Recently in Chicago Category
The results are virtually seamless color and black-and-white images that in "LS" resemble Romantic paintings and in "S" severe architectural studies. Both impress viewers on the elementary level of how the artist did them, and that is supposed to get us to forget how when this sort of thing was done before it was ridiculed and eventually swept away by the masters of modern photography.It's good to see someone else has noticed that all this digital montage work is just a quicker, easier, more seamless version of something that's gone on from nearly day one of photography.
Beate Gütschow: LS/S
Through Jan 10 at the Museum of Contemporary Photography
600 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL
(312) 663-5554
(Hey, admission is free!)
Despite all the talk of globalizing of the art market, photography (and other arts) is still heavily influenced by local issues and people. (As opposed to "global people." New Trends in Chicago Photography is part of the Version '06 festival that started last weekend and runs through May 7 (next Sunday) and has been curated by Chicago-area photographers Greg Stimac and Brian Ulrich. With over 40 photographers represented, it's hard to believe there will be enough space to get a real sense of anyone's work, but I'm not in Chicago, so I can't really say. If you do go, leave a short review in the comments.
Through May 7 at Version Kuntshalle Iron Studios
3636 S Iron St (1st and 4th floors)
Admisson is Ten Bucks (5 if you're in school)
If you've got a layover at Chicago's O'Hare Airport, you might want to stop at Terminal 5 to see the current display of Terry Evan's aerial photography entitled Revealing Chicago. It's beyond the security checkpoint, so its for passengers only.
If you're not flying to Chicago anytime soon, check out the project's Web site. (via Lucky Pix blog)
