Nick Costas, Proximity correspondent, sends us this news:
“Acclaimed British artist Michael Landy has transformed the South London Gallery into a 600m³ container for the disposal of works of art. Artists and collectors are invited to bring works to the SLG to create ’a monument to creative failure’.
Works can be brought to the SLG to be [...]
We are on a field trip to The Netherlands to present Proximity magazine and art works featured in its pages!
Our friends at Trendbeheer are hosting our exhibition at the Rotterdam art space Singer Sweat Shop and it will take place Friday, March 12. Our agenda is pretty full. We are meeting up with old and [...]
This February has been really busy for us here at Public Media Institute and Proximity magazineland. This weekend marks an end to our recent programming madness . We hope the following events will provide motivation for you to battle this Chicago winter and give you a chance to check out some exciting new shit.
On Thursday [...]
A few weeks ago we were given the opportunity to work with the Chicago Loop Alliance, a chamber of commerce-like organization that serves the downtown loop area merchants. They started their Pop-Up Art Loop gallery project and gave us the old Ritz Camera store to engage with a project.
We are opening a new joint project [...]
Lumpen magazine printed a shadow CAA program in issue 114. There is a lot to check out, so good luck.
” The College Arts Association (CAA) is the country’s most important gathering of professionals in the visual arts. It takes place in Chicago this year from February 10 to February 13, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency [...]
VERSION FESTIVAL 10:
Infrastructures and Territories
April 22, May 2, 2010
DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS: March 1, 2010.
Version is an annual springtime convergence that brings together hundreds of artists, musicians, and educators from around the world to present some of the most challenging ideas and progressive art initiatives of our day.
This is the Ninth edition.
Submit your proposal online:
http://www.lumpen.com/V10/theme.html
Please spread [...]
Proximity magazine contributor Anna Mayer raised consciousness at the LA Anarchist Book Fair this past Sunday.
The great folks of the Tupajumi Foundation are showing their work at Co-Prosperity Sphere this weekend only! See over three dozen works by as many artists from around the world. January 22, 7pm is the opening reception. A performance program with Waterbabies, Joe Kisser and Publicist (from Trans Am) follows at 9pm to 1am. [...]
One of the most interesting public art projects we have ever seen is taking place on a lake in Minnesota. Check out how Art Shanty Projects unfolds. It opens tomorrow!
We were delighted to receive in the mail a KC-135 Ground Tracking Guide and discovered a project that might be of interest to some of our readers. You can view more about the event here. You may participate in the event this Wednesday at Midnight. Join the Intermod forum to see what is going on. [...]
A quick look at all the wonderment that occurred at the Co-Prosperity Sphere. November 20, 2009
This Friday we suggest you check out work by some Chicago ex-pats and local heroes.
Don’t miss: Public Works: Chris Eichenseer, Justin Fines, Cody Hudson, Andy Mueller @ Andrew Rafacz, and also go to Believe Inn for new work by Chris Silva & Lauren Feece.
On Sunday you better go to Ben Russell. This guy is tearing [...]
Each year Public Media Institute, our parent .org, co-produces the Version festival. We just found time to post images from the recent Version 09 Immodest Proposals. Here are links to the NFO XPO and the Chicago Art Parade. The Version Flickr Pool has some nice documentation as well. Enjoy.
This Sunday, May 10 the Hyde Park Art Center will open its Artists Run Chicago show in Gallery 1. Proximity and its related tentacles will participate in quite a few ways. First we asked our friend Michael T Rea to bring over his Spacesuit for Steven Hawking to represent Reuben Kincaid Artist Management. As part [...]
So last night NEXT and ART CHICAGO kicked off at The Merchandise Mart in downtown Chicago. After some ping-ponging around the building my friend April and I found the Rueben Kincaid booth, as well as various out of town friends.
Along the way the buzz was, of course, the economy accompanied by swine flu and the [...]
Please take the chance to check out this year’s Southern Graphics Council Conference
“The 2009 Global Implications Conference features exhibitions, demonstrations, lectures, panel discussions, private collection viewings, and special events at over 40 locations around Chicago.
Keynote speakers include Kathan Brown, Enrique Chagoya, Anne Coffin, and Jane Hammond.
Bad at Sports will be podcasting a series of shows [...]
Our release party last Saturday was a blast. Thanks for coming. Even if you didn’t get a fresh copy of the new publications we will make it easy for you. Download a preview copy of Matériel at the magazine’s website. You can purchase one at Golden Age, Quimbys, No Coast, Rotofugi, and Penelope’s. They [...]
Proximity Magazine invites you to participate in the (Con)Temporary Art Chicago Guide. The Guide showcases the best cultural offerings in Chicago during the Spring season – late April to early May 2009. We are creating a map and publication – including directories, articles, and interviews – about what’s happening at places both prominent and secret [...]
Here is nice concept to emulate next Valentines day: exhibit some very tasty treats amidst some delicious art. Artist and Contributing Editor, Mike Genovese, sends some warmth and cheer via photos from a fundraiser that took place at Oh Wow in Miami. Pictured here is artist Jen Stark hanging with a nice lad. Wish we [...]
Video of the controversial Renaissance Society Panel, Is there such a thing as a Chicago artist anymore? is on YouTube. Enjoy. There are twelve in the series!
Proximity is in Rotterdam to take part in Trendbeheer Presents @ Art Rotterdam. We posted a few images of the show (a few pre-show and some from the opening night) to give you an idea of the action. We are in the middle of our research mission and will upload some more stuff later.
An art parade, temporary housing structures, video sweat lodges, an artist run art fair and expo, a reincarnation of the depression era Public Works of Art Project, a social networked free public school, boring theoretical nonsense, the revamping of a local community center, mapping projects, an open source design agency for social movements, and korean [...]
The sixth annual Art Shanty Projects is happening right now on Medicine Lake in beautiful Plymouth, Minnesota! Proximity contributor Nate Lee just returned and we posted some great pics that are located here.
Art Shanty Projects is going on until February 14, 2009. Visit their site at www.artshantyprojects.org. Now is as good a time [...]
Notice:
Attention Chicago:
A highly organized, internationally recognized, massively marketed, thoroughly branded, and extremely expensive series of sporting events is coming to your town. This is not it.
From Saturday January 24 to February 14 2009, InCUBATE and person-in-residence Anne Elizabeth Moore will host a series of games called the Unlympics. They will consist of real [...]
INTERNATIONAL POSTER COMPETITION
17th Edition of Graphisme dans la rue to the theme of THE CITY
For the past 16 years, the annual event known as “Graphisme dans la rue” (“Graphics in the Streets”) has been inviting graphic artists to create large-format posters addressing the theme of “the city”, then posting the works on billboards throughout the [...]
Proximity magazine is joining a group of Chicago- based artists at Trendbeheer presenteert @ Art Rotterdam! We will be presenting and sharing publications from Chicago and spend a few weeks conducting research for our first Proximity City Guide. If you are in Holland during the weeks of February 1-14 please come by the show (Feb [...]
We would like you to find a moment to enjoy the opening of the Winter Art Season. Much to do in neighborhoods throughout the city.
Check out our calendar for details!
