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ARCHIVAL NEWS & PRESS

2022
.       Chris Larson featured in Star Tribune, 4/28/22
.       Chris Larson interviewed in Bad at Sports, 4/28/22

.       Jovan C. Speller featured in The Eye of Photography

.       Jovan C. Speller featured in Fox 9, 3/21
.       Jovan C. Speller interviewed in Esthetic Lens, 1/29


2021

.       Introducing ENGAGE Projects | Conversation with Jennifer Armetta | Esthetic Lens, 11/13
.       Jean Alexander Frater | Supporting the Substrate | The American Scholar, 11/8
.       Let This Artist Prove That Beauty Can Come From Destruction 
| Jean Alexander Frater LUXE interiors + Design
.       Jovan C. Speller Solo Exhibition, Eulogy, Reviewed in Sixty Inches From Center, 9/22
.       Derrick Woods-Morrow interviewed in Art Papers, 8/25
.       Edra Soto Representation in Newcity, 8/20
.       Iris Bernblum Submissions reviewed in Chicago Artist Writers, 7/12
.       Must-Visit Galleries in Chicago, Illinois, for Art Lovers, 4/27

.       Chicago galleries - Artguide – Artforum International

.       Intentional Attention on Artforum's Chicago Galleries must see list 
.       Jovan C. Speller in conversation with Matthew Fluharty | High Visibility / On Location in Rural America and Indian Country
.       Jovan C. Speller interviewed in Esthetic Lens Magazine, 3/25

.       Already Gone reviewed in New Art Examiner 
.       Representation of Rob Fischer
.       Representation of Jean Alexander Frater and Xie Hongdong
.       Adam Daley Wilson featured in NBC News Center Maine (video), 2/23
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Today in the Culture: Newcity, 2/22

.       Adam Daley Wilson featured in NBC News Center Maine, 2/16
.       Already Gone on Artforum's must-see list | Artforum 
.       Representation of Jovan C. Speller and Adam Daley Wilson

.       On My Shelf With Kelly Wearstler | Collagerie.com - Collagerie
 .      Jovan C. Speller Awarded The Carolyn Glasoe Bailey Foundation Minnesota Art Prize

.       This Week in the Culture in Newcity, 1/20
.       Bringing Minnesota art to Chicago art lovers is this woman's mission in Star Tribune, 1/8
2020
·      Representation of artist Sharon Louden, 12/2
·      Out of Time in Artforum, 11/3
·      Out of Time in Sixty Inches from Center, 10/30
·      Out of Time in NewCity, 11/5
​2019
·      secrets for strangers; portals for passing in Top 5 for Bad at Sports, 10/24
·      Thanks for not breeding in Sixty Inches from Center, 9/1
·      Thanks for not breeding in Top 5 for NewCity, 8/27
·      Díaz Lewis featured in Hyperallergic for performative workshop at ICA LA, 7/17
·      Whit Forrester and Roni Packer highlighted in Chicago Reader, 6/21
·      Jean Alexander Frater reviewed in 52 Critical Painters, 6/16
·      Aspect/Ratio featured in TimeOut Chicago, 5/31
·      Whit Forrester and Desirée Holman, New Age: Strategies for Survival at DePaul Art Museum reviewed in third coast review, 5/11
·      Díaz Lewis 34,000 Pillows highlighted in Hyperallergic, 4/18
·      Sabina Ott & Dana Berman Duff What She Sees When She Shuts Her Eyes reviewed in Bad at Sports, 2/15
·      Sabina Ott & Dana Berman Duff What She Sees When She Shuts Her Eyes reviewed in Visual Art Source, 2/7
·      ​Hương Ngô Reap the Whirlwind reviewed in Fabrik Magazine, 2/1

2018
·      Reap the Whirlwind reviewed in New Art Examiner, 12/18
·      No Tomorrow reviewed in The Chicago Tribune, 11/27
·      No Tomorrow Top 5 in New City, 10/25
·      No Tomorrow part of Bad at Sports Top 5 Weekend Picks, 10/25
·      Reap the Whirlwind reviewed in New City. 10/17
·      Hương Ngô interviewed in Comp Magazine, 10/15
·      Reap the Whirlwind reviewed in F News, 10/10
·      Reap the Whirlwind reviewed in Art Agenda, 10/05
·      Díaz Lewis interviewed in Triad City Beat, 9/27 
·      GOLD reviewed in The Chicago Tribune, 7/20 
·      Sabina Ott remembered in The Star Tribune, 7/12
·      Sabina Ott remembered in Artforum, 7/4
·      Vampire's Kiss reviewed in New City, 7/1
·      Sabina Ott remembered in New City, 6/29
·      Sabina Ott remembered in Hyperallergic, 6/28  
·      Sabina Ott remembered in The Chicago Tribune, 6/26 
·      Díaz Lewis profiled in National Parks Conservation Association Harsh is Truth, 6/22
·      Aspect/Ratio is part of Must-Visit Art Galleries in Culture Trip, 5/9
·      Einat Amir highlighted in Verve Magazine NGV Triennial, 4/9
·      Díaz Lewis highlighted in Non Profit Quarterly How Nonprofits Advance Causes through The Arts, 3/2
·      Kate Gilmore Morning Rage at Aspect/Ratio reviewed in Visual Art Source, 2/21
·      Kate Gilmore Morning Rage at Aspect/Ratio part of Bad at Sports Top 5 Weekend Picks, 2/21
·      For all intensive purposes highlighted in Daily Lazy, 2/1
·      Guy Ben-Ner's Stealing Beauty highlighted in Financial Times, 1/30
·      For all intensive purposes reviewed in Art & Object, 1/16
·      Einat Amir highlighted in TimeOut Melbourne for NGV Triennial, 1/15
·      For all intensive purposes at Aspect/Ratio part of Bad at Sports Top 5 Weekend Picks, 1/4

2017
·      Einat Amir reviewed in TimeOut Melbourne for NGV Triennial, 12/20
·      Sabina Ott practice covered in LA Review of Books by Chris Kraus, 12/19
·      Einat Amir reviewed in Art & Object for NGV Triennial, 12/16
·      Alejandro Figueredo Díaz-Perera reviewed in Chicago Tribune, 11/9
·      Alejandro Figueredo Díaz-Perera in Bad at Sports Top 5 Weekend Picks, 11/3
·      Alejandro Figueredo Díaz-Perera highlighted in Long Beach Post, 9/23
·      Alejandro Figueredo Díaz-Perera highlighted in Farber Foundation Cuban Art News, 9/21
·      Aspect/Ratio in Chicago Architecture Biennial part of Bad at Sports Top 5 Weekend Picks, 9/14
·      Alejandro Figueredo Díaz-Perera highlighted in Curator Love, 9/14
·      Jefferson Godard highlighted part of Visual Vanguard Art 50 in New City, 9/1
·      Sabina Ott interviewed in Chicago Gallery News, 8/30
·      Iris Bernblum profiled in Rainbowed, 5/31
·      Díaz Lewis highlighted in Writing on Performance, 6/14
·      Iris Bernblum in Bad at Sports Top 5 Weekend Picks, 5/5
·      James Murray hightlighted in Blouin Artinfo, 4/5
·      Díaz Lewis reviewed in Hyperallergic for Making Plans at Human Resources, Los Angeles, 3/23
·      James Murray in Mutual Art Top 10 Shows Internationally, 3/16
·      James Murray in Bad at Sports Top 5 Weekend Picks, 3/16
·      Orr Menirom reviewed in Metropolism Magazine, Maastricht, the Netherlands 3/10
·      Einat Amir highlighted in TimeOut Melbourne for NGV Triennial, 2/27
·      En Face hightlighted in Blouin Artinfo, 2/18
·      Einat Amir will be participating in the inaugural  NGV Triennial in Melbourne, 2/15
·      En Face is reviewed in Visual Art Source, 2/3
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2016
·      Iris Bernblum, Alejandro Figuredo Díaz-Perera and Sabina Ott all highlighted in TOP 5 New City, 12/15
·      Desirée Holman interviewed in SFAQ, 12/12
·      Díaz Lewis reviewed in Frieze for 34,000 Pillows at Home Land Security, 10/24
·      Casilda Sánchez reviewed in Sixty Inches From Center for The Temptation of Falling at Aspect/Ratio, 10/21
·      Sabina Ott and Diaz Lewis at EXPO are highlighted by Franck Mercurio in Chicago Gallery News, 9/24
·      Diaz Lewis is interviewed by WQED Radio San Francisco, 9/13
·      Bryan Zanisnik exhibition at Socrates Sculpture Park highlighted in Hyperallergic, 9/6
·      Bryan Zanisnik highlighted in New York Magazine's Approval Matirx, 9/5
·      Sabina Ott's because the mountains were so high at EXPO Projects in Artnews, 8/23
·      Nick Albertson reviewed in New City for Unrolled at Aspect/Ratio, 6/29
·      Diaz Lewis is hightlighted in The New York Times for For-Site's Home Land Security, 6/23
·      Orr Menirom reviewed in Haaretz for at Herzliya Artists Residency, 6/21
·      Einat Amir receives ARTIS grant for MAXXI Rome exhibition, 6/17
·      Einat Amir awarded LIAEP grant for upcoming Bemis Artist Residency, 6/17
.      Xie Hongdong in Hammer Museum Blog, Telescope: China | Xie Hongdong | Hammer Museum, 5/24
·      
Iris Bernblum profiled in New City Let the Performance Begin, 5/24
·      Sabina Ott reviewed in New City for always repeating is all of living at Aspect/Ratio, 5/10
·      Sabina Ott reviewed in The Chicago Tribune for who cares for the sky? at Hyde Park Art Center, 4/21
·      Sabina Ott interviewed in ARTFORUM 500 words for who cares for the sky? at Hyde Park Art Center, 4/1
·      Alejandro Figueredo Diaz-Perera reviewed in ARTFORUM Critics' Picks for Present Standard at The Chicago Cultural Center, 3/14
·      Sabina Ott profiled in New City by S. Nicole Lane, 3/14
·      Sabina Ott reviewed in Crain's for who cares for the sky? at Hyde Park Art Center, 3/10
·      Bryan Zanisinik reviewed in Hyperallergic for Philip Roth Presidential Library at Locust Projects, 3/08
·      Michal Samama reviewed in Art in America for On-Holding at Aspect/Ratio, 2/29
·      Michal Samama reviewed in Culturebot for On-Holding at Aspect/Ratio, 2/25
·      Sabina Ott reviewed in third coast review (3CR) for who cares for the sky? at Hyde Park Art Center, 2/25
·      Bryan Zanisnik reviewed in The Miami Herald for Philip Rorth Presidential Library at Locust Projects, 2/19
·      Bryan Zanisnik reviewed in Miami New Times for Philip Roth Presidential Library at Locust Projects, 2/18
·      Sabina Ott in Chicago Magazine's Go: Art and Design Galleries, 2/1
·      Alejandro Figueredo Diaz-Perera in Top 10 TimeOut for January, 1/4
·      Alejandro Figueredo Diaz-Perera highlighted on The Creators Project for 2015, 1/1


2015
·      Sabina Ott featured as Chicagoan of the Year in Art by Lori Waxman, 12/23
·      Aspect/Ratio Top 5 shows in 2015 with Jillian Mayer by Elliot Reichert in New City, 12/16
·      Glen Fogel reviewed in Artforum Critics' Pick at JTT Gallery, 12/12
·      Bryan Zanisnik hightlighted in New Republic, 11/13
·      Chelsea Knight interviewed in Studio International, 11/09
·      Bryan Zanisnik interviewed in Artnet, 11/11
·      Aspect/Ratio in Louis Vuitton City Guide, 11/05
·      Einat Amir in Third Text's Restrictions Apply by Shirly Bahar, 11/04
·      Diaz Lewis Top 5 in Chicago Magazine, 10/09
·      Einat Amir Top Shows in London by TimeOut London, 10/08
·      Einat Amir highlighted in The Times London for TRIAD performance and exhibition, 10/08
·      Guy Ben-Ner reviewed in The Washington Post at The Warrington Contemporary Art Center, 10/08
·      Bryan Zanisnik interviewed by Jan Castro in Sculpture Magazine, 10/07
·      Christine Sun Kim and Fall to Earth collaborator Chelsea Knight in Artnews, 9/28
·      Aspect/Ratio in Artforum ;  Artslant ;  Huffington Post ;  Chicago Gallery News  ;  Chicago Reader  9/18-24
·      Artforum reports on Black Cube inaugural artist fellow Desirée Holman, 9/22
·      Einat Amir in Art Agenda for her upcoming solo show at TRIAD, 9/16
·      Desirée Holman and Bryan Zanisnik at EXPO Chicago highlighted in Mutual Art, 9/15
·      Desirée Holman interviewed in Daily Serving, 9/14
·      Bryan Zanisnik upcoming solo show at Locust Projects highlighted in The Miami Herald, 9/09
·      Chelsea Knight and Martine Syms hightlighted in The Observer, 9/06
·      Chelsea Knight Fall to Earth Top 10 Shows in Chicago Magazine, 8/31
·      Sabina Ott and Terrain Exhibitions reviewed in The Chicago Tribune, 8/27
·      Bryan Zanisnik part of the Queens Museum Studio Artist Program, 8/14
·      Alejandro Figueredo Díaz-Perera profiled in New City, 8/03
·      Nick Albertson interviewed in Adhoc, 7/28
·      Aspect/Ratio in The Definitive Chicago Art Gallery Guide in Complex, 6/22
·      Uncommon Commonalities in Mutual Art Top 10 Opening Picks, 7/17
·      Uncommon Commonalities in Bad at Sports Top 5 Weekend Picks, 7/17
·      Jillian Mayer in Touchers reviewed in Hyperallergic, 7/02
·      Bryan Zanisnik in ArtFCity: Return to the Real? A survey of the Analog in Photography, 6/24
·      Jillian Mayer in Touchers reviewed in Daily Serving, 6/21
·      Jillian Mayer in Touchers reviewed in NewCity, 6/16
·      Chelsea Knight in The Great Ephemeral at The New Museum reviewed in The New Yorker, 6/15
·      Aspect/Ratio named TOP 10 Galleries by VAM Studios, 6/08
·      Jillian Mayer in Bad at Sports Top 5 Weekend Picks, 5/05
·      Einat Amir interviewed by Nicola Trezzi in White Fungus, 5/03
·      Nick Albertson interviewed in Wavepool, 4/07
·      Bryan Zanisnik in Office Paintings at 1646 Den Haag in NCR (review in Netherlands), 3/26
·      Chelsea Knight in Frames of War at Momenta Art in Hyperallergic, 3/20
·      Chelsea Knight in 4 live performances at the New Museum, Fall to Earth, Chapters 2-5:  3/28, 4/18, 6/7, 6/20
·      Marco G Ferrari in Bad at Sports Top 5 Weekend Picks, 3/13
·      Desirée Holman in Sophont reviewed in Artforum Critics' Picks, 2/18
·      Chelsea Knight in Searching for a Character at ltd los angeles in Hyperallergic, 2/9
·      Desirée Holman in Bad at Sports Top 5 Weekend Picks 1/29
·      Orr Menirom in Limited Speech Holds Endless Misunderstandings reviewed in New City, 1/17
·      Chelsea Knight Searching for a Character at ltd los angeles in LA Weekly, 1/16
·      Orr Menirom reviewed in Visual Art Source, 1/10

2014
·      Bryan Zanisnik in second ART21 New York Close Up
·      Glen Fogel in 7 Years Later on Artforum Video, 12/03
·      Guy Ben-Ner in Maurizio Cattelan's Shit and Die reviewed in Metropolis, 12/02
·      Chelsea Knight in Posse Comitatus with Mark Tribe previewed in Arts Agenda, 11/21
·      Bryan Zanisnik in Crossing Brooklyn reviewed in The Wall Street Journal, 11/07
·      Bryan Zanisnik in The Passenger reviewed in Bad at Sports, 10/14
·      Bryan Zanisnik in The Passenger reviewed in Art F City Beyond Chicago EXPO, 9/17
·      Bryan Zanisnik in The Passenger reviewed in NewCity, 9/15
·      Bryan Zanisnik in The Ultimate Survival Guide in Chicago Magazine, 9/03
·      Bryan Zanisnik in 29 Artists You Need To Know by Refinery29, 7/23
·      Susan Giles and Jeroen Nelemans in Dis/placement reviewed in NewCity, 7/02
·      Bryan Zanisnik in Food and Wine, 7/02
·      Bryan Zanisnik "ArtRx LA" in Hyperallergic, 7/02
·      Bryan Zanisnik interviewed in BOMB Magazine, 5/21
·      Guy Ben-Ner is included in Manifesta 10, 3/25
·      Bryan Zanisnik at Smack/Mellon recommended by Art F City, 3/10
·      Nick Albertson in Visual Art Source, 2/14
·      Nick Albertson in Chicago Art World, 2/11
·      Aspect/Ratio highlighted with The Art Institute of Chicago in Travel + Leisure, 02/01
·      Gilad Ratman in Interior Design, 1/01 (Image courtesy of InteriorDesign.net)
·      Nick Albertson & Jefferson Godard in CS Interiors, 1/01 
·      Dutch Don't Dance in Chicago Art World, 01/05

2013
·      Aspect/Ratio in Top 5 Chicago Shows of 2013 in Hyperallergic, 12/12
·      Aspect/Ratio in Top 5 Weekend Picks in Bad At Sports, 12/01 
·      Casilda Sanchez in Best of 2013 ArtForum, 12/01
·      Martin Murphy at Bank in Shanghai, 12/01
·      Casilda Sánchez in Best of 2013 Artforum, 12/01 
·      Casilda Sánchez in Facets, 10/2013
·      Nick Alberston in IMA Living With Photography, 09/01 
·      Nick Albertson in The Huffington Post, 8/13
·      Aspect/Ratio named Best New Art Gallery in Chicago by Chicago Magazine, 7/01
·      Daniel Bennett reviewed in Visual Artist Resource, 06/01
·      Gilad Ratman highlighted in W Magazine for Venice Biennale, 5/01 
·      Gilad Ratman reviewed in The Financial Times for the Venice Biennale, 05/01
·      Chelsea Knight interviewed in BOMB Magazine for The Breath We Took,  5/16
·      Bryan Zanisnik reviewed in Burn Away for The Hagedorn Foundation Gallery,  5/16
·      Chelsea Knight reviewed in Hyperallergic for The Breath We Took, 5/14
·      Chelsea Knight reviewed in Newcity for The Breath We Took,  5/07
·      Guy Ben-Ner interviewed in ArtSlant, 4/01
·      Guy Ben-Ner reviewed in ArtFCity, 4/25
·      Guy Ben-Ner reviewed in Hyperallergic, 4/08
·      Guy Ben-Ner reviewed in The Chicago Tribune, 4/04
·      Nick Albertson in Hyperallergic, 3/14
·      Bryan Zanisnik reviewed in Modern Painters, 3/01
·      ​Xavier Cha highlighted in Top 5 Weekend Pick on Bad at Sports, 2/08

2012
·      Aspect/Ratio named one of the Best 5 New Galleries of 2012 in New City, 12/20
·      Gilad Ratman reviewed in ArtForum, 10/12
·      Gilad Ratman reviewed in Time Out Chicago, 10/01
·      Chelsea Knight reviewed in Art in America for St. Louis Art Museum solo exhibition, 09/01
·      Casilda Sanchez in Time Out Chicago, 08/01
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