There is a great interview with Norbert Marszalek at MW Capacity, a painter blog for no-coasters. Check it out!
We can create our own community, but I think Chicago is lacking the serious collectors (or they’re hiding or something). We want to show in top-tier galleries and get a fair price for our work as well as the recognition that that garners. There doesn’t seem to be much here to sustain Read the rest of this entry »
30 May
Hairy…Who?
Chicago has reoccurring amnesia when it comes to art. Every couple of decades a new group of artists hit the scene with a new aesthetic that rivals anything that comes out of the major world art centers. They have a good run, are written and talked about in the mainstream local media Read the rest of this entry »
Three for the show
BY MARY HOULIHAN mhoulihan@suntimes.com
The movers and shakers in the art world never feel the pain. You know, falling in love with a piece of art before looking at the price tag filled with way too many zeros. But even when it’s beyond your means, that insatiable urge to buy doesn’t leave. To buy or not to buy Read the rest of this entry »