<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418235/fcdkdpd8ailnco92d88l.gif"></figure>By GINNY VAN ALYEAOur "virtual tour" gallery series continues, with our third edition for week three of social distancing. As this crisis goes on, in addition to making every effort to stay home and to keep others healthy while also sending love to those are sick or caring for the sick, we are especially mindful of the financial pain that galleries, artists and museums are experiencing while their doors are closed and their exhibition plans are in limbo. We are looking at the abundance and diversity of art in the Chicago region with fresh eyes, and while we enthusiastically cheerlead all there is to see from home, we know that there is a real cost to be borne by small galleries and nonprofits that have put effort into shows that aren't happening. They need your support, whether it's a message of "I love what you're doing" or a request for a catalog, or most of all, a sale. Everyone's resources are so precious right now, but if you are moved by a work of art at a gallery, see if you can buy it. If you're browsing a museum site, make a donation or become a member. It all helps share hope that the crisis will be over but not the art.&nbsp;So, maybe someday we'll get a 360° camera and do these tours properly, but we hope that for the most part we just get back to real gallery hopping and seeing art in person – for our sakes yes, but mostly so that artists and the cultural lifeblood of the country can keep going and do not have to step back from what they love to do and from what they are able to share with the public.&nbsp;Until then, go image by image and dive into individual websites.&nbsp;•After going to the Northside to the West Side, we are here now in Hyde Park with an eye on the University of Chicago's arts campus as well as three other spaces located nearby.&nbsp;I continue to emphasize that in-person is far superior to virtual, but right now, virtual is much better than not at all!&nbsp;And don't forget if you really like something you see online, chances are you and a dealer or artist can figure out how to physically get it to you despite the current climate. Hey, maybe gallery curbside pick-up will be the next big thing!&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418236/z418vkmnivx368zbs3ak.png"></figure>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418237/cg01jitl90mj9hysdyvo.gif"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/smart-museum-of-art">Smart Museum of Art</a>5550 S. GreenwoodThe Smart Museum of Art at the University of Chicago is a site for rigorous inquiry and exchange that encourages the examination of complex issues through the lens of art objects and artistic practice. Through strong community and scholarly partnerships, the Smart incorporates diverse ideas, identities, and experiences into its exhibitions and collections, academic initiatives, and public programming.The Smart Museum of Art and exhibition partner <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/alphawood-gallery">Wrightwood 659</a> are currently closed, but the companion website for <a href="https://uchicago.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=aba2086a45b4ee8391b89447b&amp;id=061a90eefb&amp;e=a6ad3ea4a5">The Allure of Matter: Material Art from China</a> is online and overflowing with original interviews, behind-the-scenes images and videos, and artist profiles. Learn about <a href="https://uchicago.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=aba2086a45b4ee8391b89447b&amp;id=e8bc707fac&amp;e=a6ad3ea4a5">artists like Cai Guo-Qiang</a>, who has been manipulating gunpowder to make “explosion images” since the late 1980s. Cai’s process involves composing the painting on the paper, laying it on the ground and distributing gunpowder, then detonating the powder along the images he had sketched. The images he produced are at once powerful and delicate, leveraging this tension to foreground the material’s expansive symbolism. <a href="https://uchicago.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=aba2086a45b4ee8391b89447b&amp;id=efb7e64d7d&amp;e=a6ad3ea4a5">In his words</a>: “Gunpowder comes from nature. Its explosion and dispersal convey the concept of time and eternity. It is part of the energy of the universe.”&nbsp;You can explore the whole exhibition online <a href="https://theallureofmatter.org/?mc_cid=fc98c0de0c&amp;mc_eid=a6ad3ea4a5">now</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418238/jzkjofnigdjheisq5ngj.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/the-renaissance-society">The Renaissance Society</a>5811 S. Ellis&nbsp;Visitors to the Ren find a uniquely intimate platform for encountering artistic expressions that give form to, challenge, and complicate currents in contemporary thought. Events—including artist talks, lectures, screenings, concerts, readings, and more—offer further opportunities for discovery and discussion.The Ren's website says they hope to re-open to the public on April 18 with their scheduled exhibition Miho Dohi. Dohi uses materials such as yarn, wire, paint, fabric, sheet metal, and tape to create lively, invitingly tactile sculptures she describes simply as buttai, or objects. Each work gradually coalesces into its own form as contrasting elements— hard and soft, linear and planar, bright and matte—come together in intricate twists and layers. The resulting constructions express idiosyncratic identities through rich, multifaceted surfaces.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418239/neeouu61jxcann5bfdkn.gif"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/logan-center-exhibitions">Logan Center Exhibitions</a>915 E. 60th StreetDesigned as a home for the creative life of the University of Chicago campus and the city of Chicago, the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts is a partner, resource, and catalyst for developing deeper cultural networks and richer creative projects citywide and beyond. The Logan Center is a place where boundaries dissolve and artistic work is amplified through a web of collaborative partners. More than just a building, it is an innovative hub for arts education for UChicago students and Chicago-land students and families, a platform to showcase today’s most innovative creators across all media, and a locus for impactful and collaborative artistic Innovations with partners in nearby South Side communities and across Chicago.&nbsp;Closed temporarily due to COVID-19, its programming will be rescheduled for a later date.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418240/lo4malbwe3njcphu89dw.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/dusable-museum">The DuSable Museum of African American History</a>740 E. 56th PlaceFounded in 1961 by teacher and art historian Dr. Margaret Burroughs and other leading Chicago citizens, the DuSable Museum is one of the few independent institutions of its kind in the United States. The Museum was developed to preserve and interpret experiences and achievements of people of African descent. The Museum is dedicated to the collection, documentation, preservation, and study of the history and culture of Africans and African Americans.&nbsp;For their most recent (and postponed) exhibition, <a href="https://time.com/the-march/">The March</a>, TIME and executive producer Viola Davis invited visitors to experience, a groundbreaking immersive exhibit that recreates one of the most iconic moments in American history, the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Visitors could walk with a crowd of 250,000 plus people who came to participate that day and witness firsthand as Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his iconic ”I Have a Dream” speech in a genre pushing virtual reality experience that draws on the personal stories of organizers and demonstrators who were there. The museum's website says tickets may be purchased now to visit after May 1, 2020.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418241/sazzd3yvc5uhjzozjato.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/hyde-park-art-center-hpac">Hyde Park Art Center</a>North of the UofC campus is the Hyde Park Art Center, a hub for contemporary arts that serves as a gathering and production space for artists and the broader community to cultivate ideas, impact social change, and connect with new networks. HPAC has been a leader in advancing contemporary visual art in Chicago since its inception in 1939. HPAC has grown from a small collective of quirky artists to establishing a strong legacy of innovative development and emerging as a unique Chicago arts institution with social impact. The Art Center’s first executive director, noted painter Harold Hayden, established the tone when he declared: "Art should be found where people work and live."Coming sometime later this year is the much-anticipated exhibition redux: <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/artists-run-chicago-2-0">Artists Run Chicago 2.0</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418241/z6zu6ym9qmmktyltsutj.gif"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/stony-island-arts-bank">Stony Island Arts Bank</a>South of Hyde Park and on the way to the Skyway, The Stony Island Arts Bank is a hybrid gallery, media archive, library and community center –&nbsp;and a home for Rebuild’s archives and collections. Designed by William Gibbons Uffendell and built in 1923, the bank at 68th Street and Stony Island Avenue was once a vibrant community savings and loan. By the eighties, the branch had closed and the building remained vacant and deteriorating for decades. Reopened&nbsp;in October 2015 because of the vision of artist Theaster Gates, the radically restored building serves as a space for neighborhood residents to preserve, access, reimagine and share their heritage – and a destination for artists, scholars, curators, and collectors to research and engage with South Side history.The Arts Bank is also the permanent home of <a href="https://rebuild-foundation.org/objects-of-care/">Objects of Care: Material Memorial for Tamir Rice</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418243/llb7bv90qf1wesidlkqy.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/south-side-community-art-center">South Side Community Art Center</a>In the early 1940s Dr. Margaret Burroughs and other African American artists banded together determined to find a venue to showcase their art. Through dedicated fundraising efforts,&nbsp; 3831 S. Michigan was purchased as the home of the SSCAC.&nbsp;President Roosevelt's WPA Initiative paid artists' salaries. The SSCAC is the only African American Art Center of its kind opened under the WPA Initiative to remain continuously open. The SSCAC has remained relevant for 77 years and has been an integral part of the careers of many renown visual and fine artists. SSCAC's mission is to conserve, preserve and promote the legacy and future of African American art and artists while educating the community on the value of art and culture.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

CGN Virtual Gallery Tour: Hyde Park and Beyond

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417987/wvitfn0noaowyx3fndvy.jpg"></figure>Suellen Rocca, Imaginative Artist Whose Influence Loomed Large on Chicago Scene, Is Dead at&nbsp;76Suellen Rocca, whose figurative drawings, paintings, and sculptures exude a free-spirited creativity that has influenced many, has died. Her death was announced by the Elmhurst Art Museum in Illinois on Saturday. She was in her late seventies. A representative for New York and Los Angeles’s Matthew Marks Gallery, which represents her, said Rocca died at 76 years old.By Alex Greenberger, Art News<a href="https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/suellen-rocca-dead-1202682512/">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417988/ssxh73a1aphcxl98kwkr.jpg"></figure>In Chicago, Artist-Run Spaces Remain the Lifeblood of the Art CommunityArtist-run project spaces have been the lifeblood of Chicago’s art community for decades. They’ve mounted some of the city’s most exciting exhibitions and served as experimental staging grounds for artists and curators.&nbsp;By Kerry Cardoza, Artsy<a href="https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-chicago-artist-run-spaces-remain-lifeblood-art-community">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417989/euzdvqgfmh6rp77lhzy8.jpg"></figure>Prized Van Gogh Painting Stolen from Dutch Museum Closed Because of&nbsp;CoronavirusA painting by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh was stolen in an overnight smash-and-grab raid on a museum that was closed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, police and the museum said Monday.The Singer Laren museum east of Amsterdam said that “The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring 1884” by the Dutch master was taken in the early hours of Monday. By early afternoon, all that could be seen from the outside of the museum was a large white panel covering a door in the building’s glass facade.By Mike Corder, Associated Press<a href="https://apnews.com/e635b833e60dfcb01351752976d818df">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417989/rkq48qpdlygqncgdjpox.jpg"></figure>Art Basel Is Postponing Its Marquee Swiss Fair From June to September, Adding to a Year-End Crush in the Art Market CalendarArt Basel, the world’s most important annual contemporary art fair, will push back its Swiss edition to September due to the “unprecedented impact worldwide” of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a statement.Originally scheduled to open to VIP cardholders on June 16, it will now open its first preview day September 15, and run through September 20.By Nate Freeman, artnet<a href="https://news.artnet.com/market/art-basel-postponed-september-1816365">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

News From Around the Art World: March 30, 2020

<html><head></head><body>By GINNY VAN ALYEAFor being stuck at home, time seems to be flying, or maybe it's just that the world seems to change at a pace I would not have believed just two or three weeks ago. As we continue to try to keep up with the many updates from around the world, about art as well as many other topics, we recognize the calm that comes with focus. We have been tempted to try to do everything for everyone (we'll throw a benefit, we'll lobby congress!) but we come back to CGN's core purpose since 1983: cheerleading galleries, artists and the visual arts. Realizing that our long-held purpose still has meaning, even now, we have been energized to consider our content in new ways, ie: how do we get people to look at OUR art spaces during this lockdown? Nothing against scrolling virtual Google tours of international museums, but there is much to see here at home.&nbsp;So, here is number two in our new "necessity-is-the-mother-of-invention" virtual gallery tour series, which of course isn't really using any special technology other than screenshots and cut and paste, but we're working with what we've got.&nbsp;This tour takes you to a part of West Town where a cluster of varied and notable spaces live. Four out of these five have moved to the area within the past 3 years. So, as I just wrote in my <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2020/3/publisher-s-letter-living-a-post-openings-art-scene">recent letter</a> about continuing to support galleries and artists virtually while we all hunker down at home for the time being, find some time between Zoom calls and FaceTiming to view art on that home screen.I will always emphasize that in-person is far superior to virtual, but right now, virtual is much better than not at all!&nbsp;And don't forget if you really like something you see online, chances are you and a dealer or artist can figure out how to physically get it to you despite the current climate. Hey, maybe gallery curbside pick-up will be the next big thing!&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418736/ehkzgdaljts94p78okcj.png"></figure>&nbsp;For our second Virtual Gallery Tour, we take you to five spaces along Carroll and Fulton Streets in the industrial corridor in West Town.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418737/ewnshc6url6yabvrikcb.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/chicago-artists-coalition-cac">Chicago Artists Coalition (CAC)</a>2130 W Fulton&nbsp;The 45-year old nonprofit CAC supports contemporary Chicago artists and curators by offering residency programs, exhibitions, professional development and resources that enable them to live, work and thrive in the city. Collector groups like Collectors Circle provide social opportunities to access galleries and private collections, which the Chicago Artists Resource now housed on CAC's website offers a central hub for arts jobs postings as well as available art spaces. CAC hosts many exhibitions and events all year. Their spring benefit, Work in Progress, was planned for April but has been postponed.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418738/itbbdy6xtbkrj3ldyrjk.jpg"></figure><a href="http://www.corbettvsdempsey.com">Corbett vs Dempsey</a>2156 W Fulton St&nbsp;Opened in 2004 on N. Ashland, Corbett vs Dempsey moved to this part of the city just a couple years ago. Representing an internationally known group of established artists, many of whom are women, as well as several who are Chicago-based, including Josiah McElheny, Albert Oehlen, Christina Ramberg, Barbara Rossi, Diane Simpson, Cauleen Smith, Karl Wirsum, Christopher Wool, Molly Zuckerman-Hartung.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418739/qkbnur0e9rvej2kswovx.gif"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/arts-of-life">Circle Contemporary (Arts of Life)</a>2010 W Carroll&nbsp;Circle Contemporary, an extension of the Arts of Life studios, showcases a diverse range of creative practices from individuals of all talents and abilities, aiming to strengthen the local creative community by providing a space and outlet for artistic inspiration and exploration. Circle Contemporary hosts year-round exhibitions with guest curators and artists from inside and outside the studio. Arts of Life was one of the earlier art spaces to move to West Town, in 2008, and marks 20 years in 2020.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418740/pyvqhidq5jgqrkkmblcj.gif"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/ken-saunders-gallery-bdeab8a5-f8dd-41ff-8ec9-1c2d97c08a4f">Ken Saunders Gallery</a>2041 W Carroll&nbsp;After 20 years in River North the gallery recently relocated to West Town. The new space is located inside the Make City Incubator and features soaring 25 foot ceilings and 9 foot windows facing north. The gallery, known for exhibiting glass artists and others who work in 3-dimensional art, is directly across the street from the Gray Warehouse and one block east of Corbett v. Dempsey.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418741/vrjmvwbfagjvuxctftk6.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/richard-gray-gallery-gray-warehouse">Gray Warehouse</a>2044 W CarrollFounded in 1963 as Richard Gray Gallery, this contemporary gallery has two locations in Chicago and one in New York City and is active in both the primary and secondary markets. The Warehouse, an extension to the gallery location at 875 N. Michigan Ave., opened in spring 2017 with an exhibition of paintings by Jim Dine. Since then several exhibitions of large scale works by artists such as Alex Katz, Jaume Plensa, Theaster Gates and David Hockney, and others, have taken place. This spring an exhibition of art by McArthur Binion is planned.&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

CGN Virtual Gallery Tour: West Town Part 1 – The Industrial Corridor

<html><head></head><body>By GINNY VAN ALYEAAs each day of life in a COVID-19 word brings us deeper into a new reality, we have been bingeing on lots of art-related news and opinions about what this means for the current and future art market around the world as well as locally. I feel like I've read everything there is to read, and while I'd honestly love to read about something other than Coronavirus, within much of this reading is a trove of helpful business advice that is worth a read by galleries, artists and other arts professionals.&nbsp;In the CGN office we are connecting remotely while trying to balance information overload (the emails! the stats! the Zooming! the homeschooling!!!) with opportunities to refocus our energy where it's needed on behalf of our arts partners. We are still working things out, as we are also committed to continuing to work on the summer issue of CGN, which will have a different – still positive just less time sensitive – angle than the one we were moving along with just a couple weeks ago. The same is most likely true for many of you as you shift gears and reimagine your next steps for the time being.&nbsp;Below for you are some of our top reads so far – there are webinars, resource lists, personal accounts, and insights about online shows and art collecting.&nbsp;If you can't read any more news, just skip to the end where we share a cheerful image of spring as well as a catchy health reminder.Stay tuned for more directly from CGN as we work to virtually connect many of you in the coming days and support you however we can.Hang in there, stay healthy and let us know how we can help!&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418385/akuvatp1gyzubfepuq7a.jpg"></figure><a href="https://creative-capital.org/2020/03/13/list-of-arts-resources-during-the-covid-19-outbreak/">List of Arts Resources During the COVID-19 Outbreak from Creative Capital</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418386/cd15lqdysyvxly1isftd.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/feature/are-you-a-freelance-worker-or-a-small-company-in-the-arts-here-s-a-global-list-of-financial-aid-available-to-you-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic?utm_source=The+Art+Newspaper+Newsletters&amp;utm_campaign=65388cad14-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_03_23_02_41&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_c459f924d0-65388cad14-61117077">How to apply for financial aid during coronavirus pandemic if you're self-employed or a small business in the arts</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418387/rsptnxhhy4zvb39ywsbc.jpg"></figure><a href="https://news.artnet.com/opinion/letter-from-florence-1807782?utm_content=from_&amp;utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=US%209:56%20a.m.%20newsletter%20for%203/19/20&amp;utm_term=New%20US%20Newsletter%20List">Letter From Florence: One Museum Director’s Account of How He’s Bringing Art to Italy’s Isolated Public During the Lockdown</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418387/h60027wrsf9imhgxsyzc.png"></figure><a href="https://t.me/joinchat/BAR6TEnom2OgIEyg2Hyiaw?utm_source=The+Art+Newspaper+Newsletters&amp;utm_campaign=a23e806477-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_03_24_02_36&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_c459f924d0-a23e806477-61117077">The Art Newspaper Telegram Channel: Coronavirus: art world emergency room" to share key developments in real time</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418388/bsvnd9vzvdk9gqfqcpq5.png"></figure><a href="https://partners.artsy.net/resource/recording-3-ways-to-boost-sales-during-the-offseason/">View an Artsy Webinar about Online Shows, among other tips usually about riding out the off-season</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418389/ntdov2wzie8nzqwwafok.jpg"></figure><a href="https://news.artnet.com/opinion/elizabeth-dee-op-ed-covid-1811637?utm_content=from_&amp;utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=US%2010:10%20a.m.%20newsletter%20for%203/23/20&amp;utm_term=US%20Daily%20Newsletter%20[MORNING]">We Don’t Know What a Post-Coronavirus Art World Will Look Like. Here Are 6 Ways to Build the One We Want</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418390/wziasyjyrzrundg6uyti.jpg"></figure><a href="https://news.artnet.com/market/art-world-online-art-market-1808664?utm_content=from_&amp;utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=US%209:56%20a.m.%20newsletter%20for%203/19/20&amp;utm_term=New%20US%20Newsletter%20List">What Actually Works When It Comes to Selling Art Online? Successful Early Adopters Share 5 of Their Business Secrets</a>&nbsp;Of course laughter and music can often be some of the best medicine:Here is a spring message from <a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/comment/a-message-from-david-hockney-do-remember-they-can-t-cancel-the-spring?utm_source=The+Art+Newspaper+Newsletters&amp;utm_campaign=a23e806477-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_03_24_02_36&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_c459f924d0-a23e806477-61117077">David Hockney</a><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418392/k4d3mi0ls9egbjfytyek.jpg"><figcaption>David Hockney</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;And here is great sounding advice courtesy of the one and only Mavis Staples...&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418393/aacgmhdoqmxu3nt3hpoi.gif"></figure></body></html>

COVID-19 Tips for Art Galleries

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417922/jv7op2ofvge5ekgfod0o.png"></figure>In Chicago, muralist Hebru Brantley’s outdoor art moves insideFor decades, brick walls and concrete viaducts have served as canvases for splashy murals and street art in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood, about three miles southwest of the Loop. A walk around here is like strolling through an urban, open-air gallery, made even better by the area’s abundance of taco shops. Now, for a limited time, there’s a new indoor attraction to explore, called Nevermore Park, inside the studio of artist Hebru Brantley.By Kate Silver, Washington Post<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/travel/in-chicago-muralist-hebru-brantleys-outdoor-art-moves-inside/2020/03/12/f307f918-5e49-11ea-b014-4fafa866bb81_story.html">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417923/fnpmxs6g7teih6ivwlvd.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;Museums Nationwide Bracing For Economic Devastation Due To Coronavirus ClosuresThe total economic contribution of American museums amounted to more than $50 billion in gross domestic product, 726,200 jobs and $12 billion in taxes to local, state and federal governments. That was in 2016 according to the American Alliance of Museums, a museum advocacy group.The vast majority of those museums have now closed and will stay that way until at least the end of March to limit the spread of coronavirus.By Chadd Scott, Forbes<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/chaddscott/2020/03/19/museums-nationwide-bracing-for-economic-devastation-due-to-coronavirus-closures/#4dd34d627613">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417926/yo0etyolqtrsxkmohxlo.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;For Chicago-area arts students in a coronavirus world remote learning is necessary, but there are many challengesWhen it became clear that DePaul’s Theatre School would no longer be able to hold classes in person after the novel coronavirus, Chair of Theatre Studies Coya Paz held a meeting with students. In part, she and other faculty members were looking for suggestions on how to accomplish the unprecedented: moving an inherently communal, visceral medium online. Since then, the ideas have flowed fast and loose: radio plays, an increase in playwriting courses, even a class that incorporates Dungeons &amp; Dragons. If you asked Paz last week, she would have said that theater was a fundamentally live art. But because that answer has changed by necessity, the questions change, too.By Nicole Blackwood, Chicago Tribune<a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-de-paul-theater-coronavirus-0319-20200320-6juuk3pzxffuddfn3juvypaiga-story.html">Read More</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417927/ujclteoggmtjq2rsjvd2.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;America's virtual museums take on new significance as Covid-19 lockdown deepensArt Institute of Chicago and Smithsonian are among institutions that have embraced technology, and more are set to ramp up their efforts. Without knowing it, or certainly asking for it, we have all become part of a giant social science experiment: can digital platforms offer a satisfactory alternative to experiencing art in the real world?By Daniel Grant, The Art Newspaper<a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/covid-19-pushes-museums-to-embrace-the-virtual-world">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

News From Around the Art World: March 23, 2020

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417961/bbykybrtbgydubkqaswr.gif"></figure>By GINNY VAN ALYEAAs I just wrote in my <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2020/3/publisher-s-letter-living-a-post-openings-art-scene">recent letter</a> about continuing to support galleries and artists virtually while we all hunker down at home for the time being, gallery openings and weekend strolls have long been the place to be to see new art and to connect with other art lovers, but for now, they are not.I'm attempting to create a digital gallery tour to fill the gap – something I've actually wanted to do for a long time, but I haven't gotten around to it. Now, WFH myself, I am giving it a try. I will always emphasize that in-person is far superior to virtual, but right now, virtual is much better than not at all!&nbsp;Traditional gallery walks let people stroll through galleries and view current exhibitions while talking to gallery owners about their program and to artists about their work. &nbsp;At its heart, a gallery walk is an interactive means of discovery. While popping in and out of local galleries, you spend time in a neighborhood, visit a district restaurant or bar, and you enjoy the buzz of being part of something as it happens.&nbsp;In Chicago I've always been proud that I can recommend gallery visits wholeheartedly because dealers are friendly and eager to share knowledge - none of that pretentious nonsense that other cities are known for. But an intimidation factor still remains for some, so again, a win here for the ease and comfort of digital browsing, without the panic that in-person art wandering at a fair or gallery can sometimes induce.And don't forget if you really like something you see online, chances are you and a dealer or artist can figure out how to physically get it to you despite the current climate. Hey, maybe gallery curbside pick-up will be the next big thing!&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417962/s8l9flhgnlkbauhrpv8i.gif"></figure>&nbsp;For our first Virtual Gallery Tour, we take you to the Northside of Chicago to Wicker Park / Bucktown / Logan SquareSoon we hope to be able to really make this 3–D but for now, please take our bite-sized district recommendation as a starting point for visiting spaces that are relatively close to one another.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417964/hqora0xm4swxi5pfqvia.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417964/jyk05cfiipv7hsy19d64.gif"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/pagoda-red--2">PAGODA RED</a>1740 W Webster – BucktownFor 20 years, PAGODA RED has been a design destination for art, history, style, and spirit. They recently moved to a 15,000 sq. ft. rough luxe gallery and studio near the north branch of the Chicago River. They also maintain a top-notch e-commerce site.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417965/pubazqt5neswpvkzmc3z.gif"><figcaption>Dimitri Pavlotsky at Firecat Projects</figcaption></figure><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417967/prk86y3svjqceh8gmscy.gif"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/firecat-projects">FIRECAT PROJECTS</a>2124 N Damen – BucktownFirecat projects opened in 2010 and holds monthly exhibitions of both local and national artists without taking a commission from their sales. They have had exhibitions from artists ages 12 to 95 across all mediums with the hope to "put a spotlight on the unusual committed artist who is tired of being the only quirky one in a group show."&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417967/siylz4yl6uk5csxok7pl.gif"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/jacobson-weidner-studios">JACOBSON WEIDNER STUDIOS</a>BucktownThe studio features the contemporary cityscape paintings by Errol Jacobson and contemporary still life paintings by Stephanie Weidner.Errol’s cityscape paintings are known for their atmospheric quality, energetic paint application and abstract/realist interpretation.Stephanie’s still life paintings range from simple quiet lyrical compositions to paintings that veer towards the surreal.&nbsp;The studio has an e-commerce site and is open by appt.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417969/wt4p1phcnecrnc8xlbvu.gif"><figcaption>An opening at Olive</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/oliva-gallery">OLIVA GALLERY</a>3816 W. Armitage - Logan SquareThis contemporary gallery in West Logan Square opened within the last two years and features sculpture, painting and photography from emerging and established Chicago artists. It has an emphasis on midcentury abstract works in all mediums.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417969/dr8gj1atxlpcm1zk95xk.gif"><figcaption>Toni Maugeri: Hope Dies Last</figcaption></figure>THE DIME and ADVENTURELAND WORKS ON PAPER1513 N. Western Ave. – Wicker ParkBoth The Dime and AdventureLand are exhibition spaces founded by artist Tony Fitzpatrick,&nbsp;featuring a large number of artists showing work across multiple disciplines. Each seeks to celebrate young and new talent and act as a service to artists in the Chicago area, helping emerging, young, and upcoming artists by providing a location to display their work and a network by which they can connect to the art patrons of Chicago.• <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/the-dime">The Dime</a>• <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/adventureland-gallery">AdventureLand</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

CGN Virtual Gallery Tour: Northside, Wicker Park / Bucktown / Logan Square

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417895/wy2hpxb5y64y1bnneoj6.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;Chicago Closes ‘the Bean’ Due to the CoronavirusThe City of Chicago announced that it is closing Cloud Gate Plaza where the bean is located. All planned events at The Bean are canceled through April 12.However, Millennium Park will be open.Via CBS News<a href="https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/03/15/the-bean-is-closed-due-to-coronavirus-millennium-park-remains-open/">View Video</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417896/qm7xclko9a2dhnqkhlfl.jpg"></figure>The European Art World Reacts to the Coronavirus OutbreakOn March 11,&nbsp;when President Donald Trump announced he was suspending travel from Europe to the US for 30 days, the leading European gallerist Thaddaeus Ropac was in Paris for the opening of a show of&nbsp;Antony Gormley’s newest work.As people stop traveling and begin to self-isolate, Ropac says he is looking to the <a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/china-south-korea-museums-coronavirus-1803831">gradually improving situation in Asia</a> as an indicator for how things could go in Europe. And from a business perspective, he’s also starting to think about the usefulness of the internet to his operations.“I was never a big believer in online sales since I always prioritized encouraging collectors to see the works in galleries where they have the best view,” Ropac says.&nbsp;“This is the first time I’m putting my weight behind online sales.”Via Artnet<a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/trump-europe-travel-ban-coronavirus-1804050?utm_content=from_&amp;utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=US%209:30%20a.m.%20newsletter%20for%203/16/20&amp;utm_term=New%20US%20Newsletter%20List">Read More</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417897/qavrrivzyattxzfr2o59.jpg"></figure>The Gray Market: Why a Slew of Postponed Art-Market Events Will Trigger a Reckoning in an Overcrowded Field&nbsp;Starting last Wednesday—only hours after the World Health Organization declared the novel 2019 coronavirus a global pandemic—a tidal wave of museum and gallery closures, art-fair postponements, and auction-sale delays began <a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/coronavirus-art-events-canceled-postponed-1797126">surging across the Western art world</a> in response to the growing public-health crisis. And although the <a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/china-south-korea-museums-coronavirus-1803831">reopening</a> of select art institutions in East and Southeast Asia on Friday provided a jolt of optimism to art lovers and the nonprofit side of the industry, the reality on the for-profit side is that COVID-19’s temporary reshuffling of events could also permanently reshape the art-market calendar in the years ahead.Via Artnet<a href="https://news.artnet.com/opinion/postponed-events-coronavirus-1805184?utm_content=from_&amp;utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=US%209:30%20a.m.%20newsletter%20for%203/16/20&amp;utm_term=New%20US%20Newsletter%20List">Read More</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417898/yotzjbencp4epdve1kq9.jpg"></figure>KAWS develops augmented reality project that offers a different model for the future of showing and selling artAt a time when the art world is being forced to rethink its high carbon, large-scale event-based lifestyle, the ever popular US artist KAWS is offering a glimpse of a future without museums, art fairs—even without art. Well, physical art at least.Partnering with Acute Art, the London-based firm that produces and sells virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) works, KAWS (aka Brian Donnelly) has created what is being touted by its developers as the first truly global exhibition, as well as a marketplace, all using AR.Via The Art Newspaper<a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/kaws-develops-ar-project-that-offers-a-different-model-for-the-future-of-showing-and-selling-art?utm_source=The+Art+Newspaper+Newsletters&amp;utm_campaign=fbdcb48d93-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_03_10_08_23&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_c459f924d0-fbdcb48d93-61117077&amp;fbclid=IwAR06Q5S4bVkaIpOhNAni1Ux30c7gg1MVr1Cx1bLG8wmxlaEl_dlz_s9U9F4">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

News From the Art World: March 16, 2020

<html><head></head><body>By CGN StaffUpdate - March 12: In recent days many events throughout the city have been canceled or postponed. We highly recommend that you call the gallery or check their website prior to visiting to make sure they are open for business. &nbsp;Stay well!&nbsp;Our overview of highlights from this coming weekend is below, and our full calendar may be <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events?filter=openings">viewed&nbsp;here</a>. You are invited to see what's new! &nbsp;See you in the galleries!&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418729/lshwi54uwrlzjeh1jljz.gif"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/daniel-beltra-the-amazon">Daniel Beltrá: The Amazon</a>Opening: Friday, March 13, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmCatherine Edelman GalleryDaniel Beltrá has spent the past thirty years witnessing human influence on the climate. Photographing from the air, he has documented everything from oil spills, to glacial melts, to droughts, to the effect of greenhouse gases. His commitment is extraordinary and has been acknowledged by both the conservation and art worlds, as he lays bare the undeniable reality of the climate crisis.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418730/pq7trjsxfqnzamto9sg7.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/sufra-jetting">Sufra-Jetting</a>Opening: Friday, Mar 13, 2020 6 – 8&nbsp;pmWoman Made Gallery“Suffra-Jetting" is an exhibition inspired&nbsp;by Candace Hunter and juried by Malika Jackson. From 300 works by female-identified artists, Malika Jackson chose 43 pieces by 39 local and international artists, representing both US and global perspectives. Works in the exhibition are emotional and deeply personal, sharing female experiences that address a myriad of topics: motherhood, inequality, body image, racism, violence, spirituality, and more.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418731/unanf5qlv7zmbb6oyq3j.gif"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/lens-2020-8133bfd8-edc6-4848-9add-6afc81f7c76b">Lens 2020</a>Update - March 12: Opening reception has been canceled. Gallery will remain open during normal gallery hours.Perspective Group + Photography Gallery, Ltd.International Juried Photography Exhibition&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418732/kg492rxncs64tlxdndzi.gif"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/morgan-sims-camouflage-for-earth">Nurturing Creativity</a>Opening: Saturday, March 14, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmSpace 900An exhibit of artworks by Art Encounter's Teaching Artists and Staff celebrating their contribution to expanding art for all.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418733/rejyg60ykn0chojv2ryk.gif"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/morgan-sims-camouflage-for-earth">Morgan Sims: Camouflage for Earth</a>Opening: Saturday, March 14, 6 – 8&nbsp;pmBert Green Fine ArtMorgan Sims fuses his previously separate practices of neon and painting into a single approach, combining both media.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

Weekend Art Highlights: March 13-14

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418729/dbj73dkwyxci7mhdzvna.jpg"><figcaption>Kass Copeland &amp; Jillian Dickson opens Friday, March 6 at Studio OH, one of several openings taking place this weekend.</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;&nbsp;By CGN StaffThe first round of "spring" art openings will take place this weekend as March opens a new season of art. While some galleries are busy selling art from a booth at one of the many New York art fairs taking place now, many other local spaces are holding their second shows since they opened the 2020 season in January. Though plenty has been happening throughout the city, the quieter vibe of winter in the galleries, and in the art market in general, is over, as we see a weather warm up and eventually a prelude to summer (some day!)&nbsp;Our overview of highlights from this coming weekend is below, and our full calendar may be <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events?filter=openings">viewed&nbsp;here</a>. You are invited to see what's new! &nbsp;See you in the galleries!&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418730/yejwtqjsm10epjprdbhq.gif"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/kathleen-waterloo-solo-show">Kathleen Waterloo Solo Show</a>Opening Friday, March 6, 5–8&nbsp;pmAddington GalleryNew, colorful works by this Chicago-based artist who specializes in encaustic will be on view in River North.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418731/cvdck98jtcv0ke7aggup.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/toni-maugeri-hope-dies-last">Toni Maugeri: Hope Dies Last</a>Opening Friday, March 6, 7–10&nbsp;pmThe DimeHOPE Dies Last is Toni Maugeri's series of assemblage urban artifacts inspired by people, society and the environment. The artworks are made with words and symbols interwoven with ritual. Each work begins as a tale of empowerment and transformation.&nbsp; Maugeri's assemblages of urban artifacts are made by combining things that have been discarded or not considered beautiful in a conventional way with wood, organics, naturals, metal, fiber, found and charged objects, concrete, encaustic, charring, repurposed and reclaimed materials, paper, spray paint, ink and stain. The materials are assembled with glue and cold connections. Her colors evolve from the materials and she often uses them symbolically.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418731/edcsrpwst4cdwcpa8khw.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/build-a-sculpture-show">Build: A Sculpture Show Dedicated to Mary-Ellen Croteau</a>Opening Friday, March 6, 5–10&nbsp;pmOliva GalleryThe late Mary Ellen Croteau, artist and agitator will be honored at Oliva Gallery in conjunction with International Women’s Day and 100 years of Women’s Suffrage. The show will include artists who were featured in her window front gallery Art on Armitage with 2D and 3D works.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418732/sfs70gleh8gegrfz9ten.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/cj-pyle-crawling-from-the-wreckage">CJ Pyle: Crawling from the Wreckage</a>Opening Friday, March 6, 5–8&nbsp;pmCarl Hammer GalleryA show of work by C.J. Pyle, a self taught, "outsider" &nbsp;artist born in 1956 in Richmond, Indiana, opens Friday, March 6.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418733/o7aov4dey1ft4y84bxxf.gif"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/jose-d-flores-junior-i-must-leave">Jose D. Flores, Junior: I Must Leave</a>Opening Friday, March 6, 5–8&nbsp;pmRangefinder GalleryJose D. Flores, Jr. (Joe) took up photography in late 2015 as complementary therapy for a traumatic surgical procedure that almost took his life. He plunged head-in to the challenging genre of street shooting to overcome his introversion.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418734/wjlufncje5xljcmneif8.gif"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/chicago-streets-and-ways">Chicago Streets and Ways</a>Opening Friday, March 6, 5–8&nbsp;pmHofheimer GalleryHofheimer Gallery is pleased to present: Chicago Streets and Ways. Experience the streets, intersections and alleyways of our beloved city through the artistry of Karen Perl and William Dolan. Using a variety of mediums and substrates, the artists capture a unique and colorful view of Chicago.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418735/um4n0xgubtne0hp1oylh.gif"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/30-artists-30-years">30 Artists / 30 Years</a>Opening Saturday, March 7, 5-8pmChicago Printmakers CollaborativeThis summer, 30 additional CPC-affiliated artists will launch a portfolio project, which will be exhibited in the gallery. A total of 60 artists (out of thousands) are being featured in this ongoing series of 30th anniversary events. Stay tuned... and see you on March 7th!Exhibiting Artists: Chris Blume, Liz Born, Margaret Buchen, Karen Butler, Carlos Cortez, Jeanine Coupe-Ryding, David Driesbach, Jen Farrell, Tony Fitzpatrick, Sanya Glisic, Rachelle Hill, John Himmelfarb, Elise Hughes, Amos Kennedy, Jill Kramer, Karen Kunc, Jeff Lassahn, Alan Lerner, Bart Longacre, Bert Menco, Dennis O'Malley, Mary O'Shaughnessy, Artemio Rodriguez, Jenny Schmid, Carl Voss, Gary Weidner, Scott Westgard, Catherine Winings, Debora Wood.</body></html>

Weekend Art Highlights: March 6–7

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418729/esyhneuz8gb4bjm9ozuo.jpg"></figure>Armory Show director Nicole Berry keeps the show on the road“It’s always a risk for galleries, doing a fair,” says Nicole Berry. “And it comes down to the money—it’s expensive.” The director of New York’s Armory Show used to work the fair booths herself when on the staff of various Manhattan galleries, so she is well aware that it is not just the stand fees that can stretch a gallery’s budget, but also the expense of shipping and staff, not to mention the untold cost of exhaustion. “Burnout is real,” she adds.By Margaret Carrigan, The Art Newspaper<a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/interview/after-last-year-we-can-handle-anything-the-armory-show-director-nicole-berry-on-keeping-the-show-on-the-road?utm_source=The+Art+Newspaper+Newsletters&amp;utm_campaign=68e8ea09c9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_02_26_04_52&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_c459f924d0-68e8ea09c9-61117077">Read More</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418730/cqyiw4968f4kgxlfwtde.jpg"></figure>Archaeologists May Have Just Located the Tomb of Romulus, the Legendary Founder of RomeA newly discovered stone tomb, found on the site of an ancient temple in the Roman Forum, has experts excited: Could the sarcophagus be the final resting place of Romulus, said to be the founder of the Eternal City?By Sarah Cascone, Artnet<a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/archaeologists-discover-romulus-tomb-1785807?utm_content=from_&amp;utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=News%20Saturday%202/29/20&amp;utm_term=artnet%20News%20Daily%20Newsletter%20USE">Read More</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418730/n6hjypv2y5smsooiapmd.jpg"></figure>A Trove of Georgia O’Keeffe Mementos, for Sale at Sotheby’sThe Georgia O’Keeffes up for auction next month aren’t her larger-than-life paintings of flowers or desert landscapes. Instead, day-to-day items such as the artist’s address book, recipe box, clothes and art supplies will be part of a sale on March 5 at Sotheby’s in New York.The property belongs to Juan Hamilton, an artist who worked at O’Keeffe’s home and studio in northern New Mexico for the final 13 years of her life. O’Keeffe, who died in 1986 at age 98, bequeathed or gave him the material that Sotheby’s will exhibit from Feb. 26 through March 4.By Brenda Cronin, Wall Street Journal<a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-trove-of-georgia-okeeffe-mementos-for-sale-at-sothebys-11582642465">Read More</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418731/asas7dzwi7j4pzccq1qw.png"></figure>It's Art Fair Week in New YorkOne of New York’s busiest art fair seasons kicks off this week with the Art Show at the Park Avenue Armory. Nine sprawling exhibitions will follow next week. Here’s our critic’s guide.By Will Heinrich, New York Times<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/27/arts/design/art-fairs-nyc-guide.html">Read More</a>&nbsp;</body></html>

News From Around the Art World: March 2, 2020

<html><head></head><body>By CGN StaffFrom Friday, February 21 through Sunday, February 23 several spaces in the city have opening receptions. You are invited to see what's new! &nbsp;Our overview of highlights from this coming weekend is below, and our full calendar may be <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events?filter=openings">viewed&nbsp;here</a>.See you in the galleries!&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418724/ucndtywn8oka3axpglrp.gif"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/elnaz-javani-your-residue">Elnaz Javani: Your Residue ته مانده تو</a>Opening Friday, February 21, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmOne After 909Created between 2013 and 2019, the work presented in Your Residue is tied to the physicality of the human body, its psychology in the face of cultural uprooting, and the artist’s own experiences balancing her dual identities as an Iranian and an American.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418725/ht6r8cslsmwaapi6ypge.gif"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/megan-euker-the-cure">Megan Euker: The Cure</a>Opening Friday, February 21, 5:30 – 7:30&nbsp;pmInternational Museum of Surgical ScienceFor the past three years, Megan Euker has devoted her research and artistic practice to orphan disease (OD) advocacy, specifically focusing on the cure of Sickle Cell Disease and Beta Thalassemia through gene therapy. Euker makes use of illustrations and diagrams explaining gene therapy, Sickle Cell Disease, and Beta Thalassemia; documents and articles relating to court cases; and other data sets to present a case of corruption and fault in the world of “Big Pharma.”&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418725/tuqwefxc2i48jjx7f62e.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/nathaniel-mary-quinn-new-work">Nathaniel Mary Quinn</a>Opening Friday, February 21, 5 – 7:30&nbsp;pmRhona Hoffman GalleryNew work by this Chicago-raised artist is on view.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418726/kcjaeik9ebrnqgejgosr.gif"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/shelf-destruction-a-denial-solo-show">Shelf Destruction : A Denial Solo Show</a>Opening Saturday, February 22, 6 – 10&nbsp;pmChicago TrubornWitness Denial's unique way of tweaking recognizable branding efforts and pop culture phenomenons into sardonic and brutally honest takes on society. Through pop art aesthetics, bright colors, and shiny packaging, this Ontario based artist proves that we're all here to ENJOY DENIAL. &nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418728/ipi8fcaeudfuq0z6dlqo.gif"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/noelle-garcia-jose-santiago-perez-extra-ordinary">EXTRA : : ORDINARY</a>Opening Sunday, February 23, 1 – 4&nbsp;pmEvanston Art CenterNoelle Garcia and José Santiago Pérez present recent work that uses traditional craft processes to transform everyday objects and materials into exuberant works of contemporary art. Based in the Chicago area, Noelle Garcia is an artist and educator who focuses on themes of identity, family history and recovered narratives in her work. José Santiago Pérez is a Chicago based artist from Los Angeles and is a 2019-2020 HATCH resident at the Chicago Artist Coalition.&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

Weekend Art Highlights: February 21-23

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418724/e091gwrl34r3mpubeys7.jpg"></figure>Crystal Bridges Made Arkansas a Hub for American Art. Can a New Offshoot Make It a Destination for Contemporary Work, Too?The effects Crystal Bridges has had on the region are more than clear. And later this month, the museum is going one step further. It’s opening a satellite contemporary art center, the Momentary, which, by all accounts, is expected to further solidify the impact art has had on this town that once counted the Walmart Museum as one of its biggest cultural attractions.By Melissa Smith, Artnet<a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/the-momentary-crystal-bridges-1776441?utm_content=from_&amp;utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=US%2010:05%20a.m.%20newsletter%20for%202/17/20&amp;utm_term=New%20US%20Newsletter%20List">Read More</a><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418725/rktpnbe5tg6c9jj9svai.png"></figure>Barack And Michelle Obama’s Official Portraits Are Coming To Art Institute Of ChicagoThe official presidential portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama are coming to the Art Institute of Chicago.The portraits, by artists <a href="https://kehindewiley.com/">Kehinde Wiley</a> and <a href="http://www.amysherald.com/">Amy Sherald</a>, were created toward the end of President Barack Obama’s term and received widespread attention. They’ve been on display in the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, but they’ll tour five cities in the United States starting next year.Via Kelly Bauer, Block Club Chicago<a href="https://blockclubchicago.org/2020/01/23/barack-and-michelle-obamas-official-portraits-are-coming-to-art-institute-of-chicago/">Read More</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418726/ul0ycdhepkpxsludkpj7.png"></figure>&nbsp;Instagram residencies: the artists moving into museums' digital spare roomsArmed with an Instagram account, an artist can almost sidestep the real-life art world entirely: you can show your art on Instagram, sell it—even make it—all from the comfort of your armchair. Last month, the Musée d’Orsay (@museeorsay) in Paris announced its<a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/musee-d-orsay-unveils-instagram-artist-in-residence"> first “Instagram artist-in-residence”,</a> reminding us of another vital part of an artist’s life that has entered the digital realm.By Aimee Dawson, The Art Newspaper<a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/blog/artists-take-over-and-move-in">Read More</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418727/h4l2faudvxce6gm0iqjk.jpg"></figure>Jeff Koons’s Ex-Wife and Muse Ilona Staller, aka Cicciolina, Is Returning to Politics to Take on Italy’s Populist InsurgentsThe former politician, adult-film star, and Jeff Koons’s ex-wife and muse, Ilona Staller, has promised to stand in the next elections in Italy. She will be campaigning against the country’s populist government and its plan to slash pensions.The 68-year-old retiree, who featured in several of Koons’s most explicit photographs, paintings, and sculptures for his “Made in Heaven” series, is better known to many as “La Cicciolina.” She gained the nickname, meaning “little fleshy one,” during her career as a porn star in the 1980s.By Naomi Rea, Artnet<a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/jeff-koons-ilona-staller-politics-1778187?utm_content=from_&amp;utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=US%2010%3A05%20a.m.%20newsletter%20for%202%2F17%2F20&amp;utm_term=New%20US%20Newsletter%20List">Read More</a>&nbsp;</body></html>

News From Around the Art World: February 18, 2020

<html><head></head><body>By CGN StaffFrom Thursday, February 6 &nbsp;through Saturday, February 8 a number of spaces in and around the city limits are opening new exhibitions. You are invited in to see what's new. &nbsp;Our overview of highlights from this coming weekend is below, and our full calendar may be <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events?filter=openings">viewed&nbsp;here</a>.See you in the galleries!&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418724/arpux97arbsikr5qd4cq.gif"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/outsider-art-the-collection-of-victor-f-keen">Outsider Art: The Collection of Victor F. Keen</a>Opening Thursday, February 6Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider ArtWith more than 50 artworks&nbsp;from artists including Martín Ramírez, George Widener, Lee Godie, James Castle and more, this exhibition spans both gallery spaces at Intuit and showcases the genre’s masters.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418725/lmvjn0efr8ubofrqwgke.png"><figcaption>“Humans and tobacco exist in a very strange relationship . . . I have always thought that it is like the relationship between lovers. It is very awkward, but also very much a relationship of dependence.”—Xu Bing. 1st Class, brand cigarettes, adhesive, and carpet, 480" x 180", 2011.</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/the-allure-of-matter-material-art-from-china">The Allure of Matter: Material Art from China</a>Opening Saturday, February 8Smart Museum of Art and Wrightwood 659Organized by the <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/the-allure-of-matter-material-art-from-china-8e6fcaa9-0674-47f4-a12b-b054d010051c">Smart Museum of Art</a> in Hyde Park along with <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/the-allure-of-matter-material-art-from-china">Wrightwood 659</a> in Lincoln Park, The Allure of Matter: Material Art from China (February 7–May 3, 2020) features 45 two- and three-dimensional works made from a range of unique and humble materials, like melted plastic, paper-thin porcelain, desiccated Coca-Cola ash, and 300,000 iron nails. The works, many monumental in scale, explore how conscious material choice has become a symbol of expression for a number of leading Chinese contemporary artists working over the last four decades.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418725/gcwx5y9co1tbhtaicxgx.gif"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/sean-hannaway-now-with-more-extra">Sean Hannaway: Now with More Extra!</a>Opening Friday, February 7Line Dot EditionsSean Hannaway is a Chicago born-and-based painter known for his punchy, densely layered style that blends high Renaissance subjects and graffiti aesthetics. The push and pull between his techniques, colors, and influences creates a dynamic tension in his work. A cheeky sense of humor pervades his practice, challenging both the seriousness of his classical sources and the frenetic intensity of his own work. Hannaway daylights as a&nbsp;Creative Director at Leo Burnett and has been featured in three previous shows at Line Dot, all of which sold out.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418726/oms9duztfcwtmsqpxaci.gif"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/melissa-ann-pinney-judith-raphael-girls-world">Melissa Ann Pinney &amp; Judith Raphael: Girls' World</a>Opening Friday, February 7Hofheimer GalleryNew photographs from this Chicago-based chronicler of adolescence.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418727/d4nfyjuhj0abft4ie20p.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/jacob-king-ca-h-only">Jacob King: Ca$h Only</a>Opening Friday, February 7AdventureLand Works on PaperCA$H ONLY features several works by King that explore the microenvironment of a rare Chicago institution, the “Slashie” (half bar/half liquor store). Rite Liquors is a community hub sitting in East Ukrainian Village. This Slashie institution remains a constant amongst the rapidly changing neighborhood King also grew up in. The works presented depict four years of this Chicago community while emphasizing conversations of culture and informational exchanges.... All accompanied by a shot and a beer.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418728/cezpmhfsfrhy65o9gkcm.gif"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/stand-alone-juried-exhibition">"Stand Alone" Juried Exhibition</a>Opening Friday, February 7Compassion FactoryA juried exhibition celebrating the strength and power of the single image.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

Weekend Art Highlights: February 6–8

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417984/fvpnlxsboqjaibskmiz3.png"><figcaption>Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West in Scottsdale, Arizona, is photographed in 2018. AP</figcaption></figure><h3>Taliesin, Frank Lloyd Wright' Famed Architecture School to Close</h3>The architecture school that architect Frank Lloyd Wright started nearly 90 years ago is closing, officials announced Tuesday.The School of Architecture at Taliesin, which encompasses Wright properties in Wisconsin and Arizona, will shutter in June. The school’s governing board said in a statement the “gut-wrenching decision” was made after no agreement could be made with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation to keep operating the school. Specific details about the negotiations between the school and foundation were not disclosed.By AP via Sun Times<a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/1/28/21112687/frank-lloyd-wright-architecture-school-to-close-taliesin-arizona">Read More</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417985/pcgh5b0mghfpgm6tlnqc.jpg"><figcaption>© Peggy und Marco Lachmann-Anke</figcaption></figure><h3>Coronavirus crisis: Hong Kong follows China in shutting museums</h3>Hong Kong is indefinitely closing its public museums and leisure facilities in a bid to contain the novel corona virus, or 2019-nCoV, which developed in Wuhan, Hubei Province in late December. Wearing a face mask, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam also announced yesterday that the special administrative region will be curtailing travel to mainland China, suspending train and ferry services, and limiting flights. Individual travelers will also no longer be able to receive permits to visit Hong Kong from the mainland.By Lisa Movius, The Art Newspaper<a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/coronavirus">Read More</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417985/qzvijmzfkwon8ilhxeti.png"><figcaption>This is one of a pair of twin 1880s buildings that are part of Pullman Artspace lofts, on opposite ends of the new building. Each has six apartments.&nbsp;</figcaption></figure><h3>Artists are moving into Pullman’s first new homes in decades</h3>The first eight renters have moved in at Pullman Artspace Lofts, a trio of buildings that contain the first new housing built in the onetime factory town in several decades. Another nine will move in Feb. 1.By Dennis Rodkin, Crain's<a href="https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/artists-are-moving-pullmans-first-new-homes-decades?utm_source=today-s-crain-s&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=20200127&amp;utm_content=article13-readmore">Read More</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417986/om4eieccu0xntwvnhpx8.jpg"><figcaption>Naftali Fürst (2019). © Martin Schoeller.</figcaption></figure><h3>On the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz, 75 Moving Portraits of Holocaust Survivors Are Going on View in Germany</h3>When two Russian soldiers arrived to the Auschwitz concentration camp on January 27, 1945, the guards were gone but 7,000 survivors remained, including many children. Now, one of those children, Marta Wise, is among 75 subjects in a poignant new photography exhibition that captures the portraits of Holocaust survivors.The show, “Survivors – Faces of Life after the Holocaust,” in Essen, Germany, includes 75 recent photographs by the German-born artist Martin Schoeller.By Kate Brown, Artnet<a href="https://news.artnet.com/exhibitions/75th-anniversary-auschwitz-exhibition-1762671">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

News From Around the Art World: January 28, 2020

<html><head></head><body>By CGN StaffThis coming Thursday, Friday and Saturday features a number of opening receptions taking place in galleries around Chicago and the greater Midwest!An overview of highlights from this coming weekend can be viewed below, and our full calendar may be <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events?filter=openings">viewed&nbsp;here</a>.See you in the galleries!&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418329/mmvvvmmcavhgf0qkx0nk.gif"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/five-works-cathy-hsiao">Five Works: Cathy Hsiao</a>Opening Thursday, January 30 - PilsenMana ContemporaryCathy Hsiao is the next artist in Five Works, a bimonthly project series that features five new and/or recent works by emerging Chicago artists.Born in New York and raised by a Falun Dafa Buddhist mother, Cathy Hsiao grew up between the US and Taiwan. She holds an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a BA from the University of California, Berkeley, and is the recipient of a New Artist Society Merit Fellowship.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418330/kcceqx0yj31cgfyzylsn.gif"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/hive">Hive</a>Opening Thursday, January 30 - U of I, Urbana-ChampaignKrannert Art Museum, University of IllinoisHive&nbsp;is a site-specific sculpture and sound commission by Nancy Davidson and Lakshmi Ramgopal, two artists with distinctive practices collaborating for the first time at Krannert Art Museum.On view for a full year, Hive is housed within and responds to the architecture of KAM’s 1988 Kinkead Pavilion, a postmodern addition to the museum designed by architect Larry Booth.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418331/iql8uj4cxcgxkpxqwvzs.gif"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/ceramic-impressions-etc">Ceramic Impressions, etc.</a>Opening Friday, January 31 - EvanstonSpace 900A one-weekend pop-up exhibition featuring an exciting and mutually empowering collaboration between ceramic artist Mariko Ventura and printmaking artist, Bert Menco.&nbsp;The collaborative effort consists of impressions made into clay by Mariko from wood blocks carved by Bert.&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition the exhibition will include Bert’s paper impressions of the same blocks along with personal ceramic work by Mariko.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418332/u6etacluwges03ce78ao.gif"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/candida-alvarez-air-paintings">Candida Alvarez: Estoy Bien</a>Opening Saturday, February 1 – West TownmoniquemelocheThis is Alvarez’s first exhibition with Monique Meloche and her first solo gallery exhibition in Chicago.The work of Candida Alvarez is imbued with both personal and formal aspects which evolve through her relationship to color, light, and architectural elements.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418333/c1pk7gm6jbr00jd05qw8.gif"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/winter-group-show-featuring-leon-keer-julieta-xlf-li-hill-james-knight-fourhundredml">Winter Group Show featuring Leon Keer, Julieta XLF, Li-Hill, James Knight (FourhundredML)</a>Opening Saturday, February 1 – Ukrainian VillageVertical GalleryAfter a January break, Vertical Gallery presents a special five-artist exhibition for their first exhibition of 2020. The Winter Group Show will feature Leon Keer, Martin Whatson, Julieta XLF, Li-Hill, and James Knight (Fourhundred ML). This five-artist exhibition allows each artist to create a full collection of work to show a range styles.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418334/q0f28t4v0i8hqznvsmsf.gif"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/steve-geer-river-ice">Steve Geer: River Ice</a>Opening Saturday, February 1 - EvanstonPerspective Group + Photography Gallery"Deep in the winter, after the water has lost its summer heat, the surface of the river in Chicago freezes. Sunlight and city lights are reflected from the ice and, when it’s newly washed and wet, the frozen water also reflects the cityscape. It’s magical." ~ Steve Geer&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

Weekend Art Highlights: January 30 - February 1

<html><head></head><body>By GINNY VAN ALYEA&nbsp;January is flying by, with another round of openings taking place this coming weekend in multiple neighborhoods throughout the city and behind.&nbsp;Starting Thursday, January 23 and running into Saturday, January 25 a number of spaces open solo as well as group shows to invite the art-loving public in to see what's new. &nbsp;Our overview of highlights from this coming weekend is below, and our full calendar may be <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events?filter=openings">viewed&nbsp;here</a>.See you in the galleries!&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418110/pa4stvftr1zpq7rfm9g9.gif"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/william-conger">William Conger</a>Opening Friday, January 24Zolla/Lieberman GalleryNew works by this established Chicago abstract painter are on view at the gallery, in addition to a show of new works by <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/va-depintor">VA de Pintor</a>.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418111/h7f8r52fj5wdtmvh0vsi.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/harold-mendez-the-years-now">Harold Mendez: The Years Now</a>Opening Friday, January 24Logan CenterLos Angeles–based artist Harold Mendez brings together objects, images, and sounds—all with their own multiple and layered histories—culled from sites across the Americas and spanning from pre-Columbian times to the present. Transformed and reconfigured into poetic assemblages, they evoke the body’s connections to histories of violence and erasure on the one hand and renewal and remembrance on the other. Mendez’s exhibition presents a suite of new sculptures and premieres a new sound installation featuring a found recording in which a speaker contemplates a crisis of identity.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418112/gcehszr0bv49o2bgkaqm.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/return-to-the-everywhere">Return to the Everywhere</a>Opening Friday, January 24Weinberg/Newton GalleryPresented in collaboration with WBEZ Chicago, Chicago’s NPR news station, Return to the Everywhere is the second exhibition in the gallery’s new location in River West. The exhibition considers various modalities of communication in an attempt to grasp the broader implications of our current “post-truth” era.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418113/y9j5ny0nk2znlvfukmtq.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/niu-school-of-art-and-design-faculty-biennial-exhibition-37b033e4-b9cc-4584-b40a-171dd61f40b5">NIU School of Art and Design Faculty Biennial Exhibition</a>Opening Thursday, January 23Northern IL Univ.&nbsp;Presented every two years, this exhibition features recent artwork and scholarship by faculty and teaching staff from all divisions of the NIU School of Art and Design and highlights the artistry, research, and world-class instruction found at NIU.<h3>&nbsp;</h3><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418114/pvlcapndrikkztmvmyvs.jpg"><figcaption>Image: &nbsp;Charles Moore, Fire Hose Aimed at Young Demonstrator, Birmingham, Alabama, May 3, 1963, gelatin silver print. Humana Foundation Endowment for American Art, 2007.031.001</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/snite-salon">Snite Salon</a>Thursday, January 23, 5:30–6:15pmSnite Museum of Art at Univ. of Notre DameSnite Salons encourage close looking and thoughtful conversation with a different work each session. This month, in conjunction with campus Walk the Walk week celebrations, the conversation will focus on Charles Moore's photograph&nbsp;Fire Hose Aimed at Young Demonstrator, Birmingham, Alabama from the Birmingham Campaign on May 3 in 1963. This work will only be on view during this program.<h3>&nbsp;</h3><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418115/w7xwaziwtrcdiud7lwwe.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/2020-wisconsin-artists-biennial">2020 Wisconsin Artists Biennial</a>Opening Saturday, January 25Museum of Wisconsin ArtEvery two years the Museum of Wisconsin Art is privileged to showcase the most compelling, engaging, inventive, and unique art from a state rich in creative capital. The 2020 Wisconsin Artists Biennial is open to all contemporary artists from throughout the state, representing a wide spectrum of media and creative perspectives.&nbsp;&nbsp;Two notable museum shows are ending this weekend, so now is your last chance to catch them before they're gone:<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418116/zyxushkkqw1yvrjvfzaf.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/andy-warhol-from-a-to-b-and-back-again">Andy Warhol—From A to B and Back Again</a>thru January 26The Art Institute of Chicago&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418117/ayrxcdok4lloif8ofn8r.gif"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/direct-messages-art-language-power">Direct Messages: Art, Language &amp; Power</a>thru January 26The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (MCA)&nbsp;&nbsp;Top of page key image: Sayward Schoonmaker from Weinberg Newton Gallery's Return to the Everywhere&nbsp;</body></html>

Weekend Art Highlights: January 23–25

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418322/vhjc9gb1exbb1soq07t1.gif"><figcaption>PHOTO: COURTESY OF THE GRAHAM AND PAMELA LEE COLLECTION</figcaption></figure><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3>Behind the Lens of a Trailblazing Chicago Photojournalist</h3>&nbsp;More than 50 years after his death, the little-known photographer of Chicago’s most historic moments is finally getting his due. From January 24 to March 31, the Poetry Foundation and Newberry Library will celebrate the life of photographer and poet Jun Fujita&nbsp;with a new exhibit entitled Jun Fujita: American Visionary. Believed to be the first Japanese-American photojournalist, Fujita photographed the 1919 race riots, the St. Valentine’s Day massacre, the Eastland Disaster, the 1910 garment workers’ strike, and other pivotal events. His harrowing images have shaped and preserved our understanding of what it means to live in Chicago, warts and all.By Taylor Moore, Chicago Magazine<a href="http://www.chicagomag.com/arts-culture/January-2020/New-exhibition-book-honor-Jun-Fujita-Chicagos-Japanese-American-Renaissance-Man/">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418323/pd9rkij3ufujszmmpzzp.gif"></figure><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3>EXPO Chicago boosting art collector outreach with new hire</h3>&nbsp;EXPO Chicago, the city’s annual international exposition of contemporary and modern art, is adding a new position, head of VIP Relations and Strategic Initiatives, which will be filled immediately by Eboni Gates. She will be tasked with a job that has become increasingly important in the world of art expositions — cultivating deeper relationships with the fair's most important customer base, serious art collectors.By Lewis Lazare, Chicago Business Journal<a href="https://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2020/01/21/expo-chicago-boosting-art-collector-outreach-with.html">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418324/utsptmkmayf3igpyupzc.gif"><figcaption>The 35,000-square-foot Conservation Center is housed in a 19th century warehouse in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood. &nbsp;</figcaption></figure><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3>Where to Go to Watch the Paint Dry</h3>&nbsp;In the never-ending quest for engagement in a short attention-span world, museums around the world have long looked for ways to spice up visitor experiences. But as after-hours gatherings and dedicated Instagram experiences continue to take off, a time-honored practice has surprisingly gained traction, and become a destination-worthy draw: conservation, or art restoration, done in the public eye.By Lauren Sloss, The New York Times<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/21/travel/Open-conservation-art-preservation.html">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418326/tnyiojivj0noyirbavj7.gif"></figure><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3>How Käthe Kollwitz Invented a New Art of Protest</h3>&nbsp;In the days following the death of Qasem Soleimani, protestors scrambled to organize demonstrations against possible war between Iran and the United States. Posters, texts and graphics disseminated across social media. One image, attributed to the Iranian graphic novelist Marjane Satrapi, depicted scores of angry agitators in concise black-and-white lines. ‘NO WAR IN IRAN!’ it read. Shortly thereafter, a friend shared a much older image on his Instagram upon which Satrapi’s drawing could have been based: a 1924 lithograph by the German artist Käthe Kollwitz, first published in an issue of the magazine Socialist Worker Youth. In the print, a boy raises his hands, his mouth agape, as German words in tactile cursive slide over a stark, neutral background: ‘Nie wieder Krieg’ – ‘Never War Again.’By Joseph Henry, Frieze<a href="https://frieze.com/article/how-kathe-kollwitz-invented-new-art-protest">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

News From Around the Art World: January 21, 2020

<html><head></head><body>By CGN StaffSaturday, January 17 features a number of openings taking place in galleries around Chicago and Milwaukee!Our overview of highlights from this coming weekend is below, and our full calendar may be <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events?filter=openings">viewed&nbsp;here</a>.See you in the galleries!&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418335/usp3xw7wqrlnwiszkxp9.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/3rd-midwest-open">3rd Midwest Open</a>Opening Friday, January 17 - PilsenWoman Made GalleryIn her juror statement, Mia Lopez writes: “I was inspired by WMG’s decades of supporting female-identifying artists through refreshing and inclusive exhibitions. Though the selected artists represent a wide variety of perspectives and approaches, they are unified via thoughtful consideration of form and content. From figurative paintings to conceptual photography, abstract sculptures, and myriad media in between, this annual exhibit demonstrates the incredible diversity of artistic practices in the Midwest.”&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418336/tt6b8kumwa6sovtnhh7p.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/meditations-in-an-emergency">Meditations in an Emergency</a>Opening Friday, January 17 - West TownCatherine Edelman GalleryConcurrent with New Formations,&nbsp;Catherine Edelman Gallery is&nbsp;honored to present Meditations in an Emergency, Bettina von Zwehl's&nbsp;latest portrait series inspired by the teenage die-ins that were&nbsp;staged shortly&nbsp;after the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland,&nbsp;Florida. Von Zwehl presents seventeen portraits of New York City teenagers (the&nbsp;result of the&nbsp;first artist-in-residence&nbsp;at the New York Historical&nbsp;Society) in the classic silhouette profile, describing the photographs as death&nbsp;masks sculpted from life. These seventeen portraits honor the number of victims&nbsp;of the&nbsp;school shooting on Valentine's Day, 2018, and serve as a testament to&nbsp;the endurance and practice of protest and teen activism. Presented in a small&nbsp;quiet room on the gallery's lower level, Meditations in&nbsp;an Emergency offers&nbsp;viewers a moment to reflect and think about the power of protest.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418337/wpzaix923gsvnsrdebiu.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/on-the-nature-of-wisconsin">On the Nature of Wisconsin</a>Opening Friday, January 17 - Milwaukee, WIThe WarehouseFeaturing work from the permanent collection, On the Nature of Wisconsin is a celebration of Wisconsin artists and their relationship with the natural world. A state known for its fresh water, forests, and parks, this exhibition examines the connections artists have made and observed with these surroundings. Works included depict sweeping landscapes, quiet farm life, reimagined&nbsp;plants and animals, and objects exemplifying natural forms. &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418337/nak6prae0hogfez4ghfu.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/david-dunlop-landmarked">David Dunlop: Landmarked</a>Opening Friday, January 17 - Milwaukee, WILily Pad Gallery WestDavid Allen Dunlop is a contemporary American painter. His stylized work is characterized by its heavy use of phthalo blue, an intensely blue-green pigment, which he employs to form representational images of city architecture, nature scenes, and figures in motion. Born in 1951, Dunlop received his BA from the College of Wooster in Ohio and MFA from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

January 17 Gallery Openings

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418352/djmvzbazm49znbdi5dsn.gif"></figure><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3>Free Admission Days In 2020 For Chicago Museums</h3>&nbsp;The winter doldrums can best be fought by planning a day out at the museum. Chicago is home to many world renowned museums with many offering the opportunity for you to take in all the sights without making a dent in your wallet.Many Chicago area museums are offering Illinois residents free admission throughout the year. &nbsp;<a href="https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/free-admission-days-in-2020-for-chicago-museums">Read More</a>Via WBBM News Radio Staff&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418353/ikcyref7hfhqgqgkcqr3.gif"><figcaption>John Soss, Courtesy of Abel Uribe / Chicago Tribune</figcaption></figure><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3>Maybe the debris found on the lakefront could be art — a Chicago photographer opens ‘On the Beach’</h3> &nbsp;A beach can be a lonely place, particularly in winter. John Soss wanders beaches in every season but does so less frequently when the cold comes, and the snow and the ice bury what he is seeking.What he is seeking are remnants of this world, specifically things that have been lost or tossed or otherwise found their way into the waters of Lake Michigan. Thousands of these things eventually wash up along the shore and Soss grabs some, looks them over and takes a few home, there to arrange together in patterns and take a photo.<a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-beach-artist-kogan-0112-20200108-gb5dfnfeanemnbje7x7qb3uqhy-story.html">Read More</a>By Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418354/wytgsoxsipqemeem3d0w.gif"></figure><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3>Zor Zor Zor | Discovering Chicago’s graffiti world, creating art while traveling, and&nbsp;more</h3>&nbsp;This week the Cornerstore spoke with Zor Zor Zor about her discovering Chicago’s graffiti world on her own &amp; navigating her way into shows with prominent graffiti artists early in her career, creating art while traveling, her work with Grace Jane Projects and more.<a href="https://wgnradio.com/2020/01/14/zor-zor-zor-discovering-chicagos-graffiti-world-creating-art-while-traveling-and-more/">Read More</a>By Casera Heining, WGN Radio&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418355/dqamvnb2zrc4c7k2laxb.gif"><figcaption>Olowu, photographed at his boutique in London in 2015.Photo: Getty Images</figcaption></figure><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3>In a New Exhibition, Designer Duro Olowu Fashions a Portrait of Chicago</h3>&nbsp;“What drives Chicago is still a mystery to me,” says Duro Olowu, speaking by phone from the city’s Museum of Contemporary Art, where lately he’s been pondering such matters as he puts the final touches on the expansive new art exhibition he’s curated, Duro Olowu: Seeing Chicago, opening February 29.<a href="https://www.vogue.com/article/duro-olowu-chicago-exhibition">Read More</a>By Julia Felsenthal, Vogue Magazine&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

News From Around the Art World: January 14, 2020

<html><head></head><body>By GINNY VAN ALYEA&nbsp;Happy new year and welcome to a new year of art. A round of openings take place this weekend, kicking off the winter art season for 2020 and spanning multiple neighborhoods.&nbsp;Much of the new work on view this weekend is very colorful, as well as a means to consider alternative perspectives of individual artists as well as canonical art history.&nbsp;Friday, January 10 and Saturday, January 11 both feature a number of openings taking place in galleries around the city, from West Town to River North, as well as Michigan Ave. and Hyde Park, as many spaces open solo as well as group shows to invite the art-loving public in to see what's new. &nbsp;Our overview of highlights from this coming weekend is below, and our full calendar may be <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events?filter=openings">viewed&nbsp;here</a>.See you in the galleries!<h3>&nbsp;</h3><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417901/xwkblsusqpmhjibml3v7.gif"><figcaption>Left: William Blake; Right: Beth Foley</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/beth-foley">William Blake + Beth Foley: Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory</a>Opening Friday, January 10Gallery Victor ArmendarizPerhaps inspired by presidential tweets, news headlines, and evidence of a growingly divided country, Foley finds diverse representatives of the American ideal. &nbsp;Also opening at the gallery the same night is &nbsp;a show of Civil War focused paintings by <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/william-blake-beth-foley">William Blake</a>.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417902/cyye7ly2aa7lo9lcs3ud.gif"><figcaption>Tony Davis, Hell Cats (2010)</figcaption></figure><h3><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/down-by-line">Down By Line</a></h3>Opening Friday, January 10One After 909Down by Line highlights the work of four Chicago-based artists with well-established practices independent of art world trends. While Tony Davis, Jason Lamantia, Paul Lamantia and Tom Torluemke create in many mediums, Down by Line focuses on their works on paper. The figure features prominently in this exhibition, which is subsequently rife with human interactions and expressions, exploring violence and conflict, as well as humor and social commentary.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417903/tiwewih94x5qzcwkhe5s.jpg"><figcaption>Robyn O’Neil</figcaption></figure><h3><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/robyn-o-neil-the-tapestries">Robyn O’Neil: The Tapestries</a></h3>Opening Friday, January 10Western ExhibitionsRobyn O’Neil, known for her epic magisterial drawings, will not be showing any drawings for her third show at Western Exhibitions. For the first time in a gallery, O’Neil will be presenting her tapestries, which she sometimes refers to as “yarn drawings.” The woven narratives are just as enigmatic as O’Neil’s drawings, if maybe just a little warmer. The Tapestries opens in Gallery 2, alongside the group show <a href="http://westernexhibitions.com/exhibition/female-trouble/">Female Trouble</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417903/ddh8vgdl2gpv8wqdnckc.jpg"><figcaption>Alicia LaChance</figcaption></figure><h3><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/terrachroma">TerraChroma</a></h3>Opening Friday, January 10Addington GalleryThis show explores various contemporary approaches to landscape painting juxtaposed in the same space with richly optical color-based abstraction. The result is an exhibition of bracing chromatic shifts, rich tactile surfaces, and deep enveloping spaces. Featuring the work of Kathleen Waterloo, Alicia LaChance, Joanne Mattera and many others.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417904/ke6t6gmo1cyz3pbuvsuw.png"><figcaption>A.R. Ammons</figcaption></figure><h3><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/a-r-ammons-watercolors">A.R. Ammons: Watercolors</a></h3>Opening Thursday, January 9Poetry FoundationWell known as one of the most gifted and prolific poets of the modern era, A.R. (Archie Randolph) Ammons was also an abundant painter. A.R. Ammons: Watercolors focuses on Ammons’s abstract watercolors painted during 1977–1979, a time of intense productivity. The abstraction of these watercolors echo those found in Ammons’s poems and offer an expanded understanding of his art.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417905/couvqr4m7mg1ttuufcjf.jpg"><figcaption>Gordon Parks</figcaption></figure><h3><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/gordon-parks-this-land-is-your-land">Gordon Parks: This Land is Your Land</a></h3>Opening Friday, January 10Rhona Hoffman GalleryFocusing particularly on Parks’ images of African American youth, the exhibition This Land Is Your Land includes works from the 1940s to the 1960s, many of which are being shown for the first time.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417906/yhwfqolawyl71fmupix8.png"><figcaption>Luther Konadu</figcaption></figure><h3><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/tentative-photo-luther-konadu">Tentative Photo: Luther Konadu</a></h3>Opening Friday, January 10Filter PhotoLuther Konadu positions his work as one continuous documentary project centering on the way objective visual documentation ostensibly formulates public perception surrounding collective identities and historic record. Photography, with its attendant history, continues to be an evidential entity used to profile, classify, surveil, speculate, and “understand” different subjectivities and communities.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417907/e6q6wslolqnp1ol1js5r.png"><figcaption>Margie Criner</figcaption></figure><h3><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/margie-criner-mind-over-matter">Margie Criner: Mind Over Matter</a></h3>Opening Saturday, January 11Bert Green Fine ArtMargie Criner makes intimate sculptures which contain miniature dioramas, viewable through a small window on one or more sides of the work. Her intention is to stimulate curiosity and discovery — opening up new worlds to anyone who is willing to look. At once charming, disarming, challenging and provocative, these sculptures make one work a little harder at looking, in an effort to make engagement with the artwork more satisfying.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Top image: Paul Lamantia, Tick-Tock, 2019, Drawing and acrylic on paper, 28.75 x 22.5 inches. Part of Down By Line at One After 909&nbsp;</body></html>

2020's New Decade of Art Begins This Weekend 

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417914/mmftindz3a2qahhzc93e.jpg"></figure><h2>Another Benefit to Going to Museums? You May Live Longer</h2>Researchers in Britain found that people who go to museums, the theater and the opera were less likely to die in the study period than those who didn’t.By Maria Cramer, The New York Times<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/22/us/arts-health-effects-ucl-study.html">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417915/pbbhf5fijvbwcvxliltv.jpg"></figure><h2>&nbsp;</h2><h2>What Was the Most Influential Exhibition of the Decade? We Asked Dozens of Art-World Experts for Their Pick</h2>As the turbulent and event-filled 2010s come to an end, we (artnet news) asked more than 100 artists, curators, gallerists, and other art-world figures to tell us their picks of the most influential art and art-makers of the decade. Here is a selection of their responses.Via Artnet News<a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/most-influential-show-of-the-decade-1728396">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417916/qoucoabruofb8pua3rje.jpg"></figure><h2>&nbsp;</h2><h2>The colorful creatures in artist Jason Scroggin’s “Massimals” art installation will “hibernate” under the city this winter.</h2>By Mitch Dudek and Jacob Wittich, Chicago Sun Times<a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/12/22/21032032/bears-pedway-art-chicago-installation-scroggin">Read More</a>&nbsp;<h2>&nbsp;</h2>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417917/gjhu8ssdzcsqgtirqh0n.jpg"></figure><h2>&nbsp;</h2><h2>These 8 Artists Broke into the Art Market Big Leagues in 2019</h2>Art market headlines were dominated by familiar names in 2019, from Jeff Koons and Claude Monet to KAWS and Banksy. But this year also saw a new set of players achieving major results, from surprising surges into the seven-figure club and sold-out solo presentations in galleries and art fair booths, to repeatedly smashed auction records and power moves onto mega-gallery rosters. These are eight artists who surprised art market observers and broke into the big leagues in 2019.By Benjamin Sutton, Artsy Editorial<a href="https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-8-artists-broke-art-market-big-leagues-2019">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

News From Around the Art World: December 30, 2019

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418641/mxiomkttobjwxakw6i7b.gif"></figure>By CGN STAFFFollowing is a list of events and exhibitions that should be on your cultural calendar for 2020. This list represents just a handful of notable shows coming to the Chicago area's museums. From international innovation on display to artistic fashion and two summer blockbusters, there will be a lot to see and talk about in 2020.&nbsp;More exhibitions and events in galleries and museums throughout the region are added to the<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events"> CGN calendar</a> daily, and we will also offer seasonal previews throughout the year.&nbsp;Please sign-up for our <a href="http://lb.benchmarkemail.com//listbuilder/signupnew?om9I%252B75JX6HB6TidKfz3Wv5pwVnAjsSIfmScmCLyVXjtO5iNRn8gS049TyW7spdJ">free newsletters</a> to receive the latest news and events.&nbsp; &nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418642/ao8tcujx1tav1rczpgyw.gif"><figcaption>Image: Lin Tianmiao, Day-Dreamer, 2000, photo courtesy of the artist, © Lin Tianmiao</figcaption></figure><h3>THE ALLURE OF MATTER: MATERIAL ART FROM CHINA</h3>Since the 1980s, Chinese contemporary artists have cultivated intimate relationships with their materials, establishing a framework of interpretation revolving around materiality. Their media ranges from plastic, water, and wood, to hair, gunpowder, and Coca-Cola. The exhibition features 45 monumental works.Feb 7–May 3, 2020Co-presented at the <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/smart-museum-of-art">Smart Museum of Art</a> and <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/alphawood-gallery">Wrightwood 659</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418643/au4og7wsm6kofp1rak7v.gif"><figcaption>Duro Olowu, Spring/Summer 2020, Look 1. Photo: Christina Ebenezer</figcaption></figure><h3>DURO OLOWU: SEEING CHICAGO</h3>Duro Olowu, a Nigerian-born British designer, is internationally recognized for his womens wear label. Characterized by unique fabrics, evocative patterns, and impeccable construction, Olowu’s garments are informed by his international background and curator’s eye. Now Olowu focuses on Chicago’s public and private art collections, including works at the MCA, to curate a show that reimagines relationships between artists and objects. &nbsp;Feb 29–May 3, 2020<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/museum-of-contemporary-art-chicago-mca">Museum of Contemporary Art</a><h3>&nbsp;</h3><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418644/rvmvdsoveawmcagt18dw.gif"></figure><h3> PAR EXCELLENCE REDUX&nbsp;</h3>A commissioned 18-hole artist-designed golf course pays homage to the wildly popular 1988 exhibition Par Excellence at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The fully playable course will be conceived and fabricated for the Elmhurst Art Museum by a new group of artists, designers, and architects.May 9–Sept 13, 2020<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/elmhurst-art-museum">Elmhurst Art Museum</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418645/w8buabwhfvnlh5f5pjp7.gif"><figcaption>Stacks of Wheat (End of Day, Autumn), 1890/91, Claude Monet.Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Larned Coburn Memorial Collection</figcaption></figure><h3>MONET AND CHICAGO</h3>During Claude Monet’s&nbsp; lifetime, Chicago was the American city that most aggressively acquired his work. This exhibition is the first to explore Chicago’s pioneering connection to the great Impressionist artist. Among the more than 65 paintings—from the Art Institute’s holdings and Chicago-based collections—are beloved major works as well as rarely seen still lifes, figural scenes, seascapes, and landscapes.May 10–Sept 7, 2020<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/art-institute-of-chicago">Art Institute of Chicago</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418646/vjtqfga6erdrg7w8qnkw.gif"><figcaption>Thoughtful Frida, Photo by Hulton Archive and Getty Images</figcaption></figure><h3>FRIDA KAHLO 2020</h3>This presentation of the life and works of the artist Frida Kahlo will feature 26 original pieces on loan from the Dolores Olmedo Museum Collection, as well as an immersive historical exhibit that provides a framework of the life, circumstances and events that led to Kahlo becoming one of the most important painters of the 20th century and of our time.Jun 1–Aug 31, 2020<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/cleve-carney-art-gallery-mcaninch-arts-center">Cleve Carney Museum of Art</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

2020: CGN Culture List

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417808/ur3apkhiby7hlcadlkuf.gif"></figure><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3>Franz Schulze, art critic, educator and biographer of Mies van der Rohe and Philip Johnson, dies at 92</h3>&nbsp;Franz Schulze, a prolific Chicago art critic and educator who chronicled the lives and work of two of the 20th century’s most consequential architects, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Philip Johnson, died Monday at the Radford Green assisted living facility in north suburban Lincolnshire.By Blair Kamin, Chicago Tribune<a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-franz-schulze-obituary-kamin-20191210-zajfdzd42zc5rmax6svju4giui-story.html">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417809/qb4saorquudhjuwxlde3.gif"></figure><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3>A Belgian Collector Is at War With the City of Gary, Indiana, Over a Picasso Model He Found in Their School Gym</h3>&nbsp;The tale begins with a sculpture created for the city of Chicago, and ends with some angry folks in both Brussels, Belgium and Gary, Indiana.By Brian Boucher, artnet news<a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/wooden-model-famous-picasso-sculpture-languished-years-school-gym-spurring-auction-drama-midwest-1728693?utm_content=from_&amp;utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=US%2010%3A40%20a.m.%20newsletter%20for%2012%2F11%2F19&amp;utm_term=New%20US%20Newsletter%20List">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721417810/iwbi11tyqehxmmabodui.gif"></figure><h3>&nbsp;</h3><h3>Science illuminates art in Detroit’s celebration of Bruegel’s The Wedding Dance</h3>&nbsp;To mark the 450th anniversary of Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s death, the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) is showcasing its painting by the Netherlandish master: The Wedding Dance of 1566, acquired in 1930 in a bout of ambitious collecting that helped to vault the museum into world-class ranks.By Nancy Kenney, The Art Newspaper<a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/science-illuminates-art-in-detroit-s-celebration-of-bruegel-s-wedding-dance">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

News From Around the Art World: December 11, 2019

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418641/cqf7bywjmycr3btdkbzq.gif"></figure><h2>&nbsp;</h2><h2>Elmhurst Art Museum exhibit celebrates its founding member</h2>An exhibition showcasing the works of the late artist-curator Sandra Jorgensen will be on view Jan. 25 to April 12, 2020, at the Elmhurst Art Museum. Jorgensen was the driving force behind the internationally known Elmhurst College Chicago Imagist collection and helped found the Elmhurst Art Museum at 150 S. Cottage Hill Ave. But exhibit organizers say her works often have been overlooked.By Amanda Berrios, Daily Herald<a href="https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20191129/elmhurst-art-museum-exhibit-celebrates-its-founding-member-">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418642/dghviydjsu6phztvlezh.gif"></figure><h2>&nbsp;</h2><h2>Thinking Bigger at Art Basel Miami Beach</h2>Art fairs evolve like any other event, but the changes can be subtle. Even if you are told that striking, thematically linked treasures are on offer in a special sector, rows of gallery booths have a way of blending together. So the organizers of Art Basel Miami Beach, taking place Thursday through Sunday for its 18th edition, are making an effort to create a palpably different atmosphere for a new sector, Meridians.By Ted Loos, The New York Times<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/03/arts/art-basel-miami-beach.html">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418643/wrne4iivc6b0elwn3dfp.gif"></figure><h2>&nbsp;</h2><h2>The Class of 2019? Meet 6 Fast-Rising Artists Having Star Turns at This Year’s Art Basel Miami Beach</h2>As the art world descends on Miami for the annual Art Basel Miami Beach fair and the accompanying constellation of fairs and parties, there can be a lot of noise to distract you from the main event. To keep your focus on the art—and, more specifically, emerging artists worth knowing—we’ve pulled out a few buzzed-about rising talents you should make sure to seek out at the fair this year.Via Artnet News<a href="https://news.artnet.com/market/emerging-artists-art-basel-1715943">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1721418644/n64dpcywccx92y7k99x6.gif"></figure><h2>&nbsp;</h2><h2>Artist hopes bear sculptures bring 'some play and fun’ to the Pedway</h2>This winter, bears will hibernate throughout the northern woods of Wisconsin and inside caves at Yellowstone. They’ll burrow in Alaskan dens below the snow. In Chicago, you’ll find them in the Pedway.By Morgan Greene, Chicago Tribune<a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-hibernating-bears-sculptures-pedway-20191203-f6sh2hweave67a37dy2g4dwvd4-story.html">Read More</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

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