Fall / Winter 2018 JUST GO SEE IT Use this guide to explore Art Design Chicago offerings throughout the city and beyond. Whatever catches Visit your interest, we encourage Art Design Chicago’s you to #JustGoSeeIt. information and activity space: Visit ArtDesignChicago.org for the most up-to-date Chicago Cultural Center information and a 78 East Washington Street full calendar of events. 1st Floor, North Entrance Note: Program information is subject See the city map on page 29. to change. Exhibitions and events that are free of charge are indicated as such; all others have an admission fee or request an optional donation. Art Design Chicago, an initiative of the Terra Foundation EXHIBITIONS for American Art, is a spirited celebration of the 2 unique and vital role Chicago plays as America’s crossroads of creativity and commerce. Throughout 2018, EXHIBITIONS Art Design Chicago presents a dynamic convergence BEYOND CHICAGO of more than 30 exhibitions and hundreds of public 18 programs, along with publications, conferences, and symposia. Together, they tell the stories of the artists and designers who defined and continue to propel PROGRAMS & EVENTS Chicago’s role as a hub of imagination and impact. 20 From art displayed on museum walls to mass-produced GALLERIES & MORE consumer goods, Chicago’s singular creative contributions 26 are showcased in this citywide partnership of more than 75 museums, art centers, universities, and other cultural organizations both large and small. MAPS 28 May 12–Oct 28, 2018 Never a Lovely So Real: Photography and Film in Chicago, 1950–1980 Art Institute of Chicago 111 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago 312.443.3600 This exhibition looks at artists who worked across Chicago from the 1950s through the 1970s and commented in EXHIBITIONS images and film on the life of the com- munities to which they belonged or were granted intimate access as outsiders. Visit ArtDesignChicago.org Using the Art Institute’s photography for the most up-to-date information collection as a springboard, Never a Lovely So Real presents personal and and a full calendar of events. public narratives that defined the city during some of the most pivotal cul- tural and social transformations. Seen together, these works reveal Chicago’s character: lovely and real. « Billy Abernathy, Mother’s Day (detail) from the series Born Hip, 1962. The Art Institute of Chicago. Apr 28–Dec 30, 2018 Jun 28–Sep 30, 2018 FREE Picture Fiction: Kenneth Josephson A Johnson Publishing Story and Contemporary Photography Stony Island Arts Bank Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago 6760 South Stony Island Avenue, Chicago 220 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago 312.857.5561 312.280.2660 Founded in 1942 by publisher and art Chicago-based photographer Kenneth collector John H. Johnson, the Johnson Josephson changed the way we think Publishing Company (JPC) rose to promi- about pictures. His pioneering concep- nence due to the widespread popularity tual photography pushes the boundaries of its magazines, including Ebony and of the medium, demonstrating that Jet. Through books, periodicals, ephem- photographs are not neutral; on the era, paintings, sculptures, and custom- contrary, they convey an idea in addition designed office furnishings from the to a picture. This exhibition considers JPC archives and collections held by the Josephson’s influence on artists of all Rebuild Foundation, this installation kinds, highlighting links between him explores the enduring role of Johnson and and other contemporary artists working JPC in defining and popularizing a black in photography, film, and sculpture. aesthetic and identity around the globe. » Kenneth Josephson, » Installation view Matthew again (detail), 1980. at Stony Island Arts Bank. Stephen Daiter Gallery. Photo: David Sampson. 2 EXHIBITIONS 3 Jun 29, 2018–Jan 6, 2019 Chicago Calling: Art Against the Flow FREE Aug 3–Sep 30, 2018 Intuit: The Center for LIONS: Founding Years Intuitive and Outsider Art of UIMA in Chicago 756 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art 312.243.9088 2320 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago 773.227.5522 In the world of self-taught art, Chicago is renowned as a center for the genre. This exhibition explores the history of However, outside those circles, Chicago the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art has not been well recognized for its (UIMA), established in 1971 and located leading role. Chicago Calling reclaims in Chicago’s Ukrainian Village neighbor- the city’s status as a preeminent advo- hood. Artworks by the museum’s émigré cate of art from the edge through the lens founders are shown with selections from of 10 exemplary Chicago artists. The UIMA’s extensive collection of ephem- Art Against the Flow Summit, Nov 1–3, era, illustrating the organization’s artistic explores more about this exciting history. endeavors as well as the challenges of See page 19 for additional venues representing a visible immigrant commu- hosting this exhibition. nity in the United States. » Joseph Yoakum, The Mounds of Pleasure ∕ » UIMA artist co-founder on JA Brimms Farm Near Walnut Grove... Konstantin Milonadis, late 1950s (detail). (detail), 1970. Collection of Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art. Richard and Ellen Sandor Family. Jul 12–Sep 14, 2018 Sep 3–Dec 23, 2018 FREE FREE Sculpting a Chicago Artist: Living Architecture Richard Hunt and his Teachers 6018North Nelli Bar and Egon Weiner 6018 North Kenmore Avenue, Chicago Koehnline Museum of Art, 773.271.4918 Oakton Community College Chicago has long served as a hub where 1600 East Golf Road, Des Plaines creative people of different cultures, 847.635.2633 customs, and perspectives collide Internationally-renowned sculptor and converge. Living Architecture is Richard Hunt developed his talent in the a timely, multidisciplinary exhibition 1950s at the School of the Art Institute showcasing work of more than 50 of Chicago with the guidance of two local contemporary immigrant artists. dynamic teachers: Nelli Bar and Egon Located at 6018North, a historical home Weiner. Bar and Weiner were both of a in Edgewater built and designed by generation of artists who fled Europe immigrants, the exhibition draws from after the rise of the Nazi regime and made Chicago’s rich heritage of immigrant Chicago their new home for their artis- artists’ work to highlight their continu- tic ambitions. Featuring works by all three ous influence on visual culture locally artists, this exhibition explores creative and nationally. influence across generations. « Kirsten Leenaars, (Re)Housing « Richard Hunt in Chicago (detail), 1962. the American Dream: A Message from the Courtesy of Richard Hunt. Future (detail), 2017. 4 EXHIBITIONS 5 FREE Sep 6–Dec 16, 2018 Yasuhiro Ishimoto: Someday, Chicago DePaul Art Museum A spiky sun 935 West Fullerton Avenue, Chicago 773.325.7506 Japanese-American photographer Yasuhiro Ishimoto lived in Chicago for sinking beneath nearly a decade and returned to the city throughout his life. It was in Chicago that he first developed his uniquely modern- ist vision—both at the historic Institute some very of Design and in the city’s streets. Someday, Chicago traces Ishimoto’s arrival in the city after internment in Colorado, his documentation of Chicago’s diverse neighborhoods, and his later abstract rolling hills. and architectural work made in Japan. « Yasuhiro Ishimoto, Untitled, Chicago (El Over River) (detail), c. 1950. So rolling. DePaul Art Museum. The rollingest. Sep 6, 2018–May 3, 2019 Participatory Arts: Crafting Social Change Jane Addams Hull-House Museum, University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) 800 South Halsted Street, Chicago 312.413.5353 Hull-House settlement, established by social reformer Jane Addams, served as an early and influential site for the visual and performing arts in Chicago. Featuring artworks and artifacts from the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum and Special Maybe you should Collections at UIC, the exhibition reveals the significant impact of Hull-House art programs—such as book-binding, ceram- just go see it. ics, theater arts, and art therapy—on Chicago’s art and design legacy. A sym- posium and workshop series accompany the exhibition. Can you find the art in this guide that matches » Hull-House Community Workshop, Federal Art Project, WPA, 1938. the description above? (Answer on page 27.) Library of Congress. 6 EXHIBITIONS 7 Sep 8, 2018–Jan 6, 2019 FREE Sep 6, 2018–Feb 17, 2019 Gilded Chicago: Portraits of an Era Todros Geller: Strange Worlds The Richard H. Driehaus Museum Spertus Institute for Jewish 40 East Erie Street, Chicago Learning and Leadership 312.482.8933 610 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago 312.322.1700 This intimate exhibition focuses on promi- nent Chicago citizens and portraits Todros Geller was an influential Chicago they commissioned during the late 19th artist who was central to modern and early 20th centuries, when both American Jewish art. He believed art the newly wealthy and established elite to be a powerful agent for change and sought out artists who could highlight his work addressed social and political their social standing and personal afflu- concerns that still challenge us today. ence. The portraits of Gilded Age Chicago- This exhibition draws primarily from ans—with familiar names like McCormick, Spertus Institute’s collection, which Field, Pullman, and Nickerson—are hung includes extensive Geller holdings. More where the Nickerson family originally than 30 works are on view, the major- displayed their art and design collection, ity for the first time, along with unique which was donated to the Art Institute of archival material. Chicago in 1900. » Todros Geller, South of Chicago » William Merritt Chase, (detail), 1937. Spertus Institute, Chicago. Myra Reynolds (detail), late 19th century. Smart Museum of Art. Sep 8, 2018–Jan 13, 2019 The Figure and the Chicago Imagists: Sep 8, 2018–Jan 6, 2019 Selections from the Treasures from the White City: Elmhurst College Art Collection The Chicago World’s Fair of 1893 Elmhurst Art Museum The Richard H.