<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748035639/kzct3shrv0kkhjkvnpko.jpg"> <h5><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/david-sharpe-works-on-paper" target="_blank">David Sharpe – Works on Paper</a></h5>Opening: Friday, January 17, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PMCarl Hammer Gallery <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748035640/lxidsekb0xpmplrha8hj.png"> <h5><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/gallery-night-mke-receptions" target="_blank">Gallery Night MKE Receptions</a></h5>Opening: Friday, January 17, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PMLily Pad | West <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748035641/kasjbwwbhpnuyh8pqjfm.jpg"> <h5><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/acred-motherhood" target="_blank">$acred Motherhood</a></h5>Opening: Saturday, January 18, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PMWoman Made Gallery <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748035641/qko7khgka1n0ghyaci51.png"> <h5><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/fragments-of-the-familiar-nature-in-abstraction" target="_blank">Fragments of the Familiar: Nature in Abstraction</a></h5>Exhibition begins January 17Bridgeport Art Center <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748035642/cgpperutrfvpfhr2pow4.jpg"> <h5><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/tom-burtonwood-difference-and-repetition" target="_blank">Tom Burtonwood: Difference and Repetition</a></h5>Opening: Saturday, January 18, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PMBert Green Fine Art <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748035643/k1onv1um6fyrrjon3jkd.jpg"> <h5><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/beyond-frames-black-women-collectors-shaping-chicagos-cultural-heritage" target="_blank">Beyond Frames: Black Women Collectors Shaping Chicago’s Cultural Heritage</a></h5>Opening: Saturday, January 18, 12:00 PM – 3:00 PMSouth Side Community Art Center <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748035643/vtwqgvj6rv9yrjrv94jz.jpg"> <h5><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/art-activism-policy-power-exhibition" target="_blank">Art, Activism, Policy, Power Exhibition</a></h5>Opening: Saturday, January 18, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PMMuseum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP)

New Exhibitions Opening January 15 - 18 (Part 2)

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748035555/yw3qwlmd64jviskhrrds.jpg"> <h5><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/diana-guerrero-maci-paintings-for-birds" target="_blank">Diana Guerrero-Maciá: PAINTINGS FOR BIRDS</a></h5>Opening: Friday, January 17, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PMSecrist | Beach <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748035556/tzviejdeqmyqts3ehawc.jpg"> <h5><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/kayla-risko-interiors" target="_blank">Kayla Risko: Interiors</a></h5>Opening: Friday, January 17, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM65GRAND <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748035556/wyy79l2wsrfzfkjexbzh.jpg"> <h5><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/luis-gonzlez-palma-un-recuerdo-un-sueo-a-memory-a-dream" target="_blank">Luis González Palma: Un Recuerdo, Un Sueño | A Memory, A Dream</a></h5>Opening: Friday, January 17, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PMOld Friends Gallery <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748035557/vnxygfx7p2wmypizwwgh.jpg"> <h5><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/tom-eslinger-left-to-my-own-devices" target="_blank">Tom Eslinger: LEFT TO MY OWN DEVICES</a></h5>Opening: Friday, January 17, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PMEpiphany Center for the Arts <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748035558/jiaseczlujcipjabgz5d.jpg"> <h5><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/dangerously-whimsical-a-solo-exhibition-by-kate-harrold" target="_blank">Dangerously Whimsical A Solo Exhibition by Kate Harrold</a></h5>Opening: Friday, January 17, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PMJackson Junge Gallery <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748035558/ojbtgg5cva6ieuzpt31j.png"> <h5><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/fields-of-vision-the-landscapes-of-diane-washa-and-peter-batchelder" target="_blank">Fields of Vision: The Landscapes of Diane Washa and Peter Batchelder</a></h5>Exhibition begins January 15Lily Pad | West (Milwaukee, WI)

New Exhibitions Opening January 15 - 18 (Part I)

<h4><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.vanityfair.com/style/story/los-angeles-fires-art-world-true-colors" target="_blank">How the Los Angeles Fires Have Affected the Art World</a></h4> Though the fires are still burning, we’re starting to get an understanding of just how devastating the damage is for Los Angeles. In the arts-and-culture community, dozens of people, if not hundreds, have lost their homes, and in some cases decades’ worth of artwork—artists lost their studios and personal holdings, while collectors lost their entire troves. Via Vanity Fair <h4><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/greater-los-angeles-wildfires-insurance-art-loss-1234729986/" target="_blank">‘One of the Most Impactful Art Losses Ever’: Insurers Start to Assess LA Wildfire Damage</a></h4> As fires raged across&nbsp;Los Angeles&nbsp;this week, due to the ongoing Palisades, Eaton, and Hurst fires, numerous artists, collectors, and arts professionals have reported losing their homes and art collections&nbsp;in the affected areas. While it is still too early to truly assess the damage, art insurers and conservators told&nbsp;ARTnews&nbsp;that they expect it to be extensive. “This is going to be substantial and possibly one of the most impactful art losses ever in America,” Simon de Burgh Codrington, fine arts insurance specialist and managing director at Risk Strategies, told&nbsp;ARTnews&nbsp;in a phone interview. The devastating losses, de Burgh Codrington added, are expected “to be much more impactful than Sandy was to the art world.” Via ARTnews <h4> </h4><h4><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/mary-miss-greenwood-installation-des-moines-settlement-2597948" target="_blank">Mary Miss Installation at Des Moines Art Center Set for Removal Following Legal Battle</a></h4> The Des Moines Art Center in Iowa has reached a settlement with Mary Miss more than nine months after the groundbreaking land artist&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(31, 31, 31);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/mary-miss-sues-des-moines-art-center-greenwood-pond-2464425" target="_blank">filed a lawsuit</a>&nbsp;to stop the institution from demolishing an installation the museum said has become too costly to repair. In a surprise move, the DMAC and Miss agreed in court to release the details of settlement agreement, which are often kept secret. A copy of the settlement agreement provided by the Cultural Landscape Foundation, which had been aiding the artist in her efforts, shows Miss will be compensated $900,000 to drop her claims against the museum. Via Artnet <h4> </h4><h4><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/14/arts/design/la-fires-art-collector-warhol-haring.html" target="_blank">Art Collector Says He Lost Warhols and Harings to L.A. Fire</a></h4> As the flames grew closer and closer to his home in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles and his teenage daughter pleaded with him over the phone to evacuate, Ron Rivlin decided to flee, taking three Andy Warhols with him, all that he could carry.“I grabbed those, and as I was leaving, I saw the fire ahead of me on the hill,” Rivlin said. Via NYT Image: Ron Rivlin, an art collector, lost almost everything in his house in the Pacific Palisades fire. Credit: Tag Christof for The New York Times

What We're Reading: 1/14/25

<h3><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1744159009/r7igp8lvrwdznnkvtx1r.jpg"></h3><h3> </h3><h3><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/kavi-gupta-chicago-dealer-suits-mismanagement-claims-2588230" target="_blank">The Rise and Fall of Kavi Gupta: Chicago Dealer Faces Lawsuits, Claims of Mismanagement</a></h3> Gupta’s business has been struggling. His staff has shrunk, as has his artist roster, and people close to the gallery say there are serious financial issues, with both employees and artists going unpaid for various stretches. He is dealing with two lawsuits—one against his gallery and one against him that has not been previously reported. His gallery’s main location is now open only by appointment, after “a ‘Tsunami’ of weather-related disasters,” including water damage that affected electrical lines and tornado damage to the roof, according to a since-deleted December 10 Instagram post. One recent exhibition stayed up for five months, far from the standard four- or five-week turnaround for a gallery show. Via Artnet Image: Kavi Gupta in his booth at Art Basel in Miami Beach, Florida, in 2014. Photo: Getty Images. <h3><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/los-angeles-fires-rage-artists-art-workers-fundraising-grants-1234729742/" target="_blank">As Los Angeles Fires Rage On, Artists Raise Money to Fund Rebuilding Efforts</a></h3> In Los Angeles this week,&nbsp;<a style="color: var(--color-brand-primary,#ec1c24);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/los-angeles-fires-burn-bunny-museum-will-rogers-ranch-1234729539/" target="_blank">museums burned to the ground</a>,&nbsp;<a style="color: var(--color-brand-primary,#ec1c24);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/greater-los-angeles-wildfires-artists-museums-galleries-affected-1234729479/" target="_blank">many artists’ homes were lost</a>, and a number of artworks were endangered. And with four fires currently blazing, members of the city’s art scene have banded together to raise money for artists and art workers impacted by all the destruction. Via ARTnews <h3><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://hyperallergic.com/982441/there-are-no-art-hierarchies-in-the-kaws-collection-drawing-center/" target="_blank">There Are No Art Hierarchies in the KAWS Collection</a></h3> If there is one exhibition in New York City that I would recommend everyone see before it closes, it is&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(18, 18, 18);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://drawingcenter.org/exhibitions/kaws-collection" target="_blank">The Way I See It: Selections from the KAWS Collection</a>&nbsp;at the Drawing Center. KAWS (born Brian Donnelly) is ubiquitous — my barbershop sells figurines of his demented Mickey Mouse with X’d out eyes, as do shops around the world. He is the only artist whose works can be bought by teenagers, multimillionaires, and people getting their hair cut. For those in the art world who don’t look at auction sales,&nbsp;The KAWS ALBUM&nbsp;(2005) — a mash-up of characters from&nbsp;The Simpsons&nbsp;and the album artwork for&nbsp;Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band&nbsp;by The Beatles — sold in Hong Kong for $14.8 million.&nbsp; By John Yau for Hyperallergic

news about art dealer kavi gupta, KAWS, LA fires and artists

What We're Reading: 1/10/25

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748035733/bfeov5ojiwydsvkoz9ka.png"> <h5><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/howard-kottler-this-is-not-a-plate" target="_blank">Howard Kottler: This is Not a Plate</a></h5>Opening: Friday, January 10, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PMVolume Gallery <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748035733/sonybaxxq1hsza4hmstn.jpg"> <h5><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/ramble-tamble" target="_blank">Ramble Tamble</a></h5>Opening: Friday, January 10, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PMENGAGE Projects <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748035734/qnvmwwkuru5ke1l04jtr.jpg"> <h5><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/flipside-from-the-back-beyond" target="_blank">Flipside: From the Back + Beyond</a></h5>Opening: Saturday, January 11, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PMPerspective Photo Gallery <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748035735/gcds6dqp61aknxninfvr.png"> <h5><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/miao-wang-the-other" target="_blank">MIAO WANG: the other</a></h5>Opening: Saturday, January 11, 5:00 PM – 7:30 PMPATRON&nbsp; <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748035736/oyws8wpwyyuleojabotn.jpg"> <h5><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/elemental-exhibition" target="_blank">Elemental Exhibition</a></h5>Opening: Saturday, Jan 11, 2025 5:00 PM – 9:00 PMThe Grove Gallery

New Exhibitions Opening January 10th & 11th

<h4><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1737145212/acqvxmptvk3on92qsswp.jpg"></h4>A work similar to&nbsp;The Air up There&nbsp;titled&nbsp;Spinner Forest&nbsp;was on view at MCA Chicago's "Nick Cave: Forothermore."&nbsp;PHOTO: NATHAN KEAY, © MCA CHICAGO. <h4><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/nick-cave-kansas-city-international-airport-art-grounded-over-safety-concerns-1234729292/" target="_blank">Nick Cave’s $1 M. Airport Art Grounded Over Safety Concerns After Part Falls to the Floor</a></h4> A kinetic sculpture by&nbsp;<a style="color: var(--color-brand-primary,#ec1c24);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.artnews.com/t/nick-cave/" target="_blank">Nick Cave</a>&nbsp;formerly installed at the Kansas City International Airport’s new terminal may be permanently grounded after its spinner broke off and fell to the floor in October. A subsequent engineering report found that thought the $1 million artwork did not injure anyone during the incident, the spinners’ connectors cannot support the work’s weight and movement over time, posing a risk of future failures. City officials later removed the sculpture, which features 2,800 spinners suspended from the check-in hall ceiling,&nbsp;<a style="color: var(--color-brand-primary,#ec1c24);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/one-most-popular-artworks-kci-191719833.html" target="_blank">the&nbsp;Kansas City Star</a>, reports. Via ARTnews <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1737145213/a4z1rr5tq0f7uhipcasz.jpg">Installation view of Portrait Society Gallery's booth at Untitled Art Fair (2024) (all images Debra Brehmer/Hyperallergic) <h4><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://hyperallergic.com/978630/my-small-gallery-lost-money-at-an-art-fair-it-hurt/" target="_blank">My Small Gallery Lost Money at an Art Fair. It Hurt.</a></h4> On the plane back from Miami, I add up expenses versus income from this year’s Untitled Art Fair. It is our third year here, and our first bust. As a&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(18, 18, 18);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.portraitsocietygallery.com/" target="_blank">small Midwestern gallery</a>, two major art fairs a year — Untitled in Miami and the Outsider Art Fair in New York — can generate a quarter of our annual income. Even more importantly, they help us develop a national collector base for regional artists. There is no other way to survive.&nbsp; Via Hyperallergic <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1737145214/qazosmcf89eoslpnfvx5.jpg">Frida Kahlo in 1939Nickolas Muray Photo Archives <h4><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/01/03/frida-kahlo-works-enter-the-public-domain-look-out-for-the-fridge-magnets" target="_blank">As Frida Kahlo works enter the public domain, look out for the fridge magnets</a></h4> Each year on 1 January thousands of US copyrights expire, allowing creative works to be shared in the the public domain (copyrights on works—published books, films, songs and art—typically last for 95 years). There are differing copyright laws globally but in the US, UK, and some European countries, works of single authorship generally retain copyright protections for the life of the author plus 70 years. So authors and creators who died in 1954 are now due to seep into the public consciousness like never before. Via The Art Newspaper

This week's art stories: Nick Cave, Small galleries at art fairs, Frida Kahlo public domain

What We're Reading: 1/6/25

By CGN Staff Events and exhibitions happening in galleries and museums are added to <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events?filter=upcoming" target="_blank">chicagogallerynews.com</a> throughout the year. Highlights for 2025 include everything from museum blockbusters to under-the-radar shows and international art fairs – something everywhere for everyone. There are also shows yet to be announced in the galleries listed in CGN. To stay up to date with galleries and museums in 2025 <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://chicagogallerynews.myshopify.com/" target="_blank">subscribe to CGN or purchase a copy</a> of the print edition of our annual Arts Guide. <h6> </h6><h6><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748036893/yvtnradhjklxlbj53fiv.jpg"></h6>Wafaa Bilal (b. 1966, Najaf, Iraq),&nbsp;Domestic Tension, 2007. © Wafaa Bilal. Courtesy of the artist.<h6> </h6><h6> </h6><h6>Wafaa Bilal:&nbsp;Indulge Me</h6> Wafaa Bilal: Indulge Me is the first major&nbsp;survey of internationally renowned artist&nbsp;Wafaa Bilal. Working in performance, sculpture, and with online and interactive technologies, Bilal’s interdisciplinary practice investigates the dynamic between international and interpersonal politics while highlighting the tension between his home in the United States, which he has deemed the “comfort zone,” and the “conflict zone” of Iraq. Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (MCA)Feb 1–Oct 19, 2025 • <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://visit.mcachicago.org/exhibitions/wafaa-bilal-indulge-me/" target="_blank">mcachicago.org</a> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748036893/ubhhblicfudmp0ifheym.jpg">Lucia Koch, 3X3 Pots, 2024. IN/SITU installation view: In the Country of Last Things at EXPO CHICAGO 2024. Courtesy the artist and Nara Roseler, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, New York. Photo: Evan Jenkins. <h6> </h6><h6>EXPO&nbsp;CHICAGO</h6> Under the&nbsp;vaulted architecture of Navy Pier’s Festival Hall, the exposition will bring together global galleries and unrivaled programming, alongside unforgettable events throughout the city during EXPO ART WEEK. The 12th anniversary of EXPO CHICAGO returns in April. Navy Pier&nbsp;April 24–27, 2025 • <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.expochicago.com/" target="_blank">expochicago.com</a> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748036894/wnes2at7fjlbqvs61pek.jpg"> <h6> </h6><h6>Hokusai and ukiyo-e: The Floating World</h6> This exhibition showcases 50 artworks by the masters of Japan’s Edo period (1603-1868). Works by acclaimed artists such as Hokusai and Hiroshige are a window into the life during this time when the city of Edo (present-day Tokyo) thrived as the center of Japan’s economy and culture. Cleve Carney Museum of Art&nbsp;Summer 2025 • <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theccma.org/upcoming" target="_blank">theccma.org</a> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748036895/sftbkd9rp9ypvaexw3t5.jpg">Gustave Caillebotte, Paris Street; Rainy Day, 1877, The Art Institute of Chicago, Charles H. and Mary F. Worcester Collection <h6>Gustave Caillebotte: Painting His World</h6> At a time when modernity was synonymous with fashionable young women and new forms of entertainment, Caillebotte focused instead on a more intimate and individualized sphere: his family and friends, fellow sportsmen and neighbors. This exhibition, which opened at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris in October 2024, includes more than 120 works—paintings, works on paper, photographs, and other ephemera from throughout Caillebotte’s career. Art Institute of ChicagoJune 29–Oct 5, 2025<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.artic.edu/exhibitions/10068/gustave-caillebotte-painting-his-world" target="_blank">artic.edu</a> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748036895/cwt2386y91kzt0qpouej.jpg"> <h6> </h6><h6>The Door County Contemporary Art Fair</h6> A new art fair in the region will take place in June in Door County, Wisconsin. DCC will include several Chicago galleries, Wisconsin artists, as well as their Midwestern peers. The three-day program will introduce art to art enthusiasts in an event yet unseen in Wisconsin. Born from the desire to address a lack of contemporary art in an otherwise culturally enriched and dynamic destination, it will also feature a wealth of site-specific art works and projects, plenty of Wisconsin-centric food and drink, and curated events and art-related projects. Peninsula School of Art in Fish Creek, WisconsinJune 6–9, 2025 • <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.doorcountycontemporary.com/" target="_blank">doorcountycontemporary.com</a> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748036896/t8dadxrnlh7zdxz7ant6.jpg"> <h6> </h6><h6>Mapping Outside the Lines</h6> For centuries, mapmakers have experimented with the placement, density, and purpose of lines like these to make maps seem simple and objective. Just follow this line and you’ll have everything you need—or so the map leads you to believe. These lines are never as straightforward as they seem. This exhibition follows lines on maps to their extremes. By exploring how maps use lines to make the world legible, the exhibition will bring you through examples of mapmakers and artists who have created, bent, and broken these linear rules. Sept 11, 2025–Jan 3, 2026Newberry Library • <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.newberry.org/calendar/mapping-outside-the-lines" target="_blank">newberry.org</a> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748036897/cqr9cvuog5i2vbktsfku.jpg">100 Links: Architecture and Land, in and out of the Americas, 2023, The Buell Center and AD—WO, Columbia University. Photo by Cory Dewald <h6> </h6><h6>Chicago Architectural Biennial:&nbsp;CAB 6</h6> The Chicago Architecture Biennial’s public programs explore issues at the heart of urban experience and architectural practice. These events invite dialogue about how we engage the world we live in. More than 100 organizations across Chicago partner with the Biennial, serving as host venues and producing independent exhibitions and programs throughout the neighborhoods.&nbsp;This year’s biennial is CAB 6: Shift: Architecture in Times of Radical Change&nbsp; Taking place city-wide and at the&nbsp;Chicago Cultural Center (78 E. Washington Blvd.)&nbsp; Sept 12, 2025–Feb 28, 2026 •&nbsp;<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://chicagoarchitecturebiennial.org/" target="_blank">chicagoarchitecturebiennial.org</a> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748036898/kflpzsaiyzvihiemwtgr.jpg"> <h6>Intuit is reopening</h6> Intuit, the organization founded in 1991 to promote Outsider art, has been undergoing an extensive renovation for the past couple years. This spring they will reopen and also debut a new name, the Intuit Art Museum. In the meantime they are still hosting programs online. 756 N. Milwaukee Ave.&nbsp;Chicago, IL 60642<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.art.org/" target="_blank">www.art.org</a>

A preview of notable art events and exhibitions in Chicago and the Midwest in 2025

CGN's 2025 Culture List

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1736438850/tqv3qkpzxkmkaxbcyohe.jpg"> <a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/museum-artists-december-2024-2580715" target="_blank">Which Artists Dominate U.S. Museums Right Now? We Crunch the Numbers</a>I looked at more than 200 museums, and counted which artists were on view any time during December (that includes a show like the Baltimore Museum’s “Illustrating Agency,” which closed December 1). The resulting list includes a little more than 3,400 artist names. Of these, only about 300 appear more than once—a tiny fraction. And of these, a very few repeat multiple times, giving a sense of which voices are most resonating with curators and institutions.Via Artnet&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/arts/design/met-museum-frida-escobedo-architecture-tang-wing-art.html?unlocked_article_code=1.gU4.D4rR.Jzcq2EbgzmXu&amp;smid=url-share" target="_blank">Met Museum Unveils Design for New Modern Wing</a>The metaphor of weaving has informed Frida Escobedo’s design for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s long-awaited new wing for Modern and contemporary art, which was unveiled on Tuesday.It is present in the architectural screen of limestone lattice that wraps the new wing’s exterior on the museum’s southwest corner, creating a diaphanous surface that will change as the sun moves through it during the day. It is present in the placement of windows, offering glimpses of the city and the park. And it is present in the way that the new wing will connect to the adjacent galleries, emphasizing the connectivity between different regions, disciplines and civilizations.Via NYTimes&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2024/12/03/south-florida-which-has-been-dubbed-wall-street-south-luresbut-does-not-mintcollectors?utm_source=The+Art+Newspaper+Newsletters&amp;utm_campaign=04f3551815-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_05_02_11_46_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-5856d4a6ca-61117077" target="_blank">South Florida, which has been dubbed ‘Wall Street South’, lures—but does not mint—collectors</a>A paradox has emerged in South Florida’s art economy in the years following the Covid-19 lockdowns. On the one hand, the region’s upper income brackets have swelled from a massive influx of finance firms and their staff—so much so that Miami and West Palm Beach have worked to rebrand themselves as “Wall Street South”. On the other hand, after a two-year growth spurt, the pinnacle of South Florida’s art-market infrastructure has receded noticeably since 2023, even as economic indicators suggest the area has never offered a broader, richer base of potential buyers.Via The Art Newspaper&nbsp;

What We're Reading: 12/10/24

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1736438908/jjfpylehecmqun7yh3eb.jpg"> <a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/35th-annual-international-small-print-show-and-holiday-sale-preview" target="_blank">35th Annual International Small Print Show and Holiday Sale Preview</a>Opening: Friday, December 6, 12 – 5&nbsp;pmOpening: Sunday, December 8, 11&nbsp;am – 7&nbsp;pmChicago Printmakers Collaborative&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1736438909/ztnph77hz3kqhkqcctxr.png"> <a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/little-but-bold-csi-member-benefit-art-auction" target="_blank">Little but Bold! CSI Member Benefit Art Auction</a>Opening: Saturday, December 7, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmChicago Sculpture International (CSI)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1736438910/jspsyfj5hbvivcqmrcin.jpg"> <a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/holiday-art-sale-2b575172-9e4e-4cf9-9a15-e09a09bb5e6c" target="_blank">Holiday Art Sale</a>December 7 – 22Hyde Park Art Center (HPAC)&nbsp; <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1736438910/lobk8oy1zxdv1nltpodf.jpg">&nbsp;&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/drie-cember-holiday-market" target="_blank">Drie-cember Holiday Market</a>December 7 – 8The Driehaus Museum&nbsp; <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1736438911/zczvlyz4ufrigaljljlk.jpg">&nbsp;&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/underground-art-market-annual-winter-holiday-pop-up-market" target="_blank">Underground Art Market | Annual Winter Holiday Pop-Up Market</a>Saturday, December 7, 12 – 5&nbsp;pmUnderground Art Market&nbsp; <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1736438912/j2wwuep9e6y4ppizja5e.jpg">&nbsp;&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/highland-park-vintage-shindig-63be393c-3e22-4d6a-9c6a-daff55bbbb1c" target="_blank">Highland Park Vintage Shindig</a>Sunday, December 8, 10&nbsp;am – 5&nbsp;pmRandolph Street Market&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Holiday Markets and Sales Taking Place this Weekend

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1737145134/a2pnxwlk7lb1bxjudxd9.png"> <a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/heather-guidero-s-trunk-show" target="_blank">Heather Guidero's Trunk Show</a>December 6 – 7Pistachios Contemporary Art Jewelry and Objects&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1737145135/nzb0ulsruervdulcmuwn.png"> <a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/holly-holmes-reverberations" target="_blank">Holly Holmes: Reverberations</a>Opening: Friday, December 6, 6 – 9&nbsp;pmEpiphany Center for the Arts&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1737145135/d834zvvztlw1ateeb2g7.jpg">&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/ground-floor-9409a652-c117-48a5-9463-b14f1dbfcfa2" target="_blank">Ground Floor</a>Opens December 7Hyde Park Art Center (HPAC)&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1737145137/zsctakhdf0jkxni3pivi.png">&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/isabelle-frances-mcguire-year-zero" target="_blank">Isabelle Frances McGuire: Year Zero</a>Opening: Saturday, December 7, 4 – 7&nbsp;pmThe Renaissance Society&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1737145137/p5ynrzsbuaxycggqmi2r.jpg">&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/artist-led-exhibition-tour-rafael-blanco" target="_blank">Artist-led Exhibition Tour: Rafael Blanco</a>Saturday, December 7, 1 – 2&nbsp;pmElmhurst Art Museum&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1737145138/gfues7nbhhs0imuh3pl2.png">&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/talk-arthur-jafa-robert-hood" target="_blank">Talk | Arthur Jafa + Robert Hood</a>Saturday, December 7, 2 – 3&nbsp;pmMuseum of Contemporary Art Chicago (MCA)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Exhibitions Opening and Talks for December 6 -7

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1733255598/fozyylyzfd5lcqehq6jc.png">Art Institute of Chicago Receives Record $75 M. Gift Toward ExpansionThe&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.artnews.com/t/art-institute-of-chicago/" target="_blank">Art Institute of Chicago</a>&nbsp;(AIC) received a $75 million donation from&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.artnews.com/t/aaron-i-fleischman/" target="_blank">Aaron I. Fleischman</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.artnews.com/t/lin-lougheed/" target="_blank">Lin Lougheed</a>&nbsp;to support future expansion, the museum announced on Tuesday.The largest naming gift in the museum’s 145-year history, the funds will be used to realize building plans that expand access to the museum’s collection and enhance visitor experience. The Aaron I. Fleischman and Lin Lougheed building will house new galleries for the museum’s collection of late 19th-century, modern, and contemporary art.“We are beyond grateful to collaborate with Aaron and Lin to imagine the future of our campus,”said president and director of the Art Institute of Chicago James Rondeau in a statement. “Their exceptional generosity and vision will allow our aspirations to become a reality and I am grateful for their dedication to Chicago, and to serving our visitors for generations to come.”By Francesca Aton<a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/art-institute-of-chicago-receives-75-million-gift-aaron-i-fleischman-lin-lougheed-1234717196/" target="_blank">Via Art News</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Inside the Wintrust Mag Mile Lights Festival: Where holiday dreams came to lifeFor the 33rd annual Wintrust Magnificent Mile Lights Festival, people from across the country turned out in record numbers to see the magic along the Mag Mile. This iconic event, the largest evening parade in the U.S., delivered festive surprises that had onlookers cheering from start to finish.By Candace Jordan<a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagostarmedia.com/candid_candace/inside-the-wintrust-mag-mile-lights-festival-where-holiday-dreams-came-to-life/article_59eb02a0-ab6c-11ef-9223-57f1bc3a6f2c.html" target="_blank">Via Chicago Star</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Celebrated Chicago artist Kevin A. Williams returns home for exhibit of his paintings in Hyde ParkAn accomplished artist makes a trip back home, reflecting on his roots, and sharing his story about his "Sweet Home Chicago" years. Kevin A. Williams, known by his artist moniker WAK, got his start in life and in art in the heart of the South Shore neighborhood. "It's been a beautiful journey. This was probably the best of times, when you don't know how it's going to turn out," he said.It was in South Shore that a teenage Williams was convinced that art could be his life's work. Williams, whose paintings now are celebrated around the world, and hanging in galleries, first found a paying audience on East 87th Street.<a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/artist-kevin-a-williams-wak-exhibit-hyde-park-connect-gallery/" target="_blank">Via CBS News</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Tearing down Elgin building designed by Marina City architect is a bitter pill to swallowThe Elgin Mental Health Center Medical and Surgical building, a modernist cylindrical tower designed by the late architectural pioneer Bertrand Goldberg, is being eyeballed for demolition.Built in 1967, the five-story building has been closed since July 2002. An Illinois Department of Human Services spokesperson said the building was shuttered due to the dangers of asbestos and “multiple” structural hazards.“At this time, the building is on a list for possible demolition,” the spokesperson said. “However, at this time IDHS does not have a timeline for when the potential demolition might occur.”By Lee Bey<a style="color: rgb(29, 65, 160);" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/11/13/tearing-down-elgin-building-designed-by-marina-city-architect-is-a-bitter-pill-to-swallow" target="_blank">Via Chicago Sun Times</a>

What We're Reading 11/26/24

<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

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748035675/tudamfedxt51h8flo2pu.png">The 48-unit Brunson Terrace complex recalls the history of courtyard developments in Southern California.Courtesy of Brooks + Scarpa<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-10-31/from-brooklyn-to-santa-monica-courtyards-make-apartments-more-kid-friendly?srnd=homepage-americas" target="_blank">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 rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://eig.org/families-exodus/" target="_blank">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;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748035676/crsffuqqwq53q1c3wds8.png">A newly released rendering shows Google’s redesign of the former Thompson Center atrium.Google and Pixelflakes<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/10/31/new-google-rendering-former-thompson-center-atrium-future-lee-bey-column" target="_blank">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;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748035678/dtt91ok9hceizfipgadl.png">The Song of the Lark<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/news/bill-murray-chicago-painting/" target="_blank">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;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748035678/scfcct7kzpnmunas75mz.png">Courtesy the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2024/10/25/old-master-fakes-forgeries-educational-tools-connoisseurship" target="_blank">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;

What We're Reading: 10/31/24

&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748035789/z7ps4fechnviwwupcw1z.jpg"><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/ryca-all-my-heroes-are-dead" target="_blank">RYCA: All My Heroes Are Dead</a>Opening: Friday, November 1, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmVertical Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748035790/hlp869au67mx28ktqp79.jpg"><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/maria-burundarena" target="_blank">Insula: Work by Maria Burundarena</a>Opening: Friday, November 1, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmChicago Artists Coalition (CAC)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748035790/zu6rvxsyk9qfzwfktm0l.jpg"><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/zhi-ding" target="_blank">Zhi Ding: Drifting Shore</a>Opening: Friday, November 1, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmWestern Exhibitions&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748035791/hi6aqjur7idcff7knoww.jpg"><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/deborah-di-vita-glascott-body-language" target="_blank">Deborah Di Vita Glascott: Body Language</a>Opening: Friday, November 1, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmARC Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748035792/sdu5xapkyphodhkqabu9.jpg"><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/anneke-eussen" target="_blank">Anneke Eussen: Beyond purpose</a>Opening: Friday, November 1, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmDOCUMENT&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748035792/szt89nss3ugptbvsny9i.jpg"><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/ricki-dwyer-a-mobilizing-force" target="_blank">Ricki Dwyer: A Mobilizing Force</a>Opening: Friday, November 1, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmVolume Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;

West Side Edition: New Exhibitions November 1st

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748037606/ktxkubowlwwcvpvl7lrw.jpg">&nbsp;<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/collection-focus-polish-fiber" target="_blank">Collection Focus: Polish Fiber</a>Exhibition begins October 30Racine Art Museum&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748037606/tgghytkf8hnqqn4lzf45.png">&nbsp;<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/jane-d-angelo" target="_blank">Painting the Town: Jane D'Angelo</a>Opening: Friday, November 1, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmVivid Art Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748037609/ljlje3guejbbetivuj5d.jpg">&nbsp;<a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/jeffrie-chirchirillo" target="_blank">Jeffrie Chirchirillo</a>Opening: Saturday, November 2, 5 – 7&nbsp;pmPerspective Photo Gallery&nbsp;

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

&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748035818/l1thclflxl254egf7dxu.png"><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/tom-huck-american-dream" target="_blank">Tom Huck: American Dream</a>Opening: Friday, November 1, 5 – 8&nbsp;pmGallery Victor&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748035819/x1w94it7v79nzgg96ztg.jpg"><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/fall-selections" target="_blank">Fall Selections</a>Opening: Friday, November 1, 7 – 8&nbsp;pmRosenthal Fine Art, Inc.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748035820/rclvxqnlbjvmlzuyzqn4.jpg"><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/ed-paschke-roger-brown" target="_blank">Ed Paschke &amp; Roger Brown: Imagistic Masters</a>Opening: Friday, November 1, 5:30 – 8&nbsp;pmCarl Hammer Gallery&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dfafo598z/image/upload/v1748035821/nccnundrdqnxd9fguzir.jpg"><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.chicagogallerynews.com/events/tell-me-something-beautiful" target="_blank">Tell Me Something Beautiful</a>Opening: Friday, November 1, 6 – 8&nbsp;pmIstituto Italiano di Cultura&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

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>

News

Chicago Gallery News