<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419401/vqisaom4tez8swnr9vdm.jpg"><figcaption>Anish Kapoor, Cloud Gate. Photo Patrick L.Pyszka, City of Chicago. &nbsp;</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;By CGN StaffAnish Kapoor's famous public sculpture in Chicago, officially knows as "Cloud Gate" but affectionately known as “The Bean”, is back and ready for the world's fingerprints. The city recently completed renovations to The Bean, which was first unveiled 20 years ago at the opening of Millennium Park. Now the city says that while working to care for the shiny towering work of art they also took advantage of the opportunity to enhance the visitor experience as well as improve and modernize accessibility in the surrounding plaza.&nbsp;"Cloud Gate" is one of <a href="https://www.choosechicago.com/things-to-do/tours-attractions/">Chicago’s most popular sights</a>. The monumental work of art anchors downtown <a href="https://www.choosechicago.com/articles/parks-outdoors/millennium-park-campus/">Millennium Park</a> and reflects the city’s famous skyline and the surrounding green space. Now the 33 foot high, 110 ton sculpture can even help visitors plan their next trip to Chicago with a new <a href="https://www.choosechicago.com/bean/?open=true">interactive, AI-powered tool</a> that&nbsp;Cloud Gate was Kapoor's first permanent public outdoor work in the United States, and is widely considered his most famous.Enjoy reconnecting with this iconic work this summer!&nbsp;Read CGN's feature on the 20th anniversary of Millennium Park <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2024/6/20-years-of-drawing-the-world-to-chicago-millennium-park">here</a>&nbsp;</body></html>

The Bean is Open Again 

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419401/pwkuwejdiaijhrytt3at.jpg"><figcaption>Naotaka Hiro (Japanese, b. 1972) A Hole in My Stomach, 2024 Stainless steel, steel74 x 25 x 10 inches. Courtesy of the artist and MISAKO &amp; ROSEN, Tokyo Part of Actual Fractals, Act II, Curator: John Riepenhoff. &nbsp;Location: Baird Center, Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI Image courtesy of Michael Lagerman. &nbsp;</figcaption></figure>VIA PRSculpture Milwaukee announced that <a href="https://www.sculpturemilwaukee.com/visit">Actual Fractals, Act II,</a> its 2024-25 and eighth annual free exhibition of works by renowned international artists, is now on view in downtown Milwaukee.&nbsp;A follow up to Actual Fractals, Act I, Sculpture Milwaukee's 2023-24 exhibition, Actual Fractals, Act II extends its thematic interest in monumental public art exploring the interconnections of human beings, nature, animals, and cosmopolitan communities, despite human beings' perceived differences and divisions.Combining a lively, thought-provoking mix of existing works and new pieces commissioned by Sculpture Milwaukee, the exhibition celebrates a new cohort of artists who invite the public to connect and see each other with fresh eyes. “We’ve chosen artists who are committed to breaking down barriers and, in one way or another, describe the complex interconnections between us and the world we live in,” said artist John Riepenhoff, Sculpture Milwaukee's executive director and current guest curator, who organized both acts of Actual Fractals. “Their capacity to help us reflect on how we share space together, in this moment, feels like a revelation.”Spanning a mile of Wisconsin Avenue, AF, Act II features, on a plaza next to the Baird Center, “A Hole in My Stomach” (2024), a new steel figural work by the celebrated Japanese-born, California-based artist Naotaka Hiro. A contemporary response to the historic Japanese movement, Gutai, Hiro focuses on the body and its unknowability. The sculptural work, like his canvases, involve molding material to his body which is akin to a performance. This process requires a tremendous amount of endurance, evidence of which is visible in the piece. A few blocks to the east, across the Milwaukee River, “Abundant” (2024), a cast bronze basket with painted enamel accents by Teresa Baker, invites quiet contemplation of the handicrafts of her Native Mandan/Hidatsa culture. Perched across the street from the Milwaukee Federal Courthouse in its first U.S. viewing, “Pangolin” (2021/24), a cast bronze, white-lacquered sculpture by the late German-Iraqi artist Lin May Saeed, poignantly emphasizes the beauty and vulnerability of this rare mammal. And at the far eastern end of the avenue, in Museum Center Park—a stone’s throw from Milwaukee’s signature orange “Sunburst” (formally, “The Calling”) by Mark di Suvero—“Untitled” (2024), a totemic painted aluminum figure by the Japanese artist Izumi Kato brings to mind Paleolithic art and futuristic aesthetics at the same time.More large-scale works selected by Riepenhoff for AF, Act II—including pieces by Derrick Adams, Sarah Braman, Anish Kapoor, Mary Miss, and Milwaukee-based artist Michelle Grabner—will be arriving downtown next month and throughout the summer. In the meantime, all nine of the sculptures included in Actual Fractals, Act I are still up, dotting parks and plazas across the city. And there’s another exciting new arrival—originally commissioned by the Swiss-born, New York-based artist Ugo Rondionone for Nature Doesn’t Know About Us, his 2022-23 Sculpture Milwaukee exhibition—that was also recently installed in Museum Center Park: “Glass Spiral” (1990/2024), an ecosystem by the esteemed multimedia artist Meg Webster, who is closely affiliated with the Land Art movement of the 1970s. Viewers of all ages and levels of ability can enter the sculpture, which coils like a snail’s shell, to experience the mesmerizing water- and plant-filled piece from the inside, making themselves moving parts of this new, reengineered version of another beloved “Glass Spiral” that the Milwaukee Art Museum commissioned Webster to make in 1990.&nbsp;In addition to creating new resonance among all the works installed across Milwaukee by our past and present programmers—today, there are a total of 31 sculptures on view from different overlapping exhibitions—Sculpture Milwaukee is brewing up more ephemeral programming to enrich viewing experiences. Debuting a fresh identity for our organization, design and branding elements—seen everywhere from our posters and placards—created by alphabet artist Nat Pyper play with the words “Sculpture” and “Milwaukee” in curving arrangements that mimic the geography of the rivers that bend and merge downtown, and how people move and congregate around public art. Reflecting our interest in building new layers of value, for viewers and artists alike, Pyper’s designs are part the AF, Act II, as are works of social choreography that Sculpture Milwaukee commissioned from Kim Miller, a local performance and visual artist, to help activate audiences and engagement with works in the exhibition.“As we continue to gear up and build on Sculpture Milwaukee’s success, we’re not only finding ways to collaborate and co-invest to support artists, but also to spark new conversations about public art that are as important internationally as they are to Milwaukeeans,” said Riepenhoff. “It’s an exciting time, as art increasingly takes a central place in our city and our culture. Actual Fractals champions bold new artists alongside more established art stars, and I’m thrilled to share this exhibition with many different local audiences and visitors to our remarkable city. I invite you to come down and see the exhibition early and often, as it will be growing and changing not only across the seasons, but every day, as new viewers come, move around, and bring new resonance to the works with their enjoyment and investigation of the sculptures we’ve brought to the streets of Milwaukee.”&nbsp;EXHIBITION PROGRAMMINGGuided tours of Actual Fractals, Act IIWalking tours, Monday, July 22, and Monday, August 5, 2024, 5:30 pmTour by trolley, Monday, July 29, 2024, 4 pmSelf-guided toursVisitors can view <a href="https://www.sculpturemilwaukee.com/visit">a map online of all the curated works currently on view</a>, or they can scan the QR code on any sculpture’s object label for more information.&nbsp;&nbsp;EXHIBITION CURATION&nbsp;Actual Fractals, Act II is curated by John Riepenhoff, executive director of Sculpture Milwaukee. A multimedia artist and Milwaukee native whose exhibitions and curatorial projects have been presented at the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Tate Modern in London, and the Minneapolis Institute of Art, among other places, Riepenhoff also owns and operates The Green Gallery, located on Milwaukee’s Lower East Side.&nbsp;</body></html>

Sculpture Milwaukee Announces 8th Annual Exhibition is on View: Actual Fractals, Act II

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419401/pvztobn7y9rikwtlgvjb.png"></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/deconstructing-paper-pulp">Deconstructing Paper &amp; PULP</a>Opening: Friday, June 21, 5:30 – 8&nbsp;pmThe Art Center Highland Park&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419402/qkxj1gbsoyisnb9a3k9o.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/third-fridays-in-bridgeport-d26e08d8-79d9-4c96-9eb0-1694a3cbecb2">Third Fridays in Bridgeport</a>Friday, June 21, 5 – 9&nbsp;pmAlma Art &amp; Interiors&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419402/tprx4yckrdqej6wnrn8s.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/ellsworth-kelly-spectrum-colors-arranged-by-chance">Ellsworth Kelly: Spectrum Colors Arranged by Chance</a>Exhibition begins June 22The Art Institute of Chicago&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419403/puu6rlvrnj1gnvuv7wzt.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/laleh-motlagh-talk">Laleh Motlagh Talk</a>Saturday, June 22, 1 – 2&nbsp;pmSoNa Chicago Art Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419404/gwzl2zo0mqobspzlsbxz.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/words-of-art-dennis-lee-mitchell-and-rhonda-gates">Words of Art: Dennis Lee Mitchell and Rhonda Gates</a>Saturday, June 22, 2 – 4&nbsp;pmZolla / Lieberman Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419404/bcssg5k9yznmogmzyl8l.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/artist-walkthrough">Artist Walkthrough</a>Saturday, June 22, 2 – 4&nbsp;pmWoman Made Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419405/kjysgayiwn15ditoqstb.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/meet-our-collective-artists-8deb7934-aeb8-4a56-8b4a-0b1b2c3a1cf5">Kay Smith | Acrylic Paintings</a>Opening: Saturday, June 22, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmBlue Moon Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions June 21 & 22

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419401/w6puqqipds09cvyepknr.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;By GINNY VAN ALYEALast week Jessica Cochran and Angie Lennard hosted a lively launch for their new print/publishing venture, called Process/Process&nbsp;The launch party took place in West Town at 1821 W Hubbard, where Process/Process will operate, with many area collectors, dealers, curators and artists in attendance. Five new print collaborations were also on display. As Cochran shared with CGN, "We are going to be working with artists to make and sell limited edition prints, and our inaugural portfolio (half of which just debuted) features Michelle Grabner, Candida Alvarez, Kay Rosen, Alberto Aguilar, and many others." She cited Chicago's Anchor Graphics as a model for what Process/Process hopes to do.&nbsp;Process/Process invites artists to make new artworks that adapt the material, aesthetic, and critical possibilities of printmaking. By moving the ideas and processes that drive an artist's practice into the realm of the printed edition, Process/Process enables artists to develop exploratory new works. All projects are close collaborations between the artist, Angee Lennard, printer, and Cochran, partner.Upon producing and publishing new editions with artists, Process/Process places them into private and public collections.&nbsp;View the full portfolio <a href="https://process-process.com">online</a>. Works are also available for sale on their <a href="https://process-process.com">website</a>, and viewings can be arranged by appointment. Process/Process also offers boutique contract printing and art advisory services.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419402/daxyueq5cghte76fzttf.jpg"><figcaption>Candida Alvarez, Adjust your eyes, 2024, Lower right, Screenprint with debasement on Arches 88, 12 x 14" (paper), 4 7/8 x 6 7/8" (image)&nbsp;</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419403/dy8drwjafkqfmuf5eaur.jpg"><figcaption>Alex Bradley Cohen, Place #1, 2024, Etching, 11 ⅞ x 15 ¾ (paper), 8 ⅜ x 12 inches (image). Edition of 20 plus 2 AP. &nbsp;</figcaption></figure><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419404/ui1pdjn7tjsw8ccjp69g.jpg"><figcaption>Kay Rosen, Parts of Speech, 2024</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419405/cgpyjmt8dht9cyosohfz.jpg"><figcaption>A work by Michelle Grabner</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;</body></html>

Process/Process: A New Print/Publishing Venture with an Eye on the Future

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419395/wsiimz2i4k2unclavjf0.jpg"></figure>Via PR &nbsp;CHICAGO – WNDR Museum, Chicago’s original immersive art and technology experience, located in the city’s West Loop, today introduced a reimagined atrium featuring the installation of Yayoi Kusma’s LOVE IS CALLING, alongside a relocated WNDR Lounge, offering a variety of local fare to both ticketed and non-ticketed guests.“At WNDR Museum, we’re always evolving and looking for new and exciting ways to spark curiosity and creativity in our guests,” said WNDR Museum’s Brad Keywell. “The addition of the reimagined WNDR Lounge and our newest work by Yayoi Kusama demonstrate our commitment to making world-class artworks accessible to the public while providing a community hub in our hometown of Chicago.”&nbsp;LOVE IS CALLINGWNDR’s largest infinity room to date by artist and global icon Yayoi Kusama,&nbsp;LOVE IS CALLING, invites visitors into a dark, mirrored room illuminated by inflatable forms that extend from the floor and ceiling. These soft sculptures are covered in Kusama's iconic polka dots and pulsate with a dynamic, shifting palette of colors, ranging from neon greens and pinks to deep blues and purples. The mirrored walls create an illusion of infinite space, as the colorful, dotted tentacles seem to stretch out endlessly in all directions, surrounding the viewer in a surreal, otherworldly environment. LOVE IS CALLING&nbsp;premiered in Japan in 2013. Its installation at WNDR Museum Chicago will mark the work’s Chicago debut.Accompanying the visual spectacle of LOVE IS CALLING&nbsp;is an audio component of Kusama’s voice reciting a love poem in Japanese. The poem, whose title translates to “Residing in a Castle of Shed Tears," was written by the artist herself, reflecting her contemplations on love, existence, and the cosmos, adding an introspective and emotional layer to the sensory experience.&nbsp;The WNDR LoungeThe newly-unveiled&nbsp;WNDR Lounge will feature both bar and lounge-style seating, offering an assortment of local food and beverage offerings including coffee, soda, cocktails and snacks. Accessible to both ticketed and non-ticketed guests from a designated entrance on Monroe St., the WNDR Lounge is open during regular WNDR Museum hours.In addition to the WNDR Lounge, the WNDR Shop, also located in WNDR Museum’s atrium, features an assortment of unique goods from local makers, artists and nonprofit organizations alongside special WNDR-branded merchandise and collaborations.&nbsp;Tickets &amp; HoursGeneral admission tickets to WNDR Museum start at $32 and must be purchased in advance at <a href="https://u56787.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.oTjORMppDqxAbsefRFk27wz1Bt90zoma8G4B3VYS-2Bq-2BbMri0yv3Ix0F2synpyrmnGi6F6Aosn1g8d-2BOLJv4Jm4R7q0iGN-2FlXIPQPqyyXzj7iTKLTey-2FTh9di0PfNqCbESE7j_0g5QiKQ3ANfCkWXxwzczn1phIok0-2FnBF8GNWXrNhq2-2BCm4DmNjKHmH-2FuMeb6erfptj0X7kOO03SOEy0038a8bO2JT1vj7ekSN4iWm5fnVmC-2BUoj9m6S-2BHoqpkY4xl-2F1zJpl0qI-2Bilecut0mSSToCGWN89tcBEot9fhKkN60iLK6pF5-2BX84lC07qHiN3JlR49RFa9OLhLSmQM42fuOHwsTon-2FtI1hYlhuyfoGAKM7J5VNU6R4vCKx4aO6NVebMah6ud1rBSYxdMLMkW4KDJHV4dhVyLZRTlCGS4G9D0r48BEHSqqDKdRTq8r7CNuY0RXfUYCtilkvm1fnDS-2FLJa6MwVM3DT49EezstYjuFjei9hjoeOrXOhLVexIGiu3a032GizvwllzNuFcmpAYSLxAg0YE7a7IdYCI1wt0OtMka7-2F3qFPVwkgk-2Fp5bEGFzBHThypqS7g8gPsgsINREgnPtobSfISKX7k-2BvQOlTD-2BBBlUjOVqKA2-2BF6XDQZ2VRbSaSawT8GLrOrgSevi6Pv-2BYwUaz-2Bem2KOOriVyYF9Vo2WPgy1mzzgMCgcmttXfpa3wxsAJVky05md3PznB04gOe-2BMCn8o9-2FQEIrJbl4b7etW5P8QAZc-2B8aQ8l5-2FZvikOnJrVhVRTwpYVk-2BRZLqQMFlJEq9xcGme1WH4z-2FXroUL6Yn6ihpvzvyuCQ1e-2FkOaR4VhKL6sszqoCNcsP1-2B7sJsMxraf56HMMTmBVWV-2FI09Czu1Qmi-2BhaSVsW76z4mok64pRiI6lKBp9K3Fnxp308IsUdq0gfgl5zJ8lz079rZGS5TWjdKmwoBL1cxHlFj63X5ygsRuZ8Dqu24TUnVu8SaGVCP9q3EcB1Pa40KaPH7kvLRVCNP-2F-2FTgBHChQ3oRMcHY1F3aDkB0lAL4xJx02u8QMTEJW9-2FICCt2iUUWRF9MQw9FHiq44-3D">www.wndrmuseum.com</a>. Children’s tickets are available for children ages 12 and under and start at $22. Children ages two and under receive free admission.&nbsp;About Yayoi KusamaBorn and raised in Japan, Yayoi Kusama emerged as an artist during the Vietnam War era and continues to make work that reaches diverse audiences worldwide. Throughout her prolific practice spanning over six decades, Kusama has consistently created artwork about repetition and the concept of infinity. In 1965, Kusama produced her first Infinity Mirror Room. This marked a move from the material repetition found in the artist’s paintings and sculptures to the illusion of infinite space using mirrors. Since then, Kusama has made more than twenty unique rooms.Yayoi Kusama is one of the world’s most iconic artists working today. With connections to Pop Art, Minimalism, psychedelia and popular culture, Kusama’s multidisciplinary career transcends categories as the artist continues to innovate over a career spanning more than 70 years. Kusama’s artistic practice encompasses paintings, sculpture, installations, works on paper, performances, films, fashion, design and literary works. Her work across this wide breadth of media alludes to both microscopic and macroscopic universes.&nbsp;</body></html>

WNDR Museum Announces Redesigned Yayoi Kusma Space and New Lounge in West Loop

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419395/ayhgquztzviuj1zlif2c.jpg"><figcaption>McCormick's New Space in West Town is the former location of Mongerson Gallery, which recently moved back to River North</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;Tom McCormick is Moving His Gallery From West Loop to West TownOver the weekend McCormick shared, "After 24 years in the West Loop, iIn July we will be leaving our grand gallery for a new Grand Gallery, in Chicago's West Town neighborhood. We will be joining the area's other expat relocators such as Rhona Hoffman, Corbett vs. Dempsey, Patron and Andrew Rafacz. After July 12 we will be open by appointment only until we reopen in our new space after Labor Day.&nbsp;Watch for the opening exhibition in the new location on September 12, Mud Time: And Other Forces of Nature, new paintings by John Santoro."&nbsp;<a href="https://marianeibrahim.com/news/133-marisol-rodriguez-to-join-mariane-ibrahim-as-curatorial-gallery-news/">Mariane Ibrahim Announces New Curatorial Director</a>Mariane Ibrahim is pleased to announce Marisol Rodríguez as the Curatorial Director of the gallery’s three locations: Paris, Chicago, and Mexico City. Marisol Rodríguez will be based in Paris and will spearhead the gallery’s curatorial vision across the three spaces, and enhance the gallery’s relationships with museums and institutions, particularly in Europe, Africa, and the Americas.<a href="https://marianeibrahim.com/news/133-marisol-rodriguez-to-join-mariane-ibrahim-as-curatorial-gallery-news/">More here</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/millennium_park_20.html">Millennium Park's Full 20th Anniversary Schedule Announced</a>Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) announced the full slate of programming for the City’s Millennium Park 20th Anniversary Celebration (July 18–21), presented by Capital One. Scheduled to take place almost exactly 20 years since the Park’s official opening on July 16, 2004, this four-day free celebration features award-winning headliners, activities for families and youth, dance performances, new public art, and concerts.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

CGN Art World Recap: 6/18/24

&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="http://i2.cmail19.com/ei/i/F1/BB1/4CE/230541/csfinal/IMG_2400-7f89b4427a1b4fc.jpg" alt=""></figure>Via PRChicago Artists Coalition is pleased to announce their incoming cohort of Artist and Curatorial Residents for 2024-26!“As we approach our 50th anniversary, I am excited to welcome this next group of creatives to the CAC&nbsp;community,” says Executive Director Brookes Ebetsch. “I cannot wait to see the connections that are made between this cohort, the collaborations that are sparked and the learning that takes place amongst us all. We, the CAC staff, board and alumni community look forward to the future we continue to create together!”CAC looks forward to working with this group over the next two years. Stay tuned for more updates as we introduce you to our new residents over the coming months!Incoming Curatorial Residents:<a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-flyuyik-dlvzir-y/">Francine Almeda</a>, <a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-flyuyik-dlvzir-j/">Gordon Fung</a>, <a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-flyuyik-dlvzir-t/">Sidney Garrett</a>, <a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-flyuyik-dlvzir-i/">Christine Magill</a>, <a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-flyuyik-dlvzir-d/">Christina Nafziger</a>Incoming Artist Residents:<a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-flyuyik-dlvzir-h/">Reevah Agarwaal</a>, <a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-flyuyik-dlvzir-k/">Cecilia Beaven</a>, <a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-flyuyik-dlvzir-u/">Chelsea Bighorn</a>, <a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-flyuyik-dlvzir-o/">Isaac Couch</a>, <a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-flyuyik-dlvzir-m/">an emard</a>, <a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-flyuyik-dlvzir-c/">Maryam Faridani</a>, <a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-flyuyik-dlvzir-q/">FÁTIMA</a>, <a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-flyuyik-dlvzir-a/">Jairo Granados-Cardenas</a>, <a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-flyuyik-dlvzir-f/">Eli Greene</a>, <a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-flyuyik-dlvzir-z/">Oriana Koren</a>, <a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-flyuyik-dlvzir-v/">Ruth Poor</a>, <a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-flyuyik-dlvzir-e/">Martha Osornio Ruiz</a>, <a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-flyuyik-dlvzir-s/">Nekita Thomas</a>, <a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-flyuyik-dlvzir-g/">bex ya yolk</a>, <a href="https://news.chicagoartistscoalition.org/t/i-l-flyuyik-dlvzir-w/">Sangwoo Yoo</a>You can see all 5 groups of Artist and Curatorial Residents in the above composite.&nbsp;

Chicago Artists Coalition Announces Its 2024-26 CAC Residents

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419395/jhgzrwaidkwius75orzw.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/implied-motion-stanley-dean-edwards-and-david-roth">Implied Motion: Stanley Dean Edwards and David Roth</a>Opening: Friday, June 14, 5 – 9&nbsp;pmOliva Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419396/srine2u9vdqwl9gvlvt8.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/sharon-louden-perennials">Sharon Louden, PERENNIALS</a>Opening: Friday, June 14, 6 – 8&nbsp;pmENGAGE Projects&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419397/mmnvmfn1xkewytbbmow6.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/jessie-mott">Jessie Mott: Pluto</a>Opening: Saturday, June 15, 2 – 5&nbsp;pmGoldfinch&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419398/q0eknvzytfh9xk4ylw57.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/teen-show-a9c01ed3-7296-4475-a805-778b79cf71f6">Pit Stop</a>Exhibition begins June 15Hyde Park Art Center (HPAC)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419399/k8n3snrro3ge75btuaxi.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/diana-motta-metaphysical">Diana Motta: Metaphysical</a>Opening: Saturday, June 15, 5 – 9&nbsp;pmSTASIAS&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419400/f1z4ewtkbmjjc6myzkyh.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/spring-lab-2024-exhibition">Spring &amp; Lab 2024 Exhibition</a>Saturday, June 15, 4 – 7&nbsp;pmMarwen&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions June 14 & 15

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419395/qdoy2rglttzuxrsocsxf.jpg"><figcaption>Moises Salazar Tlatenchi – "'In Your Light' highlights how nature is a safe space for LGBTOIA + members. As many queer people may feel unsafe or anxious in public city spaces, nature and green spaces will always be a haven for the LGBTQIA+ community."</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;By GINNY VAN ALYEAWhen my children were very young we spent many hours at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. It was a wonderful destination for busy little people where we could engage their senses and put them in touch with nature in the middle of the city. A favorite spot in the museum was always the Butterfly Haven, where my daughter could stand still and just wait for a butterfly to land on her for a few moments.&nbsp;During a walk around Lincoln Park one morning last week I came across the Flight of Butterflies exhibition on the grounds near the Museum. On view through fall 2025 the exhibition stars nearly 2 dozen works around the museum and the surrounding park plus another 10 or so placed downtown. These works, like the natural creatures that inspired them, will not stay put for long. Soon they will migrate around the city. &nbsp;A map on the museum's website shows where each work will end up so you can <a href="https://naturemuseum.org/exhibits/flight-of-butterflies">follow their journey</a>.&nbsp;This city-wide exhibit merges nature, art, and storytelling as a call to action for wildlife conservation. Local artists adorn butterfly sculptures with original designs, expressing their unique connections to nature.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419396/ewp2gkxx9aroayg4cbcp.jpg"><figcaption>Leonard Surajaya – "This sculpture is adorned with the eyes of my family and friends in both Indonesia and Chicago. Connecting communities in mv hometown and mv new found home, I set forth a vision of diversity and pride in belonging to our home on earth."</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;The list of artists who have collaborated on this exhibition, creating uniquely beautiful creatures that stay put for more than a moment, features many familiar Chicago names, from Candace Hunter, to Leonard Surajaya, Rubén Aguirre, Yvette Mayorga and CGN's spring 2024 cover artist Salvador Andrade Arévalo, as well as many others.&nbsp;The Nature Museum supports global conservation of tropical butterfly habitats through partnerships with butterfly farms through the <a href="https://naturemuseum.org/exhibits/judy-istock-butterfly-haven">Judy Istock Butterfly Haven</a>. The museum says that this project amplifies their institutional mission to create positive connections between people and nature, and illuminates their vital conservation stories, and Flight of Butterflies brings the delight of art and nature to the public.&nbsp;April 2024 – September 2025Through July 2024: On Nature Museum Grounds + Michigan Avenue<a href="https://naturemuseum.org/exhibits/flight-of-butterflies">Details</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419397/jsvebf3iwvellhiemskb.jpg"><figcaption>Ariée Carter – "My nature is wonderful. lt's comfortable like my dresses. I created Junona. She is inspired by Christian Dior. She is friendly, courageous, kind, and gentle. When people see her, I want them to think about flowers and the sparkles in the water."&nbsp;</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419398/tmfmoigdy0khvly8ltgo.jpg"><figcaption>Melanie Vazquez – "This sculpture pays tribute to Mexican culture and honors my roots through nature's interconnectedness.Inspired by papel picado, each delicate cut-out symbolizes nature's essence, evoking growth, vitality, and spiritual harmony. Through this piece, I celebrate life's beauty, reflecting on nature's enduring spirit in my origins and heritage."</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419398/sbjlyi77bn3y3vrfikrc.jpg"><figcaption>Liz Flores – "My butterfly is an exploration of home and bow we all search for a place to exist. Each part of the butterfly wing contains a figurative element, bridging nature and people. It celebrates the act of migration. the search for something better, and nature's quest to not only survive but thrive."</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;</body></html>

Among the Butterflies in the City 

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419395/ou9rl55ahwj5k26cooys.jpg"><figcaption>Artist's visualization of what ABH's new home might look like after renovations.</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;By CGN StaffWe recently heard that plans are underway, once again, for the construction of a permanent home for the Artists Book House, a space founded by author and artist Audrey Niffenegger and formerly planned to open in Evanston in 2026. Now the center will open on Chicago's north side in the Old Irving Park neighborhood, and it will open in phases according to levels of completion. &nbsp;&nbsp;An artist's book is an art object. Whereas a book contains mostly text and accompanying illustrations or photographs, an artist's book is a vehicle for artistic expression. An artist uses the form of a book and then chooses the other artistic elements to elevate the book, from design to materials, layout and structure.Niffenegger envisioned ABH as a new kind of center to foster the creation of artists book as well as to celebrate them. She has made artists books herself and founded Columbia College's Chicago Center for Book and Paper Arts. Niffenegger also taught in the school's MFA in Book and Paper Arts program. Artists Book House was originally going to occupy an extensively renovated historic lakefront mansion in suburban Evanston, but in January 2023 while facing increasingly insurmountable renovation costs, ABH's board decided to forgo their current plans and to reconsider where the center's home should be. &nbsp;In her announcement about the new location plans, Niffenegger shared,&nbsp;"I am delighted to report that Artists Book House has a new home: 4207 West Irving Park Road, in Chicago. This is a single-story, double storefront in the charming Old Irving Park neighborhood. It is near the Irving Park stops on the Blue Line and the Union Pacific Northwest Metra line. It’s just west of 90/94. It should be easy to visit us!"Niffenegger also asked for critical donations of equipment or other helpful objects, as well of course—money. The ABH board is now working to advance design and construction plans for a bookshop, gallery, library, and studios for papermaking, printing, and bookbinding and seems to be on course to open around their originally planned date after all.&nbsp;To keep up with plans as they happen or to support ABH visit <a href="https://artistsbookhouse.org">artistsbookhouse.org</a>You may read CGN's <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2021/9/inpursuit-of-bookish-things-audrey-niffenegger-on-building-artists-book-house-a-home-in-evanston">2021 interview</a> with Niffenegger here.&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

Audrey Niffenegger Announces New Location and Plans for Artists Book House

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419395/nwndkq2xxo9dnn7i6ras.jpg"><figcaption>Vivian Maier, Chicago, IL, 1960. ©Estate of Vivian Maier, Courtesy of Maloof Collection and Howard Greenberg Gallery, NY.</figcaption></figure><a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/first-us-retrospective-vivian-maier-street-photographer-2497184">In Her First U.S. Retrospective, Vivian Maier Proves to Be Much More than a Street Photographer</a>In 2011, a new art star burst onto the scene. A nanny and a self-taught photographer, Vivian Maier had roamed the streets of New York City and Chicago in the 1950s, ‘60s, and ‘70s, her pint-sized charges in tow, snapping pictures of derelicts and swells, skyscrapers and train yards, naked mannequins and discarded dolls.She had taken hundreds of thousands of these photos. She stashed them in a storage unit until she couldn’t afford the payments any longer. She died destitute in 2009, at the age of 83. But then a young real estate developer named John Maloof bought the contents of her locker at a Chicago auction, scanned what he found, and uploaded it to Flickr.Via Artnet&nbsp;<a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world-archives/long-lost-degas-2495196">Artwork Bought Online for $1,000 Identified as a Long-Lost Degas Worth $13 million</a>A savvy online thrifter got the deal of a lifetime when they spotted a pastel drawing listed as a “fake” Degas in 2021. The surprisingly masterful composition caught the punter’s eye and, with the help of expert Michel Schulman, they determined that it was most likely Éloge du maquillage (In praise of cosmetics)&nbsp;(1876), a known brothel scene painted by Degas that had been recorded as missing for several decades.Via Artnet&nbsp;<a href="https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/art-basel-2024-top-price-secondary-market-artworks-1234708939/">A First Look at the Big Ticket Artworks that Galleries Are Bringing to Art&nbsp;Basel</a>If one were to liken the marquee New York auctions in May to the homecoming game between rival high schools, then Art Basel is certainly the art world’s prom. Next week, 287 galleries from around the world, including the four biggest, will jet to Switzerland, closely followed by the traveling circus of collectors, art advisers, and, of course, journalists.Via Artnews&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wbez.org/neighborhoods/2024/05/28/whats-that-building-former-little-village-firehouse?tpcc=cst_cm">The National Museum of Mexican Art plans to turn long-vacant structure into the Yollocalli youth arts center</a>In Little Village, an old fire station has stood empty and unused since its modern replacement opened three blocks away in 2011.The building finally heads toward a new use as a youth arts center filled with performance and studio spaces, an indoor garden made from an old spiral staircase and disco balls.“Lots of disco balls,” said Vanessa Sanchez, the director of Yollocalli Arts Reach, a program of the National Museum of Mexican Art in Pilsen.Yollocalli, which means “House of the Heart” in the indigenous Mexican language Nahuatl, is adding this facility to its longtime home in the Little Village Boys and Girls Club.The museum bought the mothballed fire station from the city for $1 and is starting a $2 million rehab of the building at 2358 S. Whipple St. and plans to open it in early 2025.Via WBEZ&nbsp;<a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/06/05/insect-asylum-aims-to-inspire-with-public-cicada-art-now-on-display-cicada-parade-a">Insect Asylum aims to inspire with public cicada art, now on display in Chicago neighborhoods</a>For those enjoying the hunt for cicadas, you’re in for a big treat. Really big.In Ravenswood Manor alone, residents have spotted a rare silver, jewel-eyed cicada, as well as one with blue eyes and multicolored wings. Another cicada has the familiar red eyes and orange wings, but its shell is a plastic shopping bag.These new creatures are 18-inch, plaster sculptures decorated by Chicago artists, and they are popping up in parks, in front of homes and even on light poles.Via Chicago Sun-Times&nbsp;</body></html>

What We're Reading: 6/6/24

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419395/prtpdbllija48wvdx1hr.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/krista-franklin-any-bright-spark">Krista Franklin: Any Bright Spark</a>Opening: Friday, June 7, 5–8&nbsp;pmWestern Exhibitions – West Town&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419396/ejizsjafbqypeykhk9tc.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/noe-martinezl-as-raices-conversan-por-debajo-de-la-tierra">NOÉ MARTÍNEZL: as raíces conversan por debajo de la tierra</a>Opening: Friday, June 7, 5–7:30&nbsp;pmPATRON – West Town&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419397/ldcdlqpshrrjxysomu9n.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/collage-culture">Collage Culture</a>Opening: Friday, June 7, 4–7&nbsp;pmmoniquemeloche – West Town<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419398/wek4zl5hauzgwmlaekdx.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/erin-jane-nelson-c569dbcd-f421-40fd-8004-92d3d551be4c">Erin Jane Nelson</a>Opening: Friday, June 7, 5–8&nbsp;pmDOCUMENT – West Town&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419399/oapoqrjy13tmwdwcwjik.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/matt-paweski">Matt Paweski: Table Setting</a>Opening: Friday, June 7, 5–8&nbsp;pmVolume Gallery – West Town&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419400/hmfhqpqp3azi23oyls5r.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/constructions-1979-2011">Constructions: 1979 - 2011</a>Opening: Friday, June 7, 5–7&nbsp;pmRhona Hoffman Gallery – West Town&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events?filter=upcoming">View the full CGN calendar here</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions June 7 (Part II)

<html><head></head><body>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419395/xahqayvkkqwuep2pdmtj.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/laura-catherwood-all-things-stirring-solo-show">Laura Catherwood: All Things Stirring</a>Opening: Friday, June 7, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmVertical Gallery – West Town&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419396/qtyr8q7dg4odtomzros3.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/david-keel">David Keel: A Walk in the Stars</a>Opening: Friday, June 7, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmVivid Art Gallery – Winnetka&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419397/oms4qxe1xqxu94opxppn.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/katherine-steichen-rosing-atmospheric-intricacies">Katherine Steichen Rosing: Atmospheric Intricacies</a>Opening: Friday, June 7, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmJames May Gallery – Milwaukee, WI&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419398/xcilewd2uarlczwghfqz.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/joe-forte-american-wallpaper">Joe Forte: AMERICAN WALLPAPER</a>Opening: Friday, June 7, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmARC Gallery – West Town&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419399/plw73rb3l6cmxyjw5tjw.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/moises-salazar-in-my-arms">Moises Salazar: In my Arms</a>Opening: Friday, June 7, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmEpiphany Center for the Arts – West Loop&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events?filter=upcoming">View the full CGN calendar here</a></body></html>

New Exhibitions June 7 (Part I)

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419395/y0zz1cxmgge6qqjiui4o.jpg"><figcaption>John McKinnon</figcaption></figure>By GINNY VAN ALYEALast month it was announced that John McKinnon, executive director of the Elmhurst Art Museum in Elmhurst, Illinois, has been named the next director of the <a href="https://www.marquette.edu/news-center/2024/marquette-announces-new-director-of-haggerty-museum-of-art.php">Haggerty Museum of Art at Marquette University</a> in Milwaukee. McKinnon succeeds Emilia Layden, who has served as acting director since July 2023.McKinnon will begin in the role on July 8, joining the Haggerty Museum of Art as it prepares to celebrate its 40th anniversary over the course of the 2024-25 academic year. Marquette University is a Catholic, Jesuit university located near the heart of downtown Milwaukee.&nbsp;“Following a year of strong leadership by acting director Emilia Layden, the Haggerty is entering a period of tremendous growth and opportunity,” Dr. John Su, vice provost for academic affairs and student success, said. “Our committee sought a candidate who could build on the Haggerty’s foundation of high impact academic and community engagement and take the institution to the next level. John is warm, energetic, a collaborative leader, and we’re delighted that he is joining the Marquette and Milwaukee community.”McKinnon has 17 years of experience leading teams, managing an organization’s creative output, cultivating community support, and overseeing growth, doing so at the Elmhurst Art Museum, Society for Contemporary Art at the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Milwaukee Art Museum. In 2022, he was featured in Newcity Design's “Design 50: The Fifty People Who Shape Chicago.”“I admire the Haggerty Museum of Art’s nearly 40-year history as a laboratory for the Marquette campus and greater Milwaukee area with a deep commitment to transformative experiences of art and culture,” McKinnon said. “I look forward to leading this uniquely positioned and free-to-the-public institution into its next chapter.”Over the last seven years McKinnon dynamically changed the Elmhurst Art Museum physically and philosophically. After successfully fundraising and restoring Mies van der Rohe’s McCormick House, McKinnon then led efforts to better establish the organization’s identity as a center for art, architecture, and education. He successfully steered the organization through COVID closures and impacts, shepherded policies and partnerships to create a more equitable cultural space for the community, made significant facility upgrades through capital campaigns, and greatly increased the museum’s audience through the acquisition of an annual two-day arts festival.Prior to the Elmhurst Art Museum, McKinnon was the program director of the Society for Contemporary Art, where he worked with donors and collectors to support contemporary art at the Art Institute of Chicago. He oversaw the independent nonprofit's budgets, operations, membership, programming, fundraising, marketing and art acquisitions. McKinnon also spent nearly four years at the Milwaukee Art Museum, where he oversaw several major exhibitions as assistant curator of modern and contemporary art. He also acted as the main liaison of the Contemporary Art Society, coordinating their programming and fundraisers.McKinnon's move north will be something of a home coming, as he went to college in Madison and graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a bachelor's degree in art. He then received two master’s degrees from the Art Institute of Chicago in art and arts administration.The Haggerty Museum of Art connects people—on campus, in the community, and around the world—to art, to ideas, and to one another. The museum uses the interdisciplinary lens of art to cultivate knowledge, insight, understanding, and belonging, all in service of Marquette University’s commitment to care for the whole person.&nbsp;</body></html>

Elmhurst Art Museum's Director Moving to Haggerty Museum in Milwaukee 

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419390/aiwtedjtxuuovfbe9q1x.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;Judy Ledgerwood to Be Represented by GRAY in New York, In Addition to Global Rep with Rhona HoffmanGRAY announced it is pleased to welcome Judy Ledgerwood to the gallery’s roster of artists. In a painting career spanning four decades, Ledgerwood has confronted and expanded the history of abstract painting by decentering perceptions of its neutrality and prioritizing visual engagement and pleasure.&nbsp;GRAY will represent Ledgerwood in New York and globally alongside Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago. Ledgerwood’s first solo exhibition will open at GRAY New York in Fall 2025.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419391/gvgpcvphxfxd8zgxolzi.png"></figure>&nbsp;Mongerson Gallery Artists Part of Exhibition in DetroitMongerson Gallery is pleased to announce the inclusion of works by Charles McGee and Harold Neal in the upcoming exhibition&nbsp;Kinship: The Legacy of Gallery 7&nbsp;at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit.&nbsp;The exhibition, to which Mongerson Gallery was honored to provide the loan of multiple works,&nbsp; highlights the cultural legacy of Gallery 7, one of the first galleries in Detroit dedicated to the work of Black artists. Founded by Charles McGee, Gallery 7 was active from 1970 through 1979, and was central in establishing&nbsp;Detroit's artistic legacy and place in the national Black Arts Movement.&nbsp;<a href="mailto:info@mongersongallery.com">Please Contact the Gallery</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419392/zy8efkg9ltvkelkyljsr.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://theartcenterhp.org">The Art Center Highland Park to Host Late Night June 12</a>Late Night at the Galleries resumes Wednesday, June 12 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. when TAC opens up the outdoor lawn for these monthly summer events and invites anyone and everyone to hang out, listen to music, and peruse their art exhibits.TAC's next Late Night will feature The Crossing Borders Music String Quartet and Nisa Pov, Resident Artist of the National Cambodian Heritage Museum. This will be an amazing night of new arrangements of Cambodian classics. Performances will include beautiful new arrangements made by Crossing Borders Music violinist Rasa Mahmoudian and overseen by Pov for the Cambodian Day of Remembrance.Bring a blanket, dinner, lawn chairs, and enjoy a concert on the TAC Lawn.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

CGN Art World Recap: 6/3/24

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419391/syjg7s8qhlkvuxzoawvy.jpg"><figcaption>Terry Evans, 2004 Opening of Millennium Park</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;This summer Millennium Park celebrates its 20th anniversary. In honor of this milestone, CGN is strolling the paths of well-known and hidden treasures to reexamine a park that is much more than what it seems.&nbsp;By MARY DE YOEIf you moved to Chicago in the last 15-20 years, it is likely unfathomable to imagine a time when downtown directions were not centered around relation to “The Bean.” The 33-foot tall, 66-foot long stainless steel Cloud Gate by British artist Anish Kapoor became an instant touchstone and meet-up spot. Equally difficult to imagine is a downtown summer day without children splashing through Crown Fountain. These works, along with the curling steel of Frank Gehry-designed Pritzker Pavilion are the gravitational pull of Millennium Park, which in addition to these monumental pieces also boasts one of the city’s best galleries.Millennium Park is the product of a partnership between the City of Chicago and the Millennium Park Foundation, which was established in 1998 to support the vision, design, and construction of the park. The idea was to create a “world class arts and culture space.” Many artists, designers, and architects were involved in the plans for the park. As a result the park, which houses permanent and temporary installations, is an aggregate of styles and voices.One of the most prominent voices is Spanish artist Jaume Plensa who designed Crown Fountain, which sits at the corner of Michigan Avenue and Monroe Street. Two enormous towers bookend a wide shallow reflecting pond. At all times of the year, the facades are illuminated with video of the faces of Chicagoans. For the project, the artist photographed 1,000 Chicagoans representing Chicago’s vast demographics in terms of age, gender and ethnicity. During the summer months, water falls from the tops of the towers into the pond and flows from the open mouths of the faces on the screen.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419392/evhjd8f2hewyqrhmbu0n.jpg"><figcaption>Anish Kapoor, Cloud Gate. Photo Patrick L.Pyszka, City of Chicago. &nbsp;</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419392/ks2dviu1vgjtj1ysb1ba.jpg"><figcaption>Anish Kapoor’s Cloud Gate under construction. Cloud Gate was created by using computer technology to cut 168 massive stainless-steel plates into precise shapes which were then pieced together like a puzzle and welded shut. Once fully assembled, the 12-foot-high central arch provided a “gate” to the concave chamber on the underside of the sculpture prompting Kapoor to formally name the piece Cloud Gate. A network of two large internal rings connects a truss that allowed the sculpture to be assembled and direct the weight to two points at the base. The stainless-steel skin was attached to the internal structure with flexible connectors that allow it to expand and contract in response to the extreme weather conditions in Chicago. Cloud Gate measures 33 feet high, 42 feet wide, 66 feet long and weighing 110 tons. Photo info courtesy Millennium Park Foundation.&nbsp; &nbsp;</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;Considering the piece on the upcoming anniversary, Plensa said, “Obviously, I am thrilled by the way that the city has embraced the Crown Fountain [...] How beautiful it is to see the piece changing throughout the seasons. Every time I visit Chicago, I can see how much my original idea to create a gathering place, continues its purpose to bring people in to share the dreams of a community.”Paul Gray, Principal at Gray, which represents Plensa shared this about the origins of the fountain: “Crown Fountain was born as a patron’s challenge and an artist dreaming “what could a fountain be?” In his first days considering this question, Jaume Plensa focused on water[...] After also considering what artists who came before him had done across time, he settled on a few principles; his fountain should allow us to realize the widely shared dream of walking on water, his fountain should allow water to do as it does in nature - fall, his fountain should invite people into its beating heart, his fountain should depict not gargoyles or idealistic maidens, but real people, and his fountain should use media of our time.”&nbsp;<blockquote>Every time I visit Chicago, I can see how much my original idea to create a gathering place, continues its purpose to bring people in to share the dreams of a community.”Jaume Plensa</blockquote>&nbsp;Some temporary exhibitions in the park have followed a similar approach to media. For instance in 2012 the artists Petra Bachmaier and Sean Gallero of Luftwerk created Luminous Field in the ATT Plaza (also known as, “where The Bean is”). Accompanied by music composed by Owen Clayton Condon, for 10 days the project illuminated the ground beneath the sculpture with projections that video-mapped the tiles of the plaza creating a grid-like pattern of shapes and colors, which were reflected - quite stunningly - on the bean’s surface.At the north and south ends of the park the Boeing Galleries present rotating exhibitions. Tucked deeper into the park, away from the high-activity zones, these spaces offer surprising and unexpected encounters. Most recently, the galleries featured the work of two Chicago-based artists, Edra Soto and Christine Tarkowski.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419393/ltt97quf2xfyhizninvy.jpg"><figcaption>Edra Soto, Screenhouse. Photo by Georgia Hampton &nbsp;</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;Soto’s elegant Screenhouse–a 10-foot structure of concrete blocks, which closely resembled what its title suggests–examined the decorative screens, known as “rejas” and “quiebrasoles,” which are ubiquitous in Soto’s birthplace in Puerto Rico. Tarkowski’s work, titled When we call the Earth by way of distinction a planet and the Moon a satellite, we should consider whether we do not, in a certain sense, mistake the matter. Perhaps - and not unlikely - the Moon is the planet and the Earth the satellite! Are we not a larger moon to the Moon, than she is to us? asked viewers to traverse heavy boulders beneath dozens of hanging objects made of colorful hand blown glass.When We Call...., shared Tarkowski, [is] a physically processional experience for the viewer, where one travels within the work, sandwiched between the earth and the sky, the concrete monoliths and the ethereal glass objects. The concrete sculptures may seem old and stony, are obviously man-made as re-creations or possibly a dislocated hunk from a larger whole originating elsewhere…. And the glass shapes miraculously floating overhead in their intentionally unnatural color palette. Their shapes are ambiguous but suggestive of a plastic bag caught in the trees, or perhaps rocks used in ornamental landscaping.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419394/iuycztjl6t65nj7hlgjd.jpg"><figcaption>Christine Tarkowski, When we call the Earth by way of distinction a planet and the Moon a satellite, we should consider whether we do not, in a certain sense, mistake the matter. Perhaps - and not unlikely - the Moon is the planet and the Earth the satellite! Are we not a larger moon to the Moon, than she is to us?&nbsp; &nbsp;</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;Since opening, the Boeing Galleries, which rotate approximately every 18-24 months have exhibited work by more than 10 contemporary artists from Chicago and around the globe including Jean-Luc Mylayne, Chakaia Booker, Jun Kaneko, Yvonne Domenge and a special 10th anniversary exhibition of four sculptures by Jaume Plensa. Plensa’s 1004 Portraits, comprised of four cast iron and resin sculptures of young girls, “continues the story of the original 1,000 portraits of Chicago residents that illuminate the Crown Fountain every day.”&nbsp;“As part of Millennium Park’s [...] 20th anniversary and in partnership with the Millennium Park Foundation,” said James Castillo, Director of Public Art at the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, “we look forward to seeing new public art installed in the Boeing Galleries, including an augmented reality exhibition featuring talented Chicago artists,[...]. Millennium Park has become synonymous with world-renowned public art, and we are delighted to see new artists sharing their work with the public.”#&nbsp;To read more about Millennium Park's 20th Anniversary celebrations and events <a href="https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/millennium_park.html">click here</a>&nbsp;</body></html>

20 Years of Drawing the World to Chicago Millennium Park

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419390/wmomhafzuar6bsuo3axi.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/like-queer-animals-curated-by-vasia-rigou">Fleurs de Macadam</a>Opening: Wednesday, May 29, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmChicago Artists Coalition (CAC)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419391/d5wijpmwplljcjuqb9rc.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/time-and-again">Time and Again</a>Opening: Thursday, May 30, 4 – 7&nbsp;pmPistachios Contemporary Art Jewelry and Objects&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419392/rjvr9zyzlqkpyhonwluj.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/opening-reception-with-artist-talk-by-dakota-mace">Opening reception with artist talk by Dakota Mace</a>Opening: Thursday, May 30, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmMuseum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419393/bgkwi32sn3v9xwyk9jvo.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/nate-otto">Nate Otto</a>Opening: Friday, May 31, 7 – 10&nbsp;pmFirecat Projects&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419394/uzsxxinq6no3netnclvw.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/laleh-motlagh-entanglement">Laleh Motlagh: Entanglement</a>Opening: Friday, May 31, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmSoNa Chicago Art Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions May 29 - June 1 (Part I)

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419390/wpbgog7l4hkm8li5uosb.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/aeron-maxwell-chasing-visions-in-hyperspace">Aeron Maxwell: Chasing Visions in Hyperspace</a>Opening: Friday, May 31, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmEpiphany Center for the Arts&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419391/wuly1colgvpfcvinbtu5.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/open-lens-xiv">Open Lens XIV: A Juried Fine Photography Exhibit</a>Opening: Sunday, June 23, 1 – 3&nbsp;pmGallery Seven&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419392/dudhdhyxp5u5xuk32yqk.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/arthur-jafa-works-from-the-mca-collection">Arthur Jafa: Works from the MCA Collection</a>Exhibition begins June 1Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (MCA)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419393/g2au5ny6ppngv5kodmhf.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/no-grout">No Grout</a>Exhibition begins June 1John Michael Kohler Arts Center (JMKAC)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419394/hngsx4fhmdfdqn2vqmq1.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/sandra-ullmann">Slipping Away: Sandra Ullmann</a>Opening: Saturday, June 1, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmPerspective Photo Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions May 29 - June 1 (Part II)

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419390/qjxik5jburd8gwvijth7.jpg"><figcaption>Driehaus Museum: Nickerson Mansion (left) and Murphy Auditorium (right)</figcaption></figure>Via PRCHICAGO (May 23, 2024) – Today, the Driehaus Museum, at Wabash and Erie, is proud to announce that its John B. Murphy Memorial Auditorium has received City of Chicago landmark designation. The Driehaus Museum is now comprised of two landmarked buildings – the 1926 Murphy Auditorium and the 1883 Nickerson Mansion. Following the Museum’s restoration of the historic building, it will officially reopen the Murphy Auditorium as part of its campus on June 21.The restoration of the historic Murphy Auditorium began in summer 2023 and included restoring the main auditorium on the ground floor to its original grandeur, enhancing it with modern lighting, and creating a leveled, unified, and accessible seating area to make it a world-class venue for music, events, and programs that support the Museum’s mission and allow it to open its doors wider to the community. The project also renewed former office space above the auditorium to create a dynamic new Learning Center with art and maker studios, new offices, seminar rooms, and an 800-square foot outdoor terrace on the top floor. Summer programs on the campus will be kicked off with a weekend of free admissionincluding access to the exhibition Chicago Collects: Jewelry in Perspective from Friday at 11AM, June 21 to Sunday, June 23, also ushering in the Museum’s expanded hours and added amenities&nbsp;According to Driehaus Executive Director Lisa Key, “It is thrilling for us to complete this important renovation creating a new Museum campus, offering visitors not only an incredible museum of art, architecture, and design, but now a newly rejuvenated auditorium that will add a vital and dynamic public space to the cultural campus in Chicago that will continue toincrease the historical profile of this great city of architecture.” Key added, “It was museum founder, Richard H. Driehaus, who had the vision to combine these historic buildings into one museum campus. We are so happy this vision has come to fruition and now this expansion allows us to extend our work outward in the larger community.”“It was a huge relief to learn about the Driehaus Museum expanding its campus into the adjacent Murphy Memorial. There are not many options for finding an appropriate re-use that would respect the historic character of such a monumentally scaled historic building while at same time providing a positive impact on the surrounding neighborhood,” said Tim Samuelson, the Cultural Historian Emeritus of the City of Chicago. “The Driehaus Museum has been a thoughtful community partner and valuable neighborhood asset for the past twenty years, and its expansion into the Murphy makes something great even greater!”To become a more accessible and visible part of the community and Chicago’s cultural landscape, starting June 26, the Driehaus Museum will offer expanded hours and free admission on Wednesday evenings from 5 to 7pm. The restoration project also refreshed the Museum’s amenities including a larger coat check and renovated bathrooms. Guests to the Museum will now enter through the Murphy’s Tiffany-designed doors at 50 East Erie, and the Museum’s address will officially change to 50 East Erie.Antunovich and Associates and Bulley &amp; Andrews, both of whom were involved in the extensive renovation of the Nickerson Mansion from 2003-2008, were the architecture and building partners for the Murphy Auditorium. The opening of the updated building will present a full suite of new programming tied to the Driehaus Museum’s strategic vision, along with a range of activities and events, both public and private, for the community.&nbsp;ABOUT THE MURPHY AUDITORIUMLocated at 50 East Erie, the six-story, 32,193-square-foot French Renaissance-style building, purchased by the Driehaus Museum in 2022, was built between 1923 and 1926 by the American College of Surgeons. Designed by noted Chicago architects Benjamin Marshall and Charles E. Fox of Marshall and Fox, the Murphy was used originally to host meetingsand serve as a center for education in surgery. Its iconic exterior is Marshall’s interpretation of the double-columned, two-story façade and flanking entry staircase of the Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Consolation (1900) in Paris.The building features a pair of cast bronze doors designed by Tiffany Studios at the front entrance, comprised of six panels depicting prominent figures in the history of medicine. It also has a towering, multicolored stained-glass window inside the auditorium. It was built as a memorial to founding member John B. Murphy, MD, FACS. Dr. Murphy was regarded worldwide as the greatest clinical educator of his generation, and known for performing a life-saving surgery on President Theodore Roosevelt in 1912.&nbsp;SUMMER EXHIBITIONChicago Collects: Jewelry In PerspectiveMay 23 to September 23, 2024Chicago Collects: Jewelry in Perspective is an exhibition of over two hundred pieces of rare and historically significant jewelry from the 17th century to the present, all from prominent Chicago collections. This first-of-its- kind exhibition includes a range of never-seen-before jewelry and decorative arts objects from the Richard H. Driehaus Collection alongside objects from the Chicago History Museum, the Field Museum, and the Lizzardo Museum of Lapidary Art, among loans from other Chicago collections. The exhibition is organized by jewelry historian and author Elyse Zorn Karlin, guest curator of the Museum’s popular 2015 exhibition Maker and Muse: Women and 20th Century Art Jewelry.&nbsp;SUMMER PROGRAMSWalking Chicago's AlleysJune 15, July 13, August 17, September 28, 11:00-12:30 pm$35 General, $17 StudentPlenty can be learned by walking Chicago’s streets, but a whole hidden history can be seen in its alleys. Visitors can discover how Chicago became the alleyway capital of the country, dig into the history of urban trash, and see Chicago architecture from a new perspective on this alleyway walking tour. Curator and historian Madeline Crispell will trace a route through the Gold Coast and end at the Driehaus Museum, covering everything from how activists like Jane Addams worked to clean up the alleyways to how a new generation of green alleys can help the city adapt to a changing climate.&nbsp;Brick of Chicago Summer Walking ToursJune 26 (6-7pm), July 17 (2-3pm), August 7 (6-7pm), September 4 (2-3pm)$35 General, $17 StudentWill Quam&nbsp;is an architecture photographer and historian based in Chicago.&nbsp;In his popular walking tours, Quam shows visitors a variety of bricks and brick designs used in the city of Chicago. Quam leads a tour in the area around the Driehaus Museum, including the Medinah Temple and the Allerton Hotel.&nbsp;Jewelry Heist Night: Murph the Surf Film Screening and TalkbackWednesday, July 31, 5:30pm$25 General, $15 Student 18+ ​Throughout the run of Chicago Collects: Jewelry in Perspective, the Driehaus Museum hosts ‘Jewelry Heist Night’ film screenings of classic heist films and talkbacks with film experts. The 1975 film Murph the Surf chronicles the audacious 1964 heist of the J.P. Morgan jewel collection from the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Dubbed "The Greatest Jewel Heist of the 20th Century," the film will be introduced by Chicago Collects guest curator, Elyse Karlin, who will set the context for the film with a primer on the visuals and narrative.&nbsp;Jewelry Heist Night: Topkapi Film Screening and TalkbackThursday, August 15, 5:30pm$25 General, $15 Student 18+ Throughout the run of Chicago Collects: Jewelry in Perspective, the Driehaus Museum hosts ‘Jewelry Heist Night’ film screenings of classic heist films and talkbacks with film experts. In the 1964 film Topkapi, the elegant thief Elizabeth Lipp and the cunning criminal mastermind Walter Harper join forces to orchestrate the heist of a lifetime: the theft of an emerald-encrusted dagger housed within Istanbul's prestigious Topkapi Palace. The film will be introduced by School of the Art Institute Professor Bruce Jenkins, who will set the context for the film with a primer on the creative team behind the film.Jewelry Heist Night: Ocean’s Eight Film Screening and TalkbackMonday, September 16, 5:30pm$25 General, $15 Student 18+ Throughout the run of Chicago Collects: Jewelry in Perspective, the Driehaus Museum hosts ‘Jewelry Heist Night’ film screenings of classic heist films and talkbacks with film experts. In the stylish and empowering Ocean’s Eight (2018) starring Sandra Bullock and Cate Blanchett, Debbie Ocean leads an elite, all-female team of thieves and experts in a daring scheme. Their target: the dazzling $150 million diamond necklace adorning the neck of the glamorous actress Daphne Kluger, set to make its debut at the prestigious Met Gala. The film will be introduced by School of the Art Institute adjunct Professor Patricia Erens, who will set the context for the film with a primer on the visuals and narrative.&nbsp;ABOUT THE DRIEHAUS MUSEUMThe Driehaus Museum engages and inspires the global community through exploration and ongoing conversations in art, architecture, and design of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Its permanent collection and temporary exhibitions are presented in an immersive experience within the restored Nickerson Mansion, completed in 1883, at the height of the Gilded Age, and the Murphy Auditorium, built in 1926. The Museum’s collection reflects and is inspired by the collecting interests, vision, and focus of its founder, the late Richard H. Driehaus. For more information, visit <a href="http://www.driehausmuseum.org/">driehausmuseum.org</a> and connect with the Museum on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Driehaus-Museum/362867207176025">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/DriehausMuseum">Twitter</a>, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/driehausmuseum/">Instagram</a>.&nbsp;# # #</body></html>

Driehaus Museum Reopens Landmark Murphy Memorial and Announces Free Visit Days in June

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419390/lfybzjrzk2x4q7zjwpud.jpg"><figcaption>Randolph Street Market</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;In spite of cicadas most of us will look for any excuse to be outside this summer, and one way to take advantage of these beautiful short months is to combine your outings with some art viewing. Find that right work of art or vintage treasure and you can hold on to summer long after August.&nbsp;There is a strong lineup of everything from block parties to street festivals, to a suburban mural celebration and an internationally famous vintage market. Below we list a handful of markets, art fairs and events that you want to put on your calendar.&nbsp;Happy summer!&nbsp;– CGN&nbsp;<a href="https://randolphstreetmarket.com">• Randolph Street Market – West Loop</a>May 25 and 26, 10am-5pmAdvance ticket rates availableRSM Festival kicks off with the 2024 Outdoor+Indoor Summer Season Opener Garden Party this Memorial Day weekend. Experience 300 vendors in a European-style market with the best of unique vintage, antique &amp; repurposed furniture, art, decor, ephemera, vintage fashion for men/women, fancy foods. Always a party but especially in nice weather!&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.57thstreetartfair.org">• 57th Street Art Fair – Hyde Park</a>Saturday, June 1, 11–6Sunday, June 2, 10–5Admission is freeKick off the summer at the first major art fair of the season, located in the beautiful Hyde Park neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago. The 57th Street Art Fair is for seasoned collectors as well as anyone new to the art scene. Meet friends, bring your family, enjoy the day at this historic, welcoming, fun event. All artists exhibiting at the Fair are stationed in their booths throughout the weekend to discuss their work. 180 artists are participating.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419391/acgzhkjzkedgykdjrrap.jpg"><figcaption><a href="https://fuexqizab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001hWyAjN4Zp_IdS0aKpbn50_PnFcjU_nwGHOm62toYJO4qeKTgDLg5qqGtyVfDeITIzV-wUAOItIEl5KO6lJK851Hc1x_ChFomoI7c_VdiGvK3z1-GBnTfGrWLKjl7DPlxB3S7yywabuC5mSr72wVcMMSbfaWw-hk9K01Va5ypSUYhG7gDLzsR8e-IRzCH9YEY&amp;amp;c=yRmKN-931VdgaSz2cKLIGsaRACsfOd6_Z8hBjODx7VnGCqrQ3fuu-g==&amp;amp;ch=jpNJP_5I9CQJq6h5TKL45SckwHlfUSv1lF0mFR5FdTC0_u-hT4dUng==">Rubén Aguirre</a> (1979, Chicago)</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.celebratehighwood.org/international-mural-fest/">• International Mural Festival – Highwood, IL</a>June 6–9Downtown Highwood Metra Station Parking LotJoin Celebrate Highwood as they launch a new event throughout the City of Highwood in their first-ever International Mural Festival. A diverse base of 12 internationally renowned muralists will paint vibrant art installations on the exterior walls 12 building throughout Highwood.In addition to 12 hand-selected artists, this all-ages festival will feature hands-on art activities for attendees, a live-mural art area with pieces to be auctioned off, live music, food and drink vendors, an outdoor bar, and a full carnival.Event beneficiary is <a href="https://theartcenterhp.org/">The Art Center of Highland Park.</a>Artists include: Chicago area artists include: <a href="https://www.theshiftchange.com/">Ruben Aguirre</a>. <a href="https://www.asendone.com/">Asend One</a>, <a href="https://annapmurphy.com/Bio">Anna Murphy</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dontfretart/?hl=en">Dont Fret</a>, <a href="http://www.worksbyelee.com/about-page">E Lee</a>, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/stuk.one">Stuk One</a>, as well as <a href="https://al-diaz.com/about/">AL DIAZ</a> and <a href="https://linktr.ee/chrisrwk">Chris RWK</a> of NYC, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/iameelco/?hl=en">Eelco</a> from The Netherlands, and other visiting artists including <a href="http://www.epicuno.com/who-is-epic-uno">Epic Uno</a>, <a href="https://www.wanecod.com/bio">Wane COD,</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/zimad_art/?hl=en">Zimad</a>, and more.&nbsp;<a href="https://evanstonmade.org/first-saturday-evanston/">• Evanston Made, First Saturdays</a> and Plein Air Festival – Evanston, ILJune 1, July 6, August 3, September 7Evanston Made hosts First Saturday Evanston Art Events, a self-guided exploration of Evanston’s Creative Community, featuring art on display at venues across Evanston.&nbsp; Shop for handmade goods, meet small business owners, enjoy a delicious meal, learn to sketch and make art Friends.&nbsp;Also taking place is the third annual <a href="https://evanstonmade.org/evanston-plein-air-festival-2024/">Evanston Plein Air Festival</a>. Artists are invited to paint in the Plein Air style, all over Evanston for a week, capturing the beauty of Evanston’s natural environment, favorite landmarks and built environment. &nbsp;July 13–21, 12pm - 5pm&nbsp;<a href="https://www.oldtownartfair.org">• Old Town Art Fair – Old Town</a>Saturday, June 8, 10am–7pmSunday, June 9, 10am–6pmDon't plan on driving and parking anywhere nearby.&nbsp;$12 donations requested. Kids are free.&nbsp;In operation since the late 1950s, this familiar fair + urban party takes place in the heart of the charming Old Town Triangle Historic District and is at the heart of Old Town's deep artistic history. This year there will be 200+ nationally acclaimed artists, an estimated 30,000 art lovers, a Garden Walk, Live Music, Food Court and Children’s Corner.&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="https://amdurproductions.com/event/gold-coast-art-fair/">• Gold Coast Art Fair – Michigan Ave./Loop</a>Saturday and Sunday, June 15 and 16, 10am–5pmThis fair is a 66 year Chicago tradition, the Gold Coast Art Fair in Chicago’s Grant Park. Browse thousands of art pieces from 250 artists and also enjoy live music and food and drink stations. You can even try your own hand at making art and help your kids get inspired in the Kids Art Zone with art projects, face painting and more.&nbsp;Attendees are also invited to bring their gently used art where it will be donated to Chicago Furniture Bank, a nonprofit that distributes furnishings and art to those leaving shelters and moving into permanent housing.All surrounding streets and garages are open for Gold Coast Art Fair visitors. The fair will not be effected by NASCAR street closures.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bucktownartsfest.com">• Bucktown Arts Fest – Bucktown</a>August 24 and 25FreeA neighborhood tradition, this entirely volunteer run fair that began in the '80s gives all proceeds to&nbsp;fund, develop and support arts education&nbsp;programming at Holstein Park and in the Bucktown/Wicker Park neighborhoods. What began&nbsp;as four artists showing their work in the park&nbsp;has grown into a community tradition that hosts an estimated 30,000 people each year. The fest is free to the public, with no gates and no donation request.&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

Summer Art Festival Season Comes to Chicago and the Suburbs

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419385/iwrcaw2spo8cswvtvaom.jpg"><figcaption>The main entrance to the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art features a work by Jaume Plensa (Spanish, b. 1955), Endless, 2023, Stainless Steel, 432 inches, Gift of Charles S. Hayes ND’65</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;Located at the University of Notre Dame, and featuring a tower of stainless steel by Jaume Plensa, the Raclin Murphy is part of a growing arts center in Indiana.The Raclin Murphy Museum of Art opened in late 2023 at the University of Notre Dame and is part of a new arts district on the south end of campus adjoning the greater community. Newly built, but in a classical tradition, the museum offers 23 themed galleries and a collection of more than 30,000 works of art, one of the oldest and largest academic troves in the country. The Raclin Murphy will also host rotating exhibitions. At 70,000 square feet, the $66 million museum is the first phase of what is ultimately to become a 132,000-square-foot museum complex. &nbsp;Nearby is the nine-acre Charles B. Hayes Family Sculpture Park, which celebrates the natural environment of the region with an array of native plantings and grasses. An outdoor extension of the Museum that is open year-round, the park contains major works by Deborah Butterfield, Anthony Caro, Beverly Pepper, and George Rickey, among others.&nbsp;A 36-foot commissioned sculpture by Jaume Plensa, titled Endless, welcomes visitors to Raclin Murphy, a soaring signal of this new institution’s commitment to contemporary art and all that it can do to foster creativity and culture at Notre Dame and well beyond.&nbsp;100 St. André Way, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556<a href="https://raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu">raclinmurphymuseum.nd.edu</a>&nbsp;</body></html>

Raclin Murphy Museum of Art and Jaume Plensa Work Are Part of New Arts District in Indiana

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419390/yuozmuijwgvsfpre4iht.jpg"><figcaption>Portrait by Jonathan Yeo Studio</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-68981200">King Charles: First official portrait since coronation is unveiled, painted by Jonathan Yeo</a>The first official painted portrait of King Charles III since his coronation has been unveiled at Buckingham Palace.&nbsp;The vast oil on canvas shows a larger-than-life King Charles in the uniform of the Welsh Guards.The vivid red work, measuring about 8ft 6in by 6ft 6in, is by Jonathan Yeo, who has also painted Tony Blair, Sir David Attenborough and Malala Yousafzai.Queen Camilla is said to have looked at the painting and told Yeo: "Yes, you've got him."Via BBC&nbsp;<a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/experts-react-christies-website-hack-offline-2486213">‘Devastating’: Experts React as Suspected Cyberattack Keeps Christie’s Website Offline During Marquee Auction Week</a>It is not a good week for an auction house to suffer a technological failure, but that is what Christie’s is facing as it prepares for its <a href="https://news.artnet.com/market/here-are-the-top-lots-at-the-1-4-billion-new-york-evening-sales-this-week-2483621">marquee New York auctions</a> of Modern, contemporary, and Impressionist art. Since Thursday, the house’s website has <a href="https://dgc6x3fx379s3.cloudfront.net/">displayed a message</a> saying that it is offline and supplying phone numbers to contact its various locations. While the house has only called it a website outage, it is <a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/christies-website-hacked-ahead-of-marquee-sales-2485036">widely thought to be a cyberattack</a>. The house’s app displays a message that it was down for “scheduled maintenance.”Via Artnet&nbsp;<a href="https://www.artforum.com/columns/big-dreams-little-village-554003/">Big Dreams for Little Village: A makeover in Motor City</a>Detroit, a metonym for boom and bust in American industry across the twentieth century, has a split personality courtesy of the national news media. This poster child for yesterday’s urban blight is being shaped into a fledgling paradise for tomorrow, with space for urban farms, artists’ studios, and other major real-estate opportunities. This cyclical narrative of rebirth is echoed on the city’s seal:&nbsp;Speramus meliora&nbsp;and&nbsp;resurget cineribus, Latin phrases for&nbsp;“we hope for better things” and “it will rise from the ashes.” Art and culture play a starring role in this burgeoning new identity for the metropolis, but astride these persistent narratives are niggling questions regarding economic inequality and sustainability, plus the robust skepticism of many longtime Detroiters.&nbsp;<a href="https://hyperallergic.com/915055/sale-of-rosa-de-la-cruz-collection-raises-concerns-in-miami-art-world/">Sale of De la Cruz Collection Raises Concerns in Miami’s Art World</a>Last month, the Cuban-born, Miami-based art collector and philanthropist Rosa de la Cruz died at the age of 81. A few weeks later, the museum that housed her private collection in the city’s Design District closed permanently. A portion of the artworks were consigned by Christie’s, where they will go under the hammer in a series of sales <a href="https://press.christies.com/christies-presents-christies-presents-the-rosa-de-la-cruz-collection">kicking off</a> May 14, in New York City.&nbsp;</body></html>

What We're Reading: 5/15/24

<html><head></head><body>Here is a glimpse at what’s new and notable in a few area spaces, from River North to the Chicago suburbs, this year. –CGN&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419385/la5eaubwphlhuuqbijvt.jpg"><figcaption>Dugald MacInnes, Detachment, 2026, Scottish slate, 16 x 16”</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;The Gallery of Contemporary Mosaics (GoCM) exhibits internationally renowned masters, emerging and established contemporary mosaic artists. Affiliated with The Chicago Mosaic School, GoCM provides a space for artists to exhibit as well as create in a state of the art facility. In addition to a storefront gallery, you’ll find a shop onsite with small works of mosaic art as well as mosaic-making kits and supplies for artists of every level.&nbsp;1127 W. Granville (Edgewater)<a href="https://www.gallerygocm.com">gallerygocm.com</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419387/sqnbn9chnb4bojlpa8z3.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;SoNa Chicago opened in May 2023 just “South of North Avenue” (SoNa) on Ashland Avenue. The gallery features a wide variety of art – paintings, prints, sculpture, photography, collages, ceramics, jewelry and textiles– and has a programmatic focus on Chicago artists. SoNa frequently hosts gallery talks and weekend receptions.1527 N. Ashland (Wicker Park/Bucktown)<a href="https://sonachicagoart.com">sonachicagoart.com</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419388/nefbuuhxehhmvp7rztno.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;Gallery Victor, founded by Victor Armendariz, opened in 2017 after Armendariz had been a director at Ann Nathan Gallery for many years. Today the gallery is a River North anchor, having recently expanded into the corner space at 300 W. Superior. The gallery offers work by established and emerging artists and focuses on figurative art, Realism and Studio Furniture. Prior to opening his eponymous gallery, Victor worked alongside Ann Nathan at her gallery down the street for many years. Nathan just passed away on May 5.&nbsp;300 W. Superior (River North)&nbsp;<a href="https://www.galleryvictor.com">galleryvictor.com</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

Gallery Drive-Bys: Spring 2024

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419390/j37rflj70eydl9g8jdzr.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;By GINNY VAN ALYEAI'm incredibly sad to share that Jason Pickleman passed away on May 12, 2024. He was 59.&nbsp;Jason was a visionary, a lover of and creator of design, an artist, a collector, a party person and a cultural dilettante, he once told me. Along with his wife and partner Leslie Bodenstein, Jason founded JNL Graphic Design in 1992, which operated until 2023. Pickleman specialized in creating design that could be elevated to the same level as fine art, and in many cases that design stood on its own as art objects. Jason also ran Lawrence and Clark Gallery for several years, showing works from his own collection alongside practicing artists and even mail-in art. He also founded PICKLEMAN, an art advisory in his design studio. JNL was behind countless artistic synthesis, from catalogues and books to packaging and brands.&nbsp;Jason's indelible productions were the result of consuming as much visual culture as he could, day in and day out. He loved sharing art as much as he loved exploring and learning about it. I, and so many others, certainly benefitted from Jason's generous spirit and his wisdom. He was behind CGN's system for organizing the galleries and gallery districts in the early days of the magazine when Natalie van Straaten was publisher. He was a sounding board for me when we introduced the new annual CGN Arts Guide in 2017. And he became a contributor to CGN in 2021, somehow managing to write beautiful articles about a range of notable artistic contributions–from Ray Johnson to Keith Haring–in addition to everything else he was juggling in his daily life.&nbsp;A couple years ago I came across an old snapshot of myself standing on Michigan Avenue in April under a yellow street banner for Art Chicago, designed by Jason Pickleman. I was 14 in that photo, and of course I had no idea that so many of my future springs (and falls) would connect to Chicago's art fair season and to a professional path crossing with Jason. I sent the photo Jason asking if he could believe it, and he said it made him smile. I know I will always do the same when I remember Jason.&nbsp;We send our heartfelt condolences to his family and everyone else we know who loved him dearly. Thank you Jason.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721419391/mxfdvkkipwd8qt20excq.jpg"><figcaption>Works from <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2023/7/making-time-for-joy-a-designer-s-exhibition-pays-tribute-to-the-art-of-design">Making Time for Joy</a> at The Suburban in Milwaukee, summer 2o23</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;Read Jason's contributions to CGN below.<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2016/8/collector-jason-pickleman-s-creative-life">2016 collector interview</a><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2021/9/book-report-ray-johnson-c-o">Book Report: Ray Johnson c/o</a><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2022/5/book-report-the-clip-on-method">Book Report: THE CLIP-ON METHOD</a><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2022/9/sculpture-report-keith-haring-s-self-portrait">Sculpture Report: Keith Haring’s Self-Portrait</a><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2023/6/felix-gonzalez-torres-untitled-1995-billboard">Felix Gonzalez-Torres “Untitled”, 1995, Billboard</a>&nbsp;</body></html>

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