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10 Best Art & Design shows of 2012, in chronological order
Posted in Exhibitionist blog by Lauren Weinberg on Jan 7, 2013 at 11:35am
Top 10 Art and Design shows of 2012
"Prints and the Pursuit of Knowledge in Early Modern Europe" at the Mary & Leigh Block Museum of Art, Jan 17–Apr 8, 2012.
Heinrich Vogtherr’s proto–pop-up books—two anatomical “flap prints”—were among our favorite works in this scholarly show, which originated at Harvard Art Museums.
"Feast: Radical Hospitality in Contemporary Art" at the Smart Museum of Art, Feb 16–Jun 10, 2012.
Judging from its mobbed opening reception, Chicago's art lovers and foodies both ate up this exciting exhibition, which was distinguished by vibrant interactive performances.
Mella Jaarsma, I Eat You Eat Me (photographic documentation of a performance in Jakarta, Indonesia), 2002.
Photo: Courtesy of the artistTop10.Feast.jpg159747915
"Awash in Color" at the Smart Museum of Art, Oct 4, 2012–Jan 20, 2013.
Some of the most beautiful artworks we saw all year reveal how 19th-century French and Japanese artists learned from each other.
Utagawa (Andō) Hiroshige and Utagawa Kunisada, detail of An Elegant Genji: Tsukuda, 1853.
Photo: Courtesy of the Brooklyn MuseumTop10.Awash.jpg159747866
"1979:1–2012:21: Jan TIchy Works with the MoCP Collection" at the Museum of Contemporary Photography, Oct 12–Dec 23, 2012.
Chicago artist Tichy's careful curation gave viewers a sense of the nearly 11,000 photographs and other works in the MoCP's archives.
Installation view of "1979:1–2012:21: Jan TIchy Works with the MoCP Collection" at the Museum of Contemporary Photography, 2012.
Photo: Courtesy of the MoCPTop10.Tichy.jpg159748267
"Steve McQueen" at the Art Institute of Chicago, Oct 21, 2012–Jan 6, 2013.
A daring exhibition design made this retrospective of the Hunger and Shame director's videos particularly memorable.
Steve McQueen, Exodus, 1992/97.
Photo: Courtesy of the artist, Marian Goodman Gallery and Thomas Dane GalleryTop10.McQueen.jpg159748118
"Irena Knezevic: Night of the World" at Alderman Exhibitions, Nov 9, 2012–Feb 16, 2013.
Knezevic's conceptual response to an obscure episode of the Holocaust still gives us chills.
Installation view of "Irena Knezevic: Night of the World" at Alderman Exhibitions, 2012.
Photo: Courtesy of Alderman ExhibitionsTop10.Knezevic.jpg159748019
"Joseph D. Jachna: Surface Contradictions," Stephen Daiter Gallery, Dec 7, 2012–Feb 23, 2013.
Jachna's almost abstract photographs of water establish him as a successor to mentors Aaron Siskind and Harry Callahan.
Joseph Jachna; Door County, Wisconsin, (hand holding circular mirror, reflecting stone wall); 1970.
Photo: Courtesy of Stephen Daiter GalleryTop10.Jachna.jpg1597479610
"Prints and the Pursuit of Knowledge in Early Modern Europe" at the Mary & Leigh Block Museum of Art, Jan 17–Apr 8, 2012.
Heinrich Vogtherr’s proto–pop-up books—two anatomical “flap prints”—were among our favorite works in this scholarly show, which originated at Harvard Art Museums.
It's okay to be a show-off.
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