundaries and fences. They fly and land wherever they can or want. In that sense they are emblems of freedom and independence. A poetically charged icon for any artist.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419238/hqhxpnvqysbcthbcmyu2.jpg"><figcaption>“Untitled”, 1995 as seen on the CTA randomly placed next to a conventional advertisement. &nbsp;</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;The image that comprises “Untitled”, 1995, Billboard comes from a series titled on the Felix Gonzalez-Torres Foundation website as “Birds in Sky.” Uniquely similar, they all feature a gray sky with most often a single bird in flight. The range of clouds within many of the photos can vary considerably, as can the tonal quality of the sky. The image seen on Chicago’s transit system is one of the few whose sky/cloud/background is a remarkably neutral, even gray. The bird’s silhouette is almost perfectly symmetrical, with wings, head, and beak all clearly distinguishable.Beyond the billboard presentation, “Birds in Sky” works have been produced on many substrates and in many media: as a C-print jigsaw puzzle in a plastic bag, 1989; on paper (poster-size) and presented as stacks on the floor, free for the taking, 1992/1993; and printed as a bound 12-page booklet, “Untitled” (Passport #II), 1993, again stacked on the floor for the taking, as seen at the Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago in the 1994 exhibition Traveling.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419239/gkstmmiy6rlpjmclcnh5.jpg"><figcaption>The loading dock door on Chicago Avenue, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;It should be mentioned that two additional installations of “Untitled”, 1995 are on display at the MCA proper: one on the MCA’s loading dock door off of Chicago Avenue, and another before greeting visitors outside the exhibition’s galleries on the MCA’s fourth floor.What attracts is the serenity of the image—it has a quiet peacefulness. And when seen on the subway next to the loud scream of colorful commercial advertising, a strangely calming and meditative effect. It is so odd to see an image on the street that isn’t selling or advertising. It is a gift.&nbsp;<blockquote>Hope is the thing with feathers—That perches in the soul—And sings the tune without the words—And never stops—at all—&nbsp;Emily Dickinson</blockquote>&nbsp;</body></html>

Felix Gonzalez-Torres  “Untitled”, 1995, Billboard

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419224/auj8xobphiwteswdvioz.jpg"><figcaption>Detail view of Edra Soto's Destination/El Destino: A Decade of GRAFT at the Hyde Park Art Center (photo Eugene Tang) &nbsp;</figcaption></figure><a href="https://hyperallergic.com/825763/a-piece-of-puerto-rico-in-chicago-edra-soto/">A Piece of Puerto Rico in Chicago</a>Edra Soto’s sculptures are lovely places to be inside: dappled light shines through walls made of ornate blocks or windows covered in decorative screens, casting shapely shadows that mingle with the free-flowing breeze. There might be a bench to sit on, a table to play dominoes at, or an architectural essay to read. If you’re really lucky, a slice of pineapple upside-down cake or some spam-velveeta-pimiento sandwiches will be on offer.The mid-century Puerto Rican vibe of all that food and space is no accident. Soto, who has lived in Chicago since the late ’90s, was born in 1971 in San Juan and has for the past two decades been creating installations and events that draw on the culture of the place where she grew up and where her family still lives.By Lori Waxman via Hyperallergic&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/ct-ptb-brauer-museum-suit-st-0621-20230620-3rrl2pxg3felxgywvtf6ew33zu-story.html?lctg=B477742924DED4EE756994B069&amp;utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=https%3a%2f%2fwww.chicagotribune.com%2fsuburbs%2fpost-tribune%2fct-ptb-brauer-museum-suit-st-0621-20230620-3rrl2pxg3felxgywvtf6ew33zu-story.html&amp;utm_campaign=Daywatch&amp;utm_content=curated">Indiana AG files for dismissal of lawsuit against Valpo U over artwork sale</a>Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is backing up Valparaiso University’s contention that a lawsuit to stop the sale of three of the Brauer Museum’s most valuable pieces of artwork to fund dorm renovations for first-year students should be dismissed because the plaintiffs who filed the suit don’t have standing to do so.In a Tuesday filing, Rokita reiterates the university’s claim that Richard Brauer, the museum’s founding director and for whom the museum is named, and Philipp Brockington, a retired law professor from the university and one of the museum’s benefactors, cannot file <a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/ct-ptb-brauer-injunction-st-0422-20230421-3u43scmlhzgk7ky2fichrlgcei-story.html">the suit</a> because they are not directly connected to the charitable trust, the Percy Sloan Fund, that provided the museum the artwork with the stipulation that proceeds from any sale of the works be reinvested in the museum and its collection.Via Chicago Tribune&nbsp;<a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/anna-delvey-show-podcast-2323541">Anna Delvey’s New Hustle Is a Podcast of Frothy Conversations With Artists, Writers, and Fellow Fraudsters—and It Could Be Illegal</a>It’s said crime doesn’t pay, but Anna Delvey is giving it a really good go. She’s sold her story to Netflix, <a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/anna-delvey-secret-miami-party-zoom-2222142">flogged her jail drawings</a>, minted NFTs that offer holders <a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/anna-delvey-reinventing-anna-nft-2132210">exclusive access</a>, and has now launched a podcast: The Anna Delvey Show with episodes recorded inside <a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/wet-paint-in-the-wild-anna-delvey-2238809">her East Village apartment</a> where she remains under house arrest.The show’s premise is shameless and bold, which is to be expected from someone who swindled socialites, glitzy hotels, and banks out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. “Now, you get to meet the real me,” she proclaims at the start of each <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3C2I9csduPqKpUxIiWtwCu">episode</a>. “I dive into the concept of rules and the people who make and break them,” she continues to an accompanying jingle seemingly appropriated from a low-rent infomercial.Via Artnet&nbsp;</body></html>

What We're Reading: 6/21/23

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419235/slcqvzvgvsydg2izqfn0.jpg"><figcaption>"Breath, Form, and Freedom," designed by John Lee and Patricia Nguyen. Photo courtesy of Chicago Torture Justice Memorial</figcaption></figure>Via PRCHICAGO – The Mellon Foundation announced a grant of $6.8 million to The City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) to support the Chicago Monuments Project (CMP) and citywide community-generated commemorative initiatives and installations. Funding from the Mellon Foundation will allow for the implementation of new Chicago monuments, including the Chicago Torture Justice Memorial. These projects will add—permanently and temporarily—to the City of Chicago’s collection and memorialize events, people, and groups that historically have been excluded or underrepresented. Additional funding from Mellon will also support ongoing programs that facilitate the continued engagement of artists and communities around monuments, public art, and cultural history.Launched in 2020, the Mellon Monuments Project is a five-year, $250 million commitment to reimagine and rebuild commemorative spaces and transform the way history is told in the United States. The Mellon grant provided to DCASE is the largest grant provided under this initiative to date.“Chicago’s monuments and memorials are more than just public art — they speak directly to the values, history, and vision of our great city,” said Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson. “I’m grateful for the Mellon Foundation’s support of the Chicago Monuments Project and the creation of cultural works around labor, civil rights, racial justice and other areas that represent our diversity, honor our history and tell our story.”“This catalytic support from the Mellon Foundation will fundamentally strengthen our City as our public art collection becomes more honest and inclusive. We are thrilled to celebrate and support these grantees, many of whom have been hard at work for years to see that important stories are made visible,” said DCASE Commissioner Erin Harkey. “Mellon’s funding will enable the City to continue to thoughtfully and creatively engage with the complex, ever-evolving issues related to identity, justice, public space and our shared history.”<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419236/azkr2togdktz1jfqqi8s.jpg"><figcaption>Amanda Williams, Redefining Redlining. Photo Courtesy of the artist. ©Amanda Williams. As part of the Chicago Monuments Project Williams &nbsp;will be creating the George Washington Monument Intervention, a new public art project.</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;The Chicago Monuments Project (CMP) was created as a response to the City of Chicago’s need for a larger reckoning with monuments that symbolize outdated values and do not tell the story—or the full story—of Chicago’s history. A collaboration between DCASE, Chicago Public Schools (CPS), and the Chicago Park District (CPD), CMP’s work began in 2020 and was guided by an advisory committee of community leaders, artists, architects, scholars, curators, and City officials.The Chicago Monuments Project Advisory Committee released its final report in August 2022, synthesized from a comprehensive, community-focused engagement process—the first of its kind in a major U.S. city. Thousands of Chicagoans from diverse communities contributed to the conversation on the city’s public monuments through several modes including surveys, live discussions, and free-response public feedback submitted via <a href="http://chicagomonuments.org/">ChicagoMonuments.org</a>.While significant attention was paid to issues pertaining to the existing collection, CMP agreed that its most important work was in the development of new works that will tell an inclusive story going forward. As part of its engagement process, CMP released a call, “Reimagining Monuments: Request for Ideas,” to solicit proposals from individual artists and community groups that rethink the place, purpose, and permanence of monuments in our public spaces. Eight new works were conceived and DCASE provided initial planning grants of $50,000 to organizations to help develop the project proposals.<figure class="image image-style-side"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419237/hjycskrxt7xlry5y6gda.jpg"><figcaption>Mahalia Jackson Court, Courtesy of Greater Chatham Initiative</figcaption></figure>Funding from the Mellon Foundation will help support the implementation of the eight priority projects and themes that wereidentified through the CMP new work engagement process:<ul><li>Chicago Torture Justice Memorial, artist Patricia Nguyen and architectural designer John Lee</li><li>George Washington Monument Intervention, a new public art project by renowned Chicago artist Amanda Williams</li><li>A Long Walk Home (ALWH), “#SayHerName: The Rekia Boyd Monument Project”</li><li>Mother Jones, in partnership with the Mother Jones Heritage Project (MJHP), a commission to honor Mother Jones’s important contributions to labor history</li><li>Mahalia Jackson monument by artist Gerald Griffin, spearheaded by the Greater Chatham Initiative (GCI)</li><li>Pilsen Latina Histories, lead artist Diana Solis, scholars from the University of Illinois, Pilsen Arts &amp; Community House staff, and additional artists and community groups in Pilsen</li><li>Chicago Race Riots of 1919 Commemoration Project, designed and produced in partnership with youth artists at Firebird Community Arts’ Project FIRE</li><li>Early Chicago, a series of monuments that explore the settling of Chicago, including those to Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable and Kitihawa, and &nbsp;projects which amplify Native American stories</li></ul>The new projects are in various stages of development—some have been in development for many years and are seeking the assistance of DCASE to help implement existing designs, other projects are new ideas where designs still need to be created. Additional funding from Mellon will also support ongoing programs that facilitate the continued engagement of artists and communities, including the creation of a website, updating of signage, the development of public art education programs and tools, and funding for a comprehensive inventory, documentation, and condition assessment of the City’s collection.&nbsp;</body></html>

City of Chicago Announces $6.8 Grant from Mellon Foundation for New Chicago Monuments

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419224/urmhupbdy7eh48a9zaps.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/hector-guimard-art-nouveau-to-modernism">Hector Guimard: Art Nouveau to Modernism</a>Exhibition begins June 22Richard H. Driehaus Museum&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419225/ybm57kmws5qlpdfkllhz.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/omar-velazquez-thomas-h-kapsalis">Omar Velázquez: The Flood</a>and <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/thomas-h-kapsalis-nine-decades">Thomas H. Kapsalis Nine Decades</a>Opening: Friday, June 23, 6 – 8&nbsp;pmCorbett vs. Dempsey&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419226/mno3fws4wrp5p1ehu6y9.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/thomas-h-kapsalis-oblique-perspective">Thomas H. Kapsalis: Oblique&nbsp;Perspective</a>Opening: Friday, June 23, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmDavid Salkin&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419227/y61wpb3lnfypxo2nkuuu.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/michelle-shipka-layers-of-life">Michelle Shipka: Layers of Life</a>Opening: Friday, June 23, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmARC Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419227/bouoiipiml7aivf4f5na.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/absurdity-in-dadaism-we-trust">ABSURDITY: IN DADA WE TRUST</a>Opening: Friday, June 23, 5:30 – 8&nbsp;pmThe Art Center Highland Park&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419228/i857vcde3sau7absoddo.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/leasho-johnson-somewhere-between-the-eyes-and-the-heart">Leasho Johnson: Somewhere between the eyes and the heart</a>Opening: Friday, June 23, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmWestern Exhibitions&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419229/z3asviyor4z1lxp8j0cf.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/in-partnership-with-firebird-community-arts-and-gun-violence-prevention-pac">In partnership with Firebird Community Arts and Gun Violence Prevention PAC</a>Opening: Friday, June 23, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmWeinberg/Newton Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions June 22 - 25 (Part I)

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419224/alt1qveriucyc70jnzoq.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/jack-craig-protist">Jack Craig: Protist</a>Opening: Friday, June 23, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmVolume Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419225/hiswqkxzismfblyfulur.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/all-decked-out-skate-deck-show">All Decked Out: Skate Deck Show</a>Opening: Saturday, June 24, 5 – 11&nbsp;pmEpiphany Center for the Arts&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419226/don6lsc0wji9fnbr7jvr.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/hilton-asmus-contemporary">The Many Loves of Ana Castillo</a>Opening: Saturday, June 24, 4 – 8&nbsp;pmHilton | Asmus Contemporary&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419227/b4yqcnc29osj2hyz1dbh.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/blue-moon-gallery">Mimi Peterson | Assemblages on Canvas</a>Opening: Saturday, June 24, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmBlue Moon Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419228/rit9s7w02vuakhxqg5ro.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/evanston-art-center--3">Anne Hayden Stevens: The Philosopher Walks</a>Opening: Sunday, June 25, 1 – 4&nbsp;pmEvanston Art Center&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions June 22 - 25 (Part II)

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419225/wkykuxbsmj2daxhdxyss.png"></figure>Via PRMayor Brandon Johnson and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) announce a slate of engaging summer arts and recreational programming taking place on the Chicago Riverwalk on the south bank of the Chicago River. The award-winning, pedestrian-friendly Chicago Riverwalk stretches 1.25 miles from Lake Michigan to Lake Street offering restaurants, wineries and bars, live music and performances, public art, urban recreation and more.A new Riverwalk Banner activates the latest series of five large-scale paintings near Michigan Avenue later this summer. Kin Link by <a href="https://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=jd8-2BsLkKeKzJJH-2F5YciLhyQ92gPDNXs-2BP9y-2FnRTEOugL1yBG2DV8fDb-2FRwC8gGUngPoW_BYLPtpUivDHORxxkVXshLCRT3wjV7CgXbLJWP9J5MP9LJ6jv7-2Bb0c97UF1yE1XeiKasl3Q0KHAlfCn9N7XONZksYe5OIXa5kf5eLUqZODuRSP9aq4SJ-2B49W0jH0wJ361C-2FwybchCzI-2B-2Fds-2BrZDUb3a-2FZY6rt8Q9QA3txdOaW-2BrJqa4dobhCwJZ9NxWbfyHOrwPZxP8tA3JslMPs4CO536mH8Jj4-2F-2BGscelJdCrgejcf1yYq4RuB1EHPRvDP1ZjwgcWs75zQYEIrxC5KnDfoAvAhd6KzFP9TcWrHpBaQwmtGGoQrZwzA3TrwhS9Be4WiNAbHfO0HhzgHKZWhBJxVAR1-2FFDggAgmjgKFUw5wi-2Bzu-2FPvEaCuyatMpkmESluCC84vOxJDwT1-2BXgLdH4ZF3D5jw-3D-3D">Leonard Suryajaya</a> is a vision of an immigrant’s experience to the city through a queer lens that offers and creates space for differing patterns and identities to exist in cohesion. It considers the overlapping of family with kinship, and the knotty relationship between home and diaspora spanning from Indonesia to the United States.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419226/bz3gjfmibrzx2jjkh0sq.jpg"></figure>Art on theMART (AOTM)On view twice nightlyJune 8 - September 13: 9pm &amp; 10:30pmSeptember 14 - December 30: 7:30pm &amp; 8:30pmThe Jetty (between Wells and Franklin Streets)Art on theMART is the world's largest digital public art projection, displaying original video works across the 2.5-acre riverside façade of theMART in downtown Chicago every night from April – December. With a yearly program of site-specific commissions, AOTM lends visibility and recognition to a wide variety of artists locally, nationally and internationally.&nbsp;This spring's programming launched with a new commission by internationally renowned artist Derrick Adams. Funtime Unicorn: Ruby Rides Through Four Seasons builds upon Adams’s famed Funtime Unicorn project celebrating Black joy, love and play. The&nbsp;animation–realized in collaboration with The Channel–unfolds across the four seasons and begins with Ruby in a playground before she embarks on adventures through joyful dreamscapes. Projections are on view nightly through July 5, 2023.&nbsp;&nbsp;Art on theMART introduces two new commissions for the summer season. One, of which kicked off on June 8 with the projection, Building Light, by Gensler, the largest global design and architecture firm. The launch of the reimagining of THE MART, also spearheaded by Gensler, will coincide with this latest commission. Beginning July 6, The Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project, an organization celebrating and archiving Black dance, will feature ten diverse local dance companies in a new commission titled The Big Bang: Movement Theory + the Black Dancing Body that will run through September 13. Details at <a href="https://link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com/ls/click?upn=jd8-2BsLkKeKzJJH-2F5YciLh721XIVHDxhvofDuwSurgkWgCR3KTkvqn4tbC7XLvzqfJWcG_BYLPtpUivDHORxxkVXshLCRT3wjV7CgXbLJWP9J5MP9LJ6jv7-2Bb0c97UF1yE1XeiKasl3Q0KHAlfCn9N7XONZksYe5OIXa5kf5eLUqZODuRSP9aq4SJ-2B49W0jH0wJ361C-2FwybchCzI-2B-2Fds-2BrZDUb3a-2FZY6rt8Q9QA3txdOaW-2BrJqa4dobhCwJZ9NxWbfyHOrwPZxP8tA3JslMPs4CO536mH8Jj4-2F-2BGscelJdCrgejcfGg-2B4kxkjbGIKL0Wu1JVYIQQoJ5YpMxklJU3lbhbmlNCrJu0NzRAZCbOu-2BXzbAqyGt1-2FS7B8a-2FeNxmu9-2FN56X7VDbJzctopwNsLQlAulOnMMA-2BHslN4ZXV-2BgxJ3Oxsm72Nnie-2BV3EkTwbVNk1ML8GXtBaHnTMRw3t7SQNI2VqKaw-3D-3D">artonthemart.com</a>.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419227/o0iual5uozx3nsbosp9q.png"><figcaption>Leonard Suryajaya</figcaption></figure>Public ArtThe Riverwalk banner exhibition launched in 2017 as a bi-yearly program and will welcome a new installation Kin Link by Leonard Suryajaya in summer of 2023. &nbsp;Past artists include Candida Alvarez (2017-2019), Ebony G. Patterson (2019-2021), and Andrea Carlson (2021-2023).&nbsp;Other public art installations on display at the Chicago Riverwalk include Echo Hecho Fresco by Alberto Aguilar at the Columbus underbridge, The People in Your Neighborhood by Dont Fret at The Confluence, The Radiance of Being mural by Kate Lynn Lewis at the Community Marketplace, as well as the Riverwalk Gateway by Ellen Lanyon, Allium by Carolyn Ottmers, and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.&nbsp;</body></html>

Art Highlights of 2023 Chicago Riverwalk: Leonard Suryajaya and Derrick Adams

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419224/overxnzsalb0xp3ogmge.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/futures-reimaged-ram-community-art-show">Futures Reimaged: RAM Community Art Show</a>Opening: Wednesday, June 14, 6 – 8&nbsp;pmRacine Art Museum&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419225/ndoeeskmsgzuusft0zyj.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/brenda-draney-drink-from-the-river">Brenda Draney: Drink from the river</a>Opening: Wednesday, June 14, 6 – 8&nbsp;pmThe Arts Club of Chicago&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419226/swm5g54ryixodbot0vxx.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/historical-rare-and-important-documents-auction-preview-reception">Historical Rare and Important Documents: Auction Preview Reception</a>Opening: Thursday, June 15, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmHeritage Auctions&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419228/neiwqqlpyzdmzn4wn2ok.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/the-lost-weekend-the-photography-of-may-pang-candid-photos-of-john-lennon">The Lost Weekend – The Photography of May Pang. Candid Photos of John Lennon</a>Opening: Friday, June 16, 4 – 8&nbsp;pmArt Post Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419228/z4jwyynjr8mvcbfhd7ht.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/prisoners-of-fate-opening-reception-friday-june-16-2023-5-00-pm-9-00-pm">Prisoners of Fate</a>Opening: June 16, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmAlma Art &amp; Interiors&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419229/y9568luxg1nltcvoy2mb.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/annette-turow-recovery-in-color-abstractions-of-nature">Annette Turow: Recovery in Color Abstractions of Nature</a>Opening: Friday, June 16, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmJean Albano Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419230/fcpoqaqh3hfd2dcy2dct.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/3rd-fridays-open-studios-d053dbc6-d377-4a2a-97be-e93a4514502c">3rd Fridays Open Studios</a>Opening: Friday, June 16, 7 – 10&nbsp;pmBridgeport Art Center&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419231/uqd5spvwns6wm9yx9veb.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/june-17-july-8-indrani-nayar-gall-and-madelyn-turner-two-women-show">Indrani Nayar-Gall and Madelyn Turner | Two Women Show</a>Opening: Saturday, June 17, 4 – 7&nbsp;pmWoman Made Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419232/ebaxdb4o8noribofl6c1.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/anne-hayden-stevens-the-philosopher-walks">Anne Hayden Stevens: The Philosopher Walks</a>Exhibition begins June 17Evanston Art Center&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419234/yrnvyt50qa46v5insslp.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/see-what-i-see">See What I See</a>Opening: Saturday, June 17, noon – 7&nbsp;pmGallery Victor&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions June 14 - 17

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419224/jummsju43zcntjg32sc1.jpg"><figcaption>Andy Warhol, Campbell's Soup cans, 1969 from a portfolio of two screen prints on paper, 28/250. Bank of America Collection</figcaption></figure>By GINNY VAN ALYEA &nbsp;<figure class="image image-style-side"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419225/x2c0pbeympqiv3dd5gef.jpg"><figcaption>Robert Mapplethorpe (American, 1946-1989), Andy Warhol, 1986. Gelatin silver print, 5/10. Bank of America Collection</figcaption></figure>Andy Warhol Portfolios: A Life in Pop/Works from the Bank of America Collection opened last week in suburban Glen Ellyn at the Cleve Carney Museum of Art. Typically this is the time of year when the museum opens its annual major exhibition to draw art collectors, supporters and others west of the city to this mighty museum that is part of the College of DuPage.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theccma.org/warhol">The Warhol Exhibition</a> includes 94 works from from the Bank of America Collection on loan through Bank of America’s Art in our Communities program. Spanning multiple floors and even spilling into an exterior courtyard/lawn space, there are over 11,000 sq. ft. of interactive experiences including a Biographical exhibit, Video installation, 150+ photos taken by Warhol, Children’s Print Factory, Studio 54 experience and a Central Park-inspired outdoor space where you can sip your coffee in a special Warhol exhibit themed tumbler.&nbsp;The core of the exhibition is the collection of Bank of America, but all around the works displayed in the museum's main gallery space there are biographical sections that discuss the span of Warhol's life and the arc of his phenomenal career, from his childhood in Pittsburgh to when he encountered inspirational artist contemporaries like Claes Oldenburg, to why he started Interview magazine (to curry favor and proximity with celebrities) to what led him to create The Factory. Along the way helpful wall-stickers accompany text and illustrate timelines and decades. Some works of art have also been created by artists living today who continue to be inspired by Warhol, such as a tower of Brillo-like boxes and a wall installation of famous residents of DuPage County (Tom Skilling, Jim Belushi, and Jeopardy's James Holzhouer, among many others) that is part of <a href="https://www.theccma.org/warholdupageevents">The DuPage Warhol Pop Art Challenge</a>The children's section is also back. I enjoyed this area with my children when we visited the Frida Kahlo exhibition two years ago. There is no end to the inspiration here and there are lots of fun art materials just at the right level for a creative child.&nbsp;The exhibition is up until September 10, and there are dozens of related programs and talks taking place throughout the summer, both at the museum and in the area.&nbsp;Tickets, programs and additional information may be <a href="https://www.theccma.org/warhol">found here.</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/warhol2023/">#Warhol2023</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419226/sxqduwehze3sdctxn4rh.jpg"><figcaption>At the start of the exhibition a section explores Warhol's childhood and the impact of many factors and institutions, such as his family regular attendance at church, where the religious imagery and bold colors used in various Biblical scenes may have influenced Warhol's later use of color. He also greatly admired the actress Shirley Temple and pored through celebrity magazines himself as a child when convalescing.</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419227/ewmlmpbhfbdtuv5ft4k0.jpg"><figcaption>Todd Irwin, Silkscreen on board, 17" × 17" × 14", 2023. Heart and Bones Signs Hand painted Boxes, 17" × 17" x 14", 2023. These original sculptures created by Todd Irwin and Heart and Bones Signs are contemporary responses to Warhol's Brillo Box sculptures.</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419228/r3s0wceyrwp8gajrbfzu.jpg"><figcaption>Various covers of Interview magazine, which Warhol founded in 1969 and led until his death in 1987. Celebrity interviews were usually unedited.</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419229/y4rstqjwxzyfvjeholue.jpg"><figcaption>A view of Flowers, 1970 (left) and Sunset I–IV, 1972 (right)</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419230/xdpk8rgt5q6nubopfeof.jpg"><figcaption>Keith Haring (American, 1958-1990), Andy Mouse, 1986. Portfolio of four screenprints, 28/30. Bank of America Collection. "It's like treating him [Warhol] like he was part of American culture, like Mickey Mouse was. That he himself had become a symbol, a sign for something complete, universally understandable. He sort of made this niche for himself in the culture. As much as Mickey Mouse had." – Keith Haring</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419231/gsquwvhbjr8yizjequjd.jpg"><figcaption>Ten Portraits of Jews of the Twentieth Century, 1980. Portfolio of ten screenprints on Lenox Museum Board, 127/200. Bank of America Collection. The Ten Portraits of Jews of the Twentieth Century portfolio was Warhol's first collaboration with Ronald Feldman Fine Arts. In most instances, Warhol would simultaneously render the same subject matter on canvas and paper. For each of these series, the artist and his dealer would amass long lists of possible items for inclusion and would then whit tle them down to the ideal number of ten images. Warhol referred to his Ten Portraits of Jews of the Twentieth Century series as the "Jewish geniuses" project. Ranging from the well-known Gertrude Stein and George Gershwin to the relatively obscure Louis Brandeis and Martin Buber, these portraits were based on preexisting images.</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419232/srcigm0dqhihtuujatqc.jpg"><figcaption>Geoff Bevington, DuPage Pop Art Challenge 2023. In the spirit of Andy Warhol's fascination with fame, celebrity, and icons we challenged each town in DuPage County to identify the four most famous people in their community. &nbsp;Bevington then created digital Warhol-style portraits based on photos that were provided, and they were blown up into murals to be proudly displayed in their respective region. Each area used different criteria, some chose home-town heroes, other veered to historic founders, and some went for fame, but all resulted in civic pride through public art.</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;</body></html>

Vivid and Educational Exhibition of Works by Andy Warhol on View at Cleve Carney Museum of Art

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image image-style-side"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419213/kgyc52ucklcwb0whp7rt.jpg"></figure>CGN is very sad to share news of the unexpected passing of Tyler Mongerson, President of <a href="https://mongersongallery.com">Mongerson Gallery</a>, from a sudden illness on Sunday, May 28, 2023.&nbsp;On June 6 the gallery shared,"Tyler, a veteran fine art dealer and renowned expert in period Western bronzes, was not only a dedicated father and husband, but also a valued part of Chicago’s art scene. His absence will be deeply felt by all who knew him. Tyler is survived by his two children and his wife Sara, who will now be guiding the gallery through this transition.The legacy of Mongerson Gallery dates back to its foundation in 1971 by Tyler's parents, Mel Mongerson and Susan Wunderlich. Following in his family's footsteps, Tyler joined the gallery in the 1990s and eventually assumed operations in 1999. He established himself as a knowledgeable authority on period Western artwork and bronzes, and had a particular passion for the artists known as the Taos Founders. He was sought after for his expertise by esteemed institutions such as the Thomas Gilcrease Museum, The National Cowboy Hall of Fame, and The Rockwell Museum. Furthermore, Tyler served on the International Advisory Board of the Frederic Remington Museum. Under Tyler's leadership, the gallery flourished and underwent significant transformations. It relocated to a new space in Chicago's vibrant West Town and has expanded its focus to include the works of Surrealists like Gertrude Abercrombie and Julia Thecla. It also showcases the art of important Black artists from Detroit, including Charles McGee and Harold Neal. As Mongerson Gallery navigates this challenging time, we extend our gratitude to our valued clients for their understanding, flexibility, and patience. We are fortunate to have Sara Mongerson, who brings over 30 years of experience in the finance sector, collaborating closely with Gallery Director Jack Spector-Bishop to ensure the continuity of our operations. Their joint efforts will maintain the smooth functioning of the gallery, honoring Tyler's legacy and continuing the mission of Mongerson Gallery. Condolences, questions, and concerns can be directed to <a href="mailto:info@mongersongallery.com">info@mongersongallery.com</a>.&nbsp;*&nbsp;I knew Tyler a little personally as well as professionally, he was a husband and father, as well as the second generation of the Mongerson family to be in the art business.&nbsp;The gallery moved to West Town in recent years and recommitted to a contemporary program specializing in museum-quality 19th and 20th century American art, with a focus on Surrealists Gertrude Abercrombie and Julia Thecla, as well as important Black artists of Detroit such as Charles McGee, Lester Johnson, and Harold Neal. They also continue to offer the best examples of Western Art.&nbsp;Having been a part of Chicago's art community for over 50 years, Tyler will be greatly missed by many.– Ginny Van Alyea, CGN Publisher&nbsp;</body></html>

Art Dealer Tyler Mongerson Has Died

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New Exhibitions June 10

By CGN Staff<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/weinberg-newton-gallery">Weinberg/Newton Gallery</a> announced today that it will be closing in 2023 after 9 years in business. The gallery's final exhibition opens in June and they will have a celebration of art and social justice in September. In an email announcement the gallery team said, "Your interest, paired with the hard work and creativity of the Weinberg/Newton Gallery team and the artists that have exhibited here, allowed us to engage in a wide range of social justice issues through art. Inspired by nonprofit partners, our exhibitions and programs were highly collaborative efforts that focused on establishing and expanding common ground."David Weinberg opened his eponymous gallery, David Weinberg Photography, in the heart of River North in 2006 following a successful career running a family business. He showed his own fine art photographs at the gallery alongside the work of other artists. In 2014 he decided to shift direction and focus on art and social justice, using partnerships with local and national nonprofits and grassroots organizations to mount exhibitions that also featured education, engagement and activism. In 2016 the gallery became Weinberg/Newton (Newton is Weinberg's wife Jerry's last name) and moved to a larger space in River West on Milwaukee Ave. &nbsp;In a 2019 interview with the Chicago Tribune Weinberg said, “I felt like this was something that should be done, that the art world should step up and help the social justice world,” Weinberg says. “And it feels very natural right now."The opening reception for Weinberg/Newton's final exhibition will take place on Friday, June 23, 5–8pm: I​n partnership with Firebird Community Arts and Gun Violence Prevention PAC Save the date for the Weinberg/Newton Closing Party on ​Saturday, September 9, 6–9pm&nbsp;The gallery shared a comprehensive list of wide-ranging&nbsp;partners&nbsp;and topics that have taken place at the gallery since 2014. The complete list and more information may be found on their <a href="https://weinbergnewtongallery.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=13d5172bf37bbf601de9678f4&amp;id=2ca5042198&amp;e=15280a40b5">website</a>. Weinberg/Newton Gallery Exhibitions 2014–2023 • The Way the Mystic Sees surveyed contemporary perspectives and historical approaches to technology and surveillance. In partnership with Human Rights Watch.• We All We Got explored the consequences and devastation of youth violence in contemporary America. In partnership with the Youth Service Project. • Try Youth As Youth examined the juvenile justice system in America. In partnership with the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois. • An Invisible Hand unpacked diverse experiences of poverty. In partnership with the Shriver Center on Poverty Law. • Field Study illustrated the indelible relationship between humans and nature. In partnership with Openlands. • Pearly Foam addressed themes of identity and was in support of trans rights. Partnered with the Center on Halsted. • This Heat responded to the ongoing gun violence epidemic in Chicago. In partnership with Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence. • Block Building juxtaposed the past and present while tracing the rich history and vibrant future of Chicago’s block clubs. In partnership with My Block, My City, My Hood. • Toward Common Cause: Art, Social Change, and the MacArthur Fellows Program at 40 was an expansive, multi-venue exhibition taking place across the city of Chicago that explores the extent to which certain resources—air, land, water, and even culture—can be held in common. Organized by the Smart Museum of Art. • For Those Without Choice brought together new and established pro-choice voices in overwhelming support and demand for reproductive rights. In partnership with Planned Parenthood of Illinois.&nbsp;Key image: Installation view from The Way the Mystic Sees, featuring a work by Nick Cave &nbsp;

Weinberg/Newton Gallery Announces It Is Closing

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