Chicago Art in Pictures: Summer of 2013

Chicago Art in Pictures: Summer of 2013

A graphic, editorial overview of art, artists, and visual art events, found in and around Chicago over the course of the preceding months. All artwork copyright original artists; all photography copyright Paul Germanos. CourtneyBlades Above: CourtneyBlades’...

You Down With OPP?: A Primer on Artist Websites

** A response to this post can be found here. Enjoy!** A few weeks ago I asked the Chicago Art Community (#chiart) for a moratorium on OtherPeoplesPixels websites. One too many poorly worded artist statements had greeted me on the homepage. I’d inadvertently...
“Ferris Bueller” at BelieveInn

“Ferris Bueller” at BelieveInn

I recently had a chance to check out part of BelieveInn’s “Out of Towners” lineup, their current show, Ferris Bueller, featuring work from Porous Walker, with Gabe Levinson and Timothy Pigott. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off was, coincidentally, the...
Richard Hunt at G.R. N’Namdi Gallery

Richard Hunt at G.R. N’Namdi Gallery

Richard Hunt’s terrific sculpture show at David Weinberg Gallery closed last weekend, but if you missed it there’s another powerful selection of Hunt’s work from the past 20 years on view at G.R. N’Namdi Gallery. David Weinberg’s space,...