Back in 1984, as part of the issue that coincided with the Navy Pier art fair, Chicago Magazine published 4 photographs of 159 Chicago artists. The photo essay, "Artists by Number." was a roll call of important artists in Chicago at that time. Do you recognize any of the names or faces? Continue reading »
Donald Kuspit is one of America’s most important art critics. He is a Distinguished Professor of Art History and Philosophy at the State University of New York at Stony Brook and has received fellowships from the Fulbright Commission, the NEA, and the Guggenheim Foundation Continue reading »
Neoteric Art: Give us some history on yourself.
Ellen Soffer: I was born and raised in Philadelphia, PA. My father was an untrained artist on the side. My first memory of art making was of watching my father make collages out of fabric sample books. As a child I went to the Philadelphia Art Museum with my family and during Continue reading »
I think the key difference between the Art World (galleries, museums, etc.) and the DIY-do-it-yourself World (cafés, art-walks, open studios, etc.) is that in the Art World, you have to sell yourself (and your work) to a public that doesn’t really know you and is therefore indifferent or even adverse to you. Continue reading »
Noelle Mason: Bad Boys
Thomas Robertello Gallery
Chicago
April 9 – June 5, 2010
In, “Bad Boys,” a solo exhibition of her work, Noelle Mason provides a close up, a look at notions of “hysterical masculinity”. “Bad Boys”, she writes, “is about the representation of masculinity, or the ‘drag’ of masculinity, and how this ‘drag’ is crafted through clothes, accessories, or in the aesthetic of the cinematic ‘gaze.’” But the show, currently at the Thomas Robertello Gallery Continue reading »
The most comprehensive guide of its kind, Art/Work gives artists of every level the tools they need to make it in an art world so competitive one dealer likens it to “The Sopranos, except nobody gets killed.” Whether you’re an art school grad looking for a gallery, a mid-career Continue reading »
