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 ...
June 23, 2016
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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 ...
June 16, 2016
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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 ...
June 11, 2016
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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 ...
June 7, 2016
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Dock 6 Collective – Design & Art Series #9, 6/11/16

Dock 6 Collective Design & Art Series #9 2100 North Major Avenue Chicago, IL 60639 June 11, 2016, 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. DOCK 6 COLLECTIVE Carson Maddox Studios, -ism Furniture, Lagomorph Design, Navillus Woodworks, SAP Design, and zakrose DOCK 6 FAMILY Dan Baird, Jeff Forsythe, Edra Soto, and Hannah Vaughan GUEST DESIGNERS Active Alloys, Eve Fineman Design, RANGE, ...
June 3, 2016
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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 ...
May 30, 2016
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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 ...
May 21, 2016
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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 ...
May 12, 2016
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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 ...
May 5, 2016
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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 ...
April 29, 2016
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