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Bucking Tradition
by Robyn Farrell Roulo
Group Show at Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA)
November 14th - February 14th, 2010
Posted
11/21/09
“Italics: Italian Art Between Tradition and Revolution 1968-2008” sheds light on nearly a half century of contemporary art not otherwise seen outside of Italy. The brainchild of international curator, writer and critic, Francesco Bonami, and co-presented by the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago and the Palazzo Grassi in Venice, the exhibition gives new insight to the conventional definition of “Italian Art”. Presenting work by more than 100 works from nerly 80 artists, “... [more]
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HALFEMPTY
by Erik Wenzel
Kay Rosen at Gallery 400
August 25th - November 21st
Posted
11/9/09
I have grown to love Rosen’s unique deadpan combination of careful text manipulation and minimal aesthetics over the years, but this group of work tends towards disappointment. This exhibition at Gallery 400 collects a video, a display case of works on paper with more works on paper on the walls. It has changed over the course of its run since opening alongside Michael Ruglio-Misurell’s “Project #12” in August.
An interesting moment occurred in the exhibition as Ruglio-Misurell’s... [more]
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The Good Fight
by Robyn Farrell Roulo
Wesley Kimler at Eyeporium Gallery
October 2nd 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Posted
11/1/09
Umurbrogol? I hate to admit that the title of Wesley Kimler’s latest exhibition was somewhat foreign to me until his opening. After a quick search on Wikipedia and brief history lesson from the artist, I had a better understanding behind the series. Currently on view at the Eyeporium Gallery, “Umurbrogol” is named after the treacherous mountain range on the island of Peleliu (part of the Palau Islands). This particular location was the site of one the most devastating WWII b... [more]
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Alienated Production
by Erik Wenzel
Liam Gillick at Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA)
October 10th - January 10th, 2010
Posted
10/19/09
"Three Perspectives and a Short Scenario" is the midcareer survey of New York and London-based artist Liam Gillick. The show takes on the idea of what a mid-career survey is, as its subject. In dealing with institutions Gillick has a propensity for problematizing the relationship between artist and venue. For each stop of the exhibition, he “gifted” half of the space back to the venue. This forced the interactions between artist and curator out into the open. Gillick contributed four ele... [more]
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Hey Julian
by Erik Wenzel
Tilman Hoepfl, Carl Suddath at The Suburban
September 20th - October 25th
Posted
10/5/09
It was almost exactly a year ago that Julian Dashper presented “The,” a curatorial project shown at The Suburban. Dashper also delivered one of the most memorable artist talks I’ve had the pleasure to attend, at the University of Chicago. At that time, and until recently, I was unaware that Dashper had long been suffering from a disease that he finally succumbed to in July, 2009. So it was surprising to receive the news that Dashper had passed away via the statement that Tilman... [more]
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Not So Ordinary
by Robyn Farrell Roulo
James Kao at Lloyd Dobler Gallery
September 12th 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Posted
9/28/09
Located above the historic Chopin Theatre on West Division, Lloyd Dobler Gallery kicked off the fall season with vibrant new paintings from philosopher turned artist, James Kao. “Ways of World Making” features work from his latest series “Pantomimes”. Kao’s paintings represent the root of the title, “Pantomimes”, meaning a group that imitates all.
Taking cues from the aesthetic philosophies of Nelsen Goodman and the artist’s own, Kao builds a world based on surrou... [more]
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Another American Story
by Dan Gunn
Posted
9/21/09
JOHN MICHAEL KOHLER ARTS CENTER
608 New York AvenueSheboygan, WI 53081P: 920.458.6144F: 920.458.4473
Wisconsin is Chicago’s other. I live near Palmer Square Park in Logan Square. So I thought I lived in a verdant environment, until I visited Wisconsin this last weekend. Now I knew beforehand that the coast of Wisconsin held rolling green hills, grassy meadows and luminous views of Lake Michigan. But I hadn’t counted on the lushness of the Cheese Curd State (I don’t know if that’s... [more]
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Portrait of the Artist: Candice Hunter
by orangemoon
Candace Hunter at An Orange Moon Antiques & Design Studio
August 28th 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Posted
9/11/09
Originally appeared in Newcity, 8/24/09. Written by Jason Foumberg, Art Editor for Newcity. Courtesy of Newcity and Jason Foumberg:
Candace Hunter
An artist working in collage can make one of two major statements: by selecting and cutting material from piles of old magazines, the collagist either despairingly critiques the ever-flowing fountain of consumer information, or else she is a cosmopolite, joining disparate faces and places into a communal frame.
Candace Hunter is this second type of colla... [more]
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Man Made
by E-Slant Team
Dewey Blocksma, Stanislav Holas, Jamin Jaddua, Heinrich Reisenbauer, Krishaun Williams at Judy A Saslow Gallery
July 10th - August 30th
Posted
8/17/09
An exhibit of five talented male artists from the Judy A. Saslow GalleryDewey BlocksmaDewey was born in Amarillo, Texas. While a doctor working the emergency room, he began to construct figures, or "toys", as he calls them, in his free time. In 1979, he left medicine to devote himself full-time to these pursuits. His strange, anthropoid figures, which resemble dolls or whirligigs, are made from bits of junk jointed together so that their arms and legs move. There is a casual, almost... [more]
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Overlap
by Robyn Farrell Roulo
Hisham Akira Bharoocha, Bjorn Copeland, Matt Irie, Alexis Mackenzie, HILARY PECIS, Brion Nuda Rosch, Tobacco, Eric Yahnker at ebers|B9
July 17th - August 15th
Posted
8/3/09
Chicago’s artistic landscape is a winding path with many stops along the way. From well-known galleries on Michigan Avenue and River North, to the cutting edge spaces in the West Loop, the city offers a variety of venues for art. Over the past decade some of the lesser known artistic communities have become a hotbed for alternative project spaces that lend a helping hand to struggling artists and gallerists alike. You may find art hanging on the walls of a favorite restaurant... [more]
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