Tony Fitzpatrick: The Secret Birds @ DePaul Art Museum
Tony Fitzpatrick: The Secret Birds
May 12, 2016 - August 21, 2016
DePaul Art Museum
935 West Fullerton
Chicago, Illinois, 60614
Tony Fitzpatrick was one of the first guys I met in 1993 when I arrived in Chicago. I remember this encounter well for Jesse Bercowetz and I had created an atrociously grotesque 13 ...
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CAKE (Chicago Alternative Comics Expo) 2016 in Review
CAKE (Chicago Alternative Comics Expo)
June 11-12, 2016
The Center on Halsted
3656 N Halsted Street
Chicago, IL 60613
Though the tragic events in Orlando could be heard being discussed in the aisles at this year's event, there was a sense of victory felt throughout the expo. Once again, CAKE offered a broad ...
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Andreas Fischer – Negotiating Function & Representation
Drawing from ephemeral experiences and shifting mythologies in contemporary society, Andreas Fischer creates thoughtfully precise, yet spontaneous, artworks that negotiate his place in the world. Recently, The COMP Magazine visited Fischer's west Fulton street studio to discuss our common early experiences, his passion for cycling, his role as an ...
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Ryan Richey – Making Lemonade from Lemons
From mundane chores to intimate first experiences, the painter Ryan Richey presents details of life in middle America with irony, wit, and an ability to chuckle at even the hardest of life experiences. The COMP Magazine recently visited Richey's Ukrainian Village studio in the near west side of Chicago ...
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Kerry James Marshall: Mastry – A Dialogue in Review
Kerry James Marshall: Mastry
April 23, 2016 through September 25, 2016
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
220 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60611
Kerry James Marshall has been on my radar since my arrival to Chicago in 1993. He's always loomed large and his current exhibition Kerry James Marshall: Mastry at the MCA echoes ...
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ACEN: Anime Central Midwest 2016 Review
ACEN: Anime Central Midwest 2016 Review
The Midwest Anime & Manga Convention
Rosemont, Illinois
May 20, 2016 - May 22, 2016
There was a full-tilt playful naughtiness into the wee hours of the night as Naruto Uzumaki, Mirajane Strauss, Black Jack, Super Mario, Link, Monkey D. Luffy, Rias Gremory, Edward Elric, Akame and ...
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JaNae Contag – Evolving Apparitions & Environments
Since releasing the EP Implied Elegance in 2015 and relocating to Chicago in 2016, JaNae Contag has kept a diligent stride in her ongoing aesthetic investigations. Her sonic and visual inquiry offers penetrating comment into the metamorphosis of middle America. This week The COMP Magazine visited Contag's Humboldt ...
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Brad Temkin – Traversing Rooftops
Brad Temkin has been making photographs of green environments in urban areas for the better part of twenty years. These images offer the viewer insight into private places, bird's-eye views and a look at the relationship between nature and urban habitats as our cities continue to modernize. Recently, The ...
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Doug Fogelson – Destructive Transformations
Doug Fogelson's inquisitive practice in photography echoes the experimentation that was central to the medium's inception. For the better part of 20 years, Fogelson has consistently produced seductive imagery while investigating unsettling issues (e.g., climate change). This week The COMP Magazine caught up with Fogelson to discuss his current ...
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Julia Haw – Comfort and Control & Other Paintings
Julia Haw is a lively gregarious spirit that understands the importance of balance within life and her astute layered technical approach in painting. This week The COMP Magazine caught with Haw to discuss her immersion into Chicago's art community, her analytic and technical approach in painting, how life experiences ...
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