Claudia Wieser, “Untitled,” 2020, Wallpaper/Photo: the artist and Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York and Aspen
1 Intersect Chicago (online) SOFA Chicago becomes Intersect: a virtual art fair that spans media—glass, ceramics, wood, fiber, jewelry, metal, sculpture. November 6-12
2 Claudia Wieser: Generations (Smart Museum of Art) Ceramics, sculptures and site-specific wallpapers informed by art history, design, architecture and pop culture. Through December 13
3 Balkrishna Doshi: Architecture for the People (Wrightwood 659) Sixty years of practice shown in work by the first Indian architect to receive the Pritzker Prize. Through December 12
4 Luftwerk & Normal: Color Code (Elmhurst Art Museum) Visualizing SOS, the international distress signal, as colored flags instead of Morse code. Through November 3
5 A Space Problem: Organized by David Salkin (Elmhurst Art Museum) Mid-century furnishings and design objects coexist with work by local artists and architects. Through November 15
Greek-born Vasia Rigou is a seasoned journalist, editor and multimedia content producer largely on the subjects of visual art, culture, architecture and design. She currently serves as an Editor at Newcity, Chicago’s leading culture publication, as Writer and Copy Editor at the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) HQ, and regularly contributes to international architecture and design magazines OnOffice and ICON. She has experience creating content for brands and building conference speeches and influential TEDx talks. Simply put: she’s fascinated by finding out the great stories behind the people, places and objects that surround us, and by sharing those stories with the world. When she’s not writing about art or looking at art—wine in hand—she makes lists for pretty much everything, drinks immense amounts of coffee and takes cross-country road trips every chance she gets.
