June 12, 2009
TSR Artist Series
Graffitipop featuring the work of Slang and EQ
Opening: June 12, 7-10pm
(exhibition runs through July 8th)

Silver Room
1442 N Milwaukee Ave

July 1, 2009
July 1, 7:00-9:30pm

Drink and Draw
Theme: Comix
Drink and Draw is our monthly night devoted to drawing practices. There’s no teacher and no pretensions. We provide a theme for the evening and plenty of PBR. Attendees provide a sketchbook and drawing utensils. Please come, and bring your friends while your at it. We will have lots of [...]

June 20, 2009
June 20, 7 – 10 pm

Including one-night-only site-specific sound work by Kevin Gallagher with help by Aaron David Ross and performances at 10pm by Jose Hernandez & Colin Self, Travis and Moonrises. Additional programs which will include an array of performance, sounds, lectures and video will occur through July 5.

CLOSING:
Sunday, July 5, 2009, time TBA
Featuring [...]

July 17, 2009
July 17. 6 pm – 9pm
(Show continues through August 14, 2009)

“The Coops” Artist of the Month, will be featuring the Post Family’s very own Rod Hunting. There will be a new collection of prints available for sale, as well.

Free Drinks & Hor d’oevres
DJ: Josh Brown
$5 raffle – winner takes home a print
organized by INDO
The [...]

July 19, 2009
July 19, 12:00p-4:00p

“Brunchluck & skill sharing DIY gathering. Take up arms (and fingers) against consumerist imperialism and fashionista culture! Remake something from your closet or from our FREE BOX. Learn or share sewing, knitting & fiber crafting skills.”

Mess Hall
6932 North Glenwood Avenue

July 11, 2009
July 11 from 7-10pm

The last show at mini dutch – A one night show displaying various artworks collected and shared by director Lucia Fabio & her fiancé, Robert Andrew Mueller. Artists include: Carol Jackson, Stacie Johnson, Blazo Calovic, Mathew Paul Jinks, Peter Hoffman and more.

Mini Dutch Gallery
3111 W Diversey 1st fl

July 31, 2009
Mating Call
Chris Silva & Lauren Feece

Opening: Friday, July 31st 2009 6-10 PM
Show runs through August 23rd

We like the title because it describes more about the process than the actual subject of the work. In the act of ” mate calling” the would be lovers make noises to each other until they make a sweet love [...]

We are working on a piece in the next issue of Proximity where we are using our social networks, blogs etc to see how our friends and readers might respond. If you are reading this post then please send an email to ed@proximitymagazine DOT com and send us the name of your favorite photographer and [...]

Our sister publication, Lumpen is celebrating 18 years of publishing this Friday, June 26, 2009 at the Co-Prosperity Sphere. Stop by for some Korean Polish Bar B Q and enjoy performances by a bunch of one (wo)man bands. You’ll be able to pick up the current issue as well as some back issues. Check the [...]

July 10, 2009
July 10, 2009
Chris Smith Installation
@ Eastern Expansion
244 W 31st Street

Philosophical Husband-Tetsuo
Christopher Smith
A sculptural adaptation of two Japanese films made in the early 1990′s level the ecology of its images with that of post consumer waste. A dystopic landscape of obsolete electronics, various polymer based products and the few remainders of something once organic will [...]

On the heels of  the recent layoffs at the Art Institute we have heard  further disturbing news about some local art institutions. Over the weekend Llyod Dobler, a long-running apartment gallery in West Town, was visited by City of Chicago police officers and told they can no longer host art events in their residence. We  [...]

June 22, 2009
June 22, 2009 : 7pm
Co-Prosperity Sphere
3219 S Morgan Street

Presentation by CamLab

This summer Co-Prosperity Sphere finally opened its residency program by partnering up with Three Walls residency program. We are happy to host CamLab. If you are interested in their work stop by and see their presentation to the C-PS.

CamLab (Los Angeles/Brisbane) (Anna Mayer and Jemima [...]

Our friend Melinda who runs the long running  web project Ausgang has launched the Summer09 edition. There are new submissions from:
Jill Adams, Lulu Callier, Salem Collo-Julin, Andrew Early, Alison Eastley, Marc Fischer, Dan Gleason, Jana Roon, Deborah Stratman, and J.J. Tindall

June 26, 2009
June 26, 2009 : Lumpen magazine turns !8

We recently released our 112th issue of Lumpen.

This next friday a ton of one (wo)man bands will perform,you can dine on some Korean Polish Bar B Q, and decide whether the surprise guests and performances were worth the mystery. Come around 8 for the food.

Friday June 26, 2009, [...]

June 27, 2009
Chelsea Culp & Ben Foch: Substance and Shadow
Saturday, June 27, 2009
6pm-10pm
723 W. 16th Street
Chicago, Il 60616
Substance and Shadow is a two-part collaborative installation between Chicago artists Chelsea Culp and Ben Foch. The title of the installation is derived from the novel Substance and Shadow, written by Marius Roux in 1879. The novel, [...]

On Saturday, June 6th in Chicago, local artists partnered with the Tamms Year Ten coalition to protest state-sanctioned torture at the supermax prison in Southern Illinois. And they did it with mud.
Read:
llinois Torture Publicized with Ecological Art: Chicago and Milwaukee artists boost Tamms Year Ten message with mud stencils

Or check out Lori Waxman’s article at [...]

September 11, 2009
Pearl of the Snowlands: Buddhist Printing at the Derge Parkhang
September 11 – December 5, 2009

Chicago, IL — In an age when the transfer of information is fast becoming digital and paperless, old printing techniques acquire new meaning.  Columbia College Chicago’s Center for Book & Paper Arts is presenting an exhibition of prints, books, photographs and [...]

June 20, 2009
The Chicago Urban Art Society Presents:
Mustle in the Hustle : Contemporary Approaches to Promoting Art
June 20, 2009
12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

“Mustle in the Hustle”, a 2 session panel discussion moderated by Angeline Gragasin & Gregg Hertzlieb.
The first session will be an artist-led discussion on the successes / failures of promoting their art, and new [...]

June 12, 2009
They Will Not Ruin Us Through the Things We Like

Show Dates: June 12 to August 1, 2009
Opening: Friday, June 12, 5-8pm

In [...]

June 12, 2009
June 12 to August 1, 2009
Opening: Friday, June 12, 5-8pm

Dutes Miller’s first solo show at Western Exhibitions, “The Ecstasyist”, features a [...]

June 15, 2009
Venice Biennale 2009
June 15 – November 22, 2009

Event Homepage: Venice Biennale

Carrie Secrist Gallery
835 W Washington Blvd
Chicago, IL 60607

July 17, 2009
New Paintings
July 17 – August 29, 2009

Exhibit Homepage: Matthew Brown

Carrie Secrist Gallery
835 W Washington Blvd
Chicago, IL 60607

June 19, 2009
Post-Scarcity
(june 19 – july 25, 2009)

featuring:

eliza fernand
monica herrera
jodie mack

curated by thea liberty nichols

65 Grand
1378 W. Grand
Chicago, IL 60622-6450

June 13, 2009
Quit Your Job and Become an Artist

Opening Night Screening Party and Artist Talk
Saturday, June 13 from 7 – 10pm

Join Around the Coyote, Brown Finch Films, and Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. as we screen the film Proceed and Be Bold!. The film will be followed by an artist talk and Q&A at 8:30pm. All events will [...]

September 26, 2009
Not If, But When
Opening: Saturday, September 26th 2009 6-10 PM
Show runs through October 31st
Artist’s Comments:
I attempt to create constructions that explore the beginnings of creativity and intentions utilizing modest materials and ephemeral elements . Using the moment as product can produce the unlikely, impractical and leaves room for new impulses and spontaneity.
In my sometimes awkward [...]

August 29, 2009
Letting Go
Opening: Saturday, August 29th 2009 6-10 PM
Show runs through September 20th

The art Ephameron makes is sensitive: with images and small texts she tries to recreate everyday feelings and thoughts, to capture moments with her art. Recurring themes like hands, birds and girls live in her fantasy world of emotions, colourless backgrounds and huge black [...]

June 27, 2009
Impossible to See the Whole Thing at the Same Time
Opening: Saturday, June 27th 2009 6-10 PM
Show runs through July 26th

David Horvitz was born in Los Angeles, CA in 1981 and is currently based in Brooklyn, NY. His work uses an array of forms: photography, video, web, text, publications, and travel. He has had numerous group [...]

In our effort to bring you new and (semi-)frequent content we have just added three new pieces to the On-line Content section.

Check out Andrew Ek’s Top Ten Links, Alex Robbins’ piece In Defense of the Philosophy of Art, and Jessica Cochran’s review of a current exhibition at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art.

Enjoy!

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#4 – www.androidworld.com

Birds might actually benefit from a study in ornithology.

Various Artists – Madison Museum of Contemporary Art – May 2 to August 23, 2009

June 5, 2009
PLACEMENT: The Architecture of David Woodhouse Architects
June 5 – June 27, 2009
Opening June 5, 5:00pm – 7:00pm

Exploring how the work of this civic-minded firm creates thoughtful, lasting places in our landscape and culture.

Curated by Edward Keegan.

I space
230 West Superior Street Second Floor
Chicago, IL 60654
312.587.9976

June 5, 2009
Opening Friday June 5 from 5 to 7 p.m.

Kariann Fuqua: Dwellings-The Seduction of Space
New works on paper by Kariann Fuqua.

Exhibition continues through June 27, 2009.

I space is the Chicago gallery of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

I space
230 West Superior Street Second Floor
Chicago, IL 60654
312.587.9976

June 19, 2009
PETER BARRETT and SARAH HICKS – Taxonomies
June 19 through August 1, 2009
Opening reception Friday June 19, 5:00 – 8:00 pm

Thomas Robertello Gallery is pleased to present Taxonomies: a two-person exhibition of new work by Peter Barrett and Sarah Hicks. By balancing known forms with complex permutations, and exploring fascinations with object obsession and indexical classifications, [...]

June 30, 2009
A Short History of Spaces
Tuesday, June 30, 6-8 pm
A discussion highlighting the pre-Millennium contributions to the Chicago grassroots arts scene. Hear from panelists including Lynne Warren, Barbara Koenen, Michael Ryan, and others on the Do-It-Yourself artist culture that drives the contemporary art system locally, nationally and internationally.

Hyde Park Art Center

June 27, 2009
Fryvalry
Artists Run Chicago Program
Saturday, June 27, 5 – 8 pm
Watch Kevin Jennings and Philip von Zweck face off in the HPAC’s first ever Fryvalry. The event consists of two deep fat fryers (one vegetarian, one meatetarian) you bring it, we fry it, you eat it.

Hyde Park Art Center

June 17, 2009
HPAC Artists Run Chicago program
Art or Party?

Wednesday, June 17, 6-8 pm
Led by art critic Lori Waxman, this panel examines the phenomenon of First Fridays, apartment gallery parties, and commercial gallery openings that blur the line between art opening and social gathering.

Hyde Park Art Center

Don’t miss these recent pieces about making art in Chicago from our local artblogosphere:

New City Art’s Art School Unconfidential: What the city’s burgeoning MFA programs mean for the future of artists in Chicago is a great read comparing the students and programs of the big 5 Chicago universities.

The Bad At Sports Artists Run Chicago Episode [...]

July 11, 2009
Big Youth
New Painters from Chicago

July 11-September 5, 2009
Opening reception July 11, 5-9 pm

Corbet vs Dempsey
1120 N. Ashland

June 1, 2009

June 1, 2009 9pm
TrutheaterTheater

Co-Prosperity Sphere
3219 S Morgan St

The Unbroken Circle Of Broken Things
TrutheaterTheater presents a tale about the unbreakable spirit energy of
love. The company of four intermixes costumes, puppets, shadows, jokes, song and dance with live and prerecorded sound to create a captivating 40 minute psychedelic
narrative. . .

In the words of Morgan Fitzpatrick [...]

June 1, 2009

CINEMATHEQUE SONOTHEQUE – MONDAY JUNE 1 – SONOTHEQUE – 1444 W. CHICAGO – 312.226.7600

SONOTHEQUE PRESENTS: LA KERMESSE HEROIQUE/CARNIVAL IN FLANDERS (1935) – DIRECTED BY JACQUES FEYDER

CINEMATHEQUE SONOTHEQUE: FROM ARTHOUSE TO GRINDHOUSE
EVERY FIRST MONDAY OF THE MONTH
FILMS SELECTED BY JOE BRYL
6PM to 9PM
NO COVER
21+

Henri Langlois (co-founder of the Cinémathèque Française with Georges [...]

June 19, 2009
Dismantling the Corporate State, and Other Amusements
Works by Anne Elizabeth Moore
June 19 – August 22, 2009

Dismantling the Corporate State, and Other Amusements is an exhibition of nine experimental art works and political projects of Anne Elizabeth Moore at Columbia College Chicago’s Center for Book & Paper Arts, 1104 S. Wabash, 2nd floor. One of [...]