Chicago, April 2003 - From a van that is a pinhole camera to the Hebraic Tabernacle, students in Columbia College Chicago's Interdisciplinary Arts and Interdisciplinary Book & Paper Arts graduate programs employ a vast array of media to explore themes of gender and family, time and space, vulnerability and control, and language and divination in their Spring thesis shows.
Trace Elements, exhibitions and installations by Master of Arts and Master of Fine Arts candidates, will be presented in two group shows. Part one of Trace Elements opens on May 2 and runs through May 22, with an opening reception on Friday, May 2 from 5:30 -7:30 p.m. Part two opens on June 2 and runs through June 20, with an opening reception from 5:30 -7:30 pm on Friday, June 6. Exhibitions and receptions for Trace Elements, will be located at the college's Center for Book and Paper Arts, 1104 S. Wabash, 2nd floor, are free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Monday - Friday, 10 a.m. -5 p.m., Saturdays by appointment. Call 312-344-6630.
There are so many graduates this year, we have an absolute embarrassment of riches, explains Suzanne Cohan-Lange, chair of the Interdisciplinary Arts Department.
In addition to the eleven artists participating in Trace Elements, which is focused primarily on visual arts, there are another twelve artists in the upcomingWeapons of Mass Construction.Weaponswill present a total of ten performance art pieces and two multimedia installations in two shows that run the last two weekends in May. Our artists delve deep using their bodies, minds and spirits in the service of their art and exploring every aspect of the human condition. Be prepared for a powerful experience.