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Dear Friends of Next Art Chicago, New to the 2012 fair is Exclusive, an innovative exhibition series presented within Next Art Chicago which will include one work each by approximately 20 world-renowned artists. The annual exhibition series will provide a unique visual and educational experience for fair attendees. The 2012 exhibition will highlight and celebrate the extraordinary artists who live and work in Chicago, featuring internationally-recognized artists who teach at the leading schools – the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Columbia College Chicago, the University of Illinois at Chicago, the University of Chicago, and Northwestern University. Participating artists include Dawoud Bey, Jeanne Dunning, Michelle Grabner, Joseph Grigely, Judy Ledgerwood, Laura Letinsky, Dan Peterman, Jessica Stockholder, Catherine Sullivan, and Tony Tasset, among others. The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago will host the exclusive First Focus Opening Preview event on Thursday, April 26, 2012. This celebrated spring vernissage benefit will be hosted by the Women’s Board of the MCA as an opportunity to preview the fair the evening before it opens to the public – mark your calendars now for this event. And don’t forget to sign up for our Collectors' Colloquium. The second session, In the White Cube, takes place December 20. All of us at Next Art Chicago wish you a joyous and art-filled holiday season and a very Happy New Year. |
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Staci Boris Executive Director Next Art Chicago |
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The Art Institute of Chicago Light Years: Conceptual Art and the Photograph, 1964–1977 Among its many accomplishments, the pioneering movement known broadly as Conceptual Art succeeded in bringing photography definitively into the mainstream of contemporary art. Artists such as Ed Ruscha, Bruce Nauman, John Baldessari, Eleanor Antin, and Sigmar Polke took up the production of new photographs—as opposed to using found images from mass media and consumer culture like the Pop artists — and placed photography firmly on an equal basis with avant-garde painting and sculpture. |
Gallery 400 Archival Impulse Numerous artists in Gallery 400’s history have demonstrated an interest in the archive as a structuring device and a site through which histories are contested. Including those artists, as well as others currently employing archive processes, Archival Impulse gathers together works that draw from historical archives, construct new archives in varied collection formats, mine the archives of art history, and generally question the ways in which cultural memory is established. *Visit the exhibition on December 14 for a Film and Video Screening, curated by Jesse McLean and Deborah Stratman. |
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December 5 Non Profit or For Profit?: This forum will help artists decide the best business model for their creative practice. The discussion, led by William Rattner (Executive Director of Lawyers for the Creative Arts), talks about what it means for an organization to apply for non-profit status, and investigates whether 501(c)3 status is right for burgeoning cultural groups. This forum is part of the At Work Forums series, sponsored by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, in partnership with the Chicago Office of Tourism and Culture. ..... December 6 Visiting Artist Program Suzanne Lee is the Director of The BioCouture Research Project and Senior Research Fellow in Fashion at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design (University of the Arts London). BioCouture is a research project harnessing nature to propose a radical vision for future fashion. It investigates the use of microbial cellulose grown in a laboratory to produce clothing with the ultimate goal of growing a dress from a vat of liquid. Suzanne is collaborating with scientists to unite design with cutting edge bio and nano technologies. ..... December 9 Echo Effect Event: Artists represented in the special exhibition Light Years: Conceptual Art and the Photograph, 1965–1977, including Jan Dibbets and Allen Ruppersberg, talk about their work. |
December 10 David Hartt and Linda Johnson Rice Join artist David Hartt and Linda Johnson Rice, Chairman of Johnson Publishing Company, for this engaging conversation presented on the occasion of Hartt’s MCA Screen installation, Stray Light. For this work, Hartt obtained unprecedented access to Chicago’s Johnson Publishing Company building, filming and photographing its iconic architectural and interior designs. In this conversation, moderated by Kymberly Pinder, Professor of Art History, Theory and Criticism at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Hartt and Rice discuss the social, cultural, and economic complexities surrounding the company and its headquarters. ..... December 13 Culture Catalysts: Writer, curator and, since 1994, Director of Education for The Renaissance Society at The University of Chicago, Hamza Walker has played a pivotal role in Chicago and beyond. Prior to his position at The Society, he worked as a Public Art Coordinator for The Department of Cultural Affairs. He has written articles and reviews for such publications as Trans, New Art Examiner, Parkett, and Artforum. |
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December 3 Lampo Performance Series: Lampo and the Graham Foundation are pleased to present Greg Kelley with his premier of Soft Delete/Purgative Dryness, a two-part piece exploring themes of philosophical and aesthetic absence, including the potential absence of meaning and content. The solo work will feature amplified but otherwise acoustic trumpet, in addition to other pre-recorded electronic elements. ..... December 10 threewalls Holiday Party: Join threewalls for an artful locally-sourced dinner designed by artist and chef Eric May, yuletide merriment, and celebration of the release of the Community Supported Art’s Root Cellar Edition. Community-Supported Art Chicago is a twice-yearly art subscription service of locally produced art. The Root Cellar Edition is a special holiday multiple featuring text-based artwork by Brandon Alvendia, Stephanie Brooks, Carol Jackson and David Leggett packaged in a giant vegetable tote, perfect for the farmer's market or for working in your own garden. |
December 20 NAC Collectors Colloquium: Join fellow art collectors and enthusiasts for a casual discussion featuring Chicago gallerists to hear their perspectives on how galleries serve as an important platform for emerging and established artists. |
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