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Weekly Guide to Art in Chicago // February 27th – March 4th, 2012

Our weekly calendar is a list of visual art related events happening in Chicago. The events that we choose are loosely curated based on the information that is put in front of us. If you would like to take advantage of having your event listed on our website please send a press release to nicolettecaldwell(at)sixtyinchesfromcenter.org.
MONDAY || February 27th, 2012
Panel Discussion: Art and...
Tags: Access Living, ACRE Projects, Adam Belcuore, Agnes Bolt, Aidan Fitzpatrick, Albany Park Theater Project, Alli Farkas, Allyson Comstock, Amy Mooney, Anastasia Mak, Andrew Norman Wilson, Andrew Rigsby, andy warhol, Anthony Lewellen, Anthony R. Vizzari, AREA Chicago, Arzu Studio Hope, Autumn space, Averill and Bernard Leviton A+D Gallery, Banksy, Barry McGee, believe inn, Ben Wyrick, Blue Dog 10003, Bradley Bullock, Brand new Gallery, Brian Shaw, brian steckel, Bronwyn Elkuss, Brooke Holve, Brooke Nicholson, Caren Alpert, Carole Burval, Casey Lowry, Catherine Rozmarynowycz, CCB Dance Project, chad kouri, Channel Two: Jessica Westbrook and Adam Trowbridge, Chris Mendoza, chris silva, Christopher Ellis, Cobalt Studios, Columbia College Chicago, Cynthia Milionis, D'Noche, damien hirst, Dani Leventhal, Darcy Berg, david cuesta, DB Burkeman, depaul univeristy art museum, DePaul University, Detroit Derby Girls, Elizabeth Whiting, Ellen Stone Belic Institute for the Study of Women and Gender in the Arts and Media, Emily Dahlquist, Eric Fleischauer, Eric Reuben, Erica Johnson, Erik Jensen, Erin Washington, Fresh Moves, Gary Mulnix, Gene Siskel Film Center, Gina Lee Robbins, Glass Curtain Gallery, Goldman Sachs & Company, Goodman Theatre, Guerrilla Girls, Hank Erdmann, Henry Godinez, Hinge Gallery, I Am Logan Square, Inkling, Inkling Chicago, International Women Associates, Iraq Veterans Against War, Jackie Volkell, Jackson Junge Gallery, Jacob Crose, Jason Walker, Javier Chavira, Jeanne Heifetz, Jennifer Proctor, Jennifer Webster, Jenny Holzer, Jillian Van Volkenburgh, Joanna Gardener-Hugget, John Heenan, John Latham, John Powers, John Smith, Jon Satrom, Jonathan Franklin, Kasia Kay Art Projects, KAWS, Keith Haring, Keith Pollok, Kevin O'Rourke, Kim Guare, Koval Distillery, Laura Berger, Laure Prouvost, Laurence Sachs, Laurie Rousseau, Laurie Sloan, Leah Gose, Linda Deg Lee, Lisa S. Goesling, Lise Haller Baggesen, Lori White, Lucretia Brower, Luis Sahagun, Luke Ramsey, Man Bartlett, Margie Glass-Sula, Mariana Sissia, Marina Abramovich, Mark Reid, Martha cooper, Matt Ellison, Matthew Derezinski, Matthew Hoffman, maxwell colette gallery, Megan Levacy, Melissa Precise, Merrill Steiger, Michelle Wasson, Monica Panzarino, Monya Rowe Gallery, Multipolar Projects, Museum of Contemporary Photography, Nancy Mueller, Nazafarin Lotfi, Nelson, Next Door Chicago, Neysa Page-Lieberman, Nikkole Huss, NoGlobe, Northwestern University, One Strange Bird (and Lady Bird), Pawel Wojtasik, Phil Morton, Plasticine Physical Theatre Company, Polly Yates, Public Works, Rim Lee, Rob Ray, Ronnie Craemer, Roots & Culture, Sabina Ott, Sara Schnadt, Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law, Scott Stark, Selena Jones, Share Your Soles, Shayne's Rectangle, Shelly Hokanson, shepard fairey, Sighn, Space Invader, Stephanie Sailer, Stoic Swine, Street Level Youth Media Communities Against Foreclosure and Eviction, Stuart Pearson, Takeshi Murata, The Black Cloud Gallery, The Mission Projects, The Plaines Project, The Slap Happy Sticker Invitational, Theodore Darst, Tom Sachs, Tony Wight Gallery, Tricia Van Eyck, Trine Bumiller, Troy Hagenbart, Union League Club, Union Street Gallery, Vesna Jovanovic, Vicky Tesmer, Video Data Bank, Voice of the City, Wes Kline, Wharton School of business, Women Extraordinaire Award, Zg Gallery, Zolla/Liberman
People Don’t Like to Read Art || [and they’re missing out]
![People Don’t Like to Read Art || [and they’re missing out]](http://sixtyinchesfromcenter.org/archive/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/people-dont-like-to-read-art-thumb.jpg)
Honestly, people don’t like to read in general. Art, specifically? From Jenny Holzer’s aphorisms projected throughout New York City to Kay Rosen’s recent Go Do Good installations in Chicago’s Loop, text-based art tends to grab viewers’ attention due to its relatively brazen nature. Contemporary art that is purely image-based is often met with objections of “I don’t get it,” or “Well,...
Tags: Adriane Herman, Andy Moore, Angie Waller, Berlin, Book Art, Brooklyn, Cat Glennon, Chicago, Chicago Art, chicago artists, Collage, Contemporary Art, David Leggett, Deb Sokolow, Drawing, Elijah Burgher, Gallery 1R, Gallery 400, Go Do Good, Istanbul, Istanbul Biennial, Jack Kerouac, Jenny Holzer, Jenny Lam, Joe Hardesty, John Parot, Kay Rosen, Kirsten Stoltmann, L.A., Maria Petschnig, Mark Wagner, Meg Hitchcock, NADA Art Fair, New York City, Nicholas Frank, Oakland, On the Road, painting, People Don't Like To Read Art, performance art, Photography, Printmaking, queer art, Rachel Foster, Rebecca Blakley, Scott Speh, SIFC, Simon Evans, Sixty Inches From Center, Stan Shellabarger, Van Harrison Gallery, Video, Vienna, West Loop, western exhibitions