What's NEXT After the MFA?

I will be on a panel in the Next Art Fair’s Talk Shop:
New Insight Public Program
After the MFA

This Friday, April 30, 2010
1 – 2pm
NEXT Talk Shop, 7th floor
Merchandise Mart
222 Merchandise Mart Plaza, Chicago, IL


Rising artists will discuss the MFA and how it has shaped their practice, career and outlook on the art world in a town hall style discussion with students exhibiting in the New Insight exhibition.

With
Pamela Fraser, Moderator
Curtis Mann, Scott Reeder and Erik Wenzel, Panelists

These days I work exclusively in the medium of panel discussions.

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Information Exposition

“Join us to amplify micro-movements and nowtopian ideas!”

As part of VERS10N’s NFO XPO I will be participating on the panel: Art Criticism Roundtable

This Sunday, April 25, 2010
2:30 – 4pm
Benton House / 3052 S Gratten Ave, Chicago, IL
Admission for the NFO XPO is $7 adults / free for youth

With
Stephanie Burke thegallerycrawlandsomuchmore
Jeriah Hildwine Art Talk Chicago
Damien James Bad at Sports
Laurie Rojas Platypus Review
Steve Ruiz Chicago Art Review
Erik Wenzel ArtSlant

Relevant links: Chicago Art Criticism • Bert Stabler

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Fire in the Sky

This is a nice piece of video worth watching as an interested viewer.

Artist Visiting

As part of a monthly visiting artist program at, I am giving a giving a talk this Thursday (April 8) at Harold Washington College followed by a workshop based on a piece by Robert Barry. The public is welcome to either or both parts.

Harold Washington College
30 East Lake Street
Chicago, IL

Thursday, April 08, 2010
Lecture: 11am – 12 Noon, Room 1115, 11th floor
Workshop: 12:30 – 3 pm, Room 829, 8th floor


Erik Wenzel • Steppingfilter • 2010 • digital photograph • courtesy of the artist

Erik Wenzel received his MFA from the University of Chicago in 2009 and his BFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2003. He is a Teaching Fellow in the University of Chicago’s Department of Visual Arts. Wenzel’s recent exhibitions include: “[RE]-VIEW” curated by Maggie Taft and “Warm For Your Formalism”, both at DOVA temporary in Hyde Park; and “Belief in Doubt in Painting” at 65GRAND in Chicago. Wenzel writes about art and culture for ArtSlant and has maintained Art or Idiocy?, an art & culture blog, since 2004. Wenzel is currently editing and contributing to “Internal Necessity: a reader tracing the inner logics of the contemporary art field”, a book based on the Sommerakademie 2009 residency held this past August at the Zentrum Paul Klee in Bern, Switzerland.

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