The Collision of Art and Life I think one of the characteristics of art today is that we want it to be in our lives, and not something, or someplace that we only encounter in certain places, at certain time. There’s also the trend of the world at large looking at their artistic side. One Read more…
Great Expectorations Doug Fogelson plays it cool. I mean, yes, he’s a cool dude and all, but in conversation he is preternaturally calm, collected, well-spoken and polite. Some of his recent works suggest otherwise: salt, dirt, spray paint and spit aren’t just the subjects of his work, they make it too. Photo courtesy of Cathy Read more…
There is a lot to like about the Lillstreet Art Center. Located a few steps away from the Montrose Brown Line stop at 4401 North Ravenswood avenue, the center seems to exude creative energy and charm. The three-story building features several classrooms and studios for the students and artists who learn and work there. But Read more…
A Post About Public Art Printable guide! Let’s start with a complete weekend list – If you look at the Chicago Art Map calendar tab, you can see the vast array, some 30 events. Too many to begin shout outs for, but lots of eclectic stuff. Today’s blog post will be about the art on Read more…
This past Saturday I found myself at the Dock 6 open studio. Loosely a collective, as in six carpenters share a vast space, some equipment and occasional hijinks, the place was a wonderland of woodwork. From Doug Thome’s sleek side tables to the spec bicycle made of polished walnut by Seth Deysach, Dock 6 was Read more…
Hello to all you design aficionados! Before too much water goes under the bridge, I have to put my first foot forward by giving design kudos to the participants of the 2010 Night of Design commonly known as the “Guerrilla Truck Show.” Chicago is second to none in the design arena and this was proven Read more…
I saw Tony Fitzpatrick’s This Train Friday night at the Steppenwolf ‘s Garage Theatre. Very much like his collages and drawings, Fitzpatrick layers and arranges stories to weave together a sense of our American and Chicago histories. Stories about The Hobo Alphabet, Nelson Algren, Studs Terkel, the vagrants riding trains across our county after the Read more…
Hi Everyone, it’s Kathryn from Chicago Art Magazine, starting off with breaking news we haven’t put on the site yet – NEA dollars are coming into Chicago. In this instance, $250,000 of NEA money will go to “initiate the Cermak Creative Industries District, where four historic industrial buildings will be converted into an arts district, providing Read more…
The Ox-Bow, Incidentally This past weekend I was fortunate enough to stumble into an invitation to the 100th anniversary gala for Ox-Bow school of art and artists’ residencies in that greatest of Chicago suburbs: Michigan. Located ‘round the horn in Saugatuck, Ox-Bow was founded by artists Frederick Fursman and Walter M. Clute of the Art Read more…
Tony Tasset unveiled his Eye to Chicago last week, and it has been attracting plenty of attention ever since. Eye is hard to miss, a 30-foot fiberglass eyeball that now gazes out over Pritzker Park at the corner of State and Van Buren. The installation is a part of Art Loop 2010, an art initiative Read more…
