Art in chicago : a history from the fire to now / edited by Maggie Taft and Robert Cozzolino ; Judith Russi Kirshner, consulting editor ; Erin Hogan, sidebar editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Taft, Maggie, editor.

Cozzolino, Robert, 1970- editor.

Kirshner, Judith Russi, editor.

Hogan, Erin, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art--Illinois--Chicago--History.

Art.

Art--Illinois--History.

Illinois--Chicago.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (418 pages)

Place of Publication:

Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2018.

Summary:

For decades now, the story of art in America has been dominated by New York. It gets the majority of attention, the stories of its schools and movements and masterpieces the stuff of pop culture legend. Chicago, on the other hand . . . well, people here just get on with the work of making art. Now that art is getting its due. Art in Chicago is a magisterial account of the long history of Chicago art, from the rupture of the Great Fire in 1871 to the present, Manierre Dawson, László Moholy-Nagy, and Ivan Albright to Chris Ware, Anne Wilson, and Theaster Gates. The first single-volume history of art and artists in Chicago, the book—in recognition of the complexity of the story it tells—doesn’t follow a single continuous trajectory. Rather, it presents an overlapping sequence of interrelated narratives that together tell a full and nuanced, yet wholly accessible history of visual art in the city. From the temptingly blank canvas left by the Fire, we loop back to the 1830s and on up through the 1860s, tracing the beginnings of the city’s institutional and professional art world and community. From there, we travel in chronological order through the decades to the present. Familiar developments—such as the founding of the Art Institute, the Armory Show, and the arrival of the Bauhaus—are given a fresh look, while less well-known aspects of the story, like the contributions of African American artists dating back to the 1860s or the long history of activist art, finally get suitable recognition. The six chapters, each written by an expert in the period, brilliantly mix narrative and image, weaving in oral histories from artists and critics reflecting on their work in the city, and setting new movements and key works in historical context. The final chapter, comprised of interviews and conversations with contemporary artists, brings the story up to the present, offering a look at the vibrant art being created in the city now and addressing ongoing debates about what it means to identify as—or resist identifying as—a Chicago artist today. The result is an unprecedentedly inclusive and rich tapestry, one that reveals Chicago art in all its variety and vigor—and one that will surprise and enlighten even the most dedicated fan of the city’s artistic heritage. Part of the Terra Foundation for American Art’s year-long Art Design Chicago initiative, which will bring major arts events to venues throughout Chicago in 2018, Art in Chicago is a landmark publication, a book that will be the standard account of Chicago art for decades to come. No art fan—regardless of their city—will want to miss it.

Contents:

Introduction / Maggie Taft and Robert Cozzolino

Chicago rising, 1855-1912 / Wendy Greenhouse Sidebars. Finding Alice / Thomas McCormick ; Hull-House arts / Heather Radke ; Field trips / Tony Jones ; "Art for the masses" / Wendy Greenhouse

Routes to modernism, 1913-1943 / Jennifer Jane Marshall

Sidebars. The Lane Tech murals / Sylvia Rhor ; Small wonders / Erin Hogan ; Little rooms / Liesl Olson ; The Better Homes Institute / Erin Hogan

The meaning of place, 1933-1956 / Maggie Taft

Sidebars. William McBride, art collector / Maggie Taft ; Hyde Park Art Center mission statement ; The great ideas of western man / Lara Allison ; The Taller de Gráfica Popular / Victoria Sancho Lobis ; Bebop artist Gertrude Abercrombie / Donna Seaman

Raw nerves, 1948-1973 / Robert Cozzolino

Sidebars. Chicago experimental music, Part I / John Corbett ; Vivian Maier / Pamela Bannos ; Hef and LeRoy / Travis Vogan ; The fate of regional exhibitions / Studs Terkel

Making space, 1961-1976 / Rebecca Zorach

Sidebars. Art criticism in Chicago / James Yood ; 57th Street / Max Grinnell ; Rhona Hoffman Gallery / Rhona Hoffman ; On Henry Darger / Nathan Lerner

Alterity rocks, 1973-1993 / Jenni Sorkin

Sidebars. Curating Chicago / Lynne Warren ; How often are you at home in an exhibition? / Anthony Elms ; Chicago experimental music, Part II / John Corbett ; A lovely so real / Michal Raz-Russo ; Cool, conceptual, controversial / Kathryn Hixson

Chicago speaks, 1990-present. Karen Reimer and Diane Simpson ; Matt Witkovsky on Dawoud Bey ; Nick Cave and Anne Wilson ; Stanislav Grezdo and Cesáreo Moreno ; Gregg Bordowitz ; Faheem Majeed ; Dan Peterman and Michael Rakowitz ; Kay Rosen and Tony Tasset ; Hamza Walker with Tempestt Hazel ; Chris Ware ; Julia Fish and Judy Ledgerwood ; Mary Jane Jacob and Inigo Manglano-Ovalle ; Caroline Picard and Temporary Services ; Matthew Metzger and Richard Rezac ; Maggie Taft on Amanda Williams ; Michelle Grabner ; John Corbett ; Theaster Gates with Rebecca Zorach ; Lin Hixson and Peter Taub ; Kerry James Marshall.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-226-31314-X

OCLC:

1076236575