Response: Art and the Art of Criticism
An art exhibition curated by art critics, at I space. April 24 through May 30, 2009.
230 West Superior Street, Second Floor, Chicago IL 60654
312.587.9976
Gallery hours Tuesday - Saturday 11 -5

This exhibition pairs nine artists with nine critics in an effort to investigate the critical process. Each critic presents an essay about the selected artist and the act of criticism that is followed by a response from the artist. This exchange will be presented in the gallery in print and audio formats alongside the artists¹ work.

Featured artists and critics include Fred Camper and Adelheid Mers; Janina Cziezadlo and Silvia Malagrino; Alicia Eler and Carrie Schneider; Jason Foumberg and Carol Jackson; Claire Wolf Krantz and Claire Prussian; Corey Postiglione and Duncan MacKenzie; Lane Relyea and Conrad Bakker; Polly Ullrich and Christopher Meerdo; Lori Waxman and Dianna Frid.

RELATED EVENT: May 4, 1-2:30 pm
The Chicago Art Critics Association and I space present a panel discussion at Art Chicago located in the Merchandise Mart Conference Center.

Chicago Critics on Chicago Art
Sunday, October 14, 2007, 2:00 PM,
Chicago Cultural Center
Claudia Cassidy Theater, Second Floor, 78 East Washington Street.

Six members of the Chicago Art Critics Association present short slide talks on Chicago-area artists each has selected. Some of the artists will attend.

Fred Camper on Robert Davis & Michael Langlois
Victor M. Cassidy on Derick Malkemus
Janina Ciezadlo on Rebecca Wolfram
Jeff Huebner on Mitchell Caton and Calvin Jones
Claire Wolf Krantz on Claire Prussian
James Yood on Riva Lehrer

A Conversation with Gladys Nilsson
Saturday, June 2, 2007 at 12:00 Noon
Jean Albano Gallery
215 W. Superior Street, Chicago
Phone 312-440-0770

Chicago Critics on Chicago Art
Saturday, October 21, 2006, 2:00 PM,
Chicago Cultural Center
Claudia Cassidy Theater, Second Floor, 78 East Washington Street.

Six members of the Chicago Art Critics Association present short slide talks on Chicago-area artists each has selected. Some of the artists will attend.

Michael Workman on Sabrina Raaf
Corey Postiglione on Scott Anderson
Andrew Patner on Joseph Sterling
Janina A . Ciezadlo on Kathleen Vojta
Victor M. Cassidy on Bruce White
Fred Camper on Anna Jóelsdóttir

Chicago Critics on Chicago Art
Saturday, October 1, 2005, 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Chicago Cultural Center
Claudia Cassidy Theater, Second Floor, 77 East Randolph.

Six members of the Chicago Art Critics Association present short slide talks on Chicago-area artists each has selected. Some of the artists will attend.

Victor M. Cassidy on Jason Peot
Debra Riley Parr on Jay Ryan
Anna Poplawska on Indira Johnson
Corey Postiglione on Ben Gest
Polly Ullrich on Jeff Carter
James Yood on Ed Paschke

In Jason Peot's sculptures, light is the language that allows his forms to engage in a dialogue with the space where he installs them.
Jay Ryan's silk-screened posters turn away from the digital in favor of older technologies like Super-8 film, letterpress, and silk screening.
Indira Johnson makes found object sculptures and occasional paintings, which explore Buddhist philosophy.
Ben Gest is a Chicago artist who produces large digitally enhanced photographs that deal with everyday domestic situations with a surreal twist.
Jeff Carter's sculpture, which is frequently kinetic, investigates tourism, landscape and memory, fluidly defining landscape as a shifting space that alternates between the actual location and the memories surrounding it.
Ed Paschke's relentless pictorial pursuit of human beings under severe physical and/or psychological stress invigorated Chicago for several decades.

Panel Discussion: How Critics Create, A Discussion about the Art of Criticism
Saturday, October 23 at 2:00 PM
Chicago Cultural Center, First Floor Meeting Room
78 East Washington Street, Chicago
Phone 312-744-6630

Moderated by Chicago Sun-Times columnist Margaret Hawkins, this panel will include art critics Fred Camper of the Chicago Reader, Janina Ciezadlo a freelancer who contributes to the Reader and other publications , Polly Ullrich, who writes for numerous publications including American , Michael Workman, editor of Bridge Magazine and arts commentator for WBEZ radio and James Yood, professor of art history at the SAIC and Chicago correspondent for Artforum. The critics discuss their craft, how they go about choosing subjects, the process of writing, their contribution to the health of the art world, the impact of negative criticism and more. Presented by the Chicago Art Critics Association in collaboration with the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs.

Panel Discussion: William Conger
Sunday, September 19, 2004 at 2:30 PM
Roy Boyd Gallery
739 North Wells Street, Chicago
Phone 312-642-1606

Panelists will be William Conger (artist), Dan Devening (artist), Mary Mathews Gedo (critic), and Victor M. Cassidy (moderator).

Slide Show of Oak Park Artists
Saturday, October 16, 3:00-5:00 PM (Note: time has just been corrected from the time announced earlier, 4 PM to 6 PM)
Oak Park Public Library
834 Lake St., Oak Park
Veterans Room
Phone: 708-383-8200

Art critic Anna Poplawska will give short talks and slide presentations on six artists who live, work, or exhibit their art in Oak Park.
Artists:
Lisa Calvert and the Self-Portrait
Wordplay in the Sculptures of Deborah Pieritz
Laurel Delaney: Exploring the Psychology of C.G. Jung.
Bruce MacMartin Explores Buddhism
Steve Fisher: Finding Art Close to Home

Chicago Critics on Chicago Art
Saturday, May 8, 2004, 4:00-6:00 PM
Art Chicago 2004
Festival Hall, Navy Pier, East End, Room 203.

Six members of the Chicago Art Critics Association present slide talks on Chicago-area artists. All of the artists will be in attendance, and questions will be taken from the audience. This is the Chicago Art Critics Association's seventh annual "Chicago Critics on Chicago Art" event.

Polly Ullrich on Joan Truckenbrod
Claire Wolf Krantz on Edith Altman
Margaret Hawkins on Anna Kunz
Terence J. Hannum on Carrie Gundersdorf
Victor M. Cassidy on Steve Reber
Fred Camper on Joe Baldwin

Admission to the event is free and does not require that you purchase an admission ticket to Art Chicago.

Panel Discussion: Chicago Critics Caucus, The Critic Speaks
Wednesday, April 21, 2004, 4:30-6:00 PM
SAIC Auditorium
280 South Columbus Drive
312-312-433-3711
Admission is $5 for the general public, $3 for SAIC alumni, students and seniors, and free for current students, faculty, and staff of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Six Chicago art critics, correspondents to Artforum, Art in Americaa, Flash Art, Sculpture, New City, Fiberarts, the Chicago Sun-Times, GLASS, Bridge, tema celeste, Aperture, Metalsmith, Frieze, American Craft, panel-house.com, Art & Auction, and more meet in a panel discussion to assess the role and relevance of art criticism in Chicago today. Among the topics to be addressed is the changing role of art criticism in contemporary art, the possibilities of regional art criticism, the responsibilities of a critic to his or her community, and the viability of print and magazine criticism in an increasingly diversified media environment.

Including Susan Snodgrass, Michael Workman, Terence Hannum, Polly Ullrich, Margaret Hawkins. Moderated by James Yood. Co-presented by the Visiting Artists Program of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.


Panel Discussion: Neil Goodman
Saturday, December 6, 2003 at 1:00 PM
Klein Art Works
400 N. Morgan

Panelists will be Neil Goodman, James Yood (Critic), Richard Rezac (Artist), Peter Lindsay Schmidt (Landscape Architect), and Victor M. Cassidy, Moderator


Interview: Phyllis Bramson
Saturday, November 15, 2003 at 2:00 PM
Carl Hammer Gallery
740 N. Wells

Margaret Hawkins interviews Phyllis Bramson on beauty, sex and painting in the 21st century.


Chicago Critics on Chicago Art
Art Chicago 2003
Saturday, May 10, 4:00-6:00 PM
Room 307/308, Festival Hall (West End), Navy Pier.

Six members of the Chicago Art Critics Association present slide talks on Chicago-area artists. A discussion with the audience will follow.

John Brunetti on Bernard Williams
Ann Wiens on Darrel Morris
Fred Camper on Frank Connet
Claire Wolf Krantz on Jane Calvin
Corey Postiglione on Angelina Gualdoni
Ann Wiens on Darrel Morris
James Yood on Cheonae Kim


Panel Discussion: Mike Baur’s Sculpture
Sunday, April 13, 2003, at 2 p.m
Sonia Zaks Gallery
311 West Superior Street

Panelists will be Mike Baur; Terry Karpowicz, sculptor; and Sonya Baysinger, sculptor. Victor M. Cassidy will moderate. The Sonia Zaks Gallery will be open before and after the event so people can see Baur’s new work.

Mike Baur has lived in the Chicago area since 1976, exhibiting mostly in the Midwest, but also in Barcelona, Boston, and Rome. He works primarily in steel and concrete, but has employed stone, wood, and other materials from time to time.

"My work is about form, materials, and the relationships between forms," the artist says. "People may see shapes in my sculptures that suggest something in real life, but these resemblances are accidental. My intentions are always formal."


Chicago Critics on Chicago Art
Art Chicago 2002
Saturday, May 11, 4:00 PM
Room 307/308, Festival Hall (West End), Navy Pier.

Six members of the Chicago Art Critics Association present slide talks on Chicago-area artists. A discussion with the audience will follow.

James Yood on Harvey Opgenorth
Ann Wiens on Evelyn Statsinger
Margaret Hawkins on John Spears
Jan Estep on Andreas Fischer
Fred Camper on Adelheid Mers
John Brunetti on Shona Macdonald


Panel Discussion: Boundaries or Bonds? Conflicts of Interest in the World of Art
Thursday, March 28, 2002. 6:00-7:30 PM
Claudia Cassidy Theater at the Chicago Cultural Center
77 East Randolph St.
312-744-6630

This panel will address overlapping roles, including artist, critic, and curator, that are played in today's artworld. In the past, these roles were separated and participants were strongly discouraged from performing in more than one category. Panelists who have occupied dual and triple roles will address questions such as: How does one maintain objectivity and fairness when in decision-making positions? Under what conditions can overlapping responsibilities serve to promote one's own career or that of one's friends? How does the performance of varied roles affect one's work?

Panelists are Margaret Hawkins, Michael Rooks, Corey Postiglione, Anthony Elms, and Annette Ferrara, with Claire Wolf Krantz as the moderator.

This program is presented by the Chicago Art Critics Association in collaboration with the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs. Admission is free.


Gallery Talk: Dan Ramirez
Saturday, October 6, 2001, 2:00 PM
Klein Art Works
400 North Morgan
312-243-0400

Members of the Chicago Art Critics Association will conduct a gallery talk with painter Dan Ramirez in conjunction with his show, "Songs Out of Sight." The discussion with this established abstract artist will explore his continuing pursuit of the spiritual through painting, and the relationship between music and his minimalist vocabulary.

Participants include John Brunetti, Claire Wolf Krantz, and Corey Postiglione.


Panel Discussion: Lill Street and Ceramic Art After 25 Years (Clay in Contemporary Art)
Saturday, June 16, 2001, 2:00 PM
Lill Street Art Center
1021 W. Lill
773-477-6185

This is an informal panel discussion about the state of ceramic art today, with audience input welcomed. It is sponsored by the Chicago Art Critics Association and Lill Street Art Center, and organized by C.A.C.A. member Polly Ullrich, and will be held during the opening of the exhibition "25 on 25" at Lill Street Art Center.

The panel will include:

--Bruce Robbins, founder and executive director of Lill Street;
--Mark Lyman, president of Expressions of Culture, Inc., which sponsors the Sculpture, Objects and Functional Art fair;
--Mary Seyfarth, director of the ceramics department at Columbia College and ceramic artist;
--Corinne Peterson, ceramics teacher and artist.
--Polly Ullrich, moderator.

The group exhibition, "25 on 25," commemorates the 25th anniversary of Lill Street Art Center. It consists of work by 25 ceramic artists who were important to the development of Lill Street. They each picked an emerging ceramic artist to exhibit in the show with them.


Chicago Critics on Chicago Art
Art Chicago 2001
Saturday, May 12, 4:00 PM
Festival Hall, Navy Pier.

Five members of the Chicago Art Critics Association will give short slide presentations on Chicago-area artists, followed by questions from the audience. Some of the artists will be present. Call 312-587-3300 for more information.

John Brunetti on John Himmelfarb
Margaret Hawkins on Karen Reimer
Kathryn Hixson on Stephanie Brooks
Ann Wiens on Jason Salavon
Jan Estep on "Tense Relations: Gaylen Gerber and Michelle Grabner, Jeanne Dunning, and Jesse Chapman"


Gallery Talk: Nature Art and Nature in Art
Saturday, December 16, 2000, 3:00 PM
Perimeter Gallery
210 W. Superior, Chicago
312-266-9473

Chicago Art Critics Association member Fred Camper will give a gallery talk on "Nature Art and Nature in Art" on Saturday, December 16, 2000, at 3:00 PM, at Perimeter Gallery, 210 W. Superior, Chicago. Call 312-266-9473 for further information. Seating is very limited so interested persons are encouraged to come early. Admission is free.

This is the third in an ongoing series of monthly talks sponsored by the Chicago Art Critics Association.

This talk will focus on art works that physically incorporate actual pieces of nature, such as growing plants. There will also be some discussion of art that attempts to acknowledge nature in other ways, and some discussion of the relationship between such works and ecological principles. The works by Michael Paha that include running water and growing plants now in Perimeter gallery will provide a backdrop for the talk; slides of other works will be shown, and reference will be made to related shows currently on view in Chicago, such as the exhibit, "Botanica: Contemporary Art and the World of Plants," now at the Chicago Cultural Center. The speaker will argue that eco-centric art can be seen as a challenge, from an ethical point of view, to other modes of contemporary art practice.

The talk will last approximately thirty minutes, and will be followed by a general discussion with the audience.

For Further Info: email f@fredcamper.com


Interview with Wesley Kimler
Saturday, November 11, 2000, 4:00-5:30
Thomas McCormick Works of Art
835 W. Washington, Chicago
312-226-6800

Chicago Art Critics Association member James Yood will interview painter Wesley Kimler in conjunction with Kimler's one-person exhibition at Thomas McCormick Works of Art, 835 W. Washington, Chicago. The interview will be followed by questions from and discussion with the audience.

This event will be held on Saturday, November 11, from 4:00-5:30 PM, at Thomas McCormick Works of Art, 835 W. Washington, Chicago. Admission is free.

The number the public can call for further information is 312-226-6800, the number of the gallery.

This talk is the second in a series of monthly gallery talks or discussions, each to be presented by a different member of the Chicago Art Critics Association. These events will take different formats, be held in different locales, and always be free.


Gallery Talk titled Reinvigorating Surrealism: The Paintings of Maria Tomasula
Wednesday, October 4th, 2000, 6:00 PM
Zolla/ Lieberman Gallery
325 W. Huron
312-944-1990

Chicago Art Critics Association member John Brunetti will give this talk in conjunction with an exhibition of Tomasula's paintings in the gallery.


Chicago Critics on Chicago Art
Art 2000 Chicago
Saturday, May 13, 2000, 4:00-6:00 PM
Room 307/308, Festival Hall
West End Balcony, Navy Pier

Six members of the Chicago Art Critics Association will give short slide presentations on Chicago-area artists, followed by questions. Some of the artists will be present. The presentations will be followed by a roundtable discussion of the Chicago art scene.

James Yood on Gaylen Gerber
Corey Postiglione on Max King Cap
Claire Wolf Krantz on Joyce Neimanas
Fred Camper on Tom Czarnopys
Michael Bulka on Denise Dietz
John Brunetti on John Pittman



Gallery Talk on Michiko Itatani: Hyperspace Paintings
Saturday, November 20, 1999, 3:00 PM
Fassbender Gallery
309 W. Superior, Chicago, IL 60610
312-951-5979

Chicago Art Critics Association presents a gallery talk at Fassbender Gallery for the show Hyperspace Paintings. Member critics will be dicussing the work of Michiko Itatani.


Chicago Critics on Chicago Art
Art 1999 Chicago
Saturday, May 8, 1999, 4-6 PM
Navy Pier, Room 325

Chicago Art Critics Association members present short slide talks on Chicago-area artists they have selected, followed by a panel discussion on art in Chicago and the current art scene.

John Brunetti on Bibiana Suarez
Michael Bulka on Mindy Rose Schwartz
Margaret Hawkins on Chuck Walker
Stephen Longmire on Bob Thall
Polly Ullrich on Barbara Cooper


Gallery Talk on Tabula Non Rasa Saturday, May 15, 1999, 2:00 PM
I Space
230 W. Superior, 2nd Floor, (entrance on Franklin)
312-587-9976

Chicago Art Critics Association presents a gallery talk for the show Tabula Non Rasa. Member critics Ann Wiens, James Yood and John Brunetti will be dicussing the work of Dan Devening, Brian Sikes and Amy Yoes.



Gallery Talk on John Fraser
Roy Boyd Gallery
739 N. Wells, Chicago, IL
312-642-8850
Saturday, April 10, 1999, 2:00pm

John Brunetti, Maria José Barandiarán, Michael Bulka, Margaret Hawkins, David W. McCracken and Ann Wiens discuss the new work of John Fraser.


Meet the Press
Chicago Cultural Center
78 E. Washington Street
Claudia Cassidy Theater
For information: 312-922-1458
Thursday, October 15, 1998, 5:30-7pm

Meet the Press is an opportunity to meet members of the art press and to learn why and how they write criticism. Critics representing a broad spectrum of art publications will address issues of criticism in Chicago, including ethics, aesthetic criteria, editorial policy, audience and community responsibility.

The panel, moderated by Corey Postiglione, features: John Brunetti, an artist and critic, and the Illinois Editor of dialogue; Michael Bulka, a free-lance critic who has contributed to Art in America, ArtNet, dialogue, the New Art Examiner, Sculpture, and World Art;; Fred Camper, a writer and lecturer on art, photography and film who writes regularly for the Chicago Reader; Susan Snodgrass, Corresponding Editor for Art in America and C Magazine;; Polly Ullrich, a critic who writes on contemporary art and crafts for the New Art Examiner, Surface Design Journal, American Craft, Fiberarts and Metalsmith magazines; Ann Wiens, an artist, writer and editor who contributes regularly to the New Art Examiner, New City, and Chicago magazine.

The Chicago Art Critics Association promotes activities that foster new and important dialogue with the Chicago art community. Other members of the organization will also share their perspectives. The event is free and followed by a reception.


Chicago Critics on Chicago Art
Ann Wiens on Maria Tomasula
Andrew Patner on Vera Kement
Susan Snodgrass on Doug Ischar
John Brunetti on Frank Trankina
Kathryn Hixson on Kerry James Marshall
Fred Camper on Walter Andersons
Claire Wolf Krantz on Susan Sensemann
James Yood on Hollis Sigler

Eight members of the newly-formed Chicago Art Critics Association present the diversity of Chicago art-making through brief slide talks on individual Chicago artists. Other critics will offer short responses, and discussion will be encouraged with the artists and the audience.

Saturday, May 9, 4pm-6pm, at Art 1998 Chicago, at Navy Pier, Room 325
(East end of Festival Hall, upstairs from the exhibition floor).