| News of the Visual Arts/USA March-April 2008 |
| Chicago edition |
PHASE V - Now - April 2008. Join 4Art in celebration of our fifth consecutive 6 month artists residency program.
Artists Include: Benjamin Jaffe, Royal Miree, Jeff Mickey, Salome Jaffe, Elaine Park, Ned Broderick, Charles Heppner,
James Monroe, Charles Rees, Roderick De Jesus, Sonia Katz, Chantal Philipon-Cegede, Robert C. Anderson,
Agnieszka Kulon.
4Art, 1932 S. Halsted Unit 100 Chicago, IL 60608
Artists Include: Benjamin Jaffe, Royal Miree, Jeff Mickey, Salome Jaffe, Elaine Park, Ned Broderick, Charles Heppner,
James Monroe, Charles Rees, Roderick De Jesus, Sonia Katz, Chantal Philipon-Cegede, Robert C. Anderson,
Agnieszka Kulon.
4Art, 1932 S. Halsted Unit 100 Chicago, IL 60608
Ken Fandell (Part 1) - Feb 29 - Apr 12, 2008; John Phillips, New Paintings - Feb 29 - Apr 12, 2008
Body Builder & Sportsman Gallery, 119 N. Peoria St. #2C, Chicago, IL 60607
Body Builder & Sportsman Gallery, 119 N. Peoria St. #2C, Chicago, IL 60607
Michael Kenna, March 7 - April 19, 2008. Catherine Edelman
Gallery, 300 W. Superior Street, Chicago 60610
Michael Kenna was born in Widnes, England, in 1953. He attended Upholland
College, Lancashire, 1964-72; The Banbury School of Art, Oxfordshire, 1972-
73; and The London College of Printing, 1973-75, and has since continued to
work as a photographer and artist. He currently lives in San Francisco,
California.
"It is critically important that everybody lives as conscientious a life as
possible. Furthermore, the higher you rise in whatever circle you are in, the
more responsibility you have. I’ve been most fortunate and have lived a
very, very gifted career in photography. " - Michael Kenna
Gallery, 300 W. Superior Street, Chicago 60610
Michael Kenna was born in Widnes, England, in 1953. He attended Upholland
College, Lancashire, 1964-72; The Banbury School of Art, Oxfordshire, 1972-
73; and The London College of Printing, 1973-75, and has since continued to
work as a photographer and artist. He currently lives in San Francisco,
California.
"It is critically important that everybody lives as conscientious a life as
possible. Furthermore, the higher you rise in whatever circle you are in, the
more responsibility you have. I’ve been most fortunate and have lived a
very, very gifted career in photography. " - Michael Kenna
March - April: Pat McGannon and Jill Schultz-McGannon.Addington Gallery, 704 N. Wells St,
Chicago, IL 60610.
Chicago, IL 60610.
Jim Waid - New Paintings, March 7- May 3, 2008. Jean Albano Art Gallery • 215 W. Superior
Chicago, IL 60610.
Chicago, IL 60610.
Narratives: A Group Exhibition, March 2008. Marx-Saunders Gallery, 230 West Superior,
Chicago, Il 60610
Chicago, Il 60610
Carolyn Cole: COLOR
“For me, Painting is a passion. I love to create surfaces that are visually intriguing and mysterious, with
expressive colors and shapes. Each of my paintings has many layers of paint…By building up layers of paint
and collage, the paintings become infused with a cultural history, at the same time allowing the viewer to create a
personal history.”
Opening reception March 14, 2008 5-8PM, Closing April 16, 2008.
Mary Bell Galleries, 740 North Franklin Street, Chicago 60610
“For me, Painting is a passion. I love to create surfaces that are visually intriguing and mysterious, with
expressive colors and shapes. Each of my paintings has many layers of paint…By building up layers of paint
and collage, the paintings become infused with a cultural history, at the same time allowing the viewer to create a
personal history.”
Opening reception March 14, 2008 5-8PM, Closing April 16, 2008.
Mary Bell Galleries, 740 North Franklin Street, Chicago 60610
Works by Allen Bentley now to March 29. April 18 - May 31 2008:
Solo Show: Alicia La Chance. Melanee Cooper Gallery,
740 North Franklin, Chicago, Illinois 60610.
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Alicia LaChance became a painter focused on
botanical designs done with fresco and oil. She attended Fontbonne
University where she had a full scholalship and studied literature.
Solo Show: Alicia La Chance. Melanee Cooper Gallery,
740 North Franklin, Chicago, Illinois 60610.
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Alicia LaChance became a painter focused on
botanical designs done with fresco and oil. She attended Fontbonne
University where she had a full scholalship and studied literature.
Opening Exhibition - John Fraser, Recent oil on linen paintings. Friday April 4th. 2008,
5:00pm - 8:00pm.
Portals LTD, 742 N. Wells Street, Chicago, IL 60610
5:00pm - 8:00pm.
Portals LTD, 742 N. Wells Street, Chicago, IL 60610
Michiko Itatani - February 29–March 29, 2008; Christopher Schneberger - April 4–May 10, 2008.
Printworks Gallery, 311 W. Superior St., Suite 105, Chicago, IL 60610
Printworks Gallery, 311 W. Superior St., Suite 105, Chicago, IL 60610
Marco Casentini: new paintings, February 29 through April 15, 2008.
Roy Boyd Gallery, 739 North Wells Street, Chicago, IL 60610.
Roy Boyd Gallery, 739 North Wells Street, Chicago, IL 60610.
GROUP SHOW "15 years". Now - March 14th. 15 year anniversary of the gallery. Group show of 25
artists. April show: Works of Gert Wiedmaier.
Thomas Masters Gallery, 245 W. North Ave Chicago IL 60610.
artists. April show: Works of Gert Wiedmaier.
Thomas Masters Gallery, 245 W. North Ave Chicago IL 60610.
Judith Rothschild: Paintings of the 1940s, March 7 - April 26 at the Valerie Carberry Gallery,
875 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 2510, Chicago, IL 60611.
875 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 2510, Chicago, IL 60611.
John Little: Cascading Forms. Now to April 5, 2008.
Thomas McCormick Gallery, 835 West Washington Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607
Thomas McCormick Gallery, 835 West Washington Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607
11th International Open from February 29 to March 27, 2008. Forty One artists are
participating in this exhibition, juried by Barbara Koenen.
Woman Made Gallery, 685 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago IL 60622.
(Image on right) From the exhibition: Vlasta Smola - Red Dress, 40 x 30 inches, acrylic on
canvas.
participating in this exhibition, juried by Barbara Koenen.
Woman Made Gallery, 685 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago IL 60622.
(Image on right) From the exhibition: Vlasta Smola - Red Dress, 40 x 30 inches, acrylic on
canvas.
RE: Vision - Zolla/Lieberman Gallery in Three Chapters - 1976-1989: Roberta Lieberman and
Robert Zolla's Vision/ 1990-2000: Roberta and William Lieberman's Shared Vision/ 2001-2008: William
Lieberman's New Vision and Selected Personal Collection February 15 th - March 29th, 2008. Opening reception:
February 15th, 2008 - 5:30pm to 8:00pm.
Xiaoze Xie - April 11 th - May 24th, 2008. Opening reception: April 11th, 2008 - 5:30pm to 8:00pm.
Zolla/Lieberman Gallery , 325 West Huron - Chicago, IL 60610
Robert Zolla's Vision/ 1990-2000: Roberta and William Lieberman's Shared Vision/ 2001-2008: William
Lieberman's New Vision and Selected Personal Collection February 15 th - March 29th, 2008. Opening reception:
February 15th, 2008 - 5:30pm to 8:00pm.
Xiaoze Xie - April 11 th - May 24th, 2008. Opening reception: April 11th, 2008 - 5:30pm to 8:00pm.
Zolla/Lieberman Gallery , 325 West Huron - Chicago, IL 60610
Floating Abby, Mont St. Michel, France, 2000
Image Credit: The Catherine Edelman
Gallery.
Image Credit: The Catherine Edelman
Gallery.
Tim Anderson 60" x 60" oil and pencil on
canvas "Hungry Joe"
canvas "Hungry Joe"
Diane Thodos 34" x 26" oil on
canvas "Sphinx"
canvas "Sphinx"
Gert Wiedmaier 15" x 15" photography &
encaustic "Town II"
encaustic "Town II"
April 18 – May 17, 2008: Important Latin American Artists. Aldo Castillo Gallery, 675 North
Franklin Street Chicago , IL 60610
Franklin Street Chicago , IL 60610
March & April: Collective exhibitions of Cuban art. Havana Gallery, 1139 W. Webster Ave.
Chicago, Illinois 60614
Chicago, Illinois 60614
Fishing for Dreams, Jorge Barreiro Jardín
(Garden), oil on canvas, 31” x 25” , 2004
(Garden), oil on canvas, 31” x 25” , 2004
Untitled, Francisco Núñez, mixed media
80” x 60” 2006
80” x 60” 2006
A la luz de la lampara (In the Lamplight),
Pablo Perea mixed media 30”x40” 2007
Pablo Perea mixed media 30”x40” 2007
Phase V artists at work
Chicago Artists We Love. Kamp Gallery in Winnetka (563 Lincoln Ave.) exhibiting new
acquisitions of historical Midwestern artists circa 1890-1940 obtained from private collections and not shown
publicly for 70 – 110 years. Chicago Artists We Love, now through the end of May, 2008.
Artists highlighted in the exhibit are George Ames Aldrich, Charles Frances Browne, Paul Cornoyer, Charles
Dahlgren, Frederic Milton Grant, Louis Grell, Alfred Jansson, Carl Krafft, Sam Ostrowsky, Frank Petraud and Emil
Thulin.
acquisitions of historical Midwestern artists circa 1890-1940 obtained from private collections and not shown
publicly for 70 – 110 years. Chicago Artists We Love, now through the end of May, 2008.
Artists highlighted in the exhibit are George Ames Aldrich, Charles Frances Browne, Paul Cornoyer, Charles
Dahlgren, Frederic Milton Grant, Louis Grell, Alfred Jansson, Carl Krafft, Sam Ostrowsky, Frank Petraud and Emil
Thulin.
“I am mounting this exhibit because unsung artists from the Midwest are my particular passion and area of expertise,”
says Nicholas Vahlkamp, Kamp Gallery general manager and chief conservator. “I want to show these beautiful
paintings because they provide visual narratives about how people lived by depicting early street scenes, still lifes of
the food they ate and landscapes that show what they most valued.”
says Nicholas Vahlkamp, Kamp Gallery general manager and chief conservator. “I want to show these beautiful
paintings because they provide visual narratives about how people lived by depicting early street scenes, still lifes of
the food they ate and landscapes that show what they most valued.”
George Ames Aldrich: Springtime in Normandy, oil on canvas, 30 x 36 ins., ca. 1920
River East Art Center to host Chicago Arte Ahora’08 - The first Latin American art fair to be
held in the City of Chicago
Chicago Arte Ahora ’08 will showcase the current modern and contemporary Latin American Art at the River East Art Center,
435 E Illinois St. This is the first Latin American Art fair in Chicago. Besides important works for sale there will be educational
and performance events open to the public. Beneficiaries of the opening/closing events will be announced.
Art dealers and curators, Aldo Castillo and Thomas Monahan are collaborating to produce this open-to-the-public-exhibition.
Mikki Markowicz, President of River East art center is hosting the fair.
Castillo is an art curator who has more than 25 years of experience in managing, marketing and developing arts. Monahan, a
private dealer in Chicago for more than three decades, represents prominent 20th century Latin American artists including
Matta, Wilfredo Lam, Agustin Cárdenas and photographer Luis Gonzalez Palma.
Chicago Arte Ahora ’08 will feature masters Roberto Matta (Chile), Wilfredo Lam (Cuba), and Fernando Botero (Colombia),
Luis Gonzalez Palma (Guatemala) among many others. In addition, more than seventy contemporary artists including Taka &
Jorge Rojas (Mexico), Carolina Sardi (Argentina), and Veronica Riedel (Guatemala). Art media includes sculpture, ceramic,
video installation, and “Cuban Photography 1997-2007.”
Chicago-Arte Ahora ’08 is open and free to the public, April 24th through the 28th, 10am-8pm.
held in the City of Chicago
Chicago Arte Ahora ’08 will showcase the current modern and contemporary Latin American Art at the River East Art Center,
435 E Illinois St. This is the first Latin American Art fair in Chicago. Besides important works for sale there will be educational
and performance events open to the public. Beneficiaries of the opening/closing events will be announced.
Art dealers and curators, Aldo Castillo and Thomas Monahan are collaborating to produce this open-to-the-public-exhibition.
Mikki Markowicz, President of River East art center is hosting the fair.
Castillo is an art curator who has more than 25 years of experience in managing, marketing and developing arts. Monahan, a
private dealer in Chicago for more than three decades, represents prominent 20th century Latin American artists including
Matta, Wilfredo Lam, Agustin Cárdenas and photographer Luis Gonzalez Palma.
Chicago Arte Ahora ’08 will feature masters Roberto Matta (Chile), Wilfredo Lam (Cuba), and Fernando Botero (Colombia),
Luis Gonzalez Palma (Guatemala) among many others. In addition, more than seventy contemporary artists including Taka &
Jorge Rojas (Mexico), Carolina Sardi (Argentina), and Veronica Riedel (Guatemala). Art media includes sculpture, ceramic,
video installation, and “Cuban Photography 1997-2007.”
Chicago-Arte Ahora ’08 is open and free to the public, April 24th through the 28th, 10am-8pm.
Now to March 29, 2008: Joseph Noderer - in the main room, New
drawings by Nina Rizzo and Michelle Wasson in the project
space. Linda Warren Gallery, 1052 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL
60607.
Joseph Noderer is a Pennsylvania native (now living in Chicago and recently
received his MFA from the School of the Art Institute) and writes in his artist
statement: “Often, I look to the area surrounding my hometown in Western
Pennsylvania, a place that I feel has been extremely influential to my painting in all
aspects from subject matter to color palette. Through these places I see something
personally compelling, but I also see in them reflections of traditional American
culture.”
From April 4th through May 10th (artist reception Friday, April 4th 6-9 pm)
gallery installation by Carson Fox in the main gallery and new paintings
by Janet Bloch in the project space. Carson’s current work consists of
hundreds of cast-resin flowers pinned to the walls. She received her MFA from
Rutgers University.
drawings by Nina Rizzo and Michelle Wasson in the project
space. Linda Warren Gallery, 1052 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL
60607.
Joseph Noderer is a Pennsylvania native (now living in Chicago and recently
received his MFA from the School of the Art Institute) and writes in his artist
statement: “Often, I look to the area surrounding my hometown in Western
Pennsylvania, a place that I feel has been extremely influential to my painting in all
aspects from subject matter to color palette. Through these places I see something
personally compelling, but I also see in them reflections of traditional American
culture.”
From April 4th through May 10th (artist reception Friday, April 4th 6-9 pm)
gallery installation by Carson Fox in the main gallery and new paintings
by Janet Bloch in the project space. Carson’s current work consists of
hundreds of cast-resin flowers pinned to the walls. She received her MFA from
Rutgers University.
Carson Fox, “Orange Color Field”, 2007 cast resin, glue, pins dimensions variable
Joseph Noderer, Dockery’s, 2007 acrylic on panel
38 h. x 36 inches
38 h. x 36 inches
Allen Bentley
Katy Keefe
Jessica Yang
Herbert Tilly
PabloD Antoni Espejismo.
ManBartlett_SpiritusMundi
ScottJohnson
WilliamHarper
Minimalist Gestures and Text. Now through April 11, 2008 - five exhibitions in five galleries.
FLATFILE Galleries, 217 North Carpenter, Chicago, IL 60607.
FLATFILE Galleries, 217 North Carpenter, Chicago, IL 60607.
Among the works being shown in the five galleries are those above. Caption under each image is the name of the artist.
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James J. Peterson: Snooping for a New Lexis of Peace. February 22 – March 29, 2008.
gescheidle, 1039 West Lake Street, 2nd floor, Chicago, IL 60607.
Peterson questions the lack of new anti-war imagery. Snooping for a New Lexis of Peace references past efforts of
peace as a point of departure to introduce abstract concepts. The result of this examination is found in the interaction
produced by digesting the presented imagery.
This exhibition is composed of a digital film, paintings and glass sculptures. The film - shot in the Tucson and La Cholla
Wash areas of Arizona - explains Peterson’s search for a new language of peace as well as the origins of the work in
the exhibition.
gescheidle, 1039 West Lake Street, 2nd floor, Chicago, IL 60607.
Peterson questions the lack of new anti-war imagery. Snooping for a New Lexis of Peace references past efforts of
peace as a point of departure to introduce abstract concepts. The result of this examination is found in the interaction
produced by digesting the presented imagery.
This exhibition is composed of a digital film, paintings and glass sculptures. The film - shot in the Tucson and La Cholla
Wash areas of Arizona - explains Peterson’s search for a new language of peace as well as the origins of the work in
the exhibition.
This exhibition is a series of performative photographs in which the artist
uses her body as a projectile hurling herself toward strong, vulnerable men
waiting to catch her. Lilly goes to a lot of bars where she literally throws
herself at men.
Perfectly poised in a perpetual state of social awkwardness and in full
possession of the ability to subvert stereotypical gender roles, McElroy
poses questions concerning relationships, social connecting, sex, gender,
and the desire to form relationships quickly that are both intense and long
lasting.
uses her body as a projectile hurling herself toward strong, vulnerable men
waiting to catch her. Lilly goes to a lot of bars where she literally throws
herself at men.
Perfectly poised in a perpetual state of social awkwardness and in full
possession of the ability to subvert stereotypical gender roles, McElroy
poses questions concerning relationships, social connecting, sex, gender,
and the desire to form relationships quickly that are both intense and long
lasting.
Lilly McElroy - I Throw Myself at Men. March 14 - April 19, 2008. Thomas Robertello Gallery, 939
West Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60607.
West Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60607.
Hedrich Blessing Interiors - Architectural Photography of the 1930s. Friday, January 11 to
Saturday, March 28, 2008. XIX: 19th Century Design: Friday, April 4 to Saturday, August 30, 2008.
ArchiTech Gallery, 730 N. Franklin, #200, Chicago's River North Gallery District.
The 1930s was the first full decade of business of the greatest architectural photography firm in America. Chicago's
Hedrich Blessing was the choice of the best architects and designers to document their creations. And like their
famously cinematic exterior shots of the modern buildings that made them known the world over, HBs interior views
often resembled movie sets
The 19th Century was an encyclopedia of world design. From the Industrial Revolution to High Victoriana,
architecture and design careened from one extreme to another. The dueling empires of France and England flaunted
their colonial lands with new styles of exotic decor. In the end, London triumphed economically while Paris flourished
as the epitome of luxury.
Saturday, March 28, 2008. XIX: 19th Century Design: Friday, April 4 to Saturday, August 30, 2008.
ArchiTech Gallery, 730 N. Franklin, #200, Chicago's River North Gallery District.
The 1930s was the first full decade of business of the greatest architectural photography firm in America. Chicago's
Hedrich Blessing was the choice of the best architects and designers to document their creations. And like their
famously cinematic exterior shots of the modern buildings that made them known the world over, HBs interior views
often resembled movie sets
The 19th Century was an encyclopedia of world design. From the Industrial Revolution to High Victoriana,
architecture and design careened from one extreme to another. The dueling empires of France and England flaunted
their colonial lands with new styles of exotic decor. In the end, London triumphed economically while Paris flourished
as the epitome of luxury.
Germany, 1892
Hedrich Blessing photograph
Ben Butler: New Sculptures & Works on Paper. February 29th through April, 2008. Zg Gallery,
300 W. Superior St, Chicago, IL 60610.
300 W. Superior St, Chicago, IL 60610.
Ben Butler: "Furrow" cedar 44"h. x 7"d. x 74"w., 2008.
Playful Critiques of China's New Economics. March 7 - April 12, 2008 Walsh Gallery, 118 N.
Peoria Street, 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60607
Peoria Street, 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60607
The centerpiece of this exhibition is Zhou Xiaohu's Concentration Training Camp, an eight part video installation
involving multiple projections, photography, and monitors. Concentration Training Camp fictionally depicts the training
practices of Amway, an American company that recruits globally for pyramid scheme employment. The more people
an employee convinces to sell or buy Amway products, the more money he makes. In Zhou's depictions of the training,
the employees participate in a variety of ritualistic training practices—trust falls, the telephone game and emotional
speeches. Throughout their "training" the participants appear right side up when in actuality they are hanging upside
down via a hidden suspension system. The video turns the viewer's and participants' world upside down until this new
perspective seems normal. The gross exaggeration of company loyalty and bonding mocks the singular obsession
with money present in today's global economy.
involving multiple projections, photography, and monitors. Concentration Training Camp fictionally depicts the training
practices of Amway, an American company that recruits globally for pyramid scheme employment. The more people
an employee convinces to sell or buy Amway products, the more money he makes. In Zhou's depictions of the training,
the employees participate in a variety of ritualistic training practices—trust falls, the telephone game and emotional
speeches. Throughout their "training" the participants appear right side up when in actuality they are hanging upside
down via a hidden suspension system. The video turns the viewer's and participants' world upside down until this new
perspective seems normal. The gross exaggeration of company loyalty and bonding mocks the singular obsession
with money present in today's global economy.