Cortney Lederer – Creating Platforms for Community & Public Art
Since youth the arts have been a constant element in the life of Cortney Lederer. Upon completing studies in studio arts, arts administration, and working with an array of arts organisations (Deeply Rooted, Blair Thomas, Links Hall, Chicago Artists Coalition), Lederer made a decision to take the big leap ...
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Olivia Zubko – Lifecycles of Objects & Belongings
In this post-pandemic period there are those who located the relevance of family, the importance of (often overlooked) quotidian art approaches, and how to stay busy. Olivia Zubko is one such artist. What is even more appealing is how, in youth, she is expanding dialogues in contemporary ceramics. This ...
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Javier Jasso – A Nomadic Analysis & Existence
Javier Jasso is one of those rare spirits that seems unfazed by much these days. One quickly can assume through Jasso's friendly nature and measured response he plowed through the pandemic, recent socio-political turmoil, and any number of lofty obstacles that would hinder most unencumbered. Since completing his MFA ...
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Chicago Comics: A Primer in Contemporary Form
CHICAGO COMICS: 1960s TO NOWJune 19 through October 3, 2021Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago220 E Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611web - https://mcachicago.org/
Curated by Dan Nadal, Chicago Comics: 1960s is an introduction (and invitation) to look at an art form that is instrumental in defining the various aesthetics, social, political, ...
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Chester Alamo-Costello – A Two-Pronged Approach
In 2014 Chester Alamo-Costello started The COMP Magazine with a group of students (Egzon Shaqiri, Jessica Cuevas, Evan Griffin, and Jazzmyne Robbins) as a platform for covering new art and music in Chicagoland. In addition to functioning as the magazine’s publisher since inception, Chester has had an extensive career ...
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C2E2 2020 – A Summary in Photographs & Word
C2E2 2020McCormick Place2301 S King Dr, Chicago, IL 60616February 28 through March 1, 2020There was an unusually healthy atmosphere experienced at this year's iteration of C2E2. 10+ years is epic in this industry. Sadly, cons are in a place where over saturation meets shifting interests. The industry is fluid ...
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Jeffrey Grauel – Life Cycles: Antiquated Patterns to Funerary Wreaths
Having been raised out west in the 1970s in a family where arts and crafts activities were common, it is not entirely surprising that Jeffrey Grauel's aesthetic practice uses materials often aligned with this time period. What becomes fascinating is how and why Grauel, while working today with seemingly ...
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EXPO CHGO @ Navy Pier 2019 in Photos & Reflection
EXPO CHGO 2019The International Exposition of Contemporary & Modern ArtSeptember 19-22, 2019Navy PierChicago, Illinoiswebsite - https://www.expochicago.comSince arriving in Chicago in 1993 I have had the opportunity to traverse the floors of the annual international art fair(s) held in the city. My initial encounters were in a tent on the ...
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NADA Art Fair 2019 – A Short Writing & Photo Review
NADA (New Art Dealers Alliance) Art Fair 2019Chicago Athletic Association Hotel 12 S Michigan AvenueChicago, IL 60603Wednesday, September 18 through Saturday, September 21, 2019NADA - https://www.newartdealers.orgNADA is a nomad in the art fair universe. The New Art Dealers Alliance is an array of loosely knitted galleries known for showing new ...
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Neal Vandenbergh – Figurative Power & Breaking Old Habits
Neal Vandenbergh appears to have broken free of stagnant life and theoretical shackles to locate a fresh approach in his studio practice. Currently, Vandenbergh is making spontaneous drawings and paintings that use imagery of well known entities, casual passersby and random cartoonish figures drawn from the mind layered with ...
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