Jet setters and art-world heavyweights, not monsters or black cats, showed up for the opening of “Rashid Johnson: Message to Our Folks,”Apr. 14-Aug. 5, 2012, organized by Julie Rodrigues Widholm at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago on Friday the 13th, 2012.
CHICAGO BUILD UP by Pedro Vélez
A survey of notable 2009 art events in the Windy City, plus "Italics" at the MCA.
June 3, 2009
REPORT FROM MILWAUKEE
by Pedro Vélez Jefferson Pinder and Dennis Balk at Inova, the Green Gallery East and West, Jan Lievens, more.
May 11, 2009
AROUND ARTROPOLIS by Pedro Vélez Art Chicago, Next and other fair events in the Windy City 2009.
Mar. 12, 2009
CHICAGO BUILD UP by Pedro Vélez Edvard Munch, Robert Davis and Michael Langlois, Michelle Grabner, Matt Nichols, Matt Hanner, more.
Jan. 5, 2009
PUERTO RICAN SUN by Pedro Vélez Comedy and corruption in the celebrated U.S. territory.
Sept. 30, 2008
PUERTO RICAN SUN by Pedro Vélez The FAS 08 Sound Art Fair in San Juan.
Apr. 2, 2008
CARIBBEAN CACHET by Pedro Velez The Museo de Arte de Ponce is one great museum in the Caribbean.
Dec. 14, 2007
HEARTS OF DARKNESS
by Pedro Velez Art vs. economic oppression in works by Steve McQueen and Hubert Sauper.
Dec. 6, 2007
POSERS AND ROCKERS by Pedro Velez The Chicago MCA ventures a show on art and rock music.
Sept. 16, 2007
PUERTO RICAN SUN by Pedro Velez Open season with Ada Bobonis and Karlo Ibarra.
Apr. 12, 2007
YOUNG NOISE by Pedro Velez Jorge Castro and Davila 666 rock the Noise music scene of San Juan.
Feb. 21, 2007
PUERTO RICAN SUN by Pedro Velez
Photographers, graffiti and ghosts -- Tristán Reyes, Elsa Melendez, Bik Ismo, Lee Quinones, Aby Ruíz and Jose Luis Vargas.
Feb. 8, 2006
THE NEW SCENESTERS by Pedro Velez A hardscrabble renaissance of art and music in Puerto Rico.