Category Archives: Self Portrait: National & International Artists

 

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CHAKAIA BOOKER

Date: September 14, 2016.

Event: Installation and Opening Reception of Exhibition of Discarded Tire Artwork by Chakaia Booker

Location: Boeing Galleries at Millennium Park

Temporary Exhibition: April 30, 2016 – April 2018

Chakaia Booker is the first African American artist to be showcased in the Boeing Gallery

Photo courtesy Nathan Mason.

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Portrait with Theo Jansen

Event: Opening Reception of exhibition "Strandbeest: The Dream Machines of Theo Jansen."

Date: Jan 5, 2016.

Location: at Chicago Cultural Center.

Image courtesy: Selfie

Who knew a day like this will come? Last year, I saw a video of kinetic sculptures "Strandbeest" by Theo Jansen.. as did millions of others, as there are more than four...
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Above Image: At Vector Fabricating, from left: Terrence Karpowicz, Barry Hehemann, Jyoti Srivastava, Peter Nižňanský, Katerina Lizcova Kulhankova, Anna Nižňanský and Rolf Achilles.

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Prague Days in Chicago

 June, 2015, Chicago celebrated 25 years of the Prague-Chicago relationship as part of Chicago Sister Cities International program. The celebration featured the mayors of both cities, concerts, exhibitions, a gala dinner,...

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Above Image: Sculptor Chakaia Booker, Deputy Commissioner DCASE Tracie D. Hall and me. Where DCASE is Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, City of Chicago. Photo by Jeff Stevenson, who works at the Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park.

 

2014: Carts and Cocktails

 Saturday, Sep 14, 2014

 An annual benefit fundraiser at the Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park at Governors State University.

 One of the most...

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Above Image: With Virginio Ferrari at the Opening Reception of exhibition: "Continuing Experience: Virginio Ferrari" at Bridgeport Art Center/ Image Courtesy: Marco Ferrari.

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Virginio Ferrari has been one of my favorite artists. When I heard about his exhibition at the Bridgeport Art Center,  I had to attend it. On November 15, 2013, I was at the Opening Reception of  Continuing Experience: Virginio...

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