MOCA Cleveland presents the first comprehensive, solo museum show of the work of American artist Michelle Grabner, on view November 1, 2013 through February 16, 2014. Titled I Work From Home, the exhibition will feature a range of Grabner's paintings, prints, video works, and sculptures, which investigate concepts of work, labor, and the social dynamics of domestic life.
The Art Institute of Chicago has announced the appointment of Susanne Ghez, former executive director and chief curator of the Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago, as Adjunct Curator in the Department of Contemporary Art, effective immediately.
The Art Institute of Chicago has announced the appointment of Susanne Ghez, former executive director and chief curator of the Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago, as Adjunct Curator in the Department of Contemporary Art, effective immediately. In this capacity, Ghez will bring her seasoned expertise in contemporary art to all aspects of the museum's engagement with the field, including exhibitions, acquisitions, and collections. She will represent the museum in Chicago, around the country, and abroad, traveling widely to visit contemporary artists and institutions, and engaging on behalf of the Art Institute in global contemporary programming.
Carlos de Abreu, founder and executive producer of the 17th Annual Hollywood Film Awards, announced today that Fox Searchlight's '12 Years a Slave' director, Steve McQueen will be honored with the 'Hollywood Breakout Director Award,'
The Art Institute of Chicago's Leadership Advisory Committee is pleased to present the third Legend and Legacy Award to artist Ed Clark on Friday, October 25, 2013. The award is conferred upon living African American artists who, through their lifelong accomplishments, have achieved national acclaim with careers spanning over 50 years. Clark is the third recipient of this distinguished honor. Previous award winners include Elizabeth Catlett (2005) and Margaret Burroughs (2010).
The Richard H. Driehaus Museum has announced its inaugural exhibition Louis Comfort Tiffany: Treasures from the Driehaus Collection, opening today, September 28, 2013 and will run through June 29, 2014.
Northrop at the University of Minnesota presents Hubbard Dance Street Chicago tonight, Sep 21 at 8:00 pm at the State Theatre as the opening performance in the 2013-14 Northrop dance season.
Downers Grove Resident John M. McNamara announces the publication of his 5th work of fiction, the novel 'The Dreams of Teddy Schreck.' 'The Dreams of Teddy Schreck' focuses on a retired salesman, who obsesses about retaining his mental acuity. Dreading the loss of memories of the people, events and milestones of his life, he augments his specialized diet with herbal supplements and specific vitamins designed to postpone, perhaps even eliminate, the chance of developing dementia. One website advises writing a long-hand journal to keep the brain elastic and active. The possible subject of this journal eludes Teddy until one night, when he dreams of cataloging his dreams. The following day he makes his first of many entries in his dream journal. He mentions the project to his neighbor, Bill, a retired historian, who suggests expanding the scope to include Teddy's aspirations from his early life. Teddy agrees. Bill and his wife, Margaret, have been life-long friends of the Schrecks. Margaret anonymously authors an atheist blog, which attracts the anger of a religious zealot, who in his threatening comments on the blog indicates he not only knows Margaret's identity, but where she lives. Teddy interjects himself into the conflict, for a variety of reasons, but mostly to fulfill his aspiration to be a hero...for once in his life. His wife and daughters caution him, but he ignores their advice. Events unfold with tragic consequences for both families. About the Author John M. McNamara's short fiction has been published in Crosscurrents, Old Hickory Review, The Piedmont Literary Review, Minotaur, Snapdragon, Four Quarters, FlashFiction, Quick Fiction, Bear River Review, Inside Running and Chicago Literati. In the summer of 1999, he was awarded a professional artist residency at the OxBow Summer Arts Program for the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in Saugatuck, Michigan. He lives in Downers Grove, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, with his wife. He is the author of the novels 'Madonna, 'The Dreams of Teddy Schreck,' 'Harmony House, A Final Reflection,' 'A Life Without Grace,' and 'Hunter's War, A Novella, and Selected Short Stories.' All are available from Amazon.com.
Northrop at the University of Minnesota presents Hubbard Dance Street Chicago on Sat, Sep 21 at 8:00 pm at the State Theatre as the opening performance in the 2013-14 Northrop dance season.
Celebrating Central Park and those who gather within its green borders, Picturing Central Park: Paintings by Janet Ruttenberg will be on view at the Museum of the City of New York from today, September 13, 2013 to January 5, 2014.
Celebrating Central Park and those who gather within its green borders, Picturing Central Park: Paintings by Janet Ruttenberg will be on view at the Museum of the City of New York from September 13, 2013 to January 5, 2014.
'The great difficulty of what I attempt is seeing beyond the moment; the everydayness of life gets in the way of the eternal. I contemplate how this photograph will be seen in the future when the subject matter no longer endures. Taking a picture is, indeed, stopping the world.'
Phyllis Bramson's SMALL PERSONAL DILEMMAS, recent paintings and works on paper, will be on view at Littlejohn Contemporary from today, September 3 through the 28th, 2013.
Lehmann Maupin is pleased to announce an exhibition of new work by Angel Otero on view at 540 West 26th Street from 12 September – 2 November 2013. Otero's second solo show at the gallery features a new group of sculptures made from steel and porcelain, two materials the artist began experimenting with in 2012. A selection of new abstract paintings will also be exhibited in tandem with the sculptures. The artist will be present for an opening reception on Thursday, 12 September from 6 to 8 PM.
More measured in appearance, Phyllis Bramson's latest paintings interject conceits about life. Hermetic juxtapositions employing motifs, vignettes and miniaturized worlds that talk back with capricious irritability, this recent work often plays with well known fairy tales. However, the painted 'stories' are more loosely based narratives, which speak about longing, innuendo and clichés. .
Lyric's fabulous 2013-14 season is about to begin! To help audiences make the most of their opera experience, Lyric Opera of Chicago offers an array of lectures, tours, galas, and other special events during its 59th season, September through May. Please take note of these highlights for your season-preview coverage and calendar listings.
The exhibition Ana Maria Tavares: Deviating Utopias will be on view at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts from Oct. 11, 2013 through Jan. 12, 2014 in the Gordon CAP Gallery. Reflecting her ambivalent feelings regarding Brazil's efforts to modernize during the post-World War II years, Tavares creates works that examine the ambiguities and tensions associated with architecture as an instrument of social progress. Extending this historical narrative to the present, she creates works that inspire the audience to consider the psychological disorientation that often arises in today's public architecture and interior design.
Magritte: The Mystery of the Ordinary, 1926–1938, on view at The Museum of Modern Art from September 28, 2013, to January 12, 2014, explores the evolution of René Magritte's work from 1926 to 1938, an intensely innovative period in which he developed key strategies and techniques to defamiliarize the familiar—to make, in his words, 'everyday objects shriek out loud.'
Trendsetters and shopping pros are invited to a 12-day spectacular that promises a fashionable finish to the summer. The Magnificent Mile Shopping Festival presented by MasterCard returns to The Magnificent Mile in Chicago from August 22 September 2.
Tickets for the September 22 symposium are $12 adults; $8 students/seniors; and $5 staff of other museums and Jewish Museum members. Coffee, tea and light refreshments will be served. For further information, the public may call 212.423.3337 or visitTheJewishMuseum.org/goldsteinprograms. The Jewish Museum is located at 1109 Fifth Avenue at 92nd Street, New York City.
