Art Chicago

September 25, 2012, 8:25am

Expo Chicago Wrap-Up: Part One

New American Paintings headed to the Windy City over the weekend to check out Expo Chicago, which was, in effect, an attempted reboot of Art Chicago in its glory days. Art Chicago was the first art fair that NAP publisher/editor, Steven Zevitas, ever attended. That was 17 years ago...

Listed under: Art Fairs, Art Market, Art World

February 08, 2012, 12:47pm

Breaking News: Next Art Chicago, Canceled

We just received word that the long-running Art Chicago fair, which was going to be combined this year with the NEXT Fair  (with a rebranded name of Next Art Chicago), has been canceled. An email from organizers informs us that, "After a thorough analysis of the art fair landscape, Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc.

Listed under: Art Fairs, Art Market, Art World

May 12, 2011, 2:22pm

Wrestling with Painting: Steven Frost

Steven Frost, An Audience & Lines to Speak, 2011 | Foam padding, pleather, straight pins, thread, 48 x 82 x 3 inches. Courtesy the artist.

Listed under: Art World, Chicago

May 04, 2011, 12:27pm

NAP Artists at Art Chicago | NEXT


TOP: Nathan Vernau (edition #89 cover) at Robert Bills Contemporary. BOTTOM: Matthew Woodward (forthcoming, edition #95) at Linda Warren Gallery. 
(via Flickr)

April 30, 2011, 4:08pm

NAP Panel at NEXT Talk Shop

From left: William Cordova, Dominic Molon, Dina Deitsch, Evan J. Garza at the Art Chicago | NEXT Talk Shop

Listed under: Art Fairs, Art World, On the Road

April 29, 2011, 1:03pm

New Insight: Top MFA Students on view at NEXT


Antonia Gurkovska, Untitled (Europa), 2010 | Oil, acrylic, wax, latex paint, fabric, and enamel, 92 x 72 inches. Courtesy the artist and The Renaissance Society at The University of Chicago.

April 29, 2011, 10:29am

Shepard Fairey kicks off NEXT!

Shepard Fairey poses with New American Paintings #93 and posse, Dan, Nick, and Z

Listed under: Art Fairs, On the Road

April 26, 2011, 12:45pm

What's Next for NEXT: Q&A with Curatorial Director, Ken Tyburski

Photo credit: Timothy Tompkins, Explosion_v3, 2010.

Listed under: Art Fairs, Art World, Chicago, Features, Q&A

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