There were many highlights amid the September 10, 2010 gallery openings in Chicago's River North. The streets and the galleries were buzzing with activity. There were a variety of people in attendance from students, to families, to seniors, all there to see the River North's galleries open their doors and the season.
The galleries with the strongest, most provactive artwork would have to be Catherine Edelman Gallery, Zg Gallery, Ann Nathan Gallery, and Habatat (Echt) Gallery. The works in these rooms were challenging the viewer's notions and expectations of what contemporary art truly is, and by extension, what these gallery openings meant to the city's cultural framework.
Throughout the semester, we will stay tuned into the gallery scene, discussing the issues therein: from the capitalist market of the contemporary art world, to what is important to individual contemporary artists.
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