visual art

Chicago Art Center presents the artist Plamen Yordanov

plamenart — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:21:35 -0500

CHICAGO ART CENTER

opens a new gallery in the Historic Gruen building

226 W. Superior Street, Chicago more...

"What Does Seeing an Image Mean?" film and lecture by Marie-José Mondzain

kmcguire — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:29:40 -0500

The lecture will be preceded by a 75 minute German-language film, "Das Stahltier." A translation will be provided. Tickets $20 more...

Stone Summer Theory Institute Opening Roundtable

kmcguire — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:25:06 -0500

Opening roundtable discussion with the faculty -- W.J.T. Mitchell, James Elkins, Marie-José Mondzain, Jacqueline Lichtenstein, and Gottfried Boehm.
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Black Enough?

namronnnaeel — Wed, 21 May 2008 09:31:27 -0500
Join us at the Experimental Station on Thursday, May 29, 2008 at 6:30pm for a candid conversation around the intersection of race, ethnicity, and aesthetics in contemporary art. How do we begin to unpack the complexity of race and respresentation as it relates to the art market? A thoughtful group of artists, curators, art historians and collectors will share with us their thoughts in a candid conversation with members of the arts community. more...

First Annual Finch Gallery Performance Festival

Heather Hartley — Thu, 01 May 2008 16:34:03 -0500

The Finch Gallery, located in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood, launches its first annual performance festival with a diverse line up of new and exploratory works, many being previewed to the public for the first time by ten provocative performance and installation artists. With a rotating schedule, each night offers a glimpse inside new works through mediums of sound, durational works, installation, movement, text, video, and monologue.

each artist is bringing a work to the event that was inspired or connected to one of the following thematic suggestions: the number eight, cage, garden, and stacking.

Performers include: Basil Abbott, Sherry Antonini, Ann Boyd, Beth Gutelius, Heather Hartley, Anni Holm, Maia Morgan, Casey Murtaugh, Mel Racho, Liz Wuerffel

Friday and Saturday, May 9 & 10 at 8pm

$10 suggested donation at the door (free wine and snacks!) more...