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Posted: (7023) 2008-09-05 10:55:32
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Exhibitor: (226) WESTERN EXHIBITIONS
Event for: Friday, September 5, 2008

Opening on Friday, September 5, 5 to 9pm

In Gallery 1

Stan Shellabarger: Walking Books

http://westernexhibitions.com/current/stan08/index.html

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In Gallery 2

Dead Center / Marginal Notes: Holt Quentel curated by John Neff

http://westernexhibitions.com/dcmn/quentel/index.html

Posted: (7022) 2008-09-05 07:55:31
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Exhibitor: (241) Carl Hammer Gallery
Event for: Friday, September 5, 2008

MICHAEL HERNANDEZ DE LUNA, September 5th - October 18th, 2008

Artist's Reception and Book Release: Friday, Sept 5, 2008, 5:30-8:00pm.

In officially opening our 2008/09 exhibition season, Carl Hammer Gallery is honored to present the thought provoking art work of venerable Chicagoan Michael Hernandez de Luna. Though steeped in controversy, Hernandez de Luna's activist's vision largely concerns itself with satirically exposing contemporary social disorder and moral misconduct. In this, his newest body of work, he continues, as he has in the past, not taking the road most traveled by. This exhibition, as he does in his newly published retrospective of work, American Beauty, commemorates an abundance of topics concerned with politics, religion, and sex by infusing them with a variety of popular culture images and other media material.

Posted: (7021) 2008-09-05 05:45:51
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Exhibitor: (255) David Leonardis Gallery
Event for: Friday, September 5, 2008

Art Lovers, This Friday Night September 5th will be a reception for our group show at the DLG RIVER NORTH 217 W. Huron St. #5 from 6-11pm. Howard Finster - Folk Art - paintings and serigraphs- Georgia Marc Hauser - Celebrity and Fine Art Photography- Chicago Walter Fydryck - Portraits using paint infused into plexi glass- Chicago Andy Kane - Encaustic and Egg Tempra paintngs - NYC Michel Balasis - Pop paintings with an attitude -Chicago Miro - New POP paintings - Czech Republic Herb Nolan - The 1970-s best Rock, Jazz and Blues photos - Chicago Christopher Makos - Andy Warhol's most sensitive photo shoot - NYC Kristen Thiele - Classical paintings with Dogs and Cats - Florida Mitch Canoff - Fantastic celebrity and Rock and Roll Photos - Chicago Lea Pinsky - Awesome Pop Paintings on wood of Wonder Woman - Chicago Steven Cerio - The Residents psychedelic artist- NYC Rita Akao - Pop Art - Nevada

Posted: (7020) 2008-09-04 14:24:11
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Exhibitor: (242) Beacon Street Gallery & Performance Co.
Event for: Friday, September 12, 2008

The Ark-c of Art: The Loarie Journey Opening Reception 9/12/08 5-8pm

Featuring works by several generations of a Chicago family, including Willard J. Loarie, Richard Loarie, John Loarie, Jim Loarie, Tom Loarie, Mary Lu Loarie-O'Halloran, and Phillip Loarie.

Coordinated by Mary-Lu Loarie-O'Halloran.

This multigenerational exhibit will explore the trajectory of the creative journey within the Loarie family.

Posted: (7018) 2008-09-04 12:08:24
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Exhibitor: (301) Thomas McCormick Gallery
Event for: Friday, September 5, 2008

Lisa Nankivil "World's Edge....recent paintings" September 5 - October 11, 2008 Opening: Friday, September 5, 5:30-8pm

The McCormick Gallery is pleased to present its second solo exhibition of Minneapolis-based painter Lisa Nankivil. Nankivil's paintings explore qualities such as motion, ascendance and hierarchy. Each painting is built upon layer after layer where texture and contrast dominate. While discussing the stripes in Nankivil's work, Kristin Makholm Ph.D. said "Nankivil enacts (this) tension through stripes that refuse to behave...like Venetian blinds, the stripes obscure layers and dimensions beneath their surface."

Posted: (7017) 2008-09-04 09:55:11
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Exhibitor: (303) Addington Gallery
Event for: Friday, September 5, 2008

On Friday September 5, 5-8pm, you are cordially invited to Addington Gallery's ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY PARTY, as we open the season with an exhibition of innovative new paintings by Ronald Clayton. Clayton's work has been a strong pillar of the gallery since the mid 90s, and with this new body of work, the artist pushes his unmistakable and unique style into exciting new territory. Clayton's new paintings almost burst off the wall with an unbridled new energy, and yet this energy finds it's counterpoint in a contemplative, formal restraint. This restraint is based both on the underlying geometry in the work, and the artist's empathic concern for the landscape that lies, at risk, just beyond the doorways and windows of his invented, painterly constructions.

View our website for more information and images.

Posted: (7014) 2008-09-04 09:02:57
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Exhibitor: (45) Donald Young Gallery
Event for: Friday, September 5, 2008

The Donald Young Gallery is pleased to present new work by Cristina Iglesias and Josiah McElheny. Please join us for a reception for the artists on Friday, September 5, 2008 from 5 to 7 PM. This exhibition continues through October 4, 2008.

Posted: (7013) 2008-09-04 08:31:02
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Exhibitor: (313) rowlandcontemporary
Event for: Friday, September 5, 2008

The Franks - An Improbable Coincidence of Wants

Opening: Friday, September 5, 6-9pm Exhibition Dates: September 5 - October 25, 2008 Gallery Hours: Friday-Saturday, 11-5 - - - - - - - - - - rowlandcontemporary is pleased to present An Improbable Coincidence of Wants, a solo exhibition by Chicago artists The Franks. Formerly of f2, a Chicago design concern, The Franks have expanded their approach with the introduction of new work that explores the relationship of the dealer in the marketplace. This exhibition will run from September 5 - October 25, 2008. rowlandcontemporary is also expanding its days of operation to include Fridays and Saturdays where the gallery will be open from 11-5pm.

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Posted: (7011) 2008-09-03 18:52:40
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Exhibitor: (363) O\' Connor Gallery of Art at Dominican University
Event for: Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Public Spaces Private Moments September 10 - October 18 Featuring Bill Guy and Ulrike Müller

The exhibition opens Wednesday, September 10, at 3:15pm with a lecture by Bill Guy. A reception follows from 4-6 p.m.

About the Exhibition: Instantly relatable to anyone who has traversed the city on Chicago's public transit system or made use of public parks, Public Spaces Private Moments is an exhibition about the personal navigation and activation of public space. It features two projects: Finding Walden: Photographs from the Chicago Park System by Bill Guy, along side two provocative installations by Ulrike Müller. (Dominican is accessible via CTA Blue/Green Line Trains and the North Avenue Bus)

Posted: (7006) 2008-09-03 14:15:06
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Exhibitor: (340) [C]Spaces at Columbia College Chicago
Event for: Thursday, September 4, 2008

[C]Spaces will be holding 3 receptions on Thursday, Sept. 4, 5-8pm

Scavenger Constructs: Site-Specific Sculptures, Glass Curtain Gallery, 1104 S Wabash Ave. Features five visual artists who re-contextualize everyday objects to create sculptures and installations which reveal the delicate and transient balance between humans and nature, order and chaos. Albert P. Weisman Award Exhibition, Hokin Gallery, 623 S. Wabash Ave. With projects spanning eight disciplines and created by thirty-seven students, this exhibition offers a range of artistic agendas from the importance of material reuse and the complexity of domestic hierarchy. Hybridity: Best of Manifest, C33 Gallery, 33 E. Congress Parkway Some of the most outstanding work exhibited at Manifest 2008. Hybridity rejoins a group of recent graduates who create multi media works.

Posted: (7000) 2008-09-03 14:10:06
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Exhibitor: (345) David Weinberg Gallery
Event for: Friday, September 5, 2008

Who Gets What: a political show A group exhibition encouraging dialog during this politically significant time.

September 5 - October 18,2008 Opening reception Friday, September 5 from 5-8pm

with artwork by: The Franks David Opdyke Michael Ratulowski Lisa Solomon Sonja Thomsen Krista Wortendyke

Posted: (6994) 2008-09-03 14:01:37
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Exhibitor: (159) Zolla/Lieberman Gallery
Event for: Friday, September 5, 2008

Erika Rothenberg Recent Works September 5th - October 11th, 2008 Opening reception: Friday, September 5th, 5-8pm

Zolla Lieberman Gallery proudly presents recent works by artist Erika Rothenberg. Critic Margaret Hawkins describes Rothenberg as "observing no polite boundaries"; her wry humor works in tandem with sharp social commentary. From custom signage to greeting cards to shower curtains, Rothenberg's commonplace items slyly camouflage visual puns and adept word play. Erika Rothenberg's work has been widely displayed at major galleries and institutions including the Museum of Modern Art, NY, and The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. Her work is in many private and public collections, and Rothenberg has completed several large-scale public art projects. Currently, Rothenberg lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.

Posted: (6991) 2008-09-03 11:38:19
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Exhibitor: (31) Gallery 400 UIC
Event for: Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Brian Holmes: Voices Lecture 5 pm

Particularly involved with the mapping of contemporary capitalism, Paris-based critic, activist and translator Brian Holmes has long investigated the intersections of artistic and political practice. Since the Carnival Against Capital in London in 1999, he has taken part in demonstrations against corporate globalization around the world, hosted seminars with 16 Beaver Group in New York, and written extensively on geopolitics.

Holmes was the English editor of publications for Documenta X, 1997, was a member of the graphic arts group Ne pas Plier from 1999 to 2001, and has recently worked with the French conceptual art group Bureau d'Etudes. He is a frequent contributor to the mailing list Nettime, the art magazines Springerin and Brumaria, and the journal Multitudes.

Posted: (6986) 2008-09-03 10:30:03
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Exhibitor: (207) I space
Event for: Friday, September 5, 2008

Sept. 5 through Oct. 4 at I space, the Chicago gallery of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign:

"A Life's Work Introducing Japanese Architecture: Botond Bognar" includes 14 books by Bognar, the Edgar A. Tafel Chair in Architecture at Illinois. The exhibition also will introduce Bognar's forthcoming book "Beyond the Bubble: The New Japanese Architecture" (London: Phaidon Press Ltd.), along with 41 color prints from his extensive collection of photographic images on Japan.

"Chicago Verge" presents the work of Marcin Berdyszak, Deborah Boardman, Clairie Wolf Krantz, Patrick Lichty, Emma MacCagg, Samia Mirza, Lorraine Peltz, Justin Swinburne, UBERMORGEN/Hans Bernhard, and Zafos Xagoraris. The exhibition, curated by Gosia Koscielak address issues related to human existence, and what it means to belong to a trans-cultural society.

Posted: (6985) 2008-09-03 10:20:45
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Exhibitor: (16) Tony Wight Gallery
Event for: Friday, September 5, 2008

DIANA GUERRERO-MACIÁ, Devoured by Symbols ALEX HUBBARD, Last Best Offer

5 September - 11 October 2008 opening reception 5 September, 5-8 P.M.

Tony Wight Gallery is pleased to announce two solo exhibitions by Chicago-based artist Diana Guerrero-Maciá and Brooklyn-based artist Alex Hubbard. Devoured by Symbols is Guerrero-Maciá's third solo project at the gallery. Last Best Offer is Hubbard's first exhibition with the gallery.

For more information please see our website: http://tonywightgallery.com/exhibitions.html

Posted: (6984) 2008-09-03 08:29:59
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Exhibitor: (355) Lloyd Dobler Gallery
Event for: Saturday, September 6, 2008

Autumn Ramsey

Opening Reception: Saturday, September 6th 6-10pm Continues through October 18th

Lloyd Dobler Gallery is pleased to present this self-titled exhibition will showcase recent paintings by the artist. Ramsey's work utilizes pictorial structure and metaphor as a way of translating highly personal content into images that are accessible to a broad audience. While her paintings represent complex and ambivalent subjects, her work is also humorous and often avoids explicit meaning in favor of a lively play of interpretations.

Posted: (6983) 2008-09-02 15:32:27
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Exhibitor: (333) Sullivan Galleries
Event for: Friday, September 5, 2008

"Ahh...Decadence!" August 23 - September 27 Opening Reception: Friday, September 5, 4:30 - 7 pm

The work of over 40 Chicago artists in this timely exhibition marks the return of an artistic style a century after it reached its height in Europe at the fin de sičcle and reflects a careful and critical perspective on the contemporary condition of decadent themes.

Department (Store) A collaboration with J. Morgan Puett August 23, 2008- December 13

A sea of over 150 display cases fills a vast floor of Louis Sullivan's former department store to now showcase the departments and associates of the School of the Art Institute.

Posted: (6976) 2008-09-02 14:46:51
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Exhibitor: (46) Rhona Hoffman Gallery
Event for: Friday, September 5, 2008

Rhona Hoffman Gallery presents

ANGLES IN AMERICA Mary Heilmann Jim Isermann Steve Keister Gordon Matta-Clark Robert Overby Laura Riboli Jennifer West Curated by Terry R. Myers

September 5 - October 11, 2008 Opening reception: Friday, September 5, 5 - 7:30pm

Posted: (6975) 2008-09-02 14:22:26
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Exhibitor: (193) Function+Art
Event for: Friday, September 5, 2008

STEVE HANSEN "Mythologies: Propaganda and Commerce" Opens Friday, September 5, 2008 Reception 5 to 9 p.m.

featuring works from his popular Gods of Commerce series, re-combinations of mythological icons which have been appropriated by marketers in their attempts to sell various products. Added to this, his new Propaganda series has widened the net - from products to ideology and the 'permeable nature of truth' -continuing the theme but focusing on the selling of "truth" rather than products. While the connection to Pop Art in this new work remains strong, Hansen has revisited the consumerist vs. capitalist argument and enlarged it to bring into focus the irony of polemic truths living side-by-side on the same object.

Posted: (6974) 2008-09-02 13:43:23
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Exhibitor: (315) ARTExhibionLink.com
Event for: Thursday, September 4, 2008

At ARTexhibitionLink's GALLery UNO opens Jennifer Towner Solo Show 'I heart Ann'. Celebrity culture is the subject of the artist's most recent work. In a combination of photographs (prints) and the hand made signs she used becoming a 'regular'on the Today show she examines celebrities and those who worship them. A special field of investigation touching the deepest desires of people in our world of media. Questions occur: Who is worshiped? Why? And who worships? How is admiration expresed? Text and images of the show on www.artexhibitionlink.com. During: September 4 - 30, 2008 Artist Reception: September 12, 4.30 - 9.30 pm Gallery Hours: Fridays and Saturdays 2 - 6 pm Tel./Info: (206) 276 8182

Posted: (6973) 2008-09-02 13:09:55
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Exhibitor: (156) A+D Gallery
Event for: Thursday, September 4, 2008

Human/Nature ongoing through September 13 , 2008

Closing Reception and Art Walk: Thursday, September 4, 5 - 8 pm Reading by Lisa Schlesinger at 6:30pm, Predator/Prey and Other Thoughts on Love

Human/Nature is an opportunity for full-time faculty members in the Art + Design Department at Columbia College Chicago to respond to the college's campus-wide initiative, Critical Encounters. The theme for 2008-2009 is Human|Nature. This exhibition will examine the relationships and tensions between humankind and the natural world. Human|Nature will consider how factors such as the culture, wealth, geography, and history of societies have influenced humanity's stewardship, exploitation, understanding, and artistic representations of the natural environment.

Posted: (6972) 2008-09-02 12:22:54
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Exhibitor: (332) Kasia Kay Art Projects Gallery
Event for: Friday, September 5, 2008

Qin Fengling - MULTITUDE Curated by David A. Parker September 5 - October 11, 2008 Opening reception September 5, 2008, 6 - 9 pm

CHICAGO, IL: kasia kay art projects gallery is pleased to present Qin Fengling's first exhibition in the United States.

Qin has been painting for more than 20 years and is largely self-taught, but only recently has she begun to exhibit her work publicly. The sensuously sculptural nature of her works derives from her squeezing paint directly from the tube to form masses of tiny human figures, each bearing a painted facial expression, arrayed in dense patterns that fill the visual field. The works are microcosmic snapshots of China's "quarter of humanity" as it surges toward an uncertain future.

Posted: (6970) 2008-09-02 11:01:24
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Exhibitor: (238) Linda Warren Gallery
Event for: Friday, September 5, 2008

Opening Reception 6-9 pm for CONRAD FREIBURG'S second solo exhibition: "A Great Daydream" show runs through October 11, 2008

Alan Artner's (of the Chicago Tribune) pick for 2006 Chicagoan of the Year, Conrad Freiburg, presents a timely exhibition, combining both interactive sculpture and installation that puts forth with true beauty and craftsmanship the artist's formal and metaphorical interpretation of the Declaration of Independence. Of particular note is Freiburg's "Voting Machine" which, by the turn of a crank, demonstrates our Nation's ability to create and/or destroy our own freedoms.

The project space will also exhibit an array of drawings produced by Freiburg over a period of a few years that reflect his many journeys and experiences.

Posted: (6967) 2008-09-02 10:40:28
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Exhibitor: (225) Packer Schopf Gallery
Event for: Friday, September 5, 2008

Hi everyone.... Happy Fall Art Season! This Friday September 5th from 6 -9 PM we have an artists' reception for Michael Dinges and Steven Carrelli.

We've built two new walls to accommodate so come on out and see. Just click on this link and all show info will come up.

http://madeleine-lemieux.com/press/packergallery-09-05-08.pdf

Michael Dinges Dead Reckoning Engraved Mac Laptops and Work from the Kohler Arts/Industry Residency Program

Steven Carrelli Letters from the Storm Contemporary Trompe-l'oeil

Posted: (6964) 2008-09-02 09:46:33
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Exhibitor: (4) peter miller gallery
Event for: Friday, September 5, 2008

Laura Ball: The Last Lap Sep 5-Oct 11, reception Fri, Sep 5, 5-8pm

In this exhibit, Laura Ball pushes forward from her previous series, War Games, and continues to explore the psychology of role-playing and game theory. A powerful subtext in this series is how gender influences the viewer's perception of aggression and violence. The behavior of winners and losers is examined through her narrative and reinforced by her paint handling. In these paintings the material of the paint reflects the internal narratives of her Modern Day Fairy Tales. It challenges and sticks to the figures, binds them, then lightens and lets go, dissolving, moving through space. It flows, explodes, settles and dissipates, playing with the surface and depth of the canvas while playing along with the emotions of the figures, expanding the content of the work beyond that of a simple linear narrative.

Gallery hours: Tue-Sat, 10-5:30

Posted: (6959) 2008-09-02 08:15:43
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Exhibitor: (267) Art Dealers Association of Chicago
Event for: Saturday, September 6, 2008

Starbucks Saturday Gallery Tour Free - guided tour of 4 galleries in the River North district

11 AM - 12:30 PM; 750 N. Franklin St. Meet inside the Starbucks at the corner of Chicago & Franklin

This week a representative from Habatat Galleries will lead the tour to: Andrew Bae Gallery, Aldo Castillo Gallery, Judy A Saslow Gallery and Habatat Galleries.

Tours are free and run every weekend of the year, except for major holiday weekends. No reservations are required. Visit www.chicagoartdealers.org for updates and information about our West Loop tours.

Posted: (6958) 2008-09-01 21:49:55
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Exhibitor: (61) Betty Rymer Gallery
Event for: Friday, September 5, 2008

"RAZKUACHE" exhibition (continuing through October 3) Artists' Reception: Friday, September 5, 4:30-7:00 pm Rasquache is a form of Chicano folk art--a bricolage of Mexican and American sources and styles that include fine art practices, folk, funk, pop, imagist, mass media, political, and techno to create visual celebrations of the underdog and marginalized peoples. The slightly subversive spelling of the title of this exhibition reflects a post-modern appropriation of the sensibility as it applies to visual art, with an inventive, often-defiant Pilsen/Chicago spin. Artists include: Patricia Acosta, Ricardo Santos Hernández, Noelle Mason, Kenneth Morrison, Gilbert Rocha, Marcos Raya, Gabriel Villa. RAZKUACHE is curated by Marcos Raya and is supported, in part, by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency. ROUNDTABLE: SEPT. 11, 6 p.m. with guest scholar Victor Sorell.

Posted: (6957) 2008-09-01 18:03:46
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Exhibitor: (339) Koscielak Gallery
Event for: Friday, September 12, 2008

Pe Lang + Zimoun, Untitled Sound Objects Susan Michod: Painting Preview: Thursday, September 4, 2008, 5 - 9 pm Opening reception: Friday, September 12, 2008, 5 - 9 pm Swiss-based artists Pe Lang and Zimoun will present their work in conjunction with Susan Michod's paintings from September 5 through September 30, 2008. Zimoun + Pe Lang focus on creating acoustic architecture with an organic feel, investigating the properties of sound, materials, resonance and generative systems. The work is presented as sound installation and as live performance. Susan Michod is a Chicago - based artist who has extensively exhibited in major galleries and museums across the U.S. and abroad. Michod uses the language of figuration and of abstraction, her inspirations are both Joseph Alberts's isometric perspective drawings and her art history analyses.

Posted: (6954) 2008-08-30 10:51:17
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Exhibitor: (328) Thomas Robertello Gallery
Event for: Friday, September 5, 2008

Patrick Berran Places to sit and conquer September 5 through October 4 Opening reception Friday September 5, 6-9pm

Posted: (6953) 2008-08-29 11:39:56
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Exhibitor: (258) ThreeWalls
Event for: Friday, September 5, 2008

Patrick Lundeen: Sin Will Find You Out

Opening Reception: September 5, 2008, 6:00 - 9:00 PM Artist Talk: September 6, 2008 , 300 PM On View until October 11, 2008

Patrick Lundeen's paintings vibrate in person. The accumulation of twitching, stitch-like brush-strokes and bold colors seem to electrify his singular, emblematic imagery - a mixed bag of fallen pop-culture heroes, domestic trappings, log cabins and the supernatural. In total, Lundeen's (often recurrent) imagery generates a kind of personal vernacular that adds up to his own perverse totem. The dirty old man and the lonely bachelor get equal time, and may be one and the same, between Woody Allen masks and a 2 a.m. hand-me-down television, Lundeen permeates his paintings with feelings of unease, fear, and as he calls them, the "midnight creeps."

Posted: (6949) 2008-08-29 09:12:28
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Exhibitor: (26) FLATFILE
Event for: Friday, September 5, 2008

FOTOWERK 2008, INDUSTRIA & INTERPRETABLE CHAOS @ FLATFILE

On September 5th, with a reception from 5-9 pm, FLATFILEgalleries will open its 9th annual alternative photographic processes exhibition, FOTOWERK 2008, as well as INDUSTRIA, featuring photography by gallery artists Ryan Zoghlin and Dimitre, with sculpture by guest artist Terrence Karpowicz. FLATFILE will also present two video pieces by localStyle, aka Marlena Novak and Jay Alan Yim, and INTERPRETABLE CHAOS, new paintings by Cleveland Dean. The shows will run through October 24.

Posted: (6948) 2008-08-26 07:41:12
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Exhibitor: (143) Gahlberg Gallery
Event for: Thursday, August 28, 2008

Gahlberg Gallery at College of DuPage presents:

TREVOR GAINER Aug. 28 to Oct.4

Artist reception: Thursday, Aug. 28, 6 to 8pm Through task-oriented sculptural procedures, Trevor Gainer investigates objects and their conditions of occurrence. The narrative behind the invention conjured into form; anxiety and desire as receipts.

Posted: (6945) 2008-08-25 19:36:18
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Exhibitor: (362) Visiting Artists Program
Event for: Wednesday, September 3, 2008

The Visiting Artists Program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago presents:

DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI LECTURE SERIES SANFORD BIGGERS SEPTEMBER 3 Wednesday 6pm SAIC Auditorium, 280 S. Columbus Drive

SAIC alumnus (MFA 1999) Sanford Biggers creates multidisciplinary artworks that integrate film and video installation, sculpture, music, and performance. Influenced by his experiences living throughout the United States, Europe, and Japan, and by Buddhism, hip-hop, and urban culture, Biggers' work is known for its combination of meditative rigor and improvisatory edge. www.sanfordbiggers.com

Posted: (6936) 2008-08-25 09:22:33
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Exhibitor: (332) Kasia Kay Art Projects Gallery
Event for: Friday, September 5, 2008

Qin Fengling - Multitude Curated by David A. Parker September 5 - October 11, 2008 Opening reception September 5, 2008, 6 - 9 pm Qin has been painting for more than 20 years and is largely self-taught, but only recently has she begun to exhibit her work publicly. The sensuously sculptural nature of her works derives from her squeezing paint directly from the tube to form masses of tiny human figures, each bearing a painted facial expression, arrayed in dense patterns that fill the visual field. The works are microcosmic snapshots of China's "quarter of humanity" as it surges toward an uncertain future.

Posted: (6933) 2008-08-25 08:07:08
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Exhibitor: (201) Chicago Cultural Center
Event for: Thursday, August 28, 2008

GALLERY TALK: "Stephen Wilkes Ellis Island - Ghosts of Freedom"

Thursday, August 28, 12:15 pm

Michigan Avenue Galleries

Sofia Zutautas, Assistant Curator of Exhibitions, Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, will discuss this exhibition. For five years (1998 - 2003), photographer Stephen Wilkes explored and recorded the hospital complex that comprised the south side of Ellis Island. Neglected for almost 50 years, the buildings were in a state of extreme decay and disrepair. In rooms long abandoned, Wilkes captured a spirited vision of beauty in this gateway to freedom through his large-scale, color images. This exhibition continues through October 5.

Posted: (6931) 2008-08-22 17:19:22
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Exhibitor: (366) antena
Event for: Friday, August 29, 2008

"Under the Influence" New Works by: Jaime Mendoza

Also invited artist Josue Pellot Music by *DJ Oto-Matic

Opening Reception August 29, 2008 from 6:00 pm 10:00 pm August 29, 2008 - September 27, 2008

The exploration of the "self" is a modest one; in its normal use, it is not even quite a word, but something that makes an ordinary object pronoun into a reflexive one: "her" into "herself," "him" into "himself" and "it" into "itself. "Under the Influence" continues the exploration of the politics involved in contemporary urban art culture. This series of photographs, paintings, and mixed media objects examine the place of the artist within a social context.

Posted: (6927) 2008-08-21 16:04:29
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Exhibitor: (26) FLATFILE
Event for: Friday, September 5, 2008

Opening Reception at FLATFILEgalleries September 5, 5-9pm

Gallery A - Industria - Photographs by Ryan Zoghlin & Dimitre. Sculpture by Terrence Karpowicz. Gallery B - Fotowerk 2008 - Group photography show featuring Marco Ambrosi, Clare Britt, Mark DeBernardi, Philip Feitelberg, Keith Hackett, David Jones, Jorge Manghi, Jennifer Mannebach & Jean Sousa. Project Room 1 - Fluid Mechanics Remix - Video by localStyle. Project Room 2 - pr!ck - Interactive video piece by localStyle. Debut - Interpretable Chaos - Paintings by Cleveland Dean.

Show runs from September 5 - October 24, 2008 hours: Tuesday - Saturday 11am-6pm

Posted: (6926) 2008-08-21 14:59:32
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Exhibitor: (367) Walsh Gallery
Event for: Friday, September 5, 2008

Reena Saini Kallat: Solo Exhibition

September 5 - October 11, 2008 Opening Reception: September 5, 5-8 pm

Walsh Gallery is pleased to present the latest works of Mumbai-based artist Reena Saini Kallat. This is Kallat's first solo exhibition at Walsh Gallery and in the United States. The opening reception will take place Friday September 5th from 5 to 8 pm. The artist will be present at the opening reception.

Posted: (6924) 2008-08-20 22:52:10
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Exhibitor: (326) GARDENfresh
Event for: Friday, August 22, 2008

Artist reception: August 22, 2008 from 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm GardenFresh is pleased to host a large group exhibit featuring talent from 21 Artists in Chicago and across the nation. The show highlights a diversity of styles and brings to fruition a wide range of genres. Please join us as we bid farewell to our west loop space and move on as nomadic curatorial group.

Featuring art by: Nick Butcher - Emily Cunningham - Joel Feldman - Marc Friend - Justin Goh - Christopher Holmes - Richard Holland - Kelly Jacobson - Terry Karpowicz - Chris Kienke - Lisa Kuppinger - Mike Lash - Brian McGuire - Joshua Mitchell - Michael Mulvihill - Nadine Nakanishi - Kurt Riemersma - Scott Snyder - Rylan Thompson - Ashley E. Towne - Joe Trupia

Posted: (6923) 2008-08-20 12:10:37
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Exhibitor: (31) Gallery 400 UIC
Event for: Tuesday, August 26, 2008

"Chances Are The Comets In Our Future: A Visual Introduction to Drag City" August 26-October 4, 2008 Reception: Wednesday, August 27, 5-8 pm

Chicago's own Drag City record label has been championing forward-thinking rock music since 1989 and is recognized as a premier independent music label. Over the years, the label has had numerous run-ins with the visual arts. Drag City has released music by musicians who have influenced visual artists and released music by musicians who are visual artists themselves or have collaborated in-depth with visual artists. On display will be covers, artworks and more from groups such as Bonnie "Prince" Billy, The Red Krayola, Singer, Royal Trux, Gastr del Sol, Neil Hamburger, Silver Jews, Ghost, Weird War and USA; with designs by Art and Language, David Berman, Barbara Bloom, Gene Booth, Bill Callahan, Brian Calvin, Neil Michael Hagerty, Stephen Prina, Albert Oehlen, Savage Pencil, Roman Signer, Mick Turner, Christopher Williams and more.

Posted: (6918) 2008-08-19 09:23:14
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Exhibitor: (73) Hyde Park Art Center
Event for: Tuesday, August 19, 2008

The History of Architecture and Culture on 63rd Street Today! Tuesday, August 19, 6 - 8 pm Architectural Critic and Chicago city planner Lee Bey and artist Theaster Gates present an overview of the structures and cultural institutions that made the Woodlawn neighborhood a vibrant hum from the 1950s to the 1980s. The discussion will also address past and present renewal projects that include the creative community. This lecture corresponds with a series of lectures held in 2008 at the University of Chicago and the Experimental Station addressing issues of urban renewal through art intervention and public practice. This event is held in conjunction with the American Art American City program initiated by the Terra Foundation for American Art. Also next Tuesday, August 26, 7 - 8 pm, join us for Series A with Hugh Tribbey and Gina Frangello dedicated to showcasing experimental writing in the US and Midwest through readings, discussion and performance. All events are free!

Posted: (6915) 2008-08-18 11:32:16
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Exhibitor: (267) Art Dealers Association of Chicago
Event for: Saturday, August 23, 2008

Starbucks Saturday Gallery Tour *A free guided tour of 4 galleries in the River North district

11 AM - 12:30 PM; 750 N. Franklin St. Meet inside the Starbucks at the corner of Chicago & Franklin

This week a representative from Addington Gallery will lead the tour to: Catherine Edelman Gallery, Melanee Cooper Gallery, Nicole Gallery and Addington Gallery

Tours are free and run every weekend of the year, except for major holiday weekends. No reservations are required. Visit www.chicagoartdealers.org for schedule updates and information about our NEW WEST LOOP GALLERY TOURS.

Posted: (6914) 2008-08-11 09:08:56
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Exhibitor: (267) Art Dealers Association of Chicago
Event for: Saturday, August 16, 2008

Starbucks Saturday Gallery Tour *A free guided tour of 4 galleries in the River North district

11 AM - 12:30 PM; 750 N. Franklin St. Meet inside the Starbucks at the corner of Chicago & Franklin

This week a representative from Schneider Gallery will lead the tour to: Byron Roche Gallery, Perimeter Gallery, Jean Albano Gallery and Schneider Gallery

Tours are free and run every weekend of the year, except for major holiday weekends (rain or shine). No reservations are required. Visit www.chicagoartdealers.org for schedule updates or further information.

Posted: (6913) 2008-08-06 22:23:58
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Exhibitor: (315) ARTExhibionLink.com
Event for: Friday, August 8, 2008

ARTexhibitionLink's GALLER UNO is participating in the 2nd Friday event at the Fine Arts Buildung with the artists reception of JE Baker and Barbara Wakefield currently showing at the gallery 'di LOG ue' - a work of art in the form of a conversation. Slide show of this work in progress on wwww.jebaker.com or www.barbarawakefield.net. Images and text on www.artexhibitionlink. During: July 1st - August 31st, 2008 Gallery hours: Friday and Saturday 2 - 6 pm Artist Reception: Friday 8 from 4 - 9 pm Artist talk: at 6 pm Tel/Info: 708 612 1273

Posted: (6912) 2008-08-06 09:59:07
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Exhibitor: (267) Art Dealers Association of Chicago
Event for: Saturday, August 9, 2008

Starbucks Saturday Gallery Tour Free - guided tour of 4 galleries in River North district (Visit our website for upcoming West Loop Tours)

11 AM - 12:30 PM; 750 N. Franklin St. Meet inside the Starbucks at the corner of Chicago & Franklin

This week a representative from Ann Nathan Gallery will lead the tour to: Aldo Castillo Gallery, Addington Gallery, Carl Hammer Gallery and Ann Nathan Gallery

Tours are free and run every weekend of the year, except for major holiday weekends. No reservations required. Visit www.chicagoartdealers.org for updates and future tours.

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