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Streets: Nick Walker (Chicago)

Posted by juggernut3, March 20, 2012

Recently, Nick Walker (interviewed) took a little trip across the pond to Chi-town hoping to spread a little Vandal love. With the weather finally cooperating Nick packed his freshly cut stencils and hit the streets of Chicago. His goal was to go big with his infamous character on the outside of Wicker Park night spot Violet Hour. Similar to his recent murals in Paris, Nick turned this mural up a notch with not only an explosion of colors, but also with the the intensity of the […]

Openings: Daniel Danger – “There is a Wanderlust Growing in Your Bones” @ Rotofugi

Posted by sleepboy, October 18, 2011

Last Friday at Rotofugi, Daniel Danger (interviewed) opened his latest solo show, There is a Wanderlust Growing in Your Bones, which put on display a selection of prints and originals. With custom paper lanterns infused with the New England artist’s imagery, the mood was certainly set in real life for a collection of works that features his signature explorations of mood and lighting. More photos after the jump…

Streets: REVOK, RIME, ROIDS, POSE, and OMENS (Chicago)

Posted by sleepboy, September 1, 2011

As you know, REVOK, RIME, and ROID recently opened a fantastic new show Perseverance at the Known Gallery in Los Angeles (covered). The three writers were actually in Detroit prior to the show working on the paintings and incubating ideas. Apparently, they also found time to make a pit stop in Chicago to paint this wall before heading to California. POSE (who collaborated on a couple pieces with Revok for the show) and OMENS also worked on this mural with the trio together. Closer looks […]

Streets: Shepard Fairey (Chicago)

Posted by lowpro, May 8, 2011

After a little down time since putting the finishing touches on his multi-wall installation of new and old stencil collage works on paper and canvas (covered) for Art in the Streets, along with a nice mural within the MOCA store (covered), Shepard Fairey (featured) made his way to the Windy City last weekend for the Art Chicago Fair. Bringing his Revolutions exhibition for the fair itself, a series of album cover art inspired mixed media works in varying formats and scale first shown in Santa […]

Preview: ‘Finding Vivian Maier: Chicago Street Photographer’ @ Chicago Cultural Center

Posted by Patrick Nguyen, January 7, 2011

Finding Vivian Maier: Chicago Street Photographer is the first American exhibition of photographs by Vivian Maier (1926 – 2009). It opens Friday, 7 January at the Chicago Cultural Center and runs until Sunday, 3 April. The enigmatic, private yet outspoken Maier and the great story behind the recent discovery of her work by a former estate agent at an auction house in Chicago has certainly generated a buzz, both within the photography world and beyond. Maier was a Chicago nanny who took more than 100,000 […]