Artists Run Chicago
Posted May 8, 2009 by jmacphee in Events
A bunch of artist-run spaces and projects multiple Justseeders have connections to are part of this exhibition opening up on Sunday in Chicago:
Artists Run Chicago
May 10 – July 5, 2009, Gallery 1
Hyde Park Art Center
5020 S. Cornell Avenue
Chicago, IL 60615
Opening: Sunday, May 10
3-5pm, FREE
Featuring 1/Quarterly, 65GRAND, Alogon, Antena, artLedge, Butchershop, Co-Prosperity Sphere, devening projects + editions, Deluxe Projects, Dogmatic, Fraction Workspace, Fucking Good Art (FGA), Green Lantern, He Said-She Said, HungryMan, joymore, Julius Caesar, Law Office, LiveBox, Margin Gallery, Medicine Cabinet/Second Bedroom Project Space, mini dutch, Modest Contemporary Art Projects, NFA Space, Normal Projects, Old Gold, Polvo, Roots & Culture, Scott Projects, Standard, Suitable, Swimming Pool Projects, Teti, The Suburban, and VONZWECK.
With special contributions by Imperfect Articles, INCUBATE, Mess Hall, Seven Three Split, and ThreeWalls.
Artists Run Chicago is an exhibition showcasing the energy and audacity of some of the most noteworthy artist-run spaces that have influenced the Chicago contemporary art scene over the past decade. Chicago has long been known for cultivating a strong entrepreneurial/Do-It-Yourself spirit in business and the arts. The participating artist-run venues have transformed storefronts, sheds, apartments, lofts, industrial warehouses, garages and roving spaces into contemporary art galleries testing the notion of “exhibition” while complicating the definition of art. Coinciding with the Hyde Park Art Center’s 70th anniversary, Artists Run Chicago reconnects the Art Center to its beginnings as an artist-run space by showcasing spaces that continue the legacy.
The participating artist-run venues have transformed storefronts, sheds, apartments, lofts, industrial spaces, garages and roving spaces into contemporary art galleries testing the notion of exhibition while complicating the definition of art.
Artists Run Chicago draws attention to those outstanding spaces that continue to reinvent the artists’ molds that are unique to Chicago. In particular, these artist-run spaces allow artists a platform for creating new work without restrictions while offering an extension of the artist’s studio practice. The network of artists exhibited in the space often end up working collaboratively as a support system, which informs the way each individual artist approaches his/her future work. The shows they produce can be interpreted as art projects rather than solely commercial endeavors. Typically, these spaces exist for several years and then disband. However, to call these spaces a failure is to miss the fertile ground they create for artists to experiment, show their work, and build a strong connection with other artists, writers, and curators that eventually help advance their career.
Artists Run Chicago will include installations, performances, video, art objects and ephemera provided by artist-run galleries both currently in operation and those dearly departed. The artworks range from an evolving participatory painting and a gallow sculpture inspired by the Cook County Gallows to a kimchi-making demonstration and competitive ping-pong tournament on an artist-designed table. This exhibition is curated by Britton Bertran and Allison Peters Quinn with assistance from Jacob C. Hammes and Francesca Wilmott.
A program of events related to the exhibition will coincide with the Hyde Park Art Center’s 70 days for 70 years programming series commemorating the Center’s anniversary. Activities will range from bike tours of the artist-run spaces, cookouts, panel discussions, and public performances or reinventions of memorable happenings like an outdoor art event produced by joymore that once took place in an abandoned lot in Humboldt Park. In addition to the exhibition and events, the Center plans to build and house a permanent and public archive documenting Chicago’s past and present artist-run spaces through the gathering of materials for Artists Run Chicago. A publication documenting the exhibition will be produced by Threewalls/Green Lantern Press.
EVENTS:
Events
Please call the Art Center to confirm the event before attending:
Exhibition Reception
Sunday, May 10, 3 – 5pm
Kimchi Demonstration
presented by Roots and Culture
Monday, May 11, 6-7 pm
Eric May will demonstrate the art of making and brining Kimchi, a traditional Korean delicacy in which the fermenting process is as enticing as the finished dish.
Kimchi Pancake Feast
presented by Roots and Culture
Saturday, May 16, 2-4 pm
Enjoy the fruits of our Kimchi labor when the Kimchi will finally be ready for consumption!
West Loop Bike Tour
led by Jacob C. Hammes, Francesca Wilmott and Jeffrey Esser
Saturday, May 23, 11am -6 pm
Explore the wild west side apartment galleries on bike! Part one of the tour will start at the Art Center at 11 am. The art tour will commence at noon at Roots & Culture and will culminate with a barbeque and video art screenings at mini dutch. Bring your bike and bike helmet!
Artist Run Credit League Kickoff
presented by Alogon with InCUBATE
Saturday, May 30, 1-4 pm
Dontate to participate in the Artist-Run Credit League and enjoy delicious food and drink. At the kick off event, a seed fund for the ARCL will be raised by a potluck cookout. Speakers will present several unconventional projects that your donation will go towards. Any artist-run space will have the opportunity to join the league to receive the pot of money.
Cookout and Video Screenings
presented by Suitable
Sunday, May 31, 12-5 pm
Grill-master Derek Fansler will be working the Weber when Suitable Gallery presents an afternoon of film screenings, beer drinking, and an array of sheathed and faux meats. Artists featured in the program include Kirsten Stoltmann, Stan Shellabarger and Dutes Miller, Sarah Conaway, Julia Hechtman, Paul Nudd, Siebren Versteeg, Ben Stone, Marc Schwatzberg, John Neff, Reed Anderson, and Charles Irvin. Happening simultaneously will be a Bean Bag tossing championship provided by NFA Space and a Ping Pong tournament on an artist-designed table presented by Old Gold gallery.
All City Scavenger Hunt Awards Ceremony
Organized by 1/Quarterly
Saturday, June 20, 3-4 pm
Shrill and a Half Block Party
presented by joymore
Saturday, June 20, 4-10 pm
Fryvalry
Saturday,June 27, 5 - 8 pm
Watch Phillip Von Zweck and Kevin Jennings face off in the HPAC’s first ever Fryvalry. The event consists of two deep fat fryers (one vegetarian, one meatetarian) you bring it, we fry it, you eat it.
MANY Events to come…
(also see 70 Days for 70 Years)
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