Never a Lovely So Real digital publication celebrates and expands upon the Art Institute of Chicago’s 2018 exhibition Never a Lovely So Real: Photography and Film in Chicago, 1950–1980, which presented the work of practitioners across the city who vividly captured the unique character and spirit of their communities, documenting Chicago’s cultural, political, and social transformations in the later part of the twentieth century. The publication features essays by curators and art historians Michal Raz-Russo, Grace Deveney, and Romi Crawford; artist Tonika Johnson; arts leader and writer Tempestt Hazel; and author and journalist Natalie Moore. Additionally, the publication includes Raz-Russo’s interviews and conversations with several artists represented in the exhibition.
Never a Lovely So Real digital publication celebrates and expands upon, the 2018 exhibition Never a Lovely So Real: Photography and Film in Chicago, 1950–1980, which presented the work of practitioners across the city who vividly captured the unique character and spirit of their communities and documented Chicago’s cultural, political, and social transformations in the later part of the twentieth century. The multi-author publication features the voices of curators, academics, artists and arts leaders, and a noted Chicago author and journalist.
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An initiative of the Terra Foundation for American Art in partnership with artists and organizations across the city, Art Design Chicago is a series of events and exhibitions that highlight the city’s artistic heritage and creative communities.
