 Uncharted Territory by Elyse Martin Nych Gallery (643 W. 18th St., Chicago) presents, Tiny Jumping Spiders Can See The Moon, an exhibit of women artists, October 13 to November 5, 2017. There will be a reception from 5 to 8 p.m., Friday October 13, 2017
Artists in the exhibit include Susan Emmerson, Elyse Martin, and Michele Thrane.
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 Emma Hartman's Slint opens at Galeri Andersson/Sandstrom (Hudiksvallsgatan 6 Stockholm) October 5 to November 11, 2017. There will be an opening from 5 to 8 p.m., Thursday, October 5, 2017.
Hartman's colorful work can be architectural deserts and desolate landscapes. She moves between the man made and the natural in her work. The viewer has to look closely to decide which is depicted. She lives and works in Stockholm.  Rosenfeld Porcini (37 Rathbone St., London) Present Lu Chao's First Solo Exhibition In The UK, Black Silence, From October 3 to November 18, 2017. The young artist (he isn't yet 30) previously produced work that focused on the masses reaction to earthly power; figures crowded together huddled before their earthly masters. In Black Silence he has gone full "Arrival." The pieces show the human reaction to extraterrestrial powers. Fascinating concept and equally fascinating work. Look in if you are in London in October-November. Find out more at Lu Chao HERE.   Philly Windows Paul Thiebaud Gallery (San Francisco) showed work by Hadas Tal at Expo Chicago 2017. Tal, an Israeli-born artist, creates city scapes that remind me of looking at a given city without my glasses. There is a balance between reality and abstraction in the pieces. The style is such that you should be able to see her work and say to yourself; "That is Hadas Tal." Find out more at the artist's website, www.hadastal.org.  Landscape Air Strip  Funny Towel by Jane Hammond Galerie LeLong & Company (New York/Paris) showed work by Jane Hammond And Ursula Von Rydingsvard At Expo Chicago 2017. Hammond works with a vast collection of found images. She takes these and "recontextualizes" them, giving them new life and meaning. Her work uses numerous techniques. She is from Connecticut and lives in New York. Rydingsvard is a German artist who has lived in New York City for the past 40 years. She is most known for her large-scale sculptures made from cedar beams. The piece below is obviously on a smaller scale.  Mundi by Ursula Von Rydingsvard Marso/Patron (Mexico City/Chicago) Showed An Installation Piece By Lucas Simões At Expo Chicago 20179/18/2017  Marso/Patron (Mexico City/Chicago) showed an installation piece by Lucas Simões at Expo Chicago 2017. The work, abismo m. 78 (2017), is concrete, metal, paper and wood. Simões is a Brazilian artist who, unsurprisingly looking at this piece, has a background in architecture. Find out more about the artist at www.lucassimoes.com.br.  Jenkins Johnson Gallery (San Francisco/New York) Showed Work By Lavar Munroe At Expo Chicago 20179/18/2017  Jenkins Johnson Gallery (San Francisco/ New York) showed work by Lavar Munroe at Expo Chicago 2017. The pieces here, both sculpture and paintings, are part of a series called Gun Dogs. The term refers to attack dogs trained to attack people on sight or command. Surely the dogs are portrayed as fearsome. Recently I read a book by an African academic who told that one of his biggest adjustments in the USA was how people felt about dogs. In his homeland there were no lapdogs. Add to this the historical use of dogs to hunt runaway slaves and to attack civil rights protesters. The artist is asking a question; when does this become a hunt and what extent are the animals, and their masters, specifically aimed at a given demographic. Munroe was born in the Bahamas in 1982. He has a BFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design (a school that produces so many wonderful artists) and an MFA from Washington University (St. Louis).    Rosenfeld Porcini (London) showed work by Girjesh Kumar Singh at Expo Chicago 2017. Singh creates art from broken walls. You can see brick and mortar on some individual pieces. Each of these faces is a true character and each seems to capture some spark of humanity. Singh, from India, deals with issues of migration and identity. Part of the point of making these sculptures our of buildings is the artist's belief that we all come from the same structure, we have the same root identity, even if we migrate.   Edward Cella Art and Architecture showed work by Jennifer Bolande at Expo Chicago 2017. This piece, Mountain, is photographs on plywood. It is a monumental piece. One interesting thing is that, in person, the wood doesn't look like plywood but rather something fancier. Bolande is from Cleveland and attended the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. Her first solo show was 35 years ago.  Dandelion - Preying Mantis Nancy Hoffman (New York) showed work by Hung Liu at Expo Chicago 2017. Liu was born in Changchun, China and grew up during China's Cultural Revolution. She, along with millions of others, was sent into the countryside to work with alongside peasants. She photographed and sketched farmers, later studying education and art. Ultimately she studied at the University of California (San Diego).
This is the short story of her life and work. You can find out more at the gallery link above or at www.hungliu.com. |
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