This week’s late picks from me. For more listings, check here and here. And hey, if you’re heading to the threewalls benefit tonight, say hello and dig or bid on my painting! Rachel Niffenegger + Paul Nudd / Band of Bikers @ Western Exhibitions Friday, May 20th from 5-8PM @ Western Exhibitions, 119 N Peoria St […]
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Posted 20 May 2011
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This week’s picks on what to see this weekend. For more, see here and here. Charles Mahaffee @ LLoyd Dobler Gallery Friday, May 13th from 6-10PM @ Lloyd Dobler Gallery, 1545 W Division St, 2. Mark Grotjahn @ Shane Campbell Gallery Friday, May 13th from 6-8PM @ Shane Campbell Gallery, 673 N Milwaukee Ave. April Childers […]
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Posted 13 May 2011
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This week’s picks for what to see this weekend. As always, check here and here for more listings. Matthew Metzger @ Museum of Contemporary Art Mr. Metzger‘s been quietly kicking ass these last few years via hyper realistic 2D still lives, most recently with an exhibition titled Three specific paintings at Tony Wight Gallery. On […]
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Posted 05 May 2011
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Picks on what to see this weekend. I normally link here and here, but I want to give a special suggestion to check out OnTheMake.org’s excellent and expansive 2011 Art Fair Guide. Considering the iceberg of art going on this weekend, please accept the following as just the tip. Art Chicago / NEXT @ The Merchandise Mart […]
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Posted 28 April 2011
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This weekend is the Midway / MDW Fair, a popularly explosive art event organized by Ed Marszewski and threewalls, Roots and Culture and the Public Media Institute, happening this weekend, April 26-27th @ the The Geolofts, 3636 S. Iron Street, Chicago. Included in the list of participants are two projects of mine: the Chicago Art Review booth, featuring […]
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Posted 19 April 2011
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This week’s picks on what to see this weekend. For more, click here and or here. Group Show @ Tony Wight Artists Tamar Halpern, Jacob Kassay, Carter Mull, Valerie Snobeck, Josh Tonsfeldt and Molly Zuckerman-Hartung hide their marks. Material obfuscation and opening Friday, April 15th from 6-8PM @ Tony Wight Gallery, 845 W Washington Blvd. Joan Waltemath @ PEREGRINEPROGRAM Tight preparatory […]
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Posted 15 April 2011
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This week’s picks on what to see this weekend. For more listings (and there are many more) check here and here. Drop It Like It’s Not @ Murdertown The It’s is Sic at Murdertown, featuring artists David Leggett, Matt Nichols, and Mario Romano. Opening Friday, March 25th from 6-9PM @ Murderdown, 2351 N Milwaukee Ave, 2. SCARCITY @ […]
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Posted 25 March 2011
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This week’s picks on what to see this weekend. As always, check here and here for most listings. John Sparagana @ Corbett vs. Dempsey I’ve been a big fan of John Sparagana‘s for a few years, with a soft spot for the sweet spot he hits between intimate construction and mass-production. See what I mean […]
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Posted 17 March 2011
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This week’s late picks on what to see this weekend. For more listings, check here and here. Ben Russell @ threewalls Ben Russell. Opens this Friday, March 11th from 6-9PM @ threewalls, 119 N Peoria St, 2C. Erik Lindman @ Golden Age Erik Lindman. Opens this Friday, March 11th from 6-9PM @ Golden Age, 119 N Peoria St, […]
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Posted 11 March 2011
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This week’s picks on what to see this weekend. As always, for more listings see here and here. Ashley Hunt @ threewalls Ashley Hunt is a researcher and artist whose practice has included documentary projects on the human elements within large government institutions, social movements, and political activity, particularly in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. […]
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Posted 03 March 2011
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This week’s picks on what to see this weekend. For more of what’s happening, check out this link and this one too. New Art From New Orleans @ Western Exhibitions Stephen Collier, Brian Guidry and Rachel Jones put on sweaters and flew to Chicago for this gallery-wide group show organized by Keith Couser. Expect plenty of media […]
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Posted 25 February 2011
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This week’s picks from me. There are a few good ones I’ve had to leave out, so for a fuller view, check out listings here and here. PaintFX @ Antena Digital artists Jon Rafman, Parker Ito, Micah Schippa, Tabor Robak and John Transue are bringing their online collaborative project PaintFX to Pilsen’s Antena Gallery. I’m pretty curious how (or if) […]
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Posted 18 February 2011
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This week’s picks on what to see this weekend, slightly delayed due to weather conditions. For more listings, see here and here. Exploding Faces, Confining Spaces @ Robert Bills Contemporary Three harsh times artists show new violent work this month at Robert Bills Contemporary. The hardcore trifecta includes painter Nathan Vernau, sculpture / installation artist Steven Frost, […]
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Posted 11 February 2011
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This week’s picks on what to see this weekend, slightly delayed due to weather conditions. For more listings, see here and here. Eliza Myrie @ Applied Arts I am interested in anything involving the Manute Bol, so I will of course attend and recommend Eliza Myrie‘s Ohh Manute, which involves Bol’s obituary photograph in a […]
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Posted 04 February 2011
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This week’s picks on what to see this weekend. There are a lot of shows I’m having to leave off, so be sure to click here and here for more listings. Peter Saul & Brian Calvin @ Corbett vs. Dempsey Noble Square gallery Corbett vs. Dempsey opens a new show this weekend featuring old, new, […]
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Posted 27 January 2011
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This week’s picks on what to see this weekend. For more listings, check here and here. Dan Gunn & Michelle Grabner @ moniquemeloche This week moniquemeloche gallery is kicking off its four-part Winter Experiment interview series this weekend with a conversation between artist Dan Gunn and artist etc Michelle Grabner. I’m a big fan of both artists, so […]
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Posted 20 January 2011
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Apparently everything’s happening this weekend. The following list is in no way a complete view, just some of the shows I’m planning to catch; for everything else, check out here and here. Nicholas Knight @ 65Grand Photographer Nicholas Knight is show as art some photos taken of photos being taken of art, throwing in enough appreciated recursion to […]
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Posted 13 January 2011
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This week’s picks on what to see this weekend. As always, check here and here for more. Michael Krueger, Deborah Baker, & Dominic Paul Moore @ Packer Schopf West Loop gallery Packer Schopf (rhymes with shuvopfh) hosts three solos this Friday night: colored pencilist Michael Krueger; embroideress Deborah Baker; and abstract painter Dominic Paul Moore, also […]
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Posted 06 January 2011
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This week’s picks for what to see this weekend. As always, make sure to check more listings here and here. Mike Andrews @ GOLDEN Fiber artist Mike Andrews splits his look this month between an exhibition of new tapestry work at Lakeview gallery GOLDEN’s main space and a massive sculpture at their nearby auxiliary space. […]
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Posted 16 December 2010
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Crunch time version of this week’s what to see this weekend! For more, check out this link and this one too. Infoporn @ Co-Prosperity Sphere It has been a minute since I’ve highlit something down at CPS, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been failing to report on a lot of good stuff, such as […]
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Posted 09 December 2010
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