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Six Hundred Years of Western Civilization
Berlin Master of Mary of Burgundy, "Triumph of David" from a Book of Hours c. 1490 Here are two pieces - both on temporary display at the Art Institute of Chicago - that offer a nice opportunity to...
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Schjeldahl and the Clunky Cezanne's
Cezanne, portrait of Gustave GeoffroyAs already noted , I like to read the art writing of Peter Schjeldahl - even when I disagree with it.Who else could write about the "Lurchingly Uneven Portraits of...
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Zoe and Miyoko
Miyoko Ito (1918-1983)  "January into February" (1980)Zoe Nelson (b. 1983) "Swipe Right" (2017)By possible coincidence, the DePaul Art Museum has recently acquired these two paintings.By probable...
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Xavier Toubes at the Chicago Cultural Center
I've already written about this ceramicist in a review for New City back when he showed at Perimeter Gallery. There's not much more I could add about this show at the Chicago Cultural Center - except...
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Basement Storm Door
The above pattern was created by the effects of sun and water on the aluminum storm door that leads to our basement.It's pleasant enough - especially when it glistens after a rain -so I have no...
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Art Expo 2018
Naudline PierreI wasn't especially searching for depictions of people-of-color in my tour through Art Expo this year ------ but quite a few caught my eye.Possibly they exemplify a transformative...
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Dmitry Samarov at Dominican University
O'Connor Art Gallery appears to have been something of an afterthought on the campus of Dominican University in River Forest, Illinois.Above is the stately, ivy-covered facade of historic Lewis...
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A trip to Western New York
The early seventies found me in Buffalo, New York -- conveniently located near an international border where draft dodgers like myself might seek refuge.love these bay windows  I had obtained a...
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Georg Jensen - Scandinavian Design at the Art Institute of Chicago
Gerhard Henning (1880-1967)There was no Danish figure sculpture in this Summer's exhibition of Scandinavian design at the Art Institute of Chicago. (as the above might suggest, there are many fine...
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Art in Chicago since 1945
 I moved to Chicago in 1975 to be closer to the city's aging public sculptor, Milton Horn , an artist much closer to the 17th Century than to the late 20th. So I've never had much interest in Chicago's...
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Qing Dynasty Jade Brushpot
This Qing Dynasty six-inch jade brushpot just sold for $2,060,000 at Sotheby's. It depicts an imperial procession.For the previous 118 years it was in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago -...
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Ten Painters of Chicago Cityscapes
Andy Paczos Brian WellsDavid Brettker Dmitry Samarov Emily Rapport Emmett Kerrigan Enrique Santana Kevin Swallow Marion KryczkaSandra Holubow
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Arnheim on Cezanne
Madame Cezanne in a Yellow Chair, 1888-1890Art Institute of Chicagoexcerpted from "Art and Visual Perception - A Psychology of the Creative Eye"by Rudolf Arnheim Chapter 1 : "Balance"It follows from...
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In Praise of David Finn
Indonesia, 700 - 900 A.D.While poking through a stack of old art magazines, the above suddenly caught my attention.The photograph is obviously by David Finn, the long-time photographer for Sculpture...
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Ludka Derke 1949-2019
What a sad day!Just last week she was mountain biking in Peru.Today, she's only a memory.What a beautiful and extraordinary life.I've only recorded a small part of it : Cambodiajewelry Nepal...
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Art Expo Chicago 2019
Amoako Boafo(MARIANE IBRAHIM Gallery ,  437 N. Paulina St)The 2019 edition of Expo Chicago is different -- and better ! -- than the previous seven editions of Tony Karman's international art...
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Bengt Lindstrom
Biegga Galles, God of the Storm WindAs it turns out -- I'm a big fan of the Swedish painter, Bengt Lindstrom (1925-2008)His stuff drives me crazy.I wrote about his show here .Below are some more...
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A Eulogy for Shane Campbell Gallery
  Chicago and VicinityI'm embarrassed to say that I only discovered Shane Campbell's gallery in 2015 --- fourteen years after he opened it in Oak Park. (which is where I live)Ouch.How could I have...
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A Eulogy for Linda Warren Gallery
My recent eulogy for Shane Campbell's gallery got me thinking about another exhibition spacethat recently closed.Like Campbell,Warren is still in business,it's just that she does not mount exhibitions...
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Arts Club of Chicago - Members Exhibit
Dorian Allworthy, "When I Have Fears"The Arts Club of Chicagois a short walk from my art club,the Palette and Chisel,so why is this the first timeI've ever visited their members' biennial...
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