The Cornerstore spoke with <a href="http://moniquemeloche.com">Monique Meloche</a> about The Monique Meloche Gallery and the practices they plan to continue post-pandemic; the strength of the contemporary art market; and much more.



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<figure class="wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex"><ul class="blocks-gallery-grid"><li class="blocks-gallery-item"><figure><img width="2500" height="1668" loading="lazy" src="https://wgnradio.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/02/Ben-Murray.jpg?w=900" alt="" data-id="732572" data-full-url="https://wgnradio.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/02/Ben-Murray.jpg" data-link="https://wgnradio.com/?attachment_id=732572" class="wp-image-732572" srcset="https://wgnradio.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/02/Ben-Murray.jpg 2500w, https://wgnradio.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/02/Ben-Murray.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://wgnradio.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/02/Ben-Murray.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://wgnradio.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/02/Ben-Murray.jpg?resize=1079,720 1079w, https://wgnradio.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/02/Ben-Murray.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w, https://wgnradio.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/02/Ben-Murray.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w, https://wgnradio.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/02/Ben-Murray.jpg?resize=50,33 50w, https://wgnradio.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/02/Ben-Murray.jpg?resize=876,584 876w" /><figcaption class="blocks-gallery-item__caption">Installation view, Ben Murray: If I Needed You, January 9 &#8211; February 13, 2021, Monique Meloche Gallery, Chicago. Photo: Robert Chase Heishman.</figcaption></figure></li><li class="blocks-gallery-item"><figure><img width="4000" height="2656" loading="lazy" src="https://wgnradio.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/02/Ebony-G.-Patterson.jpg?w=900" alt="" data-id="732573" data-full-url="https://wgnradio.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/02/Ebony-G.-Patterson.jpg" data-link="https://wgnradio.com/?attachment_id=732573" class="wp-image-732573" srcset="https://wgnradio.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/02/Ebony-G.-Patterson.jpg 4000w, https://wgnradio.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/02/Ebony-G.-Patterson.jpg?resize=300,199 300w, https://wgnradio.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/02/Ebony-G.-Patterson.jpg?resize=768,510 768w, https://wgnradio.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/02/Ebony-G.-Patterson.jpg?resize=1084,720 1084w, https://wgnradio.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/02/Ebony-G.-Patterson.jpg?resize=1536,1020 1536w, https://wgnradio.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/02/Ebony-G.-Patterson.jpg?resize=2048,1360 2048w, https://wgnradio.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/02/Ebony-G.-Patterson.jpg?resize=50,33 50w, https://wgnradio.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/02/Ebony-G.-Patterson.jpg?resize=876,581 876w" /><figcaption class="blocks-gallery-item__caption">Installation view, Ebony G. Patterson:&nbsp;…for those who bear/bare witness…November 15, 2018 &#8211; January 12, 2019, Monique Meloche Gallery, Chicago. Photo: Robert Chase Heishman.</figcaption></figure></li><li class="blocks-gallery-item"><figure><img width="1950" height="1300" loading="lazy" src="https://wgnradio.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/02/Maia-Cruz-Pelileo.jpg?w=900" alt="" data-id="732574" data-full-url="https://wgnradio.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/02/Maia-Cruz-Pelileo.jpg" data-link="https://wgnradio.com/?attachment_id=732574" class="wp-image-732574" srcset="https://wgnradio.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/02/Maia-Cruz-Pelileo.jpg 1950w, https://wgnradio.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/02/Maia-Cruz-Pelileo.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://wgnradio.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/02/Maia-Cruz-Pelileo.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://wgnradio.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/02/Maia-Cruz-Pelileo.jpg?resize=1080,720 1080w, https://wgnradio.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/02/Maia-Cruz-Pelileo.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https://wgnradio.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/02/Maia-Cruz-Pelileo.jpg?resize=50,33 50w, https://wgnradio.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/02/Maia-Cruz-Pelileo.jpg?resize=876,584 876w" /><figcaption class="blocks-gallery-item__caption">Installation view, Maia Cruz Palileo:&nbsp;All The While I Thought You Had Received This, February 2 &#8211; March 30, 2019, Monique Meloche Gallery, Chicago. Photo: Robert Chase Heishman.</figcaption></figure></li></ul></figure>

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