The Art of Artist Statement
dal 17/2/2005 al 2/4/2005
Segnalato da
Kika Charalambidou
Juan William Chavez
Thulani Earnshaw
Effie Hallivopoulou
Richard Koenig
Brandon LaBelle
Jenny Marketou
Serkan Ozkaya
Sabrina Raaf
Scott Reeder
Ryan Swanson
Anna Lagiou-Tsouloufi
Pamela Z
Eleni Zouni
Georgia Kotretsos
Maria Paschalidou
17/2/2005
The Art of Artist Statement
Hellenic Museum and Cultural Center, Chicago
Co-Curated by Georgia Kotretsos and Maria Paschalidou, who have invited fourteen artists from the world to exhibit their works on the subject of the artist's statement. Typically composed by the artist, it is a document that presents the intention or subject matter of the artist's work to the audience using the written word.
Group exhibition
The Hellenic Museum and Cultural Center invites you to experience a most intriguing issue discussed in the art world today with a new exhibition, The Art of Artist Statement, running February 18 – April 2, 2005.
This international invitational exhibition features fourteen artists from the world art community; Kika Charalambidou, Athens, Greece; Juan William Chávez, Chicago, USA; Thulani Earnshaw, Oak Park, USA; Effie Hallivopoulou, Athens, Greece; Richard Koenig, Kalamazoo, USA; Brandon LaBelle, Frederiksberg, Denmark; Jenny Marketou, New York, USA; Serkan Özkaya, Istanbul, Turkey; Sabrina Raaf, Chicago, USA; Scott Reeder, Milwaukee, USA; Ryan Swanson, Chicago, USA; Anna Lagiou-Tsouloufi, Chicago, USA; Pamela Z, San Francisco, USA; and Eleni Zouni, Athens, Greece. At the opening reception, on Friday, February 18 2005, Pamela Z will be performing at 7:30 p.m.
Co-Curated by Georgia Kotretsos and Maria Paschalidou, practicing artists in their own right, have invited these distinguished artists to exhibit their works on the subject of the artist’s statement. The artist’s statement, typically composed by the artist, is a document that presents the intention or subject matter of the artist’s work to the audience using the written word. Within the arts community, its creation and use is a contemporary debate.
The panel discussion on March 4th at 5pm at the HMCC will address the subject of artist’s statements with the following distinguished artists, curators and academics of the Chicago arts community: Candida Alvarez, Associate Professor, Painting and Drawing, School of The Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC); Adam Brooks, Artist; Coordinator of Fine Art program, Columbia College and Curator of the Refco Collection; Michelle Grabner, Artist, Critic and Curator, Associate Professor, Painting and Installation, (SAIC); and Adelheid Mers, Assistant Professor; Art History, Theory, and Criticism, (SAIC).
“As in the act of making work itself, the true meaning of the artist’s statement only becomes apparent through context. A statement can foreground the work, it can act as an extension of the work, it can force us to shift our opinion of the work. It should, however, never simply describe the work. That is the job of the work itself.â€
(Adam Brooks, The Art of Artist Statement catalogue).
HMCC - 801 West Adams, 4th Floor - Chicago
HMCC’s regular gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday 10am – 4pm; Saturday 11am – 4pm. Regular exhibit admission is free to HMCC Members; $5 for non-Members. Special fees may apply to programs.