Anime Central 2023 – Images & Notes

Anime Central (ACEN) 2023Donald E. Stephens Convention CenterRosemont, Illinois, 60018Friday, May 19, 2023 through Sunday, May 21, 2023 The 2023 iteration of Anime Central continued a solid introduction to all things Japan for those visiting this Midwest entertainment convention. Those seeking new trends from cinema to sound to literature to ... Read more

Ash Huse – Queer Digital Transformations

We live in a time of where identity and self-reflection have become common themes in aesthetic inquiry. In this, youthful spirits are taxed with sorting through the past, identifying misnomers, addressing present day crisis, and creating new formats in one's studio art practice. Ash Huse is a graduate student ... Read more

2023 Art & Design Senior Thesis Exhibition

2023 Art & Design Thesis ExhibitionOpening reception, Friday, April 28, 2023 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.University of St. Francis Art Gallery25 East Van Buren StreetJoliet, Illinois, 60432Thesis candidates: Ayla S. Gilmer, Liliana Gomez, David Kalter, Nicholas Munafo, E.L. Porter, and Corinn Posteluk. Video editing and production Liliana Gomez.The ... Read more

EXPO Chicago 2023 – Some Afterthoughts & Pictures

EXPO CHICAGO, The International Exposition of Contemporary & Modern Art13–16 APRIL 2023Navy Pier Grand PavilionChicago, Illinoisweb - https://www.expochicago.com/ Margret Eicher at Michael Jansson Gallery (Berlin, Germany), 2023 Helina Metaferia, Headress 56, 2023 Ken Gun Min at Shulamit Nazarian (Los Angeles), 2023 A sampling of small works from Anthony Gallery, Chicago, 2023 The main ... Read more

SUSE-USF Virtual Art & Design International Symposium

Sichuan University of Science & Engineering, Zigong, ChinaUniversity of St. Francis, Joliet, Illinois, USA SUSE-USF Virtual Art, Design & Photography Symposium Facilitators: Zhang Qi (Amber) and Prof. Chester Alamo-CostelloDates: April 11, April 18, and April 25, 2023 (Beijing date)Times: 7:50 p.m.-9:30 p.m., CST, 8:50 a.m.-10:15 a.m. (Beijing time) Liliana Gomez, Chinese Lantern ... Read more

C2E2 2023 – Post-Pandemic Plundering

C2E2: Chicago Comics & Entertainment ExpoMarch 31 - April, 2023McCormick Place Chicago, Illinois The full review will be posted soon. For now, here are some images for the weekend event: C2E2 - Chicago Comics & Entertainment Expo, (ET and Ms. Marvel) McCormick Place, Chicago, IL, 2023 C2E2 - Chicago Comics & Entertainment ... Read more

Milo Christie – Retroreflective Pseudo Volumetric

One of the most remarkable times to make art is in youth. An undefinable raw freedom and fluid yet erratic approach can give rise to something unknown, potentially something the audience (and artist) struggles to identify by name. In the seemingly disjointed visual vocabulary of Milo Christie there appears ... Read more

Millicent Kennedy – Ephemera, Labor & Stories About People

In youth, during summers, Millicent Kennedy would travel north from Mississippi to study drawing and painting at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She fell in love with the city, and now calls it home after studies at regional universities. Currently, Kennedy is the Curator of Exhibitions ... Read more

Sam Jaffe – Pattern-Based Dizzying Effect

For over a decade Sam Jaffe has been producing visually sensuous artworks that track contemporary colour representation via fashion and popular culture. Jaffe's process is a combination of tracking mainstream usage of colour, recycling of materials, and spontaneity. The completed works often play with one's vision to dizzying effect ... Read more

Salvador Dalí – The Image Disappears

Salvador Dalí: The Image DisappearsArt Institute of Chicago111 South Michigan AvenueChicago, IL 60603February 18 – June 12, 2023 I wish I could look at Salvador Dalí's art like I was 12 years old again. Salvador Dalí Spanish, 1904–1989 Apparition of Face and Fruit Dish on a Beach, 1938 Oil on canvas; 45 x 56 ... Read more
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