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        Greg Gossel makes his Chicago debut with "Superficial!"

        Posted by Patrick Hull ·

        We're very excited to have Greg Gossel coming to Chicago for his solo show Superficial! Greg is partnering with 1xRun for a special hand-printed series. 1xRun will be releasing 21 of the edition and we will have 11 of the edition. Contact us if you would like a preview of the edition. The show at our gallery will also feature over 30 new original works on canvas, wood, and paper.

        I have to agree with Greg to his reaction to the work for the show: POW!

        Click here to read the full interview at 1xRun.

        Click here to purchase a work from the hand-painted series Superficial!

         

        My Dog Sighs in Chicago!

        Posted by Patrick Hull ·

        It has been an action-packed week here in Chicago! My Dog Sighs has completed 4 walls, and now getting ready to hit the streets with paste-ups and free art. A very special thanks to everyone that has helped with the walls this week: Pawn Works, JC Rivera, Sentrock, Billy Craven, Galerie F, and Howard Natinsky. And thank you to everyone that has stopped by and photographed the locations: Danny Cantu, Tori Howard, and @drewinchicago. The opening is this Saturday, Sept 6, 6-10pm. The first 25 people get a free gift! Photo attached is from the final wall finished yesterday located on North Avenue on the side of Trencherman. Thanks to Danny Cantu for this great photo! Also, remember, find a can on the street ("can clone") and bring it opening night to be entered to win an original hand-painted can! Follow @mydogsighs on instagram, twitter or facebook for clues.

        XENZ "Cicero" - The Simple Good raffle

        Posted by Patrick Hull ·

        For his debut US solo show, London-based graffiti artist Xenz focused his body of work on the underworld of Chicago, as described in "The Outfit" by Gus Russo. Click here to read the full description of the exhibition. Xenz also wanted to give back to the local Chicago arts scene. While at an antique market in Andersonville, he found a vintage cigar box that had a hole cut in the top to use as a bank. A cigar box... a bank... the underworld... perfect for an Al Capone dollar bill, and for 100% of the proceeds to be given to the Chicago-based non-profit The Simple Good.

             

        The raffle will go through the length of the exhibition. Tickets may be purchased at the gallery, or you may send money through PayPal as a gift, and we will email you your raffle ticket number. Tickets are $5 each, 3 for $10, or 7 for $20. For PayPal entries, send payment to patrick@verticalgallery.com, and include your name, phone number and email address. We will email you a confirmation and ticket numbers.

        Description:

        Xenz
        Cicero, 2014
        Acrylic and 22-carat gold-leaf painted box, with ink on one dollar bill.
        Signed by Xenz

        Winner will be drawn at random on July 26. Winner will be contacted by email, and we will publish the winners name on our blog after they have been contacted. Please contact Patrick at Vertical Gallery if you have any questions.

        Stinkfish in Chicago and NYC

        Posted by Patrick Hull ·

        While Stinkfish spent 3 weeks in Chicago working on his solo show Savage Gaze (on view through May 31, 2014), he also had time to paint a couple murals. On Damen in Ukrainian Village, Pawn Works helped secure this prime location.

        Pawn Works also helped organize a mural for Stinkfish in Pilsen as part of their Art in Public Places initiative. This is located on 16th Street near Halsted.

        After the opening of his exhibition, Stinkfish went to New York City for the first time and definitely put his mark around the city!