Best art exhibit of the last year?

November 3, 2009 at 7:06 pm by Brian Hieggelke

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Decisive Moment: Reflections on a Thirty-Three-Year Journey, as Chicago's Photography Doyenne Catherine Edelman Closes Her Gallery “The gallery closing is the hardest decision I’ve ever had to make. It wasn’t done freely,” Edelman says. "But numbers don’t lie. It was definitely a product of COVID…"
Unsung Heroes: An Art Handler On the Hustle It Takes to Make It in the Art World But when so few artists actually get shows, let alone sell any work, what does it mean to make it in Chicago?
The Art of Organizing: How The Art Institute and SAIC Formed a Historic Union "It is about caring, not just about yourself, but about everyone around you. It’s wanting to see people treated fairly.”
Chicago Art Oximeter: A Review of LatinXAmerican at the DePaul Art Museum Not surprisingly, the most captivating moments in the exhibition are those that unite thematic framing with formal kinship.
Changing Art History: DePaul Art Museum Cracks Open the Canon With Latinx Initiative At a time when the lack of action around diversity and inclusion at art institutions is painfully apparent, DPAM’s endeavor to put their values into practice is heartening.

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