90th Exhibition of Visual Artist Members at The Arts Club of Chicago
Feb
10
to Mar 22

90th Exhibition of Visual Artist Members at The Arts Club of Chicago

Join us for this beautiful event featuring artists and members of the Arts Club of Chicago.

Opening Night Reception, February 10th (start time TBC)

We will celebrate the opening of the exhibition on Feb. 10, 2022 with a traditional Members’ Opening Tea, a Public Reception, and an Opening Dinner in honor of all participating artists.

Ken Krimstein will have two pieces on display for the duration of this show.

The Arts Club’s Members Exhibition is a longstanding tradition that brings great pride and prestige to the institution and its membership. Following an exhibition of paintings by John Singer Sargent, the second exhibition ever mounted at The Arts Club was of work by our members in the year of our founding, 1916. Although its structure has changed over the past 105 years, the ethos of the Members Exhibition remains the same: to celebrate and present the artistic activities of our Visual Artist members across a range of media, styles, genres, and forms. Visitors routinely remark that the organization of the exhibition (or, perhaps more accurately, lack of categorical, historical, or thematic organization) liberates the artworks from a prescriptive viewing experience. The organizing force is purely the high standard of work that we are proud to exhibit, hung alphabetically in a nod to the Salon culture upon which the institution was founded.


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Join This Discussion: Drawing It Out: Graphic Novels, Teenagers, And The Holocaust
Feb
8
1:00 PM13:00

Join This Discussion: Drawing It Out: Graphic Novels, Teenagers, And The Holocaust

[Replay link at bottom]

Graphic novels have long been emerging as a way to tell difficult and often traumatic stories. Since the late 1970s, they have also been a medium for telling stories about the Holocaust. From true stories to fictional ones, graphic novels are used to tell all kinds of stories about this time. Recently, authors and illustrators have been turning to stories about teenagers during the Holocaust.

Join the Museum for a program exploring the depiction of teenagers in Holocaust graphic novels. The program will consist of a conversation between David Polonsky, illustrator of Anne Frank’s Diary: The Graphic Adaptation; Ken Krimstein, author of When I Grow Up: The Lost Autobiographies of Six Yiddish Teens, and R.J. Palacio, author of White Bird: A Wonder Story.  The conversation will be moderated by AJ Frost, Newsletter Editor and Staff Writer for the Comics Beat. Time listed is Central Time.

Held virtually via the Musuem of Jewish Heritage. Register here for this event.

Catch the replay on Youtube here.

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Jun
17
3:00 PM15:00

Interview zoom with people from Brazil...

On the occasion of "The Three Escapes of Hannah Arendt" being translated into Portuguese, I am psyched that I'm going to be interviewed on June 17 with some people from Brazil. Here's a link. Maybe we can sell some copies at the Provincentown Portuguese Bakery too!

https://www.sympla.com.br/interview-with-ken-krimstein-a-talk-on-his-graphic-biography-the-three-escapes-of-hannah-arendt__1234125?token=39676c25b035760a8335d6aa10c782e8&fbclid=IwAR1UTgmwF3MtrlVs2ZOCBK0QkMvkcmyftzZWCNqbYYCVsCl0s4dWeaWYsYQ

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May
11
1:00 PM13:00

The Three Escapes of Hannah Arendt With Ken Krimstein and Dave Kelly at Comix Revolution in Evanston

As part of the Evanston Literary Festival, Ken Krimstein, a cartoonist regularly featured in The New Yorker, appears to discuss his new graphic novel, "The Three Escapes of Hannah Arendt". Interviewed by So What? Press publisher Dave Kelly with a book signing to follow. Krimstein’s book is the subject of a current exhibit at the Spertus Institute in Chicago.

Saturday, May 11, 2019

  • 1:00 PM  2:00 PM

  • Comix Revolution606 Davis StreetEvanston, Illinois (map)

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Mar
14
to Aug 18

Art Exhibition at Spertus Institute: The Three Escapes of Hannah Arendt

Step into cartoonist Ken Krimstein’s page-turning graphic biography of Hannah Arendt, one of the greats of twentieth century philosophy. 

Extended through August 18!

“The astounding life of a 20th-century original told by a skillful cartoonist frolicking in long form”—Kirkus (Starred Review)

“Depicts Arendt in a way no other book has—makes us feel the passion of her thinking”—The Forward

“Remarkable”—The Chicago Reader

See original illustrations, sketches, and artwork from Ken Krimstein's The Three Escapes of Hannah Arendt (Bloomsbury 2018). Eavesdrop on the freewheeling conversations of Jewish intellectual life in pre-WWII Europe, populated with the artists, writers, and thinkers Arendt encounters—including Marc Chagall, Marlene Dietrich, Walter Benjamin, Albert Einstein, and Sigmund Freud. Then explore Krimstein’s portrayal of Arendt’s complicated and courageous choices during some of history’s darkest days.

By unconventionally using graphic non-fiction to illustrate a world of ideas, Krimstein brings urgency to Arendt’s struggle to find meaning. Consistent with the goals of Spertus Institute’s Ground Level Arts Lab, The Three Escapes of Hannah Arendt creatively introduces a key chapter of the Jewish experience and shines a spotlight on its relevance for today.

Ground Level Arts Lab Exhibition Hours 
Sunday 10 am–5 pm 
Monday–Wednesday 9 am–5 pm 
Thursday 9 am–6 pm 
Friday 9 am–3 pm 
Closed Saturdays and Jewish and secular holidays.

Admission is free.

Group Visits
Due to the intimate nature of the Ground Level Arts Lab, we ask that those planning to visit with groups of ten or more fill out a short form to ensure we can accomodate you in the space. While we look forward to you visiting and enjoying the exhibition, notifiying us at least one week in advance is required. GROUP VISIT FORM >

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Oct
4
7:00 PM19:00

New York Launch Event & Roz Chast + Ken Krimstein Discussion

Ken Krimstein's graphic novel The Three Escapes of Hannah Arendt: A Tyranny of Truth will launch officially in bookstores September 25th (in select stores) and until Thursday, September 27th, you can pre-order on Amazon. We hope you will join us at our New York launch event, where Ken will not only chat, draw and sign books, but also chat discuss Hannah Arendt with Roz Chast.

This event if free and we hope to see you there!

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Sep
27
6:30 PM18:30

Chicago Book Launch Event and Donna Seaman Interview

Ken Krimstein's graphic novel The Three Escapes of Hannah Arendt: A Tyranny of Truth will launch officially in bookstores this week (until Thursday you can pre-order on Amazon). We hope you will join us at this event, where Ken will chat, draw and sign books!

Event ticket: $12 (includes access for a second visit to the museum)
https://goo.gl/TaCuWW

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Sep
26
7:00 PM19:00

Anderson's Bookshop Launch Celebration and Signing

Anderson’s Bookshop in Naperville hosts author Ken Krimstein celebrating his new non-fiction title, The Three Escapes of Hannah Arendt. This event is free and open to the public. To join the booksigning line, please purchase the author’s featured book at the Anderson’s Bookshop.

More Details Below:
https://www.andersonsbookshop.com/event/ken-krimstein

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