Part of “Best of Chicago Art Magazine,” originally published December 10, 2010. Rachel Hewitt In my research into our recent series of articles on museums and museum collections policies, I ran into an interesting term: the non-collecting museum. What is a non-collecting museum, and how does this status affect accreditation and exhibition practices? What are [...]
Part of “Best of Chicago Art Magazine,” originally published June 10, 2011. Jeriah Hildwine "Under the Bell" by Tom Torluemke Artist Tom Torluemke has been answering my questions about his thoughts and experiences in regard to gallery representation. He has been represented by numerous galleries since he was in his early 20s, as well as representing himself [...]
Part of “Best of Chicago Art Magazine,” originally published December 6, 2010. Yolanda Green Sustainable art is a loud voice in a crowd of environmental enthusiasts, producing work often with the hope of moving people into action. We live in a culture that strives for eco-sensitivity and people often wish to educate themselves about the [...]
Part of “Best of Chicago Art Magazine,” originally posted January 14, 2011. Robin Dluzen Bouzide and her husband Paul at the Corn Celebration For my recent articles on “Art and Food,” I very simply split the nominated local artists into two groups: “Food as Media” and “Food as Imagery.” I found myself stuck as to [...]
Part of “Best of Chicago Art Magazine” originally posted May 6, 2011. Jeriah Hildwine Torluemke's solo exhibition, "The Exhibitionist" at Co-Prosperity Sphere, 2010 I’ve gotten to know Tom Torluemke’s work pretty well lately; having seen his exhibitions at the Cultural Center, Co-Prosperity Sphere, and the Version Festival. Tom also came to talk to our group at Co-Prosperity School. More recently, [...]
Part of “Best of Chicago Art Magazine,” originally posted April 26, 2011. Jeriah Hildwine Work by Liz Nielsen Liz Nielsen is the director of Swimming Pool Project Space. She is also an artist working primarily in photography, teaches photography at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, as well as working in the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Liz [...]
Part of “Best of Chicago Art Magazine,” originally posted April 7, 2011. Yolanda Green We asked about 50 Chicago artists to name at least 5 of their favorite local painters. Then, we tallied up those who were mentioned the most and who seemed to be making the most impact on the scene. There were some [...]
CORE On-site Lighthouse construction slide show CORE Lighthouse burn video Burning Man 2011 Slide show Photos by Philamonjaro CORE hero shots, still images by Scott Potter and video by Doug Herlihy
Anita Birsa Images by Philamonjaro In a year of milestones and record-breaking spectacles, “Rites of Passage” was an appropriate theme for Burning Man 2011 and Chicago’s “Burner” artist community. For the first time in 25 years, tickets to the event sold out as Chicagoans journeyed 2000 miles to participate in record attendance and involvement. Each year, [...]
