Arts Chicago

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At the Hyde Park Art Center:

http://www.hydeparkart.org/exhibitio...pus_manger.php

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Who’s Afraid of Vladimir Tatlin?: A Responsive Situation
Tuesday, July 1, 6-8 pm

The revolutionary architecture by Russian Constructivist, Vladimir Tatlin informs the recent work of contemporary artists including Kaczynski and Michael Rakowitz, who will complete a related project for the Sydney Biennial in May 2008. Both artists, along with architect Doug Garofalo, will discuss the responsive process of structuring space.



‘Olympus Manger’, Scene II , 2008, wood, dry wall, rope and glue.
‘Olympus Manger’, Scene II is the latest artwork by Chicago artist Kelly Kaczynski. Two 16 foot tall skeletal wooden “mountains” elevated onto the ends of two separate stages invite audience members to ascend onto the stages and pull a rope that will gradually unite (and subsequetly destroy) the separate structures into one large mass...

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Coming up next week: The CSO at Ravinia

Don't miss this one:



Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin conductor
Joshua Bell violin

Wednesday
July 9, 2008, 8:00 p.m.

Enescu Romanian Rhapsody No. 1
Sibelius Violin Concerto in D Minor
Beethoven Symphony No. 7


AND:




Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Slatkin conductor
Denis Matsuev piano

Thursday
July 10, 2008, 8:00 p.m.

Rachmaninoff Vocalise in E Minor, Op. 34/14
Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30


http://www.cso.org/

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At the Grant Park Music Festival, today, tomorrow, and this weekend:


EXPLORING MUSIC WITH BILL McGLAUGHLIN: AMERICA THEN AND NOW



Wednesday, July 2 at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, July 5 at 8:00 p.m.
Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Grant Park Orchestra; Carlos Kalmar, Conductor; Bill McGlaughlin, Narrator

Bill McGlaughlin, host of WFMT’s popular program, Exploring Music, narrates a program of American works spanning 125 years, beginning in the post Civil War era and ending with the music of today. Highlighted are traditional works by Chadwick and Bernstein, to the mavericks of today, including John Adams and Chicago composer Stacy Garrop.



INDEPENDENCE EVE AT GRANT PARK



Thursday, July 3 at 8:00 p.m.
Petrillo Music Shell

Grant Park Orchestra; Christopher Bell, Conductor

The one and only Christopher Bell leads Independence Eve at Grant Park, Chicago’s official holiday concert celebration complete with massive fireworks display.


KEY Star Spangled Banner
CHADWICK Jubilee from Symphonic Sketches
DVORAK Largo from New World Symphony
NELSON Savannah River Holiday
BERNSTEIN Three Dance Episodes from On the Town
HAYMAN Pops Hoe-Down
LOWDEN Armed Forces Salute
TCHAIKOVSKY Overture 1812


http://www.grantparkmusicfestival.com/index.shtml

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Ongoing for another month at the Chicago History Museum:

http://chicagohistory.org/planavisit...s/big-picture/

Big Picture: A New View of Painting in Chicago
Through August 3, 2008




Excerpt:

Big Picture: A New View of Painting in Chicago offers a history of painting in the city by showcasing works ranging from the late-19th-century realist, satirical, and folk traditions to mid-20th-century expressionism and abstraction. Works selected for this exhibition include 49 pieces from the Museum’s own collection, and approximately 30 pieces on loan from private collectors.

Part of American Art American City, a city-wide American art initiative sponsored by the Terra Foundation for American Art, this exhibition draws from the Museum’s rarely displayed collection of historical paintings and explores several styles and subjects...

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At the Harold Washington Library Center

Fairy Tales, Nursery Rhymes, and Magazines: Illustrations by Jessie Willcox Smith
Monday, July 07, 2008 – Sunday, August 17, 2008


Best known for her visual interpretations of nursery rhymes and fairy tales for children's literature, illustrator Jessie Willcox Smith (1863-1935) studied with Thomas Eakins at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia. Smith became famous for her contributions to magazines such as Harper's, Ladies' Home Journal, and Leslie's Weekly.

Ticket/admission price: Free

http://www.chicagopubliclibrary.org


Jessie Willcox Smith, Mother Goose, 1914, from The Jessie Willcox Smith Mother Goose.

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At Intuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art:

Sunday Painters: Discarded Paintings by Gifted Amateurs
Friday, July 11, 2008 – Saturday, January 03, 2009


Every year, Intuit presents an exhibition of recent gifts to its permanent collection. In 2007, Ricco/Maresca Gallery and Richard Rubenstein donated 25 thrift store paintings created by unknown amateur artists between 1940 and the late 1960s. Each painting represents the maker's attempt to communicate through art, ranging from surreal to banal, comically absurd to erotic. Presented at Intuit to an audience the artist may never have dreamed of reaching, they create a record of Americana and document an experience to which many can relate.

Free and open to the public.

http://art.org/


Unknown, Girl Surfing. Image courtesy of Inuit: The Center for Intuitive and Outsider Art.

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At the Illinois State Museum Chicago Gallery:

Brent Kington: Mythic Metalsmith
Monday, July 07, 2008 – Friday, August 01, 2008

Artist Brent Kington is nationally acclaimed and chiefly responsible for pioneering the resurgence of blacksmithing as an art form in the United States. This exhibition includes Kington's earliest work, including decorative cast silver toys and larger forged steel sculptures produced in the 1960s, as well as examples of his contemporary forms.

Hours: Monday–Friday 9 a.m.–5 p.m.

Ticket/admission price: Free


L. Brent Kington, Toy, 1960s, cast sterling silver. Collection of L. Brent Kington.

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Ongoing: one more month left.


At the LUMA (Loyola University Museum of Art):

Manifest Destiny/Manifest Responsibility: Environmentalism and the Art of the American Landscape
Through Sunday, August 10, 2008

This exhibition takes an environmentally oriented look at 55 landscape, still-life, and nature images from the Terra Collection, situating them as complex documents of an evolving environmental awareness in the United States from just after the founding of the country to the mid-1960s. The exhibition explores how changing modes of landscape representation, including realism, impressionism, and abstraction, reflect and have shaped prevailing attitudes toward nature. Further, it invites viewers to examine the ecological, cultural, and spiritual aspects of their environmental footprints.

Hours: Tuesdays 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Wednesday-Sunday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

General: $6.00; Seniors: $5.00; Free for children under 14 and for students, military dependents, and Loyola employees with ID. Free admission for all on Tuesdays.

http://www.luc.edu/luma/exhibitions.html#terra



William S. Jewett, The Promised Land– The Grayson Family, 1850, oil on canvas, 50 ¾ x 64 in. Terra Foundation for American Art, Daniel J. Terra Collection, 1999.79.

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At the Smart:

Seeing the City: Sloan's New York
Monday, July 07, 2008 – Sunday, September 14, 2008

John Sloan's images of New York helped define the city in the popular imagination. In gritty depictions of urban life, Sloan celebrated New York by focusing on street scenes, elevated trains, public spaces, and the lives of ordinary Americans. Displaying works from 1900 to the 1930s in various media, this exhibition maps Sloan's New York, locating the sites portrayed in his art and examining personal meaning tied to places he depicted again and again.

Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 10 a.m.–4 p.m.; Thursday 10 a.m.–8 p.m.; Saturday, Sunday 11 a.m.–5 p.m.


Ticket/admission price: Free

http://smartmuseum.uchicago.edu/exhi...upcoming.shtml


John Sloan, The City from Greenwich Village, 1922, oil on canvas. National Gallery of Art, Washington, gift of Helen Farr Sloan 1970.1.1. Image © Board of Trustees, National Gallery of Art, Washington.

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This week at the Art Institute:

Benin—Kings and Rituals: Court Arts from Nigeria
July 10–September 21, 2008
Regenstein Hall

Member Preview Day: July 9

Excerpt:

This summer, the Art Institute is the exclusive North American venue for the landmark exhibition Benin—Kings and Rituals: Court Arts from Nigeria, featuring the royal arts of the Benin kingdom in south-central Nigeria. On view will be spectacular works in brass and ivory from the 15th through the 20th century, including palace plaques, altar sculpture, ritual objects, and courtly regalia...


Altar Group (Aseberia) with Oba Akenzua I and Attendants, 18th century. Edo; Benin Kingdom, Nigeria. Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Ethnologisches Museum, III C 8164.

http://www.artic.edu/aic/exhibitions/exhibition/benin

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Mark your calendars for the Merchandise Mart International Art & Antiques Fair this October.

You will recall that Fair is held twice a year: first as part of Artropolis in April-May, and second in October.

The October Show is relatively new, and this is the second year it will be holding the Fall show. It would seem that last year was a success...



The Merchandise Mart, 8th Floor • Chicago, IL

Fair Hours
Thursday, October 2, 7-9 p.m. Opening Night
Friday, October 3, 11 a.m.-8 p.m.
Saturday, October 4, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Sunday, October 5, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Monday, October 6, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Tickets are $15 and may be purchased online in advance or on site during the Fair. Click here to purchase tickets.

http://www.merchandisemartantiques.c.../overview.html


The Dealer/Antiques Locator:

http://www.merchandisemart.com/chica...es/fall06/opl/

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whats going on this weekend?

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Originally Posted by Chicagophotoshop

whats going on this weekend?

Yes, this weekend first.



At the Grant Park Music Festival:

TCHAIKOVSKY’S 6th


Jonita Lattimore

Wednesday, July 9 at 6:30 p.m.
Friday, July 11 at 6:30 p.m.
Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus; Hannu Lintu, Conductor; Christopher Bell, Chorus Director; Jonita Lattimore, Soprano; Susan Platts, Mezzo Soprano; Quinn Kelsey, Baritone

SIBELIUS The Captive Queen
SZYMANOWSKI Stabat Mater
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6



COMMUNITY MUSIC SCHOOL NIGHT

Saturday, July 12 at 7:30 p.m.
Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Musicians from Chicago’s network of community music schools will
perform a diverse program of chamber and orchestral music on stage at
the Jay Pritzker Pavilion. Come find out about their programs and
services. Presented in collaboration with Chicago Consortium of
Community Music Schools.

Please note: The Grant Park Orchestra and Chorus do not appear on this
program


PINCHAS ZUKERMAN


Pinchas Zukerman

Sunday, July 13 at 7:30 p.m. * Note start time
Jay Pritzker Pavilion

Grant Park Orchestra; Pinchas Zukerman, Conductor and Violin; Jeremy Black, Violin

BACH Concerto in D minor for Two Violins and Orchestra
MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 4, Italian
TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy


This collaboration with the Jewish United Fund celebrates the Festival debut of the superstar violinist and the 60th Anniversary of the founding of Israel.


http://www.grantparkmusicfestival.com/index.shtml

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At Ravinia:



Feist
Friday July 11, 2008
8:00 PM
Pavilion
Reserved seats: Premium $100 $40
Lawn: $15


Feist

This year's Grammy Nominee for Best New Artist, and the name behind the hit song "1234."

Park opens at 5:00 PM



Lyle Lovett and his Large Band in Concert
Saturday July 12, 2008
7:30 PM
Pavilion
Reserved seats: $60
Lawn: $20



Lyle Lovett and his large Band in Concert

Park opens at 5:00 PM


http://www.ravinia.org/

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Thodos Dance Chicago: New Dances 2008

Ruth Page Center for the Arts
1016 N Dearborn St (at Oak St)
Gold Coast/Mag Mile/Streeterville, Chicago | Map
312-266-6255

July 11, 12, & 13




Description

Zachary Whittenberg, whose dancing with various Chicago companies (such as Lucky Plush and Same Planet Different World) is notable for its fluid beauty, is also a steadily producing choreographer under the moniker “trailerpilot.” He's been tapped by Melissa Thodos for her company's New Dances program, which annually presents a slew of premieres by company members and guests such as Mr. Whittenberg. Tonight's program also includes choreographic premieres by Jessica Miller Tomlinson, Kelsey Yates, Jeremy Blair, Sean Dahlberg, Kellie Hodges, Ryan Miller, Dori Santarsiere and Jackie Stewart.

http://www.timeout.com/chicago/event...-dance-chicago
http://www.thodosdancechicago.org

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Remember that July 18 will be the last day for:

“David Hockney: Looking at Woldgate Woods.”

Arts Club of Chicago
201 E Ontario (at N Saint Clair St)
Gold Coast/Mag Mile/Streeterville, Chicago
312-787-3997

Today–Fri 11am–6pm , Mon 11am–6pm . Ongoing through Jul 18.



David Hockney’s Looking at Woldgate Woods, a series of 10 paintings, is up for viewing at the Arts Club of Chicago, a nearly century-old private club where many world famous 20th c. avant-garde artists made midwest debuts (which means it doesn’t have to have a web presence).

http://mwcapacity.wordpress.com/2008...ub-of-chicago/



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My intro to David Hockney's work so many years ago was through his deliciously poetic and sometimes provocative gay-themed Art. This Arts Club of Chicago exhibition allows us to enjoy another side of this Artist's output: the evocative landscape. If you are a lover of his work, be sure to see it.

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At Printworks Gallery this weekend:

http://www.printworkschicago.com/

Cara J
In Memoriam

Mary Alice Wimmer
Remains

Printworks Gallery
311 W Superior St, suite 105 (between Franklin and Orleans Sts)
Old Town/River North, Chicago
312-664-9407


July 11, 2008–August 16, 2008
Tuesdays 11am–5pm , Wednesdays 11am–5pm , Thursdays 11am–5pm , Fridays 11am–5pm , Saturdays 11am–5pm . Through Aug 16.




Cara J completed her “In Memoriam” graphite drawings at Chicago cemeteries; birds’ nests and other natural motifs dominate the silverpoint drawings in Wimmer’s “Remains” series. Opens Jul 11, 5-7:30pm. Through Aug 16.

http://www.timeout.com/chicago/event...y-alice-wimmer

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For those of you who didn't make it this morning and who would be interested:

Chicago Humanities Festival: David Hockney in Conversation

Museum of Contemporary Art
220 E Chicago Ave (at Mies van der Rohe Way)
Gold Coast/Mag Mile/Streeterville, Chicago
312-280-2660

Today 10am–8pm .



The English artist—whose solo show “Looking at Woldgate Woods” is on view at the Chicago Arts Club—engages in a dialogue with the exhibition’s curator, CHF artistic director Lawrence Weschler. $20. Tickets are limited and only available by phone. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 312-661-1028, ext. 36 or visit chfestival.org.


http://www.mcachicago.org

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great info. I heard about an art fair on or near michigan ave?

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Originally Posted by Chicagophotoshop

great info. I heard about an art fair on or near michigan ave?

Thanks. I should check the arts festival calendar more frequently. You mean:

The 17th Annual Chicago Tribune Magnificent Mile Art Festival
July 11-13
Downtown Chicago
Plaza south of the Tribune Tower

Sculpture, pottery, jewelry and photography from over 150 award-winning artists, in addition to live music performances daily.