Undergraduate Performance Festival
Saturday, April 20, 7:00 p.m.
SAIC Performance Space
280 S. Columbus Dr.
Featuring work by: Justus Harris, Courtney Mackedanz, and Emily Cruz Nowell
Guest MCs: Mitsu Salmon and Keijaun Thomas
Please mark your calendars and join us for SAIC’s Undergraduate Performance Festival. Admission is free and open to the public.
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Crossing the Palisades is a group exhibition featuring graduating artists from the class of 2013. The exhibition is curated by Vincent Uribe—a member of SAIC Student Government and takes place on the 12th floor of the historic Sullivan Center within the student services area. Placing work throughout the interior that houses the student services offices pushes the paradox of the emerging artist exhibiting in the often more closed off spaces that make up upper level administration. Crossing the Palisades highlights the artists most recent accomplishments while confronting the challenges of entering the “real world” in order to become financially stable, at the same time maintaining the balance of a studio practice. This exhibition runs until May 10th and features the work of
Alli Rooney
Ashlee Mays
Brittni Hessler
Carson Hoerz
Cody Tumblin
Connor Creagan
Ian Miyamura
Isabella Kendrick
Jena-Marie Gardner
Julia Cuddy
Kayl Parker
Liana Jegers
Nina Palomba
Nuri Kim
Sarah Malorie
Stephanie Cristello
Tim Mann
William James Thurman
Zeke Raney
Opening reception April 2nd
4:30-6pm in 1203J
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100 Years of Picasso and Chicago
To the Art Institute community:
The museum is very pleased to be unveiling of our new Wi-Fi
equipped galleries and a free app, available for both Apple and
Android devices, that offers 50 different tours of the museum for
visitors, complete with turn-by-turn navigation through our galleries.
We are the first art museum in the world to be able to offer such
navigational tours on both Apple and Android platforms. Needless to
say, this is a tremendous step forward in making our collections more
accessible and our buildings more navigable.
The app is called “Art Institute of Chicago Tours” and is available for
Apple and Android devices. The software used for the
tours was developed by the Portland, Oregon–based company Meridian,
which, in combination with our new Wi-Fi network, allows us to link
content to an “indoor GPS” system. Visitors who download the app will
be able to tour our galleries by collection (such as African art,
Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, or contemporary art); by theme
(such as children in art, self-portraits, African American artists, or
Chicago artists); or by time (one hour, two hours, full day) or
occasion (family visit, impressing out-of-town guests, or a first
date). The app also offers information on and directions to all
current exhibitions as well as to amenities such as exits, coat
checks, and restrooms.
Wiring the buildings and producing the app on a tight timeframe was no
small feat, and I would like to recognize the team who worked so hard
on this initiative: Gene Adams, Carissa Kowalski Dougherty, Erin
Hogan, Kevin Lint, Lucas Livingston, Gordon Montgomery, Liz Neely, Sam
Quigley, Lauren Schultz, and David Stark.
I encourage you to download and explore the app. If you have comments
or ideas for content, please e-mail them to museum-wifi@artic.edu. And
please join us in celebrating the launch of the app! for more info visit their website
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Take Away: opening reception
Artists | Beth Hetland, Isabella Kendrick, Elliott Mickleburgh, Kayl Parker, Cody Tumblin, and Cameron Welch
LeRoy Neiman Center Gallery, Nov 28–Jan 9, 2012
Opening Reception: Thursday, November 29, 4:00–6:00 p.m.
The SUGs Directors are pleased to presentTake Away, an exhibition featuring a wide variety of work in the form of multiples and editions that visitors are invited to freely interact with, dispense and disperse. Take Away critically challenges how seven artists have interpreted ways we interact with work, as the gallery becomes a site for distribution. Though separate in their respective practices, these artists work together to evoke a spirit of change in the gallery.
Working in between intersections of minimalism and Classical archetypes, Cody Tumblin’s formal investigations have been transformed into malleable offset print stacks, resembling a large mosaic on the floor that invites viewers to rearrange and remove parts of the whole to create another visual composition. The “stack” is an often used trope in the idea of the contemporary take away, but also acts as way to question use, value, and quality. Kayl Parker’s Ranch also participates in this dialogue through a two-part floor and wall piece that posits two idyllic seeming landscapes, as an antecedent to what constitutes a “well-made” photograph. Similarly questioning the value of an artist’s edition are Isabella Kendrick and Elliot Mickelburgh’s collaborative piece that makes clever use of children’s drawing practices – enforced by Kendrick’s signed and numbered genetic clones of a common houseplant.
Perhaps we understand the take away as an invitation to a pocket-sized conversation we hold onto for later, such as in Beth Hetland’s piece. However, the freeness of interaction in this exhibition is not always so clear, the take away not necessarily carefree, or easy. As Cameron Welch’s piece suggests, the take away may not travel outside the gallery, and if it does, it carries its own consequences. Where these Take Away artists intercede has to do with the invariable lifespan of the work – some elements may expire more quickly than others whereby fostering a dialogue between the fixed and the mutable speaks to the state of the gallery at that very moment.
Holiday Art Sale!
SAIC Ballroom, 112 S. Michigan Ave.
Friday, November 16, 11:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 17, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Free admission
Campus Life presents the annual Holiday Art Sale in the historic SAIC Ballroom. This not-to-miss event is a wonderful opportunity for students to show and sell their work, and for the public to purchase a diverse selection of original paintings, sculptures, photography, prints, jewelry, fashion, and more. Do some holiday shopping while supporting up-and-coming artists. Participating students receive the majority of their total sales.
The Craft of Art Criticism: A Workshop for Artists
Chicago Artist Writers welcomes Jason Foumberg for an art writing workshop.
Wednesday, November 7, from 6pm–7:30pm.
In this workshop participants will learn how to:
➢ Invent new metaphors;
➢ Toe the line between experimentation and narcissism;
➢ Find a newsworthy topic that will engage readers;
➢ Embody or disembody art criticism (your choice);
➢ Use a microscope where others use a telescope;
➢ Work with an editor;
➢ and more (or less);
➢ then we eat pizza.
***Participation by RSVP only. Workshop is limited to 20 people maximum. To RSVP, email Sofia Leiby or Jason Lazarus at chicagoartistwriters@gmail.com.***
Bring a pen and paper.
Jason Foumberg is an art critic and editor. He contributes criticism to Frieze, Photograph, Sculpture, Modern Painters, Newcity, and Chicago magazine, and collaborates with artists to publish art projects and writes exhibition catalog essays. Jasonfoumberg.com
Chicago Artist Writers is a web-based platform that asks studio artists and art workers to write traditional and experimental criticism that serves under-represented arts programming in Chicago.www.chicagoartistwriters.com
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Huffington Post Publishes President Walter Massey’s “The Art of Innovation”
On July 19 Huffington Post College published “The Art of Innovation,” an essay by SAIC President Walter E. Massey about the current and potential roles of art and design education in the historically scientific realm of politically supported global innovation. His writing draws from the April keynote address he delivered at the Committee on Institutional Cooperation’s Global University Summit, and asserts—using as example the work of SAIC alumna Emily Pilloton (MFA 2005), as well as a recent New York Timeseditorial by columnist David Brooks—that the interdisciplinary curriculum of SAIC and peer institutions like it effectively support socially responsible individuals so that they might maximize their impact on society.
Departing from his perspective as both a physicist and a “longtime cultural enthusiast,” Massey delivers a history of the scientific paradigm surrounding innovation that dates back to the founding of the National Science Foundation—which Massey directed from 1991 to 1993—and its roots in post World War II America. While he writes that this paradigm has worked and in many ways is still valid, he notes, “a closer examination of the innovative process reveals it is not that simple or straightforward…. We certainly need more scientists, engineers, and mathematicians, but we may have been missing an opportunity by not more effectively engaging in the innovative process one of the most creative groups in our society—artists and designers…. Whether the issue is sustainability, public education, or social justice, artists and designers engage, adapt, reimagine, and continue to move the definition of innovation forward.”
NEW BLOOD VI PROPOSALS
DUE: Monday, September 24, 5:00 p.m.
SAIC’s sixth annual festival of time-based art, takes place November 17 and 18 throughout the Columbus Drive building. For more information, contact this year’s coordinators: Moe Betiks, mbeiti@saic.edu, and Sabri Reed, hreed1@saic.edu.
Download the application form here.
FREE to SAIC Students, faculty
VISITOR INFORMATION
EXPO CHICAGO invites the international art community to experience a new contemporary art event in the autumn of 2012. Showcasing 120 of the top contemporary and modern art galleries from across the globe in Navy Pier’s expansive Festival Hall, EXPO CHICAGO is poised to redefine the Midwest art experience for all. Opening night Vernissage to benefit the Museum of Contemporary Art - Invitation Only.
Fair Dates/Times
Thursday, September 20 - Sunday, September 23
Thursday, 11 am - 7 pm
Friday, 11 am - 7 pm
Saturday, 11 am - 7 pm
Sunday, 12 pm - 6 pm
SAICSG is hosting a logo design contest! Open to all currently enrolled students. The winning logo will be picked as the face of SAICSG for years to come. plus the first place winner will receive a $25 BLICK gift card!
Designs must include “SAICSG” and/or “SAIC Student Government”
email all submissions by SEPTEMBER 21st to STUGOV@SAIC@EDU
2nd and 3rd place runner ups will also receive a special price.
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Visiting Minds. Lasting Influence.
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s (SAIC) Visiting Artists Program (VAP) is pleased to announce the fall 2012 lecture schedule. Join us for one of the city’s leading public forums on the presentation and contemplation of contemporary art, design, and scholarship.
All lectures are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and lectures begin promptly at 6:00 p.m. All seating is first come, first served. Reservations may be accepted for groups of 10 or more made at least two weeks prior to the event. Please contact events@saic.edu or 312.899.5185 for more information.
VISITING ARTISTS PROGRAM FALL 2012 SCHEDULE
Catherine Opie, Kate, 2007, Chromogenic Print, 30 x 40 inches. Courtesy of Regen Projects, Los Angeles
Catherine Opie: William and Stephanie Sick Distinguished Professor
Monday, September 10, 6:00 p.m.
The Art Institute of Chicago, Rubloff Auditorium, 230 S. Columbus Dr.
Since the early 1990s, Catherine Opie’s photography has documented sexual, communal, and cultural identity. Her subject matter is diverse, ranging from portraits of personal relationships and social and lifestyle networks, to cityscapes, still lifes, and landscapes. Opie’s formally rigorous aesthetic and deep investigation of how communities form and are defined bind together a practice that honors the humanity of all her subjects.
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Stephen Burks, Man Made Material Composition (Crown), 2011. Photo: Kevin Kunstadt and Andrew Kenney. Courtesy of Readymade Projects Inc., New YorkStephen Burks
Tuesday, September 25, 6:00 p.m.
The Art Institute of Chicago, Rubloff Auditorium, 230 S. Columbus Dr.
Stephen Burks is one of the most recognized American industrial designers of his generation. His New York studio, Readymade Projects, has been responsible for creative direction and industrial design on retail interiors, events, packaging, consumer products, lighting, furniture, and home accessories. He has developed innovative concepts for renowned international brands and continues his commitment to sustainable design by collaborating with artisans in the developing world to transform raw and recyclable materials into functional products.
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Bitch, the Frontier Issue, #54 (cover). Courtesy of Bitch Media
Andi Zeisler
Wednesday, October 3, 6:00 p.m.
SAIC Columbus Auditorium, 280 S. Columbus Dr.
Andi Zeisler is cofounder and editorial/creative director of Bitch Media, the nonprofit organization best known for publishing Bitch: Feminist Response to Pop Culture. Bitchbegan in 1996 as an all-volunteer ‘zine with a circulation of 300 and is now an internationally distributed quarterly magazine with a circulation of 50,000. Bitch Media, a mission-driven, reader-supported organization, also publishes a thriving website and hosts programming related to feminism, activism, and media literacy.
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Tania Bruguera, Tatlin Whisper # 6(Havana version), 2009, Stage, podium, microphones, one loudspeaker inside and one loudspeaker outside of the building, two persons dressed in a military outfit, white dove, one minute free of censorship per speaker, 200 disposable cameras with flash. ©Tania Bruguera, 2009
Tania Bruguera: Distinguished Alumni Lecture Series
Monday, October 15, 6:00 p.m.
The Art Institute of Chicago, Rubloff Auditorium, 230 S. Columbus Dr.
SAIC alumna Tania Bruguera (MFA 2001) is one of the leading political and performance artists of her generation. Her work researches ways in which art can be applied to everyday political life, creating a public forum to debate ideas shown in a state of contradiction, focusing on the transformation of the “viewer” into one of “citizenry.” Bruguera’s terms “arte de conducta” (conduct/behavior art) and “arte útile” (useful art) define her practice.
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Aaron Koblin, The Sheep Market, 2006.The Sheep Market is a collection of 10,000 sheep created by workers on Amazon’s Mechanical Turk. Workers were paid $.02 (USD) to “draw a sheep facing to the left.” Animations of each sheep’s creation may be viewed atTheSheepMarket.com.
Aaron Koblin
Thursday, October 25, 6:00 p.m.
SAIC Columbus Auditorium, 280 S. Columbus Dr.
Aaron Koblin is an artist and designer specializing in data and digital technologies. His work takes real-world and community-generated data and uses it to reflect on cultural trends and the changing relationship between humans and the systems they create.
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Jean Shin, Everyday Monuments, 2009. Sports trophies, painted cast and sculpted resins, projections. Floor Installation: Dimensions variable, approximately 7.33 ft h x 5 ft w x 45 ft d, Wall Projection: 9.33 ft h x 42 ft w. Commissioned by the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C. for the exhibition, Jean Shin: Common Threads. Courtesy of theartist.
Jean Shin
Wednesday, November 7, 6:00 p.m.
SAIC Columbus Auditorium, 280 S. Columbus Dr.
Jean Shin’s monumental installations transform everyday objects into elegant expressions of identity and community. For each project, she amasses vast collections of a particular object—prescription pill bottles, sports trophies, sweaters—often sourced through donations from a participating community. These intimate objects then become the materials for her conceptually rich sculptures, videos, and site-specific installations.
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Lari Pittman, A Transcendent Mutability Produced by Camouflage, 2012, Cell-Vinyl and aerosol lacquer on gessoed canvas over panel, 102 x 88 inches. Courtesy Regen Projects, Los Angeles © Lari Pittman
Lari Pittman
Monday, November 12, 6:00 p.m.
The Art Institute of Chicago, Rubloff Auditorium, 230 S. Columbus Dr.
Lari Pittman’s work presents juxtapositions between the utopic and dystopic, the sacred and the profane, and the public and the private, drawing simultaneously on elements of abstraction and figuration. Pittman’s paintings and works on paper present a multifaceted image field that appears to be constantly shifting and reinventing itself.
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TODAY SAIC and Jaume Plensa Present: People vs. Space JULY 6 - 20, 2012
Richard Gray Gallery, in partnership with The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), is pleased to announce People vs. Space, a student exhibition that is the culmination of an intensive summer course led by Jaume Plensa, world-renowned Spanish sculptor and creator of the Crown Fountain in Chicago’s Millennium Park. The exhibition opens Friday, July 6 and runs through July 20, 2012. The artworks on view in People vs. Space were conceived and created by 11 SAIC undergraduate and graduate students, as well as two visiting international students. Throughout People vs. Space, students worked directly with Plensa to develop project proposals for public works integrating contemporary media with the core concerns of objects, spaces, communities, and interactions. This exhibition features the detailed models and proposals developed by class members.
For the purpose of the class, Plensa asked the students to concentrate on the roles of both the artwork and the artist in public spaces and how they are understood in contemporary contexts. Students were encouraged to explore the multiple ways in which artists can create new kinds of connections between people and space, art and society, and art institutions and communities.
Plensa is the current William and Stephanie Sick Distinguished Professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Established in 2006 by a generous gift from William and Stephanie Sick, this distinguished professorship enables internationally renowned artists and designers to visit and teach at SAIC. People vs. Space is the second course taught by Plensa at SAIC that has culminated in an exhibition through Richard Gray Gallery. This summer, Plensa’s co-teachers are SAIC faculty members John Manning and Bo Rodda (SAIC MFA 2010). “We are proud to recognize the contributions that Jaume Plensa has made to the cultural landscape of the city of Chicago, and we are thrilled that SAIC students have the opportunity to use their talents to work with Plensa on proposals for major new public art works in our great city,” stated William and Stephanie Sick.
Exhibition Opening and Artist Reception:
Friday, July 6, 3:30-5:00 pm
Richard Gray Gallery
875 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 2503
Chicago, Illinois 60611
ARTBASH 2012!
*** Friday, April 13 ***
Opening Reception
4:30–7:00 p.m.
280 S. Columbus Dr.
In this end-of-year exhibition first-year students from the Department of Contemporary Practices have the opportunity to propose and create site-specific work to be presented in and around SAIC’s Columbus building.
The exhibition runs through April 27.
INTER-ACTION
7:00 p.m.
SAIC Performance Space, 280 S. Columbus Drive, room 012
In conjunction with the ARTBASH 2012 exhibition, Contemporary Practices students present live performance and sound works, all created in courses taught as part of the first year experience.
Spring Art Sale
Support SAIC students! Buy their work at the 12th Annual
Friday, April 13, 2012, 11:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 14, 2012, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
MacLean Ballroom, 112 S. Michigan Ave.
More than 120 SAIC students will be selling a diverse selection of their work including jewelry, paintings, sculpture, photography, prints, fashion, and multimedia.
Free admission and open to the public.
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