<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419352/dnzylo7tme3x9vupv8ur.jpg"><figcaption>The newly designed 2024 “I voted sticker,” top left, sits next to the 2022 sticker, left, and the 2023 sticker, right, at the Cook County Office building, March 14, 2024. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/03/15/chicago-has-a-new-i-voted-sticker-meet-the-artist-behind-the-bold-and-simple-design/">Chicago has a new ‘I voted!’ sticker. Meet the artist behind the bold and simple design.</a>As Tuesday’s Illinois primary election approaches, early voters have been introduced to a new unique design for what’s arguably the most fun part of casting a ballot in Chicago — getting the iconic “I voted!” sticker.The Chicago Board of Elections ordered 2 million of the apple-size stickers. The new design features a ballot box set over a dark blue backdrop and above the four red stars from Chicago’s city flag. The stickers are handed out like little prizes after voters cast their ballots, passed out at precincts and included in vote-by-mail packets across the city.The artist behind the new sticker, Jane Ignacio, has designed everything for the board for more than 20 years, from its social media posts to its election judge handbooks.“Going to the polling place on Election Day is like my Super Bowl,” the freelance designer said in an interview Thursday.Via Chicago Tribune&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2024/03/17/museum-visitor-numbers-recover-from-pandemic-related-falls?utm_source=The+Art+Newspaper+Newsletters&amp;utm_campaign=fe82dc1714-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_03_18_12_31&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-fe82dc1714-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D">International museum attendance figures back to pre-pandemic levels</a>Visitor numbers at the world’s largest museums of art have largely returned to their pre-pandemic levels, an exclusive survey by The Art Newspaper has found.The Covid-19 pandemic caused museum visitor numbers to plummet across the world as institutions shut their doors and people were forced to stay inside. The number of people visiting the most-visited 100 museums fell from 230 million in 2019, the last full pre-pandemic year, to just 54m in 2020. Since then we have seen a slow recovery, with 71m visitors in 2021 and 141m in 2022.Via The Art Newspaper&nbsp;<a href="https://www.artbasel.com/stories/women-collectors-patronage-lisa-perry-komal-shah-survey-global-collecting-ubs?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=240315_EDNL24_editorialnewsletter_aud-G&amp;utm_content=content">Women are spending more on art than men – we look at why</a>From a distance, a work by Mitsuko Asakura might read as a linear interplay of glowing, expressionist color – until the middle drops out in a pendulous swoop of slackened silk. The&nbsp;Kyoto-born septuagenarian&nbsp;textile artist, who fuses traditional fiber dyeing and European tapestry methods with experimental forms, has been revered among a community of craftspeople in Japan. But it was not until her inclusion in a group show at collector Lisa Perry’s female-focused Onna House in East Hampton, New York, in 2022, that her work was noticed by a board member of the Museum of Arts and Design and subsequently entered the permanent collection.Via Art Basel&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/mexican-artist-crushes-tesla-under-221059483.html?guccounter=1">Mexican artist crushes Tesla under giant stone head</a>A giant stone head resembling an ancient Indigenous sculpture sits on top of a crushed Tesla car. It's not the scene of a freak accident, but a piece of art&nbsp;-- whose creator says he wanted to provoke Elon Musk.Chavis Marmol, a 42-year-old sculptor who has never owned a car and travels by bicycle, came up with the idea of dropping the nine-ton carving onto a blue Tesla 3 in Mexico City using cranes.Via AFP&nbsp;</body></html>

What We're Reading: 3/19/24

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419352/tlxnxhosfiuulkphol20.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/phyllis-bramson-david-leggett">Phyllis Bramson and David Leggett: Double, Double Toil and Trouble!</a>Opening: Friday, March 22, 6 – 8&nbsp;pm&nbsp;ENGAGE Projects&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419353/nwx4dxyd01ssspsno3z1.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/a-body-of-others-by-jude-griebel">A Body of Others by Jude Griebel</a>Opening: Friday, March 22, 6 – 8&nbsp;pm&nbsp;International Museum of Surgical Science (IMSS)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419354/rvifmbww31l5tkk0n7mf.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/works-in-progress-bc732630-07ab-4058-9dfb-83470dfdfbb6">Works in Progress</a>Opening: Saturday, March 23, 1 – 3&nbsp;pm&nbsp;South Shore Arts&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419354/srtjz12mipkycpai1vvv.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/it-s-for-the-birdshttps://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/it-s-for-the-birds">It's for the Birds</a>Opening: Saturday, March 23, 6 – 9&nbsp;pm&nbsp;Blue Moon Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419355/iw2rbhjwdvqcwqv67c4u.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/alice-shaddle-fuller-circles">Alice Shaddle: Fuller Circles</a>Exhibition begins March 23Hyde Park Art Center (HPAC)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions March 21 - 23 (Part II)

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419352/rnfubks9duxw1spid5gz.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/2024-faculty-spotlight">2024 Faculty Spotlight</a>Exhibition begins March 21The Cleve Carney Museum of Art (CCMA)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419353/ivtp4xxmoe4twcnqxpeo.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/teatricci">Teatricci</a>Opening: Thursday, March 21, 6 – 8&nbsp;pm&nbsp;Istituto Italiano di Cultura&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419354/dawp9l7uxtm3z7ze8u6n.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/entering-the-unconscious">Entering the Unconscious</a>Exhibition begins March 21Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (MMoCA)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419355/nqguhw7enoq983mcty5z.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/pooja-pittie-only-in-dark-the-light">Pooja Pittie: Only in Dark the Light</a>Opening: Thursday, March 21, 5 – 7&nbsp;pm&nbsp;McCormick Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419356/qnzbrr46hzclqxq9wb18.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/john-chamberlain-black-mountain-poems-1955">John Chamberlain: Black Mountain Poems 1955</a>Opening: Thursday, March 21, 6 – 8&nbsp;pm&nbsp;Corbett vs. Dempsey&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419357/zg9vtnvxfyjwxsn3ay64.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/a-night-at-mister-kelly-s">A Night at Mister Kelly's</a>Exhibition begins March 21Newberry Library&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419358/t5eyux09tpitapc5du6q.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/meiji-modern-50-years-of-new-japan">Meiji Modern: 50 Years of New Japan</a>Opening: Thursday, March 21, 6 – 8&nbsp;pm&nbsp;Smart Museum of Art&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions March 21 - 23 (Part I)

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419352/f9ww9iocfikgz871hqol.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/the-image-pool">The Image Pool</a>Exhibition begins March 14DePaul University Art Museum (DPAM)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419353/xy2vjchqadautde5qmax.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/you-re-not-really-seeing-this">You’re Not Really Seeing This</a>Opening: Friday, March 15, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmEvanston Art Center&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419354/fxmayijn8abjlwxpqdq4.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/figuration-and-form">Figuration and Form</a>Opening: Friday, March 15, 5 – 9&nbsp;pmLily Pad | West&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419355/r82yipf2xvjx2aag03if.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/david-love-pastures-of-plenty">David Love: Pastures of Plenty</a>Opening: Friday, March 15, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmTandem Press&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419355/z5ydrzp2omemq9amqhet.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/with-a-little-help-from-my-friends">With a Little Help From My Friends</a>Opening: Friday, March 15, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmCircle Contemporary (Arts of Life)&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions March 14 - 19 (Part I)

<html><head></head><body>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419352/z8vr6rucvykhhjz7trou.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/lorraine-peltz-83c4cac4-224a-4a56-b9a5-3cdc16de6d1a">Lorraine Peltz</a>Opening: Friday, March 15, 4 – 7&nbsp;pmZolla / Lieberman Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/imagined-landscapes-group-show">Imagined Landscapes: Group Show</a>Opening: Friday, March 15, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmCarl Hammer Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419353/ny3hpqqk1vcqyazcvca6.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/new-exhibition-and-opening-reception-6ddcd0ac-d0f1-4986-8c67-d29ffdc89b20">Anthony Adcock: Gridlock</a>Opening: Friday, March 15, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmAddington Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419354/xyq3ljbkkgxd5i21udck.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/new-exhibition-and-opening-reception">Equipoise: Carol Pylant</a>Opening: Friday, March 15, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmGallery Victor&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419354/yghkt0puz0yhe3ktycas.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/mina-loy-strangeness-is-inevitable">Mina Loy: Strangeness Is Inevitable</a>Opening: Tuesday, March 19, 5:30 – 8&nbsp;pmThe Arts Club of Chicago&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions March 14 - 19 (Part II)

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419352/mfnozfv7rlarwzvztvyu.png" alt="page1image24825920"></figure>&nbsp;&nbsp;CHICAGO — <a href="https://www.expochicago.com">EXPO CHICAGO</a> reveals core programming details for the eleventh edition, taking place April 11–14, 2024 at Navy Pier. Alongside gallery presentations, EXPO CHICAGO showcases programs including the /Dialogues panel series; IN/SITU and IN/SITU Outside, installations across Festival Hall and Chicago’s public spaces; OVERRIDE | A Billboard Project, artworks presented on citywide billboards; and the Northern Trust Exchange Stage, a cornerstone of the fair’s VIP Program.“From our inception, EXPO CHICAGO has consistently presented a robust list of critically acclaimed programs that activates the exposition for our patrons and contributes to the enduring critical discourse of the international arts community,” says Tony Karman, President and Director of EXPO CHICAGO. “As the art world gathers in Chicago this year, we are thrilled to welcome these exceptional talents to the exposition, and we look forward to their significant contributions in making the 2024 edition a resounding success.”“EXPO CHICAGO’s programming engages with local and visiting audiences by offering opportunities of engagement beyond the core fair, extending conversations to neighborhoods throughout Chicago,” says Kate Sierzputowski, Artistic Director of EXPO CHICAGO. “On-site dialogues continue to engage arts practices from both within and outside of the city, uniting artists with curators for conversations that explore themes that resonate strongly with our Curatorial Initiatives and first ever Curatorial Conference, Curating and the Commons.”A summary of the core programs and the full schedule can be found at <a href="https://www.expochicago.com">expochicago.com</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419353/f8qjbqyiwe3u6f2e1whr.jpg"><figcaption>Nick Cave in Chicago, 2023, still. Courtesy of Art21.</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419354/pcxjo4e5mqsredsizglb.jpg"><figcaption>EXPO CHICAGO 2023, Chance The Rapper in conversation with Hank Willis Thomas, Navy Pier. Photo: Faith Decker.</figcaption></figure>/Dialogues Presented in partnership with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), /Dialogues brings together leading curators, artists, designers, and arts professionals for a series of panel discussions, forums, and artistic discourse on topics of the moment.Highlights include a keynote with Chance the Rapper, Asma Naeem (Baltimore Museum of Art) and Nate Freeman (Vanity Fair) on hip hop and its contributions to international contemporary art; a conversation on art making and social change with For Freedoms; a discussion with curator Carla Acevedo-Yates (Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago) and artists Candida Alvarez (SAIC Professor Emerit) and Omar Velázquez (SAIC MFA 2016) on the importance of Puerto Rican representation within local collections and institutions; a preview of Prospect.6 with co-Artistic Directors Ebony G. Patterson and Miranda Lash; a forum on criticism as art practice with ARTnews; a conversation on arts spaces outside of traditional centers with Jenny Moore (Tinworks), Kristy Edmunds (MASS MoCA), and Jodi Throckmorton (John Michael Kohler Art Center); a panel hosted by United States Artists on contemporary craft with recent fellows; conversations with artists Amanda Williams and Paul Mpagi Sepuya; two public discussions as part of the Directors Summit; and a partnership with Art21 and Daata.The full program may be found here. More information about the previously announced Directors Summit and this year’s extended Curatorial Initiatives may be found here and here, respectively.&nbsp;&nbsp;IN/SITU: In the Country of Last ThingsThe IN/SITU program realizes site-responsive and large-scale work throughout Festival Hall. The 2024 IN/SITU program, curated by Amara Antilla Independent Curator and Guest Curator at Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) in Cincinnati, draws its title from the 1987 dystopian novel by Paul Auster and features fifteen artists who explore the precarious nature of contemporary life. The works intervene within interstitial spaces and pause in the gallery presentations, bringing together artists whose practices investigate collective unease during a fractured time, evoking revisionist histories, and moving beyond critique to imagine more just and sustainable futures.The program will feature artists Ivan Argote (Perrotin), American Artist (Labor), Paul Stephen Benjamin (Efraín López), Kiah Celeste (DOCUMENT), Elena Damiani (Revolver Galería), Anne-Karin Furunes (RYAN LEE Gallery), Rico Gatson (Miles McEnery Gallery), Maria Hupfield (Patel Brown), Voluspa Jarpa (NOME), Lucia Koch (Nara Roesler), Josèfa Ntjam (Galerie Poggi), Michael Rakowitz (Rhona Hoffman Gallery), Claudia Peña Salinas (CURRO), Tori Wrånes (Nazarian / Curcio), and Lauren Yeager (Abattoir).&nbsp;&nbsp;IN/SITU OutsideIN/SITU Outside stages temporary public art installations along the lakefront and throughout Chicago, presented in partnership with the Chicago Park District (CPD), the City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE), and Navy Pier. The 2024 program includes an intervention at the General John Alexander Logan Monument in Grant Park, Nomadic Art Museum, and an installation by Eddie Martinez at Navy Pier.More information on the 2024 IN/SITU Outside program may be found <a href="https://www.expochicago.com/programs/in-situ-outside">here</a>.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419355/fa83laojsaeqfez3hlow.jpg"><figcaption>Judy Ledgerwood, Jaywalking, 2022. Courtesy of the artist and Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago.</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;OVERRIDE | A Billboard ProjectOVERRIDE is a citywide collaborative public art initiative that displays works by both emerging and established artists from Chicago and around the world. The program is organized in collaboration with the City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE). From April 1–21, 100+ digital billboards and information panels across Chicago’s Central Business District will display a selection of works by artists such as Art &amp; Language (René Schmidt), Judy Ledgerwood (Rhona Hoffman Gallery), Raphaël Barontini (Mariane Ibrahim), and Lucia Koch (Nara Roesler). The program will also include work by Chicago- based artists including Lawrence Agyei, Jada-Amina, Jazmine Harris, Tom Jones II, Victoria Martinez, and Yuge Zhou.More information on the 2024 OVERRIDE program may be found <a href="https://www.expochicago.com/programs/override">here</a>.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419356/fbublnuxxopg2tevcgai.jpg"><figcaption>EXCHANGE 2023 Northern Trust Exchange Stage at EXPO CHICAGO 2023, Navy Pier. Photo: Kyle Flubacker &nbsp;</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;Exchange by Northern TrustHosted in the Northern Trust Anchor Lounge at Navy Pier, Exchange by Northern Trust: An Interactive Conversation Around the Art of Collecting offers VIP patrons discussions on collecting and the art market with industry leaders. Discussions include a conversation on building a Chicago-based collection with collector Anita Blanchard and Yesomi Umolu (Serpentine); a panel on the Legacy of Scott Burton with curator Jess Wilcox and artist Gordon Hall in collaboration with Jeremy Johnston (Darling Green); a look at practices in self-taught art with collectors Ashley Duchossois Joyce and Dr. David Walega, Deb Kerr (Intuit: The Center of Intuitive and Outsider Art), and Rudy Aronoff (Heritage Auctions); and a conversation on collecting prints featuring dealer David Cleaton-Roberts (Cristea Roberts Gallery),collector Dani Levinas, and Monica Brown (Freeman’s | Hindman). VIP Pass-holders will receive information about the full list of Exchange by Northern Trustprogramming in upcoming VIP communications.&nbsp;EXPO ART WEEK (April 8-14)Presented in conjunction with Choose Chicago, the city’s tourism and marketing organization and Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE), EXPO ART WEEK will once again galvanize Chicago’s cultural ecosystem through citywide events and celebrations. Highlights of EXPO ART WEEK include South Side Night (Tuesday, April 9), with performances and events at cultural partners in Hyde Park, Bronzeville, and surrounding areas, along with Art After Hours (Friday, April 12) in collaboration with Gertie and sponsored by Masterworks and Arete Wealth.A list of happenings taking place during EXPO ART WEEK can be found <a href="https://www.expochicago.com/expo-art-week">here</a>.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419358/bsz1sc5dvfsgybv0x7co.png" alt="page4image24564608"></figure></body></html>

EXPO CHICAGO Announces Programming for the 11th Edition 

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419352/xf8b75v4o6rsj30xit1r.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;Who needs to chase down more brightly colored Stanley cups, when instead you can get ready to pull the trigger on a much more limited edition Hebru Brantley Power Duo? <a href="https://mcachicagostore.org/?utm_source=MCA+General+List&amp;utm_campaign=9c64e28632-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=9c64e28632&amp;mc_eid=95b957c616">Mark your calendar for March 13th at 11:00 am (CST)</a>The MCA Store announced that they are selling Hebru Brantley's Power Duo, available in three separate colors next week. The Power Duo is sold online only with limited stock availability. The MCA didn't disclose the pricing for the duos.&nbsp;The '89 colorway is an edition set of 225, and the '66 and Japan colorways are an edition set of 325. Each set includes a 15.5" SUPA figure and 17" LIL WONDA figure. All Power Duo sets are limited to one set of each colorway per customer.Hebru Brantley creates narrative-driven work revolving around his conceptualized iconic characters. Brantley utilizes these characters to address complex ideas around nostalgia, the mental psyche, power, and hope. The color palettes, pop-art motifs and characters themselves create accessibility around his layered and multifaceted ideas. Through his characters, Brantley seeks to reassess contemporary culture and mythology through the lens of Afrofuturism.&nbsp;</body></html>

MCA Is Selling Limited Edition Hebru Brantley Figures

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

What We're Reading: 3/7/24

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

Artist Joyce Owen Has Died

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

New Exhibitions March 8 & 9

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

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

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

What We're Reading: 2/29/24

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

New Exhibitions March 1 & 2 (Part III)

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

New Exhibitions March 1 & 2 (Part II)

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

New Exhibitions March 1 & 2 (Part I)

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

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

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

What We're Reading: 2/26/24

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

New Exhibitions Open February 23 - 25 (part I)

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

New Exhibitions Open February 23 - 25 (part II)

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

What We're Reading: 2/16/24

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

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

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

New Exhibitions Open February 15 - 17

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

What We're Reading: 2/12/24

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

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