Lines are being blurred in the Chicago art scene. As demonstrated by last Saturday’s Artist Run Spaces Tour, organized by the Hyde Park Art Center, the divisions between artist and curator, studio and gallery, office and home really aren’t so defined after all. The Artist Run Spaces Tour represents HPAC’s contribution to the year-long Studio Chicago project, a collaborative project that seeks to celebrate methods and places of artistic production. Read the rest of this entry »
A salon performance by the Exponential (courtesy of Giovazkie Perez and Brian Murray)
From the series "Control" by Jen Rosenthal; courtesy of the artist
The short-lived sand paintings of Tibetan monks are as ritualistic as they are aesthetic. Requiring days of concentration and effort, the paintings are destroyed in a matter of minutes. Their value depends essentially on faith. For the Chicago artist Jen Rosenthal, faith meant overcoming the fear that she would never be able “to say the words out loud: ‘I’m an artist.’” With ink and thread, she’s found a method to pursue her interest in forms and meaning. Her show “Control” opens this weekend at the Chicago Art Department collective gallery in Pilsen. Read the rest of this entry »
So, another review glowing polysyllabically over some obscure gallery opening in Pilsen probably won’t turn too many heads. I don’t care; the Chicago Art Department’s new show, “Night of the Living Artist,” deserves every bit of overarticulated praise coming its way. Read the rest of this entry »
We asked some leading lights of the South Side art scene: Why does art matter? What is the social relevance of art? Why do we need it on the South Side? What follows are their responses. Read the rest of this entry »
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