Scott Dietrich – Eyes on SE Asia
In this age of global communication there are still clearly distinct differences between the Orient and Occident. Photographer, Scott Dietrich, based in Hong Kong diligently seeks out people and place in the spirit of early 20th century street photographers. The COMP Magazine finally caught up with this itinerant photographer ...
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Miguel Cortez – Antena Styled Anarchy
Art spaces and galleries come and go as quickly as the shift from mild autumn to severe winter in Chicago. Antena, directed by Miguel Cortez, appears to have located the pulse of attrition. Offering an eclectic stable of artists who transform Antena into a new media art laboratory; one ...
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Ron Gordon – Preservationist Photographer
Ron Gordon has documented the Chicago urban landscape and its inhabitants for almost 40 years. His photographic practice is simple, direct, yet comprehensive. The COMP Magazine recently visited his Halsted studio on the eastern edge of Pilsen to discuss an array of items ranging from teaching photography at the ...
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Alberto Aguilar – Family Formations
Working in areas often associated with domesticity and family are frequently looked down upon in the fine arts. There is often excessive sentimentality; precious baby pictures and those secretive images best locked away in a chest hidden at the back of a remote closet in the basement. However, this ...
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Victoria Martinez – Intuitive Interventions
Victoria Martinez works in a place between traditional gallery practice and urban intervention. The COMP Magazine recently toured the Chicago neighborhood of Pilsen with Victoria; visiting one of the more unique places in the city, laughing at the absurdities of the art-making process and rolling around in piles of ...
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James Ensor – Temptation @ AIC
Temptation: The Demons of James Ensor
The Art Institute of Chicago
Sunday, November 23, 2014 through Sunday, January 25, 2015
Regenstein Hall
One needs to stand in front of James Ensor’s drawings, prints and paintings to truly understand his significance. James Ensor (1860-1949) lived and worked most of his life in the Belgian ...
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Claire Ashley – Inflatable Absurdity
Claire Ashley is a breath of fresh air (no kidding)! Creating larger than life inflatable and interactive sculpture, Ashley bridges formal and performative aspects in a playfully intelligent voice. The Comp Magazine recently visited Ashley at her Oak Park studio to discuss her unconventional practice and why artists don't ...
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Chuck Jones – Questioning Authority
Chuck Jones is a towering funny person and a serious artist who investigates hubris, authority and failure through varied dialogues and media. The Comp Magazine recently caught up with Chuck to discuss needlework, why his comedy is compulsive and how the medium is the message and the message is ...
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The MCA Deserves David Bowie
David Bowie Is...
The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
September 23, 2014–January 4, 2015
The "David Bowie Is..." exhibition enters the final stretch and has been widely discussed here in Chicago. Some believe this is not the place for such an exhibit (Where else should this be shown in the city?) while ...
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Iris Bernblum – Power and Play
Iris Bernblum investigates ideas of escape and release in a manner that reminds one of the playfulness of a young child who is simultaneously juggling constructs of normal and abnormal behavior. The Comp Magazine recently visited her studio to discuss the importance of play and why sometimes it's rather ...
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