Dialogue: Painting & Drawing
There is an interesting article in this week’s Chicago Reader: The Endangered Coyote: After a disappointing benefit, the Around the Coyote arts org contemplates extinction by Deanna Isaacs (here) which states that the 20-year-old organization is in Continue reading »
A while back, a friend and I were discussing music that had been overplayed over the years and had determined that some of it should be locked up in a vault; to be released at a later date when it might be fresh again. We both agreed that the Beatles should be vaulted.
Well, the same is true of the art world. Continue reading »
Eleven years ago, I read the Chicago Reader article “Kimler’s Complaint.” At the time, I only had a vague notion of how the Chicago art scene worked. I knew there was a lot of conceptual work out there. I frequently read New Art Examiner, with all of its pseudo-sociology. I was also Continue reading »
When Norbert asked me to present some writing on Neoteric, I wanted to make an attempt at something a little different. I feel like blogs – and really all media – are so tuned to an at-the-moment kind of content that, perhaps, seasoned contemplation of past events is less valued. Continue reading »
Neoteric Art is adding the talents of Diane Thodos and Matthew Ballou to our staff. Both are accomplished artists and published writers/critics. We all look forward to more interesting interviews, articles and reviews…what you expect from Neoteric Art. Continue reading »
I love the idea of the Chicago art fairs being housed at the Merchandise Mart. It’s an impressive building. It’s massive and elegant. It is an important historical landmark. It’s very accessible by whatever means of transportation you choose. Continue reading »
Twenty years ago today, a devastating fire ripped through the Huron–Orleans Building in Chicago. Once a billiard table factory, the structure was home to a large amount of galleries at the time and arguably the center of the River North gallery district. Continue reading »
PooL, a perennial alternative hotel art fair in New York and Miami is coming to Chicago. It promises “…to create a meeting ground for artists, art dealers and curators with the pupose of advancing the career of the participating artists.” It “…also provides the public with access to art and Continue reading »
The world is getting so small, it’s going to implode. Communication and economies of globalization are causing a homogenization of cultures. Much attention has been given to the globalization of the art world. Artists are supposed to enlighten the unwashed masses of the problems Continue reading »
My dad was a draftsman. He wanted to be an artist, but his dad, an Air Force Colonel and lawyer wanted his children to be doctors and lawyers. Despite his desire to be the next Tolouse Latrec, he also needed to do something practical with his talent. So, with that in mind, he studied industrial design at a major Midwestern university. Continue reading »