Fun time at Intuit

One of my all time favorite artists, Karl Wirsum, curated a selection of art from the collection of Intuit opening tonight Friday.  Seeing their collection through his curatorial eye should make for an appealing show. 

There'll also be a show of over 50 hand built radios and drawings by self-taught artist George Kagan. 

If you've never been to Intuit, tonight would be an excellent time to go.  They also have a permanent installation of a recreation of outsider artist Henry Darger's one-room apartment, which was salvaged several years ago.  It contains many items from his studio including his original art supplies, fireplace mantel, photos, and artwork.

Karl Wirsum Eyeballs the Intuit Collection
and Ex-Static: George Kagan's Radios
at Intuit
756 N Milwaukee Ave
Chicago, IL

Free opening reception: Friday, July 13, 2012
5-8pm
$5 admission all other times.
The Wirsum curated show will be on view through September 1, 2012 and George Kagan's show will be on view through January 5, 2013.

Time and Materials

In Limbo by James Jankowiak, 2012

Manifold presents a group show opening tonight Friday featuring work by James Jankowiak, Merkled Studio, Bridgette Buckley Studio, and Manifold.

Time and Materials

at Manifold

4426 N Ravenswood Ave

Chicago, IL

Opening reception: Friday, July 13, 2012

6 to 9pm

On view through October 5, 2012

Art from Chicago's Streets at the Harold Washington Library Center

I was fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to curate a street art show for the Chicago Public Library downtown.  There are several exhibit cases with examples of street art (stickers, drawings, paintings, and stencils) by 40 Chicago artists including Saro, Goons, Cosbe, the Viking, You Are Beautiful, Nick Adam, Klepto, Pooper, Clam Nation, Radah, Don't Fret, Left Hand Wave, Rejoice and more.


There are two cases with 25 Chicago graffiti magazines and zines from the past 20 years including issues of Chicago Rocks, Volume 1, Caught in the Middle, Grime Time, Pound the Pavement, Crime Pays, Fly Paper, and Klip Art. This is a preview of a larger Chicago graffiti magazine show I'm working on for the next year.

The main portion of the show is a 20-foot wide exhibition case by Chicago street artists Nice-One and Brooks Golden.  Incorporating members of DIPSTK (a fictional heavy metal band that Brooks created), this installation features the band backstage after a concert sleeping off a sugar high while giving privy to their dreams.  Brooks and Nice-One did a phenomenal job creating the iconic work that fills this huge case.


Here's a preview video of Nice-One and Brooks Golden at work shot by Andrew Roddewig... 



Art From Chicago's Streets: Featuring a Large-Scale Installation, Unauthorized Objects, and Graffiti Magazines
at the Chicago Public Library's Harold Washington Library Center
400 S State St
Visual and Performing Arts Department 
8th floor
Chicago, IL


On view through August 10, 2012


***There'll be an artist talk about the installation featuring Nice-One and Brooks Golden on Saturday, July 7, 2012 at 2 pm in the Art Dept's Reference Room.  The first 50 guests at the talk will receive a copy of Golden's DIPSTK zine, Rocket Mega-Zine issue 2...

Stacey Rozich at CUAS

Seattle artist/illustrator Stacey Rozich has a beautiful show opening tonight at the Chicago Urban Art Society in Pilsen.  In addition to the numerous watercolor and gouache on paper paintings in the show, Stacey also painted a large scale mural in the space.

Here's a preview video shot during installation this past week...



Stacey Rozich: This Must Be the Place
at the Chicago Urban Art Society
600 W Cermak Rd
Unit 1B
Chicago, IL


Opening reception: Friday, July 6, 2012
7pm to midnight
On view through August 4, 2012

Now is the Time - at the Believe Inn

Bucktown's Believe Inn hosts another amazingly varied group show tonight Friday.  Continuing their practice of presenting an entirely different set of great artists for each show, Now is the Time will feature paintings and installations by Uriel Correa (pictured above), Geoffry Smalley, Rob Funderburk, Gabe Lanza, tattoo artist Frog, Damion Silver, Christopher Allman, Luke Pelletier, Hao Ni, Kane One, Chad Davis, and Emmett Kerrigan.

Now is the Time
at the Believe Inn
2043 N Winchester
Chicago, IL


Opening reception: Friday, July 6, 2012
6 to 10 pm
On view through August 4th by appt at 773-562-2270

Ricky Powell at Klughaus

If you're in NYC this weekend I would recommend checking out, "Oh No He Didn't!", a show of photographs by Ricky Powell.  Known for his street shots taken in the 80's and 90's, as well as his portraits of iconic New Yorkers like Andy Warhol and the Beastie Boys, this show will include both classic shots by Ricky as well as never before seen images.

Ricky Powell: Oh No He Didn't!
at Klughaus Gallery
47 Monroe St
New York City, NY

Opening reception: Friday, July 6, 2012
6 to 10pm

Southern Soul Spinners at Soul Summit

The always fun dance party, Soul Summit, presents guests DJ's Southern Soul Spinners tonight at the Double Door in Wicker Park.  This free show will be a great way to end the night.  I've never been disappointed with the Soul Summit shows. They play amazing soul and dance music from all over.

Southern Soul Spinners 
at the Soul Summit
along with Soul Summit DJ's Dave Mata, Sloppy White, and Duke Grip
Double Door 
1572 N Milwaukee Ave
Chicago, IL


Friday, June 22, 2012
9pm till 2am
*Free!*

MIrth • Delight • Awe

The Co-Prosperity Sphere in Bridgeport presents a group show curated by Dorman + Torluemke opening tonight Friday.  There'll be work by Gregg Hertzlieb, Nick Black, Gordon Ligocki, John Kramer, Eric Tucker, and Jon Merritt.  Full info on the artists and their work is posted here.  Dorman + Torluemke have participated in the area art scene for years in various capacities and have an excellent eye for great work.  This should be an excellent show.

MIrth • Delight • Awe

at the Co-Prosperity Sphere

3219 S Morgan St

Chicago, IL

Opening reception: Friday, June 22, 2012

6 to 9pm

On view Fridays 4-7pm, and Saturdays noon-4pm through July 7th, 2012

Juan Angel Chavez and Glenn Goldberg at Linda Warren Projects

Sculptor Juan Angel Chavez and painter Glenn Goldberg have shows opening tonight at Linda Warren Projects in the West Loop.  Chavez will be presenting, "Gone", a series  using raw materials from a 19th century Indiana barn that was shot at and burned.  I've viewed many his installations over the years, including ones at the Hyde Park Art Center, the new DePaul Art Museum, and the National Museum of Mexican Art.  They all had in  common the use of found materials and signs but were all put together in vastly different ways.  Even though his work is referred to as sculpture, you can enter many of his installations and activate different storylines as you experience the work.

Goldberg will be showing paintings exploring patterns and beautiful visual imagery touching on mandalas and tantric energy.

Juan Angel Chavez: Gone

Glenn Goldberg: Fables and Other Places

at Linda Warren Projects

327 N Aberdeen

Chicago, IL

Opening reception: Friday, June 22, 2012

6 to 9pm

On view through August 18, 2012

Matthew Hoffman at Beauty and Brawn

Matthew Hoffman is a man of many talents.  With work ranging from installations, the positive "You Are Beautiful" campagin, drawings and more, his work never ceases to amaze.  One of the projects Matthew has been working on is text based work cut out of wood and paper with a jigsaw.  Tonight Saturday he will be showing 100 different handcut 8 1/2" x 11" "prints'.  Each will be in an edition of 50, which equals 1,000 prints total.    This should be a really fun show.

Matthew Hoffman: Connect or Dialogue Trying
at Beauty & Brawn

Art Gallery and Think Space

3501 W Fullerton

Chicago, IL

Opening reception: Saturday, June 16, 2012

6-9pm

CAKE - The Chicago Alternative Comics Expo

Today Saturday is the kickoff for CAKE - The Chicago Alternative Comics Expo.  Nearly two years in the planning, this comics festival will feature work by nearly 200 exhibitors from around the country and Canada.  There's an excellent lineup of special guests and for the panels as well.  More info and schedules at their site.

I love the poster design for CAKE as well.  Chicago artist Laura Park drew it featuring city animals, including roaches rowing the barge and a mayoral rat holding up a wild onion, which is where the word "Chicago" comes from.

CAKE - The Chicago Alternative Comics Expo

at Columbia College

1104 S Wabash

Chicago, IL

Saturday and Sunday, June 16 and 17, 2012

11am to 6pm 

*Free Admission*

The Chicago Design Museum

A large pop-up art space titled the Chicago Design Museum will be open all this month.  Tonight Monday will be an opening reception featuring 5 shows within their space in Humboldt Park. 

One the shows there I'm looking forward to is Fresh Produced: Exploring the Craft of Handpainted Signage, which will focus on reinterpretations of the kind of large scale handpainted paper signs you see in the windows of grocery stores.  More info on all five shows is posted here.  The space will also feature a store called Ignorance & Ambition.

The Chicago Design Museum
700 N Sacramento #201
Chicago, IL

Opening reception: Monday, June 11, 2012
7 to 11 pm
$10 suggested donation
On view through the end of June, 2012

Northern Soul

Chicago MC, Robust, has a new music video out this week titled, Northern Soul. Filmed on the north side of Chicago in the heavily diverse Albany Park neighborhood, the video features Robust in iconic spots throughout the area.  Filmed by German video director Arvid Wuensch, the track was produced by Galapagos 4 label-mate Meaty Ogre and includes cuts by DJ ALO.  This is a preview to Robust's new album, Fillin in the Potholes, which is coming out later this year.

Feels so right

Brand spanking new Chicago R&B/funk record label, Cherries Records, released their inaugural 7" vinyl single this past week. Featuring two tracks, Feels So Right and Love's Gone Wrong by Cermakk and Doug Shorts, this record is limited to 300 copies and is now nearly sold out.  A few more copies have just been restocked at Dusty Groove America/Chicago.  There may also still be some left at People's Records/Detroit, Friends of Sound/Austin, Doc's Records/Fort Worth, Revolver/Phoenix, Phonica Records/London, or Soul Palladium/France.





Cherries is the love child between DJ/producers Andrew Brearley and Sheila Hernando, better known as Meaty Ogre and Shred One.  They have more releases in store for 2012.  I can't wait.

Relentless

The M. Collective presents a group show tomorrow night Saturday at OhNo!Doom Gallery in Wicker Park.  Featuring work by Matthew Ryan Sharp, Brent Nolasco, Tyler Coey, and Yosiell Lorenzo.

Relentless 
at OhNo!Doom Gallery
1800 N Milwaukee Ave
Chicago, IL

Opening reception: Saturday, May 12, 2012
6 to 10 pm
On view through June 7, 2012