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Art in Chicago: A History from the Fire to Now,Used
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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, Lszl MoholyNagy, and Ivan Albright to Chris Ware, Anne Wilson, and Theaster Gates. The first singlevolume history of art and artists in Chicago, the bookin recognition of the complexity of the story it tellsdoesnt 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 citys institutional and professional art world and community. From there, we travel in chronological order through the decades to the present. Familiar developmentssuch as the founding of the Art Institute, the Armory Show, and the arrival of the Bauhausare given a fresh look, while less wellknown 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 asor resist identifying asa Chicago artist today. The result is an unprecedentedly inclusive and rich tapestry, one that reveals Chicago art in all its variety and vigorand one that will surprise and enlighten even the most dedicated fan of the citys artistic heritage.Part of the Terra Foundation for American Arts yearlong 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 fanregardless of their citywill want to miss it.
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