Monthly Archives November 2010

Seven Artists of the Week – the news

This week’s picks from me. Happy thanksgiving! shock us and we’ll  rock

Weekend Preview – about sixty years ago

This week’s picks on what to see this weekend. Be sure to check out other listings here and here, because there are a lot of really nice openings and shows going up this weekend and for some reason I’m not listing all of them. Deb Sokolow @ Western Exhibitions Deb Sokolow, one of my favorite artists […]

Seven Artists of the Week – the speed of time

This week’s artists of the week from me. http://javaboutique.internet.com/Lake/

Weekend Preview – there is no i in illiteracy

This week’s picks on what to see this weekend. Once again and as always, there are more things going on that listed here, so check out broader listings here and here. Ray Yoshida @ Sullivan Galleries A good case could be made that Ray Yoshida was Chicago’s most important artist, having effected the practice of […]

Seven Artists of the Week – with your ghost,

This week’s picks from guest week-picker Erik Wenzel. Check out the closing events for his show, Live A Little, Live Ennui, this week at the Harold Washington College President’s Gallery, 30 E Lake St, Room 1105, with Marilyn Volkman‘s presentation tonight, Wednesday, November 10th at 5:30PM, and Ethan Breckenridge‘s presentation tomorrow, Thursday, November 11th at 6:30PM. the […]

Weekend Preview – HB

This week’s picks on what to see this weekend. I almost always run into more shows than I can feature here, but this weekend seems especially loaded with great-sounding shows, so be sure to check out other listings here and here. Things to be Next To @ threewalls Kate Hackman and Shannon Stratton are bringing […]

Seven Artists of the Week – from the collection

This week’s picks from me. snake election

Interview – Michael T. Rea

It’s always nice to see successful art that is also instantly approachable, and Chicago sculptor Michael T. Rea makes the kind of art. If you’ve been to the last two NEXT fairs at the Merchandise Mart, you’ve probably seen some of his work; and if not, then certainly at Western Exhibition’s The Power of Selection, part 1. Rea’s […]

Karl Haendel @ Tony Wight Gallery

Karl Haendel has a CV peppered with prestige – he has shown in excellent spaces and biennials, won excellent awards, and has work in the public collections of MoMA, MoCA, and Guggenheim to name a few. If the bounce toward of tight graphite appropriation and reproduction in high art wanted a figurehead, Haendel would make a […]