Art Gallery Owner Shane Campbell’s Favorite Things

HOME WORKS: The owner of several self-titled galleries and former Art Institute instructor on the Leica M9-P camera, Maison Martin Margiela tennis shoes, and more

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AIR GUITAR BY DAVE HICKEY ($20, by special order at Quimby’s Bookstore, 1854 W. North Ave.)
“One of my favorite art books. Hickey is the most insightful critic of American art and culture.”

MARK GROTJAHN LIMITED-EDITION SKULL RING
“Grotjahn made a total of ten based on a ring he wears. With him, my wife added the diamond eyes, using earrings she wore as a little girl.”

RANDALL MADE WOODSMAN KNIFE ($405, randallknives.com)
“With a four-year lead time for each handmade knife, it is the ultimate in delayed gratification.”

VENEER MAGAZINE ($500 an issue, veneermagazine.com)
“This annual publication embraces the craft of analog printing and binding. There’s a care for production that trumps the actual contents.”

JOLIDA JD 202A STEREO TUBE AMPLIFIER ($950 for similar model, Music Direct, 318 N. Laflin St.)
“It brings warmth to even the coldest minimal electronic tracks.”

Photography: (knife) courtesy of vendor; (all others) Anna Knott

This article appears in the October 2012 issue of Chicago magazine.

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