Dan Rizzo-Orr – IGF & Alternative States of Being
Simultaneously drawing from while subverting common visual language embedded in art history and quotidian activities, Dan Rizzo-Orr has cultivated a rather refined voice in his fledgling career. The COMP Magazine recently visited Rizzo-Orr's west Ukranian Village studio to discuss the transition from an academic setting to a self-perpetuating practice, ...
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Nancy Lu Rosenheim – Swallow City & Other Investigations
Nancy Lu Rosenheim is a multifaceted traveling spirit. Having lived and worked in various locals, Rosenheim cross-pollinates life experience and a fascination with the evident conflict between human evolution and our environment. Last month, the COMP Magazine visited Rosenheim's Rogers Park studio to discuss her many travels, the experimental ...
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Deb Sokolow – Manipulative Individuals & Shadowy Histories
Weaving complex visual narratives dotted with conspiracy, double-dealings, intrigue, and subterfuge, Deb Sokolow creates a multilayered universe that draws inspiration from real life events, personalities, and imaginary scenarios. The COMP Magazine caught up with Sokolow at her westside studio to discuss her fascination with Chicago's murky past, the impact ...
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MCA Chicago – DEBUTS NEW VISUAL IDENTITY
MCA Chicago
220 E Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
Web: https://mcachicago.org/Home
MCA DEBUTS NEW VISUAL IDENTITY
The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago announces the launch of its new visual identity, developed by internationally renowned design studio Mevis & Van Deursen (MVD). The design includes the MCA’s typeface and logo, and is reflected in the ...
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OF & ON PAPER: Erin Elizabeth + Carrie Ann Schumacher
The University of St. Francis Art Gallery presents:
OF & ON PAPER: Erin Elizabeth + Carrie Ann Schumacher
On exhibit: Nov 2 - Dec 10, 2015
Public reception: Thursday, Nov 12, 6-8pm
Address: 25 East Van Buren, Joliet, IL 60432
Of & On Paper is a 2-person exhibition featuring the work of artists Erin ...
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IN SANE – Exhibit & Performances, Opens 11/5/15
IN SANE
Exhibit & Performances
Opening Reception: Thursday, November 5, 2015, 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
1824 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Chicago, IL 60647
Seven artists from Chicago, Detroit, Toledo, New York and Berlin respond to the questions posed by curator and Chicago artist Andrei Rabodzeenko: What does it mean to be sane? Do ...
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Jennifer Greenburg – Revisiting Vernacular Contributions
Cultivating a chameleon like persona as author, subject and photographer, Jennifer Greenburg has created a sustained practice that offers revamped insight into varied American subcultures and popular myths. This fall, The COMP Magazine visited Greenburg at her Northside studio to discuss her long relationship with the city of ...
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ACRE (Artists’ Cooperative Residency and Exhibitions) Interview 2015
Since the inception of ACRE (Artists’ Cooperative Residency and Exhibitions) in 2010, this non-profit organization has hosted numerous artists from around the world in their facility located in Steuben, Wisconsin, and produced hundreds of exhibitions in a wide array of spaces in Chicago. The COMP Magazine recently caught ...
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Nancy Fewkes – Notes Along a Shallow Margin
Working over the past year southwest of Peoria, Illinois at Spring Lake, Nancy Fewkes has produced a body of work that enlists research practices similar to those found in scientific discovery coupled with a gentle attention focused upon the mundane subtleties one can encounter while trekking through isolated place. ...
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Lise Haller Baggesen – Mothernism at the Intersection
Navigating cultural constructs, post-modern philosophy and places as diverse as the sweaty dance halls of northern Europe to intimate moments of contemplation while writing letters, Lise Haller Baggesen culls an intersection that merges contemporary thought and practice while examining an array of popular and obscure topics (e.g., disco, hedonism, ...
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