Art Sense

A conversation with Tony Karman, Founder, President and Director of EXPO CHICAGO. One of the top international art fairs, EXPO CHICAGO has become a key date on the art fair calendar by welcoming collectors, curators and museum directors from around the globe to Chicago’s Navy Pier during the second week of April. In 2023, Frieze acquired the art fair along with the Armory Show with no plans for rebranding either. In the conversation, Tony talks about what makes EXPO CHICAGO unique, the strength of the Chicago arts community and the logistical challenges of executing an event of its size and scope.

Art Sense welcomes back professor, entrepreneur and author Magnus Resch to discuss his latest book “How to Collect Art”. In his latest work, Resch provides a detailed playbook for aspiring art collectors who are eager to start a collection, but have little or no knowledge of galleries, auctions, art fairs or art advisors.

A conversation with artist James Welling whose most recent photographs will be featured in an exhibition titled Thought Objects at David Zwirner’s 533 West 19th Street location in New York January 11 - February 10. Welling has long challenged traditional ideas of what photography can be. In this latest work, he continues this pursuit by utilizing digital tools in unconventional ways to create works that avoid categorization.

https://www.davidzwirner.com/exhibitions/2024/james-welling-thought-objects/press-release

https://www.davidzwirner.com/artists/james-welling

https://jameswelling.net/

A conversation with author Paul Thomas Murphy about his new book “Falling Rocket: James Whistler, John Ruskin, and the Battle for Modern Art”. The subject of the book is a landmark libel suit from 1878 that pitted the artist Whistler versus the most authoritative art critic of his time. Ruskin had taken issue with a number of groundbreaking Whistler paintings which captured London by night, claiming them devoid of artistic merit and Whistler a fraud. The book illuminates the decade leading up to the trial, the events of the litigation, and the aftermath of the jury’s judgment.

https://www.amazon.com/Falling-Rocket-Whistler-Ruskin-Battle/dp/1639364919

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Falling-Rocket/Paul-Thomas-Murphy/9781639364916

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1540370.Paul_Thomas_Murphy

A conversation with renowned Spanish sculptor Cristina Iglesias. Iglesias is known for her immersive and poetic installations that blend organic forms with architectural elements to create spaces that invite viewers to engage with notions of memory and imagination. Her latest exhibit, titled Ellipsis, is up now through January 27 at Marian Goodman’s Los Angeles gallery.

https://www.mariangoodman.com/exhibitions/538-cristina-iglesias-ellipsis/

https://cristinaiglesias.com/

A panel discussion Craig led on December 12, 2023 which was hosted by the National Arts Club. The topic of the discussion was “The Art of Digital Manipulation”. In particular, the use of large data sets and custom programs in the development of fine art and the ever-evolving influence of artificial intelligence. Craig was lucky to be joined by pioneering artist Jason Salavon who has spent decades working in the field of generative art and the use of complex systems of data mining to create works that are an uncanny reflection of our society.

The National Arts Club

Jason Salavon

A conversation with documentary filmmaker Sophie Chahinian whose Artist Profile Archive features one-on-one conversations and footage from the studios of some of the most iconic artists of our time, including the likes of David Salle, Yinka Shonibare, Charles Gaines and Shirin Neshat.

https://www.theartistprofilearchive.com/

Lita Albuquerque
Alice Aycock
Troy Brauntuch
Chuck Close
Eric Fischl
Charles Gaines
April Gornik
Dan Graham
Alexandra Grant
David Hepher
Sheree Hovsepian
Virginia Jaramillo
Jon Kessler
Robert Longo
Ed Moses
Shirin Neshat
Arcmanoro Niles
Angel Otero
Carol Peligian
Alexis Rockman
David Salle
Bastienne Schmidt
Joel Shapiro
Peter Shelton
Peter Shire
Yinka Shonibare
Gary Simmons
Ned Smyth
Marnie Weber
James Welling
Letha Wilson
Manoucher Yektai

A conversation with artist Samuel Levi Jones. Jones’ work addresses the lack of African American representation in a variety of historical texts by deconstructing and reconstructing such books into large-scale canvases. In addition to painting and sculpture, Jones has been working to create a space for reconciliation, unity, and cross-cultural understanding in his childhood hometown of Marion, Indiana which is still dealing with the impact of a lynching which occurred over 90 years ago.

https://www.samuellevijones.com/

https://www.galerielelong.com/artists/samuel-levi-jones

https://www.architectural-review.com/essays/exhibitions/dress-rehearsal-chicago-architecture-biennial-2023

A conversation with Pace Gallery CEO Marc Glimcher about the gallery’s current Picasso exhibit which honors the artist on the 50th anniversary of his passing. The exhibit, titled “Picasso: 14 Sketchbooks”, is just that - fourteen sketchbooks that provide unrivaled insights into the development of iconic Picasso artworks over a period of nearly sixty years.

https://www.pacegallery.com/exhibitions/picasso-14-sketchbooks/

https://www.fabarte.org/es/

A conversation with Silvia Karman Cubiñá, Executive Director and Chief Curator of The Bass Museum of Art in Miami Beach. As Miami Beach’s contemporary art museum, The Bass organizes exhibits for its historical art deco building by collaborating with leading artists from around the world on commissioned additions to its collection. As The Bass approaches its 60th anniversary, Silvia takes time to outline what makes The Bass unique, the opportunities the museum has to engage with its community and plans for a new structure.

https://thebass.org/

https://www.instagram.com/TheBassMoA/