A friend in Chicago recommended these spaces as a starting point to look into.'Hunter, I have a feeling you probably have been to them all. Anything promising or worth Persuing? Whats your gut tell you? Her hunch was that Happy Dog and Roxanoxen might be a bit on the, to put it in her words, "art-fuck factory" for our purposes.
Also I found out
That I will definitely be in Chicago for ten days or so in december and I am happy to devote time to looking into spaces--if Chicago is still a place we want to seriously look into.
http://lvl3gallery.com/
Plaines project -- http://plainesproject.wordpress.com/
Roxaboxen --
http://roxaboxenexhibitions.blogspot.com.br/?m=1
Happy dog --
http://happydoggallery.tumblr.com/
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ReplyDeleteI have had a whirlwind couple of weeks. I will explain in a blog entry I am about to write. BUT as for your post:
Remember when you were in town and we went to a "pizza party" with grungy hipsters? Friday the thirteenth was being projected on the wall, and some guy was "playing" guitar and "singing"? That was happy dog gallery. We were in a tiny room off the side, but we did see the gigantic main room. That is also the same building LVL3 gallery is in, so it is probably a similar space, but I haven't been to that one.
Definitely "art-fuck factory." I'm moving into an art fuck factory this weekend, as I will explain in my blog entry.
I'm having a hard time figuring out exactly where the plaines project is. I may have been to it on one of the second friday pilsen art walks. All the galleries there are similar, much smaller spaces. But the second friday art walks always get a good turnout (esp in the spring and summer) and might be a good option for us to consider.
Website:
http://www.chicagoartsdistrict.org/
Roxaboxen looks intriguing, but I'm having a hard time finding out exactly where that is located too. It says west pilsen, but the address they have is WAY west pilsen. It seems like a super weird area.
I checked out each of the websites that you posted George. They are all relatively up to date - so that seems like a good sign. Interesting work too. Hard to get a sense of the spaces from online, but that just is what it is.
ReplyDeleteI am looking forward to checking out Chicago galleries this winter. . . Hunter, can I come and stay on your art-funk sofa?
Of course you can stay in my new weird thing I live in!
ReplyDeleteAt your own risk of course! I will post pictures soon.
When will you be in Wisconsin? Did I already ask this?
Cool. Thanks Hunter.
ReplyDeleteI move in mid January to LCrosse. Not sure of exact dates of move yet. I start work on the 21st though - so some time before that.