EDITION #15

EDITION #15

Work by Jen Stark at the Chicago Fashion Outlet. Art Exhibition Opens at Rosemont Outlet Mall Residents of Rosemont remain unawares An opening like no other took place on the last day of July at the freshly minted $250 million dollar Fashion Outlets of Chicago in...
Don’t Cry for Me, Art Chicago….

Don’t Cry for Me, Art Chicago….

  Last weekend, as I wandered around 2011’s iteration of Art Chicago–now value-added with crunchy nuggets of NEXT!!–I came to the odd realization that I now feel more “of” Chicago’s visual art scene than outside of it, and as a...
Wednesday Clips 5/27/09

Wednesday Clips 5/27/09

Here’s what’s got my attention, web-wise, so far this week: *San Diego Museum of Art director Derrick R. Cartwright appointed director of the Seattle Art Museum. *Art Institute of Chicago director James Cuno hopes to initiate massive fundraising drive for...
Art Chicago Wrapup: Special Exhibitions Edition

Art Chicago Wrapup: Special Exhibitions Edition

Today I’ll be posting some images and brief commentary on this past weekend’s Artropolis/Art Chicago/NEXT fairs. There was a lot to see and unfortunately I couldn’t adequately document it all, so consider these posts in terms of what they’re...
Interview with NEXT First-Timers Mahan Gallery

Interview with NEXT First-Timers Mahan Gallery

Mahan Gallery owner/director Jacqueline Mahan and her associate director Colleen Grennan are both art fair newbies, or at least they were before participating in NEXT this past weekend. Mahan Gallery, which is widely regarded as one of the best galleries for younger...