Above + Below The Clouds: Chen Xiaowei
© Chen Xiaowei The work of Boston-based Chinese artist Chen Xiaowei 陳篠薇 (b. 1978) encompasses a wide range of media, including video, painting and drawings on paper. Through her work, she explores and expresses the intersections between the natural environment, natural disasters and human emotion. © Chen Xiaowei Above + Below The Clouds 雲上雲下, a solo exhibition of Chen’s work, curated by Xie Jiankun and currently... Read More
Editorial: Reminiscences of Expo Chicago
Martin Creed (British, b. 1968), Work No. 1357, MOTHERS, 2012.White neon and steel. Courtesy of the artist and Govin Brown’s enterprise, New York.© Martin Creed. Author’s photograph. It’s been a while since the inaugural edition of Expo Chicago (September 20-23, 2012 at Navy Pier) came and went. Here are some of my reminiscences from my day at the fair: I began the day at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Chicago and attended... Read More
Chicago Artists’ Coalition BOLT Residency and Power House Productions Artist Exchange
Chicago Artists’ Coalition’s (CAC) BOLT Residency launched a partnership and artist exchange with Power House Productions in Detroit this past March, in collaboration with ArtServe Michigan. CAC BOLT Residency artists in Detroit, MI with Mitch Cope and Gina Reichert of Power House Productions for launch of partnership and pilot Detroit/Chicago Artist Exchange. In Scott Hocking’s studio. © Chicago Artists’ Coalition. Installation... Read More
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT U.S.: CJ HUNGERMAN
CJ Hungerman, cosmo robotica reaper madness, 2012. Mixed media, 45” x 60” © CJ Hungerman CJ HUNGERMAN –Chicago, IL– About the Artist: Hailing from the steel town of Pittsburgh PA, CJ completed a Bachelor of Science degree in graphic design from West Liberty State College, West Liberty, West Virginia and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in painting from West Virginia University. He then continued on to Northern Illinois... Read More