Not Ready to Make Nice
dal 29/2/2012 al 20/4/2012
Segnalato da
29/2/2012
Not Ready to Make Nice
Glass Curtain Gallery, Chicago
Guerrilla Girls in the Artworld and Beyond. A major presentation of the collective, illuminates and contextualizes the important past and ongoing work of these highly provocative and influential artists who champion feminism and social change. A selection of the group's most iconic campaigns and actions from the 80's and 90's, installations and ephemera from famous actions.
curated by Neysa Page-Lieberman
Not Ready to Make Nice, a major presentation of the Guerrilla Girls, illuminates and contextualizes the important historical and ongoing work of these highly original, provocative and influential artists who champion feminism and social change. Focusing primarily on recent work from the past decade, the exhibition features rarely shown international projects that trace the collective’s artistic and activist influence around the globe. In addition, a selection of iconic work from the 80’s and 90’s illustrates the formative development of the group’s philosophy and conceptual approach to arts activism. The exhibition is further punctuated by documentary material including ephemera from famous actions, behind-the-scenes photos and secret anecdotes that reveal the Guerrilla Girls’ process and the events that drive their incisive institutional interventions. Visitors can peruse the artists’ favorite “love letters and hate mail,” and are invited to contribute their own voices to multiple interactive installations. This multimedia, expansive exhibition illustrates that the work of the anonymous, feminist-activist Guerrilla Girls is as vital and revolutionary as ever.
Spanning two galleries, artwork is organized by theme: Glass Curtain Gallery features work related to the visual art world of museums and galleries, and A+D Gallery focuses on work “beyond” this spectrum including film, politics and feminism.
This exhibition is part of a college-wide year-long program organized by DEPS and the Ellen Stone Belic Institute for the Study of Women and Gender in the Arts and Media, of which the Guerrilla Girls are one of the 2011-2012 Fellows. The program includes a series of public programming, workshops and an accompanying student activist exhibition.
Public Conversation: March 1, 2012, 6:00-7:00PM: Neysa Page-Lieberman, Exhibition Curator and Director, Department of Exhibition and Performance Spaces and Jane M. Saks, Executive Director, Ellen Stone Belic Institute for the Study of Women and Gender in the Arts and Media, will be in conversation and conduct an audience Q&A with the Guerrilla Girls. Sponsored by the Art + Design Lecture Series.
Educator/Student Open House: March 2, 11:30am-1:00pm: Open house and conversation with Chicago-area educators, students and activists with the Guerrilla Girls. Additional details to follow.
Fellowship with the Ellen Stone Belic Institute for the Study of Women and Gender in the Arts and Media
A fully illustrated catalogue accompanies the exhibition. Guerrilla Girls are Ellen Stone Belic Institute for the Study of Women and Gender in the Arts and Media 2011-2012 Fellows.
Academic Partners: Major partners of the Guerrilla Girls project include Critical Encounters, Art + Design, Book + Paper, AEMM and Marketing.
Image: Guerilla Girls, Where are all the women artists of Venice?, 2005-2010
Exhibition Contact: Mark Porter 312-369-6643 mporter@colum.edu
Opening Reception: March 1st, 5-8 pm
Glass Curtain Gallery
Columbia College Chicago
1104 S Wabash Avenue, 1st floor, Chicago, IL 60605
Hours:
Mon–Sat 11–5pm, Thurs 11–8pm