Over the next bit o time, I’m going to post about some themes I saw popping up at Artropolis.  Most are NEXT heavy, except this post, which has three artists’ works found in Art Chicago.

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Elizabeth Jaeger BFF, 2009  Throughout the weekend, three ladies would perform around this sculpture.  Wearing tights, jockstraps, black pumps, and nylons tied around them in odd ways, they would strike a pose and gaze off into nowhere for hours at a time.  Here’s a picture.

maryellenmarkMary Ellen MarkHeather and Kelsey Dietrick, 7 years old, Kelsey older by 66 minutes, 2002  from her book, Twins

billdurginBill Durgin:  Nude and Still Life I

checualvala1Chechu Alava painted almost exclusively staring young ladies in multiple: Sisters

checualvala2Chechu Alava: The Romanovs

alexsothAlec Soth: Sandra and Indre, Milan, 2010

langdongravesLangdon Graves, not exactly, 2008