<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419162/oilpvj119njorihf8hun.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/lavar-monroe-sometime-come-to-someplace">Lavar Monroe: Sometime Come to Someplace</a>Opening: Friday, February 3, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmmoniquemeloche&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419163/sgbdnbkz4uftxciljf5g.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/liat-yossifor-life-against-itself">Liat Yossifor: Life Against Itself</a>Opening: Saturday, February 4, 5 – 7:30&nbsp;pmPATRON&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419164/y4gwdhjf4mhyqalmizg2.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/robert-hutchison">Robert Hutchison: Draw Your Own Conclusions</a>Opening: Saturday, February 4, 7 – 10&nbsp;pmFirecat Projects&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419164/fxfsrdojsaekv6y4rom7.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/beyond-representation-seeking-new-forms">Beyond Representation: Seeking New Forms</a>Begins February 6Wadsworth Family Gallery at Lewis University&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions February 4 - 6 (Part II)

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419162/on2vfpeg3aba06wqyqdi.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/steve-geer-paula-shur">Steve Geer &amp; Paula Shur</a>Opening: Saturday, February 4, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmPerspective Photo Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419163/j6hn8nx3s4fipsaybjng.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/pattern-and-process">Pattern and Process</a>Begins February 2Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419164/ncquo5tbmewq7de6gtfc.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/color">COLOR</a>Opening: Friday, February 3, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmARC Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419165/i6nv5hryntvekcbofnw3.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/off-white-perceptions-of-color">Off-White Perceptions of Color</a>Opening: Friday, February 3, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmCircle Contemporary (Arts of Life)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419166/kquistjk8nocdxr4cmze.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/outer-harmonies-thirteen-themes-from-the-permanent-collection">Outer Harmonies: Thirteen Themes from the Permanent Collection</a>Opening: Friday, February 3, 7 – 8&nbsp;pmRockford Art Museum&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions February 4 - 6 (Part I)

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419162/lsrzivsjyd0wq45wrtcx.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/hauntology-ghostly-matters">Hauntology: Ghostly Matters</a>Opening: Thursday, January 26, 6 – 8&nbsp;pmMariane Ibrahim Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419163/bkpuhtcmuuek1udyanyr.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/deborah-simon">Deborah Simon</a>Opening: Friday, January 27, 6 – 8&nbsp;pmInternational Museum of Surgical Science&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419164/ggjgfbaonxumabqwq2qe.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/roe-2-0-it-ain-t-over-yet">Roe 2.0 – It Ain’t Over Yet! (Virtual Exhibition)</a>Opening: Saturday, January 28, 4 – 7&nbsp;pmWoman Made Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419165/bctuxnpkqxad7c5bc0xg.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/sub-urban-warrior">Home Sweet Home: Nostalgia...ish</a>Opening: Saturday, January 28, 4 – 8&nbsp;pmChicago Truborn&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions January 26 - 28

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419155/jxk46iqxdjct90heymof.jpg"><figcaption>Installation view of The Observers featuring John Opera at DOCUMENT, 2023. Image courtesy of the artist and DOCUMENT, Chicago, IL.</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;By BIANCA BOVABuying art—despite what the instagram art market “gurus” that seem to proliferate by the day would have you believe—is not a privilege reserved for the moneyed few. Certainly if your ambition is to own a Gerhard Richter or a Claude Monet (or, for now, an Anna Weyant), you will be boxed out unless your checkbook, your existing collection, and your connections all pass inspection. If your ambition is to simply build a meaningful collection of works that reward you for living with them, that remains achievable. Determining an overall budget for collecting and a spending ceiling for individual acquisitions is a practical first step, as this will be invaluable in determining where you can realistically expect to acquire work.&nbsp;If your range falls at $5,000–$10,000, the good news is that most mid-size galleries will have some work in their inventory that fits in your budget. The work you acquire will have a reasonable likelihood of appreciation, and you will be supporting a living artist whose career you will have the pleasure of following for years to come.&nbsp;If you plan to buy from galleries, the first order of business is identifying what galleries in the appropriate tier of the market have a program that suits your interests. By way of recommendation, in my view the best gallery in Chicago is DOCUMENT, led by its founder Aron Gent and gallery partner Sibylle Friche. The smartest, chicest program in town by a mile, it encompasses energizing young artists like Kiah Celeste and Gordon Hall alongside artists whose careers have grown during their tenure with the gallery including John Opera and Sara Grenberger Rafferty, while still creating opportunities for experimentation by established artists like Barbara Kasten, and space for market darlings like Paul Mpagi Sepuya. The start of the year also marked the opening of a second DOCUMENT location in Lisbon, Portugal, one of the most undeniably intriguing market expansions of a gallery its size globally.&nbsp;You might also get into the habit of browsing fundraising auctions. It has become increasingly common in the past few years for institutions and nonprofits to partner with both major houses (Sotheby’s, Christies, Phillips) as well as independent platforms (Bidpal, Artsy, and once upon a time, Paddle8). Oftentimes the works in these auctions have expansive value ranges, with some lots starting bidding at under $1,000 and others starting bidding at over $100,000. Depending on where the auction is administered and by whom, as well as the nonprofit status of the beneficiary, you may also find that the price you pay remains lower than in a traditional auction, as buyer’s premiums and some taxes may be waived. Doing your due diligence will pay off in this area.&nbsp;If you have social relationships with artists, or you are interested in one sufficiently enough to request and be granted a studio visit, you might also acquire works directly from an artist’s studio. Pricing may be more discretionary in this area. That said, I do not condone acquiring works directly from artists when it is done to intentionally circumvent their galleries. Art dealers work incredibly hard and bear the burden of ever-increasing overhead, and they do not deserve to be cut out of sales in the name of anti-market moral righteousness or by cheapskate collectors. Proceed with caution.&nbsp;Art fairs are another area of the market that is often miscategorized as inaccessible to collectors with modest budgets. When attending major fairs, be on the lookout for young gallery and emerging artist focused segments; Art Basel’s Statements section, or EXPO Chicago’s EXPOSURE section, for instance. Smaller fairs–frequently held as satellites to major fairs–like those put on by the New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA) are often excellent, and you’ll find the dealers are apt to engage in conversation and invest time in getting to know new collectors in this setting.&nbsp;If your budget and individual acquisition ceiling hew closer to $5,000 and under, editions can be an excellent entree into collecting. Editioned artwork is typically priced at a fraction of the market value of primary artwork by the same artists (take note, this is naturally reflected in its value retention and appreciation as well). Editions may be available through an artist’s gallery, through nonprofit organizations (often as a fundraising endeavor) or through publishers.&nbsp;Printed Matter’s current catalog is a reputable and expansive resource for this type of acquisition. It includes works from such art historically important artists as Lawrence Weiner, Jenny Holzer, and Sterling Ruby beginning at a couple hundred dollars. Their overall inventory of editioned works ranges from as little as $5 (a snap-bracelet by Taiwanese artist Son Ni) to $15,000 (a print by Richard Prince). If you’re in New York, a browse around their primary location in Chelsea or their publication-focused second location on St. Mark's Place can make for a satisfying afternoon, and you’re unlikely to leave empty-handed.&nbsp;“I don’t have a budget for acquiring art” is one of those beguiling phrases that contains a polarity when invoked by those at the very top of the market and those at the very bottom. For those in the latter category, don’t despair. If you have a sufficiently developed eye and are willing to put in the legwork, there are always thrift stores, garage sales, and church rummage sales. I’ve come across works by Richard Haas, Peter Sarkisian, and Morris Barazani in just this fashion. It doesn’t happen often, but when it does, you get a thrill and a bargain.&nbsp;For the more intrepid, there are also the depths of internet sale-by-owner sites. A habitual 2am trawler of the “art” categories on eBay and Craigslist myself, my sleepless efforts have yielded everything from a Sophie Grinbarg painting bearing labels from inclusion in a 1937 exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago, to a full mint-condition Meissen Porcelain Monkey Band, to a print of a tiger–from an edition of 100!–released by Tony Tasset at the age of 12 (of the aforementioned, I only acquired one, but a desire to maintain some pretense of financial responsibility and good taste prevents me from revealing which).&nbsp;There is a great deal of art in the world, and always more being made. Paying attention, learning your own taste, and knowing your place in the market remain a solid foundation for building a collection that, at any price point, can hold great personal and artistic value.&nbsp;#&nbsp;Completely new to collecting? Have a very modest budget? Start here:• <a href="https://hi-buddy.org">BUDDY</a>A storefront offering editions, publications, and art from predominantly Chicago-based emerging artists, located on the ground floor of the Chicago Cultural Center.&nbsp;&nbsp;• <a href="https://www.saic.edu/life-at-saic/campus-life-and-involvement/student-art-sales">SAIC Biannual Art Sales</a>We all have those friends who purchased work from Sterling Ruby’s graduate studio, and later sold it to put their kids through college. If you have a great eye, you might acquire work by an artist you will never again be able to afford. At the very least, you’ll be supporting the next generation of artists.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

In Search of Art Between $5,000–$10,000

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419162/cnozwwdjtczyds22fvvi.jpg"><figcaption>Aron Packer</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.potterauctions.com">Aron Packer Joins Potter &amp; Potter Auctions</a>Potter &amp; Potter Auctions announce that Aron Packer has joined the company as a Director and Specialist for the company's Fine and Outsider Art department. This department was recently established after Potter &amp; Potter's successful debut December, 2022 Fine and Outsider Art Sale which realized $155,000. With Packer's appointment, the company plans to grow its art offering into several premier events per year, establish in-house expertise and thought leadership, and be top of mind for collectors and sellers looking to buy or deaccession quality fine and outsider art and related materials.<a href="https://www.potterauctions.com">Potter &amp; Potter</a>, founded in 2007, is a Chicago area auction house specializing in paper Americana, vintage advertising, rare books, playing cards, gambling memorabilia, posters, fine prints, vintage toys, and magicana&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419163/htgkn0wav9flvkptdfro.jpg"><figcaption>Daniel Greene and Gail Kern Paster</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.newberry.org/news/daniel-greene-to-depart-the-newberry-gail-kern-paster-named-interim-president-and-librarian">Newberry Library Director Change</a>The Library announced that Daniel Greene, President and Librarian of the Newberry since 2019, will depart the library for the US Holocaust Memorial Museum this spring. Gail Kern Paster, a Newberry Board member since 2013 and Director Emerita of the Folger Shakespeare Library, will become interim President and Librarian while the Newberry conducts a national search to fill the position.&nbsp; “We are grateful to Daniel Greene for all he has done to advance the Newberry’s mission during his time as President and Librarian,” said Robert&nbsp;Holland, Chair of the Board of Trustees. “Under his leadership, the Newberry has navigated the challenges of the pandemic while pursuing new, innovative ways to serve its many audiences. Dr. Greene departs the Newberry after guiding the library on a path to expanding its role as a civic and cultural institution in the city of Chicago.”&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419164/mfjzin5slc9iqrez3fqp.jpg"><figcaption>From Children of War at UIMA</figcaption></figure>UIMA Releases 6 Digital Prints from "Children of War"Due to popular demand, the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art has released 6 digital prints of works featured in “Children of War,” which are for sale here: <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fuima-chicago.org%2Fchildren-of-war-sale%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1QAbFDK25heor9V-xlYfiwh2Sv6CerkCqkQwfsDxxrpa8JyBDti9pnZ4Q&amp;h=AT0Anegx_cN-bJcfBIIG4s4FQU-TpvIRpR1Q7b2R79rOFTMon3FsY2gnEwsMfTSGS4HO3lpHgC-C2s3rHIqr6_8nNd36NQCQ5wHyqnKLxxA4raFgkpnmfNC7bYgkI98UtZtDCGQ&amp;__tn__=-UK-R&amp;c[0]=AT0r9j2tNivrUjlZz4rSvUj7iyZ1-yzxPbmgqvBTdi1xC5GnfHQhqoXFn2xz47JelK5mY_Mi-fP8JQiD7467hCn1HCjDis3pczC9iei8ke6ynx8c59dqZrPBkaPI4-u9eDgPrbbGytmZJq97mIx_OXIkG81dkWhcykhubgolB6ExniNJTWLayHTNA7fblce_ViC-ZJghZHfD64-u8Vc">https://uima-chicago.org/children-of-war-sale</a>Customers receive a secure link to the file lasting 24 hours after the first download.Proceeds of the sales of these works will be earmarked for the expansion, supplies, and facilities hosting the Art Therapy Project facilitated by Nataliia and Yustyna Pavliuk. Portions of the proceeds will also be going to Lviv Oblast Children’s Clinical Hospital for the Protection of Women and Children, Lysenko Street 31, Lviv Ukraine, Львівська обласна дитяча клінічна лікарня Охматдит.&nbsp;</body></html>

CGN Art World Recap: 1/26/23

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419162/xiknlqq14oakwflnqc4p.png"></figure>&nbsp;Via PRArt on THE MART Foundation announces that applications are now open for a new guest digital art curator program. The selected curator will contribute to programming through commissioning new work and advising on the long-term curatorial strategy for Art on THE MART, the world’s largest digital art experience that transforms an iconic architectural landmark into a 2.5-acre outdoor canvas along Chicago’s vibrant Riverwalk. The program is an 18-month position and will help integrate new global perspectives into the platform while continuing Art on THE MART’s trajectory of bringing dynamic and engaging visual art to downtown Chicago residents and visitors using state-of-the-art technology.Curators specializing in time-based media art with a background in site-specific video, video projection mapping and audio components are invited to apply. Following a jury selection process by the Art on THE MART Foundation and its Curatorial Advisory Board, one winning curator will be awarded a 40,000 USD prize to assemble a major new commission that will be revealed during the 2024 programming season. In addition, the Art on THE MART Foundation will provide a separate commissioning fee for artwork recommended by the guest curator and confirmed by Art on THE MART.“The diversity and trajectories of digital art are at an all-time high and as important as ever. The role of public art programs – and Art on THE MART in particular – is to present and promote access to progressive, community-facing art experiences. We look forward to this next chapter for Art on THE MART and the exciting possibilities a new voice can bring to the landscape of digital art,” said Art on THE MART Executive Director Cynthia Noble.Further details on the application and proposal process can be found here. Applications for the inaugural guest curator position will close at 9:00 AM CT on Monday, March 6, 2023.&nbsp;About Art on THE MARTArt on THE MART, presented in partnership with Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE), is an innovative digital art project that transforms a Chicago architectural landmark into a larger-than-life canvas, spanning over 2.5 acres of THE MART along the city’s Riverwalk. Founded in 2018, Art on THE MART is a platform for cutting-edge moving image work by renowned local, national and international interdisciplinary artists. Under the direction of Cynthia Noble, the program has commissioned work by celebrated names like Nick Cave, Barbara Kruger and Charles Atlas, along with projections by Chicago-based artists and local organizations that elevate voices and artists from underrepresented communities.The program is a result of a 30-year commitment by THE MART owner Vornado Realty Trust, in close collaboration with the City of Chicago, with a shared goal to provide public access to innovative contemporary digital art for thousands of visitors traversing the Chicago Riverwalk each day. The project marks the first time a projection of its size and scope is completely dedicated to digital art with no branding, sponsorship credits or messaging. The permanent projection system illuminates THE MART with 34 state-of-the-art projectors totaling almost one million lumens. The program content rotates seasonally and is selected with the assistance and expertise of the Curatorial Advisory Board, along with the support of a guest digital art curator initiative that was founded in early 2023.Projections are visible to the public from Wacker Drive and along the Chicago Riverwalk. The platform is free and open to the public nightly, nine months per year, from April through December.For more information, visit artonthemart.com or follow us on social media: Instagram: @artonthemart Facebook: @artonthemart Twitter: @artonthemart#ArtontheMART&nbsp;About THE MARTTHE MART (formerly The Merchandise Mart), located in the center of the sought-after River North submarket, is interwoven into the fabric of Chicago as an innovator in business, technology, culture, art, media and more. As the largest privately owned commercial building in the United States, it is also one of the world’s leading commercial buildings, wholesale design centers and the preeminent international business location in Chicago. Encompassing 4.2 million gross square feet, THE MART spans two city blocks, rises 25 stories, and is visited by an average of 30,000 people each business day and nearly 10 million people annually. Offering continuous innovation and creativity from leading manufacturers and design forward showrooms, THE MART serves as the home to Chicago's most creative and technologically innovative companies including Motorola Mobility, 1871, Yelp, PayPal and MATTER, as well as Fortune 500 companies ConAgra Brands, Allstate, Medline Industries, Beam Suntory and Grainger. For more information, visit themart.com.&nbsp;About the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special EventsThe City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) supports artists and cultural organizations, invests in the creative economy, and expands access and participation in the arts throughout Chicago’s 77 neighborhoods. As a collaborative cultural presenter, arts funder and advocate for creative workers, our programs and events serve Chicagoans and visitors of all ages and backgrounds, downtown and in diverse communities across our city — to strengthen and celebrate Chicago. DCASE produces some of the city’s most iconic festivals, markets, events, and exhibitions at the Chicago Cultural Center, Millennium Park, and in communities across the city — serving a local and global audience of 25 million people. The Department offers cultural grants and resources, manages public art, supports TV and film production and other creative industries, and permits special events throughout Chicago. For further details, visit Chicago.gov/DCASE and stay connected via our newsletters and social media.Image: Nick Cave, Ba Boom Boom Pa Pop Pop, 2022. Courtesy of Art on THE MART.&nbsp;</body></html>

Art on THE MART Foundation Launches First-Ever Initiative For Guest Digital Art Curator

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419155/wowkvz6n7ktm6duvoadk.png"></figure>&nbsp;By CGN StaffThe MCA's latest exhibition Forecast Form: Art in the Caribbean Diaspora, 1990s–Today opened in November and runs through April 2023.&nbsp;Taking the 1990s as its cultural backdrop, <a href="https://visit.mcachicago.org/exhibitions/art-in-the-caribbean-diaspora-1990s-today/">Forecast Form: Art in the Caribbean Diaspora, 1990s–Today</a> is the first major group exhibition in the United States to envision a new approach to contemporary art in the Caribbean diaspora, foregrounding forms that reveal new modes of thinking about identity and place. It uses the concept of weather and its constantly changing forms as a metaphor to analyze artistic practices connected to the Caribbean, understanding the region as a bellwether for our rapidly shifting times.The museum asks visitors and online shoppers to immerse themselves into Forecast Form by shopping the collection, ranging from luxurious scarves, colorful stationery, beautiful jewelry, and more! Items feature art and designs from artists such as Candida Alvarez and Firelei Baez.<a href="https://mcachicagostore.org/collections/forecast-form?utm_source=MCA+General+List&amp;utm_campaign=b65a24b745-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2022_11_16_09_16_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-614c1bc232-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D&amp;mc_cid=b65a24b745&amp;mc_eid=95b957c616">View items here</a>&nbsp;</body></html>

MCA Store's New Collection Inspired by Forecast Form 

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419162/mchbmpmgfbqp7c2bechy.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;Via PRSculpture Milwaukee today announced John Riepenhoff will serve as curator for the 2023 exhibition, which will open this summer and be on view through October 2024. Now in its seventh year, Sculpture Milwaukee is an annual outdoor exhibition of public sculpture in downtown Milwaukee. The organization serves as a catalyst for community engagement, economic development, and creative placemaking.John Riepenhoff is an internationally renowned artist, curator, and gallerist who lives and works in Milwaukee.“I'm thrilled to join the succession of artist-curators at Sculpture Milwaukee,” Riepenhoff said. “After watching the organization innovate exhibition-making and engage the local and international scenes over the past six years, I am honored to help continue to grow its legacy with a new cohort of contemporary artists and community.”A complete list of artists and artworks from Sculpture Milwaukee’s 2023 exhibition will be released in Spring 2023.“Bringing on board an influential artist, one who embraces the abstract conditions of time and attention underscores Sculpture Milwaukee's belief in artists, art, and the cultural issues shaping our time,” added Michelle Grabner, who is a member of the organization's board of directors and executive committee. “John's proven investment in localized communities and his experience in the contemporary art market will advance Sculpture Milwaukee's reach and distinguished reputation.”In addition, Nature Doesn’t Know About Us, which was curated by Ugo Rondinone, is on view now through October 2023.&nbsp;About John RiepenhoffJohn Riepenhoff was born in 1982 in Milwaukee, WI, where he still lives and works.Riepenhoff is co-owner of The Green Gallery in Milwaukee and runs The Open Fund and the Beer Endowment. He has also co-organized Milwaukee International and Dark Fairs, is an inventor of artistic platforms for the expression of others, and is a regular food ideator.His exhibitions and curatorial projects have been presented at Various Small Fires, Dallas (2023); Broadway, New York (2022); John Michael Kohler Art Preserve, Sheboygan, Wisconsin (2021); the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (2017); The Suburban, Milwaukee (2007, 2008, 2017); Marlborough, New York (2013, 2014, 2016, 2017); Poor Farm, Wisconsin (2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016); Minneapolis Institute of Art, MN (2016); Nathalie Karg, New York (2015); Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta (2015); Inova, Milwaukee (2010, 2015); 356 Mission Rd, Los Angeles (2014); Crystal Bridges, Bentonville, Arkansas (2014); Lynden Sculpture Garden, Milwaukee (2011, 2013); Tate Modern, London (2010); Swiss Institute, New York (2008).He also continues a program of the John Riepenhoff Experience at various locations around the world, including at Misako and Rosen, Tokyo, Night Gallery, Los Angeles; and Good Weather, Arkansas. He was the 2015 Milwaukee Arts Board Artist of the Year.&nbsp;About Sculpture MilwaukeeSculpture Milwaukee is an annual outdoor exhibition of public sculpture in downtown Milwaukee that serves as a catalyst for community engagement, economic development, and creative placemaking. Free, public, and outdoors, Sculpture Milwaukee honors the arts and celebrates the community with pieces that spark inspiration, conversation, and captivates residents, tourists, students, and art lovers alike to experience sculpture in new and profound ways. Sculpture Milwaukee is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization funded through private grants, donations, and sponsorships. All of the artworks are available for acquisition. For more information, visit www.sculpturemilwaukee.com&nbsp;</body></html>

John Riepenhoff Named Sculpture Milwaukee’s 2023 Curator

<a href="https://www.terraamericanart.org/what-we-offer/grant-fellowship-opportunities/chicago-art-design-initiative-grants/art-design-chicago-2024-exhibitions-grants/?utm_source=EXPO+Master+%7C+Main+List&amp;utm_campaign=73e7555f42-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_ODLVII&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_5e6f73ac04-73e7555f42-58709297">Art Design Chicago 2024 Exhibitions Grants</a>Art Design Chicago is a platform for collaboration and exchange developed with cultural practitioners throughout Chicago. The initiative seeks to catalyze transformative approaches to co-creation and community engagement and stimulate expansive narratives of Chicago art and design, past and present. The Terra Foundation invites proposals for exhibitions to be presented as part of Art Design Chicago. Recognizing current and historical inequities in presentations and understandings of American (and Chicago) art history, the Terra Foundation encourages exhibitions that address these disparities and exclusions.To be considered, programs should focus on the <a href="https://www.terraamericanart.org/what-we-offer/grant-fellowship-opportunities/chicago-art-design-initiative-grants/art-design-chicago-faqs/">visual arts and/or design of Chicago</a>, whether historical or contemporary, including Native American arts of the region. Contemporary art projects should offer a reflective and critical engagement with histories, arts, and/or art histories associated with Chicago contexts.More information <a href="https://www.terraamericanart.org/what-we-offer/grant-fellowship-opportunities/chicago-art-design-initiative-grants/art-design-chicago-2024-exhibitions-grants/?utm_source=EXPO+Master+%7C+Main+List&amp;utm_campaign=73e7555f42-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_ODLVII&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_5e6f73ac04-73e7555f42-58709297">here</a>&nbsp;Chicago Printmakers is Selling Printmaking Care Packages Again&nbsp;For $75 CPC will send a beautiful printy fun pack from you to a recipient anywhere in the U.S. that features a print of your choosing (from 8 possible choices), along with a hand made card to the recipient (that we'll hand write and "sign" for you) plus a bunch of other fun arty goodies. Shipping is included! It's like a BIG GIANT SMALL PRINT HUG in the mail. Take care of your friends and loved ones (and yourself) with uplifting art. The theme here is WELLNESS.<a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001EbVuQl3oNAx1iQVf9iB_862STFhNvp3UgGLcYhsNEuGG6l6OovGeOzDfn41PSIfsb8meHuhcn19iGWjqCJwo0zM05MIvGqiDxfJk7sHTxxNuC4LK89Or2mI68VSflcNdKjXVycueCl5SLIaNoDscoXaebWNcHxpT2giLWHeIIp7-s49IC6GBWMbWcAIau6HTMN-KotxjXvbr3K7GjdYYTTQ4crxo1ZLZh6EErs90lD6k8PfEko0yRF12VhcoZexEnq9Bh9mJTsOv7fZK53eJfyowp692ovPa3s6TParXEN8=&amp;c=DZkHeiCwEyGSfbZibGA1LnXsRPMEIVCTblZ6_ktmwzJ9Z7Udd6ykog==&amp;ch=jc1oeclXEcw2RmmNe7BpyQVXzvosG1bvlEGx4uWLNgxe5mx-p9rSuA==">SHOP CARE PACKAGES</a><a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001EbVuQl3oNAx1iQVf9iB_862STFhNvp3UgGLcYhsNEuGG6l6OovGeO30v0F_CzPQeE9GGHhKjHcbTp-GD5ZJc5gH8dB2GtRyRoYhiaRbUrRuMoHJE7ZfCrEx2h-gmt0oIMrYM-Y56H7B4XGmeqPbv1KsxqSnquPiYNKOOnm7F9woGjv1ITsOBEonYxCypddnO&amp;c=DZkHeiCwEyGSfbZibGA1LnXsRPMEIVCTblZ6_ktmwzJ9Z7Udd6ykog==&amp;ch=jc1oeclXEcw2RmmNe7BpyQVXzvosG1bvlEGx4uWLNgxe5mx-p9rSuA==">SHOP PRINTS</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.artnews.com/list/art-news/artists/who-is-theaster-gates-1234651543/#recipient_hashed=613539a43568c1a47820906c3033d813b063aa31da08d3bcc613f3b3d1248578&amp;recipient_salt=57f1da2200d56c9894b7bf21313727239bef88b323c1daff7d2f6c86ce2069bd">From Pottery to Real Estate: Six Essential Works by Artist and Activist Theaster&nbsp;Gates</a>Few artists make work as wide ranging as that of the Chicago-based multidisciplinary artist Theaster Gates, whose art encompasses ceramics, sculpture, music, performance, film, and land development. It also includes what art historians generally call social practice—a medium that focuses on art as a means of social or political engagement—although Gates resoundingly rejects the term.Gates’s projects may at times seem unrelated to one another; what connects classic clay vessels, canvases covered with roofing material, a Black Madonna figure, the revival of neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side, and a neon sign reading “Burn Baby Burn” emblazoned above 5,000 records from the personal vinyl collection of a legendary DJ? In fact, there are identifiable threads running through the whole of his oeuvre.Via ARTnews&nbsp;

CGN Art World Recap: 1/24/23

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419155/jltd1feferyh1gpdomee.jpg"><figcaption>Artist and writer Audrey Niffenegger is the founder of the Artists Book House. Photo by Anna Dobrowolski</figcaption></figure><a href="https://evanstonroundtable.com/2023/01/12/artists-book-house-opts-out-of-harley-clarke-mansion/">Artists Book House opts out of Harley Clarke Mansion</a>The Artists Book House informed the city it is leaving the Harley Clarke mansion, bringing an abrupt end to the group’s dream to create a book and literary center in the long-shuttered lakefront building, its founder said Thursday, Jan. 12.The decision was reached reluctantly, after consulting with four fundraising firms, who, while agreeing it was possible to raise the money required to restore the mansion, concluded that it would take eight to 10 years, far beyond what the group had committed to originally, said Audrey Niffenegger, the founder of the Artists Book House, confirming the decision.Note: CGN profiled Niffenegger and the project in the <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2021/9/inpursuit-of-bookish-things-audrey-niffenegger-on-building-artists-book-house-a-home-in-evanston">Fall 2021 issue of CGN</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2023/1/17/23530987/notre-dame-cathedral-restoration-chicago-carla-knoorowski">Chicagoan awarded high honors from France for work rebuilding Notre Dame Cathedral ravaged by fire</a>Carla Knorowski cried as she sat on the couch at her Lake View home and watched news coverage of a fire tearing through Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.It was April 2019. The smoke and flames struck a nerve.Several weeks earlier, Knorowski, a professional fundraiser who’s raised millions for her alma mater, the University of Illinois at Chicago, began working with Friends of Notre Dame de Paris on the organization’s board of directors.Via Chicago Sun Times&nbsp;Elmhurst Art Museum Receives $150K NEA GrantEAM announced they have been awarded a $150,000 matching grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and they are the only museum in the State of Illinois to win this national award.This nationally recognized award will aid future renovations to the museum's roof to protect its permanent collections and sustain our humanities programming.&nbsp;</body></html>

CGN Art World Recap: 1/18/23

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419155/azitb9sju5pvj0wt2no9.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/ted-degener-at-home-with-artists">Ted Degener: At Home with Artists</a>Opening: Thursday, January 19, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmIntuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419156/i84qafm5u37fx1megdqh.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/roscoe-mitchell">Roscoe Mitchell | Keeper of the Code: Paintings 1963-2022</a>Opening: Friday, January 20, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmCorbett vs. Dempsey&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419157/yppivyzbhnna8ob5hypa.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/sacrifice-and-revelations">Sacrifice and Revelations</a>Opening: Friday, January 20, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmFLXST Contemporary&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419157/cnyopq0yaomljmc3fr10.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/environment-s-tallation">ENVIRONMENT/S/TALLATION</a>Opening: Friday, January 20, 7 – 10&nbsp;pmBridgeport Art Center&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419158/nmgpxks9wittk832uwpw.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/collected-pauses-solo-exhibition-jeffrey-sanderson">Collected Pauses – Solo Exhibition, Jeffrey Sanderson</a>Opening: Friday, January 20, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmAlma Art &amp; Interiors&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419159/qx1mdlikah16jpjokdrg.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/for-those-without-choice">For Those Without Choice</a>Opening: Friday, January 20, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmWeinberg/Newton Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419160/ltswbt16eupg5eh4ve8w.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/3rd-fridays-open-studios-ad14fe29-ffb5-4a6d-b767-779c6e7902cb">3rd Fridays Open Studios</a>Friday, January 20, 7 – 10&nbsp;pmBridgeport Art Center&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419161/nxuh5l39aqii2tyhj4nn.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/doug-fogelson-the-witness">Doug Fogelson: The Witness</a>Opening: Saturday, January 21, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmBert Green Fine Art&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions January 19 - 21

<a href="https://www.richardgraygallery.com/exhibitions/gray-at-60">GRAY Announces 60th Anniversary Exhibition</a>GRAY is pleased to announce GRAY at 60, an exhibition and accompanying book commemorating six decades since the gallery’s founding in 1963 by Richard Gray (1928-2018). Featuring works by sixty historical and living artists whose practices have been integral to the gallery’s vision GRAY at 60 presents the legacy and future of one of the United States’s longest running galleries.&nbsp;GRAY at 60&nbsp;opens on Thursday, January 26 from 5-7 PM, at GRAY Chicago (2044 W. Carroll Ave.) and will be on view through March 11, 2023 before the exhibition travels to GRAY New York (1018 Madison Ave.), where it will be on view from March 31 through May 26, 2023.GRAY at 60 pursues a single material—paper—across more than one hundred years of art history to survey the myriad ways in which artists use the medium as an index of touch and a surface for immediacy. The exhibition takes root in the gallery’s intertwined histories of presenting canonical artists alongside those reinventing the canon itself. As gallery principal Paul Gray notes, “From the beginning [of the gallery] there was the eclectic mission of acquiring, exhibiting, and dealing in the masters of the century’s first half such as Matisse, Picasso, Léger, Giacometti, and Gorky, combined with representing and exhibiting prominent mid-career artists of the time, Calder, de Kooning, Avery, and Morris Louis, as well as exhibitions for young and emerging artists like 26 year-old Bob Thompson whom the gallery presented in its inaugural show in 1963.”Reflecting on this history, GRAY at 60 makes space for Modernist, Abstract Expressionist, Pop, Contemporary, and other expansive practices to be shown together. These transhistorical readings posit a logic for the works of Agnes Martin and Barnett Newman to hang alongside a tar paper work by Theaster Gates; for the colorful forms of Joan Miró, Jackson Pollock, Grace Hartigan, and Helen Frankenthaler to enter into dialogue with McArthur Binion’s and Carrie Moyer’s; for Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse to converse with Alex Katz and David Hockney; for a balance between the sculptors Alexander Calder, Jaume Plensa, and Torkwase Dyson’s impressions in two dimensions; and for Rashid Johnson’s figures to join those by Jean Dubuffet, Alberto Giacometti, and Philip Guston.In considering these conversions of art-making across time, GRAY at 60 finds the medium of paper a fitting ledger with which to trace the years past and those to come.&nbsp;<a href="https://ennouncement.exhibit-e.com/t/y-l-nhddrdy-sykijfhl-t/">Learn More</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.artencounter.org">Art Encounter Receives NEA Grant</a>Art Encounter is pleased to announce they were approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to receive a Grants for Arts Projects award of $25,000.This grant will support the expansion of <a href="https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001hXli2oGYA4YgZccVSaOcrAX_b-j-nQxVmeHxVGYboROndVNzVLdDat-zBhd-UygtUAGk2_P-oaHdxHmgxa5XZ1N4fnhc8-W7fqZ64rqO30SksVuGqNfyOf0IZCAPU4hAN71fQ23prr78H2CXn8Kbb21VdJTdp32KZVrXAKXStS8=&amp;c=8KchOUsiJU5Tcmk2wm1431d_haOmFX2WAO9L6Zuc-VA_J2vnwdg8XQ==&amp;ch=o1LJRTJen90oDBNJChv_RMe0oFIsO3UIFq0cEJ3187MQo6IQuiATWw==">ARTiculations</a>, our in-school art and writing residency program for students in Chicago Public Schools. Art Encounter is honored to be chosen as one of the 1,251 Grants for Arts Projects awardees, totaling nearly $28.8 million in funding announced by the NEA as part of their first round of fiscal year 2023 grants. This will be Art Encounter’s first time receiving grant funding from the NEA.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-art-instutute-of-chicago-employee-federal-embezzlement-charges-20230113-cxkrk3lj4bap3fanwr2h5h7ovq-story.html">Former Art Institute employee charged in $2 million embezzlement scheme</a>A former payroll manager for the Art Institute of Chicago has been indicted on federal charges alleging he embezzled more than $2 million in museum funds over a 12-year period by falsifying payments to employees.Michael Maurello, 56, of Beach Park, was charged in an indictment made public Friday with two counts each of wire fraud and bank fraud. The more serious bank fraud charges carry a maximum of 30 years in prison if he is convicted.Via Chicago Tribune&nbsp;

CGN Art World Recap: 1/16/23

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419155/wmykdqgg2zdn3cqimpox.jpg"></figure>Via PR&nbsp;Chicago’s only international artist residency program welcomes artists from Belarus, Minneapolis, and ChicagoHyde Park Art Center, the renowned non-profit hub for contemporary art located on Chicago’s vibrant South Side, proudly marks the eleventh anniversary of its Jackman Goldwasser Residency program, offering comprehensive residencies of varying lengths to seven local, national and international artists whose creative practices address a wide range of social and personal issues. The Visiting Residency Program, Chicago’s only international artist residency program, welcomes three artists from Belarus and Minneapolis, while the year-long Radicle Studio Residency Program hosts fourChicago-based artists.For over a decade, the Residency program—with a particular focus on ALAANA (African, Latinx, Asian, Arab, Native American) artists—has provided valuable studio spaces, art classes, and supportive resources, while connecting the residents to the city’s artists, curators, art institutions, and cultural communities. Each year, the Residency provides a platform for these international, national, and local artists and curators to take creative risks within their practice and expand professional networks in the context of a historic, community-rooted art space in the heart of Chicago.“We are thrilled to welcome this year’s residents to our community. Through their practice, these artists are committed to exploring issues related to justice, representation, care, and knowledge-sharing and production – all values that are deeply woven into the Art Center’s mission. We embrace the opportunity to support their research, make space for reflection, and grow together in a community,” says Mariela Acuna, Art Center Exhibitions and Residency Manager.&nbsp;The seven artists in the 2023 cohort of the Jackman Goldwasser Residency program are:Radicle Studio Residency, Year-Long Residency for Chicago ArtistsRadicle Studio Residents are rooted for a year at the Art Center through high-quality, free studio space where artists make work, research new projects, have access to the Art Center’s broad international network of artists and resources, and connect with a dynamic public. The 2023 Radicle Residents will be in residency from January 16&nbsp; - December 15, 2023, and include:<a href="https://www.hydeparkart.org/directory/sofia-fernandez-diaz/">Sofía Fernández Díaz</a> is a multidisciplinary artist whose process is fueled by her knowledge of ancient and modern techniques, combining experimentation, intuition, and play to discover unexpected commonalities between unrelated materials.<a href="https://www.hydeparkart.org/directory/eric-perez/">Eric Perez</a> is a first-generation American, U.S. Marine Corps veteran, artist and educator. Primarily a photographer, his work focuses on his experience of being a Marine during his two deployments as part of the Global War on Terror and the impacts of militarized intervention. Eric Perez is the recipient of the annual David C. and Sarajean Ruttenberg Arts Foundation award which makes Perez’s residency possible.<a href="https://www.hydeparkart.org/directory/kushala-vora/">Kushala Vora</a> is a dreamer, community organizer and an interdisciplinary artist working in sculpture and drawing. Through her practice she focuses on reducing the exertion of power on oneself, another and the landscape.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.hydeparkart.org/directory/rhonda-wheatley-3/">Rhonda Wheatley</a> is a multidisciplinary artist, energy worker, and educator whose installations and interactive projects are grounded in the speculative and metaphysical and explore self and community-healing and care.&nbsp;&nbsp;Visiting Residency, Seasonal Residencies for National and International ArtistsWith support from the McKnight Artist Residencies consortium and the Artist Communities Alliance, the Art Center welcomes Minneapolis-based artists<a href="https://www.hydeparkart.org/directory/norah-shapiro/"> Norah Shapiro</a> (April 10-22) and <a href="https://www.hydeparkart.org/directory/rotem-tamir/">Rotem Tamir</a> (May 15-27).&nbsp;Shapiro is an Emmy Award winning documentary filmmaker committed to justice focused storytelling informed by her decade-long first career as a public defender. Tamir’s art practice focuses on traditions of object making and how they morph as they travel with their bearers through time and space, echoing the complex stories of relocation and shuffled identities.&nbsp;The Art Center continues its ongoing partnership with <a href="https://www.cecartslink.org/">Citizen Exchange Corps ArtsLink</a>’s acclaimed international fellowship program via Belarussian artist <a href="https://www.hydeparkart.org/directory/rufina-bazlova/">Rufina Bazlova</a> (October 10 - November 15), who uses traditional Belarussian folk embroidery to create images of resistance in Belarus, whether by depicting peaceful protests or stories of people who have been illegally detained.&nbsp;Rufina Bazlova's residency is made possible with support from the Abakanowicz Arts and Culture Charitable Foundation Research and Production Fund.&nbsp;For more information on The Jackman Goldwasser Residency, including the application process for the 2024 residency program, please visit <a href="https://www.hydeparkart.org/">www.hydeparkart.org</a>.The Jackman Goldwasser Residency receives generous support from: Abakanowicz Arts and Culture Charitable Foundation Research and Production Fund, Artist Communities Alliance, CEC Artslink, The David C. &amp; Sarajean Ruttenberg Art Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and The Joyce Foundation.&nbsp;About Hyde Park Art CenterHyde Park Art Center, at 5020 South Cornell Avenue on Chicago’s vibrant South Side, is a hub for contemporary arts in Chicago, serving as a gathering and production space for artists and the broader community to cultivate ideas, impact social change, and connect with new networks. Since its inception in 1939, Hyde Park Art Center has grown from a small collective of artists to establishing a strong legacy of innovative development and emerging as a unique Chicago arts institution with social impact. The Art Center functions as an amplifier for today and tomorrow’s creative voices, providing the space to cultivate and create new work and connections.For more information about Hyde Park Art Center, please visit&nbsp; <a href="https://www.hydeparkart.org/">www.hydeparkart.org</a>.&nbsp;</body></html>

Hyde Park Art Center Announces Resident Artists of Jackman Goldwasser Residency Program

EXPO CHICAGO Announces Exhibitors for 10th Edition in April 2023

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419155/pwdnjjpuak3eu3mdouhf.jpg"></figure>Black Creativity Celebration Starts Next WeekThe <a href="https://msichicago.lt.emlnk1.com/Prod/link-tracker?redirectUrl=aHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ3d3cubXNpY2hpY2Fnby5vcmclMkZleHBsb3JlJTJGd2hhdHMtaGVyZSUyRmV4aGliaXRzJTJGYmxhY2stY3JlYXRpdml0eS1qdXJpZWQtYXJ0LWV4aGliaXRpb24lMkYlM0Z1dG1fc291cmNlJTNEQWN0aXZlQ2FtcGFpZ24lMjZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtJTNEZW1haWwlMjZ1dG1fY29udGVudCUzRE5ldyUyQlllYXIlMjUyQyUyQk5ldyUyQkNlbGVicmF0aW9ucyUyNTIxJTI2dXRtX2NhbXBhaWduJTNERW1haWwtR2VuZXJhbC1KYW51YXJ5LTEwLTIwMjM=&amp;sig=642LHRU6eRyDSiYSbGKLP3Da1XQRGPWax13tHWqCMMWk&amp;iat=1673392608&amp;a=%7C%7C223668553%7C%7C&amp;account=msichicago%2Eactivehosted%2Ecom&amp;email=Xrpk13NeuI1ywB2USc6SO5jR7JInPRhP1sWFTHfpdCU%3D&amp;s=0fa412f837e409436353170437eb19d1&amp;i=2258A2474A2A26590">Black Creativity Juried Art Exhibition</a>,&nbsp;the longest-running exhibition of African American art, opens at the Museum of Science and Industry on January 16. That same day, join us for <a href="https://msichicago.lt.emlnk1.com/Prod/link-tracker?redirectUrl=aHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ3d3cubXNpY2hpY2Fnby5vcmclMkZleHBsb3JlJTJGd2hhdHMtaGVyZSUyRmV2ZW50cyUyRmJsYWNrLWNyZWF0aXZpdHktZmFtaWx5LWRheSUyRiUzRnV0bV9zb3VyY2UlM0RBY3RpdmVDYW1wYWlnbiUyNnV0bV9tZWRpdW0lM0RlbWFpbCUyNnV0bV9jb250ZW50JTNETmV3JTJCWWVhciUyNTJDJTJCTmV3JTJCQ2VsZWJyYXRpb25zJTI1MjElMjZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ24lM0RFbWFpbC1HZW5lcmFsLUphbnVhcnktMTAtMjAyMw==&amp;sig=AgRq23p85NNuFaYQgT2FfpCcjXbqo6pUj1wujt2SofjL&amp;iat=1673392608&amp;a=%7C%7C223668553%7C%7C&amp;account=msichicago%2Eactivehosted%2Ecom&amp;email=Xrpk13NeuI1ywB2USc6SO5jR7JInPRhP1sWFTHfpdCU%3D&amp;s=0fa412f837e409436353170437eb19d1&amp;i=2258A2474A2A26591">Black Creativity Family Day</a>.&nbsp;Experience the power of creativity and innovation firsthand with community art projects and more at this annual event.All Illinois residents get free Museum Entry on January 16.&nbsp;<a href="https://msichicago.lt.emlnk1.com/Prod/link-tracker?redirectUrl=aHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ3d3cubXNpY2hpY2Fnby5vcmclMkZleHBsb3JlJTJGd2hhdHMtaGVyZSUyRmV4aGliaXRzJTJGYmxhY2stY3JlYXRpdml0eS1qdXJpZWQtYXJ0LWV4aGliaXRpb24lMkYlM0Z1dG1fc291cmNlJTNEQWN0aXZlQ2FtcGFpZ24lMjZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtJTNEZW1haWwlMjZ1dG1fY29udGVudCUzRE5ldyUyQlllYXIlMjUyQyUyQk5ldyUyQkNlbGVicmF0aW9ucyUyNTIxJTI2dXRtX2NhbXBhaWduJTNERW1haWwtR2VuZXJhbC1KYW51YXJ5LTEwLTIwMjM=&amp;sig=642LHRU6eRyDSiYSbGKLP3Da1XQRGPWax13tHWqCMMWk&amp;iat=1673392608&amp;a=%7C%7C223668553%7C%7C&amp;account=msichicago%2Eactivehosted%2Ecom&amp;email=Xrpk13NeuI1ywB2USc6SO5jR7JInPRhP1sWFTHfpdCU%3D&amp;s=0fa412f837e409436353170437eb19d1&amp;i=2258A2474A2A26590">Plan Your Visit</a>&nbsp;57th St Art Fair Applications Due Jan 25The historic South Side art fair is currently accepting applications through January 25. This will be the fair's 76th year.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.57thstreetartfair.org/application-process">Apply here.</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.almaartandinteriors.com/events/first-annual-friends-of-alma-benefit-auction">ALMA Fine Art &amp; Interiors Announces First Benefit Auction to Support Cultural Center Programming</a>The First Annual Friends of ALMA Benefit Auction brings together over 60 pieces of artwork from over 50 artists in support of arts programming at the Chicago Cultural Center for 2023. Early, off-site bidding begins January 10 and ends at 11:59pm (CST), on January 19. Live auction begins on-site at 6:30pm with an after-party at 8:30pm next door, at Marz Brewing.Happy bidding from the team at ALMA!<a href="https://www.almaartandinteriors.com/s/FoA_BIN_v2.pdf">VIEW CATALOG</a>&nbsp;</body></html>

CGN Art World Recap: 1/12/23

<a href="https://wgntv.com/daytime-chicago/forecast-form-art-in-the-caribbean-diaspora-1990s-today/">News Spotlight on ‘Forecast Form: Art in the Caribbean Diaspora, 1990s-Today’</a>WGN News aired a segment on the MCA's new exhibition.Via WGN News&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/01/07/1147678850/a-new-exhibit-in-chicago-features-artwork-by-children-in-ukraine?fbclid=IwAR1fONkqsHrCVX_HmXDTbiHoIZF0g3Ky6XgkeAH4XN5vULVnYPwxx7MosRY">A new exhibit in Chicago features artwork by children in Ukraine</a>NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Yustyna Pavliuk and Adrienne Kochman about "Children of War," an exhibit at Chicago's Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art that features artwork by children in Ukraine.Via NPR&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/01/06/louvre-will-begin-limiting-daily-visitor-numbers-to-create-more-pleasurable-viewing-experience">Louvre will begin significantly limiting daily visitor numbers to create 'more pleasurable viewing experience'</a>In 2022, the Louvre received 7.8 million visitors—19% less than in 2019, albeit a rise of 170% from 2021 when French museums were closed for nearly five months. But the fall in attendance is not necessarily bad news. The Louvre director Laurence des Cars has hit the pause button and decided to limit daily entries to 30,000. Prior to Covid-19, the museum could welcome up to 45,000 people on its most crowded days. With 80% of tickets now issued via a reservation service, the new policy should stabilise attendance at between 7.5 million and 8 million visitors for 2023, the same levels experienced by the museum around 17 years ago.In a statement, Des Cars said she opted for the change “so the visit would be a pleasurable experience, especially for first-timers to the museum who make up 60% of entries".Via Art Newspaper&nbsp;Thumbnail is from MCA's Forecast Form: Art in the Caribbean Diaspora, 1990s–Today

What We're Reading: 1/11/23

<html><head></head><body>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419155/qt0ivp1mupof8owcarex.jpg"></figure><a href="https://uima-chicago.org/children-of-war?mc_cid=16190b5c8e&amp;mc_eid=82afcb77a8">UIMA Supports Children Affected by War in Ukraine&nbsp;</a>The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art's exhibition Children of War features children’s art works from Ukraine on view through February 12. You can donate to support Children's Art Therapy Sessions as well as purchase art for sale, though most works are already sold out. More info is available here.&nbsp;&nbsp;Heritage Auctions Broke Records in 2022Heritage realized more than $1.45 billion in sales – surpassing 2021's landmark results and setting dozens of auction records along the way, including the world's most valuable sports collectible, comic-book page and concert poster. <a href="https://click.ems.ha.com/?qs=c7175b69fb3b12e6e8ef65195bfa3a05cf89a5391358ca3f89f77d9f6acb4c3cdcb9acfe640e222aa56ed978c7a7c2d93573385c8d3d28fc">Margaret Hamilton "Wicked Witch of the West" Hourglass from The Wizard of Oz (MGM, 1939)</a> sold for $495,000, and <a href="https://click.ems.ha.com/?qs=c7175b69fb3b12e6da8015ebb26f446f897dd7001be4a13c9a23e5dbec44e793e202fcb974ae3db0947404403b62c15366ad3bc7e0fc8f35">Shepard Fairey, HOPE (Barack Obama), 2008,&nbsp;</a> sold for $735,000&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419156/cfe9inyuj9ejzarkuysi.png"><figcaption>Paul Brourman</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/jean-albano-gallery">Jean Albano Gallery Welcomes New Artist Paul Brourman</a>Jean Albano announced they welcoming a new artist to the gallery for the first time in several years. Reproductions of Paul's series Chicago Looks Good on You can be seen on display as 16' murals at 435 E. Illinois St., on the way to Navy Pier. The original paintings are now on display in the gallery.&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

CGN Art World Recap: 1/11/23

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419147/pgen2o560ydhejqblzfu.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/gallery-artist-group-show-eee16b89-d55e-4a70-aef9-9e6ff01f68a7">Gallery Artist Group Show</a>Opening: Friday, January 13, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmCarl Hammer Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419148/gmccpogpqugsifzpg5nv.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/new-work-group-exhibition">New Work, Group Exhibition</a>Opening: Friday, January 13, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmAddington Gallery&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419149/fxjbs3uz5e1bq1e8nsya.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/jean-alexander-frater-and-margaret-welsh">Jean Alexander Frater and Margaret Welsh: Centered.</a>January 13ENGAGE Projects&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419150/ekl7tvsrgh054qfyabuz.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/lora-fosberg">Lora Fosberg</a>Opening: Friday, January 13, 4 – 7&nbsp;pmZolla / Lieberman Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419150/voqcnzrouzy08nlt0h0h.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/welcome-to-winter-art-land">Welcome to Winter Art Land</a>Opening: Friday, January 13, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmJean Albano Gallery&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419151/cd7cccafsnhsc88k7a8s.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/new-work-by-ben-duke-and-suk-ja-kang">New work by Ben Duke and Suk Ja Kang</a>Opening: Friday, Jan 13 5 – 8&nbsp;pmGallery Victor Armendariz&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419152/xrbjwatai6jpq65bpi3p.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/dared-to-be-black-and-shining">Dared to be Black and Shining</a>Opening: Friday, January 13, 6 – 10&nbsp;pmChicago Art Department&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419153/bsg2dvei3el9zvy2yviy.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/intersection">Intersection</a>Opening: Saturday, January 14, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmChicago Sculpture International&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions January 13 & 14

Via PRCHICAGO, Jan. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --&nbsp;Hindman, a leading national fine art auction house with a global buyer base, has promoted Alyssa D. Quinlan to the role of Chief Executive Officer. She steps into the leadership role after three highly-successful years as Chief Business Development Officer, a period in which Hindman increased annual sales by 43%. In 2022, the company recorded its highest-ever annual sales total and expanded its presence to New York, its 16th location in the U.S.<figure class="image"><img src="https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/1979108/Alyssa_D_Quinlan_CEO_Hindman.jpg"></figure>Quinlan brings 25 years of diversified experience in private banking, wealth management, and fine art appraisals to the CEO role. Early in her career she led business development at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers in Chicago, before moving on to leadership roles at J.P. Morgan Private Bank and Gurr Johns, the global art advisory and appraisal firm. She returned to the auction sector in 2019, joining a newly re-launched Hindman, created from the merger of Leslie Hindman Auctioneers and Cowan's Auctions. She is the second woman to serve as Hindman's CEO, following in the footsteps of her mentor Ms. Hindman, who broke barriers for women in the industry when she founded the Chicago-based auction house 40 years ago.Jay Krehbiel, Co-Chairman and CEO of Hindman since 2018, appointed Quinlan as his successor in the CEO role. He moves into a new role as Executive Chairman, where he will continue to advise and support the company's growth strategy, technology initiatives, and recruitment efforts in key markets."Alyssa has been instrumental in helping me to achieve a sustained period of strong annual sales and exceptional performance on behalf of our clients," noted Krehbiel. "In the three years since she returned to Hindman, Alyssa's entrepreneurial approach has helped us re-energize our business development strategy, grow our Trusts and Estates business, and re-launch our core Appraisals division – all with the goal of providing more sophisticated services to our clients. As a result, Hindman is best-placed to support estates and fiduciaries as they navigate today's increasingly complex economic environment."In her new capacity, Quinlan oversees strategy and day-to-day operations for Hindman, which specializes in providing full-spectrum appraisal and auction services to private collectors, estates, and cultural institutions. Hindman conducts over 140 live and online auctions annually in all major fine art and luxury collecting categories, connecting buyers in over 70 countries worldwide with unique collecting opportunities. Sales in 2022 reached a company record high of $100 million, continuing a multi-year trend of steady organic growth."Early in my career, Leslie Hindman taught me the importance of a client-centric approach to business, and it has remained a cornerstone of my career over the last 25 years, whether in wealth management, appraisal services, or fine art and auctions," said Quinlan. "I am honored to now lead Hindman into its fifth decade as a company, with an unwavering commitment to our clients, supported by a talented team of 175 professionals around the country."Quinlan's appointment follows Hindman's recent <a href="http://email.prnewswire.com/ls/click?upn=OXp-2BEvHp8OzhyU1j9bSWuwMvMWelqIco5RbfBrouY-2BReV33IQA7reAgjtR5p-2FS6JRQn-2Fgzt2ZOV-2Bbb8b-2Fj82EpguK0fbN83RQirh2IedMu3iMkOYzP-2B0EqX1hFjUXu1kvvkkaebapJxcXOJ5cj1IHshXRu6uVdg-2Bkk2RQIlxDq5d1X7AkV3AUToyTbxyEdlgt5dAhC67c6u6AGKmB6W-2BvINHARcr8NDuxztOWx3SvTeQ7T5ykrLjAfnETNn0DqT0nnZEi2OtJFmJ4j-2FvoSu4O-2FIrmDofbsyjllObXE1tYZQ-3D_y-d_BYLPtpUivDHORxxkVXshLCRT3wjV7CgXbLJWP9J5MP9LJ6jv7-2Bb0c97UF1yE1Xeip-2Bke9JLNrM9Cc0K-2F03pmtCGpdSuDggdOVxtzZxG659z3XFuBZYy9PZCyWzoID-2FfKkodXBGcwlwG4q3ICKumSsjgEd5sxyB8x731ZMxJ33YApgJNEdQZR0sXE0TkjB3fr4l23Q5c6hzt3PAp-2BsTbajajXUdhIGo-2FVYwA9kyClMqWAI7R4-2FueR4KDtwlzWppfIMq0xP1nyy7InysBmV0vuXLpHus36vndBCQficzUbM7YFMGf6qRnNDg1SmFsn6yseWay5aowg3VMyqGJjLqkT6iQti5mciVjBwM0lTRaUjckukZX4bCvJpfOTXqbUJZmq">expansion into the New York region</a>, a key growth market for important estates and private collections. The new Manhattan location will include a full-service auction room – Hindman's fifth overall – creating another major sales hub for the company to supplement its Chicago, Palm Beach, Denver, and Cincinnati sale rooms.&nbsp;For more information, please visit <a href="https://hindmanauctions.com/ ">Hindman</a>Read CGN's fall 2022 profile of <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2022/8/hindman-celebrates-four-decades-in-chicago-beyond">Hindman's 40 years here</a>.

HINDMAN Appoints New CEO: Alyssa D. Quinlan

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419147/qqfvvs0vbgjrujhib7i4.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/03/arts/design/ukraine-children-war-art.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare">Tanks and Teddy Bears: Ukrainian Children Paint the War</a>On the walls of a modern art museum in Ukrainian Village, a neighborhood and cultural enclave here, hangs a drawing of the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/01/magazine/ukraine-mariupol-theater.html">fall of Mariupol</a>, one of the bloodiest battles of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Against a bright orange sky, smoke drawn with a felt-tip pen billows from crumbling buildings as Russian planes fly overhead.The artist? A 9-year-old boy named Roman.Via NYTImage: <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/art-for-post-trauma-recovery-of-children-in-ukraine">Children of War: Art for post-trauma recovery of children of Ukraine</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/wicker-park-historical-home-sale">This former Wicker Park orphanage turned art gallery is still waiting for its next iteration</a>About eight years after buying a historical Wicker Park building to make it their home, the owners, who did not complete the project, are cutting almost $1.8 million from their asking price.McKenzie Maher and Michael Mertz bought the Wood Street building in 2014 when it had long housed live-work spaces for artists and a gallery. They put it on the market&nbsp;in June 2021 at $8.45 million, but later took it off the market. It's going back up for sale Jan. 5 at $6.7 million.&nbsp;That's a cut of $1.75 million, or 21%.Via Crain's&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://news.wttw.com/2022/12/28/chicago-architect-behind-riverwalk-cta-stations-and-eye-catching-mcdonalds-designs">Chicago Architect Behind Riverwalk, CTA Stations and Eye-Catching McDonalds Designs Awarded Prestigious Medal</a>A groundbreaking Chicago architect has been awarded the Gold Medal from the American Institute of Architects, a prestigious honor previously given to luminaries like Louis Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright and Mies Van Der Rohe.Chicagoans not familiar with the name Carol Ross Barney almost certainly have experienced some of her work.Barney says that work is guided by a utopian vision to use architecture to better people’s lives.“Every space needs good design,” Barney said. “The amount of benefit to the quality of life that well-designed environments create is extraordinary.”Via WTTW&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

What We're Reading: 1/4/23

<html><head></head><body>By GINNY VAN ALYEAMy seven-year old son thinks it’s fun to sit on my lap and use my computer, currently to browse for LEGO sets, while I am on deadline. When I was working on this edition of CGN's 2023 Arts Guide, he looked at a page spread and asked why I had to make the magazine again if I’d already done it last year. (He also asks why I have to stay up so late.) I explained that every year we have to update information from the year before. In a 168-page book filled with details, it’s important to stay current. Happy with my answer, we played spot-the-difference in these CGN pages and delayed LEGO shopping a little longer.So much changes in a year–particularly in children, of course, but also the communities we spend time in. In our fall 2022 issue we spoke with many local art leaders, who each shared what the energy of <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2022/10/where-were-you-in-the-80s">Chicago’s 1980s art scene</a> was like when CGN began as a four-page guide to the exhibitions and openings of 16 galleries in a single neighborhood, River North.&nbsp;In 2023 galleries continue to migrate to, or open in, new locations throughout the city; amidst an online world, physically relocating in proximity to other galleries fosters new art centers. West Town has established itself as a robust art district in just a few years. Creativity also thrives in Pilsen, Bridgeport, Ravenswood and Logan Square. We welcome galleries and museums from all corners of the city, as well as Wisconsin, Southwest Michigan and, for the first time, Iowa. CGN’s history is definitely in Chicago, but I’m thrilled to follow this regional art expansion and appreciation that came out of our pandemic-grounding. It’s wonderful to be able to travel and explore the world once more, but there is so much art and creativity to enjoy close to home too.We celebrated <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2022/9/cgn-turns-40-charting-four-decades-of-art-and-changes">CGN’s 40th anniversary</a> this past fall, and this is the 7th edition of our annual Arts Guide. Introducing the guide was a big change for us in 2017. Now it feels familiar. I think when updates are done correctly, you may not even spot the difference, it just seems like something’s always been there, just right. Though formats, schedules, information, addresses and details may change over time, the search for understanding in art is ongoing and constant.&nbsp;I often think about how to best balance history, legacy and change at CGN. So far, that has been to remain in print and continue to serve as a consistent publication of record, while also maintaining a comprehensive digital means of following art. CGN will always aim to be a positive and informative resource for collectors, artists, galleries, students and others who love art. We strive to keep up with the changes and cover the best of what’s happening in Chicago, and well beyond.&nbsp;Please enjoy this 2023 issue of CGN’s annual Arts Guide. Like each one before, it is the best one yet, but there are more to come.<h3><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/magazine">SUBSCRIBE HERE</a></h3>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419147/ynldzwmkljhb85lhuvb6.png"></figure>&nbsp;2023 CGN Arts Guide Cover artwork: Amanda Williams, Detail of What black is this you say?—“You thought getting Obama elected meant you could take a break from blackness”—black (08.09.20), 2020. Oil and mixed media on wood panel, 60 x 60 inches. Image courtesy of the artist and <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/rhona-hoffman-gallery--2">Rhona Hoffman Gallery</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

CGN Publisher's Letter: 2023

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419147/zk8eh4nglw3wkx8fsmcp.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;&nbsp;By CGN StaffEvents and exhibitions happening in galleries and museums are added to <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events">CGN's calendar</a> throughout the year. Highlights for 2023 include everything from museum blockbusters to under-the-radar gallery shows and international art fairs – something everywhere for everyone. There are also shows yet to be announced in the 100+ galleries listed in CGN.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419148/imknlgwg3zh3xq1dgda0.jpg"><figcaption>Salvador Dalí, Mae West’s Face which May be Used as a Surrealist Apartment, 1934-35. &nbsp; &nbsp;</figcaption></figure>• Salvador Dalí: The image disappearsFocusing on the pivotal decade of the 1930s, when Salvador Dalí emerged as the inventor of his own personal brand of Surrealism, this exhibition of 25 paintings, drawings, and surrealist objects considers Dalí’s work in light of two defining, if contradictory, impulses: an immense desire for visibility and the urge to disappear.<a href="https://www.artic.edu">The Art Institute of Chicago &nbsp;</a>Feb 18–Jun 12, 2023&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419149/qyfeqlwoxt9czuihjzjz.jpg"><figcaption>A sample of the truth, 2022, wood, metal, cord, sawdust, wood glue, paper, enamel paint. Image courtesy of the artist and Bridget Donahue Gallery. Photo by Greg Carideo. &nbsp;</figcaption></figure>• Jessi Reaves: All possessive lusts dispelledReaves combines iconic modernist design with an irreverent aesthetic in sculpture that toys with functionality. Reaves often begins with found furniture, which she dismantles, converts, remakes, enhances, pads, and embellishes in ways that still allow the suggestion of physical contact or use. By breaking things open, she proposes that they be examined visually and in terms of their purpose in life. The exhibition at The Arts Club of Chicago centers on the work Personal Heat, 2021, a deconstructed étagère with accompanying video that explores themes of renovation and rebellion. The sculptural aspect features a pop punk aesthetic of hot pink animal stripes, as if Reaves had been locked in a room in her great aunt’s house with a can of paint, a saw, and some wood glue.<a href="https://www.artsclubchicago.org">The Arts Club</a>Feb 16–May 20&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419149/becpizl7q4hwzg13vuvt.jpg"><figcaption>EXPO CHICAGO Vernissage, 2019. Image by Cory DeWald &nbsp;</figcaption></figure>• EXPO CHICAGO Turns 10The tenth anniversary of EXPO CHICAGO takes place this spring under the vaulted architecture of Navy Pier’s Festival Hall. The exposition will bring together global galleries and unrivaled programming, alongside unforgettable city-wide events during EXPO ART WEEK.Navy Pier&nbsp;April 13–16, 2023<a href="https://www.expochicago.com">expochicago.com&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419150/awvndsm2yznlts2eopap.jpg"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Shahryar Nashat &nbsp;</figcaption></figure>• Shahryar Nashat – It's All Just Stories“Nashat leads his viewers to an understanding of the mechanics of being human, but stops short of arrival; it is up to us to traverse (or revel in) that uneasy gap.” — Simon Castets and Elena FilipovicCurated by Myriam Ben Salah.<a href="https://renaissancesociety.org">The Renaissance Society&nbsp;</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;May 6–Jul 2, 2023 &nbsp;Image courtesy of Shahryar Nashat&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419151/gwsgsbt9cl7b5gre3bcs.jpg"></figure>• WarholThe Warhol Exhibition includes 94 works from Andy Warhol Portfolios: A Life in Pop/Works from the Bank of America Collection on loan through Bank of America’s Art in our Communities program, and 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.<a href="https://www.theccma.org">Cleve Carney Museum of Art&nbsp;</a>June 3–Sept 10, 2023&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419152/jhbz7j3aictjxrba3p7n.jpg"><figcaption>Entrance to Abbesses, Paris Metro. Art Nouveau design by Hector Guimard. Steve Cadman © CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons &nbsp;</figcaption></figure>• Hector Guimard: Art Nouveau to ModernismThis exhibition explores the life and work of Hector Guimard (1867-1942), the French architect and designer whose name is synonymous with the French Art Nouveau movement. Bringing together furniture and design objects including jewelry, metalwork, ceramics, drawings, and textiles from collections worldwide, this is the first major American museum exhibition devoted to Guimard since 1970.Guimard is best known for his designs for the Paris Métro entrances, but the exhibition aims to explore lesser-known aspects of the designer’s life.<a href="https://driehausmuseum.org">Richard H. Driehaus Museum</a>Jun 22–Jan 7, 2024&nbsp;&nbsp;Image: Entrance to Abbesses, Paris Metro. Art Nouveau design by Hector Guimard. Steve Cadman © CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419152/mtfui9qhusc8rikhrwu0.jpg"><figcaption>Ruth Duckworth looking at the maquette for Earth, Water, Sky at the Smart Museum of Art in 2005. Photo by Jim Newberry. &nbsp;</figcaption></figure>• Ruth Duckworth Life As a UnityThis monographic exhibition—the first since a 2006 retrospective—makes use of art historical advances of the last several decades to examine Duckworth’s Chicago work in a new light. Duckworth referred to herself not as a potter or ceramicist, but as a sculptor with clay. The exhibition takes her at her word, foregrounding her sculptural production. Ruth Duckworth: Life as a Unity is part of Art Design Chicago, an initiative of the Terra Foundation for American Art.<a href="https://smartmuseum.uchicago.edu">Smart Museum of Art</a>Fall 2023&nbsp;Image: Ruth Duckworth looking at the maquette for Earth, Water, Sky at the Smart Museum of Art in 2005. Photo by Jim Newberry.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419153/grojoaxemwdcdrmmyavs.jpg"><figcaption>Bob Thompson, Blue Ma Tribune Tower, 6a architects | © Chicago Architecture Biennial / Tom Harris, 2017 &nbsp;</figcaption></figure>• <a href="chicagoarchitecturebiennial.org">Chicago Architectural Biennial</a>The Chicago Architecture Biennial (CAB) is dedicated to creating an international forum on architecture and urbanism. CAB’s signature program stands as North America’s largest international survey of contemporary architecture, taking place every two years at the Chicago Cultural Center and sites across the city. CAB programming throughout the year engages global audiences. The Chicago-based collective Floating Museum takes the helm as the artistic team of CAB 5.Various locationsOpening Sept. 2023Bob Thompson, Blue Ma Tribune Tower, 6a architects | © Chicago Architecture Biennial / Tom Harris, 2017&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

2023 Early Culture Preview

<html><head></head><body>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419147/vr4bh8sgags8cako2mgj.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/james-wines-nature-s-revenge">James Wines: Nature’s Revenge</a>Exhibition begins January 6Rhona Hoffman Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419148/vw8edgjrjevmznksf5pt.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/cait-hardie-stillscapes">Cait Hardie: Stillscapes</a>Opening: Friday, January 6, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmARC Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419149/yyywt17vpn3ljy9psqhn.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/btwxt-ii-anne-lindberg-olivia-schreiner">BTWXT II: Anne Lindberg + Olivia Schreiner</a>Opening: Friday, January 6, 6 – 8&nbsp;pmCarrie Secrist Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419150/rgi2qantjrjqlnu9u0k2.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/western-exhibitions-drawing-biennial-ea741e94-cf31-4669-8c04-bd04e87bca45">Western Exhibitions Drawing Biennial</a>Opening: Friday, January 6, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmWestern Exhibitions&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419150/jvq1dgirjutkbkfjpgfg.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/john-opera-the-observers">John Opera: The Observers</a>Opening: Friday, January 6, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmDOCUMENT&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419151/r2pk4n7jzvnlnuwwaqap.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/assaf-evron-collages-for-mies-van-der-rohe">Assaf Evron:&nbsp;Collages for Mies van der Rohe</a>Exhibition begins January 6David Salkin Creative&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419152/l38kyvuad1dyjni9wcpv.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/lincoln-and-alice-works-by-julie-cowan-and-julie-meridian">Lincoln and Alice: Works by Julie Cowan and Julie Meridian</a>Opening: Saturday, January 7, &nbsp;4 – 7&nbsp;pmPerspective Photo Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419153/sizz7ckrfgqftmmniqwu.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/gary-simmons-public-enemy">Gary Simmons: Public Enemy</a>Exhibition begins January 10Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (MCA)&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419154/omu8xmdofsyeyoccqwgc.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/within-villages-of-stone">Within Villages of Stone</a>Exhibition begins January 3Lily Pad | West&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions: first week of 2023

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419147/syhedsak0fx4rtzjnkyp.png"><figcaption>Image via The Art Newspaper</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/12/22/art-market-in-2022-is-the-art-worlds-bull-market-coming-to-an-end?utm_source=The+Art+Newspaper+Newsletters&amp;utm_campaign=0ced47f0e2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2022_12_23_12_27&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-0ced47f0e2-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D">The art market in 2022: art fair shake ups, single owner auctions and an NFT winter</a>Despite headline figures of record sales, is the art world's bull market coming to an end?Via The Art Newspaper&nbsp;<a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/anna-delvey-out-of-jail-but-still-under-house-arrest-pulled-in-more-than-300000-from-her-art-this-year-2235630?utm_campaign=6311893839819&amp;utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_content=fb_6325808373819_6325808365219_6311893839819_Facebook_Mobile_Feed_fb&amp;utm_term=fb_6325808373819_6325808365219_6311893839819_Facebook_Mobile_Feed_fb&amp;fbclid=IwAR0sfd2UlCL88L7Lo24fjj6AsCKskPEMKGmwdlZ9JwDTI4fZIGEUPUnsqcM">Anna Delvey, Out of Jail But Still Under House Arrest, Pulled in More Than $300,000 From Her Art This Year</a>In the hours after the New York Post published an update on convicted scammer-turned-artist Anna Delvey’s art career—including that her editioned prints and original artworks with various galleries have pulled in more than $340,000 this year alone—there was another surge of interest, including visits to the web page and inquiries to the gallery.Via Artnet&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419148/wrmznqrdfqm7mypzoruv.jpg"><figcaption>Album cover- Duets For Confused Couples. 12 x 12. Colored pencil. 2022</figcaption></figure><a href="https://artspiel.org/an-interview-with-chicago-artist-vito-desalvo/">An Interview with Chicago Artist Vito Desalvo (of Firecat Projects)</a>By opening night the installation of Vito Desalvo’s rare public showing of his drawings was completed and the exhibition opened without a hitch. It will be showing, through December 31 at Greenkill Gallery in Kingston, NY. With the help of Mariah Karson, we were able to present his work in a manner that he found acceptable. My main task other than that was convincing him to attend the opening. After a great deal of bargaining, Vito not only showed up but was also surprisingly charitable in his conversations with guests.Via Art Spiel&nbsp;<a href="https://news.wttw.com/2022/12/18/artist-pablo-serrano-one-city-s-most-prolific-muralists-making-chicago-home-art">Artist Pablo Serrano, One of the Chicago's Most Prolific Muralists, On Making Chicago a Home for Art</a>Standing outside of Su Familia Real Estate in West Elsdon, where he recently completed a mural on each face of the building, artist <a href="https://pabloserranoart.com/public-art/">Pablo Serrano</a> says for him, art is a method of connection.“Art is responding to life,” he said. “To the things that we're going through, and fundamental questions that go to — where have we been, where are we at, where are we going?”Su Familia’s owners commissioned the mural on the occasion of their 25th anniversary. Serrano says it was an easy connection for him to make between the business of real estate and a larger message about Chicago’s identity.“The title of it is ‘Hope: the Journey Together Towards the Future’ and it features a couple of different elements that are central to what I think is a shared goal of home. When you establish home, whether it’s your apartment or you buy your first home that you’re thinking about your kids, you’re thinking about your family, you’re thinking about your community, your neighbors, the city,” he said.&nbsp;Via WTTW&nbsp;</body></html>

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