F Newsmagazine - The School of the Art Institute of Chicago - Art, Culture, and Politics

Patrick G. Putze

Alternative Art Spaces in Chicago

Where They Began and Where They Are Now


With identities as diverse as the neighborhoods they occupy, alternative art spaces operate on the same basic premise: to share contemporary art not exhibited in Chicago’s established art institutions.

A Performance Soliloquy

Miguel Gutierrez and the Powerful People in “And lose the name of action” at the MCA

Between Black and White

An overview of “Color Bind” at the Museum of Contemporary Art.

Video Recap of MDW Fair

F News visits the MDW Fair and talks to its organizers.

Round Robin – Chicago’s Dirty New Media at the MCA

Chicago's Dirty New Media movement has made it to the MCA.

Facing Difference — Jimmy Robert, “Vis-à-vis,” at MCA

Robert and Beckwith worked closely over the last year to develop an understanding, not only of each other, but also of how the artist’s work could develop new meanings for its installation at the MCA.

The Weight of a Real Woman

Elana Cooper, 2012 MFA graduate in FVNMA, has written and produced "The Weight of a Real Woman," which addresses the issues of four diverse personalities, each battle their own demons; that ultimately reveal the weight of their character and "The Weight Of A Real Woman."

Roy Lichtenstein — A Multi-Trick Pony

Drawing inspiration from the two-dimensional subject matter of comics, Lichtenstein sought to elevate them as a higher art form, focusing on recreating the original mechanical method of production with his own distinctive hand-made process.

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