Happy first week of February! Although we are in the middle of winter, there are more openings, events and auctions taking place throughout the city, which you can find in our full arts calendar.
If you haven't had the chance, be sure to check out the January-April 2016 issue of Chicago Gallery News for dealer interviews, insights from artists and previews for the upcoming year.
Stephen Reber's structures, built from prefabricated and common building materials paired with found objects, explore 20th century design tropes through an American vernacular to raise questions concerning ownership, social stratification and economy.
Berlanga Fine Art · Photographs invites you to join us for the opening reception of Les Femmes, an exhibition and sale of photographs, paintings and drawings by more than 50 artists spanning the last century.
Image: Victor Skrebneski,
Bette Davis, Actor, 08 November 1971, Los Angeles Studio
Major Announcements from the Art Institute of Chicago
Last week the Art Institute of Chicago announced that curator James Rondeau would succeed president Douglas Druick. Read more
here.
The AIC also announced it had received a cash bequest of $35 million, the largest in its history, from collector Dorothy Braude Edinburg. More info here.
Image: The Art Institute of Chicago.
The Woman's Board Grand Staircase. Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago.