<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1733255654/ltdc6jj3roxhuw1shit2.jpg">Looking at Maurizio Cattelan’s “Comedian,” a banana duct-taped to a wall, at Sotheby’s preview. Who’s laughing? It is estimated to sell for $1 million to $1.5 million.Credit...John Angelillo/UPI, via ShutterstockWill a ‘Trump Bump’ Help the Art Market’s Biggest Week?Will the art market go bananas again, like it did before the pandemic, now that Donald J. Trump has been elected to the White House on promises to cut taxes? Speculative investments like cryptocurrencies have risen in anticipation of a new Republican administration’s anti-regulatory agenda, and the auction world hopes that it can ride an economic boom to recovery after nearly two years of declining sales.The November auction season that starts this week in New York will test the willingness of the ultrarich to spend a pile on artworks.<a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/arts/sothebys-auction-art-market-biggest-week.html?unlocked_article_code=1.bE4.BM7k.SAJbL-RXHgg1&amp;smid=url-share" target="_blank">Via NYT</a>&nbsp;A Claude Monet ‘Water Lilies’ Scene Sold for $65.5 MillionSotheby’s sold a Claude Monet “Water Lilies” scene for $65.5 million on Monday, a solid start to a weeklong series of New York auctions being closely followed for fresh clues into the art market’s trajectory.&nbsp;Monet’s jewel-tone pond scene from 1914-17 was expected to sell for around $60 million, but the piece drew three dogged bidders, with an anonymous Asian telephone bidder winning the work.&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/fine-art/a-claude-monet-water-lilies-scene-sold-for-65-5-million-6af15ce4?st=ujjt4k&amp;reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink" target="_blank">Via WSJ</a>&nbsp;Union League's Monet going to auction — but for how much?The Union League Club of Chicago's ballyhooed Monet painting is scheduled to go to auction tomorrow night amid an uncertain post-election art market. Whether the hammer will come down is hardly guaranteed.The work, "Pommiers en Fleurs," or Apple Trees in Bloom, has been whipsawed by the club's need to raise cash to stay in business after 145 years. There was a sales agreement in 2020 for $7.2 million, but the club reneged, according to the prospective buyer who got nowhere in court trying to enforce the deal.<a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagobusiness.com/nonprofits-philanthropy/how-much-early-monet-worth-union-league-will-find-out?share-code=17320440111091665-19345fde7d9&amp;utm_id=gfta-ur-241119" target="_blank">Via Crain's Chicago</a>

What We're Reading: 11/19/24

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1733255241/efgthpmcjg7b5k1hl3sw.jpg">DCASE Commissioner Clineé Hedspeth described her department’s proposed budget as a boost, which is needed to support artists and keep up with the rising costs of large-scale events.City of Chicago YouTube<a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.wbez.org/arts-culture/2024/11/13/chicago-arts-funding-city-budget-dcase-culture-artist-grants?subscription=true&amp;utm_source=Newsletter_Daily-Rundown-Non-Member&amp;utm_medium=WBEZEmail&amp;utm_campaign=Daily_Newsletter_Daily-Rundown_Sponsored_20241114&amp;utm_content=11/14/2024&amp;DE=WBEZEmail" target="_blank">Will Chicago arts see a boost next year from City Hall? Numbers tell mixed story</a>Amid big questions about how to sustain creative industries in a post-COVID, inflationary economy, Chicago’s proposed cultural budget for 2025 is under close scrutiny by some arts advocates.Mayor Brandon Johnson’s&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2024/11/12/mayor-brandon-johnson-budget-cuts-negotiations-property-taxes-pension-payment" target="_blank">2025 budget</a>&nbsp;calls for about $73 million for the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) for next year. Last fall, City Council approved more than $84 million for the department. However, fewer grants than forecasted came in, according to the city’s budget department, so DCASE actually received about $66 million, according to this year’s budget documents.Via WBEZ&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1733255242/vx8illm3q8tzh4n3yrip.webp">Image by Clare Britt&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.artic.edu/press/press-releases/372/art-institute-of-chicago-announces-eric-lefkofsky-as-new-chair-of-the-board-of-trustees" target="_blank">Art Institute of Chicago Announces Eric Lefkofsky as New Chair of the Board of Trustees</a>The Art Institute of Chicago announced on Nov 12 the election of Eric Lefkofsky as the organization’s new chair of the Board of Trustees. Lefkofsky will succeed Denise Gardner as the leader of the board, the governing body for both the Art Institute of Chicago museum and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC).Via Arctic.edu&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://news.wttw.com/2024/11/04/chicago-living-color-photography-book-focuses-chicago-european-s-point-view" target="_blank">Chicago in Living Color: Photography Book Focuses on Chicago From a European’s Point-of-View</a>A native of Spain, Judit Prat Marti was a newcomer to Chicago in early 2020. She moved here to accept a fellowship in the University of Chicago’s Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics.Three months later, the pandemic struck – and Prat Marti shifted her focus from the cosmos to the city.She took photography classes and explored Chicago with a camera. She built a body of work taking photos of overlooked nooks of the city, embracing the finer points of her temporary home.Now this scholar of cosmology is a photographer with a new book, published by Chicago’s Trope Publishing Company.Via WTTW

What We're Reading: 11/15/24

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1733255175/n9wmntemroghfkylgx9u.png"><a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/wearing-red-ignite-the-fire" target="_blank">Wearing Red: Ignite the Fire</a>Exhibition begins November 14Pistachios Contemporary Art Jewelry and Objects&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1733255176/np9dcfbgjkso59qgjl5p.jpg"><a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/jane-sloss" target="_blank">Jane Sloss: The&nbsp;Sound of the "L"</a>Opening: Friday, November 15, 2024 7 – 10&nbsp;pmFirecat Projects&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1733255177/vhp8vgizrmzslwqq4arl.jpg"><a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/true-story-photography-journalism-and-media" target="_blank">True Story: Photography, Journalism, and Media</a>Exhibition begins November 15Milwaukee Art Museum (MAM)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1733255178/girizsxnzpbvwirwb1vn.png"><a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/progressions" target="_blank">Progressions</a>Opening: Friday, November 15, 7 – 9&nbsp;pmGallery of Contemporary Mosaics&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1733255179/ktffydhhqc81elcv55ty.jpg"><a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/eva-jospin-vanishing-points" target="_blank">Eva Jospin: Vanishing Points</a>Opening: Thursday, November 14, 6 – 8&nbsp;pmMariane Ibrahim&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1733255180/canzxbgv5xspuhadmdh7.jpg"><a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/thirst-trap" target="_blank">Thirst Trap</a>Opening: Friday, November 15, 7 – 10&nbsp;pmBridgeport Art Center&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1733255180/soydzyk0hr6wwcp11omz.jpg"><a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/richard-mosse-broken-spectre" target="_blank">Richard Mosse: Broken Spectre</a>Opening: Friday, November 15, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmMadison Museum of Contemporary Art (MMoCA)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1733255181/mo1myzwefdhbiqdwtzvc.png"><a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/community-members-show" target="_blank">Community Members’ Show</a>Exhibition begins November 16Krasl Art Center&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1733255182/jb86ez5z2l7gk3w0kov2.jpg"><a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/process-pro-forma" target="_blank">Process Pro Forma</a>Exhibition begins November 19John Michael Kohler Arts Center (JMKAC)

New Exhibitions November 14 - 19

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1736438761/sgyvefxzkgf5iivbqyu2.jpg">Judy Ledgerwood, Inner Vision at Manneken Press&nbsp;&nbsp;Manneken Press Has Been Accepted for Membership in the International Fine Print Dealers Association.<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/organizations/manneken-press" target="_blank">Manneken Press</a> joins the IFPDA, the preeminent international membership organization for publishers and galleries specializing in prints and editions. The IFPDA was founded in 1987 by a small group of art dealers specializing in prints. The IFPDA has includes 150 elected members in 17 countries. The expertise embodied in IFPDA’s membership ranges from old master and modern to contemporary prints and publishers of prints.Through its network, online presence, and public programs, the IFPDA fosters knowledge and stimulates discussion about collecting prints in the public sphere and the global art community. The IFPDA Print Fair, held annually in New York City, is the largest and most celebrated art fair dedicated to the artistic medium of printmaking.Manneken Press is a fine art publisher, based in Bloomington, IL, producing original, limited edition and unique prints, portfolios and artist’s books by significant contemporary artists. Founded in 2000 by owner/operators Jonathan Higgins and Sarah Smelser, Manneken Press has established a reputation as a leading fine art press. Manneken has worked with a range of American and international artists to create a unique body of contemporary prints, and currently represent more than 30 artists.&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1736438762/u7bbyqhatmjg1uxmly8n.jpg">Zoe Minzenberger and Fawn PennThe Digs Chicago and Povos Gallery Featured in SAIC Magazine• The Digs Shapes Chicago CeramicsFounded in 2020 by alums Zoe Minzenberger (BA 2020) and Fawn Penn (BFA 2020), The Digs Chicago has become a pillar in the local ceramics scene.<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.saic.edu/magazine/fall24/povos-vision-for-relationships" target="_blank">• Emerging Together: How Povos Gallery is Building a Cultural Space for Young Artists&nbsp;</a>You’ll find white walls, expansive floor space, no titling or artist statements, artwork set in constructed niches and corners and sectional walls—like kerning on a page—to invite you to give your time to each individual piece.&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1736438763/c5rzrrjtuw9snqyivlp8.jpg"><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://mailchi.mp/uchicago.edu/summer_logan_2023-5477008?e=d57bd5477e" target="_blank">U. Chicago to Host CAMPAIGN: A Celebration of Pope.L</a>The Division of the Humanities at The University of Chicago is hosting CAMPAIGN: A Celebration of Pope.L,&nbsp;a public event to commemorate the artist's legacy on November 10 and 11.An artist &amp; teacher for over a decade in the city of Chicago, Pope.L touched countless lives in big and small ways with his insight, generosity, kindness, and creative vision.&nbsp;Whether you were a student, fan, friend, or colleague, we know that Pope.L was incredibly important to a broad and diverse community. To learn more about Pope.L’s career at The University of Chicago, visit&nbsp;<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://news.uchicago.edu/story/popel-renowned-interdisciplinary-artist-and-scholar-1955-2023" target="_blank">here</a>.Free and open to the public,&nbsp;the University invites everyone to join for all&nbsp;or part of this two-day commemoration to celebrate this singular artist whose work inspired so many.&nbsp;Events will take place at the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts and Midway Studios at The University of Chicago.<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://dova.uchicago.edu/events/campaign-celebration-popel" target="_blank">See the schedule and RSVP</a>&nbsp;<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/art/2024/11/04/art-institute-opens-its-first-ever-korean-art-gallery-chicago" target="_blank">Art Institute of Chicago opens its first-ever Korean gallery</a>Yeonsoo Chee likes small spaces — they focus the mind, make it harder to be distracted, she says.Good thing, because for the last four years, Chee has been working with a space about the size of a cramped two-bedroom condo. It might be easy for a visitor to the Art institute of Chicago to overlook.Yeonsoo Chee hopes you won’t. It’s the museum’s first gallery dedicated solely to Korean arts — works from the permanent collection (as well as some on loan), dating from from the 5th century to the present.Via Chicago Sun-Time&nbsp;

CGN Art World Recap: 11/4/24

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1736438804/ha5h9560wjfpakzw15vt.jpg">Robert Longo (American, b. 1953), “Untitled (American Eagle 2017)”, 2017. Charcoal on mounted paper. 70 1/16 × 96 in. (177.96 × 243.84 cm). Nancy A. Nasher and David J. Haemisegger Collection&nbsp;By GRACE KRAKOWRobert Longo used to view the future as a path we forge ahead on, but over time, he has come to see it as something rushing toward us, reshaping our past at an exponential rate. This perspective raises essential questions: How do we keep up? How do we avoid repeating history? This is the crux of his exhibition, Robert Longo: An Accelerated History, on view at the Milwaukee Art Museum until February 25, 2025. The survey exhibition is his first solo show in the Midwest in 30 years and a must see.Longo considers his art an act of resistance. As a prominent figure of The Pictures Generation, he challenges us to rethink our assumptions using archetypes of power and authority. Senior Curator of Contemporary Art, Margaret Andrea, notes that since Longo began his Destroyer Cycle series in 2014, his work has gained urgency. It serves as a call to attention and action. These works tower over the viewer: a police riot line in Ferguson, the dismantling of a Confederate monument, and the migrant crisis. Longo aims for viewers to experience the exhibition as if walking through a movie. This experience is unsettlingly dystopian, considering the works resemble photographs extracted from the daily news cycle.&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1736438805/iczowpzepddxs8rlkegw.jpg">Robert Longo (American, b. 1953), “Untitled (Nathan Bedford Forrest Statue Removal; Memphis, 2017)”, 2018. Charcoal on mounted paper. 70 × 120 in. (177.8 × 304.8 cm). Courtesy of the artist&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1736438806/yg14ufezzeiypugfo9fg.jpg">Robert Longo (American, b. 1953), “Untitled (Riot Cops)”, 2016. Charcoal on mounted paper. 101 × 140 in. (256.54 × 355.6 cm). Carrancedo Collection&nbsp;They are in fact intricately detailed charcoal drawings. Longo prefers the term hyper-real over photorealistic as his art is not a replication of reality, but images compiled and modified to evoke specific atmospheres. Longo plays with the “truth” of an image. Influenced by John Berger’s Ways of Seeing, Longo prompts viewers to reflect not only on the subject, but on the act of looking itself. How do our backgrounds and the broader historical context influence our perceptions? This inquiry is embodied in Longo’s Dürer’s Solid (2012), which reflects both his drawings and the viewers in the room. The exhibition is punctuated by sounds resembling gunshots; however, this is another layer of subversion—what we hear is the sound of paper ripping as he tears images in Icarus Rising (2019).Longo speaks of making his drawings like a sculptor, employing his classical training, building layers and chiseling away details. This technique invites viewers to scrutinize the works, searching for the artist’s hand. As one draws closer, the hyper-real image dissolves into abstraction. Longo identifies as an abstract artist working representationally, finding kinship with the Abstract Expressionists. As an American, these are his great classical artists of history; his reverence for them is explored through his Gang of Cosmos series.The exhibition culminates in a sobering reflection on American history: colonialism, genocide, a fractured democracy, the opioid epidemic, and the climate crisis. These weighty themes prompt us to consider what actions we can take against current crises and how we can prevent history from repeating its darker chapters. Although the exhibition's weight is palpable, Longo offers glimmers of hope, which he says has two daughters: a fierce anger at the state of the world and the courage to do something about it. Through this lens, Longo’s work not only critiques the past but also inspires action for a better future.#<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://mam.org/exhibitions/acceleration-of-history/" target="_blank">Robert Longo: The Acceleration of History</a>October 25, 2024–February 23, 2025Milwaukee Art MuseumMilwaukee, WI&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1736438807/h1vdiupolojfxvlckcld.jpg">Robert Longo (American, b. 1953), “Untitled (Christmas Tree House from “The American Stories Cycle”)”, 2015. Charcoal on mounted paper. 91 x 124 1/2 in. (231.14 x 316.23 cm). Courtesy of the artist&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1736438807/kjueztkc8ygpdvbpwijj.jpg">Robert Longo (American, b. 1953), “Untitled (State of the Union, Washington DC, USA, February 5, 2019)”, 2019. Charcoal on mounted paper. 96 × 146 in. (243.84 × 370.84 cm). Courtesy of the artist&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Robert Longo's Hyper-Real Art Addresses Today's Realities

CAB Announces Artistic Director Florencia Rodriguez and 2025 Edition - Shift: Architecture in Times of Radical Change

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092759/um44dwr9aazqzn4xksfg.png" of="" brooks="" +="" scarpa,="" via="" bloomberg.png=""><figcaption>The 48-unit Brunson Terrace complex recalls the history of courtyard developments in Southern California.Courtesy of Brooks + Scarpa</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-10-31/from-brooklyn-to-santa-monica-courtyards-make-apartments-more-kid-friendly?srnd=homepage-americas">The Answer To Making Cities&nbsp;More Family-Friendly? Courtyards</a>New housing experiments with courtyards show that this age-old design approach can still deliver for cities struggling to provide homes for families.The population of children under five is shrinking across the US. That group <a href="https://eig.org/families-exodus/">has decreased most rapidly in big cities</a>: 14% in Los Angeles County, 18% percent in New York City and 15% percent in Cook County, Illinois, which includes Chicago.Via Bloomberg&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092760/yrpyekjttjpkxev1ymod.png" and="" pixelflakes,="" via="" chicago="" sun="" times..png=""><figcaption>A newly released rendering shows Google’s redesign of the former Thompson Center atrium.Google and Pixelflakes</figcaption></figure><a href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/10/31/new-google-rendering-former-thompson-center-atrium-future-lee-bey-column">New Google rendering gives an early glimpse of former Thompson Center atrium's future</a>The rendering obtained by the Sun-Times is the first look Google has provided of its vision for the remade interior of the Helmut Jahn-designed icon.Via Chicago Sun-Times&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092761/xy1qpdnf8r9ilks5otlc.png" via="" cbs.png=""><figcaption>The Song of the Lark</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/news/bill-murray-chicago-painting/">How an 1884 painting at Chicago's Art Institute saved Bill Murray's life</a>A social media clip of a 2014 video of actor Bill Murray talking about a painting that he said saved his life recently got the attention of CBS News Chicago.I think it's called 'The Song of the Lark,' and it's a woman working in a field and there's a sunrise behind her, Murray said in the clip.Murray said it was early on in his career and he was feeling hopeless after a performance. So CBS News Chicago's Marie Saavedra went looking for that painting.Via CBS News&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092762/czsxoqzzwexh3rrdsdgq.png" the="" metropolitan="" museum="" of="" art,="" new="" york,="" via="" art="" newspaper.png=""><figcaption>Courtesy the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2024/10/25/old-master-fakes-forgeries-educational-tools-connoisseurship">Old Master forgeries’ second lives as teaching tools</a>What is the afterlife of an art forgery? Numerous stories on counterfeits end once the trickery has been unmasked, the coterie corralled and the investigation closed. But in some cases, known fakes eventually move on to become something surprising: practical tools used by art and educational institutions to sharpen scholars’ connoisseurship.Via The Art Newspaper&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

What We're Reading: 10/31/24

<html><head></head><body>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092759/r3jte3deqytz54rlnuu2.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/ryca-all-my-heroes-are-dead">RYCA: All My Heroes Are Dead</a>Opening: Friday, November 1, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmVertical Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092760/ihwmsauvquiptbembea8.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/maria-burundarena">Insula: Work by Maria Burundarena</a>Opening: Friday, November 1, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmChicago Artists Coalition (CAC)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092760/tp6onukdghsfgxdvettk.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/zhi-ding">Zhi Ding: Drifting Shore</a>Opening: Friday, November 1, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmWestern Exhibitions&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092761/vauqjwxdfazxtasydduy.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/deborah-di-vita-glascott-body-language">Deborah Di Vita Glascott: Body Language</a>Opening: Friday, November 1, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmARC Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092762/uqdflz2w49vl0oewgczw.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/anneke-eussen">Anneke Eussen: Beyond purpose</a>Opening: Friday, November 1, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmDOCUMENT&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092763/v9ebogmtrmd86yhxa2pb.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/ricki-dwyer-a-mobilizing-force">Ricki Dwyer: A Mobilizing Force</a>Opening: Friday, November 1, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmVolume Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

West Side Edition: New Exhibitions November 1st

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092759/r77ioopi8gyoafdvk3ov.jpg" ir2014.130="" lniana="" tablica.jpg=""></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/collection-focus-polish-fiber">Collection Focus: Polish Fiber</a>Exhibition begins October 30Racine Art Museum&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092760/zydtz4c1slcsqhjrvyuq.png"></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/jane-d-angelo">Painting the Town: Jane D'Angelo</a>Opening: Friday, November 1, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmVivid Art Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092761/kqa0wvpj2t8lq2hvueew.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/jeffrie-chirchirillo">Jeffrie Chirchirillo</a>Opening: Saturday, November 2, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmPerspective Photo Gallery&nbsp;</body></html>

North Suburbs & Wisconsin Edition: New Exhibitions October 30 - November 2

<html><head></head><body>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092759/xvwpk7qmgys5zwbjt4kt.png" huck.png=""></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/tom-huck-american-dream">Tom Huck: American Dream</a>Opening: Friday, November 1, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmGallery Victor&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092760/zhuymcilf43enl6avxsc.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/fall-selections">Fall Selections</a>Opening: Friday, November 1, 7 – 8&nbsp;pmRosenthal Fine Art, Inc.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092762/ltof76efowyptesecjjw.jpg" (1).jpg=""></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/ed-paschke-roger-brown">Ed Paschke &amp; Roger Brown: Imagistic Masters</a>Opening: Friday, November 1, 5:30 – 8&nbsp;pmCarl Hammer Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092763/rzgbjn9ewglqc8eiyclt.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/tell-me-something-beautiful">Tell Me Something Beautiful</a>Opening: Friday, November 1, 6 – 8&nbsp;pmIstituto Italiano di Cultura&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

River North and Streeterville Edition: November 1st

&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1736438823/ckjskgpdo5lkymdcgqjz.jpg"><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/jesse-howard-the-emerging-of-a-black-diaspora" target="_blank">Jesse Howard: The Emerging of a Black Diaspora</a>Exhibition begins November 1Wadsworth Family Gallery at Lewis University&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1736438823/l7ld8owuy3cplzorcrxz.jpg"><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/lemont-artists-guild" target="_blank">Lemont Artists Guild</a>Opening: Sunday, November 3, 1 – 3&nbsp;pmGallery Seven&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1736438824/g71tmigb0a7ouzwkzbub.jpg"><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/artist-reception-semaphoria-an-artist-s-language" target="_blank">Artist Reception: Semaphoria: An Artist’s&nbsp;Language</a>Opening: Friday, November 1, 5:30 – 8&nbsp;pmSouth Shore Arts&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

South Suburbs & Indiana Edition: New Exhibitions November 1st

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092759/otva6kx66jprjqokxepd.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;By CGN StaffThe Golden Triangle in West Town occupies a cavernous space suited to its often large scale salvages from around the world. Visiting the space is like going on a house tour where everything is for sale.&nbsp;Their latest offering includes the sumptuous furnishings of George Greene, the legendary Oak Street clothier that opened in the mid-2000s. When George Greene opened it was a go-to for a set of Chicagoans looking for the atmosphere of a stylish English club, designed by Patrick DiMichele and The Golden Triangle, as well as high-end Italian clothes.&nbsp;As Golden Triangle co-founder Doug van Tress shared, It was pure British Raj, straight out of Rangoon, with varnished teak tables, brass fittings, leather and cane all around. The props were real antiques from Burma, India, and Britain.Now, the clothes may be long gone, but the furnishings that made the store itself so appealing are for sale at the Golden Triangle. All, as Doug says, at highly advantageous prices.On view through November 30Details <a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/the-sumptuous-furnishings-of-george-greene">here</a><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092760/ffh4mckmecgg67abk2bo.jpg"><figcaption>A Pair of Anglo-Indian Veranda Chairs. Sale: $2,900</figcaption></figure></body></html>

The Golden Triangle Is Selling Collection from Famed Oak Street Outfitter George Greene

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092759/zjurjrzpy5ge31etpprh.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/more-light-luftwerk-x-aram-saroyan">More Light! Luftwerk x Aram Saroyan</a>Opening: Thursday, October 17, 6 – 8&nbsp;pmPoetry Foundation&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092760/d7n9wv5uiddxb96jwmcf.jpg" gallery="" news="" pantuso="" 700x500="" copy.jpeg=""></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/pantuso-creative-dimensions">Pantuso: Creative Dimensions</a>Opening: Thursday, October 17, 7 – 9&nbsp;pmWadsworth Family Gallery at Lewis University&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092761/tbxi8wv1eabsxcxqq4nr.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/images-illusions-art-in-the-digital-age">Images &amp; Illusions</a>Exhibition Begins October 17Kavanagh Gallery at Fine Line Creative Arts Center&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092761/wvdohihen8wk1f6rkjnf.png" shot="" 2024-10-14="" at="" 3.42.27="" pm.png=""></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/3rd-friday-open-studios-ea91220f-4d25-4bfb-ae02-fd7cef2e26b3">3rd Friday Open Studios</a>Friday, October 18, 7 – 10&nbsp;pmBridgeport Art Center&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092762/faaqilylnuuf1tfi8qxq.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/open-house-chicago-64631e48-3611-4bcb-be96-8629fc9baad3">Open House Chicago</a>Exhibition Begins October 19Chicago Printmakers Collaborative&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092763/cc4cm5jp03i51l9x8cen.jpg" is="" poltical_image.jpg=""></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/existing-is-political">Existing is Political</a>Opening: Saturday, October 19, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmChicago Sculpture International (CSI)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092764/bnryry5tbkuk66wvqmth.jpg" black="" artist="" group="" logo.jpg=""></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/north-shore-black-artist-group-show">North Shore Black Artist Group Show</a>Exhibition Begins October 19Evanston Art Center&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092765/ckpmtsgynznkrneffdpd.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/elijah-burgher-sigils">Elijah Burgher: A List of Wishes</a>Opening: Sunday, October 20, noon – 4&nbsp;pm(northern) Western Exhibitions&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions October 17 - 20

<html><head></head><body>Milwaukee's original gallery hop event, <a href="https://gallerynightmke.com">Gallery Night MKE</a>, allows you to experience Milwaukee's vast creative culture and discover local galleries, art, and artists. This free, two-day art event offers you the opportunity to buy original art, dine in outstanding restaurants, and shop at unique boutiques.Gallery Night MKE Hours:&nbsp;Friday, October&nbsp;18th, 5:00 - 9:00pmSaturday, October 19th, 11:00am - 6:00pm &nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092759/php66lhm9cetf7wqhhhb.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/equus-intersections-the-blue-horses-2019-2024">Out of the Blue: The Blue Horse Paintings 2019 - 2024</a>Opening: Friday, October 18, 5 – 9&nbsp;pmKim Storage Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092760/hkptbwiv6b9tojynr14k.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/mke-gallery-night-how-to-traverse-a-vessel-lauren-woods-nikita-vishnevskiy">How to Traverse a Vessel: Lauren Woods &amp; Nikita Vishnevskiy</a>Opening: Friday, October 18, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmJames May Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092761/vrtu00ymovdrawsz82rb.png" art="" of="" michal="" patterson.png=""></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/shadowplay-the-art-of-michal-patterson">Shadowplay: The Art of Michael Patterson</a>Opening: Friday, October 18, 5 – 9&nbsp;pmLily Pad | West&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

Gallery Night MKE is October 18 & 19

<html><head></head><body>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092759/fdeqqbhbsobw4ljck04t.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/history-of-the-chess-queen">History of the Chess Queen</a>Opening: Friday, October 11, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmHilton Contemporary - Bridgeport&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092759/ypgf8tq0mi4dtnnjtgfh.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/semaphoria-an-artist-s-language">Semaphoria: An Artist’s&nbsp;Language</a>Exhibition begins October 11South Shore Arts&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092760/sldmkulxf6vkxg5pee98.jpg" nocturne.jpg=""></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/surreal-salon-group-exhibition">Surreal Salon: Group Exhibition</a>Opening: Friday, October 11, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmJackson Junge Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092761/fnrkvm9ee6i9kta5w9km.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/double-ground">Double Ground</a>Opening: Friday, October 11, 5 – 9&nbsp;pmOliva Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092762/blpva73ygtwoft8zxszn.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/through-a-bipoc-lens-decolonizing-feminism">Through a BIPOC Lens: Decolonizing Feminism</a>Opening: Saturday, October 12, 4 – 7&nbsp;pmWoman Made Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions Open October 11 - 13 (Part I)

<html><head></head><body>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092759/qlao6hezljfympsfeuhw.png" y="" deseos="" .png=""></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/janice-marin-pia-cruzalegui-stories-y-deseos">Janice Marin &amp; Pia Cruzalegui: STORIES Y DESEOS</a>Opening: Friday, October 11, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmEpiphany Center for the Arts&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img 2015="" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092760/gmtpzezi2srxahduosuw.jpg" embelleciendose="" (skeleton="" beautifying="" herself),="" reduction="" linocut,="" 22_x30_="" copy.jpg=""></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/day-of-the-dead-exhibition">Day of the Dead Exhibition</a>Opening: Saturday, October 12, 1 – 4&nbsp;pmDragonfly Gallery &amp; Creative Spaces&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092761/suhd7yhnuibfx3tgpf8v.jpg" copy.jpg=""></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/25th-anniversary-show-b29e05f4-8371-4ad6-9b15-a5b604f506a4">25th Anniversary Show</a>Opening: Saturday, October 12, 4 – 6&nbsp;pmBert Green Fine Art&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092762/kuvhwtwoag1yvbgxltcx.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/cecilia-beaven-flickering-cocoon">Cecilia Beaven: Flickering Cocoon</a>Exhibition begins October 12Hyde Park Art Center (HPAC)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092763/uxxkr2kwidij80eo668q.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/magic-imaginary-realms-selections-from-the-elmhurst-art-museum-collection">Magic &amp; Imaginary Realms: Selections from the Elmhurst Art Museum Collection</a>Exhibition begins October 13Elmhurst Art Museum&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092764/gk210dmkmxhlq3thvh8v.jpg" chicago="" image.jpg=""></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/dialogue-outloud">Dialogue Outloud</a>Opening: Sunday, October 13, 1 – 4&nbsp;pmEvanston Art Center&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions Open October 11 - 13 (Part II)

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img 2024="" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092759/jwh3u3immtoaem83sb9b.png" onecause="" banner="" (email="" header)="" (1).png=""></figure>&nbsp;By CGN StaffWe heard from James Lynch, Exec. Dir. of The Art Center - Highland Park, recently, since the Center has been busy preparing for its annual recycled art sale, opening next week on October 18.&nbsp;The Annual Recycled Art Sale&nbsp;includes thousands of pieces of art that have been donated to The Art Center from private collectors, galleries, estates, corporate art collections, and institutions throughout the year. Each October TAC organizes, researches, and prices to sell all of these donated items and offers them in a 10-day event that benefits TAC's programming, education, and outreach. A community favorite for over 20 years, the variety of items is vast and of high quality, including paintings, prints, ceramics, decorative objects, vintage posters, sculpture, art glass, jewelry, and more. The event keeps art in a sustainable loop or reuse and re-enjoyment.&nbsp;Because the event is well-known and also seeks to accomplish several goals, there are a lot of questions that come to Dir. Lynch each year. He shared his list of FAQs as TAC prepares to open the sale later this month.&nbsp;Are we still accepting donated art? Yes. We accept art every day, including during the event. It is not unusual for people to drop off art and stay to look over the sale.What kinds of art/things do you accept? We accept 2D and 3D art, collectibles, and jewelry. We have accepted furniture and decorative rugs in the past but we don’t accept them anymore.What do you do with the leftover art? First of all, we hope there isn’t anything left over! Leftover items of high value are held for next year. We also offer unsold items to Affordable Housing residents and other similar not-for-profit groups. Nothing is wasted.Should I attend the opening night? Of course! Opening night has two sections. First Look at 5 PM is a ticketed event ($175) and serious shoppers buy tickets way in advance to have early access to the best pieces. At 6 PM we welcome another round of shoppers ($75 in advance, $85 at the door). Most people agree that the pieces they find, whether for their own collection or for re-sale, more than make up the cost of the ticket. The ticket also includes an open bar and a food truck. It’s a really FUN party where art just happens to be the topic.Should I attend more than once? Absolutely. New items are brought in daily, including in the last hours of the sale!Is it free after opening night? Yes and no. We charge $10 for opening weekend, Saturday, and Sunday, and your admission will get you in all weekend. Beginning on Monday, 10/21, entry is free for the rest of the sale.Is there an evening event? Yes: one. Wednesday, 10/23, we’ll stay open until 8 PM.What is the sale for? All funds collected, admission fees, sponsorships, art sales, donations – all of it – go toward our general operating funds. This is our 65th year and this event goes a long way towards keeping our programming alive!Do we need volunteers? Yes! Volunteers help us make this event possible.&nbsp;Do we need sponsors? Yes. Your sponsorship will be shared according to the level of giving. See below.We hope that sharing this information will welcome more people, make attending easier and more attractive, and of course, help us sell out!&nbsp;The Recycled Art Sale runs October 18-26 at the <a href="https://one.bidpal.net/recycled24/welcome">Art Center Highland Park&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

The Art Center Highland Park's Recycled Art Sale Takes Place Oct 18–26

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092759/dcweoa5hhlkd19kyjajr.jpg" copy.jpg=""><figcaption>Artist and educator Theaster Gates pushes flat the bound copies of magazines on display in “When Clouds Roll Away: Reflection and Restoration From the Johnson Archive,” as he prepares for the exhibition’s opening reception Sept. 12, 2024, at the Stony Island Arts Bank in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)</figcaption></figure><a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/09/19/how-the-offices-of-ebony-and-jet-became-the-latest-theaster-gates-exhibition/">How the offices of Ebony and Jet became the latest Theaster Gates exhibition</a>Theaster Gates stared hard at a room full of furniture.There were credenzas, chairs, desks, chests, a cube resembling an office refrigerator. Behind them, framed correspondence, photographs. Much of it came to him in 2010 after Johnson Publishing Co., home of Ebony and Jet magazines, vacated South Michigan Avenue. An office tower’s worth of furnishings, loose magazines, books, art and history needed a new home, and fast. Johnson Publishing was going through the final pains of watching its traditional place on newsstands vanish. So Columbia College stepped in and bought 820 S. Michigan. Johnson had occupied it since the early 1970s. It was the first building in downtown Chicago owned by a Black man. It’s still the only downtown skyscraper from a Black architect (John Warren Moutoussamy).Via Chicago Tribune&nbsp;<a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2024-09-30/ucla-hammer-museum-new-director-zoe-ryan">Former AIC Curator Zoe Ryan Named Hammer Museum new director</a>One of the highest profile jobs in L.A.’s art world has officially been filled: The UCLA Hammer Museum in Westwood announced Monday that its next director will be Zoë Ryan, who arrives from the Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania.Via LA Times&nbsp;<a href="https://news.artnet.com/market/the-top-10-most-searched-artists-which-stars-are-rising-which-are-dimming-2546195">The Top 10 Most Searched Artists: Which Stars Are Rising? Which Are Dimming?</a>Over the last decade, there haven’t been many dramatic shifts among the most frequently searched artists in the Artnet Price Database. Compared with 10 years ago, mainstays like Pablo Picasso, Gerhard Richter, and Andy Warhol even maintained the exact same spots on the new list, and Jean-Michel Basquiat, Alexander Calder, Marc Chagall and Joan Miró are close enough. But the Yayoi Kusamajuggernaut is newer, reflecting her meteoric rise in the market and the public consciousness.Via Artnet&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

What We're Reading: 10/3/24

<html><head></head><body>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092759/ls0zbabgvpmqjkjilfpf.jpg" copy.jpg=""></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/elefante-leopoldo-gout">Elefante: Leopoldo Goût</a>Opening: Thursday, October 3, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmPovos – West Town&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092759/eoid3isdc0qkn5ajqszd.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/departed-a-patrick-jilbert-solo-show">Departed: A Patrick Jilbert Solo Show</a>Opening: Friday, October 4, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmChicago Truborn&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092760/prlqiffmxevur9yt7bb3.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/blake-jones-solo-show">Blake Jones ‘B-Sides’ Solo Show</a>Opening: Friday, October 4, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmVertical Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092761/nqmpi9hilidb8optrfxv.jpg" design="" (13).jpg=""></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/beneath-the-surface-spirituality-in-art">Beneath The Surface: Spirituality in Art</a>Opening: Friday, October 4, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmARC Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092762/yrtkkmwvxcx8vyjsvg7o.png" jacoby="" hidden="" cove.png=""></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/susan-jacoby">Susan Jacoby: Quietude</a>Opening: Friday, October 4, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmVivid Art Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092763/cilsmlbgysx1prjnhpkq.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/susan-isaacson-and-katsy-johnson">Susan Isaacson and Katsy Johnson: The Power of Place: Geographical Memories and Identity</a>Opening: Saturday, October 5, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmPerspective Photo Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092764/tnyz4ilyljmngzjhizxa.png" stories.png=""></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/from-dakar-street-stories">From Dakar: Street Stories</a>Opening: Saturday, October 5, 5 – 9&nbsp;pmT. Mari Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092765/hwpjldivajztarbyh210.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/phyllis-brodny-the-secret-life-of-gourds">Phyllis Brodny: The Secret Life of Gourds</a>Opening: Sunday, October 6, 1 – 3&nbsp;pmGallery Seven&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions Open October 3–6

<html><head></head><body>*These highlights are from CGN's fall 2024 magazine. To subscribe to the print edition <a href="https://835ba3.myshopify.com">click here</a>.*&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092759/vbd4is3l3m3arrenqkem.jpg"><figcaption>Taylor Ana Valdez</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;VSG Contemporary• Untitled Omakase, Opening September 27• Listen, Listen, Opening November 1&nbsp;VSG Contemporary opened in 2022 as A Very Serious Gallery, a leap of faith by founder Allan Weinberger. This fall, VSG is set to showcase two highly anticipated exhibitions. Kicking off on Friday, September 27, Untitled Omakase, curated by renowned artist and Chicago native Lefty Out There, will feature a dynamic collection of 18 national and international leading contemporary artists with a strong influence from street art and graffiti. The show will highlight global talents, many of whom are exhibiting in Chicago for the first time, including Portugal’s HelioBray, Brazil’s Rafael Sliks, Denmark’s Mikael B, the internationally acclaimed Bisco Smith, alongside Louis de Guzman, Whisbe, and several other renowned artists. The exhibition offers a unique opportunity for Chicago’s art community to experience fresh, groundbreaking works from both established and emerging figures in the global street art scene.Lefty Out There's curatorial debut at VSG Contemporary promises to celebrate urban art's influence on the global stage while positioning Chicago as a vital platform for international talent.Full Artist List: Astro the Baptist, Bisco Smith (USA/Portugal). Defer, Dot, Dont Fret, Fatal Attraction, Fidia (Italy), Heliobray (Portugal), Lalo, Lefty Out There, Louis de Guzman, Marcos Alvarado, Mikael B (Denmark), Rafael Sliks (Brazil), Saute, Sechor, TJ Kiser, Whisbe.*Later this fall on Friday, November 1, Montana-based artist Taylor Ana Valdez will present her second solo show, Listen, Listen, where she invites viewers to connect with the wisdom of nature and seek guidance from the spirit world, fostering healing and harmony within ourselves and our relationships.673 N. Milwaukee Ave.&nbsp; (West Town)<a href="https://vsgcontemporary.com">vsgcontemporary.com</a>Hours: W 12–5pm, Th 1–8pm (Open Late), 12–5pm&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092760/fc7uhq2aoxzggyfwksz5.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;MAYFIELDYawn Sigh, Oct 6–Dec 1Public opening Oct 6, 2–6pm&nbsp;Mayfield is a multi-use space housed in a near west suburb of Chicago. It’s a private residence and public site collectively organized by Madleine and Alberto Aguilar. This fall it will host a group exhibition with a cheeky title that plays on the word Lawn Sign. 13 artists will make a public declarations using the format of the lawn sign (it’s an election year, ‘tis the season), but the nature of the sign can be anywhere between political, directional, street, protest, picket, hand painted, classified, advertisement, billboard, motivational, marriage proposal, lost pet, for sale, for rent, or otherwise.&nbsp;Participating artists include: Andi Crist, H Schenck, Regin Igloria, Jeremy Carter, Jesse Malmed, Jordan Knecht, Mae C. Bishop, Atlan Arceo-Witzl, James Jonkowiak, Luba Mendelevich, Pedro Trueba Ramirez, and Berenice Vargas Bravo.505 Marengo Ave. (Forest Park, IL)<a href="mailto:mayfieldartspace@gmail.com?subject=CGN%20Highlight">mayfieldartspace@gmail.com</a>&nbsp;Hours: by appointment only&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092761/kgjwmhtu5hyrrmd4febu.jpg"></figure>OLD FRIENDS GALLERY• Ambulance Chase, September 27–November 16. Opening September 27, 6–9pm.• Luis González Palma, Opening late fall&nbsp;Located almost under the Paulina Brown Line El stop, on the border of Roscoe Village, Old Friends Gallery was founded earlier this year by Fawn Penn with the intention of highlighting artists working in diverse or historically overlooked materials. The gallery aims to showcase harmonious intersections between disciplines, embracing experimental materiality and its legacy within Abstraction as a throughline.Owner/Founder Fawn and Director Delia Pelli-Walbert have hosted several exhibitions to date. In late September the gallery will host Bianca Bova as curator for Ambulance Chase, which will include works by Peter Fagundo, Michelle Grabner, and Jonathan Worcester. The gallery’s last show of 2024 will be a&nbsp; review of portraiture by the Guatemalan photographer Luis González Palma, centering his Bodyguard daguerreotypes.&nbsp;3405 N. Paulina (W. Lakeview/Roscoe Village)<a href="https://www.oldfriendsgallery.com">oldfriendsgallery.com</a>Hours: Th–Sa 12–6pm&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092762/ktoqyf8g9qmqvgc4mtbq.jpg"><figcaption>Anne Lindberg</figcaption></figure>Secrist Beach• Anne Lindberg: Of All Colors• Manifest, a group exhibitionSept 20–Nov 9&nbsp;Carrie Secrist has had a gallery for 30 years, but she started fresh this spring when she opened the doors to her 10,000 square foot space in West Town, renamed Secrist Beach. Expansive and fabulous, the warehouse is like the space Carrie must have dreamed of when she first opened Gallery A in River North in the 1990s. After many years in the West Loop, Secrist’s new gallery home on West Hubbard feels like both a destination and a destiny. After an appearance at the Armory show in New York in early September, the gallery will open a show of new work by Anne Lindberg on September 20, running through November 9. Lindberg’s exhibition will be all about the color blue, centered on a 54 foot long thread installation. Running concurrently is Manifest, a group exhibition featuring a combination of artists and architects and will be about light, color and space.&nbsp;1801 W. Hubbard (West Town)<a href="https://secristbeach.com">secristbeach.com</a>Hours: Tu–F 10am–6pm, Sa 11am–5pm&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092762/rjfeihu3agmoyo675x4t.jpg"><figcaption>Photo by Steven Piper (@prezpipe)&nbsp;</figcaption></figure>TALA• Blinked Twice by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/_muneco/?hl=en">@_muneco</a> – Thru October 6• Group Exhibition curated in collaboration with Rupture and Verge Frames – October 18–December 16. Opening October 18, 7–10pm&nbsp;Tala is proud to present a group exhibition curated in collaboration with <a href="http://rupturechicago.com/">Rupture</a>, a Chicago BIPOC Maker/Visual Artist database working to create opportunities and representation in the fine art sectors of Chicago founded by Roland Santana. Framing provided in&nbsp;partnership&nbsp;with <a href="https://vergeframes.com/about-us">Verge Frames</a> (who support the artist's work with complimentary framing).&nbsp; 1644 W. Chicago (West Town)<a href="https://talachicago.com">talachicago.com</a>Hours: Th–Sa 1–7pm &nbsp; &nbsp;</body></html>

What's Next: On View in Chicago’s New Spaces

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092759/iyve8yhtee9pri0coawm.jpg" poster2.jpg="" copy.jpg=""></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/diane-thados">Diane Thodos:&nbsp;Eros/Thanatos: The Expressionist Prints of Diane Thodos</a>Opening: Friday, September 27, 7 – 10&nbsp;pmFirecat Projects&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092760/kwqichxmryl6hwqqqfmq.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/john-akomfrah-four-nocturnes">John Akomfrah: Four Nocturnes</a>September 27Wrightwood 659&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092760/cf63bahqg4axbblkc7rm.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/spirit-spirits">Spirit Spirits</a>Opening: Friday, September 27, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmCircle Contemporary (Arts of Life)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092761/enf88yim6mbevqxn2vjm.jpg" mckenna="" --="" blue="" mountain.jpg=""></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/beth-mckenna-woodblock-prints">Beth McKenna | Woodblock Prints&nbsp;</a>Opening: Saturday, September 28, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmBlue Moon Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions September 27 & 28

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092759/jkgoujobggaqffzz8is3.jpg"><figcaption>A photo of the artist Rafael Blanco at work&nbsp;</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;By GINNY VAN ALYEARafael Blanco: Reflecting on a Decade of Public Art opened earlier this month at The Elmhurst Art Museum. The artist's solo exhibition is on view through January 5th. Blanco has cultivated a reputation for creating memorable works of public art over the past 10 years, and in recognition of the milestone many of his works have come indoors and are now on view all in one place.&nbsp;Blanco's work is deeply influenced by his own immigrant experience. The artist is originally from Spain. A video showing Blanco at work is a sort of love letter to the his adopted home. He speaks about feeling welcome in Chicago and the experience he had embracing a new country while maintaining his own identity and honoring his home country through his art – now as an artist, his goal is to unify people through his art. Known for works that are mostly on view outdoors, Blanco's exhibition at EAM is unusual for its scale and scope bringing public works into a gallery space – something Blanco said was really a unique opportunity. Elmhurst, he shared, really gave him complete freedom to exhibit his range of works collectively. At the preview he said, It's been an honor to do this exhibition.&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092760/fyvd6eqijueggdjcq071.jpg"><figcaption>Rafael Blanco, I am not Zurbarán, Self Portrait, 2015, 33 × 48, Acrylic on Canvas</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;The exhibition, which was inspired while John McKinnon was still Executive Director of EAM but which opened under interim Director Ann Quinn Kelly, introduces the viewer to Blanco’s artistic journey in a variety of ways: through photographs, videos of the artist's process, as well as large-scale new paintings and portraits. By bringing outdoor works into a gallery space, Blanco transforms EAM's galleries into a sort of urban landscape filled with color, texture, and the serendipity of discovering public art. Wandering through the galleries is not the same as happening upon a street-side mural, but the experience of having so many colorful and vibrant figurative works in one place intensifies the visual impression the viewer walks away with.&nbsp;Notably on display are many works that Blanco proposed to several organizations and institutions but which were ultimately rejected. Blanco uses this exhibition opportunity as a means of finally displaying works that might otherwise have never seen the light of day. And by moving the pieces from proposal sketches to full scale works he also worked to refine them. By exhibiting them viewers to the exhibition get to form their own opinion of whether these works are worthy of being shown.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092761/k73hise9vderlybashvf.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;When I met Blanco at the museum, after I toured the inside galleries, we walked outside the museum into the park and towards the main road that runs by EAM. Blanco showed me an external wall of the museum where an existing You Are Beautiful work by artist Matthew Hoffman had been fading after being on view for several years. Blanco explained that when he was working to put his show together, the You Are Beautiful &nbsp;was almost no longer visible. Blanco and EAM talked to Hoffman and Blanco presented a design that would go over the existing letters as a temporary installation while the exhibition is on view. Blanco told Hoffman, It is not beautiful anymore. He then asked, Is it OK if I make it beautiful again? Hoffman said of course.&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092762/ermuisynh7tue2w9rlpk.jpg"></figure>&nbsp;Blanco let me know he actually finished updating the work two days before the exhibition opened. His goal was to keep Hoffman's work while also bringing his style into it – to morph the sign into the colorful and vibrant style he says he is always looking for. By adding Spanish to the sign, this key collaborative work is in keeping with the bilingual pieces in the rest of the exhibition.&nbsp;Blanco shared that the experience of painting any mural is what he hopes to take with him once it's done. Once of the best memories, he says, from this exhibition was when a teenager was biking by the museum while Blanco was painting. Blanco shares, I was doing something with my brush, and I saw this girl stop and go back when she noticed the You Are Beautiful! He says he has grown with this work and he was so excited about seeing someone else's spontaneous excitement. Those are the moments he realizes, This is what I am trying to do – to get others just as excited. I love the act of painting more than the work itself. Being out in public is more fun that being in the studio.#Rafael Blanco: Reflecting on a Decade of Public ArtElmhurst Art MuseumThru Jan 5, 2025See more information on EAM's <a href="https://elmhurstartmuseum.org/">website</a>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092762/fdk0ldwc7bfbundtajaf.jpg"><figcaption>Rafael Blanco, Jump Study, 2014, 125.5 × 154, Acrylic on Canvas</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092763/wlamvhprjxcgk66ktrrc.jpg"><figcaption>Rafael Blanco, Flamenco, 2016, 75 × 139, &nbsp;Acrylic on Canvas</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092764/umfd4rqar4kg5vix5fya.jpg"><figcaption>Works by Blanco that were rejected in the proposal stage</figcaption></figure>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092765/xtdoocw195kp50zs8mmb.jpg"><figcaption>This collaboration with students from the area is an attempt to create a contemporary resemblance of the US flag. Young artists were invited to paint self-portraits in their own style while reflecting on what it means to be a student in America today.Viewing closely, one will identify the individuality and uniqueness of each student through their own perspective. While stepping back slowly, suddenly individualism becomes collectivism, group of people living together, in our society.This is the voice of the new generation.</figcaption></figure></body></html>

Rafael Blanco Brings Public Art Into the Galleries at Elmhurst Art Museum

<html><head></head><body><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092759/wwkmlcriwp0xjwi2ek8f.png"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/neil-beloufa-humanities-f863abe7-a21e-4ae9-a5d9-6a1989796532">Neil Beloufa: Humanities</a>Opening: Saturday, Sep 14, 2024 4 – 7&nbsp;pmThe Renaissance Society&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092759/x40b4jpcaukxbxiswoyv.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/hubcap-diamond-star-halo-corbett-vs-dempsey-at-twenty">Hubcap Diamond Star Halo: Corbett vs. Dempsey at Twenty</a>Opening: Saturday, Sep 14, 2024 12 – 4&nbsp;pmCorbett vs. Dempsey&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092760/akmn2i8qfm0evvmjhfud.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/alice-tippit-the-deep-element">Alice Tippit: The Deep Element</a>Opening: Saturday, Sep 14, 2024 5 – 7:30&nbsp;pmPATRON&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092761/zma4xzd4v7l1m4qvbhbr.jpg" spider="" and="" baba="" paska="" by="" allison="" ford.jpg=""></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/by-degrees-iii">By Degrees III</a>Opening: Saturday, Sep 14, 2024 6 – 9&nbsp;pmChicago Sculpture International (CSI)&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092762/vjswh8o4fq5khs9fx2c1.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/thirteen-thirteen">THIRTEEN + THIRTEEN</a>Opening: Saturday, Sep 14, 2024 6 – 10&nbsp;pmAgitator Artist Collective&nbsp;&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092763/vhu7ogtj2kptxp5hp3ak.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/meghan-borah-ladylike">Meghan Borah: Ladylike</a>Opening: Sunday, Sep 15, 2024 2 – 5&nbsp;pmGoldfinch&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092764/fgc3e93kh56df0r59h2d.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/trotter-alexander">Black and White | Trotter Alexander and Michele Thrane</a>Opening: Sunday, Sep 15, 2024 1 – 4&nbsp;pmEvanston Art Center&nbsp;</body></html>

New Exhibitions September 14 and 15

<html><head></head><body>&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092759/xcmdvqwrce0yjbrcud7q.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/rob-fischer">Rob Fischer: A Bird Song</a>Opening: Friday, Sep 13, 2024 5:30 – 8&nbsp;pmENGAGE Projects<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092761/f9ongglrk5dydnslkmtu.png" armendariz.png=""></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/tony-armendariz-latin-expressions">Tony Armendariz: LATIN EXPRESSIONS</a>Opening: Friday, Sep 13, 2024 6 – 9&nbsp;pmEpiphany Center for the Arts&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092761/axgjyiclcjlnr7wh2csi.jpg"></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/david-antonio-cruz-come-close-like-before">David Antonio Cruz: come close, like before</a>Opening: Friday, Sep 13, 2024 4 – 7&nbsp;pmmoniquemeloche&nbsp;<figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1731092763/b6vxvionhs5u7iicswoz.png" hartney-="" unplanned="" parenthood="" .png=""></figure><a href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/michelle-hartney-unplanned-parenthood">Michelle Hartney: Unplanned Parenthood</a>Opening: Friday, Sep 13, 2024 6 – 8&nbsp;pmInternational Museum of Surgical Science (IMSS)&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;</body></html>

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