Matthew Allison – Cankor: Psychedelic Mayhem in a Colored Nightmare
Chicago has a long history of supplying talented artists that work in the medium of comics. Lyonel Feininger, Jackie Ormes, Chris Ware, Anya Davidson, Nick Drnaso, Linda Barry, Emil Ferris, Lane Milburn, Ivan Brunetti, to name a few, have expanded the medium through various forms of exploration in this ...
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The National @ Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre
The National Opening Act: Soccer MommyAuditorium Theatre50 East Ida B. Wells Drive Chicago, IL 60605May 18, 2023 through May 21, 2023
There's been an unusual parallel between my marriage and the National. I married in 1997, I had been documenting the underground Noise music scene in the city for roughly ...
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Anime Central 2023 – Images & Notes
Anime Central (ACEN) 2023Donald E. Stephens Convention CenterRosemont, Illinois, 60018Friday, May 19, 2023 through Sunday, May 21, 2023
The 2023 iteration of Anime Central continued a solid introduction to all things Japan for those visiting this Midwest entertainment convention. Those seeking new trends from cinema to sound to literature to ...
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Ash Huse – Queer Digital Transformations
We live in a time of where identity and self-reflection have become common themes in aesthetic inquiry. In this, youthful spirits are taxed with sorting through the past, identifying misnomers, addressing present day crisis, and creating new formats in one's studio art practice. Ash Huse is a graduate student ...
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2023 Art & Design Senior Thesis Exhibition
2023 Art & Design Thesis ExhibitionOpening reception, Friday, April 28, 2023 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.University of St. Francis Art Gallery25 East Van Buren StreetJoliet, Illinois, 60432Thesis candidates: Ayla S. Gilmer, Liliana Gomez, David Kalter, Nicholas Munafo, E.L. Porter, and Corinn Posteluk. Video editing and production Liliana Gomez.The ...
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EXPO Chicago 2023 – Some Afterthoughts & Pictures
EXPO CHICAGO, The International Exposition of Contemporary & Modern Art13–16 APRIL 2023Navy Pier Grand PavilionChicago, Illinoisweb - https://www.expochicago.com/
Margret Eicher at Michael Jansson Gallery (Berlin, Germany), 2023
Helina Metaferia, Headress 56, 2023
Ken Gun Min at Shulamit Nazarian (Los Angeles), 2023
A sampling of small works from Anthony Gallery, Chicago, 2023
The main ...
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SUSE-USF Virtual Art & Design International Symposium
Sichuan University of Science & Engineering, Zigong, ChinaUniversity of St. Francis, Joliet, Illinois, USA
SUSE-USF Virtual Art, Design & Photography Symposium
Facilitators: Zhang Qi (Amber) and Prof. Chester Alamo-CostelloDates: April 11, April 18, and April 25, 2023 (Beijing date)Times: 7:50 p.m.-9:30 p.m., CST, 8:50 a.m.-10:15 a.m. (Beijing time)
Liliana Gomez, Chinese Lantern ...
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C2E2 2023 – Post-Pandemic Plundering
C2E2: Chicago Comics & Entertainment ExpoMarch 31 - April, 2023McCormick Place Chicago, Illinois
The full review will be posted soon. For now, here are some images for the weekend event:
C2E2 - Chicago Comics & Entertainment Expo, (ET and Ms. Marvel) McCormick Place, Chicago, IL, 2023
C2E2 - Chicago Comics & Entertainment ...
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Milo Christie – Retroreflective Pseudo Volumetric
One of the most remarkable times to make art is in youth. An undefinable raw freedom and fluid yet erratic approach can give rise to something unknown, potentially something the audience (and artist) struggles to identify by name. In the seemingly disjointed visual vocabulary of Milo Christie there appears ...
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Millicent Kennedy – Ephemera, Labor & Stories About People
In youth, during summers, Millicent Kennedy would travel north from Mississippi to study drawing and painting at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She fell in love with the city, and now calls it home after studies at regional universities. Currently, Kennedy is the Curator of Exhibitions ...
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