Hey All, so Involving Violence Opens tomorrow at School 33 and I wanted to give you some more information.
The show runs from February 20 – April 11, 2009, with the opening happening tomorrow from 6 – 9 pm. (Fri the 20th)
The show was curated by Karin Patzke and Carrie Ruckel of Lasso Gallery in Chicago, and the show is apart of School 33 Art Center’s Annual Open Call to Curators. The show combines part of the show which 1st occured in Chicago withBaltimore area artists including Ramsey Barnes, Gerecho Delaney,Matthew Freel, Brook Halvorson, Diane Ramos, Marilee Schumann and myself, and the Chicago area artists include: Alan Lerner, Regina Mamou, Sari Maxfield, Joe Sikora, Jason Stec, Krista Wortendyke
Gallery Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 10 – 4 pm | Thursday 10 – 7 pm | Saturday 12 – 4 pm
Below is a description of the show from the Jurors:
Involving Violence features thirteen artists, mostly from the Chicago and Baltimore areas, whose work addresses issues of violence and hostility that disrupt daily life. As consumers, Americans are constantly bombarded with glamorous and violent images in the media and popular culture. Aggression manifests itself in many different situations and the show avoids creating a hierarchy of violence by juxtaposing images and objects that approach the subject in a variety of ways. The artists featured in the exhibition explore issues such as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, gun violence, police brutality and sexual assault. From combative sports to law enforcement to self-defense, this exhibition explores the proximity of violence to our daily lives and the difficulty in distinguishing if and when acts of force are necessary. Involving Violence hopes to draw attention to these situations and engage the viewer by questioning the actions and motivations of ourselves and others.
There will be a number of panel discussions and community events linked to this show so please see School 33's website for a more complete list. Hope to see you at the opening
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