Closing this Sat. Feb. 26: 360SEE Gallery in Bucktown

(All content, below, by Jordan of 360SEE Gallery. We here at the Pipeline are very sad to see this gallery close, as it's been a regular on our 'pop-in' circuit. Jordan will be missed, along with all of the unique art pieces in his gallery, and, of course, his dog, Homer, who serves as inspiration for this blog.)

For many of you reading this it will come as no surprise to announce that 360SEE is moving from our current location at 1924 N Damen.

I have long been talking about trading 360SEE's storefront for a location where I can better focus my attentions on my personal client relationships, art consulting projects, collaborations with interior designers & architects, and corporate projects.

While I was planning on having a number of months to transition between spaces, the process of exiting our Bucktown location moved very quickly.
360SEE's last day at 1924 N Damen will be Saturday February 26th.

While I search for a new home for 360SEE there will be a seamless transition of services offered, continuing to provide all of your fine art and sustainable design needs.

We will
continue to offer our in-home and onsite consultations that many of you have taken advantage of over the years and maintain our online catalog of fine art, furniture, and design objects.
Our telephone number [ 773.698.6340 ] email [ info@360SEEgallery.com ] remain the same.

In the coming months 360SEE will also be rolling out a new version of our website [ www.360SEEgallery.com ] offering expanded content, new features, and introduce new artists and designers.

Thank you for your enthusiasm, patronage, interest, and support of 360SEE over the last three years.

While 360SEE's first home will always have fond memories this is an exciting time of growth for the gallery.

360SEE looks forward to continue to bring you seminal works of fine art, furniture, and design objects that exists inside the confines of the gallery's sustainable-minded media-choice philosophy.

Please stop in this week to say hi, take a photo of Homer, and see our current collection.

Stay tuned...


EVERYTHING MUST GO! [from 1924 N Damen]

360SEE is not having a clearance sale but we are currently 2 to 3 pieces away from being able to close the door on our storage facility.

In the hopes of not needing to get more storage and making some clients very happy -- we will be quoting unheard of pricing on furniture pieces, large sculpture, and design objects.

Below are a handful of available furniture pieces with more online here.
Stop in, email, or call for quotes!

360SEE to Celebrate Anniversary

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So, Jordan, what was this guy in for?

The work of Chris Crites is now showing at 360SEE at 1924 N. Damen.

So many criminals painstakingly documented and painted onto brown paper bags, so little time!

There's a lot of cool portraits on the wall, from unknown near anonymous faces of a bygone era to today's familiar white collar crooks like Tony Rezko and former Illinois governor George Ryan, both sold. Gotta love little red dots. And cool exhibits like this one.

"Iron Pastorals," opens Fri. Nov. 6th at 360SEE

Iron Pastorals new paintings by Curtis Frillmann

with functional art pieces by Jesse Hooker

11.6.09 - 12.15.09

Opening reception with the artists Friday 11.6.09 6-9pm 

Known for his recycled paintings, in this new series of work, Curtis Frillmann employs salvaged sheet metal to create canvases that evoke the memory of Chicago's farmland roots on formed remnants of today's industrialized world.  Frillmann builds up surfaces on formally constructed found metal canvases to reflect the struggle of savage and urbane forces and to illustrate the influence man has over the land.

In Frillmann's words, Iron Pastorals  simply means, "paintings of rural and natural scenes on discards objects of industry and culture." 

The title of the series of work was inspired by a book of poetry by almost the same name, “The Iron Pastoral” published in 1947 by Chicago poet John Frederick Nims.

Like other writers of the time, Nims observed how Chicago had grown out of the meeting of prairie and lakeshore into a discordant field of buildings and commerce.

Frillmann explains, "By recycling objects, themes and even the title of the show, I express how contemporary images and objects can mingle with traditional forms, just as the modern world today mingles so closely with the natural world.  I confront the idea of what is valuable in our society.  While my work shows an underlying concern for our environment, it also seeks to reveal something beautiful.  Thus, the multidimensionality of materials, overall image, and message reflect my aim to unveil layers of our reality, and to acknowledge the wonder of how things are so much more than they appear."

Furrniture maker and artist Jesse Hooker has created three functional art pieces for exhibition at 360SEE. Eleanor and Eleanor B are a settee and bench beautifully constructed from salvaged antique yellow pine slabs and upholstered with the original back seat and interior from a 1969 Ford Mustang fastback. (Pictured) 

Lola is a coffee table inspired by the book "Lolita" by Vladamir Nabakov.  The piece is also made from salvaged antique yellow pine and incorporates letterpress inlay from the first line of the novel and has a hidden drawer lined with an original photograph.

Note: This is a cut n' pasted press release. 360SEE is located at 1924 N. Damen.  

Inside 360See