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Art for All at Chicago's Fairs
Upon entering Chicago's Merchandise Mart for the Art Chicago and NEXT fairs of modern and contemporary art, it was difficult to gage which caused more anxiety: the omnipresence of Purell brand hand sanitizer on site to ease any lingering swine flu fears, or the numerous permutations of economic-themed panel discussions that plagued the weekend agenda. The real challenge of this year's fairs would be courting the investments of young art collectors who may be uneasy about buying work (or, rather, still waiting for the artworks they already own to appreciate in value). With less cash in circulation, fair organizers placed an emphasis on cultural capital with CONVERGE, an ambitious program of panel discussions designed to help circulat… Read More
My Laws are My Whores: Paul Chan Invokes the Marquis de Sade
As many of us know all too well, sexual freedoms and legal freedoms don't always enjoy a peaceful coexistance. The law, particularly when it comes to sex, is both necessary and selective. It is the law, represented by nine charcoal drawings of America's Supreme Court justices, that greets visitors with a smug, knowing smirk at the entrance of Paul Chan's exhibition My Laws are My Whores, now on view at The Renaissance Society, located on The University of Chicago campus.Or
Mixed Media. Courtesy Elizabeth Dee Gallery, New York, and the artist.
Extraction, the most recent series of mixed media collages
