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The Right Perspective
Christian Saucedo bikes around Chicago, through residential neighborhoods and industrial overpasses. Equipped with masking tape and an eye for surfaces, he placates the police officers that question his motives. His canvasses are ceilings, floors, and walls; his tools are tape and a command of perspective. »
Drone On
If I had to choose only one gallery to recommend from the 41st Annual East Pilsen Artists’ Open House, it would be Bryan Sperry’s. At first glance, Sperry seems like an unlikely poster-child for contemporary art. »
Where art meets life
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... »
The Gathering: The Exponential celebrates the release of their first album
Chicago-based music collective the Exponential is set to celebrate the release of their first album, “Encuentro,” at Pilsen’s locally renowned Chicago Art Department. The evening will be an intimate gathering of both friends and strangers to Chicago’s ever-expanding experimental music scene, as the gallery’s atmosphere has the feel of a DIY space—so common to... »
In “Control”: Jen Rosenthal’s monastic works calm the chaos of modern culture
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... »
Gallery of the Damned: The Chicago Art Department brings deceased artists back from the beyond
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. »
State of the Art: Why art matters, from the people who live it
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. »
