art chicago 07

Here we go! I found ArtChicago, comparative to the miami shows (Art Basel/Scope/Pulse), to be underwhelming. That doesn't mean there weren't some stand out works and galleries, but they were a little more sporadic. I thought maybe it was just me, but after talking with a couple artists, they also thought the show was generic and a little "tired" feeling. Then I thought that a collector friend might have a different view, but they too described the show as "disappointing" and left chicago early. I guess it depends on who you talk to though. All in all, I still had a blast and now looking back I have made some artwork groupings based on the show- which also makes it more interesting to look back on. I have started to also look at shows that I don't initially respond to in a positive light by finding at least one artist that I love and then it was a worthwhile experience. In fact, I did come into contact with a few stunning artists while in chicago.

PAINTING: thick/textural/coming from abstract expression

cornelius volker (galerie martina detterer)



ali smith (mark moore gallery)





claire sherman (kavi gupta gallery)

PAINTING: the new landscape

scott anderson


ANIMAL ART: the line between disgusting and humorous (in particular wolf art trend)

zhou chunya

grant hayunga



ji-sun hwang

MORE PAINTING: no it didn't die...but new detroit trend might differ (see russell show coming)





william steiger (above,below)


NEW ASSEMBLAGE: see new painting landscape but this time make it 3d

greg smith




OLD STANDBYS:

tony ourlser


PAINTING VS. SCULPTURE VS. DECORATION:

vadim katznelson

NEW SCULTPURE:

Jacob Dahlgren

VIDEO/HUMOR/CULTURE:

mark lee morris (steven wolf fine arts)


NEW TEXT:

anthony campuzano (above/below) (fleisher ollman gallery)



ed ruscha

armando romero

ART THAT MIGHT SUCK BUT IS SAVED BY TITLE, KINDA:

stephen chambers - "this is definitely a head II"

fred stonehouse - "dick-weed" (tory folliard gallery)

NEW QUILTING:

Ai Kijima


PHOTOGRAPHY:

loretta lux

edward burtynski







candida hofer

edward burtynsky (nicholas metivier gallery)



clare rojas



richard bosman


AND DON'T FORGET GIMMICKY BAD ART:

patrick hughes - you know this is the piece that is like a magic eye


AND OUR HOMETOWN GALLERIES REPRESENTIN':

Hill Gallery

and artists that have shown in detroit : shannon goff

david klein gallery (detroit)

kristin beaver (above/below)