Chicago Artists’ News
Volume XXXIV, Number 11, December 2007
Dawoud Bey, Kenneth, 2003. Photo courtesy of the artist.
The Bey Method
By Nathaniel McLin
Dawoud Bey does not romanticize the subjects of his pho-
tographs. Rather, his pictures capture his subjects in moments
of personal decision, elevating them into monumental icons. A
professor of photography at Columbia College, Chicago, Bey
composes compelling pictorial spaces that draw viewers into the
personal narratives of those whom he photographs.
Bey holds a MFA from Yale University, and has work in
the permanent collections of over twenty museums around the
world. This year Aperture magazine published his latest book,
Class Pictures, and will mount a traveling exhibition of the
photographs that will tour museums throughout the country.
Following Class Pictures, the Addison Gallery of American
A publication of the Chicago Artists’ Coalition ISSN 0890-5908
Art will open “Do You See What I See: Representing the Black
Subject,” a historical survey of the photographic image of black
males.
Having grown up in New York’s Harlem and Queens,
Bey was influenced by the documentary photography of the
1969 Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibition “Harlem on My
Mind,” a showcase of African-American photographers. He was
impressed by the truthfulness of documentary photography in
capturing, without romanticism or sentimentality, the dignity of
the everyday African American people, who were then widely
regarded as outcasts from society. Bey’s own photographic trib-
ute to Harlem’s everyday citizens, “Harlem USA,” opened at the
Studio Museum of Harlem in 1979.
The subjects comprised in Bey’s Class Pictures, as in his
other photographs, are suppressed outsiders: noble Harlem resi-
dents, defiant white and multiracial teenagers, and immigrants.
Bey affords them a prestige that celebrates their otherness and
simultaneously draws the viewer intimately into his subject’s
psychological performance space.
Bey began taking pictures of young people in 1992 for
the Artist Collective in Wadsworth Athenaeum in Hartford,
Connecticut. He shot serialized images of young people to com-
pare their mercurial changes, frame by frame. In 2003, he was
involved in a residency project at the David and Alfred Smart
Museum of Art at the University of Chicago. This project saw
the addition of confessional elements to his photos, with Bey
soliciting text or audio commentary from his youthful subjects,
who commented on the state of their lives in all their difficulty,
joy, and complexity.
Bey employs a compelling method in achieving his remark-
able photos. After his work for the Artist Collective, Bey began
to move from a documentary style to creating a photographic
KENNETH
If it wasn’t for school I don’t know where I’d be. One of my friends just
died recently—shot in the back of the head. He was walking down the
street, him and a couple of friends of his. He was going back to meet his
father ‘cause his father was coming to pick him up. And then, everybody
started running; he was the only one who got hit by the bullet. At first
I really couldn’t believe it, ‘cause, like, in the neighborhood we stay in
his whole family used to live around there, and he was like one of the
main people that I actually spent time with. We used to go to the beach
together, play basketball. He was a nice kid; all the adults in the neighbor-
hood thought he was nice. It just makes me feel sad, you know, I wish I
could have my friend back. That’s why I try to keep my mind focused on
other, positive stuff, such as school, making sure I do all my homework,
so I can get the best grades I can get. I want to start my own record
label, probably, and like open different types of stores and invest in, um...
like neighborhoods I’ve lived in and everything: have new buildings built
so there’ll be less homeless, get people up off the streets.
format analogous to the Baroque realism of painter Michelangelo
Merisi da Caravaggio (1571 - 1610). Bey’s experiments with the
unusual 20 x 24 Polaroid camera used for creating large-scale
photographs allowed him to produce very stable and detailed
prints of any size. Empowered with this resource to create muse-
um quality pictures as stable as Rembrandt’s portraits gave Bey
the confidence to pursue creation of Classical art photography.
In this sense, Caravaggio was an influence on his work. In a
private interview, Bey remarked on this influence. “I am a lover
of Caravaggio’s shadows,” he said, “and am very interested in
how the interplay of dark and light also helps to animate and
push the subject forward into the space of the viewer by adding
dimensionality to the flat surface.”
Like Caravaggio, Bey modulates contrasting light and dark
areas to remind our motor senses of the relation of light and
shadow to the sense of three-dimensional volume as objects
appear in life. Bey’s methods are thus not an exact translation
of Caravaggio’s sculptural tactility. Rather, his is an analogous
method in the photographic medium in which the viewer’s
memory fills in depth and spatial relationships.
Another of Caravaggio’s techniques used by Bey is to illu-
minate one side of the face of his subjects, leaving the other side
of the face darkened, or even masked in shadow. This method
endows the figures appearing within the photo with a sense of
depth and mystery.
In his photos, Bey treats fore-, middle-, and backgrounds
distinctively. Generally, he obscures the background, keeping
it slightly out of focus, thus forcing our eyes to linger in the
space where his subjects pose and perform – the middle ground
of the picture plane. Bey thus takes advantage of a power that
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an opinionated look at what’s happening . . .
POPSICLE TO JOIN BEAN … Millennium
Park, home of Anish Kapoor’s Bean, or “Cloud Gate,”
and Crown Fountain, will soon sport another installa-
tion this winter, the Popsicle – a 95-foot-long multicol-
ored wall of ice, with abstract patterns and shards of ice
jutting out, by artist Gordon Halloran of Vancouver, a
Nov. 1 Chicago Tribune article said.
From a distance, the 13-foot-tall sheets of brilliantly
hued ice will look like a giant contemporary art piece.
Close up, pigments interact with the crystal ice struc-
tures, changing as parts of the wall evaporate, melt and
freeze again.
“Paintings Below Zero,” will open Feb. 1 and will
remain on display through the month. It will be kept
mostly frozen by chilled glycol running through alumi-
num panels that make up the core of the wall. Pigmented
sheets of ice, created offsite and changed periodically,
will be suspended from the metal panels. As the surface
evaporates, pigments will migrate to the exterior, altering
the crystal structure and creating new patterns.
City officials estimate that the exhibit, organized by
the Department of Cultural Affairs, will cost “a few
hundred thousand dollars.” Several private and public
entities will fund the project. The city says its portion of
the funding and the state’s will come from the hotel tax.
Halloran will also create a painting on the park’s ice
rink using an ice-cleaning machine. After the show, the
wall will be broken apart, taken away and left to melt.
GEHRY MIT TROUBLE … The Massachusetts
Institute of Technology filed a negligence suit against
renowned architect Frank Gehry on Halloween, claim-
ing that flaws in his design of the $300 million Stata
Center in Cambridge, one of the most celebrated
works of recent architecture, caused leaks, cracks, mold
growth and drainage back-ups, according to the Nov. 6
Globe.
The suit alleged MIT paid Los Angeles-based Gehry
Partners $15 million to design the Stata Center, and soon
after its 2004 completion, the center’s outdoor amphithe-
ater began to crack due to drainage problems.
Gehry Partners did not respond to the Globe’s con-
tact attempts. A MIT spokesman declined comment, cit-
ing the pending lawsuit.
An executive at the construction company, New
Jersey-based Skanska USA Building Inc., blamed
Gehry for the problems and said he ignored warnings
about the flaws from Skanska and a consulting company
prior to construction. “This is not a construction issue,
never has been,” said Paul Hewins, executive vice presi-
dent and area general manager of Skanska USA.
“It really is a disaster,” said former Boston
University president John Silber, who sharply criticizes
the Stata Center’s design in a new book, Architecture of
the Absurd: How ‘Genius’ Disfigured a Practical Art.
Gehry is not the first famous architect to be sued over
his designs. I. M. Pei and Partners, of Hancock Tower
fame, were sued after glass panes popped out during the
Tower’s 1970s construction, crashing onto the street. It
became “The Plywood Skyscraper” when the glass was
temporarily replaced with wood. Robert Campbell, an
architect and critic for the Globe, said it is inevitable that
there will be problems in any unconventional building
like the Stata Center, with its roofs colliding at different,
odd angles.
Puppy (1992-95), by Jeff Koons, Courtesy Guggenheim Museum
Bilbao.
GEHRY CELEBRATION … Bilbao, Spain,
celebrated the 10th anniversary of its Frank Gehry-
designed Guggenheim Museum, which helped trans-
form the industrial city into a cultural capital, with the
inauguration of a massive new outdoor work of art in
October, according to artknowledgenews.com.
The “Red Arches,” a huge metal structure over La
Salve bridge next to the museum, designed by French
artist Daniel Buren, joins two other permanent works
at the Guggenheim – “Puppy,” a dog in flowers by Jeff
Koons which “guards” the museum, and a giant spider
by the French artist Louise Bourgeois.
As part of its 10th anniversary celebrations, the
museum is also showing a retrospective of US art
until April 12 called “Art In The USA: 300 Years
of Innovation” that features some 200 works from
120 artists.
FLUSHING FURY …
A toilet that flushes to
the sound of Italy’s
national anthem was
seized by police in
northern Italy, igniting
a big patriotic debate,
according to the BBC on
Nov. 6.
The offending naughty
necessary, the creation of
artists Eleonora Chiari and
Sandra Goldschmied was
on display at the Bolzano
Italian Prosecutors say Museum of Modern Art.
the Italian national anthem Prosecutors say the
should not be ridiculed. Fratelli d’Italia anthem
is a national emblem and
protected from ridicule. Defense lawyers for the muse-
um argued that while it has patriotic and sentimental
value, the anthem is not a national symbol.
The prosecution claimed that playing the anthem
while flushing a crapper is an offence to the nation. They
cited a decree issued this year by the former government
of Silvio Berlusconi, a role-model if there ever was one,
defining the national anthem as an emblem and property
of the state.
After a judgment, arguments would begin over
whether this marks a precedent or is just a flash in the
pan, the BBC report said.
The waters of Trevi Fountain ran red with paint.
SHOULD’VE WAITED ‘TIL HALLOWEEN …
A man threw a bucket of red paint into Rome’s Trevi
Fountain on Oct. 19, coloring the waters of the 18th-
century monument bright blood-red in front of a crowd
of astonished tourists and locals, the Associated Press
reported. The bizarre act of vandalism was apparently
inspired by the Futurists of the early 20th century. The
man, wearing a beret and a light-colored jacket, disap-
peared into the crowd. The fountain started spurting red,
a spectacle tourists immediately began photographing.
Police arrived and technicians restored a clear flow.
The monument has been a tourist spot since Fellini’s
1960 film “La Dolce Vita,” which featured actress Anita
Ekberg seductively splashing in the fountain, the New
York Times said. Experts said the baroque fountain was
not permanently damaged.
The news agency ANSA reported a box was found
nearby containing leaflets by an unknown group claim-
ing responsibility, “FTM Futurist Action 2007.” The
leaflets said the group aims to battle against “everything
and everyone with a spirit of healthy violence” and to turn
this “grey bourgeois society into a triumph of color.” The
red paint symbolized the Rome Film Festival’s red carpet,
and was meant to protest expenses incurred at the event.
SUPPER ON WEB … On Oct. 27 officials in Milan,
Italy, posted on the Web a high-resolution image of
Leonardo Da Vinci’s “Last Supper.” At 16 billion
pixels, this image is 1,600 times finer than those taken
with a 10 mega-pixel digital camera, the Houston
Chronicle reported.
The high resolution will allow experts to examine
details of the 15th century wall painting that they other-
wise could not – including traces of drawings Leonardo
put down before painting.
This image allows viewers to look at details as
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though they were inches from the artwork, in contrast to
regular photographs, which become grainy as you zoom
in, said curator Alberto Artioli. “You can also note the
state of degradation the painting is in.”
DYLAN IN DEUTCHLAND … An exhibition
of artworks by musician Bob Dylan opened at the
Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz museum Oct. 28 in
Chemnitz, an eastern German city, the Associated
Press reported.
“The Drawn Blank Series” has 170 colored versions
of pictorial motifs, including variations of previously
published drawings and sketches.
Dylan produced the drawings between 1989 and
1992, and published them in a book. Curator Ingrid
Moessinger had 332 of the works specially reprinted and
painted, and Dylan then selected 170 works for display.
PEOPLE NEWS … Chicago Gallery News founder
Natalie van Straaten announced her retirement Oct.
31, after 25 years as editor and publisher. Employee of
five years Virginia “Ginny” Berg bought the magazine,
becoming publisher Nov. 1. Van Straaten, founding
executive director of the Art Dealers Association of
Chicago (CADA), also retired from that position after 20
years, to be replaced by Lynne Remington. Remington
worked with CADA on projects for 11 years, and was the
founding project director for the annual Vision program.
Catherine Edelman, of the photography gallery at 300
W. Superior by the same name, was elected president
of CADA on Oct. 25, replacing outgoing 2004 - 2007
president Roy Boyd. Chicago Gallery News began in
the early 1980s during the time the River North gallery
district was starting …
Oak Park artist, CAC Member, and owner of
Art Gecko gallery Lisa Nordstrom was selected
from hundreds of entries worldwide to be one of 39
artists in “Red Bull
Art of Can Chicago,”
which was at the
River East Art
Center, Nov. 9-18.
Nordstrom designed
two fully functional
pieces out of Red
Bull energy drink
cans: a miniature
shopping bag called
“Ready to Go,” and
suitcase entitled “Ready to Go” and “Traveling Light,”
“Traveling Light.” by Lisa Nordstrom.
GALLERY, MUSEUM, VENUE AND SHOW
NEWS … The Museum of Contemporary Art on Oct.
29 named as its next director Madeleine Grynsztejn,
a former Art Institute curator for 20th-Century paint-
ing and sculpture with knowledge of the area art scene,
according to the Chicago Tribune. Upon her March
arrival, Grynsztejn will be the first woman and sev-
enth person to lead the 40-year-old MCA. Currently
she is senior curator of painting and sculpture at the
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, where she
has worked since Sept. 2000. She will succeed Robert
Fitzpatrick, stepping down next year after a decade at
the helm of the MCA.
DON’T MISS … McCord Gallery, 9602 W. Creek
Rd., Palos Park, 708-671-0648, “Holiday Shoppe,”
group show, closes Dec. 21 … FLATFILEgalleries,
217 N. Carpenter, 312-491-1190, “New Dialect,” group
show with Robert McGuire, photography, Michael
George & Craig Hansen, paintings; Man Bartlett,
“Entry Point,” drawings; “Flora/Fauna,” group show
with Marco Ambrosi, Jozef Sumicrast, Gail Kaplan,
Barbara Levy Kipper and Beth Moon, photography
and sculpture; Natalia Ivancevich, “White Forest,”
installation, closes Dec. 22 … KN Gallery, 875 N.
Michigan, Ste. 2515, 312-640-5550, Fernando Botero,
“Fernando Botero’s 75th Birthday,” paintings, pastels
and sculptures, closes Dec. 29 … Chicago Art Source
Gallery, 1871 N. Clybourn, 2nd fl., 773-248-3100,
Marc Hauser, “Sinners, Story Tellers & Socialites-40
Years of Photography,” photography, closes Dec. 31.
PROBLEMS COPING in the art world? Feel ripped-off or
short-shrifted? Betrayed? Screwed? Hate Shag? Or did some-
thing positive happen for a change? What do you think about the
current state of art news  sorta good, bad or really ugly? TELL
SHAG – E-mail your comments to shag@caconline.org, writing
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the Alternative
The secret lives of an unusual art breed
By Alicia K. Eler
Somewhere inside Chicago’s thick urban jun-
gle, over 35 alternative and artist-run spaces are
growing out of apartment living rooms, dining
rooms, kitchens, basements and even bedrooms.
The people running these spaces aren’t out for mon-
etary gain; instead, they’re doing it to support the
arts in Chicago. Low-key and often unpublicized,
their shows are the kind of thing one learns about
through word-of-mouth.
An alternative to the commercial art scene has
existed in Chicago since 1939, when the Hyde Park
Art Center was first established. Other cities have
significant alternative art scenes as well – but what
makes Chicago different?
“Chicago is one of the more affordable cities as
compared to NYC, SF, Boston, or LA. It is possible
to find an [affordable] space and develop it into
something unique without worrying too much about
making ends meet,” said Caroline Picard, Editor of
PHONEBOOK 2007/2008, an annual directory of
alternative artspaces, and Director of Publications
at Three Walls Gallery. “Unlike other American cit-
ies with a lot of space, such as Baltimore, Detroit
and Pittsburgh, Chicago also has an audience – and
a vibrant community that supports contemporary art
dialogue.” From Humboldt Park all the way to sub-
urban Oak Park, alternative art spaces are thriving.
View from Marc Fisher show at VONZWECK, Sept. 2007.
Photo courtesy of VONZWECK.
VONZWECK in Humboldt Park is perhaps
the best-known alt art space here in Chicago, put-
ting on shows that rival some commercial galleries.
Run out of artist Philip von Zweck’s 12 ft x 14 ft
living room, the space is lit by conventional light.
“There’s a radio, a hardwood floor, a closet with
French doors, windows on the wall – it actually
doesn’t have a tremendous amount of wall space,”
said Von Zweck.
Von Zweck asks friends to show their artwork,
but occasionally takes a submission from someone
new. His rule of thumb? “If I don’t trust you with
keys to my apartment, I’m not going to let you have
a show here,” said Von Zweck. It just so happens
that Von Zweck has some pretty well-known artist
friends, like Carrie Gundersdorf (who is represented
by Shane Campbell Gallery), artist Tony Tassett, his
professor from graduate school, and Karen Reimer,
who is represented by moniquemeloche Gallery.
But lesser-known artists, like Frank Pollard and
Tyler Brit, can be seen at VONZWECK, too. “If
Carrie Gundersdorf does a show and then Tyler
Brit [does a show], well, it raises the bar for emerg-
ing artists [like Brit],” said Von Zweck. Because
the space operates mainly to promote artists, Von
Zweck doesn’t take cuts from art sold; if an artist
sells a piece, he asks him/her to chip in for the $30
opening night beer expenses.
At Vanessa Smith and Cameron Crawford’s
slanted-ceiling, triangular-shaped, 1200-square-foot
attic in Pilsen, aptly named Brown Triangle,
they’ve only had a few shows. In fact, they don’t
even have a website. “We wanted to continue our
involvement in the Chicago arts community after
finishing up at SAIC,” said Smith. “We usually
have three-person shows, but we don’t look for
specific criteria – it’s more about enjoying putting
on shows and having people come out.”
At the California Occidental Museum
of Art (COMA) in Humboldt Park, co-direc-
tors Annika Seitz and Erik Brown take a different
approach. Founded in January 2006, Seitz and
Brown are interested in existing both online and in
material reality. “We have a permanent collection
online,” said Seitz. “Because we archive everything
and sell nothing, we’re more like a museum.” Seitz
and Brown place emphasis on one-night parties/
openings while the second event – the permanent
collection – takes place online. Art shows happen in
every room of the colorfully painted two-bedroom
apartment, from the green bathroom to Erik’s yel-
low bedroom.
Caleb Lyons and Kathryn Scanlan take a simi-
lar approach to their space, Old Gold, billing it as
more of an opening night party, although shows stay
up about three weeks and can be viewed by appoint-
ment. When the pair found this two-flat greystone
with an attached basement in April 2006, they knew
they’d struck gold. Art shows happen only in their
downstairs basement, which came complete with a
faux fireplace and a built-in bar. Lyons and Scanlan
believe that this gentleman’s-club-like basement
was finished in either the 50s or 60s. “The space
is unusual and demanding, and artists have to keep
that in-mind when they’re putting work together,”
said Lyons. “In our first show, Jo Hormuth (who
was recently in a show at 40000) came over to see
the space before starting work. Her paintings ended
up being a direct response to the space.”
Whereas some galleries are more interested in
the opening event, Patricia Courson and Rachel
Adams are focused on longer-lasting, more gal-
lery-like shows. At their Wicker Park space, Lloyd
Dobler Gallery, track lighting hangs from the
ceiling, artwork is numbered and an intern greets
visitors. Without looking back toward the kitchen
or opening a side door, one would assume this was
a gallery proper. “I feel like this space fits our per-
sonalities and the work we want to show, but it can
be a gallery if we want it to be,” said Adams.
“Spaces into Places” at Lloyd Dobler Gallery, Sept.–Oct. 2007.
Photo courtesy of Lloyd Dobler Gallery.
But seriously, interns working at an apartment
gallery? “When we started having regular hours on
Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 5 to 9 p.m.
at the end of September 2006, our time was limited
because we worked Saturdays,” said Adams. “We
realized we’d have to be open Saturday because
that’s when we get the most foot traffic, so we
posted for an intern on Craigslist and got over 100
responses.” Their current gallery intern, Amanda
Hooshmand, fits the bill perfectly: she’s friendly, an
art student and a dedicated biker. Their other intern,
web guru Jason Jozwiak, is a friend from the School
of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Lloyd Dobler Gallery has also been written up
in Time Out Chicago and Chicago magazine, some-
thing that doesn’t usually happen with alternative
art galleries. Though both the girls are applying to
grad school in the near future, they see the gallery
as an ongoing project that will continue even if they
end up in different cities.
Bob Jones’ work at 65GRAND, Sept–Oct 2007.
Photo courtesy of 65GRAND.
Another apartment gallery that operates as
something in-between commercial and alternative
is Bill Gross’s 65GRAND. Since the space official-
ly began in October 2005, shows have happened in
Gross’s now-defunct 15 ft. x 15 ft. kitchen. A painter
himself, Gross never envisioned running an alterna-
tive art space – it just sort of happened after a few
successful shows. Though Gross doesn’t have any
gallery artists, he tends to work regularly with many
of the same people. 65GRAND recently attended
The Affair at the Jupiter Hotel in Portland, Oregon,
and the BRIDGE Art Fair (formerly NOVA) a few
years back. Though this seems unusual for an alt art
space, Gross said that he’s trying to give the artists
as much visibility as possible. “My main goal is to
work with artists and get them as much exposure as
possible,” he said. “If I make any money from the
art, it goes right back into paying for art fairs and
advertising.”
For many of these young spaces, it’s hard to tell
how long they’ll actually stick around. The fleeting
nature of alternative art galleries suggests a five-
year shelf life, but there’s always an exception to
the rule. The Suburban, Michelle Grabner and
Brad Killam’s independent artist-run space in Oak
Park, defies all logical rules.
Grabner and Killam opened The Suburban in
1997, keeping in mind the late 80s/early 90s school
of institutional critique. During this time, artists
questioned the authority of museum and gallery
spaces and tended toward alternative spaces. “A lot
of spaces now aren’t tied to any sort of critique,”
said Grabner. “Instead, they seem like a way of
strategizing the art world. But that’s not what The
Suburban is about.” Billed as an anti-curator, pro-
artist space, The Suburban is located outside of
the city, in what is often thought of as the “cultural
void” of the ‘burbs. But their location is part of their
strategy – not to mention that in 1997 Oak Park was
affordable and the two artists had a family to sup-
port.
Shows usually happen in the 10 ft. x 20 ft.
cinder block space in the backyard, the backyard
itself and, sometimes, inside the Grabner/Killam
household. Artists-in-residence stay with the family
from time to time and The Suburban has received
press in publications like Artforum. Grabner shows
only non-Chicagoans; international artists like Luc
Tuymans, Young British Artist (YBA) Gavin Turk,
Pakistani-born Ceal Floyer and LA-based Karl
Haendel have all been through The Suburban. As
an artist-run space, Grabner and Killam strive to
promote the artist and bring more arts to Chicago.
continued on page 7.
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NEWS & EVENTS
The Staff of the Chicago Artists’

Chicago Artists’ News December 2007

Coalition wishes you and your
family a wonderful Holiday Season
mark your calendars... and a Happy New Year.

Dec. 14th Til Jan. 2nd Jan. 19th

CAC’s Annual Holiday Benefit Party CAC Around Town Annual Tax and
Packer Schopf Gallery, 942 W. Lake St. Swim Café Record Keeping Workshop
6-9 p.m. 1357 W Chicago Ave Led by Julie Herwitt, CPA

The artists’ holiday event of the year featuring a small art and craft grab bag. Artists: Kyoko Endo,
Bring an Item, Take an Item. (All grab bag items should be hand made by Jennifer Buckley, Ai The Illinois Institute of Art - Chicago
the participating artist - we are looking for small unique art or craft objects.) and Ann Marie Schneider 350 N. Orleans, room 1284
12-4 p.m.
Meet new artists and mingle with your peers. Exhibition running $20 CAC members, $40 non-members
Food, wine, and entertainment! through January 2 Join as a New member now and get in for Free!
Free art supply gift bags courtesy of Brudno’s. Preregistration is required so sign up on the
www.caconline.org - $20 online, $25 at the door website, www.caconline.org or call the office.

THANK YOU TO OUR CONTRIBUTORS: Dear members of the art community:

The Cliff Dwellers Art Foundation (Patron of the Arts), Melanie Stefan (Supporter),
April Nomellini (Supporter), Nancy Gershman, Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
(Supporter).
Our volunteers for this issue were Barbara Willerman and Larry Chait.
STEPHANIE KLUK MOVES TO CLEVELAND...
We are sad to announce that our beloved Stephanie Kluk,
who has been the CAC’s loyal Membership and Program Coordinator
since November 2005, will be moving to Cleveland at the end of
the month of November with her son and husband (and dog, PJ).
We are not only losing a great employee, dedicated and devoted
to the organization and its mission, but also a friend. We have
shared many laughs with her, here at the office, and she infused
the working environment with a great deal of enthusiasm and
optimism. We will miss her dearly. She made us all smile and it was
a joy to work with her.
Kiet Pham who has been working with us in a PT capacity, and has helped substan-
tially with advancing CAC Around Town, the PREP program, and other membership events/
programs, will be joining us as the Membership and Program Coordinator in Stephanie’s
stead. Help us welcome Kiet by emailing him at membership@caconlie.org. Olga Stefan
Correction:
I’d like to submit a correction to the text on “Roger Brown and His House” in the November 2007
issue of Chicago Artists’ News. The author states: “In 1996, when he knew that he was dying from
AIDS, Brown willed his 1889 storefront home and studio on North Halsted Street…to the School of
the Art Institute of Chicago.”
Brown died in November 1997, and therefore did not will or bequeath his Halsted Street collec-
tion to the School. Brown’s gift of the contents of his Chicago home to the School became official dur-
ing his life, in December 1996. As a condition of this gift, SAIC purchased the building. (Brown gave
his other two homes and collections, in New Buffalo, MI, and La Conchita, CA, to SAIC as outright
gifts, so it’s often misunderstood that he gave his Chicago home to the School.)
SAIC opened the site as the Roger Brown Study Collection in January, 1997, and we fortunately
had much of the year to talk with Brown and work through the issues of preserving his home and
collection as he intended, as an “Artists’ Museum.” Thanks for exploring and presenting the issues of
advance planning for of artists’ estates in this issue.
Best, Lisa Stone, Curator, Roger Brown Study Collection, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
As many of you might have heard, the Governor’s state budget cuts signed on August 23
have also resulted in cuts to the Illinois Arts Council’s budget. The 41% reduction represents
more than $7 million dollars in funding cuts to arts and culture organizations throughout the
state. For the Chicago Artists’ Coalition, this means $8,000 less than last year’s award, and
$10,000 less than the organization’s budgeted amount. If the money is not restored, this can
pose a major set-back to the CAC’s growth. The many professional development workshops,
that hundreds of artists have come to rely on, might be cut back; the newspaper that reaches
thousands of people might have to be scaled down; many other activities that help so many
people develop their art careers might need to be cancelled.
But you can help. We ask you to support the CAC by doing one, or both of the following:
1. Make a tax-deductible donation of $100 or more and become a Friend of the CAC, an
exclusive group making a difference in the art community. As a Friend, you will receive
invitations to Friends-only events, such as private tours of art collections, and artists’ stu-
dios. In addition, if you are a current member, you will be upgraded to First Class delivery
of the Chicago Artists’ News ($11 per year).
2. Make two phone calls to the numbers listed below expressing your concern with the
proposed budget cuts to the arts and urging that funding be fully restored for the Illinois
Arts Council and the Illinois State Board of Education's Arts and Foreign Language grant
program.
a) Ginger Ostro, Budget Director for Governors Office of Management and Budget 312-
814-0023 and Ginger.ostro@illinois.gov
b) Governor Rod Blagojevich 312-814-2121 (Chicago) or
217 -558-0880 (Springfield)
We need your help and support in this time of need. Please take action and show the
Governor how important the arts are to Illinois.
Make a donation and a phone call today! All donations can be sent by mail to:
Chicago Artists’ Coalition, 70 E. Lake #230, Chicago, IL 60601, or you may pledge online
at www.caconline.org. All donations are acknowledged in the newspaper, in the issue
following receipt. Thank you for supporting the Arts in Illinois!
Sincerely,
Olga Stefan, Executive Director, Chicago Artists’ Coalition
www.caconline.org

MEET
THE
CAC STAFF...
Olga Stefan, Executive Director,
received her bachelors in anthro-
pology from Kenyon College, stud- Olga Jeremy Kiet Miguel Shag Ji-Sook
ied archaeology and art history in
Montpellier, France, traveled throughout most
of Europe, and lived in some of it, and has
excavated throughout much of Israel. She
was the executive director of Around the
Coyote from 1998-2003, and was the grant
writer for Woman Made Gallery from 2003 to
early 2005, when she started her new posi-
tion at CAC. Ms. Stefan has curated several
exhibitions, including an international show,
“Palpable Disequilibrium: Contemporary Art
in Romania,” “Resurrection,” “Please Print”
and others, has juried several art shows and
festivals, and served on the Evanston Arts
Council’s individual grant panel. In 2001, she
received the “Contributions to the Community”
award from the Wicker Park Chamber of
Commerce. Ms. Stefan holds an M.A. in Arts
Administration from the School of the Art
Institute, loves foreign films and documenta-
ries, and is in constant anticipation of the next
movie in her online queue.
Jeremy Biles, Publications Manager and
Editor of CAN, teaches philosophy at the
Illinois Institute of Art. He is the author of “Ecce
Monstrum: Georges Bataille and the Sacrifice
of Form.”
Kiet Pham, Membership and Program
Coordinator, was born in Moline, IL and is
currently living as an artist in Tinley Park. Kiet
attended the Columbus College of Art and
Design. Some of his interests include garden-
ing, playing the violin, chess, crosswords,
physics, and other nerdy things.
Miguel Jimenez, Assistant to the Editor, was
born and raised in Chicago’s South Side, Back
of the Yards. He attended DePauw University
in Greencastle, IN where he received a BA
degree in English Creative Writing. He is a fan
of the Food Network, writes poetry and fiction,
and says, “No to Mining in Intag, Ecuador!”
He will be pursuing an MFA in Fiction Writing
next fall.
Shag, IT guy and contributor to CAN, came
to Chicago in 1994 to solve mysteries, after
graduating from Lock Haven University of
Pennsylvania with a Journalism degree with
minors in English, Philosophy, Film and
Computer Science. Shag came to the CAC
in 1998 as the CAC’s Project Coordinator, to
write the monthly Chicago Artists’ News col-
umn “Art News” and solve mysteries involving
the CAC’s then quite-elderly computers. You
may have seen him reading poems and doing
pseudo-comedy at venues around Chicago, or
hosting “Shag’s Little Thing,” a music, poetry
and comedy open-mic variety show that ran at
Phyllis’ Musical Inn circa 1998 to 2005. Shag
is a journalist, writer, semi-professional host,
poetry-nerd and tech-geek. He might not know
how to show it, but Shag cares. Shag doesn’t
take praise well.
Ji-Sook Yim, Editorial Intern, is from Houston,
TX and she is currently a second year at the
University of Chicago. She is a French minor,
plans on studying psychology, and hopes to go
into communications for graduate school. Her
hobbies and interests include piano, Scrabble,
Swatch watches, and sporadically writing
sappy poetry for her collection of love poems
titled “Sap from a Maple Tree.”
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December 2007 Chicago Artists’ News
Travails and
Triumphs:
The Visual
Artists
Rights Act
By Daniel Grant
Like most laws, the Visual Artists Rights Act
of 1990 is a lengthy amendment to the federal
Copyright Act, complete with definitions, exclu-
sions and limitations, as well as a statement of
intent. Over the years, the law has been occasional-
ly violated, less frequently litigated, and continually
discussed. Perhaps for artists, the law’s most sig-
nificant language is found early on (the artist “shall
have the right to prevent any intentional distortion,
mutilation, or other modification of that work which
would be prejudicial to his or her honor or reputa-
tion,” as well as “to prevent any destruction of a
work of recognized stature”). For the owners of this
art, especially those who commission artwork, such
as building owners, corporations and governmental
agencies, the key language of the law may be found
in seven words that describe how all the rights and
obligations in the law may be bypassed, through “an
express, written waiver by the artist.”
In perhaps the majority of art commission con-
tracts, artists are asked to waive their VARA rights,
and in almost every instance they do so willingly.
Why would artists so readily cede rights that they
had spent years trying to obtain?
In some cases, the answer is self-evident: If
they refuse to sign the agreement waiving their
rights, there will be no commission, and some other
artist will have the opportunity to create a large-
scale work in an open setting viewable by a larger
percentage of the public than otherwise might see
their art in galleries. It is not uncommon for art-
ists to receive additional compensation for signing
a waiver of their VARA rights. However, because
the Visual Artists Rights Act is so strongly tied to
public artworks, most of which are sited perma-
nently with no end date in sight, current owners and
municipalities are concerned about tying the hands
of those who come after them, such as private build-
ing owners who want to expand where the mural is
or the city planners who look to widen the intersec-
tion that contains a statue.
Some negotiation may take place, but the
waiver subject cannot be avoided and the artist
usually cedes some rights. According to Scott
Hodes, a Chicago lawyer who has represented
both artists and agencies commissioning artists
for public art projects, “nobody in their right mind
will get involved with any artist in a public way
unless there is a waiver. The law being what it is,
I would advise any commissioning body to get a
waiver from the artist.”
His sense of urgency reflects recent efforts to
extend the law into new areas. In September, for
instance, Chicago painter Chapman Kelley (now
residing in Dallas) was able to convince an Illinois
federal judge that his plantings of wildflowers in
the city’s Grant Park constituted a sculptural work
of art, deserving of copyright protection after the
city removed half of the floral arrangement in
order to build an access bridge. Earlier in the same
month, a U.S. district court judge in Springfield,
Massachusetts turned back an artist’s claim that
Chapman Kelly's "Wildflower Works." Photo courtesy of the artist.
the intention of the Massachusetts Museum of
Contemporary Art in North Adams to display his
unfinished installation represented a violation of the
Visual Artists Rights Act. Yet another VARA law-
suit claims that changes made to the lawn in front
of Yahoo!’s headquarters in Sunnyvale, California
represented a distortion of the site-specific artwork
created by New York sculptor Sharon Louden
in 2003.
Why would
artists so readily
cede rights that
they had spent
years trying to
obtain?
Chapman Kelley’s floral artwork, titled
“Wildflower Works,” consisted of 66,000 square
feet of plants that had been paid for by Kelley when
he planted them in 1984. He claimed that he still
owned them and had not relinquished ownership
to the individual plants or the entire artwork to the
City of Chicago, which in 2004 reduced the gar-
den by half in order to create a bridge that would
link two areas of the park. Lawyers for the City
of Chicago had argued that a garden could not be
a sculpture, since it did not maintain one appear-
ance but changed regularly. However, art experts
on behalf of Chapman claimed that no art – even
paintings – were changeless, and some artworks
changed quite a lot without losing their status
as art.
“The judge’s ruling redefines what fine art is,
or can be, and it redefines what the materials of
art can be,” Kelley said. “In my case, the work
of art was made entirely of plants.” There was no
ruling on how much Kelley will be compensated
for the destruction of his artwork – this is likely
to be resolved through negotiations – but the art-
ist estimated that he spent $350,000 on plants and
other garden materials, as well as salaries for others
who helped him create and maintain the garden. An
art dealer, as well as a painter and sculptor, he had
financed the project through the sale of artworks in
his possession: “I sold a 1960 Calder mobile and
a 1957 Moore bronze and a 1958 Olitski painting,
and a number of other pieces. Those artworks today
would be worth $10 million.”
Scott Hodes noted that the Kelley decision
reflects both an expanded interpretation of law and
the lack of old-fashioned courtesy: “What the judge
determined is that a sculpture can be made out of
anything. The law is very specific about what type
of art is covered, and it also is specific about what
isn’t covered, and Kelley’s work doesn’t fall into
either one of those categories; his work doesn’t fall
within the statute or outside of the statute, leaving
things up to interpretation.”
The Visual Artists Rights Act was crafted nar-
rowly in order to win approval from Congress,
which only voted in this law because membership
in the international copyright forum known as the
Bern Convention demanded it. VARA created a
mechanism by which owners return the art to the
artist after they no longer want it, largely because of
changed needs and tastes. Waivers are not sought by
individuals, corporations or commissioning agen-
cies seeking to rework an artist’s mural or sculpture
but because of things that are unforeseen at the time
of the commission. The court decisions involv-
ing VARA have all resulted from commissioning
agreements in which there was no signed waiver
of rights.
Washington, D.C. arts lawyer Joshua Kaufman
stated that he did not expect Congress would revisit
the Visual Artists Rights Act any time in the near
future. “Congress passed a very narrow bill, the
minimum they could get away with,” he said. “I
would not expect any changes or expansions to it.”
If that proves correct, the judiciary will assume the
responsibility for reading the law in its current nar-
row form or more broadly.
Back in 1903, Supreme Court Justice
Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote in an opinion
about a circus poster, “It would be a danger-
ous undertaking for persons trained only in the
law to constitute themselves final judges of the
worth of pictorial illustrations, outside of the
narrowest and most obvious limits.” However, 100-
plus years later, it will be judges who will determine
what is art, which art is of “recognized stature,”
whether artwork is only meaningful in one particu-
lar setting and a host of other issues that artists just
now may be thinking up.
Daniel Grant, a former art critic for Newsday, is
the author of five books, including The Business of
Being an Artist, The Fine Artist’s Career Guide,
The Artist’s Resource Handbook and How to Start
and Succeed as an Artist. He is a contributing edi-
tor to American Artist magazine and has written for
a variety of newspapers and magazines, including
ARTnews, Art in America, The Artist’s Magazine,
Christian Science Monitor, The New York Times,
The Washington Post and The Boston Globe.
Perspectives:
Bridging the Gap Between
Modern Art and
Andres Serrano, Piss Christ, 1987, Cibachrome, silicone, plexiglass, wood frame
60 x 40 inches (152.4 x 101.6 cm); framed: 65 x 45 1/8 inches (165.1 x 114.6 cm)
ASE/N-42-A-PH.
By James Elkins
As a professor at the School of the Art Institute
of Chicago, I’ve noticed that art students who make
work with religious or spiritual significance often
can’t get interesting criticism. Their instructors will
often shy away from religious or spiritual themes,
and talk instead about safe things like color and
form. At the professional level, if artists make work
that is infused with religious themes, they typically
cannot get shows in the main art galleries, or places
in biennales or art fairs.
On the other hand, if their work is critical of
religion, they often can participate in the inter-
national art market. Chris Ofili, Andres Serrano,
and Maurizio Cattelan are only the most famous
of a large number of artists whose work is seen as
openly critical or skeptical of organized religion
and therefore nominally acceptable in the art world.
In general, if an artist practices a non-Western reli-
gion, or a tribal religion, or if the religion is private
or otherwise hidden, it can be acceptable; other-
wise, the work has to be critical of religion.
So I have become concerned that the very large
number of student artists, throughout the world,
who are exploring religious or spiritual themes are
cut off from serious, engaged criticism; and when
they become professional artists, they are marginal-
ized by an art world intent on skepticism, hermeti-
cism, ambiguity, and many other things – but not
the direct expression of faith.
I think this problem is at least in part attribut-
able to a gulf of misunderstandings, or differences,
between two groups of scholars. One group I’ll call
the “religionists,” using the word that academics
tend to use to identify practitioners of any sort.
They would include not only scholars of religion
and the history and philosophy of religion, but also
scholars who write about religious themes in rela-
tion to art, such as Mark C. Taylor. They would
also include art historians who work in religion
departments, or theological unions; and they would
definitely include art critics who are engaged with
contemporary religion, spirituality, or “New Age”
(NRM, New Religious Movement) art. The com-
mon ground of this first group is the sense that
religion, or spirituality, has always been an accom-
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Alternatives to the Alternative
Chicago Artists’ News December 2007
The secret lives of an unusual art breed
Religion
paniment of modernism, and that modern art is, in
many ways, a site of the partial recuperation of such
Running an alter-
native art space
takes time, costs
money and often
goes unrecognized
by the public. As a
themes. result, many spac-
es nest briefly and
The second group includes art historians who then disappear.
believe more or less the opposite: that modernism is Still, those in the
predicated on a secularism that often springs from Chicago arts com-
political convictions, and often expresses itself in munity are deter-
various formalisms. In that second point of view, mined to keep
an artist like Kandinsky is an exception, and an art- pushing. “Chicago
ist like Rothko who speaks openly about religious has a chip on its
issues is fundamentally misguided about his or own shoulder and it’s
Gary Cannone’s project at The Suburban,
work (which is valued for any number of non-reli- Fall 2007. Photo courtesy of The Suburban. plagued with a
gious reasons). sense of being
under-recognized, a sense that there aren’t as many
The differences between these two groups of possibilities here as there might be elsewhere,”
scholars are encapsulated in a pair of quotes. One said Picard. “[But] I think that sense is Chicago’s
is from John Updike: “Modern art is a religion source of incentive. Because we don’t expect to
assembled from the fragments of our daily life.” be raised up on someone else’s pedestal, we build
The other is from the art historian T. J. Clark: “[I our own.”
will not have anything to do with] the self-satisfied
Alicia Kismet Eler is a Chicago-based freelance writer
Leftist clap-trap about ‘art as substitute religion.’”
with a passion for art. She is a regular contributor to
These quotes served as epigraphs to my book The Flavorpill Chicago (http://chi.flavorpill.net ) and Chill
Strange Place of Religion in Contemporary Art. Magazine (www.chillmag.com).
After its publication, I started getting invitations
from Christian colleges. Those experiences have
been salutary. I’ve discovered that at least some Caroline Picard’s PHONEBOOK 2007/2008, an annual
Christian institutions are very open to discussion on directory for alternative art spaces in Chicago and nation-
these points. And in those same four years, I have wide, is available from Amazon.com. Or check at Quimby’s
gotten only one invitation from a secular institu- Bookstore (1854 W. North Ave.; www.quimbys.com). Further
information about PHONEBOOK can be found at the Green
tion. MIT held a conference called “Deus (ex) his-
Lantern: http://thegreenlantern.org.
toria,” on religion and art, and I gave a paper there
– but that conference had no “religionists,” and
only a few artists, all of whom practice private or Another guide to all exhibition spaces, including alterna-
non-Western religions – ones acceptable in the art tive ones, is the CAC’s “Artists’ Gallery Guide to Chicago
and the Surrounding Area,” which covers not only the city
world, and in academia. but much of the Midwest as well. This unique reference tool
not only presents facts artists need to know for galleries,
But I’d like to see both groups represented, museums and other venues–preferred methods of submis-
and to find a way of speaking that can accom- sion, contract info, etc.–but dually functions as a “directory
modate them. This past April, the SAIC hosted an assistance” for journalists, gallery goers or time-crunched art
buyers seeking only those venues catering to specific needs.
event entitled “Re-Enchantment,” which was an The beefed-up 2005 edition covers Chicago, Chicago sub-
attempt to work on these problems. I tried to invite urbs, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana and Michigan, plus
people from both sides of that question. I failed. the St. Louis area and a special section on non-traditional
Several people (whom I won’t name) said that just exhibition spaces (coffeehouses, restaurants, bars, etc.). It’s
the most comprehensive resource on Midwestern galleries
sitting down at a table with people who will talk to date. Complete with a full index and copy of the Illinois
about religion and modernism would itself be too Consignment Act with sample contract, it’s something no seri-
unpleasant. ous artist should be without–and something even the casual art
aficionado will find invaluable. You can purchase it online at
Despite the disproportionate representation of www.caconline.org, or by calling 312-781-0040.
people willing to talk about art and religion, we had
a good conversation, which has been transcribed
for the book Re-Enchantment (which I’m co-edit- A Selection of Alternative
ing with David Morgan). Here we will try again to Art Spaces in Chicago:
redress the problem by inviting some thirty people
who were not at the April event to write comments Beacon Street Gallery The Green Lantern
on our conversation. Our hope is that the book will 410 S. Michigan Ave., Suite Gallery and Press
732, Chicago, IL 60605 1511 N. Milwaukee Ave.,
continue the attempt to speak across the gap, and to www.beaconst.org 2nd floor, Chicago, IL 60622
be of use to art students and artists who need ways www.thegreenlantern.org
of articulating their religious practices. Booster and Seven
1457 N. Bell Ave. #1, Lasso Gallery
Chicago, IL 60622 at the Butcher Shop
I think that the misunderstandings between www.boosterandseven.com 1319 W. Lake St.,
“religionists” and others is the single largest issue Chicago, IL
Busker www.lassogallery.net
in art education. It’s not like religious issues in 2159 W 21st Pl.,
the real world, which everyone knows are cru- Chicago, IL 60608 Mess Hall
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den, and that makes these problems even harder Chicago Underground Library www.messhall.org
to solve. Library address: MoJoe’s
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Chicago, IL 60619 Chicago, IL 60647
History, Theory, and Criticism, and also professor www.underground-library.org www.minidutchgallery.org
of Visual and Critical Studies, at the School of the
Art Institute of Chicago. His most resent books Co-Prosperity Sphere (CPS) Reversible Eye
3219 S. Morgan St., 1103 N. California Ave.,
(edited) are Visual Literacy and Visual Practices Chicago, IL 60608 Chicago, IL
Across the University. www.lumpen.com/cps www.reversibleeye.com
Re-Enchantment is forthcoming from Routledge Country Club Chicago Tulip Toy Gallery
1100 N. Damen Ave., 3448 N. Halstead,
Press in 2008. The transcript of the panel Chicago, IL 60622 Chicago, IL 60657
discussion is available on request from www.countryclubchicago.com www.mytulip.com
jameselkins@fastmail.fm.
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Don’t Have the Stuff?
Thirty Local Painters, Photographers, and
Sculptors Star at McCormick Place West
By Victor M. Cassidy
A note from the author:
During the summer of 2007, as McCormick Place West
opened, Paul Klein was accused of hypocrisy – of making com-
missioning decisions secretly on the tax-funded McCormick
Place West project. Earlier he had led public protests of lack of
transparency at the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs.
The comparison does not hold. McCormick Place West is
not a public place in the same sense that neighborhood librar-
ies are. It’s a single project, not a decades-old pattern of eva-
sive behavior that has been challenged in court. What matters
now is the McCormick Place art and the artists. This article
was written to refocus attention on them.
Victor M. Cassidy
Two million dollars worth of work by Chicago
artists hangs in the new McCormick Place West
convention and exposition hall, which opened on
August 2, 2007. The art was first narrowed down
from over 500 applications by Paul Klein, lead
art consultant and long-time Chicago art dealer
now retired, with the input of a ten-member com-
mittee consisting of the building architects; the
Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (MPEA)
Board; MPEA public relations staff; McCormick
Place operations; and Greg Knight from Chicago’s
Public Art Program. Then, Paul made his last 31
suggestions to the panel, of which all but one were
approved.
McCormick Place West contains 470,000
square feet of exhibition space, 61 meeting rooms
comprising 250,000 square feet, and the 100,000
square-foot Skyline Ballroom. The West building
was designed so the entire McCormick Place facil-
ity can host more simultaneous and back-to-back
shows, says the MPEA. The structure will host
smaller and mid-sized association, corporate, and
medical meetings.
McCormick Place West commissioned the art
to humanize its gigantic interior spaces. By inten-
tion, the work speaks to a broad public and presents
Chicago in a favorable light. All work is Chicago-
themed – and the committee took care to select at
least 25 percent minority artists.
“I started three years ago with a list of 600 pos-
sible artists,” says Klein, “and cut it to sixty.” Next,
he asked each of the sixty semifinalists their price
for a 10 ft. x 15 ft. work of art (final dimensions of
the works are somewhat changed). To cut the list to
thirty finalists (see sidebar), Klein considered each
artist’s reputation and asking price – and selected
those who offered the best value. Installation took
about three weeks.
Since the building was still under construction
when the art project began, Klein worked with
blueprints and a scale model. He and the commit-
tee determined locations for the fifty commissioned
pieces and the architects designed setbacks for
them in the walls. The two-dimensional artworks
are mostly placed at the entrances or the ends of big
hallways. Nothing hangs in the actual exposition
halls, which are rented out for each show. Most of
the art can be seen without interference. (Four of
the West Building works are illustrated below.)
Victor M. Cassidy is an art critic and journalist.
His work has appeared recently in Chicago Life,
Art Net, Art in America, Fiberarts and Sculpture
Magazine.
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Chicago Artists’ News December 2007
DAN RAMIREZ: Algren Paintings, 13 ft. x 8 ft.,
acrylic polymers on aluminum, 2007.
Ramirez’ installation consists of eight paintings
of identical size that pay homage to Nelson Algren’s
Chicago: City on the Make (1951). Each Ramirez
painting is tied to a passage in Algren’s text. Here’s
one from pp. 76-77:
“Yet on nights when the blood-red neon of
the tavern legends tether the arc lamps to all the
puddles left from last night’s rain, somewhere
between the bright carnival of the boulevards
and the dark green girders of the El, ever so far
and ever so faintly between the still grasses and
KARIANN FUQUA, Brown Line: Huron and the moving waters, clear as a cat’s cry on a midnight
Franklin Overflow, 10 ft. x 16 ft., acrylic and wind, the Pottawotamies mourn in the river reeds
enamel on canvas, 2007. once more.”
According to Fuqua, this painting, which hon-
ors “the Chicago Elevated and its grit,” comes from
a body of work in which she combines imagery at
two scales—“close scrutiny of stains and residue
caused by the passage of time with the abstraction
of large architectural structures.” Superimposed on
the El tracks in Brown Line is a stain found on the
sidewalk underneath the train.
The McCormick Place West commission was
her first, the artist states, and it was “a real chal-
lenge” to scale her work up. Fuqua’s studio was
not big enough to hold the entire painting, so she
made it on three separate panels and never saw it
assembled until installation day.
WILLIAM CONGER, Chicago, 14 ft. x 16 ft., oil
Fuqua is presently working on a new body of on canvas, 2007.
paintings that she will exhibit at the Hyde Park Art
Center from November 18, 2007, until February 9, Chicago celebrates America’s pioneers and the
2008. visionary idealism of those who have made Chicago
a global hub for innovation, trade, economic growth,
and cultural influence. Conger’s abstract geometry
and vivid colors suggest optimistic urban energy
infused with the spectacle of the city’s prairie sky
and lake horizon.
Conger’s “Chicago” hangs at the end of a long
corridor-like space called the Ballroom Prestaging
Area. According to Paul Klein, an important mem-
ber of the selection committee was concerned
about works of art being able to hold the room in
which they were installed. The worries have been
assuaged, however, as Conger’s painting easily
JASON PEOT, Intersect (102), 7.5 ft. x 30 ft., holds the space.
light, aluminum, poplar, acrylic, and electrical
components, 2007. THE HAPPY THIRTY
Each of the small structures in this light and Nick Cave, Textile Evan Lewis, Sculpture
shadow sculpture represents one of Illinois’ 102 William Conger, Painting Robert McCauley, Painting
counties. The amount of wood in each structure
Susanne Doremus, Painting Patrick Miceli, Wall Sculpture
is directly related to the population of that county,
resulting in shadows that suggest population den- Dzine, Mural Herb Migdoll, Photo Mural
sity. Cook County with 5.5 million residents is Ken Fandell, Painting Jason Peot, Sculpture
represented by a solid mass, but six rural counties Doug Fogelson, Photo Mural John Phillips, Painting
with only 5,000 population each become translu- Scott Fortino, Photographs Sabrina Raaf, Sculpture
cent forms.
Kariann Fuqua, Painting Dan Ramirez, Painting
Diana Guerrero-Macia, Jason Salavon, Photographs
According to the artist, a year elapsed between
his receipt of this commission and the day he started Painting Lincoln Schatz, Video
work. During that time, he changed his design and Marc Hauser, Photography Paul Sierra, Painting
had to get permission to make a different piece. He
Michiko Itatani, Painting Peter Stanfield, Sculpture
used much more metal in “Intersect (102)” than
Preston Jackson, Bob Thall, Photographs
he has in other sculptures. This strengthened his
shapes, he says, and tied them into the wall of a Wall Sculpture Pala Townsend, Painting
restaurant where the piece is installed. Peot adds Cheonae Kim, Painting Bernard Williams, Sculpture
that he worked every day for three weeks to install Vera Klement, Painting Mary Lou Zelazny, Painting
this sculpture at the site.
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Gallery 659 MUG/SHOTS Art Open: Deadline Dec.
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Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN, is reviewing
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31x19’ gallery, 11’ ceilings. Application/info: www.
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Kent (OH) gallery reviewing portfolios for exhibits.
All media. 30% commission. Application/info: 15 - 20
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exitgallery.com.
Internationally recognized women’s co-op gallery
seeking proposals for solo, group, and curated exhibi-
tions. ARC Gallery, 734 N. Milwaukee, Chicago, IL
60622. Ongoing review.
New Arlington Hts. Gallery, downtown, high traffic,
seeks artists. All media, group and solo, hanging/jury
fees apply. Slides, photos or jpegs: fidostudio@com-
Artists interested in learning more about arts
opportunities at the Beverly Arts Center are invited
to contact Jennifer O’Connor, Visual Arts Coordinator,
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teaching classes and workshops, and volunteering.
National Arts Foundation Gallery, Skokie, IL, offers The Beverly Arts Center, 2407 W. 111th St., Chicago,
The SXU Gallery seeks solo exhibit proposals for
its gallery space and promotional services to artists is a not-for-profit regional fine arts center providing
with arts organization backing. Info: 847.674-7990. 2007-2008 season. 20 slides or disc w/ images,
art education and programming for south/southwest
resume, statement, SASE to: SXU Gallery/C. Ruggie Chicago and suburban communities. For more infor-
Chicago Women’s Caucus for Art, a local chapter, Saunders, Gallery Director/St. Xavier University, 3700 mation about the facility and programs, visit www.
seeking active new members who enjoy networking W. 103rd St., Chicago, IL 60655. beverlyartcenter.org.
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Vespine Gallery seeks emerging artists to exhibit in an
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vespine.org.
The Chicago Art Exchange and Amata Corp. are
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town executive suites. Black and white work with
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fineart@dearborntower.net c/o Ted Mitchell. Annual Tax and
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“Tivoli Gallery of the Arts,” a new West Chicago
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form.
350 N. Orleans, room 1284
Merwin & Wakeley Galleries at Illinois Wesleyan
University invite submissions in all media for upcoming 12-4 p.m.
exhibition schedule—review in early October. Amazing
gallery spaces! Packets should include: slides and/or
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Send to: Gallery Director, Ames School of Art, Illinois $20 CAC members
Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL 61701, 309-
556-3391
$40 non-members
President’s Gallery at Harold Washington College
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DVDs or jpegs with resume, artist statement, SASE
to Erica Erdmann, Harold Washington College Art
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60601; eerdmann@ccc.edu. Preregistration is required!
Call for Artists. Great location for exhibits. Send Visit www.caconline.org to register.
slides, $25 jury fee, résumé & SASE to: Rodwan
Gallery, 2884 S. Archer Ave., Chicago, IL 60608, www.
rodwangaller.com, 773-869-9922.
The Chicago Project, ongoing, Chicago, IL. Online
gallery focusing on local photography talent, all sub-
jects. CDs only, PC format, images 300 dpi jpgs,
at least 4”square, no larger than 6”. Send CD and
resume, artist’s statement, price list, dimensions, con-
tact info to Melanie Pankau, The Chicago Project,
Catherine Edelman Gallery, 300 W. Superior, Chicago,
IL 60610.
ArtisanStreet seeks specialists in hand painted silk
scarves, glassware, leather accessories to sell work
online. Info: www.artisanstreet.com.
“Anatomy in the Gallery,” rotating, Chicago, IL. The
International Museum of Surgical Science seeks sub-
missions in any media with medical themes for quar-
terly exhibitions. Fees: $25. Submit proposal state-
ment, 10-15 images, resume, SASE to: Anatomy in
the Gallery, International Museum of Surgical Science,
1524 N. Lake Shore Dr., Chicago, IL 60610.
Myopic Books, 1564 N. Milwaukee, is accepting sub-
missions for its Storefront Gallery. Curates work by a
different artist each month; considers proposals in any
medium. Apply with photographs of work, descriptive
statement: art@myopicbookstore.com.
Coffeehouse seeks artists. Contact: Ghazi/Owner,
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show" or otherwise: Agora Gallery, Art 54, Art
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and make their own decisions. For example,
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some decide that such arrangements do further
their careers and, since each individual faces a
unique set of circumstances, we do not issue a
blanket statement to necessarily avoid such
galleries/companies.
ART FAIRS & FESTIVALS
5th Annual Friends of Community Public Art Members
Exhibition. Renaissance Style Paintings, Sculptures,
Mosaics, and City of Joliet Sculpture Book signing.
Opening Reception Friday November 16th 5:00 p.m.
EXHIBITS NO FEE
Twenty-first Parkside National Small Print
Exhibition, January 20-February 21, 2008. All original
print mediums from US artists, including monoprints.
Maximum 18” height, width, or depth. Juror, Karla
Hackenmiller. Work due November 9, 2007. For
prospectus send SASE to Doub DeVinny, Parkside
National Small Print Exhibition, Art Department,
University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI 53141
or call 262.595.2581, devinny@uwp.edu or wup.edu/
academic/art.
Union Street Gallery, 1527 Otto Blvd., Chicago
Heights, IL 60411. Phone 708-754-2601. Deadline: Feb
1, 2008. R20;Dreams & VisionsR21; March 14-Apr 11,
2008. National Juried Event. Juror: Javier Chavez. All
media. Cash awards. $25/3 slides or jpegs. Shipping/
Hdlg $15. www.unionstreetgallery.org or SASE.
Call for Fine Art Donations: Art Against AIDS® from
January 15 through February 14 from 5:30-8pm at the
Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago with a catered recep-
tion on Friday, January 26. Deadline for Submission:
December 14. All submitted work will be juried for
inclusion in the Preview Exhibition. All proceeds from
the sale of artwork will go directly to support Heartland
Alliance. For making a donation, we invite you to join
us for Art Against AIDS® 2007 and will provide you
with two complimentary tickets to the event and silent
auction. For more information, contact Rachael at
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Submit work to Woman Made Gallery. “Clay and
Fiber.” Open to women and men. Exhibition dates:
April 4–May 15, 2008. Entry Deadline: January 23,
2008. “Tradition and Transformation: Art by Jewish
Women.” Exhibition Dates: May 23–June 19, 2008.
Entry Deadline: February 27, 2008. Entry forms are
available online:www.womanmade.org/artentries.
EXHIBITS WITH FEE
47th Annual Skokie Art Fair. July 12-13, 2008.
Skokie, IL. Fine Art. Prizes and awards; Booth Fee:
$125.00. Deadline: April 15, 2008. For application
send SASE to: Skokie Art Guild, 6704 N. Trumbull
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The Essence of Color. January 16th - March 8th,
2008. Abstract works emphasizing color, shape and
compositional design. 2 and 2D work welcome. $25/3,
three pieces max. For prospectus please contact
office@mccordgallery.org. Deadline for submissions:
December 15, 2007
Fields Project (10th Annual), Oregon, IL, June14-22,
2008. Plein Air, 2D/3D, photographers, field sculptors,
work that “brings art and agriculture together.” Fees:
Contact. Deadline: March 15. Application info: www.
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Solo Show, Independent Artist Exhibition and Sale,
April 26-29 (concurrently with Art Chicago). Fees,
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khogan@mmart.com.
North Shore Art League presents “Inchworks” juried
show. Nov 15- Dec 14, Winnetka Community House,
620 Lincoln, Winnetka. Pieces no larger than 12”x 12”.
Fees: $20 up to two. Application/info: 847-446-2870 or
www.northshoreartleague.org.
11th International Open, February 29 - March 27,
2008; Invitation to all women artists worldwide to
submit artwork in all media for this open exhibition.
All themes, styles and media, except performance,
will be considered. Please submit images of up to
three artworks (plus one detail per piece if necessary)
Artist Statement plus Entry Fee: $24. Awards: 1st
Prize: Solo Show in 2009 at WMG; 2nd prize: $500;
3rd prize: $250; 4th prize: Honorable Mention; Jurors:
Barbara Koenen; Entry Deadline: November 14, 2007;
Application/info:www.womanmade.org/entryform.html
or SASE Woman Made Gallery, 685 N. Milwaukee,
Chicago, IL 60622.
Clay and Fiber, April 4 - May 15, 2008; Call for entries
by women and men; to provide a diverse presenta-
tion, the juror will consider art created with traditional,
functional or conceptual approaches. Artist Statement
plus Entry Fee: $24.. Juror: Dorothy Hughes; Entry
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Made Gallery, 685 N. Milwaukee, Chicago, IL 60622.
GALEX42. National Juried Exhibition and Competition.
March 15 – April 12, 2008. All media eligible.
Over $2,000 in awards. Sandra Camomile, Juror,
Philadelphia, PA. $20 jury fee for 4 images. Entry
deadline January 18, 2008. For prospectus: 309-342-
7415, www.galesburgarts.org or write: Galesburg Civic
Art Center, 114 East Main Street, Galesburg, IL 61401,
exhibition@galesburgarts.org
New in 2008! Chicagoland Flower & Garden Art Show.
Sat.-Sun., March 8 & 9, 2008. Donald E. Stephens
Convention Center. Rosemont, IL. Application
Deadline: January 4 (Postmarked). Late Deadline:
January 11 (Received). Application Fee: $30. Late Fee:
$20. Booth Fee: $300 (10’x10’). Estimated Attendance:
60,000. For more information and to apply, visit www.
chicagoevents.com.
The 34th Annual Wells Street Art Festival. Sat.-Sun.,
June 14 & 15, 2008. Old Town, Chicago. Application
Deadline: January 11 (Postmarked). Late Deadline:
January 25 (Received). Application Fee: $30. Late
Fee: $20. Booth Fee: $350 (10’x10’), $475 (10’x20’).
Estimated Attendance: 70,000. Number of Artists:
250. For more information and to apply, visitwww.
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Sun., June 28 & 29, 2008. Evanston, IL. Application
Deadline: January 11 (Postmarked). Late Deadline:
January 25 (Received). Application Fee: $30. Late
Fee: $20. Booth Fee: $375 (10’x10’), $500 (10’x20’).
Estimated Attendance: 50,000. Number of Artists:
220. For more information and to apply, visitwww.
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Broad Ripple Art Fair at the Indianapolis Art Center.
Indiana, OPENED: November 1, 2007 Jury Fee: $35.
Event Dates: May 17-18th, 2008.
57th Street Art Fair. Illinois, OPENED: November
1th, 2007 Jury Fee: $35. Event Dates: June 7-8th,
2008. Every year on the first full weekend in June,
tens of thousands of art enthusiasts converge on the
Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, adjacent to the
University of Chicago campus, for the 57th Street Art
Fair. Please complete an application if you are a new
artist and wish to submit your work for consideration,
or if you are a returning artist and would like to reserve
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only photography possesses. He will use composition
to highlight a particular moment of choice, a facet of
his subject’s personality, without indicators of past or
future actions. While other photographers may offer
the viewer clues about histories or futures for their
subjects, Bey truncates time as well as space, giv-
ing control of temporal information to his subjects.
Alternatively, in his serialized works, he may compel
us to compare related moments, frame against frame.
About his choice of subjects, Bey says, “I was …
interested in bringing attention to a group of people
who have been overlooked in art history or stereo-
typed.” When an artist presents a multicultural subject
as a monumental icon, the strangeness and cultural
unfamiliarity of the black images often overwhelms
the overall composition. In order to temper the power
of racial signifiers, many African-American artists
interlace the black form with familiar ornate stylistic
mannerisms from art history.
For example, Kerry James Marshall sometimes
draws upon cubist techniques to build his black
figures, then positions those figures according to
Renaissance geometry, using Abstract Expressionist
strokes to equalize the surface tension of his pictures.
The powers of the race sign are subsumed within the
overall picture plan, giving the picture a double mean-
ing: The black form executed in such a manner is
partially an opaque art object whose theme is internal
design, and partially a reference to subliminal racial
forces operating in the imagination of the viewer.
In order to limit such associations in the viewer’s
imagination, Bey in his current work asked his sub-
jects to provide commentary in audio or written form
on the narrative elements within the photographs,
appealing to our current appetite for participatory
experience through the confessional.
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Geoff Bent is having a one person show of 20 paint-
ings at the Chicago Cultural Center’s Renaissance
Gallery January 2008.
Fred DeAsis will be having a 2-month solo cultural
exhibit titled: “Kut-kut - Lost Art of the Philippines” at
the Wauconda Area Library -801 N. Main Street,
Wauconda, IL 60084, (847) 526-6225. Dec 1 - Jan
31, 2008. Artist reception and workshop on Sunday
Jan 20, 2007. He is also in a group show of Arlington
Artists at the Arlington Height Museum - 110 W
Fremont St Arlington Heights, IL 60004 (847) 255-
1225, currently until Jan 20, 2007. DeAsis conducted
a kut-kut workshop at the University of Illinois-UC last
Nov 3. 2007. Visit www.fdeasis.com for current sched-
ules and more information.
East Peoria artist Todd Snyder’s four oil paintings
were accepted into The Grand Opening Art Show,
National Juried Competition exhibition at the Hobart
Arts League Hobart, IN., that ran from Oct. 12 – 21.
Tony Armendariz has paintings juried in the Richeson
75: Landscape competition in Wisconsin through
Jan. 3, and the Allied Artists of America 94th Annual
Exhibition, Nov. 23 through Dec. 11. He is also
showing eight works at the Northwestern University
Settlement’s CCT Gallery show ‘Natural Wonder’ in
Chicago through Dec. 17.
John Stanicek, group finalist, “New Art 2007,” Ceramic
Sculpture, Orleans Street Gallery at Pheasant Run
Resort, St. Charles, IL, through January 12, 2008.
(630) 859-0506.
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Chicago Artists’ News December 2007
SAHENDY
Copyright 2007 © Dawoud Bey. All rights reserved
I came from the Dominican Republic when I was going to eighth grade in the year
2001. That was the first time I even visited the United States. I always wanted to go to
New York City, and when I came to the country I first bended steps in New York City.
I was eager to learn English because I wanted to communicate with family members
that were born here and I knew that was my first step to be successful in this new
country. I went to the Bruce School, where I met my best friend, Michael. I had my
arguments with many people because I was the new girl in the block. I always knew
I came here to better myself and to be someone and be a better citizen for my com-
munity. I started to develop lots of passion for writing and reading, frequently told my
friends to read out loud for me. I decided that the word immigrant would apply for
me or a person that came from another country eager to fight for my dreams. I had
moments where a family of four was living in a studio for two. My attitude and good
treatment helped me to gain a lot of friends. I have a strong personality, but I’m very
confident and most of the time I get what I want. I’m still trying to succeed in this
life, but I constantly ask my friends, “If I am doing it, why can’t you?”
Bey’s method is to create a zone where his sub- As these words and photos reveal, our external
jects can confront the viewer on their own terms. By reality is always more complex than the simplified ste-
using multiple shots of the same event (varying aper- reotypes of our cultural imagination. Dawoud Bey has
ture, distance, and shutter speeds) he reinforces the devised a method that allows the richness and mystery
variations in an instance of choice. of the Other to shine through.
For instance, we can see the operation of Bey’s Nathaniel McLin can be heard every other Tuesday from
aesthetic principles in “Sahendy,” a photograph from 3 to 4 p.m. on The Art Museum of Chicago 88.5 FM,
Bey’s Class Pictures. Bey’s atmosphere captures the from the University of Chicago. He has also been an art
critic and essayist for Paint Magazine, N’DIGO, and Kerry
uncertain gestures and ambivalence of the new citizen James Marshall: One True Thing.
of the United States. Bey contrasts the vertical posi-
tion of Sahendy, his female subject, against the rotat- Dawoud Bey is represented by the Rhona Hoffman Gallery.
ing background, thrusting her forward as if to echo her His work has been exhibited in numerous museums world-
aspiration for success in her new country. wide. The sites of his exhibitions include the Whitney
Museum of American Art, the Los Angeles County Museum
Sahendy’s vulnerability and courage are reflected of Art, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, GA, Brooklyn
Museum, The Detroit Institute of Arts, The Art Institute
in her solemn expression and defensively crossed
of Chicago, and The Smart Museum. In addition to his
arms. As her figure inhabits the picture frame, there is national exposure, Bey’s work can be found in the perma-
no way we can escape her attitude. Her social struggle nent collections of The Barbican Centre, and The Portrait
is reflected in her own words. Gallery in London.
EVENTS
Visit the Hobart (IN) Arts League online at www.
HobartArtsLeague.org!
Gallery 659, a cooperative gallery in Glencoe, has a
Jacqueline Moses, had an exhibition at Northwestern new Web site: www.gallery659.org.
University Settlement House in the month of October. Expressions: Gallery of Fine Art. Saturday,
December 8, 2007, 7pm. 305 North Second Street, Art on Rhizome.org. As you know, our website is
Original work by Gilda (Kat) Kolkey will be included Saint Charles, IL. Wine and Hors d’oeuvres. Kindly already brimming with art and art-related discussion.
in the 2008 Coffee Table Book, a juried competition, RSVP by 12/01/2007. 630-377-7726. We editorialize, preserve and present it; and artists
Published by Art Buzz. Gilda also contributed a paint- share their work through discussion and the ArtBase.
ing for charity which was bid upon and sold October Bridge Art Miami 07, Dec. 6-9. See www.bridgeart-
Currently, we are looking for new ways for artists to
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share their work with the broader art community via
Sotirios Gardiakos (Garsot), GARSOT’S ONE MEN Rhizome. http://www.rhizome.org/art/publish/portfolio.
SHOW on December 7th, 2007, grand opening-6:30 php, http://www.creativecommons.org.
pm- 9:30 pm, at the 10 floor, 4849 N. Milwaukee. You
WEBSITES
are welcome to the artist’s journey of optimism through Martha Kaplan Art Museum. Monoprints / Energy
his variety of fantasy, mythology and abstract themes. Paintings / Zen Drawings / Large Paintings / Sandcasts
Manage your own online gallery through www.
Acrylic on canvas and LTD editions Giclee prints, / Mixed Media / Wallpaper Scrolls. www.marthaka-
caconline.org! Have art buyers/ gallerists find YOU
708-369-3321. plan.com.
through our easily searchable system. (Users can
Marcia Babler has artwork in the Winter Juried search by name, media, etc.) Also on the revamped Are you a Political Animal? Visit www.worldcantwait.org.
Exhibition - 2007 at the Anderson Arts Center - site: Post late-breaking events, print/download your
Kenosha, Wisconsin through January 6, 2008. own copies of our informative lists, view Chicago
Artists’ News before your mailed copy arrives--and
Barbara Sistak Baur has has her work, “Grand see the photos in blazing color… The possibilities are
Bakery,” on display at the Woodstock Arts Center, (almost) endless! The CAC Staff wishes you
Woodstock, Il., until January 5. She also has her work,
Chime in on the art world issues of the day with
“Cheesecake and Pie,” at the Riverside Arts Center,
Riverside, Il., until January 4. CAC’s Discussion Board at www.cacdiscussion.
a Happy Holiday Season
org! Something to say about Artropolis that the CAN
Shelley Gilchrist has encaustic work in “New Art
2007,” a show juried by Adam Brooks at the Orleans
story didn’t hit? Beaten by goons while gallery hop- and a Happy New Year.
ping? Want a date with our own Shag? Here’s the ideal
Street Gallery in St. Charles, IL through Jan. 12. place to sound off!
Judith Roth’s male figure studies were shown at Art
Walk Ravenswood in “Sum of the Parts”, a joint show
with Sandra Bacon. “Roth & Roth” a retrospective
exhibition of the work of Judith Roth and Ellen Roth
Deutsch was held at Morpho Gallery, through October.
Judith’s paintings were also seen in the ARC Gallery
exhibition “5x2”, the CAC Art Open, and “Symbolism,
Myth, and Ritual”, a juried exhibition of art by women,
at the Koehnline Museum of Art, during November.
MUSEUM NEWS
NIU Art Museum. Altgeld 110. Northern Illinois
University. DeKalb, IL. “NIU School of Art Faculty
Biennial” thru December 8. Research, ideas, and
artwork from faculty.
National Museum of Mexican Art presents “The
Immigration Project.” This exhibition will provide a
voice for immigrant communities, further educate our
visitors about immigration, add another voice to the
ongoing national debate, and provide support for immi-
grants in the U.S. It is scheduled to open on Friday,
July 4, 2008. The exhibition will overview immigration
history, as well as employ contemporary works of art to
address this current topic with a “new” artistic vocabu-
lary. For more information, please contact Cesareo
Moreno, Curator for NMMA at 312-738-1503.
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The following book and lists are published by the
Chicago Artists’ Coalition—and are available free via
download for members (see www.caconline.org.) or
through CAC at 70 E. Lake, #230, Chicago, IL: Artists’
Colonies & Retreats, $6; Art Reps, Consultants and
Private Dealers, $3.50; Illinois Fine Art Consignment
Act & Sample Contract, $2.50; Illustrator’s Reps,
$2.50; Kids’ Classes, $4; Models List (available only
to CAC members); Multimedia Companies in Illinois,
$3.50; Public Art Commissions, $6; Photographing
Your Artwork, $5.75; Publishing Companies for the
Freelancer, $3.50; University Galleries, $6; Video
Production Companies in Illinois, $4.
Interactive media instructor at Columbia College in
Chicago, Tim Frick, found far too frequently students
with great natural talent who couldn’t get their proj-
ects in on time or meet outlined class expectations.
Inevitably, later he would hear this person who had so
much promise was unable to get their career off the
ground because they couldn’t find the balance between
right and left-brain skills to make their business work.
He hoped his book, “Managing Interactive Media,”
might help bridge that gap. “Managing Interactive
Media Projects ($49.95) will be available at www.
amazon.com. Or, for more information, visit www.
mightybytes.com.
CLASSES/WORKSHOPS/
DEMONSTRATIONS
Judith Roth will be offering private classes in figure
drawing to a limited number of students. For details call
773-883-4407 or judithroth@sbcglobal.net.
Free “Screen Print Workshop for Artists,” 3-6pm
most Sundays, 1630 W. Wilson, 773/561-7676. Visit
art-teez.org for workshop and ART-ACT (online art
contest) info.
Chicago Artists’ Coalition
CAC Book Clearance
Don’t miss the biggest book sale in CAC history!
Titles on sale include:
Artists’ Self Help Guide
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Juried Art Exhibitions
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Chicago Gallery Guide
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Name
Street/City/Zip
Phone E-Mail
The Beverly Arts Center, 2407 W. 111th St. will offer
ceramics open studio on a monthly. Artists can choose
Mondays or Thursdays, 7 to 9:30 p.m. The fee is $80 LECTURES/SEMINARS/
($72 for BAC members) per month. Clay is available CONFERENCES/TOURS
for $15 a bag, which includes firing and some glazes.
Monthly open studio program gives students the oppor-
‘Her Group’; bring work to share, finished or in
tunity to throw on the wheel or use hand-building tech-
progress; 4th Sunday each month, 2 - 4 p.m.
niques to create their own projects. New Skutt kiln and
Woman Made Gallery, 685 N. Milwaukee Ave,
six potter’s wheels. BAC ceramics instructor, Conner Chicago, IL 60622, 312.738-0400, gallery@woman-
McKissack will be available to help students develop
made.org; membership required; suggested donation
skills and learn new techniques. To register call $5; registration by phone 312-738-0400 or by email
773-445-3838 or visit www.beverlyartcenter.org. gallery@womanmade.org.
Art Classes at the Greenleaf Art Center, Painting CPSA Chicago DC 103 monthly meeting on colored
(all media), Figure Drawing, Portraiture, Getting the pencil drawing, Palatine Public Library, 700 N. Court
most from your Creative Potential, classes for all Dr., 1:30pm, Sunday, 11/18. Mini-critique of works in
progress. chicago-dc103@cpsa.org
skill levels and all ages. Greenleaf Art Center, 1806
West Greenleaf, Chicago 60626. 773-465-4652, Lectures at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E.
Schedule of classes and registration form online at Washington, include: Gallery Talks, second and
www.GreenleafArtCenter.com. fourth Thursdays; Friends of Downtown/Forum on
Urban Issues, first Thursdays; Creative Living in
Figurative Art League, 927 Noyes Street, Evanston, the City, second Thursdays; occasional Artists at
IL 60201 Room 217. Contact: Loyce Moskow, Director,
loyce.moskow@sbcglobal.net, 847-869-2277, http://
Work Forums and more. Also, CCC, neighborhood
and other tours. www.chicagoculturalcenter.org,
www.figurativeartleague.net. Studio for life drawing www.cityofchicago/CulturalAffairs or 312-744-6630.
workshops. Live model no instruction. Display space
for members on its online gallery. Promotional $5.00 The Chicago Office of Tourism conducts neighbor-
off membership to new members who mention they hood/cultural tours of Bronzeville, Pilsen and Little
have see the ad on caconline.org Village and Special Interest Tours (Great Chicago
Fire, churches, architecture, ethnic, historic, etc.).
Old Town Art Center Autumn Session is Sept. 10 Tours depart by motorcoach from the Chicago
Cultural Center, 77 E. Randolph, 10am (check-in,
- Dec. 8. We offer open figure drawing, oil painting and
watercolor classes. Yoga and Pilates classes, too. 9:30am). To make reservations: 312-742-1190 or www.
Visit www.oldtowntriangle.com or call 312-337-1938 ChicagoNeighborhoodTours.com. $25, $20 seniors/
students/children.
for a brochure.
2008 Residency Season at the Artists’ Enclave
Lawyers for the Creative Arts will again present
at I-Park. I-Park announces its eighth season host-
its workshop on Not-for-Profit Incorporation and Tax
ing The Artists’ Enclave. Artists’ residencies, self-
Exemption on Tuesday, December 11, 2007 at its office directed/project oriented, will be offered from May
at 213 W. Institute Place, Ste. 403, 5:30 – 8:45 p.m.
through November 2008. Residencies will be offered to
The cost is $75 for one person, and $100 for two peo- visual (including digital) artists, music composers,
ple. This workshop will discuss whether to start a NFP, environmental artists, landscape and garden design-
how to establish a NFP, as well as certain recurring ers, creative writers and architects. $20 applica-
operating problems. We also cover in detail how to tion processing fee required. Application Deadline:
obtain a 501(c)(3) tax exemption and discuss several December 31, 2007. For additional project information,
legal issues regarding maintaining tax exempt status. visit www.i-park.org.
A full package of documents is included. Although this
workshop is intended for artists of all types, it has been Galesburg Civic Art Center Summer Residency
Program is currently accepting applications for the
very popular with lawyers as well as it provides com-
Studios Midwest Summer Residency Program, which
prehensive coverage of the subject. Please call LCA at runs June 15 - August 8, 2008. Eight week visual
312-649-4111 to register.
artist residency provides ample studio space and
furnished housing on the campus of Knox College in
Judith Hladik-Voss is teaching a Monotype Galesburg, Illinois. The program accepts artists in all
Printmaking workshop at the North Shore Art media. To apply, write to Galesburg Civic Art Center,
League in Winnetka, January 13th & 20th, 1-4 p.m. 114 East Main Street, Galesburg, IL 61401 or call
Contact: www.northshoreartleague.org., or Call: (309) 342-7415 or visit www.galesburgarts.org/pages/
847.446.2870. residency.html.
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Chicago Artists’ News December 2007

As a long-time devoted and proud member of the
Chicago Artists’ Coalition, I have participated in many of
the CAC “Art Open” exhibitions. The premise of these
shows, if I remember correctly, was to question the validity
of “juried” shows. The goal was to exhibit, without jurying,
the work of several hundred “professional” artists, showing
that such a show was the equal of any typical juried exhibi-
tion and would include a reasonable cross-section of what
professional artists in Chicago were doing.
In the early years, I believe, potential exhibitors were
expected to prove professional status by some objective
criteria and the shows were, I think, of a fairly high cali-
ber. They were not cutting edge or wildly innovative, but
showed, for the most part, technically well done, “middle
of the road” art work. There were then, and there are still,
many area artists doing such work.
I went to see this year’s show on a weekday morning
when the place was empty and I spent almost two hours
looking at the work. I thought that, overall, the show was
just terrible. I thought that a huge percentage of the art
work did not look professional at all. I then realized that
the prospectus no longer asks for proof of professional sta-
tus, whatever that means.
I tried to figure out what had changed and have decided
that the change is, at least to some degree, generational.
The new work is no longer as technically competent as
was the art in the past. I saw many pieces that showed an
obvious and painful lack of drawing and painting skills. I
also saw many images that were so un-original and deriva-
tive and many that looked like nothing more than student
exercises. It was very sad to think that this show was meant
to represent what professional artists are doing in Chicago
today. I think it does not!
Trying to assess professionalism in a culture where the
vast majority of artists sell very few works and museum
and gallery opportunities are so limited is really difficult.
What can be done to attract really good artists back into the
CAC annual show?
Here’s a novel idea. Maybe the CAC needs to jury
the entries. It would be very interesting to see if a juried
show in today’s art world would be significantly better
than a show of the first 300 people who send in applica-
tions. It also might give the really professional artists in
the Chicago area a good reason to participate in the show
again. Why not give it a try?
I know that if the show is run again next year with the
same format as this year, I will not enter.
Sadly but respectfully,
Sheila Oettinger
Doomsday
By Jeffrey Felshman
With funding for the Illinois Arts Council
reduced by nearly a third, 2008 looks bleak for
artists and arts organizations in Chicago. IAC
executive director Terry Scrogum says most
organizations will see their funding cut by 28%,
the amount the IAC lost when Governor Rod
Blagojevich slashed its budget. “We’ve tried to
maintain all our programs,” Scrogum says, “but
we also have had to reduce the top amount that
groups can receive.”
Individuals are getting the same treatment:
fellowships in Choreography, Crafts, Ethnic
and Folk Arts, Media Arts, New Performance
Forms, Prose and Scriptworks (the categories Richard Westall, The Sword of Domocles, 1812.
awarded in even number years) have also
been reduced by nearly a third. In 2006, 51
fellowships worth $7,000 each were awarded sider a vote to override the governor, the IAA
in these categories; in 2008 it will be 38. started looking for another door. “Our focus has
Finalist awards, worth $700 each, were cut now shifted to restoring arts and arts education
from 21 to 14. funding in a supplemental appropriation bill
this fall,” Joy says.
The impact will be major. “Almost all orga-
nizations are getting considerably less money,” To that end, the IAA will meet with
key lawmakers over the next month. “Our
Scrogum says, but the IAC’s operating grants
are “substantial funding” for some smaller and work is not done. We’re just shifting our focus
to Plan B.”
midsized groups. “There are also not many
alternate sources of funding,” he adds. “That’s
Scrogum says a supplemental appropria-
especially true downstate.”
tion bill is a possibility for all the state agencies
Executive director of the arts advocacy facing budget cuts, not just the IAC. But even
group Illinois Arts Alliance, Ra Joy, says the if funds are restored “that could be for all of it
$7 million dollar cut ($2 million of which was or part of it. We have hope, but there’s certainly
an increase from 2007 in the budget submitted no certainty.”
to the governor by the general assembly) “rep-
resents the largest percentage decrease in the
Jeffrey Felshman is a former Chicago Reader staff
writer who wrote for the publication for 17 years.
Council’s 42 year history.” The ripple effect He’s also written for local publications including
will extend to schools, museums, theaters, and Lake Magazine, the Daily Herald and In These
beyond. “These cuts will be felt in the grants Times. He lives in Chicago with his wife and
that the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs three children.
is able to award.” Some smaller groups may go
under; the reputation of the state will suffer.
“At this current level, Illinois will spend
less per person for the arts in [fiscal year] ‘08 Online Job Bank.
than much smaller states like Mississippi and
Oklahoma spent on the arts per person last w w w. c a c o n l i n e . o r g
year,” Joy says. “It’s a huge step backwards for Post your resume and search
Illinois.” job listings from the comfort
of your home. Search job listings
However, like the CTA, the IAC’s dooms- by type and submit your
day has not yet arrived. When Senate President resume directly to employers.
Emil Jones refused to allow the Senate to con-

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This month:
The Bey Method,
McLin, page 1

Alternatives to the Alternative:

The secret lives of an unusual
1 art breed, Eler, page 4

Travails and Triumphs:

The Visual Artists Rights Act,
Grant, page 6

Perspectives: Bridging the Gap

Between Modern Art and Religion,
Elkins, page 7

6 Who Says Chicago Artists Don’t

Have the Stuff? Thirty Local Painters,
Photographers, and Sculptors Star at
McCormick Place West, Cassidy, page 9

Coming next month:

An interview with new
7 MCA director Madeleine Grynsztejn...

A look at the Koscielak Gallery...

Inside the mind of Hamza Walker...

The recent history of

art and technology in Chicago...

The Best Of 2007...

9 And even more!