Chicago New School. Working as a kind of visual anthropologist, Brian Ulrich studies the act of shopping, in particular at shopping malls and thrift stores. Jon Gitelson's conceptual work in which text and photography are brought together, humorously describes different states and facettes of American culture as well as pure human values. Matt Siber's photographs are deceptively simple with profound cultural implications.
Chicago New School
Brian Ulrich was born 1971 in Northport, NY. Now living and working in Chicago, he
forms part of the artist group Chicagraphy. He examines dominant American consumer
culture in his work. Working as a kind of visual anthropologist Ulrich studies the
act of shopping, in particular at shopping malls and thrift stores in direct
relation to its political, social and cultural implications. This project Ulrich has
termed Copia (Latin, plentiful supply, abundance). He often works as part of the
group of "Chicagraphers" with fellow artists Jon Gitelson and Matt Siber, who are
also represented by Galerie f5,6. This loose grouping, without a radical political
manifesto of an artist's group such as DADA, ZERO, the Blue Rider, the Surrealists,
the Minimalists etc. of the last Century, simply states "A small sampling of the
many good talents in our city by the lake." All artists incorporate new media ,in
particular, the web and within this the blog into their projects.
Jon Gitelson was born in 1975 in Mount Kisco, NY and currently lives and works in
Chicago. Jon Gitelson's conceptual work in which text and photography are brought
together, humorously describes different states and facettes of American culture as
well as pure human values, often crossing cultural borders. In a sense Gitelson
often uses the tools of conceptual art creating a kind of persiflage true to our
postmodernist age. Gitelson emphasises the process, which is clearly evident for the
viewer to delve into and ask different set of questions. He often works as part of
the group of "Chicagraphers" with fellow artists Matt Siber and Brian Ulrich, who
are also represented by Galerie f5,6. This loose grouping, without a radical
political manifesto of an artist's group such as DADA, ZERO, the Blue Rider, the
Surrealists, the Minimalists etc. of the last Century, simply states "A small
sampling of the many good talents in our city by the lake." All artists incorporate
new media in particular the web and within this the blog into their art.
Matt Siber's (born 1972) photographs are deceptively simple with profound cultural
implications. He often works as part of the group of "Chicagraphers" with fellow
artists Jon Gitelson and Brian Ulrich, who are also represented by Galerie f5,6.
This loose grouping, without a radical political manifesto of an artist's group such
as DADA, ZERO, the Blue Rider, the Surrealists, the Minimalists etc. of the last
Century, simply states "A small sampling of the many good talents in our city by the
lake." All artists incorporate new media in particular the web and within this the
blog into their art.
Opening: Friday 14 September 6:30pm
Galerie f5,6
Ludwigstr. 7 (Odeonsplatz) - Munich
Opening hours: Tues-Fri 11am-7pm, Sat 12-5pm
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