Opening Friday October 23, 2009 from 6pm-10pm
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Night Cemetery
Curated by:Edra Soto
Celebrations that invite us to observe a historical occurrence are still strongly practiced in contemporary culture. Halloween, as celebrated is America, profoundly depicts the strongest features from gothic and horror literature, film, TV, and graphic arts. Among the repertoire of traditional characters, the zombie distinguishes itself for possessing the biology and behavior of a normal human being, yet lacks consciousness.
This exhibition uses the vernacular of the mythological zombie as a starting point to engage in ideas of death, mindlessness and symbolisms for the occult and inexplicable. The term zombie also intends to address issues referring to the mindless self in a social spectrum: leading and following; acts of automatism and fanatic behaviors.
Also Project Wall Space:Irene Perez
ZOMBIE ARTISTS:
C Through Outfit (Dawn Reed, Catie Olson, EC Brown, Carl Warnick), Deborah Boardman, Nate Lee, Jason Mena, Mindy Rose Schwartz, Amanda Browder, Derek Chan, Christopher Simkins, Chris Smith, Ann Toebbe, Harold Mendez, Paul Nudd, Noah Berlatsky, Vladimir Kharitonsky, Dana Peters, Gretel Garcia, Susannah Kite Strang, Rachel Hewitt, Corinne Halbert, Bert Stabler, Beatriz Monteavaro, Miguel Cortez, Edra Soto, Candace Briceno, Death by Design Co. (Teena McClelland and Michelle Maynard), The Wiener Girls (Sydney Croskery and Katey Rafanello), Betsy Odum, Jen Thomas and Bobby Lively, Jacob C. Hammes, Andrea Jablonski, Jeff Libersher, Aide Martinez
From 6:30-7:00pm on opening night:
Join author Scott Kenemore, artist Mindy Rose Schuartz and collaborators Teena McClelland and Michelle Maynard from Death by Design Co. in conversation. They will talk about the darkness that enlightens their work. Screening of the film made by Death by Design Co. immediately after the conversation. Moderated by Edra Soto
October 23 – November 21, 2009
ANTENA
1765 S. Laflin St.
Chicago IL 60608
www.antenapilsen.com
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(773) 257-3534
Hours: by appointment only
Tagged Aide Martinez, Amanda Browder, Andrea Jablonski, Ann Toebbe, Art, Beatriz Monteavaro, Bert Stabler, Betsy Odum, Candace Briceno, Carl Warnick, Catie Olson, Chris Smith, Christopher Simkins, computers, Contemporary, Corinne Halbert, Dana Peters, Dawn Reed, Death by Design Co. (Teena McClelland and Michelle Maynard), Deborah Boardman, Derek Chan, EC Brown, Edra Soto, Gretel Garcia, Harold Mendez, Jacob C. Hammes, Jason Mena, Jeff Libersher, Jen Thomas and Bobby Lively, leather, Miguel Cortez, Mindy Rose Schwartz, Nate Lee, Noah Berlatsky, Opening, Painting, Paul Nudd, Performance, Rachel Hewitt, Sculpture, sound, Susannah Kite Strang, The Wiener Girls (Sydney Croskery and Katey Rafanello), Vladimir Kharitonsky, Wood, zombie
