Archive for July, 2010


Summer Sounds—Cory McAbee’s Stingray Sam

Thursday, July 8th, 2010

Title: Summer Sounds—Cory McAbee’s Stingray SamLocation: Pritzker Garden, The Art Institute of Chicago, 111 South Michigan AvenueDescription: Six 10-minute episodes make up Stingray Sam, a hysterically funny, loony sci-fi action adventure by musician and filmmaker Cory McAbee. Set to music by the Billy Nayer Show and narrated by David Hyde Pierce, this intergalactic musical Western Read more…

Summer Sounds—Jason Simon’s One-Minute Film Festival

Thursday, July 8th, 2010

Title: Summer Sounds—Jason Simon’s One-Minute Film FestivalLocation: Pritzker Garden, The Art Institute of Chicago, 111 South Michigan AvenueDescription: Jason Simon, the partner of Sound & Vision artist Moyra Davey (Canadian, born 1958), is a filmmaker who for eight years running has hosted an annual festival. Anyone may submit their film for Simon’s festivals as long Read more…

Summer Sounds—Gard(en)Counter

Thursday, July 8th, 2010

Title: Summer Sounds—Gard(en)CounterLocation: Pritzker Garden/Griffin Court, The Art Institute of Chicago, 111 South Michigan AvenueDescription: Encounter the world of modern music—from 1982 to present day—songs that helped shape Metro and Smartbar into Chicago music institutions. Dive into disco, house, techno, industrial, alternative, indie rock, and electro with several DJs and a visual presentation. Members $8, Read more…

Summer Sounds—Gard(en)Counter

Thursday, July 8th, 2010

Title: Summer Sounds—Gard(en)CounterLocation: Pritzker Garden/Griffin Court, The Art Institute of Chicago, 111 South Michigan AvenueDescription: Encounter the world of modern music—from 1982 to present day—songs that helped shape Metro and Smartbar into Chicago music institutions. Dive into disco, house, techno, industrial, alternative, indie rock, and electro with several DJs and a visual presentation. Members $8, Read more…

Arthur Pope and a new Survey of Persian Art

Thursday, July 8th, 2010

Title: Arthur Pope and a new Survey of Persian ArtLocation: The Art Institute of Chicago, 111 South Michigan AvenueDescription: In celebration of the opening of the Art Institute’s newly refurbished permanent installation of the art of the Islamic world, the museum proudly presents Arthur Pope and a New Survey of Persian Art. This exhibition will Read more…

Arthur Pope and a new Survey of Persian Art

Thursday, July 8th, 2010

Title: Arthur Pope and a new Survey of Persian ArtLocation: The Art Institute of Chicago, 111 South Michigan AvenueDescription: In celebration of the opening of the Art Institute’s newly refurbished permanent installation of the art of the Islamic world, the museum proudly presents Arthur Pope and a New Survey of Persian Art. This exhibition will Read more…

Art & Artists by John Coyle Steinbrunner

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

Stikman (Image lifted from Atkinson Designs) It’s not, perhaps, the most auspicious way to kick off a blog, but the thing I want to tell you about is gone. Then again, I was hunting down illicit art and “ephemeral” is a precondition. I had been walking from here to there along Michigan Avenue last month, Read more…

Nicholas Barron at Morse Theater

Tuesday, July 6th, 2010

Title: Nicholas Barron at Morse TheaterLocation: Morse Theater, 1328 West Morse AvenueDescription: Nicholas Barron live with Stephanie Rogers Band.Start Time: 19:00Date: 2010-08-06End Time: 22:30 Share This!

Chicago Art Magazine

Tuesday, July 6th, 2010

Chicago Art Magazine is a network of arts and culture websites. It now includes Chicago Art Magazine , which hosts news and features about the arts in Chicago (new content is posted each day), Chicago Art Map, a comprehensive map and calendar tool for visual art, and  Chicago Art Collector, which showcases the spectrum of local Read more…

The Chicago Reader highlights Fear No Art Chicago

Friday, July 2nd, 2010

The Chicago Reader featured the Lauren Lein interview from the Fear No Art Chicago website. Share This!