by Christopher Hudgens | Jun 4, 2007 | Blog
The City Council is on the verge of passing an ordinance that is bad for Chicago, bad for its citizens and particularly bad for the art community. We have proposed an alternative ordinance that will not be considered unless you act. We are the following groups: Bad...
by Christopher Hudgens | Apr 28, 2007 | Blog
Still too early to tell the details but the talk at Art Chicago today has been circling the possible purchase of the New York Armory Show by the Merchandise Mart. More details to come as they arrive, stay tuned.
by Christopher Hudgens | Apr 20, 2007 | Blog
New York artist, Wangechi Mutu, says: “My work embodies the questions beneath identity ‘loss’ and crisis; origin and ownership of cultural signifiers become unsettling and dubious terrain. The work describes the beauty and survival capabilities of...
by Christopher Hudgens | Apr 17, 2007 | Blog
The Art Newspaper has released it’s annual report of US Museum acquisitions. You can read a complete list broken down by location here. For Chicago here are the 2006 purchases for the Art Institute & (not listed in the article) MCA. ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO...
by Christopher Hudgens | Apr 6, 2007 | Blog
22 Year old Pewaukee man on Wednesday suddenly attacked The Triumph of David by Ottavio Vannini (1640) after walking arround the museum for 3 and a half hours. He proceeded to kick the severed head of Goliath upside the face while the painting still hung on the wall...
by Christopher Hudgens | Apr 5, 2007 | Blog
Art Price the world leader in art market data collection and services have released their 2006 year in review for sales and trends. You can read it in PDF format here. You can read a short summary below the fold. Summary It has been an unprecidented year for both sale...
