Seven Artists of the Week – thrill dive
Wednesday March 31st 2010, 12:19 pm
Filed under: Artists of the Week

This week’s picks from Ryan:

Andy Diaz Hope, Day

Andy Diaz Hope, Day

Not Vital, 8 Halves

Not Vital, 8 Halves

Hugh Harman & Rudolf Ising

Hugh Harman & Rudolf Ising

David Leggett, I can never tell anyone about this. Ever.

David Leggett, I can never tell anyone about this. Ever.

Laurel Roth, Allegory of the Monocerus (detail)

Laurel Roth, Allegory of the Monocerus (detail)

Jack Kirby

Jack Kirby

Mari Eastman, Untitled Mural (Birds)

Mari Eastman, Untitled Mural (Birds)

there are about a hundred of us. we’ve contacted eachother on the internet.



Weekend Preview – crazy new work
Friday March 26th 2010, 11:13 am
Filed under: Artists of the Week

This weekend is going to be stacked. Here are my picks, and you can find more here and here.

David Leggett @ 65GRAND

Crazy new work from David Leggett. Opens Friday, March 26th from 7-10 PM65GRAND, 1378 W Grand Ave, #3.

David Leggett, The Tragic Misspelling of Thriller

David Leggett, The Tragic Misspelling of Thriller

Ali Bailey @ Andrew Rafacz

Prepare yourself for some great exploration of the surface and structure in the crazy new work from Ali Bailey. Opens Friday, March 26th from 5-8 PM @Andrew Rafacz Gallery, 835 W. Washington.

Ali Bailey, Life

Ali Bailey, Life

Richard Hull @ Western Exhibitions

Art advocate and proponent for art in Chicago Paul Klein had some good things to say about Western’s latest Exhibition of crazy new work from Richard Hull. Opens Friday, March 26th from 5-8 PM @ Western Exhibitions, 119 N Peoria St, 2A.

Richard Hull, Vivid and Heavy

Richard Hull, Vivid and Heavy

Joe Grimm & Erica Moore @ What It Is

Crazy new work from Joe Grimm & Erica Moore. Opens Saturday, March 27th from 3-8 PM @ What It Is, 1155 S Lyman Ave, Oak Park.

Erica Moore

Erica Moore

Paul Cowan @ Golden

After a great long wait, Golden Age returns with crazy new work from Paul Cowan. Opens Saturday, March 27th from 7-10PMGolden Age, 119 N Peoria St, 2D, Chicago.

Paul Cowan

Paul Cowan

Mican Morgan & Porous Walker @ Slow

Relationships are explored and manipulated in Slow’s latest show FREE LOVE, an exhibition of crazy new work from Mican Morgan and Porous Walker. Opens Sunday, March 28th from 6-7 PMSlow, 2153 W 21st St.

Mican Morgan

Mican Morgan

we’ll be at the sullivan galleries drinking until we can do no right



Seven Artists of the Week – I like hierarchies, I really do.
Wednesday March 24th 2010, 11:42 am
Filed under: Artists of the Week

This week’s picks from Ryan.

Jeremy Mora, Welcome Home

Jeremy Mora, Welcome Home

Nicholas Frank, REALLY

Nicholas Frank, REALLY

Porous Walker

Porous Walker

Kamau Amu Patton

Kamau Amu Patton

Lee Lozano, Untitled

Lee Lozano, Untitled

Boredoms

Boredoms

Lindsey White

Lindsey White

talking points



Weekend Preview – nice speech shitler
Friday March 19th 2010, 1:28 pm
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Writing these helps me remember names. Check out more listings here or here.

WTF 1.0 @ Kunz,Vis,Gonzalez

“New and young” cult culture (see 4chan memes, probably) including work by Art Johnson, Sunita Prasad, Jon Read, Alee Peoples, María de la Concha, Tayef Ben Messalem and María del Carmen Montoya. Opens this Friday, March 19th from 6-10 PM @ Kunz,Vis,Gonzalez, 2324 W Montana St.

Alee Peoples, Goodbye Chicago

Alee Peoples, Goodbye Chicago

Get it Together Again @ Chicago Tourism Center

Works on paper by by Adrianne Goodrich, Alex Valentine, Anthony ZinonosBen SpeckmannChris RobersonChris Schreck, Doug Shaeffer, Emily Clayton,Greg LamarcheHisham Akira BharoochaJames Harry Ewert JrJoe Tallarico, Jordan Martins, Mario WagnerMatt NicholsMatthew RichMichael PajonNetherlandPeter Skvara, Richard Smith, Rod HuntingRon EwertRyan Duggan, Sarah Jeziorski, Scott MasseyStephen Eichhorn and Tom Torluemke. Opens this Friday, March 19th from 5-7 PMThe Chicago Tourism Center, 72 E Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60601.

Ryan Duggan, After Joey

Ryan Duggan, After Joey

Around @ ebersmoore

Painting and sculpture show guest curated by William Staples, with work by Dianna FridDeva Graf, Anne Simon, Brian Taylor and Scott Wolniak. Opening Friday, March 19th from 6-9 PM @ ebersmoore, 213 N Morgan St, 3C.

Deva Graf, Untitled Pair (with wrestler)

Deva Graf, Untitled Pair (with wrestler)

Irena Knezevic: Gesture Guild @ threewalls

Anthony Elms in a sailor outfit. Opening Friday, March 19th from 6-9 PM @ threewalls, 119 N Peoria St, 2D.

Irena Knezevic: Culture Guild

Irena Knezevic: Culture Guild

Group Exhibition @ Old Gold

I was wondering when Old Gold was going to come back from its comeback. This time around there’s work by Sayre GomezRoxane Hopper, George Liebert, Amanda Ross-Ho, Justin Schaefer and Vanesa Zendejas, and it goes down this Friday, March 19th from 7-10 PM Old Gold, 3102 W Palmer Blvd.

Vanesa Zendejas, Mound Faker

Vanesa Zendejas, Mound Faker

False Anatomies @ LVL3

Objecthood and illusion. Paul KennethEaston Miller and Nozomi Rose. Saturday, March 20th from 6-10 @ LVL3, 1452 N Milwaukee Ave, 3.

Paul Kenneth, Stranger Danger

Paul Kenneth, Stranger Danger

Jason Salavon @ Tony Wight Gallery

Ten works from Jason Salavon. Opening this Saturday, March 20th from 5-8 PM @ the fresh new Tony Wight Gallery, 845 W Washington.

Jason Salavon, Old Codes

Jason Salavon, Old Codes

Music from Big Pink @ Pentagon

Two part exhibition from duo Sara Condo and Kate Ruggeri. Opens Saturday, March 20th from 7-11 PM @ Pentagon, 961 W 19th St, 1F.

Sara Condo and Kate Ruggeri

Sara Condo and Kate Ruggeri

BLUENESS @ BEN RUSSELL

Kick off spring with blue work from Ken Fandell, , Gerard Holthuis, Jerome AcksKendrick Shackleford, and Kimberly Baker. Opens Saturday, March 20th from 6-9 PM @ BEN RUSSELL, 1716 S Morgan St, 2F.

BLUENESS

BLUENESS

Also check out the openings at Kavi Gupta and Andrew Rafacz on Saturday. See you around!