To the editor:
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Is the Reader trying to reinforce the notion of Chicago as a “second city” in the art world? I’ve noticed a disturbing trend in front-page articles (in the Culture Club section) on the Chicago visual-arts scene. There has been an unbalanced focus on galleries closing and galleries and artists moving to New York City. I’m noting the article on Tough Gallery [February 26], an earlier article on Wesley Kimler [January 22], and some months back an article reporting on the possible move of Ten in One [June 12]. I realize that the closing of galleries and the moving of galleries and artists to NYC is a fact of life that warrants our attention, but why not also focus some attention on the arts institutions, critics, galleries, and artists that are staying in Chicago and investing in the community?
Cindy Loehr
