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Chicago Artist To Watch: Theaster Gates

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:47:41 -0500

As part of the CAC's Chicago Artists to Watch campaign, an effort to showcase talented CAC members from communities that have been under-represented in the past, Theaster Gates will present his work, influence, and practice. An esteemed artist and teacher, Gates is coordinator of arts programming at the University of Chicago. His presentation will be in conjunction with the opening of his installation Will the Real Yamaguchi Please Stand Up: Identity, Myth-making, and Representation.

Chicago Artist to Watch with Terry Dixon

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:42:38 -0500

As part of the CAC's Chicago Artists to Watch campaign, an effort to showcase talented CAC members from communities that have been under-represented in the past, Terry Dixon will present his work, influence, and practice. Throughout his body of work, Terry explores kinetic connections with his abstract line style. His painting is sometimes called aggressive and sporadic and then slows down to a smooth sense of control.

ART WORKS: Photography Lecture with Sheila Metzner

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:29:28 -0500

Renowned photographer Sheila Metzner will show and discuss her work as part of the “Art Works” Photography Lecture Series. Metzner's unique photographic style has positioned her as a contemporary master in the worlds of fine art, fashion, portraiture, still life and landscape photography.

Brad Temkin Gallery Talk

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:44:36 -0500

Sofia Zutautas, Assistant Curator of Exhibitions at the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, discusses Temkin's work.

Brad Temkin is a Chicago-based photographer who works internationally and has shown his works widely. This exhibition presents a combination of two series of his recent large-scale photographs: Relics and Focal Points. His compositions build on a sculptural foundation that integrates the “found” object and the vast, mundane landscape. more...

People Who Shape Our World: Gary Panter, Chris Ware, and Dan Nadel

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:36:59 -0500

Celebrate the release of the definitive volume on Gary Panter's work -- Gary Panter -- from PictureBox Inc. -- with a talk and book signing directly to follow. Panter has left his mark on every medium he's touched; from his era-defining punk graphics to his cartoon icon Jimbo to his visionary design for Pee-Wee's Playhouse. A three-time Emmy Award-winner and the recipient of the 2000 Chrysler Award for Design Excellence, Panter has drawn inspiration from diverse vernacular and traditional art arenas over the course of the past four decades. more...

Three Hours Between Planes Gallery Talk

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:32:45 -0500

Lanny Silverman, Curator of Exhibition at the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, will discuss this exhibition of contemporary photography from Leipzig and Chicago.

Tony Fitzpatrick Gallery Talk

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:28:43 -0500

The artist will discuss his work.

Tony Fitzpatrick is not merely a Chicago artist but an institution—an accomplished poet, actor, boxer, and raconteur, among other roles.

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People Who Shape Our World: Lise Anne Couture

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:20:05 -0500

Renowned architect of Asymptote in New York City, Lise Anne Couture has made exceptional contributions to the progress and merging of art and architecture. With recent innovative projects such as the award-winning HydraPier Pavilion in the Netherlands, a proposal for a new Guggenheim Museum in Guadalajara, Mexico, and groundbreaking art installations at Documenta and the Venice Biennale, Couture is at the forefront of technological innovation in the physical realm. more...