By ALISON REILLY

In a 2012 interview with curator Dieter Roelstraete, Kerry James Marshall recalled that his kindergarten teacher rewarded well-behaved students with the opportunity to look through her scrapbook full of photos, cartoons, and cards. Marshall noted that decades later he had amassed his own archive of thousands of images, which continue to inspire his paintings, collage and photography.

The interview was published in a catalogue accompanying Marshall&rsquo;s exhibition Painting and Other Stuff, which toured four European institutions. Four years later, Marshall is sharing his impressive oeuvre, spanning 35 years, with American audiences. The retrospective, Kerry James Marshall: Mastry, now on view at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (MCA), will travel to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and the Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles.&nbsp;

<img alt="" data-caption="Kerry James Marshall, The Lost Boys, 1993. Collection of Rick Hunting and Jolanda Hunting. Photo: Dominique Provost, © MCA Chicago." data-rich-file-id="1093" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/1093/original/kjm-dp-marshall-1993-thelostboys.jpg" />

Mastry, which focuses primarily on painting, reaches back to Marshall&rsquo;s beginnings as a recent graduate from the Otis Institute of Art in Los Angeles. There he began exploring issues of identity and visibility as black male artist. Marshall grew up in Birmingham, Alabama and moved to Los Angeles in 1963, just before the Watts riots. An avid drawer as a child, Marshall was encouraged to attend the Otis Institute by a high school teacher, who introduced him to his future mentor and close friend, social-realist painter Charles White.&nbsp;

<img alt="" data-caption="Kerry James Marshall,&nbsp;Bang, 1994. The Progressive Corporation. Photo courtesy of the Progressive Corporation." data-rich-file-id="1092" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/1092/original/kjm-bang-1994.jpg" />

Marshall, a devoted technical master in his own right, confronts the Western art historical canon with large-scale portraits, landscapes and interiors that depict the complex vibrancy of black middle-class life. Using both narratives from African American history and his deep understanding of the history of art, Marshall questions aspirations of the middle-class and complicates aesthetic and social interpretations of blackness. The exhibition also includes a wall installation, commissioned by the MCA, featuring characters from Marshall&rsquo;s comic Rythm Mastr.

Kerry James Marshall: Mastry at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago thru September 25, 2016. <a href="http://mcachicago.com">mcachicago.com</a>

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Pictured at top:&nbsp;Kerry James Marshall,&nbsp;School of Beauty, School of Culture, 2012. Collection of the Birmingham Museum of Art; Museum purchase with funds provided by Elizabeth (Bibby) Smith, the Collectors Circle for Contemporary Art, Jane Comer, the Sankofa Society, and general acquisition funds. Photo: Sean Pathasema.

Kerry James Marshall exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago April 2016

Kerry James Marshall: Mastry at the MCA

By JULIA KERSHAW

For the first time, a trio of depictions of Vincent van Gogh&rsquo;s bedroom come together at the Art Institute of Chicago as part of exhibition examining the artist&rsquo;s exploration of home. A record number of visitors has already been coming to see the works and&nbsp;to&nbsp;experience the making of and meaning behind van Gogh&rsquo;s famous portrayals through illustrated letters, a digital bedroom reconstruction, and some of the artist&rsquo;s personal possessions and books. The exhibition shows&nbsp;36 works tracing the development of van Gogh&rsquo;s ever-changing notions of home, from his iconic Yellow House in Arles, France to an asylum in Saint-Remy to his final residence in Auvers-sur-Oise.

Van Gogh&rsquo;s Bedrooms will expose distinctive details between the paintings, but together the works reflect van Gogh&rsquo;s changing, emotional notion of home, from refuge to a creative outlet. Visitors will contemplate how they might depict their own home.

Van Gogh&rsquo;s Bedrooms, Feb 14-May 8, Art Institute of Chicago&nbsp;&nbsp; &bull;&nbsp;<a href="http://An Overnight with van Gogh"> artic.edu</a>

<img alt="" data-caption="Vincent van Gogh. &lt;i&gt;Eugène Boch&lt;/i&gt;. 1888. Musée d'Orsay, Paris, legacy of Mr. Eugène Boch, 1941." data-rich-file-id="895" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/895/original/van-gogh-eugene-boch-1888.jpg" />

Top image: Vincent van Gogh.&nbsp;The Bedroom. 1889. The Art Institute of Chicago, Helen Birch Bartlett Memorial Collection.

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The new Van Gogh exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago

An Overnight with van Gogh

By&nbsp;ALISON REILLY

This weekend is the last opportunity to see&nbsp;Homegrown: The School of the Art Institute in the Permanent Collection&nbsp;at the Art Institute of Chicago. In honor of SAIC&#39;s 150th anniversary, the Print &amp; Drawings Department curated a selection of works by alumni of the art and design school. The prints and works on paper are organized loosely by&nbsp;themes such as the Monster Roster,&nbsp;Chicago Imagists and the&nbsp;Hairy-Who and includes many recognizable names such as Sanford Biggers, Claes Oldenburg, Nancy Spero,&nbsp;Judy Legerwood, and Ed Pashke (Jerry Saltz even makes an appearance). The exhibition also&nbsp;delves deep into&nbsp;the early twentieth century to much success.

German &eacute;migr&eacute;&nbsp;Gustave Baumann&#39;s woodblock prints are a delight. Of note is <a href="http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/96248?search_no=20&amp;index=8">Apple Blossoms</a>, which is accompanied by seven carved&nbsp;woodblocks, illustrating the layers of color needed to achieve the impressive effect in the final print. Todros Geller&#39;s series of <a href="http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork-search/results/yiddish+motifs?filters=object_type_s%3APrint+artist_name_s%3A%22Geller%2C+Todros%22">Yiddish Motifs</a>&nbsp;are also impressive. The artist was working about a decade after Baumann, and in this series&nbsp;he layers woodcuts on Japanese wood veneer paper. Geller&#39;s depictions of working class life&nbsp;centered around Maxwell Street in Chicago contrasts his choice of a&nbsp;decorative Japanese paper.

Homegrown&nbsp;makes a point to focus&nbsp;on Regionalism as it was expressed in Chicago in the thirties and forties. Many of these prints were commissioned by the Works Progress Adminsitration, which reiterates the importance of the organization in the development of modern art in the United States. Adrian Troy&#39;s&nbsp;<a href="http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/40237?search_no=22&amp;index=1">The Produce Market </a>and Bernece Berkman&#39;s&nbsp;<a href="http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/127212?search_no=23&amp;index=0">Gobbers, Git a Bag!!!</a> pulse&nbsp;with life and tune viewers into a vibrant city despite the setbacks of the Depression.&nbsp;

Margaret Burroughs&#39; linocut print&nbsp;<a href="http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/204625">Family</a>&nbsp;depicts a striking portrait of a couple.&nbsp;Burroughs first began involved at SAIC in the 1930s and eventually earned a masters in arts education from the school. She had a profound influence on the arts in Chicago; she was a dedicated arts activist as&nbsp;one of the founding artists of the South Side Community Arts Center in 1938. Decades later, in 1961,&nbsp;she cofounded, along with her husband, the DuSable Museum of African American History.&nbsp;

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<a href="http://www.artic.edu/exhibition/homegrown-school-art-institute-permanent-collection">Homegrown: The School of the Art Institute in the Permanent Collection</a> is on display at the Art Institute of Chicago until Sunday February 14, 2016.

For more information about SAIC&#39;s 150 Anniversary visit:<a href="http://www.saic.edu/150/"> saic.edu/150</a>

<img alt="" data-caption="Gustave Baumann. &lt;i&gt;Piñon Grand Canyon&lt;/i&gt;, 1921. The Art Institute of Chicago. The William Gold Hibbard Memorial." data-rich-file-id="997" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/997/original/baumann-pinon-grand-canyon-.jpg" />

This weekend is the last opportunity to see Homegrown: The School of the Art Institute in the Permanent Collection at the Art Institute of Chicago.

Homegrown: A History in Print

2016 marks the Museum of Contemporary Photography&#39;s (MoCP)&nbsp;40th anniversary. In celebration, the spring exhibition&nbsp;MoCP at 40&nbsp;will draw from the museum&rsquo;s permanent collection of over 13,000 works to explore the institution&rsquo;s role as a hub of photographic research and education.

Arranged chronologically from the late 19th century to today, the opening installation will span major developments in the photographic medium as it intersects with historical moments in politics, culture, and art. Works by renowned artists including Diane Arbus, Roy DeCarava, Walker Evans, Sally Mann, and Andy Warhol will be on view along with over one hundred others. In an adjacent gallery, rarely seen correspondence and ephemera from the past four decades will give insight into individual artists&rsquo; photographs and collaborations with the museum. MoCP at 40 is organized collaboratively by MoCP staff members with assistance from graduate and undergraduate interns studying at Columbia College Chicago.

MoCP at 40 will highlight the breadth of photographic processes represented in the collection, from analogue methods dating back to the invention of the medium, to contemporary cutting edge techniques. Also on view will be a selection of works from the Midwest Photographer&rsquo;s Project (MPP), including a site-specific installation by Chicago-based artist Aim&eacute;e Beaubien. Inaugurated in 1982 MPP is a rotating collection of portfolios loaned to the MoCP for a three year period by prominent and emerging artists from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin.

The MoCP is committed to broadening the visual arts by constantly searching for new national and international talent to exhibit. To this end, the museum&rsquo;s programming guides the public to a greater understanding of thought-provoking contemporary photography as well as an appreciation for traditional work that has not yet received critical acclaim. &nbsp;

MoCP at 40 runs January 28 &ndash; April 10, 2016.&nbsp;Exhibition details and event information available at <a href="http://mocp.org">mocp.org</a>

The annual winter gala to benefit the museum, DARKROOM, takes place Thursday, February 25 at Morgan Manufacturing. Details <a href="http://www.mocp.org/events/event?id=584691">here</a>.&nbsp;

Pictured above: Carrie Mae Weems, Untitled #2451, 1990

<img alt="" data-caption="Louise Dahl-Wolfe, &lt;i&gt;Carson McCullers&lt;/i&gt;, 1940" data-rich-file-id="899" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/899/original/11-wolfe-carson-mccullers.jpg" />

The Museum of Contemporary Photography's 40th anniversary

MoCP Marks 40 Years

Tucked into the&nbsp;corner of the fourth floor of the MCA is Ania Jaworska&#39;s&nbsp;installation of screen prints featuring her playful&nbsp;interpretations of architectural columns. The&nbsp;tongue-in-cheek prints question the history of architecture while providing viewers with a moment to relax and smile.&nbsp;The opening of the exhibition at the end of August&nbsp;coincided with the Chicago Architecture Biennial but the screen prints, along with a sculptural installation in the adjacent gallery,&nbsp;are on view until January 31.&nbsp;

Top image:&nbsp;Installation view, BMO Harris Bank Chicago Works: Ania Jaworska, MCA Chicago, Aug 25, 2015&ndash;Jan 31, 2016.&nbsp;Photo: Nathan Keay.&nbsp;&copy; MCA Chicago

<img alt="" data-caption="Ania Jaworska. Faking It, 2015. Screen print on folio paper. Courtesy of the Artist. © MCA Chicago" data-rich-file-id="984" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/984/original/aniajaworska-fakingit.jpg" />

<img alt="" data-caption="Ania Jaworska, 2447 N Lakewood Ave, Chicago, IL 60618, 2015. Screen print on folio paper. Courtesy of the Artist. © MCA Chicago" data-rich-file-id="986" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/986/original/aniajaworska-lakewoodavenue.jpg" />

<img alt="" data-caption="Ania Jaworska, Wooden Column on Fire (It Was Always Burning), 2015. Screen print on folio paper Courtesy of the Artist. © MCA Chicago" data-rich-file-id="987" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/987/original/aniajaworska-fire.jpg" />

<img alt="" data-caption="Ania Jaworska, The 90s, 2015. Screen print on folio paper. Courtesy of the Artist. © MCA Chicago" data-rich-file-id="985" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/985/original/aniajaworska-90.jpg" />

Closing Soon: Ania Jaworska at the MCA

A new year of art is here, and we can&#39;t wait for all the openings taking place this Friday evening and througout the month of January. &nbsp;Despite the cold weather, the winter openings have long been a popular go-to in the art world because of the opportunities for inspiration, as well as the socilization,&nbsp;they offer after a hectic holiday season. Dozens of new exhibitions open in galleries, studios and art centers from the south side to the suburbs. We are excited to see what&#39;s new from exhibiting artists, and we hope you are too. &nbsp;

We hope you&#39;ll use our Openings&nbsp;<a href="http://www.chicagogallerynews.com/calendar?tag=opening-receptions">calendar</a> to plan ahead for an art-filled weekend and year.&nbsp;

Cheers! See you in the galleries.&nbsp;

<img alt="" data-rich-file-id="965" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/965/original/openings1.jpg" />

A New Year of Art

By ALISON REILLY

This past weekend the Art Institute of Chicago reopened their contemporary galleries with a new layout that&nbsp;incorporates&nbsp;Stefan Edlis and Gael Neeson&#39;s donation of 44 major works. The gift, estimated at $400 million, is the largest in the museum&#39;s history and showcases artists like Damien Hirst, Jasper Johns, Jeff Koons,&nbsp;Roy Lichtenstein,&nbsp;Robert Rauschenberg,&nbsp;Gerhard Richter, Cindy Sherman, and Andy Warhol.&nbsp;

Warhol&#39;s iconic&nbsp;Mao&nbsp;is no longer&nbsp;on display but instead are nine new additions to the collection including Twelve Jackies,&nbsp;Liz #3 [Early-Colored Liz]&nbsp;(the face of the&nbsp;New Contemporary&nbsp;campaign),&nbsp;two self-portraits and a red and green electric chair. Other favorites like Gerhard Richter&#39;s&nbsp;Woman Descending the Staircase&nbsp;are certainly missed in the reinstallation (it&#39;s on loan through next year), but the removal of these works offers an&nbsp;opportunity to see a number of early sixties works not previously on display including Yayoi Kusama&#39;s&nbsp;No. IZ, Lygia Clark&#39;s&nbsp;Bicho - Monumento a Todas as Situa&ccedil;&otilde;es, and Gutai artist Shiraga Kazuo&#39;s&nbsp;Chikatsusei Maunkinshi (Golden Wings Brushing the Clouds Incarnated from Earthly Wide Star).

Damien Hirst&#39;s Still is another compelling addition to the collection. An array of surgical instruments are meticulously installed in an enormous glass cabinet prompting viewers to question if and how these instruments were actually used in medical practice.

For more information&nbsp;visit: <a href="http://www.artic.edu/exhibition/new-contemporary">The New Contemporary</a>.

Top image:&nbsp;Andy Warhol.&nbsp;Twelve Jackies,&nbsp;1964. The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Edlis/Neeson Collection. &copy; 2015 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc./Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

<img alt="" data-caption="Roy Lichtenstein. &lt;i&gt;Woman III&lt;/i&gt;, 1982. The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Edlis/Neeson Collection. © Estate of Roy Lichtenstein" data-rich-file-id="896" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/896/original/lichtenstein-womaniii-1982.jpg" />

<img alt="" data-caption="Jeff Koons. &lt;i&gt;Bourgeois Bust – Jeff and Ilona&lt;/i&gt;, 1991. The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Edlis/Neeson Collection. © Jeff Koons" data-rich-file-id="897" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/897/original/jeff-koons-bourgeois-bust-jeff-and-ilona.jpg" />

<img alt="" data-caption="Richard Prince. &lt;i&gt;Untitled (fashion)&lt;/i&gt;, 1982-84. The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Edlis/Neeson Collection. © Richard Prince" data-rich-file-id="898" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/898/original/prince-untitled-fashion-1982-84.jpg" />

The New Contemporary

BY GINNY VAN ALYEA

I took a weekend trip to Rockford recently, to visit family and to see the new Phyllis Bramson Retrospective at the Rockford Art Museum. My family had quite an adventure exploring the area, including the beautiful and serene Anderson Japanese Gardens, and making it out to the museum for this show really was a treat for all. &nbsp;

<img alt="" data-caption="Phyllis Bramson" data-rich-file-id="850" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/850/original/img-4521.jpg" />

Phyllis Bramson is well-known in the Chicago art community (and beyond) as she has been producing her distinctive work for decades. Seeing so many of her large paintings and unique constructions together in the elegant RAM space was a rare experience, and an enlightening one.&nbsp;The museum&#39;s main exhibition space, devoted to Bramson&#39;s work for Phyllis Bramson: In Praise of Folly &ndash; A Retrospective, 1985&ndash;2015, was larger than I expected, and the dark gray walls showed Bramson&#39;s paintings well, highlighting her bold use of color and the varied use of found materials.&nbsp;

<img alt="" data-caption="Reluctant Bride, 2008 60&quot; × 70&quot; mixed media and collage on canvas" data-rich-file-id="851" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/851/original/img-4524.jpg" />

The works in the show are from the second half of Bramson&#39;s career and they demonstrate her signature use of imagery - female images, Asian references and environments, and plenty of eroticisim and surreal scenes. The viewer takes a different trip with each work of art, following Bramson&#39;s use of collage, saturated colors, fantastic landscapes and juxtaposed childhood and fairytale references. &nbsp;

<img alt="" data-caption="Stories Before Bedtimes (tales of love), 2015 Sculpture/Objects: 21&quot; × 21&quot; × 12&quot; Scroll: 53&quot; × 21&quot; Mixed media" data-rich-file-id="849" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/849/original/img-4523.jpg" />

Bramson&#39;s sculptures, or scroll drawings, incorporate ceramic figures and teapots with more found materials and often Asian emboridery, as well as delicate paper materials. The images applied to the scrolls that bellow from below the teapots and characters lead viewers into another immersive experience. I wanted to know more about what each piece meant and what stories were told from one work to the next. My two year old daughter desperately wanted to touch each piece and have a tea party... For both of us Bramson&#39;s work is a complete experience that asks more questions than can be answered.

<img alt="" data-caption="Female-Lovemaking at the end of Springtime, 2006 Sculpture/Objects: 21&quot; × 18&quot; × 10&quot; Scroll: 82&quot; × 10&quot; Mixed media" data-rich-file-id="848" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/848/original/img-4522.jpg" />

In the lower level of the museum, many works from the permanent collection were on view, but a highlight was a collection of prints by Warrington Colescott. The artist&#39;s History of Printmaking series tells a tounge-in-cheek story about the art world through&nbsp;Colescott&#39;s active figures, suspended in conversation with one another while sending messages off the page to the viewer. Warrington Colescott: Collective Follies&nbsp;closed Oct. 18 but many other works are still on view at the museum this fall.&nbsp;

<img alt="" data-caption="Warrington Colescott, (American, b. 1921) The History of Printmaking: Picasso at the Zoo, 1978" data-rich-file-id="853" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/853/original/img-4526.jpg" />

<a href="http://www.chicagogallerynews.com/calendar/phyllis-bramson-retrospective">Phyllis Bramson: In Praise of Folly &ndash; A Retrospective, 1985&ndash;2015</a> in on view at the <a href="http://www.chicagogallerynews.com/institutions/rockford-art-museum">Rockford Art Museum</a> through January 31, 2016, The exhibition is&nbsp;organized by Rockford Art Museum, curated by RAM Curator Carrie Johnson. This exhibition and its related educational programming are sponsored by BMO Private Bank, and partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency and by the Armer Ahlstrand Charitable Foundation. All education programs are sponsored in part by Women&rsquo;s Art Board

Key image at top of page: Phyllis Bramson,&nbsp;Shipwrecked,&nbsp;1987,&nbsp;72&quot; &times; 96&quot; oil on canvas

Phyllis Bramson at the Rockford Art Museum and Warrington Colescott

Phyllis Bramson Retrospective at Rockford Art Museum

BY ERIN CULLEN

In case there was any doubt that fall is the season for art, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago is bringing back one of their most highly-anticipated and spectacular events on October 23. After a five year hiatus, the 17th iteration of the museum&rsquo;s Benefit Art Auction returns and seems to be bigger and better than ever.

Boasting both a silent and live auction led by Sotheby&rsquo;s Deputy Chairman Oliver Barker, the auctions together will feature more than 100 spectacular works of art by artists from all over the world including renowned and distinguished contemporary artists Takashi Murakami, Sterling Ruby, Alfredo Jarr, Doris Salcedo and Hugh Scott-Douglas, among others.&nbsp; Highlighting the auction, and in advance of his spring exhibition at the MCA, celebrated artist Kerry James Marshall is creating a special piece specifically for the live auction. Artist Nick Cave will also create a custom piece for the auction. From hanging installations to sculptures the event will have something for everyone.&nbsp;

One of the very special parts of the benefit is MCA&rsquo;s support for Chicago based artists. Theaster Gates, Jessica Labatte, Jose Lerma, Cody Hudson and Jennifer Reeder are among the talented group of Chicago artists who will have work featured in this year&rsquo;s Benefit Art Auction.

Each piece auctioned off supports the MCA&rsquo;s exhibits and public programs. A special preview will be held on Wednesday, October 21 at 6pm. A public online preview is currently available through Paddle8 and will be open to bidders through October 23. To purchase tickets or for more information on the Benefit Art Auction, visit <a href="http://www2.mcachicago.org/exhibition/benefit-art-auction/">mcachicago.org</a>

A preview of the upcoming Museum of Contemporary Art auction featuring work for sale by big-name artists

Paddles Ready – MCA Benefit Art Auction is Back!

BY FRANCK MERCURIO

The fourth annual EXPO Chicago kicked-off Thursday at Navy Pier&rsquo;s Festival Hall. Billed as Chicago&rsquo;s International Exposition of Contemporary &amp; Modern Art, the fair includes an astonishing variety of works presented by some 140 galleries. The majority of these are well-established enterprises, often representing big-name artists and catering to serious collectors with deep wallets, though this year in particular we easily&nbsp;found many appealing works priced affordably&nbsp;as well.&nbsp;EXPO also promotes a selection of 30 younger galleries representing less-established artists. The &ldquo;EXPOSURE&rdquo; galleries feature a range of compelling works that suggest the future direction of contemporary art. The following are three &ldquo;must-sees.&quot;

<a href="http://www.aspectratioprojects.com/desire-holman#">Aspect/Ratio, Chicago</a> 
Booth 613

<img alt="" data-caption="Desirée Holman" data-rich-file-id="831" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/831/original/4c8121c9dcbbc96b-ardesireeholmansophont.jpg" />

Despite the ubiquitousness of video art in museum exhibitions, not many galleries present video. Aspect/Ratio is bucking the trend. Established by Jefferson Godard in 2012, the West Loop gallery features works by well-known and up-and-coming video artists. For EXPO, Aspect/Ratio presents Desir&eacute;e Holman&rsquo;s&nbsp;Sophont&nbsp;(2013), a visually rich work featuring costumed performers set against California landscapes. In the video, the Oakland-based artist explores modern-day society&rsquo;s willingness to accept &ldquo;fringe fantasies&rdquo; as fact&mdash;in this case, &ldquo;sophonts&rdquo; or fictional beings defined by their greater capacity for reasoning than humans. Complimenting the main work are drawings by Holman of the characters represented in the video. 
 
<a href="http://11rgallery.com/ARTISTS_new/Marsha%20Cottrell.html/">11R Eleven Rivington, New York</a><b\> 
Booth 614</b\>

<img alt="" data-caption="Marsha Cottrell" data-rich-file-id="832" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/832/original/unnamed-20copy-2.jpg" />

At first glance, the striking black and white works of Marsha Cottrell appear to be prints&mdash;but each is actually a unique piece. Represented by Eleven Rivington in New York, the Brooklyn-based artist designs her works on a computer using a series of layered images. She then runs a single sheet of paper through an electrostatic laser printer&mdash;over and over again&mdash;layering one image on top of another to create the final piece. It&rsquo;s a time consuming process that incorporates both digital and manual technologies, but the results are both ephemeral and haunting. In&nbsp;Interior 9&nbsp;(2015) the artist&rsquo;s layered gradations of printer toner capture an imagined &ldquo;view&rdquo; from a dark interior out to a light-filled exterior. 
 
<a href="http://www.louisbjames.com/?cat=22">Louis B. James, New York</a> 
Booth 732

<img alt="" data-caption="Matthew Kirk" data-rich-file-id="833" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/833/original/lbj-20expo-20copy.jpg" />

Who says painting is dead? New York-based Louis B. James gallery presents a vibrant selection of works by artists Nora Griffin and Matthew Kirk. But it is Kirk&rsquo;s large-scale &ldquo;drawing&rdquo;&nbsp;Absolute Calm&nbsp;(2011) that commands the most attention. Painting-like in its execution, the work features a complex composition of lines and symbols set against a dramatic black background. The variety of markings made by Kirk&mdash;using chalk, gouache, India ink, and pencil&mdash; allude to the Brooklyn-based artist&rsquo;s upbringing on a Navajo reservation in Arizona as well as to his adult life in New York City. Do the stepped lines that stretch across the paper represent an urban skyline or southwestern mesas? The formal ambiguity allows the viewer to decide.

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More info on EXPO may be found at <a href="http://expochicago.com">expo.com</a>, and additional images from CGN from EXPO weekend may be viewed on <a href="https://instagram.com/chigallerynews/">Instagram</a>.

EXPO 2015: a few must-sees

BY MIA DIMEO

<a href="http://www.expochicago.com/art-after-hours">Art After Hours</a><a href="http://www.chicagogallerynews.com/calendar/art-after-hours--3">,</a> happening Friday evening, September 18,&nbsp;lets Chicago galleries show their best stuff to those riding EXPO CHICAGO&rsquo;s art week wave. Exhibition and performance spaces around the city will have special events and extended hours from 6-9 pm, with free shuttles running between Navy Pier and multiple gallery districts. Listed below&nbsp;are a few highlights, from Michigan Avenue to Rogers Park,&nbsp;to&nbsp;try to catch while out and about in search of great art.&nbsp;

<img alt="" data-rich-file-id="828" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/828/original/art-after-hours-expo-chicago.jpg" />

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<h4>&bull; Far Out Females: Mid-Century Chicago Surrealism &nbsp;</h4>

<a href="http://www.chicagogallerynews.com/calendar/far-out-females-mid-century-chicago-surrealism">Mongerson Gallery</a>

<img alt="" data-caption="Gertrude Abercrombie, &quot;Countess Nerona on Chaise&quot; (1953, Oil on Masonite, 7 3/4 x 10 inches)" data-rich-file-id="829" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/829/original/abercrombie-countessnaroneonchaise-crop.jpg" />

Not far from the action on Navy Pier, the first in a series of exhibitions on Chicago-area 20th century artists, Far Out Females celebrates the work of Gertrude Abercrombie, Macena Barton and Julia Thecla, who created dreamy images in Chicago between the 1930s and the 1960s. Expect stark interiors, cats and other creatures and uncanny portraits.

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<h4>&bull; Shana Moulton: My life as an INFJ</h4>

<a href="http://www.chicagogallerynews.com/institutions/julius-caesar">Julius Caesar</a>

For more contemporary surrealism, go to Garfield Park&rsquo;s Julius Caesar. &nbsp;Shana Moulton, best known for her long-running performance and video series featuring her alter ego, &ldquo;Cynthia,&rdquo; will exhibit new work, confronting a range of anxieties with droll, psychedelic imagery.

&nbsp;

<h4>&bull; Theory of Forms</h4>

<a href="http://http://www.chicagogallerynews.com/calendar/theory-of-forms">Patron</a>

The inaugural show for this highly anticipated new space grapples with the Platonic philosophy of the same name through the voices of eleven artists working in sculpture, painting and installation.

&nbsp;

<h4>&bull; Nathaniel Mary Quinn: Back and Forth</h4>

<a href="http://www.chicagogallerynews.com/calendar/nathaniel-mary-quinn-imagining-space">Rhona Hoffman Gallery</a>

<img alt="" data-caption="Nathaniel Mary Quinn, June Bug" data-rich-file-id="744" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/744/original/junebug.jpg" />

Nathaniel Mary Quinn uses a clever illusion of collage, playing with style and proportion in his faces and figures in an effect that recalls the work of Hannah H&ouml;ch and Frances Bacon. In addition to a range of historic imagery and source materials, Quinn&rsquo;s upbringing at a Chicago public housing facility informs these intimate works. &nbsp;

&nbsp;

<h4>&bull; The Annual</h4>

<a href="http://www.chicagoartistscoalition.org/programs/annual">Chicago Artists Coalition</a>

Revamping and renaming its affordable art satellite exhibition, CAC&rsquo;s aptly named annual aims to connect emerging collectors with local artists. Claudine&nbsp;Is&eacute;&nbsp;and Alexandria Eregbu will curate works by Alfredo Salazar-Caro, Susy Bielak, Alejandro Figueredo Diaz-Perera, Chelsea Culp, Danny Giles, Esau McGhee and many more in CAC&rsquo;s West Loop gallery space.

<img alt="" data-caption="Susannah Bielak Ventifact: Breath Drawing 1, 2013 Blown pigment on watercolor paper 30&quot; x 20&quot;" data-rich-file-id="826" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/826/original/ventifactdrawing.jpg" /> &nbsp;<img alt="" data-caption="Macon Reed Incantation, 2015 Digital photographic print 41 in x 61 in" data-rich-file-id="823" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/823/original/02-incantation-1-.jpg" />

<h4>&nbsp;</h4>

<h4>&bull; La Palette: The Chicago Palette</h4>

<a href="http://www.chicagogallerynews.com/institutions/ed-paschke-art-center">Ed Paschke Art Center</a>

Connecting the head to the hand, neurobiologist Dr. Stephen Sheldon photographed the palettes of prominent Chicago painters for five years, gaining insight on the creative process. Photos of the palettes of Roger Brown, Michelle Grabner and Ed Paschke and other artists sit alongside their finished pieces, near the recreation of Ed Paschke&rsquo;s studio, on permanent display at EPAC.

&nbsp;

<h4>&bull; Joseph E. Yoakum: 1886 - 1972 Spiritual Unfoldments</h4>

<a href="http://www.carlhammergallery.com/exhibitions/joseph-e-yoakum">Carl Hammer Gallery</a>

Driven to recall scenes from his past (both real and imagined) by a voice in his dreams, self-taught landscape artist Joseph Yoakum&rsquo;s prolific catalogue was created only a decade before his death, beginning at age 76. These expressionistic vistas, or &ldquo;spiritual unfoldments,&rdquo; as he called them, continue to reverberate a curious and powerful energy. Tired of the art world? Enter here.

<img alt="" data-caption="Joseph Yoakum" data-rich-file-id="824" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/824/original/yokum.jpg" />

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More info on Art After Hours, including shuttle schedules and a list of participating art venues may be found <a href="http://www.chicagogallerynews.com/calendar/art-after-hours--3">here</a>.

Info on EXPO Chicago and EXPO ART WEEK may be found <a href="http://www.expochicago.com">here</a>.&nbsp;

&nbsp;

Image at top of page:&nbsp;Kiam Marcelo Junio, detail of&nbsp;Dona Nobis Pacem III (Kleshas), 2015,&nbsp;Archival inkjet print,&nbsp;24 in. x 36 in.

TGIF: Art After Hours During EXPO 

<img alt="" data-caption="From left to right, works by: Michiko Itatani, Indira Freitas Johnson, Vera Klement" data-rich-file-id="795" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/795/original/13.jpg" />

10 years have flown by. Loyola University Museum of Art (LUMA) opened at 820 N. Michigan Ave. in 2005 with a mission to explore the spiritual in art of all faiths and cultures and to present the work of artists advocating for social justice. LUMA celebrates its tenth anniversary this fall with LUMA at 10: Greatest Hits, on view through October 11, a reprisal of its most successful and innovative exhibitions.&nbsp;

<img alt="" data-rich-file-id="773" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/773/original/luma-.png" />

More than 50 artists will have works on display, including Edward Gorey, Georges Rouault, and Andy Warhol. Warhol&rsquo;s popular The Silver Clouds, comprised of floating helium-filled, pillow-like forms, will fill LUMA&rsquo;s largest gallery. Greatest Hits will also showcase 10 years of gifts to the museum, many of which are works by Chicago artists.

&ldquo;In 10 years, we have built strong roots in the community,&rdquo; said Pam Ambrose, LUMA founding director. &ldquo;We mount exhibitions visitors will not see at any other Chicago museum or gallery.&rdquo;&nbsp;

Warhol&#39;s Silver Clouds will certainly once again be a big draw. Made from Mylar, helium and fans, the work was first exhibited in a small room at Leo Castelli&#39;s eponymous gallery in NYC in 1966. Viewers then, and now, embraced the chance to interact with art. It&#39;s noted that &quot;many people have interpreted The Silver Clouds as a walk through Heaven. Warhol was a devout Catholic, so there is deep spiritual meaning&quot;&nbsp;imbued in the work for sure.<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rZs-iW0PMrk" width="560"></iframe>.&nbsp;

&bull; October 9: Divine Decade: A Benefit Celebrating LUMA&rsquo;s 10th Anniversary

Exhibition and event details at <a href="http://www.luc.edu/luma">www.luc.edu/luma</a>

&nbsp;

Following is a selection of images from the anniversary exhibition.&nbsp;

<img alt="" data-caption="Pictured in foreground: Pemaron, 2014, by Andra Samelson, compact discs" data-rich-file-id="792" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/792/original/8.jpg" />

<img alt="" data-caption="Lewis Desoto, &quot;Paranirvana, Self-Portrait,&quot; Mixed media with painted cloth and helium, Edition 1/3" data-rich-file-id="793" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/793/original/9.jpg" />

<img alt="" data-caption="Rene Romero Schüler, &quot;Crimson, 2012&quot;, acrylic on canvas; sculpture also shown: &quot;Shadow&quot;, 2012" data-rich-file-id="786" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/786/original/4.jpg" />

<img alt="" data-caption="Dan Gunn" data-rich-file-id="789" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/789/original/5.jpg" />

<img alt="" data-caption="Georges Rouault, &quot;Les Ruines Elles - Memes Ont Peri,&quot; 1926" data-rich-file-id="791" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/791/original/7.jpg" />

<img alt="" data-caption="Theodore Gilbert Haupt, &quot;Mexico&quot;, 1952, oil on canvas" data-rich-file-id="794" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/794/original/12.jpg" />

<img alt="" data-caption="The LUMA collection of Neolithic Idols consists of more than 100 Kiliya-type, Thessalonian, and Vinča (modern-day Turkey, northern Greece, and Macedonia, respectively) sculptural objects and fragments. " data-rich-file-id="796" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/796/original/neolithics.jpg" />

<img alt="" data-caption="Janet McKenzie, &quot;Madonna and Child - Boundless Love,&quot; 1999, Oil on canvas" data-rich-file-id="788" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/788/original/2.jpg" />

<img alt="" data-caption="Creches from LUMA's collection" data-rich-file-id="790" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/790/original/6.jpg" />

LUMA at 10

The fall art seas

on got started this past Friday, September 11,&nbsp;around the city - many new exhibitions opened in area galleries and art spaces.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.chicagogallerynews.com/calendar?tag=opening-receptions">More openings</a>&nbsp;are coming up this weekend when EXPO begins, and especially as part of&nbsp;<a href="http://www.chicagogallerynews.com/calendar/art-after-hours--3">Art After Hours</a>, when dozens of galleries are open late around the city and free shuttles are operating between several districts. &nbsp;

We hit River North last weekend but are looking forward to getting out into the West Loop, Bridgeport and other neighbhorhoods this coming week.

Keep up with&nbsp;CGN&nbsp;on our website as well as on&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/ChiGalleryNews">Twitter</a>&nbsp;this week to plan your next art adventure. Please share your own openings images with us via Twitter and&nbsp;<a href="https://instagram.com/chigallerynews/">Instagram</a>.

<img alt="" data-rich-file-id="809" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/809/original/14.jpg" />

<img alt="" data-caption="Field Study at David Weinberg" data-rich-file-id="815" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/815/original/19.jpg" />

<img alt="" data-caption="Amy Casey at Zg" data-rich-file-id="811" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/811/original/15.jpg" />

<img alt="" data-caption="Amy Casey at Zg" data-rich-file-id="799" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/799/original/2.jpg" />

<img alt="" data-caption="Kate Breakey at Catherine Edelman" data-rich-file-id="798" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/798/original/3.jpg" />

<img alt="" data-caption="Kate Breakey at Catherine Edelman" data-rich-file-id="800" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/800/original/6.jpg" />

<img alt="" data-caption="Floriane de Lassée: How Much Can You Carry?" data-rich-file-id="807" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/807/original/11.jpg" />

<img alt="" data-caption="Young June Lew at Andrew Bae" data-rich-file-id="810" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/810/original/12.jpg" />

<img alt="" data-caption="Young June Lew at Andrew Bae" data-rich-file-id="812" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/812/original/16.jpg" />

<img alt="" data-caption="Andrew Bae (right) talking to a client" data-rich-file-id="804" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/804/original/8.jpg" />

<img alt="" data-caption="Zg Gallery" data-rich-file-id="803" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/803/original/5.jpg" />

<img alt="" data-caption="Kanako Togawa at Ken Saunders" data-rich-file-id="808" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/808/original/13.jpg" />

<img alt="" data-caption="Kanako Togawa at Ken Saunders" data-rich-file-id="805" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/805/original/10.jpg" />

<img alt="" data-caption="Thomas Scoon at Ken Saunders" data-rich-file-id="813" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/813/original/17.jpg" />

<img alt="" data-caption="Crowds at Berlanga Photography" data-rich-file-id="814" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/814/original/18.jpg" />

<img alt="" data-caption="Berlanga Photography" data-rich-file-id="802" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/802/original/4.jpg" />

<img alt="" data-caption="Steve Shapiro at Berlanga" data-rich-file-id="797" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/797/original/1.jpg" />

<img alt="" data-caption="Zolla/Lieberman Gallery" data-rich-file-id="801" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/801/original/7.jpg" />

<img alt="" data-rich-file-id="806" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/806/original/9.jpg" />

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Opening Shots: September 2015

Fall is the season for art in Chicago. In addition to dozens of gallery openings each month, several international art fairs are coming to town, showcasing the best of what&#39;s happening in several areas of the contemporary art world. Below are details about three such fairs taking place from September-November.

<h4>&bull; EXPO CHICAGO</h4>

September 18-20 - Navy Pier

<img alt="" data-rich-file-id="781" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/781/original/expo-chicago-2.jpg" />

<a href="http://www.expochicago.com">EXPO CHICAGO</a> returns for its fourth year this September, boasting an exhibitor list of 140 international galleries and kicking off a major arts season around the city.

EXPO, together with Chicago Gallery News, presents one of fall&rsquo;s most energetic gallery nights during the fair: Art After Hours takes place on Friday, Sept. 18, 6-9pm. This city-wide open gallery night invites EXPO visitors and the community to experience the city&rsquo;s vibrant art scene, including galleries, alternative exhibition venues and performance spaces. Art After Hours is the cornerstone event of EXPO ART WEEK, highlighting the arts and cultural offerings in Chicago during the week of September 14&ndash;20.

Free shuttles will run all evening for AAH, as well as all weekend, from Navy Pier and stop in River North, West Loop, and in the Loop at SAIC. Details are at <a href="http://www.expochicago.com">www.expochicago.com</a>

Visit chicagogallerynews.com during EXPO for special on-site reports about special exhibitions, installations, news and more.&nbsp;

&nbsp;

<h4>&bull; HARLEM FINE ARTS SHOW</h4>

October 29-November 1, the Merchandise Mart

<img alt="" data-rich-file-id="775" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/775/original/kfgjh.jpg" />

<a href="http://www.hfas.org">The Harlem Fine Art Show</a> returns to Chicago for its second year, with many plans to build on 2014&rsquo;s growth. The show, part of a four-city tour that includes New York, Atlanta and Martha&rsquo;s Vineyard, is devoted to creating a platform for fine art of the African Diaspora.&nbsp;

A range of Chicago community-oriented events and programs have been arranged, including a Youth Empowerment Day and a Salute to Minority Owned Businesses Awards Reception. Details at <a href="http://www.hfas.org">www.hfas.org</a>

&nbsp;

<h4>&bull; SOFA CHICAGO</h4>

November 6-8 - Navy Pier

<img alt="" data-rich-file-id="782" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/782/original/sofa-chicago.jpg" />

<a href="http://www.sofaexpo.com">SOFA CHICAGO</a>, the world-renowned art fair dedicated to Sculpture, Objects, Functional Art and Design returns to Navy Pier November 6-8, for its 22nd year. On view will be museum-quality works of art from 70+ galleries.&nbsp;

New this year, SOFA unveils a revamped floorplan created by Chicago architects Cheryl Noel and Ravi Ricker of Wrap Architecture. The re-envisioned design will create a more open and cohesive show layout, allowing visitors to explore the fair in a more engaging way. Changes include a new, centrally located main entrance, as well as moving the popular Lecture Series to the show floor. Other changes include a second caf&eacute;, additional lounges, and a redesigned Partner Pavilion.

CGN also partners with SOFA to coordinate free shuttles between the fair, River North galleries and the MCA all weekend. See <a href="http://www.sofaexpo.com">www.sofaexpo.com</a> or www.chicagogallerynews.com for details.&nbsp;

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Top image: Sheila Hicks, from browngrotta arts, at SOFA Chicago

Fall’s Art Fair Trio

There are myriad overlaps between art and design, and this fall local ties will be on display when the River North Design District (RNDD) participates for the first time in the annual opening of the fall gallery season on Friday, September 11. Many area design showrooms, scattered throughout River North, will be open until 10pm. Participating showrooms will also each exhibit work by a contemporary artist, even after the walk is over, until November 11.&nbsp;

&ldquo;This is the inaugural year for RNDD Gallery Walk. River North has one of the densest visual art gallery populations in Chicago, and our participation in this gallery night exemplifies how the design showrooms are partners in promoting visual art,&rdquo; says Lisa Bell, Marketing Manager from The Tile Gallery, who is chairing the event.

<img alt="" data-caption="Art by Chicago artist Lynn Basa" data-rich-file-id="774" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/774/original/lynn-basa-blue-02.jpg" />

The exposition is comprised of both emerging and established artists, including Lynn Basa, Sheila Ganch, Eric Gushee, Brenda Dawn Jones, Sally Ko, Rim Lee, Candace McGarry, Keiko Nemeth, Rubem Robierb, Phillip Schalekamp, Pamela Staker, Linc Thelen, Adam Thomas and Jennifer Webster.

Details posted on <a href="http://rivernorthdesigndistrict.com">www.rivernorthdesigndistrict.com</a>

River North Design District Participating in September 11 Gallery Walk

KM Fine Arts is opening a fun summer show this Friday, July 31. Artist&nbsp;Carole A. Feuerman (b.1945) is a veteran of over four decades of creative work in many sculptural mediums, including resin, marble, and bronze, creates a range of monumental, life-sized, and smaller-scale sculptures that embrace her signature hyperrealist technique. Her best-known works are executed in painted resin and are finished with a meticulous detail. Viewers marvel at the realism, the beauty of her subjects and the calm they exude.&nbsp;Feuerman sculpts in a classical tradition, but her materials and subjects are distinctly contemporary - she makes you think everyone should don a Swarovski-encrusted swim cap.

<img alt="" data-rich-file-id="678" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/678/original/feuerman2.jpg" />

Feuerman has an international reputation, having been honored with&nbsp;six major museum retrospectives to date. Her work has been showcased in numerous exhibitions including the Venice Biennale, the State Hermitage, the Palazzo Strozzi Foundation, the Kunstmuseum Ahlen, the Archeological Museum di Fiesole, and the Circulo de Bellas Artes. Her artwork is in public, private and corporate collections across the world.&nbsp;

KM Fine Arts is located on Oak Street in the Gold Coast - look for one of Feuerman&#39;s cool bathing ladies in the gallery window this Friday evening and stop in for a refreshing opening.&nbsp;

&nbsp;

KM Fine Arts

<a href="http://www.chicagogallerynews.com/calendar/carole-feuerman-new-works">Carole Feuerman: New Works</a> - July 31 - September 16

Carole Feuerman: New Works at KM Fine Arts

Summer is almost upon us - we promise! &nbsp;We have been organizing lots of lists of art destinations for our summer issue, and we wanted to share this handy list of monthly art walks and events so you can plan all your summer weekends from now through August. &nbsp;If drunken street festivals aren&#39;t your thing, this lineup is for you - stimulating art gatherings and happenings in many area neighborhoods througout the city as well as in the suburbs, even into Wisconsin.&nbsp;

Happy summer!&nbsp;

&nbsp;

<h3>3rd Thursday</h3>

&bull; Smart Museum of Art

5:30&ndash;7:30pm &bull; Free

Extended evening hours every Thursday, 10am-8pm

5550 S. Greenwood&nbsp;

<a href="http://www.smartmuseum.uchicago.edu">www.smartmuseum.uchicago.edu</a>

&nbsp;

<h3>1st Friday</h3>

&bull; Lakeside Legacy Arts Park&nbsp;

5&ndash;8pm &bull; Free/donations&nbsp;

401 Country Club Rd., Crystal Lake, IL

<a href="http://www.lakesidelegacy.org">www.lakesidelegacy.org</a>

&nbsp;

&bull; Orange Dot First Fridays

Wicker Park / Bucktown:&nbsp;1579 N. Milwaukee

5&ndash;10pm &bull; Free

<a href="http://www.wickerparkbucktown.com">www.wickerparkbucktown.com</a>&nbsp;

&nbsp;

&bull; River North First Fridays

5&ndash;8pm &bull; Free

Franklin/Superior streets

&nbsp;

<h3>2nd Friday</h3>

&bull; Chicago Arts District&nbsp;

6&ndash;10pm &bull; Free

S. Halsted + 18th St. (Pilsen East)

<a href="http://www.chicagoartsdistrict.org">www.chicagoartsdistrict.org</a>

&nbsp;

&bull; Fine Arts Building Open Studios&nbsp;

5&ndash;9pm &bull; Free

410 S. Michigan

<a href="http://www.fineartsbuilding.com">www.fineartsbuilding.com</a>

&nbsp;

<h3>3rd Friday</h3>

&bull; Bridgeport Art Center / Artists of Eastbank

6-10pm &bull; Free

1200 W. 35th St.

<a href="http://www.bridgeportart.com">www.bridgeportart.com</a>

&nbsp;

&bull; Bronzeville Trolley Tour

6pm &bull; Contact Gallery Guichard for details: 773-791-7003

&nbsp;

&bull; Oak Park Arts District (OPAD)&nbsp;

6&ndash;10pm &bull; Free

Harrison St.

<a href="http://www.oakparkartsdistrict.com">www.oakparkartsdistrict.com</a>

&nbsp;

&bull; Zhou B Art Center/Bridgeport Art Walk&nbsp;

7&ndash;10pm &bull; Free

1029 W. 35th St.&nbsp;

<a href="http://www.zhoubartcenter.com">www.zhoubartcenter.com</a>

&nbsp;

<h3>2nd Saturday</h3>

&bull; LACUNA Artist Lofts + Studios

12&ndash;6pm &bull; Free

2150 S. Canalport

<a href="http://www.lacuna2150.com">www.lacuna2150.com</a>

&nbsp;

&bull; The Lost Artists Show

The Art Colony Studio Building: 2630 W. Fletcher

5-10pm &bull; Free

<a href="http://www.lostartistschicago.com">www.lostartistschicago.com</a>

&nbsp;

<h3>4th Saturday</h3>

&bull; Oak Park/Gallery Pink

11am-Noon &bull; Free

149 Harrison St.

<a href="mailto:jfeart@gmail.com?subject=4th%20Saturdays&amp;body=I%20saw%20your%20event%20on%20Chicagogallerynews.com%0A">jfeart@gmail.com</a> &bull; 708-524-2231

&nbsp;

<h3>Free Saturday Tours</h3>

&bull; River North: 11am&ndash;12:30pm&nbsp;

Starbucks: 750 N. Franklin.&nbsp;

Tours run weekly, year-round, except major holidays. For details and participating galleries see <a href="http://chicagogallerynews.com">chicagogallerynews.com</a> or call 312-649-0064

&nbsp;

<h3>Milwaukee, WI</h3>

&bull; Gallery Night and Day&nbsp;

Milwaukee, WI. Quarterly:&nbsp;July 24 and 25, 2015 (F 5-9 and Sa 10-4)

<a href="http://www.historicthirdward.org">www.historicthirdward.org</a>

A Summer of Art: Monthly Gallery Nights, Open Studios and Festivals

News from China is often front and center to many Americans these days, but in the art world in particular, much attention has focused in recent years on the career and political plight of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, who has been living and working in Beijing under government restrictions since 1993. A prolific artist, architect, author and activist, Weiwei is a vocal critic of China&rsquo;s record on democracy and human rights. In 2011 he was arrested and held for 81 days without charge, prompting worldwide official and public protest.&nbsp;

<img alt="" data-caption="Ai Weiwei, Iron Tree, Photograph by Dean Van Dis" data-rich-file-id="571" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/571/original/weiwei.jpg" />

This summer Frederik Meijer Gardens &amp; Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids, MI, one of the world&rsquo;s most significant botanic and sculpture experiences, consisting of 159-acre grounds and a permanent collection including works by Rodin, Oldenburg, Moore, Serra, Bourgeois and Plensa, unveils the acquisition and permanent siting of a major work by Weiwei. The large-scale Iron Tree is the artist&rsquo;s largest and most complex outdoor sculpture to date, measuring more than 22 feet tall and 22 feet wide and composed of 99 unique iron pieces cast from individual tree elements from southern China.

The garden celebrates 20 years in 2015.

<a href="http://meijergardens.org">meijergardens.org</a>

Road Trip: An Ai Weiwei Tree Grows in Michigan 

Summer is known as group show season, but currently two veteran galleries are working together as a new &lsquo;group&rsquo;, teaming up to co-host a thematic exhibition of African fetish art that explores the complex role of fetish in traditional African culture.

Douglas Dawson Gallery and Rhona Hoffman Gallery present Keeping Secrets: The Fetish in African Art through May 30. This collegial exchange joins Dawson&rsquo;s reputation as an expert on ancient and ethnographic arts with Hoffman&rsquo;s status as one of the top contemporary art dealers in the world.&nbsp;

<img alt="" data-caption="Power Figure (bocio), Fon Culture, Benin 16.5”H x 5.5” W x 5.0” D, Wood, Iron, Pigment Courtesy Douglas Dawson Gallery" data-rich-file-id="570" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/570/original/dawson.jpg" />

The show&rsquo;s approximately 50 objects and textiles are mainly from West and Central Africa and include both figurative and abstract sculpture, masks, ceramics, textiles and iron and copper alloy pieces used in divination. Interest in African art has evolved from the exclusive domain of anthropologists and African art historians to a much broader audience that includes those interested in contemporary art.&nbsp;

Fetish objects on view at <a href="http://rhoffmangallery.com">Rhona Hoffman</a>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

Fetish-related textiles are at <a href="http://douglasdawson.com">Douglas Dawson</a>

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A Gallery Swap at Douglas Dawson and Rhona Hoffman

For years the public has regularly asked, &ldquo;Are gallery openings on First Fridays?&rdquo; As well known as the phrase is, in River North there has never been such an event, since most openings happen every six to eight weeks. The Museum of Contemporary Art has had such a program, and other art districts in the city have designated monthly public opening nights, but it is in River North that the &ldquo;First Friday&rdquo; myth has long persisted. Until now...

Most galleries in the River North gallery district will now stay open late on the first Friday of every month (times will vary for each gallery). See a list of participating partner galleries below. First Friday openings are free and open to the public. Celebrate each new month with art while visiting and supporting Chicago&#39;s local galleries!

<a href="http://www.chicagogallerynews.com/news/2014/12/january-april-2015-on-the-cover-first-fridays-at-the-rangefinder-gallery">Read more about the launch of River North&#39;s First Fridays... </a>

<a href="http://www.chicagogallerynews.com/galleries/district/river-north"><img alt="" data-caption="&lt;i&gt;Dozens of galleries are located in the River North gallery district.&lt;/i&gt;" data-rich-file-id="551" height="356" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/551/original/rivernorthmap.png" width="567" /></a>

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<h3>First Fridays in the River North Gallery District</h3>

participating galleries include... 
 
&bull; <a href="http://www.chicagogallerynews.com/galleries/addington-gallery">Addington Gallery</a> 
 
&bull; <a href="http://www.chicagogallerynews.com/galleries/berlanga-fine-art-photographs">Berlanga Fine Art &middot; Photographs</a> 
 
&bull; Stephen Daiter Gallery 
 
&bull; <a href="http://www.chicagogallerynews.com/galleries/catherine-edelman-gallery">Catherine Edelman Gallery</a> 
 
&bull; <a href="http://www.chicagogallerynews.com/galleries/josef-glimer-gallery-ltd">Josef Glimer Gallery</a> 
 
&bull; Hilton | Asmus Contemporary 
 
&bull; <a href="http://www.chicagogallerynews.com/galleries/alan-koppel-gallery">Alan Koppel Gallery</a> 
 
&bull; <a href="http://www.chicagogallerynews.com/galleries/ann-nathan-gallery">Ann Nathan Gallery</a> 
 
&bull; <a href="http://www.chicagogallerynews.com/galleries/jennifer-norback-fine-art">Jennifer Norback Fine Art</a> 
 
&bull; <a href="http://www.chicagogallerynews.com/galleries/perimeter-gallery">Perimeter Gallery</a> 
 
&bull; <a href="http://www.chicagogallerynews.com/galleries/printworks">Printworks Gallery</a> 
 
&bull; <a href="http://www.chicagogallerynews.com/galleries/the-project-room">The Project Room</a> 
 
&bull; <a href="http://www.chicagogallerynews.com/galleries/rangefinder-gallery-at-tamarkin-camera">The Rangefinder Gallery at Tamarkin Camera</a> 
 
&bull; <a href="http://www.chicagogallerynews.com/galleries/ken-saunders-gallery">Ken Saunders Gallery</a> 
 
&bull; <a href="http://www.chicagogallerynews.com/galleries/schneider-gallery">Schneider Gallery</a> 
 
&bull; <a href="http://www.chicagogallerynews.com/galleries/vale-craft-gallery">Vale Craft Gallery</a> 
 
&bull; <a href="http://www.chicagogallerynews.com/galleries/david-weinberg-photography">David Weinberg Photography</a> 
 
&bull; Zg Gallery 
 
&bull; <a href="http://www.chicagogallerynews.com/galleries/zolla-lieberman-gallery">Zolla / Lieberman Gallery</a> 
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<h3>Upcoming 2015 First Fridays</h3>

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First Fridays in River North

BY GINNY VAN ALYEA

The first-ever retrospective exhibition of the work of Columbian artist Doris Salcedo opened&nbsp;this weekend at the Museum of Contemporary Art. &nbsp;

Unfamiliar with Salcedo&#39;s work in person, viewing the variety of&nbsp;installations at the media preview on Friday morning&nbsp;was an altogether powerful and somber experience that I will not soon forget. The exhibition gave me a personal way to connect to&nbsp;the scale and depth of&nbsp;tragedy that affects so many victims of political violence in a world far away from my own.&nbsp;The opportunity to see so many of Salcedo&#39;s works installed at the MCA also&nbsp;allowed me an appreciation of her comprehensive vision and&nbsp;an understanding of her unusual&nbsp;use of everyday materials.&nbsp;

<img alt="" data-caption="A Flor de Piel, 2014, rose petals and thread" data-rich-file-id="541" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/541/original/img-2816.jpg" />

The largest presentation of Salcedo&#39;s work to date, the exhibition is organized chronologically, giving the visitor a sense of how her works began and where they are today. While Salcedo&#39;s art has evolved over time, her subject matter has largely stayed the same, addressing the experience of loss, particularly due to political violence. Her subjects have witnessed&nbsp;the murder of family members. Victims have been marginalized or simply&nbsp;disappeared, their lives erased, but for Salcedo&#39;s efforts to&nbsp;remember them.&nbsp;Through sculptures and installations, she honors lives&nbsp;lost, revives memories denied, and speaks out against&nbsp;profound violations of the human condition.&nbsp;

<img alt="" data-caption="Unland, 1995-98, human hair and raw silk" data-rich-file-id="542" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/542/original/img-2820.jpg" />&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<img alt="" data-caption="Unland detail, 1995-98, human hair and raw silk" data-rich-file-id="535" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/535/original/img-2807.jpg" />

Salcedo&#39;s works are made more powerful through her use of materials. Concrete has been poured into old furniture, rendering items useless. Tables are joined with human hair and silk to represent homes and hearts broken by murder.&nbsp;Rose petals and thread&nbsp;(stitched&nbsp;by many, many assistants) become a rich red shroud to honor a tortured nurse who was then denied a funeral. 12,000 needles adorn an almost invisible shirt, creating a physical version of memory.&nbsp;

<img alt="" data-caption="Untitled Works, 1989-2008, wooden furniture, concrete, and steel" data-rich-file-id="540" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/540/original/img-2818.jpg" />

Doris Salcedo is a major effort from the MCA to mount exhibitions of this caliber, particularly ones that travel (this will continue to&nbsp;Guggenheim in June), and it opens in conjunction with several significant announcements about the museum&#39;s future. The MCA has launched a $64 million capital campaign ($60 million of which has been raised already from the museum&#39;s board) so that it may further its commitment to featuring ground breaking art (Jeff Koons, Dan Flavin and Frieda Kahlo all had their first solo museum shows at the MCA.) The current museum will undergo some renovations, including the development of a new, ground-floor restaurant, but it will not gain any additional space through new construction. Instead it will commit more funds to exhibitions and to working artists.&nbsp;The MCA is also launching a new visual/graphic identity, with a friendly logo as well as a richer, more interactive website.&nbsp;

<img alt="" data-caption="Thou-less, 2001-02, Stainless steel" data-rich-file-id="534" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/534/original/img-2809.jpg" />&nbsp; &nbsp;<img alt="" data-caption="Atrabiliarios, 1992-2004, shoes, drywall, paint, wood, animal fiber, and surgical thread" data-rich-file-id="536" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/536/original/img-2811.jpg" />

<img alt="" data-caption="Disremembered, 2014, Silk thread and sewing needles" data-rich-file-id="537" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/537/original/img-2812.jpg" />&nbsp;<img alt="" data-caption="Untitled Works, 1989-90, white cotton shirts in plaster and impaled by steel rebar" data-rich-file-id="538" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/538/original/img-2813.jpg" />&nbsp;<img alt="" data-caption="Plegaria Muda detail, 2008-10, wood, concrete, earth and grass" data-rich-file-id="539" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/539/original/img-2815.jpg" />

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Doris Salcedo&nbsp;

Feb 21&ndash;May 24, 2015

<a href="http://www2.mcachicago.org/exhibition/doris-salcedo/">Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago</a>

220 E. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL 60611

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Top key image:&nbsp;Doris Salcedo, Installation view, Doris Salcedo Studio, Bogot&aacute;, 2013. Photo: Oscar Monsalve Pino. Courtesy White Cube. Reproduced courtesy of the artist; Alexander and Bonin, New York; and White Cube.

Doris Salcedo's Solemn Works Come to the MCA, Along with Major Museum News

Thursday evening when the temperatures were plunging and the wind was whipping between buildings in the Gold Coast, huge pools of flames stood tall and hot around the entrance to the Richard H. Driehaus at the blustery corner of Erie and Wabash. &nbsp;

<img alt="" data-caption="Flaming urns outside the Driehaus Museum " data-rich-file-id="527" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/527/original/flames.jpg" />

The preview party to open the museum&#39;s latest exhibition,&nbsp;Maker &amp; Muse: Women and Early Twentieth Century Art Jewelry,&nbsp;was packed with eager jewelry admirers happy to brave the evening&#39;s elements for a first look at an unsual collection of&nbsp;artistic jewelry.&nbsp;

<img alt="" data-caption="The preview party crowd gathered in the Murphy Memorial Hall" data-rich-file-id="530" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/530/original/insidehall.jpg" />

About a year and a half ago, the museum began utilizing its impressive Gilded Age space to showcase related exhibitions. &nbsp;The first show was devoted to Tiffany glass, and the latest showcases more than 250 pieces of art jewelry, much&nbsp;of which was designed and made by women artists. The impetus for the show comes from Mr. Driehaus&#39;s own collection - he noted in his preview remarks that he personally owns over 500 pieces; the piece that sparked his passion during a trip to London was unfortunately already spoken for, by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He&#39;s clearly done just fine since that initial loss, and many of his personal pieces are part of the show.&nbsp;Many others are on loan from other significant private and public collections, and many works have&nbsp;not been publicly displayed before.&nbsp;

<img alt="" data-caption="A distinctive creation featuring a spider-theme" data-rich-file-id="531" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/531/original/spider.jpg" />

<img alt="" data-rich-file-id="529" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/529/original/group.jpg" />

<img alt="" data-caption="Mr. Driehaus has collective Mucha's work extensively, including both prints and associated jewelry." data-rich-file-id="528" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/528/original/mucha.jpg" />

The exhibition features more than 250 stunning pieces of art jewelry created between the late Victorian period and World War I. During this vibrant period, jewelry makers in the world&rsquo;s centers of design created audacious new styles in response to the growing industrialization of the world and the changing role of women in society. Their work&mdash;boldly artistic, exquisitely detailed, hand wrought, and inspired by nature&mdash;became known as art jewelry.

Viewers of the exhibition will recognize many&nbsp;design elements from the art, fashion and&nbsp;architecture hallmarks&nbsp;of the time, though when applied to jewelry, there is something both timeless and fresh about them. Stop into the Driehaus musuem to warm up in its rich, cozy rooms and admire these unusual and personal creations.&nbsp;

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<a href="http://www.chicagogallerynews.com/calendar/maker-muse-women-and-early-twentieth-century-art-jewelry">Maker &amp; Muse: Women and Early Twentieth Century Art Jewelry</a>

February 14, 2015&nbsp;- January 3, 2016

Bright Jewels Warm up February at the Driehaus

<img alt="" data-caption="Rembrandt, Self-Portrait Drawing at a Window (3rd State), 1648. Part of R.S. Johnson Fine Art’s RIC benefit exhibition" data-rich-file-id="520" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/520/original/rembrandt-self-portrait-by-window.jpg" />

Art offers healing powers in a variety of ways. In Chicago, an important gallery exhibition of rare etchings by the Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijns benefits the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.

The special show at R.S. Johnson Fine Art, established in 1955 and specializing in works ranging from Old Master works on paper to 19th and 20th Century paintings, drawings, prints and sculpture, is gallery owner Stanley Johnson&rsquo;s way to draw attention to RIC&rsquo;s work and to thank the Institute for helping him get back on his feet following a stroke.&nbsp;

Last fall Johnson told friends in a letter, &ldquo;Eighteen months ago, as the result of a stroke, I suddenly was paralyzed from head to foot and was brought by ambulance to the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago...Today, thanks to the RIC, I am back on my feet: working, traveling the world and walking one to two miles daily.&rdquo;&nbsp;

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Rembrandt - Major Graphic Works features 31 works of art, with the exception of two, from Johnson&rsquo;s own and other private collections. The exhibition runs through January 31, 2015.

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645 N. Michigan, Ste. 990 (60611) &nbsp; &bull; &nbsp; Tel 312-943-1661 &nbsp; &bull;&nbsp; <a href="http://www.rsjohnsonfineart.com">www.rsjohnsonfineart.com</a>

Rembrandts for the Rehabilitation Institute

<img alt="" data-caption="Worlds of Chesley Bonestell features Bonestell’s most iconic work, Saturn from Titan, first introduced to millions of Americans over 70 years ago in the May 29, 1944 issue of Life magazine." data-rich-file-id="514" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/chigal/rich/rich_files/rich_files/514/original/adler-key-image.jpg" />

Your next visit to the venerable Adler Planetarium just got arty.

This winter, stop by the star-gazing center to see 1940s depictions of the world beyond our own planet. American painter, designer and illustrator Chesley Bonestell&rsquo;s images transported visitors into the future through his rich images printed in Life magazine at a time when the concept of space travel was really still just a dream. The new temporary exhibition at the Adler, Worlds of Chesley Bonestell, explores how, through popular culture, Bonestell reached millions and inspired generations of astronomers, engineers, astronauts and artists.&nbsp;

Free with general admission. Thru April 26. <a href="http://www.adlerplanetarium.org">www.adlerplanetarium.org</a>