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Posted: (7138) 2008-10-07 08:22:22
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Exhibitor: (305) Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago
Event for: Friday, October 10, 2008

Displacement: China/Chicago Friday, October 10, 12 pm

Learn about the Three Gorges Dam and the Chicago Housing Authority's Plan for Transformation during this lunch-hour discussion that looks at displaced communities in China and Chicago. With Deirdre Chetham, Executive Director of the Harvard University Asia Center, Jaime Kalven, a Chicago-based writer and human rights advocate, and Janet Smith, Associate Professor of Urban Planning and Policy at the University of Illinois, Chicago.

For more information, visit http://smartmuseum.uchicago.edu/displacement

Free but reservations are required, as space is limited. To RSVP, e-mail kristypeterson@uchicago.edu. Presented in collaboration with the Chicago Studies Project at the University of Chicago.

Posted: (7133) 2008-10-07 07:34:36
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Exhibitor: (45) Donald Young Gallery
Event for: Friday, October 10, 2008

Donald Young Gallery is pleased to present:

RODNEY GRAHAM October 10 - November 14, 2008

Reception for the Artist, Friday, October 10, 5:00-7:30 pm

For more details, please contact Emily Letourneau at 312.455.0100 or gallery@donaldyoung.com

Posted: (7131) 2008-10-07 05:36:18
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Exhibitor: (304) Finestra Art Space
Event for: Friday, October 10, 2008

Perhaps you heard it reviewed last Friday on WBEZ - Chicago Public Radio! So now come see it in person.

Our October exhibition continues our 2008 curatorial series - Visual Research: Varieties of Creative Experience. "Grandpa's Garden" is an installation by Catherine Keebler researching her hypothesis that viewing her childhood memories will generate similar pleasant memories of the viewer's childhood. The show runs October 3 - 30, with an opening reception this Friday, October 10th, 5-9PM. Gallery hours are Fridays & Saturdays, 2-6PM and by appointment.

The opening reception is a part of "Second Fridays at the Fine Arts Building" when all of the building's galleries are open, along with many artists' studios, musicians' studios, our resident theatre company and a Jazz Salon. So come for our reception and stay for the rest!

Posted: (7127) 2008-10-06 14:39:22
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Exhibitor: (366) antena
Event for: Friday, October 10, 2008

Spire Reloaded: Patrick Lichty

Opening Friday October 10, 2008 from 6pm-10pm october 10 - november 8

"For a long time, I have been fascinated with "obsolete spaces", or places that have fallen into disuse or been destroyed for the same reason. This includes the Hulett Ore Loaders near Cleveland, the Adak Naval base in Alaska, and now the recently dismantled Berwyn Spire. These represent the loss of certain parts of American identity in a society that is obsessed with the "new". For this series, I documented the piece in the last year of its existence, and also made an interpretation of it in the 3D online world, Second Life. I did this as I feel that the Spire only exists in memory and our cultural databanks now, and I felt that by having a virtual version to contrast with the actual one was a fitting tribute to this iconic piece of Americana."

Posted: (7125) 2008-10-06 11:15:34
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Exhibitor: (267) Art Dealers Association of Chicago
Event for: Saturday, October 11, 2008

Starbucks Saturday Gallery Tour Free - guided tour of 4 galleries in the River North district

11 AM - 12:30 PM; 750 N. Franklin St. Meet inside the Starbucks at the corner of Chicago & Franklin

This week a representative from Ann Nathan Gallery will lead the tour to: Habatat Galleries, Carl Hammer Gallery, Roy Boyd Gallery and Ann Nathan Gallery.

Tours are free and run every weekend of the year, except for major holiday weekends. No reservations are required. Visit www.chicagoartdealers.org for updates and information about our West Loop tours - next tour Oct. 25.

Posted: (7124) 2008-10-06 09:57:48
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Exhibitor: (214) The Renaissance Society
Event for: Tuesday, October 7, 2008

The Renaissance Society Presents a Lecture on Tuesday, October 7, 6:00 pm Alma Guillermoprieto: "The New Narcocultura: A Talk About Mexico"

The author of three books and recipient of numerous awards, Guillermoprieto has written about Latin America for more than 20 years. She is a frequent contributor to The New York Review of Books and The New Yorker. Organized by the Center for Latin American Studies and co-sponsored by the Katz Center for Mexican Studies. Sponsorship provided by the Tinker Visiting Professor endowment at the University of Chicago. This event will take place in Social Sciences room 122 (1126 E. 59th St.) FREE

Posted: (7123) 2008-10-04 11:52:18
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Exhibitor: (328) Thomas Robertello Gallery
Event for: Friday, October 10, 2008

STATE OF THE UNION - John Delk, Noelle Mason, Conor McGrady October 10 through November 15 Opening reception Friday October 10, 6:00 - 9:00

Posted: (7122) 2008-10-03 15:13:32
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Exhibitor: (73) Hyde Park Art Center
Event for: Friday, October 3, 2008

Artists' Talks at the Hyde Park Art Center - FREE! Monday, Oct. 6 Join us Monday, Oct. 6 at 6pm for Talking Point featuring Sze Lin Pang. This unconventional series of discussions reinvents the artist talk, built around dialogue and conversation amongst all participants rather than lectures or panels.

On Tuesday, Oct. 7 learn about the participatory sculpture and sound installation "Strings" from the artist Monica Herrera in Art Thing. Enjoy wine, cheese and mingling from 4 - 5 pm! "Strings" runs through Oct 12.

And finally, Saturday, Oct. 11 at 6 pm HPAC will host artists Mark Herald and Daniel Sauter discussing their software-based artwork "The Emergence Project" to be featured on the Jackman Goldwasser Catwalk Gallery at HPAC from Oct. 11 - December 30. This event is held in conjunction with the Chicago Humanities Festival www.chfestival.org or 312-494-9509.

Posted: (7121) 2008-10-03 14:36:08
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Exhibitor: (334) Gene Siskel Film Center
Event for: Friday, October 3, 2008

October 3-9--Chicago premiere runs of "Louise Bourgeois: The Spider, The Mistress and Tangerine" & "A Man Named Pearl"

In "Louise Bourgeois"--its subject, peppery, breathtakingly prolific 96-year-old sculptor Bourgeois--commands the screen. Included are gripping tales of her traumatic childhood which became fodder for her art, including the trademark monumental spider inspired by her imperious mother.

Called "as much a portrait of a small Southern town as of an unassuming black folk artist" by The New York Times, "A Man Named Pearl" centers on the monumental, abstract, wildly undulating topiary art of self-taught horticulturist Pearl Fryar which have made him world famous and put his struggling South Carolina town on the map.

Visit our Web site for more details, showtimes, and special discounts.

Posted: (7117) 2008-10-02 16:42:14
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Exhibitor: (193) Function+Art
Event for: Saturday, October 4, 2008

In conjunction with Chicago Artist's Month, PRISM Contemporary Glass will be featuring blown glass by MICHAEL ANGELO MENCONI during the Fulton Arts Walk in the West Loop.

October 4 & 5, 2008 Fulton Arts Walk noon to 5 p.m.

PRISM Contemporary Glass 1048 W Fulton Market Chicago, IL 60607 p: 312-243-4885 e: renee@prismcontemporary.com w: www.explorefultonmarket.com & functionart.com

Posted: (7116) 2008-10-02 10:28:50
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Exhibitor: (225) Packer Schopf Gallery
Event for: Saturday, October 4, 2008

Gallery walk in the Fulton Market area, this Sat and Sun...which is part of Chicago Artist's Month. 19 galleries are taking part.... We have a talk each day.... At 2 PM on Saturday with Michael Dinges and again at 2 PM on Sunday with Steven Carrelli. The address is 942 W. Lake street which is our permanent gallery location. Also, we are presenting a show at one of our artist's studios.

Ann Worthing Studio Show 1770 West Berteau at Ravenswood. (4200 North) Chicago IL 60613 My cell for any questions. 773 458 3150

Event times and dates... Friday October 3rd, 5 - 8 PM Artist's Reception Saturday October 4th, 12 Noon to 5 PM Sunday October 5th, 12 Noon to 5 PM

Posted: (7113) 2008-10-02 07:09:56
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Exhibitor: (313) rowlandcontemporary
Event for: Saturday, October 4, 2008

- - - - - - - - - - The Franks + Fulton Arts Walk

This Weekend - Saturday/Sunday, October 4th/5th - - - - - - - - - -

This Saturday join The Franks in the gallery as they give a discussion of their exciting exhibition "An Improbable Coincidence of Wants", from 1-3pm. This exhibition is also reviewed in the current issue of Time Out.

The Franks gallery talk also coincides with this year's annual Fulton Arts Walk which takes place both Saturday and Sunday, October 4th and 5th from 12-5pm. The galleries and studios in the Fulton Arts District of the West Loop will be open both days.

Come visit us this on what is promising to be a beautiful Fall weekend!

Posted: (7108) 2008-10-01 10:04:08
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Exhibitor: (31) Gallery 400 UIC
Event for: Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Voices Lecture Series event:

Erkki Huhtamo, Media Archaeologist, 5pm

Huhtamo works as writer, researcher, lecturer and curator in the field of audiovisual media culture. He is a pioneer in the burgeoning field of media archaeology, a project for excavating "forgotten, neglected or suppressed media-cultural phenomena" in order to develop a new history of media. Huhtamo teaches in the Design and Media Arts Department of UCLA. He has been a member of many media festival juries and organization committees worldwide, including ISEA 2004, the ICC Biennale (Tokyo), The Interactive Media Festival (Los Angeles), and the online exhibition Portraits in Cyberspace (The MIT Media Lab).

Posted: (7104) 2008-10-01 08:20:21
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Exhibitor: (362) Visiting Artists Program
Event for: Tuesday, October 7, 2008

The Visiting Artists Program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago presents:

HYBRID REALITIES LECTURE SERIES PATRICK ROSENKRANZ OCTOBER 7 Tuesday 6pm SAIC Auditorium, 280 S. Columbus Drive

Patrick Rosenkranz is a comix historian and the author of "Rebel Visions: The Underground Comix Revolution 1963-1975" published by Fantagraphics. Rosenkranz has spent over 30 years researching this book and acquiring the cooperation of every significant underground cartoonist who worked throughout this period, including R. Crumb, Gilbert (Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers) Shelton, Bill (Zippy) Griffith, Art (Maus) Spiegelman, Jack Jackson, S. Clay Wilson, Robert Williams, and many more.

Posted: (7102) 2008-09-30 09:39:42
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Exhibitor: (214) The Renaissance Society
Event for: Thursday, October 2, 2008

Two concerts sponsored by The Renaissance Society:

Thursday, October 2, 8:00pm Bradley Brickner, clarinet James Falzone, clarinet Tomeka Reid, cello

Saturday, October 4, 8:00 pm Polwechsel Burkhard Beins, drums, percussion Martin Brandlmayr, drums, percussion Werner Dafeldecker, double bass Michael Moser, cello & computer

Both concerts will take place in Bond Chapel, 1025 E. 58th St. (One building east of Cobb Hall on the main quadrangle of the University). FREE

Posted: (7101) 2008-09-29 11:47:25
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Exhibitor: (267) Art Dealers Association of Chicago
Event for: Saturday, October 4, 2008

Starbucks Saturday Gallery Tour Free - guided tour of 4 galleries in the River North district

11 AM - 12:30 PM; 750 N. Franklin St. Meet inside the Starbucks at the corner of Chicago & Franklin

This week a representative from Perimeter Gallery will lead the tour to: Byron Roche Gallery, Andrew Bae Gallery, Catherine Edelman Gallery and Perimeter Gallery.

Tours are free and run every weekend of the year, except for major holiday weekends. No reservations are required. Visit www.chicagoartdealers.org for updates and information about our West Loop tours. Next West Loop tour Oct. 25.

Posted: (7100) 2008-09-25 16:43:04
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Exhibitor: (352) Caro d\'Offay Gallery
Event for: Friday, October 10, 2008

Opening reception for "LUMETYPE: Objects and Their Prints", from 6 to 10 pm. Ordinary objects are converted into light-emitting plates and physically pressed against photo paper to produce Lumetype prints. In this new sandwiching system of light, the proximity between entities expresses a dialogue between medium and subject rather than a statement. Innovated by gallery director and curator Caro d'Offay, this contemporary printmaking process is the cross-discipline of traditional photography and press-printing. Patented in 2004, Lumetype also works to provide a low-tech and affordable alternative to teaching introductory photography and press-printing in schools with a focus on encouraging thought about perception and perspective. The nature of Lumetype to create a snowballing effect of innovation to breed innovation has created endless techniques evident in the prints produced by the 12 artists in this 2008 exhibit. The philosophy behind Lumetype is echoed in d'Offay's curatorial sensibilities to assert evolving, visual models of perspective shifts rather than defining a particular perspective.

Posted: (7097) 2008-09-25 13:35:15
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Exhibitor: (156) A+D Gallery
Event for: Friday, October 3, 2008

Opening reception for Off the Beaten Road! 5-8pm, with live drawing/ installation by NYC based Jeff Gabel

Off the Beaten Road Curated by Julianna Cuevas and Megan Ross

Off the Beaten Road presents a 21st Century examination of the themes of Jack Kerouac's seminal novel, "On the Road." Through sound, installation, performance, video and fine art, Off the Beaten Road will take the audience on a journey through stories both personal and public, mundane and sublime. Artists include Jeff Gabel, Diana Guerrero-Macia, Industry of the Ordinary, Jason Lazarus, Greg Stimac, Dylan Strzynski, and selections from Third Coast International Audio Festival. This exhibition is a part of the Columbia College Chicago wide celebration of the Beats, featuring the original scroll of "On the Road"

Posted: (7093) 2008-09-25 11:33:32
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Exhibitor: (305) Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago
Event for: Thursday, October 2, 2008

Displacement: The Three Gorges Dam and Contemporary Chinese Art Opening Reception with Lecture by Wu Hung Thursday, October 2, 5:30-7:30 pm

The Three Gorges Dam on the Yangzi River in China is a massive project entwined in controversy. This exhibition presents work that four leading contemporary Chinese artists -- Chen Qiulin, Yun-Fei Ji, Liu Xiaodong, and Zhuang Hui -- have created in response to the dam. Despite differences in backgrounds, these artists have engaged with the theme of displacement, responding to the movement of people, the demolition of old towns and construction of new cities, and the astonishing changes the project is bringing to the local landscape.

On October 2, join us for the opening of Displacement and learn more about the exhibition and artists during an introductory lecture by Wu Hung. Learn more at http://smartmuseum.uchicago.edu/displacement.

Posted: (7088) 2008-09-25 09:00:04
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Exhibitor: (242) Beacon Street Gallery & Performance Co.
Event for: Saturday, September 27, 2008

A performance by Najwa Dance Corps will kick off the dedication of Graeme Stewart Elementary School's Campus Park in Uptown. Stewart students, families, Mayor Richard Daley, CPS CEO Arne Duncan, Alderman Helen Schiller, Principal Ms. Juliet Rempa, and former Principal Ms. Patricia Turner will cut the ribbon on this new gathering place for our community.

TIME: 9:30am LOCATION: Stewart Elementary School, 4525 N. Kenmore Ave (intersection of Broadway and Kenmore in Uptown.

Performance program coordinated by Beacon Street Gallery and Theatre.

Posted: (7086) 2008-09-24 09:04:45
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Exhibitor: (31) Gallery 400 UIC
Event for: Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Lin + Lam Photographers/Filmmakers 5pm, Admission is free

Working primarily in film and photography, Lin + Lam create research-based projects to examine how individual and national subjectivities are mediated and defined. They pose their current project, Unidentified Vietnam, as a dialogue with time, with history, and the viewer. Together, they are concerned with the unique capacity for film to demonstrate time, emphasizing the direct communal experience of cinematic viewing in contrast to mediation of a prior situation.

The duo has shown its work internationally at venues including the Taiwan International Documentary Film Festival, the Museum of Modern Art, NY, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions.

Posted: (7084) 2008-09-23 13:22:52
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Exhibitor: (296) Spertus Museum
Event for: Thursday, September 25, 2008

Exhibition Opening-September 25, free admission 5:30-8 pm TWISTED INTO RECOGNITION CLICHES OF JEWS AND OTHERS September 26, 2008-January 18, 2009 Twisted Into Recognition: Clichés of Jews and Others is about the stereotypical ways images and objects are seen, perceived, and compartmentalized. Stereotypes and clichés are an integral part of our perception, shaping our image of ourselves and others as well as our sense of group. Through their simplification, these characterizations and classifications can help us to overcome our fear of the unknown, but at the same time, provide a breeding ground for racist ideologies. This multimedia exhibition was organized by The Jewish Museum Berlin and The Jewish Museum Vienna.

Posted: (7083) 2008-09-23 09:54:46
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Exhibitor: (267) Art Dealers Association of Chicago
Event for: Saturday, September 27, 2008

Starbucks Saturday Gallery Tour Free - guided tour of 4 galleries in the River North district

11 AM - 12:30 PM; 750 N. Franklin St. Meet inside the Starbucks at the corner of Chicago & Franklin

This week a representative from Perimeter Gallerly will lead the tour to: Stephen Daiter Gallery, Printworks Gallery, Carl Hammer Gallery and Perimeter Gallery.

Tours are free and run every weekend of the year, except for major holiday weekends. No reservations are required. Visit www.chicagoartdealers.org - to learn about WEST LOOP TOUR SAT. 27 1:30-3:00PM

Posted: (7082) 2008-09-23 09:07:55
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Exhibitor: (301) Thomas McCormick Gallery
Event for: Saturday, September 27, 2008

Saturday Gallery Tour *A free guided tour of 4 galleries in the West Loop gallery district*

1:30pm-3:00pm; 1001 W. Madison Ave. Meet inside the Starbucks at the corner of W. Madison and N. Morgan St.

A representative from McCormick gallery will lead the tour to: Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Walsh Gallery, Carrie Secrist Gallery and McCormick Gallery.

Tours are free and no reservations required. Visit www.chicagoartdealers.org for further tour information and other news and events.

Posted: (7081) 2008-09-23 08:15:47
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Exhibitor: (367) Walsh Gallery
Event for: Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Saturday Gallery Tour

*A free guided tour of 4 galleries in the West Loop gallery district*

1:30pm-3:00pm; 1001 W. Madison Ave. Meet inside the Starbucks at the corner of W. Madison and N. Morgan St.

A representative from McCormick Gallery will lead the tour to:

Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Walsh Gallery, Carrie Secrist Gallery and McCormick Gallery.

Tours are free and no reservations required. Visit www.chicagoartdealers.org for further tour information and other news and events.

Posted: (7080) 2008-09-22 11:55:12
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Exhibitor: (214) The Renaissance Society
Event for: Sunday, September 28, 2008

The Renaissance Society presents Francis Al˙s Opening reception on Sunday September 28, from 4 to 7 pm, with a talk with the artist from 5 to 6 pm in Cobb Hall 307

The Renaissance Society will present an exhibition of Mexico City-based artist Francis Al˙s. Using diverse media, Al˙s' work frequently addresses Latin America's recurrent social, economic, and political troubles. Al˙s' Renaissance Society exhibition features two works installed in an ambitious two-story exhibition-design by the artist. "Politics of Rehearsal," 2005-2007, is a thirty-minute video made with frequent collaborators, Rafael Ortega and Cuauhtémoc Medina, and "Bolero (Shoe Shine Blues)," 1999-2007, is an installation featuring a short animation and over five hundred of its attendant working drawings.

Posted: (7079) 2008-09-22 08:41:53
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Exhibitor: (73) Hyde Park Art Center
Event for: Sunday, September 28, 2008

Chicago Artists Month Opening Celebration at HPAC Sunday, September 28, 2-5pm, FREE

"Bunjin: A Celebration of Spirit and Soul" at HPAC kicks off Chicago Artists Month 2008 organized by the City of Chicago. Enjoy a mix of exhibitions and free performances including a concert by the Black Monks of Mississippi, portrait drawings by Dale Washington, and Butoh dance by Nicole LeGette. Drinks and Asian food will be provided. Don't miss the closing day of ARE WE THERE YET? curated by Dawoud Bey!

Saturday, Sept. 27, 3-5:30 pm HPAC hosts free outdoor concerts by Fred Anderson, Corey Wilkes and Kahil El'Zabar as part of the 2nd Annual Hyde Park Jazz Festival: 14 hrs. of jazz at locations all over Hyde Park! In Boston? Check out Juan Angel Chavez'"Speaker Project" at Massachusetts College of Art. Exhibited at HPAC in 2007, the show will run at MassArt from September 23 - November 22.

Posted: (7075) 2008-09-22 08:11:27
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Exhibitor: (143) Gahlberg Gallery
Event for: Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Gahlberg Gallery/McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage

ARTIST TALK: PAUL NUDD

Chicago artist, Paul Nudd will talk about his work Wednesday, September 24, 10 am in the McAninch Arts Center's Studio Theater (AC 116). Nudd currently has six large paintings on display in the Arts Center Lobby. Nudd also makes drawings, videos, paintings, zines, and guest curates exhibitions.

This event is free and open to the public.

Posted: (7072) 2008-09-19 16:22:25
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Exhibitor: (55) Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art
Event for: Friday, September 26, 2008

"The Artist at War: John Swope and the History of War Photography" Friday, September 26 at 5:30 pm

Hollywood photographer John Swope traveled to Japan with the American Navy at the end of World War II to document the release of Allied prisoners of war. Swope's journey took him into contact with ordinary Japanese civilians and the country's battle-scarred landscapes, which he also captured in poetic imagery. Carolyn Peter, curator of the exhibition "A Letter from Japan: The Photographs of John Swope" and director of the Laband Art Gallery, Loyola Marymount University, discusses John Swope's work in the context of war documentation.

"A Letter from Japan" is on exhibition now through November 30.

Posted: (7070) 2008-09-19 08:54:09
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Exhibitor: (31) Gallery 400 UIC
Event for: Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Casey Caplowe Creative Director/Co-founder, GOOD 1st Floor Lecture Room. 5:00pm. Free Admission.

Los Angeles-based Caplowe is the creative director and co-founder of GOOD, a company focused on bringing together people, businesses and organizations pushing the world forward. GOOD launched with its magazine in fall of 2006. The magazine was named one of the hottest magazine launches of 2006 by Media Industry Newsletter and Mr. Magazine. GOOD was also nominated for two national magazine awards this year, including one for Overall Design. Now, GOOD is building on the successes of the magazine to expand the company and community through the platforms of web, video, and live events.

Posted: (7067) 2008-09-18 17:09:41
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Exhibitor: (193) Function+Art
Event for: Saturday, October 4, 2008

RENEE ROBBINS "Metaphoric Landscapes" Reception / Artist Demonstration during the neighborhood Fulton Arts Walk - noon to 5 October 4 & 5, 2008 live painting, Q&A from: 2 - 4 p.m. Chicago artist Renee Robbins uses vivid colors, rhythmic lines, and meticulous textures to create a landscape of mind, a metaphor for how our exterior and interior selves come together. Hybrid forms - created through layers of acrylic paint such as thin washes, transparent glazes, sculptural modeling paste, and gel mediums - seem to suggest complexities within the human mind. Integrated with the paint are different materials such as string, paper, sand, fabric, and lace, which create focal points and transitions between interior and exterior notions.

Posted: (7062) 2008-09-16 08:52:40
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Exhibitor: (96) The Museum of Contemporary Photography
Event for: Friday, September 19, 2008

CURATORS' TOUR with Rod Slemmons and Corinne Rose 12pm at MoCP

Please join Rod Slemmons, Director, and Corinne Rose, Manager of Education, for a tour of the exhibitions on view:

On the Road: Dave Anderson: Rough Beauty Farm Security Administration Dorothea Lange

Posted: (7059) 2008-09-15 22:12:43
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Exhibitor: (58) Columbia College Photography Department
Event for: Thursday, September 18, 2008

NOTED PHOTOGRAPHER ALESSANDRA SANGUINETTI TO LECTURE AT COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18th AT 6:30 PM The Photography Department of Columbia College Chicago announces its first Lecture in Photography for the Fall 2008 semester. Noted photographer ALESSANDRA SAGUINETTI will give a lecture on her work this Thursday, September 18th in the Ferguson Lecture Hall, 600 South Michigan Avenue, on the first floor. The lecture is at 6:30 PM and admission is FREE to the general public. Alessandra Sanguinetti was born in New York City and currently lives and works in both Buenos Aires and New York City. Her work has been exhibited extensively, including a solo show at the Museum of Modern Art, Buenos Aires, and is in several collections including the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the International Center of Photography, New York. She has been awarded numerous grants and prizes, including the Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship. She is represented by Yossi Milo Gallery in New York.

Posted: (7055) 2008-09-15 18:46:51
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Exhibitor: (362) Visiting Artists Program
Event for: Tuesday, September 23, 2008

The Visiting Artists Program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago presents:

HYBRID REALITIES LECTURE SERIES ALISON BECHDEL SEPTEMBER 23 Tuesday 6pm SAIC Auditorium, 280 S. Columbus Drive

Alison Bechdel, author of the critically acclaimed Fun Home (called "one of the very best graphic novels ever" in Booklist) and of the syndicated comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For (DTWOF), has become a cultural institution for lesbians and discerning non-lesbians around the world. At the podium, Bechdel redefines race and gender roles while taking aim at some of the most controversial topics of the day. www.dykestowatchoutfor.com

Posted: (7054) 2008-09-15 12:29:03
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Exhibitor: (267) Art Dealers Association of Chicago
Event for: Saturday, September 20, 2008

Starbucks Saturday Gallery Tour Free - guided tour of 4 galleries - River North district

11 AM - 12:30 PM; 750 N. Franklin St. Meet inside the Starbucks at the corner of Chicago & Franklin

This week a representative from Schneider Gallery will lead the tour to: Ann Nathan Gallery, Maya Polsky Gallery, Melanee Cooper Gallery and Schneider Gallery.

Tours are free and run every weekend of the year, except for major holiday weekends. No reservations are required. Visit www.chicagoartdealers.org for updates and information about our Sept. 27 West Loop gallery district tour.

Posted: (7053) 2008-09-12 15:37:20
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Exhibitor: (31) Gallery 400 UIC
Event for: Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Jan Jagodzinski Voices Lecture, 5 pm

Educator and artist Jan Jagodzinski's work strives to re-imagine educational models in the face of ever-proliferating technological interfaces in order to find a new foundation for visual arts education. At Gallery 400, Jagodzinski presents a lecture titled, "The Ruins of Representation: The Challenge of Art and its Education."

He is a Professor in the Department of Secondary Education, University of Alberta. He is involved with the Association for Psychoanalysis of Culture & Society and the Journal of Lacanian Studies and is editor of the Journal of Social Theory in Art Education.

Posted: (7049) 2008-09-11 14:11:01
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Exhibitor: (315) ARTExhibionLink.com
Event for: Friday, September 12, 2008

ARTexhibitionLink's GALLERY UNO is participating in the Second Friday Event at the FAB Building with the Artist Reception of Jennifer Towner who is currently having a Solo Show at the gallery on celebrity culture: 'I Heart Ann' - follow one woman's desire to become famous without spending lot of money. Text and images of the show on www.artexhibitionlink.com

During:September 1 - September 30, 2008 Gallery hours: Fridays and Saturdays 2 - 6 pm and by appointment Artist Reception: Friday Sept. 12th, 4.30 - 9.30 pm Tel/Info 206 276 8182

Posted: (7046) 2008-09-11 07:43:31
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Exhibitor: (365) Estudiotres
Event for: Saturday, September 13, 2008

Estudiotres is very proud to open its fall 2008 season with "Playlist: George Liebert and Doug Huston". George and Doug are colleagues and friends. They work together, they play together. Veteran, multimedia image makers who between them incorporate photography, digital printing, traditional printmaking methods, drawing, and painting, they share among other things, a love of experimentation, nature, and music. "Playlist" celebrates their productive friendship and considers ways in which artists can embrace the increasing prevalence of digital technology without abandoning the materials or methods of their traditional roots.

An exhibition catalog with an essay by Sally Alatalo will be available.

There will be an opening reception on Saturday, September 13, 6-9pm. The show runs through October 24, 2008.

Posted: (7043) 2008-09-10 16:10:20
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Exhibitor: (193) Function+Art
Event for: Saturday, October 4, 2008

FULTON ARTS WALK! One weekend only, October 4 & 5, 2008 Join us for 2 exciting afternoons - from 12 am to 5 pm - touring the galleries and artists' studios of the ever-surprising Fulton Market District!(Fulton and Lake Streets between Halsted and Ashland)

Immerse yourself in our world of paintings, sculpture, photography, design ... and let's not forget the performing arts! Multiple venues will feature gallery talks, panel discussions, demonstrations, and artists' painting LIVE in the galleries!

www.fultonartswalk.com

Posted: (7042) 2008-09-10 12:05:48
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Exhibitor: (272) Old Town Art Center
Event for: Sunday, September 14, 2008

Old Town Art Center is proud to present an exhibition from the Chicago Society of Artists. The Society is a long term affiliation of local artists. More than thirty artists are showing vibrant works in watercolor, oil, acrylic, printmaking, and drawing.

Reception will be Sunday, September 14, 2-4 pm at the Triangle Center (one block west of Wells and three blocks north of North Ave.). Refreshments will be served. Everyone is welcome. The show will run through September 28.

Posted: (7041) 2008-09-09 11:36:43
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Exhibitor: (242) Beacon Street Gallery & Performance Co.
Event for: Friday, September 12, 2008

25th Year Anniversary Celebration

In suite 733, our annex gallery, artists, students, and poets will exhibit work from past shows at Beacon Street. These artists have gone on to make a significant impact in the art world, community education, and folk and ethnic arts. Work by Shannon Coogan, Carlos Cortez, Susan F. Field, Conrad Freiburg, Sonja Henderson, Huichol Indians, Ian Muirhead, Patricia Murphy, Dale Osterle, Eugene Pine, Judith Roth, James Spurgeon (Nerd), and Margy Stover.

Exhibit opens Friday, September 12 and will be up through December 12. Reception October 10, 5-8pm. Come celebrate with us!

Posted: (7040) 2008-09-09 08:43:02
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Exhibitor: (267) Art Dealers Association of Chicago
Event for: Saturday, September 13, 2008

Starbucks Saturday Gallery Tour Free - guided tour of 4 galleries in the River North gallery district

11 AM - 12:30 PM; 750 N. Franklin St. Meet inside the Starbucks at the corner of Chicago & Franklin

This week a representative from Roy Boyd Gallery will lead the tour to: Byron Roche Gallery, Catherine Edelman Gallery, Jean Albano Gallery and Roy Boyd Gallery.

Tours are free and run every weekend of the year, except for major holiday weekends. No reservations are required.

Visit www.chicagoartdealers.org for updates and information about our West Loop tours. Next West Loop tour Sept. 27.

Posted: (7036) 2008-09-09 08:39:45
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Exhibitor: (61) Betty Rymer Gallery
Event for: Thursday, September 11, 2008

"RAZKUACHE" Artists' discussion

Thursday, September 11 at 6 p.m. in the Betty Rymer Gallery

Please join us for this conversation with select artists from the RAZKUACHE exhibition. Participants include: Patricia Acosta, Ricardo Santos Hernández, Marcos Raya, Gabriel Villa and special guest Dr. Victor Sorell, University Distinguished Professor of Art and Associate Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences at Chicago State University.

"RAZKUACHE" continues on view at the Rymer Gallery through October 3. This exhibition is curated by Marcos Raya and is supported, in part, by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.

Posted: (7031) 2008-09-09 07:45:43
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Exhibitor: (201) Chicago Cultural Center
Event for: Thursday, September 11, 2008

GALLERY TALK Life as a Legend: Marilyn Monroe Thursday, September 11, 12:15 pm Exhibit Hall/Sidney R. Yates Gallery

Lanny Silverman, Curator of Exhibitions, discusses this show that captures the celebrity of, and the woman behind, one of the world's most recognizable icons through some 300 works by more than 80 artists in styles ranging from fashion photography to Pop Art. This blockbuster exhibition explores the range of artists' individual engagement with the Marilyn persona and how that impacted their art, capturing the spark, sex appeal and sensation that was Marilyn. The exhibition continues through September 21.

Posted: (7030) 2008-09-08 18:04:20
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Exhibitor: (304) Finestra Art Space
Event for: Friday, September 12, 2008

We continue our year-long series entitled "Visual Research - Varieties of Creative Experience." Each artist has been asked, "If you framed your artistic practice in the language of scientific research, what would be your hypothesis and your hoped for result?"

Our September exhibition is "Spooky Action at a Distance" an installation by Carol Prusa that attempts to visualize possibilities in the 21st century where re-visioning the strange and paradoxical is necessary as major scientific theories collapse under their own construction and deeply held beliefs are challenged.

Show runs thru Sept. 30 with an opening reception on Friday, Sept. 12, 5-9PM. The opening reception is a part of "Second Fridays at the Fine Arts Building" when the building's galleries are open, along with many artists' studios, musicians' studios, our resident theatre company and a Jazz Salon. So come for our reception and stay for the rest!

Posted: (7026) 2008-09-08 15:36:00
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Exhibitor: (349) Experimental Sound Studio
Event for: Friday, September 12, 2008

Karen Lebergott Magic Mountain -- video and drawing installation

Opening reception: Friday, September 12, 6PM-9PM, with musical guest Fred Lonberg-Holm at 7PM

Chicago artist Karen Lebergott presents a new installation that combines videotaped readings from an old German diary with carbon-paper drawings of romantic alpine mountain peaks. These images and stories, as well as the content and associations they reveal, are ephemeral, delicate, and even banal at the surface, but profound at their core.

Audible at ESS, 5925 N. Ravenswood, Chicago Exhibition dates: September 12 - November 2, 2008 Hours: Saturdays and Sundays 1PM-5PM and by appointment

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