2014: Twirls, Swirls, Curls, Spins and Folds by Alice Aycock
. Three sculptures “Twin Vortexes”, “Spin the Spin” and “Waltzing Matilda” – by Alice Aycock Temporary art installations will be on display for one year. Art in Action, Chicago: A collaboration...
View Article2014 Temporary Exhibits: Chicago adorns its Public Spaces with World Class Art
. The year 2014 marks another high point in Chicago Public Art scene, as it adorns its public spaces with world class art. We have sculptures by world’s leading contemporary artists – Ai Weiwei,...
View Article2014: INsite by Luftwerk at Farnsworth House
INsite – a Light and sound illumination by Luftwerk at Farnsworth House. Music is by Owen Clayton Condon, a Chicago based percussionist. October 17 to 20, 2014 This post is a Preview of the...
View Article2013: 31st Street Harbor Project and Chicago Tree Art
The year 2013 saw the completion of the 31st Street Harbor Project. It had an artistic spinoff. Four huge trees that were cut down to make way for the new 31st Street harbor, were then sculpted by...
View Article2014: Horses of Honor Public Art
Nov 2014: Horses of Honor adorn streets of Chicago. From their official website.. click here.. Since 1853, over 500 Chicago Police officers have sacrificed their lives to protect our city. In honor...
View ArticleHow 1999 Cow Parade in Chicago inspired a Series of Public Art Projects...
. In the year 1999, Chicago had a very successful and in many ways a trend-setting exhibition, “Cows on Parade”. It featured about 300 life-size fiber-glass cows, hand-painted by local artists,...
View ArticleChicago Celebrates Internationally Acclaimed Chicago’s Own Virtuoso...
Richard Hunt: Sixty Years of Sculpture Temporary Exhibition: Dec 6, 2014 to March 29, 2015. Location: Exhibit Hall at Chicago Cultural Center Curator: Daniel Schulman, Director of Visual Arts at...
View Article2015 Exhibition: Archibald Motley’s Fat Man
. Archibald Motley’s Fat Man Continued from the post: Archibald Motley: Jazz Age Modernist. One of the fun features of the exhibition is spotting Motley’s “Fat Man” in numerous paintings. Who is this...
View Article2015 Exhibition “Archibald Motley: Jazz Age Modernist” at Chicago Cultural...
Above Image: Dr. Richard Powell [curator of the exhibition] and Daniel Schulman [Director of Visual Arts for DCASE, Chicago] at the Opening Reception. . Archibald Motley: Jazz Age Modernist...
View Article2014 Exhibit: “Don’t Tread on Me” : Sculpture by Chakaia Booker at Nathan...
. Don’t Tread on Me: Sculpture by Chakaia Booker June 1, 2014 to October 31, 2016 Location: Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park at Governors State University . This is the 4th in the Solo Exhibition...
View ArticleNear North – Pioneer Court: Art Institute of Chicago #1 Museum in the World...
. World Champions of Art Art Institute of Chicago voted # I Museum in the world by TripAdvisor . . AIC # I Museum by TripAdvisor . AIC # I Museum by TripAdvisor . . .
View Article2015: Nature in Motion at Lincoln Park Zoo
. Nature in Motion Sculpture Exhibition by CSI Sculptors Temporary Exhibition: From Spring to Fall 2015 Location: Lincoln Park Zoo Exhibition Fee: Free / Zoo Entrance Fee: Free. . . Lincoln...
View ArticlePrague Days in Chicago – Meeting with sculptor Peter Nižňanský
. Above Image: At Vector Fabricating, from left: Terrence Karpowicz, Barry Hehemann, Jyoti Srivastava, Peter Nižňanský, Katerina Lizcova Kulhankova, Anna Nižňanský and Rolf Achilles. . Prague Days...
View Article2015: One Fine Day Chicago Statues Began Telling Their Stories..
. One Fine Day Chicago Statues Started Telling Their Stories.. And All You Need Is A Smart Phone To Listen! Beginning August 6, 2015, some of the most prominent statues in Chicago, 31 of them, have...
View ArticleArt Institute of Chicago: Little Dancer Aged Fourteen – by Edgar Degas
. Little Dancer Aged Fourteen – by Edgar Degas Temporary exhibition: “Degas: At the Track, On the Stage”, at the Art Institute of Chicago. Through February 2016 . . AIC: Little Dancer Aged...
View ArticleCharles Ray Sculpture 1997-2014
. Charles Ray: Sculpture, 1997–2014 Temporary Exhibition: May 15, 2015 to October 4, 2015 Location: Art Institute of Chicago . . Shoe Tie [2012] – by Charles Ray . Shoe Tie [2012] is a nude...
View ArticleAIC Exhibition: “Gates of the Lord: The Tradition of Krishna Painting”
. Gates of the Lord: The Tradition of Krishna Painting Temporary Exhibition: Sep 12, 2015 to Jan 3, 2016. The Art Institute of Chicago: Regenstein Hall Gates of the Lord: The Tradition of...
View ArticleEXPO 2015: In/ Situ, In/Situ Outside, Expo Projects and Additional Artworks...
. Above Image: Tony Karman [President / Director of EXPO CHICAGO; in front of “Freefall” by Antony Gromley]. EXPO CHGO 215 : The International Exposition of Contemporary & Modern Art...
View Article2015 MCA Plaza Project: Alexandre da Cunha
. 2015 MCA Plaza Project: Alexandre da Cunha The sculptor Alexandre da Cunha is Brazil-born, London-based. He is known for finding creative ways to re-purpose found objects. Rarely making objects...
View ArticleNear North: The Pioneer Court
. The Pioneer Court is a small plaza located near the junction of the Chicago River and Upper Michigan Avenue in Chicago’s Magnificent Mile. It was developed cooperatively by the Chicago Tribune and...
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