Michael Schmelling: Your Blues Zine

Michael Schmelling: Your Blues 9 x 12 inches 32 pages Designer: James Goggin, Practise ISBN: 978-0-965887-3-8 Publisher: The Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College Chicago This catalog was published in conjunction with the MoCP exhibition Michael Schmelling: Your Blues  (October 16 - December 21, 2014), organized by MoCP Curator and Associate Director Karen Irvine. It features an essay by Tim Kinsella and full color photographs by Michael Schmelling. This exhibition of work by Michael Schmelling explores the musical landscape of the Chicago region as commissioned by the MoCP. The artist has immersed himself headlong into Chicago’s music scene, focusing on the overlooked and off the beaten path, frequenting house party shows and searching out niche and local acts that are not widely known. While photographing at clubs and parties, Schmelling has taken stock of the fluid crossover between music genres in Chicago. Close attention has also been paid to the fans of these var