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In 2010, Daniel Beltrá spent two months photographing the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The result, Spill, is an arresting group of images that shows the vastness of the beauty and destruction he witnessed. For his work on the Gulf oil spill, he received 2011 Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award, the Lucie Award for the International Photographer of the Year – Deeper Perspective, and was chosen as a finalist for Critical Mass for Photolucida. Spill is on exhibit at the Catherine Edelman Gallery March 8-April 28. Grace Before Dying is on exhibit March 8-April 28 at Roosevelt University's Gage Gallery. The show is the work of Lori Waslechuk, a documentary photographer whose photographs have appeared in publications like Newsweek, Life and the New York Times. She has also produced photographs for several international aid organizations including CARE, the UN World Food Program and more. The March exhibit at the Chicago Photography Center is called Profusion/Essence. Featured are the work of photographers Lawrence W. Oliverson (example above) and Jill Bedford (image has been removed at the request of the photographer). "While both artists’ aesthetics are opposite, Oliverson being a minimalist, capturing zen-like peace and calm, and Bedford creating images fairly overflowing with life, each of these two mature artists composes their images with clear intent, and pure color," says curator Susan Aurinko. The Limits of Digital Photography concludes its run at the Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College March 25. W.J.T. Mitchell, a professor of English and Art History at the University of Chicago will give the final exhibit lecture March 20 at Ferguson Lecture Hall. According to MoCP, he argues against the view that digital photography does not have the firm grip on reality that was claimed by traditional photography. Opening March 29 at the MoCP: Talkin’ Back: Chicago Youth Respond brings together student work from six different Chicago public schools and communities created in programs sponsored by the MoCP and Project AIM at the Center for Community Arts Partnerships (CCAP), Columbia College Chicago. Guided by professional photographers and writers, participating students created works that explore the narrative potential of photographs inspired by images from the MoCP’s collection. This exhibition features works such as Kevin, 2011 (above) and ends April 4. 15 international artists are part of the MoCP exhibit Survival Techniques: Narratives of Resistance, which runs from April 12 through July 1. Pictured above: Ghost Teen by Thai filmmaker and photographer Apichatpong Weerasethakul (left) and Liberation War 1971, by MRK Palash, a photographer from Bangladesh. A solo show by Eric Holubow will be at the Chicago Cultural Center from March 31 to July 9 (opening reception April 13). "Being a Chicagoan, I have always been attracted to the beauty of architecture," he says. "While some celebrate a structure’s construction, I am drawn to its deconstruction; when these industrial, commercial and residential buildings transition into ruins. It is at these moments when the energy needed to preserve extinguishes; when a building’s existence is no longer deemed viable or valuable. In these forgotten and overlooked places, I see not just loss, tragedy, or decay, but the chaos in which a new architect’s vision may be born." The Schneider Gallery is showcasing work by Xavier Nuez (above left) and Valerie Oliveiro (above right). "Though veritably different in style and technique, these two photographers reveal places under night light," say the folks at Schneider. The exhibit runs from March 2 to April 28. Nuez's "Glam Bugs" are also part of the National Art Premiere 2012 group show at the Elmhurst Artists Guild gallery through March 28. Elmhurst, IL More info on the Schneider show here. Photography by Ken Konchel is on exhibit at Gallery 180 at the Illinois Institute of Art through May 3. "My ambition is to raise awareness of, and appreciation for, architecture by presenting it as engaging and dynamic geometric arrangements and interactions," Konchel says. Chicago-based photographer Gary Hoover traveled to Berlin to capture the images in his The Art of the Wall show, at the Elephant Room gallery through April 13. "Shortly after the Wall fell, more than a hundred artists from around the world came together and transformed what was once a symbol of oppression into a symbol of freedom,” Hoover says. “My goal was to bring back — through selective enhancement — the color, vibrancy and emotion those works originally expressed, while keeping intact the public’s euphoric response to the art.” Yto Barrada's Riffs, featuring photographs from her native Morocco, opens March 18 at the Renaissance Society's Bergman Gallery. Read a review in the Chicago Reader. At the Art Institute of Chicago: Muxima, the first film by Chilean-born artist Alfredo Jaar (still image, above). Described as “a cinematic elegy dedicated to the people of Angola,” the structure of the film is deeply rooted in Jaar's love for African music. Muxima (meaning “heart” in the indigenous Angolan language, Kimbundu) is guided by five interpretations of a local folk song and edited into ten cantos, each depicting an aspect of Angola’s devastating history. GALLERIES & ARTISTS: We warmly welcome your comments and suggestions. Please use our contact form for feedback and to submit info and image links for the PhotoArtsChicago newsletter, gallery guide and artist directory.
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Walls is the name of the new photo exhibit coming to the Chicago Cultural Center in October. The show features work like the image above by Art Fox, winner of Chicago magazine's 2010 Hidden Chicago photo contest. An artist talk is set for Oct. 20; the show runs through Dec. 21. The Suffering of Light show at the Stephen Daiter Gallery features a large body of riveting images from around the world by Magnum photographer Alex Webb. (The shot above was made in Kampala, Uganda in 1980.) "Wherever he goes, Webb always winds up in a Bermuda-shaped triangle where the distinction between photojournalism, documentary and art blur and disappear." says British author/journalist Geoff Dyer. The exhibit runs through Oct. 29. Future shows will be posted on the Stephen Daiter Gallery website. María Martínez-Cañas is celebrated as one of today's most important and influential Cuban-born American artists. Her experimental photography work (example above) will be at the Schneider Gallery this month. According to the gallery, much of her work attempts to capture "false memories" – or imagining what life could have been had her parents remained in Cuba instead of going into exile. The exhibit opens with a reception on Sept. 9 and runs through Nov. 1. Photography as Objects opens at the gallery Nov. 4. Featuring photography by Carole Harmel and Greg Halvorsen Schreck printed on non-traditional objects, it runs through Dec. 30. Opening at the Catherine Edelman Gallery on Sept. 9: Kelli Connell's Double Life. At first glance, images such as Carnival (above) appear to be a portrait of two women. In reality, the same model posed for both roles in each photograph, and Connell used imaging tools to digitally place them in the same scene. The show runs through Oct. 29. Connell will also be at the Museum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP) on Sept. 27 for a book signing event with Colleen Plumb. The Edelman closes the year with an exhibition of black and white photography by Gary Briechle from Nov. 4 through Dec. 31. Gallery owner Catherine Edelman has also been selected as the juror for the Coalition of Photographic Arts 5th Annual Midwest Juried Exhibition. That show opens Dec. 2 at the Walker's Point Center for the Arts in Milwaukee. Speaking of the MoCP: A gallery talk and reception for the ongoing Our Origins exhibit is set for Sept. 8 at the museum. Chronicling how artists use photography, video, drawing and sculpture to trace our beginnings beyond recorded history, it includes the work of Jenny Åkerlund, Julia Büttelmann, Alison Carey, Eric William Carroll, Michelle Ceja, Ken Fandell, Jason Lazarus, Aspen Mays, Scott McFarland, Patricia Piccinini, Mark Ruwedel, Jennifer Ray, Alison Ruttan, SEMICONDUCTOR, Rachel Sussman and Penelope Umbrico. A talk with Mays, Beyond Visibiity: Photography and Our Connection to the Cosmos, is scheduled for Oct. 4. The exhibit runs through Oct. 16. The MoCP closes out the year with an exhibit called Crime Seen. "In crime, the notion of truth is imperative, and photographs are used as evidence and in the service of identifying perpetrators, sometimes mistakenly," say the MoCP curators. "Photographs also allow us voyeuristic access to the events, and play a major role in how they are remembered and recorded. All of the artists in Crime Unseen grapple with a re-telling of disturbing events, ranging from violent murder to 'softer' crimes." The show includes work by contemporary artists such as Richard Barnes (his Unabomber 01 is shown above left) and Angela Stassheim (her Evidence #11 is above right) as well as historic photos from the Chicago History Museum’s Chicago Daily News archive dating from the 1920s and 30s. Other artists featured: Corinne May Botz, Christopher Dawson, Deborah Luster, Christian Patterson, Taryn Simon and Krista Wortendyke. The show runs Oct. 28 through Jan. 15, 2012. The fourth installment in the Art Institute of Chicago's Exposure series of emerging photographers opens Sept. 3. The exhibit includes work by Matt Keegan, Katie Paterson and Heather Rasmussen (Rasmussen's piece, Untitled (New Orleans, Louisiana, September 10, 2005, is shown above). The exhibit is in Gallery 188 and runs through March 4, 2012. Other photography on display at the Art Institute through Sept. 25: Ralph Eugene Meatyard: Dolls and Masks (Gallery 1) and Souvenirs of the Barbizon: Photographs, Paintings and Works on Paper (Allerton Galleries 2-4). Photography and photomontage also feature prominently in the Museum's Avant-Garde Art in Everyday Life exhibit in Galleries 182-184 through Oct. 9. Also at the Art Institute: The Donna and Howard Stone Gallery for Film, Video, and New Media features films by Eija-Liisa Ahtila through Oct. 23. Her new work, the museum says, are sensual, profoundly moving vignettes culled from research and interviews with individuals suffering from psychotic disorders. Above is a still from The House (reprinted courtesy Marian Goodman Gallery, New York and Paris. ©Crystal Eye Ltd, Helsinki). The Chicago Photo Collective's GoDoGood exhibit features over 30 photographers and runs through Oct. 2. Up in MIlwaukee, the photographs and writings of Taryn Simon are on exhibit Sept. 22 through Jan. 1 at the Milwaukee Art Museum. The show includes selection of work from ambitious projects such as An American Index of the Hidden and Unfamiiar (below). Bring Me Close, a show of photography and video by Aidan Fitzpatrick and Kasia Houlihan, opens Oct. 1 at Comfort Station Logan Square. That's Fitzpatrick's Light at Cafe Du Monde below left, and a still from Houlihan's Hold On video below right. The show runs through Oct. 26. October is Chicago Artists Month. The big photo event is the Filter Photo Festival held Oct. 12-16. See the fest website for details of events spread out over seven different locations.
Use our contact form to get your photo exhibit listed in the next newsletter Our Origins just opened at the Museum of Contemporary Photography, chronicling how artists use photography, video, drawing and sculpture to trace our beginnings beyond recorded history. It includes the work of Jenny Åkerlund, Julia Büttelmann, Alison Carey, Eric William Carroll, Michelle Ceja, Ken Fandell, Jason Lazarus, Aspen Mays, Scott McFarland, Patricia Piccinini, Mark Ruwedel, Jennifer Ray, Alison Ruttan, SEMICONDUCTOR, Rachel Sussman, Penelope Umbrico. A public reception will be held Sept. 8. Download the museum PDF for a list of special events to be held in conjunction with the exhibit. Pictured above: Jennifer Ray, Strangler Fig Embrace (2009) and Jason Lazarus, Eric Becklin, first human to see the center of our Galaxy (2010). Chicago Project IV, the Catherine Edelman Gallery's bi-annual exhibition of local photographers featured in their online gallery, continues through Sept. 3. It incudes work by Matt Austin, Justyna Badach, Jeremy Bolen, Dan Bradica, Troy Flinn, Lenny Gilmore, Wm. Bradley Johnson, Nate Mathews, Bill O'Donnell, TJ Proechel, Charlie Simokaitis and Shane Welch. Known Artists, New Work runs through Aug. 26 at the Schneider Gallery. Featured photographers include Luis Gonzalez Palma, Res, Lalla Essaydi, Chen Nong, and Ursula Sokolowska. Photography on display at the Art Institute of Chicago through Sept. 25: Ralph Eugene Meatyard: Dolls and Masks (Gallery 1) and Souvenirs of the Barbizon: Photographs, Paintings and Works on Paper (Allerton Galleries 2-4). The latest work by Uta Barth is in Galleries 188-189 through Aug. 14. Photography and photomontage also feature prominently in the Museum's Avant-Garde Art in Everyday Life exhibit in Galleries 182-184 through Oct. 9. Seeing Kiki Smith's Art Through Photography is at the Block Museum at Northwestern University through Aug. 15. The Chicago Photo Collective's GoDoGood exhibit features over 30 photographers and runs through Oct. 2. Photo exhibits at the Harold Washington Library include Retracing Our Steps: A Photo Journey through 100 Years of the Republic of China (above left). The show is up through August 24 on the library's 5th and 6th floors. Chicago River 1999-2010 by Richard Wasserman (above right) is on display through Sept. 2 in the Congress Corridor on the ground floor.
The Catherine Edelman Gallery is exploring more new ways to showcase contemporary photographers with a new project called Cntrl+P: Photography Taken Offline. Basic concept: Comb the web for interesting photographic artists and take them "offline" by printing a small selection of their images for display in the River North gallery. The current featured artist is Matt Eich of Norfolk, Va.
RELATED LINKS More images from the show Official artist site Photo Arts Chicago gallery guide Chicago's Catherine Edelman Gallery will be represented at the AIPAD Photography Show in New York City. The event (sponsored by the Association of International Photography Dealers) runs March 17-20. Edleman reps will be at booth #309, showcasing the work of the six artists pictured above and others.
RELATED LINKS Get the above artist's names and more NYC show detail Current Edelman Gallery exhibit Photo Arts Chicago gallery guide You lookin' at me? A new exhibition of the work of Steve Schapiro opens Friday at the Catherine Edelman Gallery. Included in Schapiro's first solo show in Chicago are photographs taken for two Robert DeNiro movies, Taxi Driver and The Godfather.
An opening reception is set for 5 to 7 pm Friday, March 11, with an artist talk by Schapiro Saturday, March 12 at noon. RELATED LINKS More info and images from the show Official artist site Photo Arts Chicago gallery guide The Catherine Edelman Gallery has posted a preview of its next exhibit, by documentary photographer Steve Schapiro. His Taxi Driver/The Godfather show will open with a reception at the Edelman March 11 from 5 to 7 pm. He'll give an artist talk March 12 at noon.
RELATED LINKS Digital Journalist interview with Schapiro Official artist site Photo Arts Chicago gallery guide The Catherine Edelman Gallery curated a number of top-notch photo exhibits in 2010 including the Keith Carter: Seen and Unseen show. Their 2011 season opens Friday, Jan. 7 with Lori Nix: The City.
RELATED LINKS: Upcoming exhibits at the Edelman Keith Carter's official artist site Photo Arts Chicago gallery guide |
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