past

2008

Mary Livoni

City of Charcoal

03 October - 21 November 2008

The Architrouve is proud to present the solo exhibition City of Charcoal by Mary Livoni. Somewhere between surreal emptiness and chaotic abundance Mary Livoni's drawings describe the industrial neighborhoods of the near northwest side.

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Allegoric

05 September - 25 September 2008

Chicago, IL - The Architrouve is proud to present the group exhibition Allegoric opening September 5th. Allegoric is a collaboration of over 25 local artists, but this show will highlight the work of 7 artists working in a variety of media. Allegoric recently participated in Art Chicago and Next Art Fair in London.

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W.K. Marhoefer

Genuine Object

18 April - 07 June 2008

The son of a Chicago meat packer, William Marhoefer attributes much of his works influence to early childhood memories in the stockyards, meat packing plants, slaughterhouses, and gritty locations like Maxwell Street and Riverview Amusement Park. William's mother, a former beauty pageant winner, offers a counter-balance and influence in his work. The artist has created an alluring suite of strange and playful characters.

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Brenda Barnum & Marianna Levant

New Abstractions

29 February - 12 April 2008

Marianna Levant's intricate renderings on paper of vibrant, insatiable clusters and machine like objects seem to capture the moment of a sensual explosion. These works have masculine elements delicately inserted into whirling compositions of translucent colors. One can make out shapes of deconstructed bolts, plugs, and flowers scattered within a rich spectrum that floats and trembles.

Brenda Barnum's works are an offshoot of her flower paintings. These new abstractions in oil on canvas are a perfect mixture of organic and mechanical activity. They live in an interior space...still lifes with mechanical forms, reclining women in uncomfortable spaces...adapting quite well and thriving. The dirt, greens, and flesh are deflowered, mutated, piled up into a desirable sensory overload.

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Ashtrays to Art Exhibit

19 February - 26 February 2008

On January 1st all bars and restaurants in Chicago went smoke free. In an effort to utilize hundreds of useless ashtrays and raise money for a local charity, The Architrouve and chef/owner Susan Goss of West Town Tavern collected ashtrays from local businesses to be used in this innovative art exhibition, "Ashtrays to Art." . Chicago artists have created signature works of art using these donated ashtrays. The results is a one-of-a-kind exhibition at The Architrouve.

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