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Reading into Subtext: Between the lines at Logsdon 1909
On Friday, April 9, the sound of leather soles hitting the pavement and the booming DJ set at the Chicago Art Department created the pleasurable din that fills Halsted Street during Pilsen’s Second Fridays gallery crawl. While patrons sipped white wine out of plastic cups in some of the neighborhood’s trendier art spaces, a... »
What’s the Matter with Pilsen?: The Chicago Arts District falls on hard times as artists head south to Bridgeport
Bursting with art studios and galleries a few years ago, Pilsen’s stretch of South Halsted Street now features flyers advertising the potential of empty storefronts. Crowds continue to pack the street on the district’s monthly Second Friday event, but they find fewer open galleries and openings than in past months. A good portion of... »
Cold Comfort: A Pilsen artist couple’s surreal visions
The dark whimsy and ethereal, nightmarish quality of painter Beth Bojarski’s and sculptor Mark Winter’s works make “Don’t Get Too Comfortable” a fitting title for the couple’s first joint show in Chicago. The exhibition opens at Logsdon 1909 this Friday, November 13, as a part of Pilsen’s monthly Second Friday gallery crawl. »
Knock on Wood: “Superstition” at Logsdon 1909
Do you ever wish you could be a kid again? The world of Saturday morning cartoons, picture books, and sugary cereal in candy-colored boxes springs back to life in Jill and Gabe Lanza’s exhibition, “Superstition,” at Logsdon 1909. It might seem a little different from the childhood you remember: Mr. Lanza’s paintings and three-dimensional... »
Blank Slate: Marco Logsdon’s geometric pieces, no personal strings attached
Don’t let the enigmatic title scare you. “Tertiary White,” Marco Logsdon’s newest show at Logsdon 1909, is as accessible as hopping on the Pink Line and getting to the gallery. Geometric patterns of circles and squares form an intricate dance, soothingly colored in an earthy palette. There’s a distinct, mathematic logic to the work,... »
Recreating Paradise: “South of Eden” at Logsdon 1909 showcases the work of three Kentucky artists
The Pilsen neighborhood sometimes seems like a divine gift to Chicago: full of galleries and a constant supply of fresh, new art. Perhaps this is the artistic “Eden” that the newest exhibit at Logsdon 1909, “South of Eden,” refers to. I’m a little early for my scheduled viewing, so I peer through the glass... »
