Living By Example
February 8, 2012
Playas Ball (nr 40: Sy), 2011
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@ Northeastern Illinois University Fine Arts Center 550 N St. Louise Chicago IL 60625
Opening Friday, February 17th, from 6PM – 9PM. On view through Friday, March 16th
Living By Example is an exhibition focusing on the continued rise and growing popularity of Chicago-based artist-run “apartment exhibitions.” For this exhibition Edra Soto and Dan Sullivan are creating a structure within the confines of a traditional gallery space. The Franklin, the name given to the structure, is being built in the form of a modern shed which, once the exhibition is complete, will reside in the backyard of Soto and Sullivan’s home and will act as their version of the common “apartment exhibition” space.
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The exhibition featured in The Franklin will consist of work from Soto and Sullivan’s private collection. Artists included in the exhibition are Jeroen Nelemans, Ryan Richey, Ryan Travis Christian, Molly Zuckerman-Hartung, Deborah Boardman, Dana Carter, Kirsten Leenaars, Zachary Cahill, Ann Toebbe, Melissa Oresky, Alberto Alguilar, Corinne Halbert, Meg Duguid, Heidi Norton, Paul Nudd, Maria Gaspar, Mindy Rose-Schwartz, Eric Brown, Catie Olsen, and Michael Rea. The exhibition will open on Tuesday February 14th and run through Friday March 16th.
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There will be a reception for the artists on Friday February 17th from 6-9pm. On Thursday February 23rd at 3pm Catie Olsen and Erik Brown will give a talk entitled Domestic Spaces and Alternative Venues followed by a discussion of artists as collectors by Edra Soto and Dan Sullivan. All events take place in the gallery and are free and open to the public.
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Cutlery and the Technology of Oneness
February 8, 2012
Home Knowledge Spectacular
February 8, 2012
Ways to Wayfinding, 2012
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Home Knowledge Spectacular
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February 4- March 21, 2012
Opening Reception February 4, 2012 7-9pm
North Branch Projects, 3550 W. Lawrence, Chicago, IL
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A three part project curated by Alberto Aguilar and Jorge Lucero that consists of an exhibition, a series of workshops, and a publication with contributions from all the participating artists.
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The publication will simultaneously function as an exhibition catalogue and an artists’ book on and around the project’s subject of “home knowledge”. Home knowledge is defined as learning and understanding that is acquired through an act of personal will. These types of “knowledge(s) can frequently be passed down intergenerationally, attained through self-motivated research means, and developed through amateurish and deskilled practices/ habits.
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Home Knowledge Spectacular brings together artists’ contributions made at a point where the artist’s practice converges with their domestic-manner-of-being. These works take the form of home collections, personal belongings, arrangements, and/or shared-home-knowledge.
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Participating Artists:
Alberto Aguilar
Madeleine Aguilar
Jim Duignan
Kirsten Leenaars
Norman Long
Jorge Lucero
Jimmy Luu
Eric May
Teresa Pankratz
Bryan Saner
Vanessa Smith
Hoyun Son
Edra Soto
Hui-min Tsen
Rafael E. Vera
Sean Ward
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Please see our website for a listing of all workshops including times and dates: www.northbranchprojects.com
