The Merchandise Mart has pulled the plug on the latest incarnation of Art Chicago, ending the three-decade run of what was once considered one of the world's most important art exhibitions.

Exit Art, the New York alternative art space, which previously announced plans to close after the death of its cofounder Jeanette Ingberman, will mount its final exhibition on March 23. 

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  • Theo Konrad Auer

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    A contributor to Oakbook, Theo Konrad Auer also holds the the odd honor of being been published in two different publications whose titles have something to with fecal matter: FecalFace.com and the sadly defunct local poetry magazine ASSPANTS. A born and raised Oaklander, Auer has been involved in the local arts community in one way or another, mostly writing about it, since high school. In college, he ran an acclaimed live poetry series with poet and black panther Lee Williams at a space which is now occupied by Dwayne Wiggins' Java House. Nowadays, he writes poetry and covers the local art community on the web and in magazines, including in Juxtapoz, Hi Fructose Magazine and SWEETART Magazine.

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