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Posts in category "Galleries"

Zhou Brothers: TIME - A Portrait of History opens April 22

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I visited the Zhou Brothers, DaHuang and Shan Zuo in their massive studio on a Friday morning right after the new year.  The place was buzzing, and people were going to and fro for a reason I did not yet know.  Quietly off on the sidelines were Shan Zuo’s son Michael and his wife and... Read more »
By ChiGalleryNews,
April 21, 2011 at 4:20 pm
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2nd Friday in Pilsen East April 8 - WOW is the word

2nd Fridays has been a fun outing to Pilsen East for many years now, but I just got an email from director Cynthia West this week that made me take more notice than usual – I guess she got me with  “Wow!”  And she means it. This is not just a monthly event where you’re... Read more »
By ChiGalleryNews,
April 7, 2011 at 2:51 pm
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The BODY @ kasia kay art projects October 29

The BODY at kasia kay art projects Opening on October 29 at kasia kay art projects is The BODY, an exhibition of new sculptures by Claudia Hart and paintings by Rim Lee.  Nothing in the exhbition is quite what it seems: Hart and Lee both explore feminism, the human body and identity from unique perspectives... Read more »
By ChiGalleryNews,
October 22, 2010 at 9:36 am
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Chicago Gallery News Blog

Our posts here are fewer and fewer because we’ve been working over at chicagogallerynews.com Come have a look at our blog there, and the art news and features won’t stop!  We will continue to post here on ChicagoNow from time to time as well.  See you in the galleries... Read more »
By ChiGalleryNews,
October 12, 2010 at 4:35 pm
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From Bakelite to Diamonds at the Merchandise Mart Antiques Fair

The Merchandise Mart International Antiques Fair returns this weekend as the premier destination for antiques in the Midwest. If your taste is less antique and more vintage, break into collecting with the debut of Emporium, a new pavilion at the Fair. Eclectic and affordable, dealers specializing in 18th and 19th century finds, like Mid-century Modern... Read more »
By ChiGalleryNews,
September 29, 2010 at 12:09 pm
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Groundbreaking Buddhist Cave Temple Exhibition at The Smart Museum of Art

Groundbreaking Buddhist Cave Temple Exhibition at The Smart Museum of Art Deep in the mountains of northern China, the Buddhist cave temples of Xiangtang-shan existed as a major cultural achievement of the 6th century Northern Qi dynasty until the early 19th century, when the site was stripped of its sculptures for sale on the international... Read more »
By ChiGalleryNews,
September 29, 2010 at 10:57 am
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Storm Chaser @ Jackson Junge Gallery: One Man's Photos of Danger

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Everyone loves storms from a distance – some people even love being caught in the middle of one.  It’s one of summer’s magical qualities.  Photographer David Mayhew has been a successful storm chaser, racing around to capture lightning in a 2-D bottle.  He shoots storms before, during and after the drama, leaving his dramatic, anticipatory... Read more »
By ChiGalleryNews,
August 25, 2010 at 2:42 pm
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Visit Province Restaurant and Enjoy An Arty Evening in the West Loop

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Two of Chicago’s oldest arts organizations, the Chicago Artists Coalition and the Lawyers for the Creative Arts, are hosting a special evening of art, food, and cocktails in the West Loop on Wednesday, August 18.  To start, dinner guests can visit Mars Gallery and tour the studio of artist Peter Mars “the leader of Chicago’s... Read more »
By ChiGalleryNews,
August 13, 2010 at 3:09 pm
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Tony Tasset's Lumberjack "Paul" at Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park

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Everyone’s been all atwitter over [Tony Tasset's "Eye"](http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/chicago-gallery-news/2010/07/eye-on-chicago-tony-tassets-eye-big-plans-from-the-chicago-loop-alliance.html) in Chicago’s Loop at State and Van Buren this summer, but if you’d like to see more, make up an excuse to head to University Park, IL to the [Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park](http://www.govst.edu/sculpture/) at Governor’s State University. Tasset’s larger-than-life (even Paul Bunyan’s life) sculpture of the woodsman... Read more »
By ChiGalleryNews,
August 5, 2010 at 2:34 pm
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Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival This Weekend in Logan Square

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The Milwaukee Avenue Arts Festival takes place this weekend, featuring nearly 30 curated gallery exhibitions in empty storefronts, performances in theater & dance, presentations of film, video & visual art, & live music along North Milwaukee Avenue on Chicago’s north/west side.  There are a bunch of visual art exhibitions as part of the festival, and... Read more »
By ChiGalleryNews,
July 23, 2010 at 1:45 pm
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