From the pimped-out Low Rider cars that will take over the 600 block of S. Wabash Avenue to the eloquent Body Maps made by South African women with HIV and AIDS, Talk the Walk'06 is an open forum for discussion of the high culture/low culture debate.
Mounted with a curatorial intent to create dialectic tension, Talk the Walk '06 invites the public, the artists and the people behind the exhibitions to engage with each other and today's contemporary art for a stimulating evening of culture - high, low and in-between.
EXHIBITIONS:
WHAT: Exalted Trash: works by Bruno Richard, Patrick Miceli, and Marc Fischer
The discarded paper items from our daily lives; fast food containers, scratched notes, and paper are elevated to reliquary objects left in the wake of our consumer society.
WHERE: Center for Book & Paper Arts: 1104 S. Wabash Avenue, 2nd floor
WHEN: Talk the Walk '06 Curatorial tours: 6:30 and 7:30pm
(Exhibition Run: October 7 - December 9, 2006)
WHAT: Sartorial Flux: curated by Valerie Lamontagne
Sartorial Flux reflects on the changing nature of clothing and fashion in light of modern society's increasingly transient and techno-savvy lifestyles.
WHERE: A+D Gallery: 619 S. Wabash Avenue
WHEN: Talk the Walk '06 Performance by Hoyun Son and A+D Luxe, a fashion event by Columbia College Chicago designers: 5:30 and 7:30pm
(Exhibition Run: September 7 - October 21. 2006)
WHAT: Weisman Exhibition: works by student winners of the Weisman Scholarship
2006 Albert P. Weisman Scholars are students at Columbia College Chicago who are awarded grants to complete communications projects from the Albert P. Weisman Memorial Fund.
WHERE: Hokin Gallery and Annex Gallery : 623 S. Wabash Avenue
WHEN: Talk the Walk '06 Curatorial tours: 5:30 and 6:00pm
(Exhibition Run: October 9 - November 17, 2006)
WHAT: Meridel Rubenstein Photographs: Lowriders: Portraits from New Mexico
A portfolio of twelve photographs of Lowriders and the people who covet them. Created in 1980 by Meridel Rubenstein. Photos on loan from the Museum of Contemporary Photography
WHERE: Hokin Annex: 623 S. Wabash Avenue
WHEN: Two Nights Only: October 12 - 13, 2006
WHAT: Low Rider Vehicles on Parade
Fifteen low ride automobiles created by low rider car clubs in the Chicago area will be on display on the 600 block of S. Wabash.
WHERE: 600 Block of S. Wabash Avenue
WHEN: Two Nights Only: October 12 - 13, 2006, 6:00-8:00pm
WHAT: Body Maps: self-portraits by African women living with HIV/AIDS
Body Maps is an exhibition by South African women living with HIV and AIDS. The artists map out and document their lives and illness in stunning, vibrant self-portraits.
WHERE: C33 Gallery: 33 E. Congress
WHEN: Talk the Walk '06 Curatorial tours: 6:00 and 7:00pm
(Exhibition Run: September 5 - October 13, 2006)
WHAT: FOCO: Performance and Installation with Celia Herrera Rodriguez and Xochipala Valdez-Maez: A Prayer to the Mother Waters for Peace
A ritual blessing of the water from areas of conflict around the world, A Prayer to the Mother Waters for Peace, thoughtfully addresses issues of economics, war and ecology through installation and performance.
WHERE: Glass Curtain Gallery: 1104 S. Wabash, 1st Floor
WHEN: Talk the Walk '06 Performance: 7:00pm
(Exhibition Run: October 4 - November 8, 2006)
WHAT: MP3: Midwest Photographers Publication Project
MP3: Closing Reception and Book Signing: Please join us for a closing reception for the exhibitions MP3, Tim Davis, and Greta Pratt. MP3 artists Kelli Connell, Justin Newhall and Brian Ulrich will be present to sign copies of their newly released trio of books, MP3.
WHERE: Museum of Contemporary Photography, 600 S. Michigan, 1st floor
WHEN: Talk the Walk '06: Book Signing: 5:00 - 7:00pm
(Exhibition Run: August 18 - October 14, 2006)
WHAT: Grand Opening of Anchor Graphics and Art + Design's New Print Shop
See the new home of Anchor Graphics, the nationally-known fine art print shop who became a part of Columbia College last April.
Etching Demonstrations in A+D's New Print Shop
WHERE: Anchor Graphics and Print Shop, 623 S. Wabash, 2nd Floor
WHEN: Talk the Walk 06 Exclusive: 5:30 - 8:00pm
WHAT: Art of the Library: artworks by student, faculty and staff
Curated by Larry Oberc, Preservation Librarian
WHERE: Columbia College Chicago Library, 624 S. Michigan, first three floors
WHEN: Talk the Walk '06: October 12, 2006, 5:30 - 8:00pm
(Exhibition is on open run)
INFO/MEDIA
CONTACT: Elizabeth Burke-Dain, 312.344.8695 or visit www.colum.edu/talkthewalk(after 9/15/06)