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SUMMARY:Vanessa Damilola Macaulay: Breathing Race into the Machine
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the opening of a new exhibit by Vanessa Damilola Macaulay that interrogates the racial logics encoded in medical instruments.\n\n\nBreathing Race into the Machine\nBy Vanessa Damilola Macaulay\nJune 27 – August 17\, 2025\n \nOpening Reception\nJune 27th\, 6:00pm-8:00pmFree with RSVP\n\n\n\nBreathing Race into the Machine interrogates the racial logics encoded in medical instruments\, not as corrupted deviations from a neutral standard but as systems deliberately engineered to encode inequality. Centering the spirometer\, a device used to measure lung capacity\, the exhibition reveals how this tool of clinical diagnosis doubled as a mechanism of racial classification. The spirometer\, developed in the 19th century\, helped forge and legitimise pseudoscientific claims that Black people had diminished lung capacity\, reinforcing myths of biological inferiority. These claims were not discarded with time; they have been absorbed into contemporary medical protocols\, algorithms\, and diagnostic thresholds. The racial bias encoded in the spirometer persists\, along with the ideology that justified it\, as an enduring fiction that pathologises Black breath while disguising power as science. \n \nIn this exhibition\, breath is not a symbol but a contested physiological threshold\, a racialised site of measurement and control. For Black people\, the reading of breath has long been made legible only to institutions of slavery and their afterlives in policing\, medicine\, environmental policy\, education\, and the carceral state\, where the simple act of breathing remains a site of surveillance\, suspicion\, and control. Rather than repair or redeem the spirometer\, Vanessa Damilola Macaulay unsettles its logic\, reimagining its function and offering a new grammar for how breath is measured\, heard\, and understood. Through sculpture\, sound\, performance and archival excavation\, she challenges the ways bodies are rendered measurable. Breathing Race into the Machine is not about outdated science; it is a powerful examination of how modern technologies continue to extract legibility from Black flesh while remaining fundamentally inadequate to comprehend the complexity of Black life in the US and beyond. \n \n\n\n\nAbout the Artist: \nVanessa Damilola Macaulay\, a Black British artist based in Chicago\, works across performance\, video\, and photography to explore how creative strategies can centre Black life in ways that resist and reimagine systems of antiblackness. Each project takes a distinct form\, shaped by embodied inquiry and social urgency. Macaulay’s work\, grounded in Black feminist epistemologies and speculative modes of inquiry\, challenges inherited narratives and constructs new visual and performative languages for imagining Black life beyond survival. Recent works include This Way Up with Care\, a performance that examines the struggles associated with crossing borders\, and The Architect\, an immersive performance on a double-decker bus in London shown at the Greenwich & Docklands International Festival. Macaulay’s work has been featured in theatres\, exhibitions and residencies across the UK\, South Africa\, Europe\, and the U.S. \n \nLearn More: https://www.vanessamacaulay.com/ \n\n\n\nThis project is partially supported by a CityArts Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events. \n\n\n\nThe International Museum of Surgical Science acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
URL:https://imss.org/program/vanessa-damilola-macaulay-breathing-race-into-the-machine/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Kintsugi For Beginners
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an introductory Kintsugi workshop led by Mami Takahashi!\n\n\nKintsugi Workshop for Beginners\nwith Mami Takahashi\nJune 29\, 2025\n10:15am – 12:15pm\n \nKintsugi is a traditional Japanese Urushi (lacquer)-based craft in which gold is used to repair broken ceramics. The practice of Kintsugi highlights the break rather than erasing it and emphasizes that the break is what makes the ceramics more valuable. \nIn this beginner’s workshop\, participants will learn the basic and simplified version of Kintsugi process on a small porcelain plate to understand the fundamentals of this process. All materials including adhesives in the workshop will be food-safe. We will also use an artificial Urushi (the natural resin/glue collected from the lacquer tree) sap for this beginner’s class\, which is safe to touch without allergy reactions. \nPlease note that in the “Kintsugi for Beginners” workshop\, epoxy putty will be used in addition to the ceramic glue. These materials may make the students’ fingers sticky\, and some remnants of epoxy might also stay on their fingers for a few days. Finger covers will be provided for student use\, but often\, that makes working with these materials a bit difficult. \n“Kintsugi is based on the philosophy that breakage and repair are something to celebrate – embracing flaws and imperfections creates a stronger and more beautiful piece of art. Using this as a metaphor for healing ourselves teaches us an important lesson: Sometimes in the process of repairing what feels broken\, we become more unique\, beautiful\, and resilient. Kintsugi can be a way to reframe personal challenges. Reminding us that we’re not victims of our circumstances. Showing us that we can come out on the other side stronger.” — Here is a quote about Kintsugi from Linda Muller\, a certified life coach. \n \n\n\n\nAbout Mami Takahashi: \nMami Takahashi is a Japanese multidisciplinary artist and a scholar working in multiple cities including Chicago and Tokyo. She earned her MFA in Contemporary Studio Practice from Portland State University in 2013 and a BFA in Japanese Painting from Joshibi University of Art and Design in Japan. \nWith ongoing artistic research\, practice\, and teaching\, Takahashi explores different approaches to actualize Japanese aesthetics to enhance cultural perspectives in many U.S. communities. Takahashi also aims to connect Japan and communities in Chicago by teaching traditional and modern art-making techniques.
URL:https://imss.org/program/workshop-kintsugi-for-beginners-7/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Ukiyo-e with Mami Takahashi
DESCRIPTION:Delve into the historic art of Japanese woodblock printing with Takahashi Sensei!\n\n\nUkiyo-e Workshop\nwith Mami Takahashi\nJuly 5\, 2025\n1:30pm – 4:30pm\n \n$45 for Materials & Admission\n\nJoin us on July 5th at 1:30pm for a workshop instructing guests on the art of Ukiyo-e\, a traditional Japanese printmaking techniques that dates back to the 17th century.\n \n“From the earliest points in my artistic practice to the present\, I have always had an affection and an interest in the beauty and precision in traditional Japanese printmaking techniques\, and have at various times integrated the skills I learned from working with these techniques into my practices. \nThis introductory workshop introduces students to the processes of Japanese block printmaking focusing on inking and printing. In this one-time workshop\, participants will not curve\, but watch the demonstration of curving by the instructor\, then learn and work on the coloring and printing techniques.” – Mami Takahashi \n\n\n\nAbout the teaching artist: \nMami Takahashi is a Japanese multidisciplinary artist and a scholar working in multiple cities including Chicago and Tokyo. She earned her MFA in Contemporary Studio Practice from Portland State University in 2013 and a BFA in Japanese Painting from Joshibi University of Art and Design in Japan. \nWith ongoing artistic research\, practice\, and teaching\, Takahashi explores different approaches to actualize Japanese aesthetics to enhance cultural perspectives in many U.S. communities. Takahashi also aims to connect Japan and communities in Chicago by teaching traditional and modern art-making techniques.
URL:https://imss.org/program/workshop-ukiyo-e-with-mami-takahashi-2/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Workshops
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SUMMARY:Show & Tell for Grown-Ups!: Historically Misinformed Medicine
DESCRIPTION:Let’s have fun & learn something together!\n\n\nShow & Tell for Grown-Ups!\nHistorically Misinformed Medicine\nJuly 10\, 2025\nShow & Tell for Grown-Ups is a show for sharing niche curiosities. Our goal is to redefine what a night out with friends can mean. Let’s have fun & learn something together! \nAudiences has been asking for it and now we’re so honored & excited to partner with The International Museum of Surgical Science. We’re bringing this Show & Tell edutainment platform to this engaging museum so we can connect with more brilliant people wanting to share their knowledge with others. \nSign Up to Share! You don’t need a PHD to teach us at Show & Tell for Grown-Ups!Presenters can signup online for a 5-minute slot to share something their passionate about. Then we open Q&A with the audience. It’s a night of learning\, laughing\, and meeting other passionate people. We can’t wait to meet you! \nDo you have a passion for historical medical practices that you want to share with an inclusive and engaged audience? Signup to share at Show & Tell for Grown-Ups! \nPresenter signup: https://forms.office.com/r/gfMRYyRR7p \nWhat to learn more about Show & Tell for Grown-Ups? Check out their website www.tellmewhyshow.com or on instagram @tellmewhyitscool_show . \n\n\nAnd don’t forget – $5 discount code with an RSVP on the Pie app
URL:https://imss.org/program/show-tell-for-grown-ups-historically-misinformed-medicine-2/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250716T200000
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SUMMARY:IMSS 2nd Annual Art Fair
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our 2nd Annual Art Fair to support local artists and for special after-hours Museum access!\n\nIMSS 2nd Annual Art Fair!  \nJuly 16th\, 5:00pm-8:00pm \n\n\nTickets:  \nFree with RSVP ($5 Suggested Donation)  \n\n\nCelebrate local creativity at our 2nd Annual Art Fair on July 16th from 5:00–8:00 PM! Discover unique works by local artists\, shop one-of-a-kind pieces\, and enjoy special after-hours access to the Museum. It’s the perfect summer evening of art\, community\, and inspiration—don’t miss it\, RSVP today! \n\n\nArtists Include: \n\nAodan\nTBD Collective\nFontaine Scarelli\nCortney Makes Art!\nPolina Pechkova\nGeneva Bowers\nAshley Baranczyk\n\n\nProject Onward\nGabriel Chalfin-Piney-González\nHannah Graber\n\n\n\n\nWe’re excited to partner with Tom’s Travelin’ Coffee Truck for this event! Their truck will be parked onsite with coffee & other beverages available for purchase!
URL:https://imss.org/program/imss-2nd-annual-art-fair/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250720T143000
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Japanese Papermaking
DESCRIPTION:Explore the artistry of traditional Japanese paper-making with Human Body Watermarks\, led by artist Mami Takahashi.\n\n\nJapanese Papermaking Workshop for Beginners\nwith Mami Takahashi\nJuly 20\, 2025\n2:30pm – 4:30pm\n \nParticipants will make traditional Japanese paper\, called Washi\, with human body-themed watermarks at this paper-making workshop. Washi is typically made from Japanese Mulberry or Mitsumata wood bark. These barks are used daily in Japan\, and they include architectural elements like Shoji screens and folding fans. \nAll levels are welcome to enjoy this workshop! \n \n\n\n\nAbout Mami Takahashi: \nMami Takahashi is a Japanese multidisciplinary artist and a scholar working in multiple cities including Chicago and Tokyo. She earned her MFA in Contemporary Studio Practice from Portland State University in 2013 and a BFA in Japanese Painting from Joshibi University of Art and Design in Japan. \nWith ongoing artistic research\, practice\, and teaching\, Takahashi explores different approaches to actualize Japanese aesthetics to enhance cultural perspectives in many U.S. communities. Takahashi also aims to connect Japan and communities in Chicago by teaching traditional and modern art-making techniques.
URL:https://imss.org/program/workshop-japanese-papermaking-4/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Workshops
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SUMMARY:Performance: Breathing Race Into the Machine
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special durational performance by the artist Vanessa Damilola Macaulay.\n\n\nBreathing Race into the Machine \nPerformance July 24th\, 12:00pm-7:00pm \nFree with RSVP \n \n\n\nExperience a compelling durational performance by artist Vanessa Damilola Macaulay\, inspired by her exhibit Breathing Race Into the Machine.This 7-hour performance invites guests to come and go freely—arrive at any time\, stay as long as you like\, and re-enter throughout the day. \n\n\nAbout Breathing Race Into The Machine: \nBreathing Race into the Machine interrogates the racial logics encoded in medical instruments\, not as corrupted deviations from a neutral standard but as systems deliberately engineered to encode inequality. Centering the spirometer\, a device used to measure lung capacity\, the exhibition reveals how this tool of clinical diagnosis doubled as a mechanism of racial classification. The spirometer\, developed in the 19th century\, helped forge and legitimise pseudoscientific claims that Black people had diminished lung capacity\, reinforcing myths of biological inferiority. These claims were not discarded with time; they have been absorbed into contemporary medical protocols\, algorithms\, and diagnostic thresholds. The racial bias encoded in the spirometer persists\, along with the ideology that justified it\, as an enduring fiction that pathologises Black breath while disguising power as science. \n \nIn this exhibition\, breath is not a symbol but a contested physiological threshold\, a racialised site of measurement and control. For Black people\, the reading of breath has long been made legible only to institutions of slavery and their afterlives in policing\, medicine\, environmental policy\, education\, and the carceral state\, where the simple act of breathing remains a site of surveillance\, suspicion\, and control. Rather than repair or redeem the spirometer\, Vanessa Damilola Macaulay unsettles its logic\, reimagining its function and offering a new grammar for how breath is measured\, heard\, and understood. Through sculpture\, sound\, performance and archival excavation\, she challenges the ways bodies are rendered measurable. Breathing Race into the Machine is not about outdated science; it is a powerful examination of how modern technologies continue to extract legibility from Black flesh while remaining fundamentally inadequate to comprehend the complexity of Black life in the US and beyond. \n\n\nAbout the Artist \n\n\n\nVanessa Damilola Macaulay\, a Black British artist based in Chicago\, works across performance\, video\, and photography to explore how creative strategies can centre Black life in ways that resist and reimagine systems of antiblackness. Each project takes a distinct form\, shaped by embodied inquiry and social urgency. Macaulay’s work\, grounded in Black feminist epistemologies and speculative modes of inquiry\, challenges inherited narratives and constructs new visual and performative languages for imagining Black life beyond survival. Recent works include This Way Up with Care\, a performance that examines the struggles associated with crossing borders\, and The Architect\, an immersive performance on a double-decker bus in London shown at the Greenwich & Docklands International Festival. Macaulay’s work has been featured in theatres\, exhibitions and residencies across the UK\, South Africa\, Europe\, and the U.S. \n \nLearn More: https://www.vanessamacaulay.com/ \n\n\n\nThis project is partially supported by a grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events. \n\n\n\nThe International Museum of Surgical Science acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
URL:https://imss.org/program/performance-breathing-race-into-the-machine/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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SUMMARY:The Artistry of Plastic Surgery: Exhibition Opening Reception
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the opening reception of two new exhibits\, “The Dawn of Modern Plastic Surgery” & “The Art of Facial Sculpting”!\n\n\nThe Artistry of Plastic Surgery:\n \nThe Dawn of Modern Plastic Surgery: The Faces of the Great Wars\nPravin K. Patel\, MD \nDavid E. Morris\, MD \n \n&\n \nThe Art of Facial Sculpting\nDavid Morris\, MD \nEduardo Arias\, MSc\, CCA \nCamille Blackman\, BA \nRosemary Seelaus\, BS\, MAMS\, CCA \nMelinda Whitmore\, BA\, MFA \n \nExhibition Opening Reception\n \n6:00pm-8:00pm\nFree with RSVP\n \nSpecial thanks to Mimis N. Cohen\, MD \n\n\n\nThe Artistry of Plastic Surgery \nThe devastation of the two world wars played a pivotal role in shaping the field of modern plastic surgery. In the early twentieth century\, surgeons became artisans—suturing torn flesh like tailors mending fabric\, reinforcing facial structures like carpenters restoring damaged frames. These groundbreaking reconstructive techniques laid the foundation for a discipline that would evolve beyond necessity into the realm of aesthetics. \nSimultaneously\, artists—painters\, sculptors\, and draftsmen documenting the wars—engaged in parallel work. They studied the human form\, deconstructing and reimagining faces and bodies through drawings\, sculpture\, and canvas. Anatomical study\, once central to classical realism\, became a bridge between art and medicine\, guiding surgeons in their quest to restore symmetry\, balance\, and expression. The artist’s eye informed the surgeon’s hand\, just as surgical reconstructions inspired new artistic interpretations of the human body. \nBy the latter half of the twentieth century\, plastic surgery had moved beyond reconstruction to self-reinvention. Like artists shaping raw material into beauty\, surgeons refined and reshaped faces and bodies to align with personal desires and cultural ideals. The line between restoration and enhancement blurred\, and the human body itself became a canvas for transformation. \nWith the dawn of the new millennium came once-unimaginable feats—most notably\, full-face transplantation. Surgeons\, like sculptors working in living clay\, not only rebuilt faces but gave patients entirely new ones. These innovations merged medicine\, aesthetics\, and identity in unprecedented ways. \nToday\, the relationship between plastic surgery and art continues to evolve. Surgeons and artists share a common pursuit: to shape\, refine\, and redefine the human form. Whether working with marble or muscle\, canvas or cartilage\, both seek to capture the essence of beauty\, resilience\, and identity in constant flux. \nThe International Museum of Surgical Science is proud to present these coinciding exhibtions as “A Year of Plastic Surgery”—a yearlong exploration of this remarkable field. Through monthly programming\, we celebrate the masters of both flesh and form\, bridging the worlds of surgical innovation and figurative art. \n\n\n\n(left ). Illustration of Facial Musculature\, Melinda Whitmore \n(right) Facial écorché Demonstrating Musculature on Right Side of Face\, Melinda Whitmore \n\n\nHeader Image: A soldier of Company K\, 110th Regt. Infantry (formerly 3rd and 10th Inf.\, Pennsylvania National Guard)\, just wounded\, receiving first-aid treatment from a comrade. Varennes-en-Argonne\, France\, on September 26\, 1918. U.S. Army / U.S. National Archives
URL:https://imss.org/program/the-artistry-of-plastic-surgery-exhibition-opening-reception/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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SUMMARY:Rachel Mindrup: Artist Talk
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a presentation by Rachel Mindrup exploring her exhibit  “Neurofibromatosis and a Portrait of 1 in 3\,000”\n\n\nNeurofibromatosis and a Portrait of 1 in 3\,000: Ashok Shrestha’s Transformation \nBy Rachel Mindrup \n– \nArtist Talk \, 6:00pm-8:00pm  \nFree with RSVP \n\n\nNeurofibromatosis and a Portrait of 1 in 3\,000: Ashok Shrestha’s Transformation is a powerful exhibition featuring nine works of printmaking\, drawing\, and painting by artist Rachel Mindrup\, chronicling the medical journey and personal resilience of Ashok Shrestha\, a young man from Nepal living with neurofibromatosis (NF)—a genetic disorder that causes tumors to form on nerve tissue. \n \nIn 2016\, Ashok began fundraising to travel to the U.S. for life-altering surgery after NF caused significant facial disfigurement. He arrived in Chicago in late 2017 to undergo a series of complex procedures led by renowned reconstructive surgeon Dr. McKay McKinnon. These surgeries included cranial reconstruction and the placement of a prosthetic eye\, made possible by over $70\,000 in grassroots donations organized by Mindrup and community partners. \n \nMindrup\, an associate professor at Creighton University and the Richard L. Deming\, MD Endowed Chair in Medical Humanities\, met Ashok while exhibiting her NF awareness portraits in Nebraska. She has painted over 110 portraits as part of her ongoing series\, Many Faces of Neurofibromatosis\, using art to elevate stories\, raise awareness\, and foster empathy. \n \n“Portraits hold the power of earthly immortality. Through my work\, I aim to shift focus from genetic complications to individual identity. My son’s NF diagnosis inspired this series\, connecting me to a global community whose stories I now have the privilege to share through portraiture.” \n\n\n\nAbout the Artist: \nRachel Mindrup is an associate professor of drawing and painting and the Richard L. Deming\, MD Endowed Chair in Medical Humanities at Creighton University. She received her BFA from the University of Nebraska – Kearney and then continued with atelier studies at the Art Academy of Los Angeles. She received her MFA from the Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University. Her current painting practice is about the study of the figure and portraiture in art and its relation to medicine\, healing and identity. Her son’s diagnosis has been the motivation behind her series of portraits “Many Faces of Neurofibromatosis (NF)”. She is currently painting someone with NF from all 50 states to bring to Washington D.C. when advocating for federal funding for NF research. \n \nMindrup’s work has been shown nationally and internationally including the Queens Museum in Queens\, NY\, University of Nebraska-Lincoln\, Omaha and Kearney campuses\, Georgia Regents University\, Vanderbilt University and Washington University Medical School. Her artwork is held in many private collections including those of Primatologist Jane Goodall and Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. \n\n\n\n\nThe International Museum of Surgical Science acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
URL:https://imss.org/program/rachel-mindrup-artist-talk/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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SUMMARY:Performance: Blood and Marrow
DESCRIPTION:Collaborators Mya McClellan and Tyler Wagner present a dynamic\, improvised duet!\n\n\nPerformance: Blood & Marrow August 8th\, 2025\n7:00-9:00pm\nDoors at 6:30pm \nTickets: \n$10 Student – use code STUDENT at checkout \n(Valid Student ID will be requested at the door) \n$10 IMSS Members Presale – use code IMSSMEMBER at checkout \n(Valid IMSS Membership card will be requested at door) \n$15 GA Presale \n– \n$15 Student & IMSS Members (With valid ID & Membership Card) at Door \n$20 GA at Door \n\n\nCollaborators Mya McClellan and Tyler Wagner present a dynamic\, improvised duet. Taking place in two parts\, Blood and Marrow lays bare the body’s capacity to persist and endure. \n\n\nAbout the Artists:  \n\n\n\nMya McClellan is a Chicago-based artist with a BFA in Dance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is currently a company member with Ohio-based Abby Z and the New Utility\, Chicago-based House of DOV\, and is the curator of Jello Performance Series. She thrives in improvisation\, both as a performer and creator\, structuring much of her work around it and often performing in improvisation-based productions. \n\n\n\nTyler Wagner is an improvising bassist and electronics artist working in Chicago\, IL. In high demand across multiple scenes as a collaborator\, Tyler supports some of the city’s finest songwriting vocalists (Maria Elena Silva\, Aliyah Jones\, Wyatt Waddell\, Evann McIntosh)\, plays as 1/5th of collective improvising group Banana Acid\, and works in inventive ongoing duo collaborations with improvisors Sarah Clausen (Special Effect)\, Erez Dessel\, and filmmaker / projection artist Ruby Que. Tyler’s solo work has seen rising trajectory over the past year in Chicago art spaces\, with a solo bass record well on its way.
URL:https://imss.org/program/performance-blood-and-marrow/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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SUMMARY:IMSS Family Day
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a day at the Museum with kid-friendly activities!\n\n\nIMSS Family Day \nAugust 9th\, 10am – 5:00pm \n\n\nYou’re invited to our Annual Family Day at the International Museum of Surgical Science! \nBring the whole family for a day of fun\, learning\, and hands-on activities for all ages. Enjoy special demonstrations throughout the day and explore the Museum in a whole new way! \n\n✨ Family-friendly activities\n🧪 Live demonstrations\n🧋 From 12:00pm–5:00pm\, Hello Boba will be on-site serving up delicious boba tea!\n🎟️ Early bird tickets available now through August 1—don’t miss out!\n\nStay tuned for more details—mark your calendar and join us for a day of discovery and excitement! \nActivities: \n\nAt noon\, take part in a scavenger hunt and win prizes! Prizes from: Lou Malnati’s\, The Insect Asylum\, The American Writer’s Museum\, Zanies Comedy Club\, and the Chicago Children’s Museum!\nExperience History Up Close: Pop-Up Civil War Amputation Demonstrations (On the hour between 11:00am-4:00pm)Step back in time as we explore Civil War–era surgical techniques in live pop-up demonstrations. Witness how amputations were performed in an age before antisepsis or anesthesia—a gripping look at the realities of 19th-century battlefield medicine. Free!\n\n\n\nWe’re excited to partner with Hello Boba for this event!
URL:https://imss.org/program/imss-family-day-3/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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SUMMARY:Film Screening “The Body Electric\," Six Films By Paul Sharits” by Tone Glow
DESCRIPTION:Tone Glow is excited to announce a special screening of an film Paul Sharits!\n\n\nTone Glow Presents “The Body Electric: Six Films By Paul Sharits” \nAugust 14th\, 7:00pm-9:00pm \nDoors: 6:00pm \n \nTickets: \n$15 GA Presale \n$10 Student Presale (Use code STUDENT at checkout) \n$10 IMSS Member Presale (Use code IMSSMEMBER at checkout) \n-$20 at Door \n$15 Student at Door \n$15 IMSS Member at Door \nJune 19th\, 7:00pm-9:00pm \n\n\nTone Glow is excited to announce “The Body Electric\,” a program highlighting six films by the visual artist and filmmaker Paul Sharits (1943-1993). Born in Colorado\, Sharits was a protégé of Stan Brakhage (whose works were previously shown at the IMSS) and was deeply interested in individualizing the film frame so it could be understood as the medium’s “basic module of information\,” creating various optical phenomena in the process. His first “pure color” film\, Ray Gun Virus (1966)\, was built on a desire to create “vibratory fields” that couldn’t be attained in his painting practice. Informed by the classical music training he received as a child\, he approached his early works like a composer\, constructing them frame by frame to create rhythmic patterns and motifs that could generate melodic lines\, tonal centers\, and “temporal chords of color.” Sharits sought to find ways for vision to “function in ways usually particular to hearing\,” which included ways to compress and expand one’s experience of time. His later films contained multiple\, discrete sections to “create logical propositions”; their structure was inspired by sonatas and other musical forms. \nEpileptic Seizure Comparison (1976)\, one of Sharits’ most extraordinary works\, extracts footage from a medical film that looks at brain wave activity during seizures. These images are interspersed with frames of pure color\, creating immense flickering effects whose formal properties “serve to emphasize the contortions and movements in the figure.” Sharits wanted the film to help viewers “move beyond voyeurism and actually enter into the convulsive state\, to allow a deeper empathy for the condition.” The films featured in this event are split into two programs. The first half will focus on the more analytical side of Sharits’ practice\, granting a chance to understand how film can be approached to construct recognizable patterns\, elicit physiological responses\, and offer opportunities for sense-making even when what is seen is non-figurative. The second half features three hallucinatory works featuring humans\, concluding with the intensely visceral Epileptic Seizure Comparison. \n \nOnly one ticket is needed for the entire event. The films in the program will be screened on 16mm prints courtesy of Canyon Cinema and The Film-Makers’ Cooperative. These works feature immense strobing effects. Viewer discretion is advised. Thank you to Ben Creech for projecting the films. \n \n\n\nProgram 1 at 7:00 PM \n1. Word Movie (Flux Film 29) (1966\, color\, sound\, 4 mins) \n2. Episodic Generation (1978\, color\, sound\, 30 mins) \n3. Ray Gun Virus (1966\, color\, sound\, 14 mins) \nTRT = 48 mins \n \nProgram 2 at 8:15 PM \n1. Piece Mandala/End War (1966\, color & b/w\, silent\, 5 mins) \n2. T\, O\, U\, C\, H\, I\, N\, G (1968\, color\, sound\, 12 mins) \n3. Epileptic Seizure Comparison (1976\, color\, sound\, 34 mins) \nTRT = 51 mins \n \nTone Glow is a publication dedicated to avant-garde music and film founded by Joshua Minsoo Kim. Alongside interviews and criticism\, Tone Glow hosts film screenings around Chicago. \n \n\n\n\nTrained as a graphic artist and a painter\, Paul Sharits became an avant-garde filmmaker noted for manipulating the film stock itself to create a variety of fascinating\, abstract light and colorplays when projected on the screen. Fans hail the effects hallucinogenic\, while his detractors find them garish. Sharits is also known for establishing experimental film groups at prominent universities\, including one at the University of Indiana where he studied. He later taught and developed an undergraduate film program at Antioch College. Between 1973 and 1992\, Sharits taught at the Center for Media Study at the State University of New York. His films can be seen in various U.S. and European museums\, film centers\, and libraries. Much of his work can be found in the Anthology Film Archives in New York City.  – Sandra Brennan
URL:https://imss.org/program/film-screening-the-body-electric-six-films-by-paul-sharits-by-tone-glow/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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SUMMARY:Vanessa Damilola Macaulay: Artist Talk
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a presentation by Vanessa Damilola Macaulay exploring her exhibit “Breathing Into the Race Machine”\n\n\nBreathing Race into the Machine \nBy Vanessa Damilola Macaulay \n–\nArtist Talk\, August 15th\, 6:00pm-8:00pm \nFree with RSVP \n\n\nBreathing Race into the Machine interrogates the racial logics encoded in medical instruments\, not as corrupted deviations from a neutral standard but as systems deliberately engineered to encode inequality. Centering the spirometer\, a device used to measure lung capacity\, the exhibition reveals how this tool of clinical diagnosis doubled as a mechanism of racial classification. The spirometer\, developed in the 19th century\, helped forge and legitimise pseudoscientific claims that Black people had diminished lung capacity\, reinforcing myths of biological inferiority. These claims were not discarded with time; they have been absorbed into contemporary medical protocols\, algorithms\, and diagnostic thresholds. The racial bias encoded in the spirometer persists\, along with the ideology that justified it\, as an enduring fiction that pathologises Black breath while disguising power as science. \n \nIn this exhibition\, breath is not a symbol but a contested physiological threshold\, a racialised site of measurement and control. For Black people\, the reading of breath has long been made legible only to institutions of slavery and their afterlives in policing\, medicine\, environmental policy\, education\, and the carceral state\, where the simple act of breathing remains a site of surveillance\, suspicion\, and control. Rather than repair or redeem the spirometer\, Vanessa Damilola Macaulay unsettles its logic\, reimagining its function and offering a new grammar for how breath is measured\, heard\, and understood. Through sculpture\, sound\, performance and archival excavation\, she challenges the ways bodies are rendered measurable. Breathing Race into the Machine is not about outdated science; it is a powerful examination of how modern technologies continue to extract legibility from Black flesh while remaining fundamentally inadequate to comprehend the complexity of Black life in the US and beyond. \n \n\n\n\nAbout the Artist: \nVanessa Damilola Macaulay\, a Black British artist based in Chicago\, works across performance\, video\, and photography to explore how creative strategies can centre Black life in ways that resist and reimagine systems of antiblackness. Each project takes a distinct form\, shaped by embodied inquiry and social urgency. Macaulay’s work\, grounded in Black feminist epistemologies and speculative modes of inquiry\, challenges inherited narratives and constructs new visual and performative languages for imagining Black life beyond survival. Recent works include This Way Up with Care\, a performance that examines the struggles associated with crossing borders\, and The Architect\, an immersive performance on a double-decker bus in London shown at the Greenwich & Docklands International Festival. Macaulay’s work has been featured in theatres\, exhibitions and residencies across the UK\, South Africa\, Europe\, and the U.S. \n \nLearn More: https://www.vanessamacaulay.com/ \n\n\n\nThis project is partially supported by a CityArts Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events. \n\n\n\nThe International Museum of Surgical Science acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
URL:https://imss.org/program/vanessa-damilola-macaulay-artist-talk/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Kintsugi For Beginners
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an introductory Kintsugi workshop led by Mami Takahashi!\n\n\nKintsugi Workshop for Beginners\nwith Mami Takahashi\nAugust 23\, 2025\n10:15am – 12:15pm\n \nKintsugi is a traditional Japanese Urushi (lacquer)-based craft in which gold is used to repair broken ceramics. The practice of Kintsugi highlights the break rather than erasing it and emphasizes that the break is what makes the ceramics more valuable. \nIn this beginner’s workshop\, participants will learn the basic and simplified version of Kintsugi process on a small porcelain plate to understand the fundamentals of this process. All materials including adhesives in the workshop will be food-safe. We will also use an artificial Urushi (the natural resin/glue collected from the lacquer tree) sap for this beginner’s class\, which is safe to touch without allergy reactions. \nPlease note that in the “Kintsugi for Beginners” workshop\, epoxy putty will be used in addition to the ceramic glue. These materials may make the students’ fingers sticky\, and some remnants of epoxy might also stay on their fingers for a few days. Finger covers will be provided for student use\, but often\, that makes working with these materials a bit difficult. \n“Kintsugi is based on the philosophy that breakage and repair are something to celebrate – embracing flaws and imperfections creates a stronger and more beautiful piece of art. Using this as a metaphor for healing ourselves teaches us an important lesson: Sometimes in the process of repairing what feels broken\, we become more unique\, beautiful\, and resilient. Kintsugi can be a way to reframe personal challenges. Reminding us that we’re not victims of our circumstances. Showing us that we can come out on the other side stronger.” — Here is a quote about Kintsugi from Linda Muller\, a certified life coach. \n \n\n\n\nAbout Mami Takahashi: \nMami Takahashi is a Japanese multidisciplinary artist and a scholar working in multiple cities including Chicago and Tokyo. She earned her MFA in Contemporary Studio Practice from Portland State University in 2013 and a BFA in Japanese Painting from Joshibi University of Art and Design in Japan. \nWith ongoing artistic research\, practice\, and teaching\, Takahashi explores different approaches to actualize Japanese aesthetics to enhance cultural perspectives in many U.S. communities. Takahashi also aims to connect Japan and communities in Chicago by teaching traditional and modern art-making techniques.
URL:https://imss.org/program/workshop-kintsugi-for-beginners-8/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250827T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250827T150000
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SUMMARY:Mather Gather at IMSS
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a program for folks 55 and better where we’ll explore the Museum and aromatherapy!\n\n\nMather Gather \nAugust 27th\, 2025\n1:00-3:00pm\nDoors at 12:45pmFree\, RSVP Required \n\n\nAnyone age 55 and better is invited to get inspired\, connect with others\, and get creative with Mather\, a not-for-profit dedicated to creating Ways to Age Well at the International Museum of Surgical Science. \n \nWe’ll gather in the Museum for the following: \n\nIntroduction to the galleries of the museum\nLight refreshments with discussion and a chance to mingle with others\nA guided hands-on opportunity to explore aromatherapy.\n\nNo previous art experience is necessary. Registration required. \n\n\n\nAbout the Teaching Artist:  \nRuthe Guerry is an art therapist and practicing artist who develops and leads inquiry-based\, creative programming. Her passion is informed by her training in dementia care\, Master’s degree in Art Therapy and Counseling\, and years of experience working with older adults as a caregiver and clinician. Ruthe is an herbalist\, meditator\, and maker. \n\n\n\nAbout Mather:  \nMather is a non-denominational not-for-profit organization dedicated to creating Ways to Age Well.SM Founded in 1941\, Mather provides unique senior living residences\, inspiring community programs\, and innovative research through Mather Institute. Mather’s community initiatives center creative engagement\, brain health and lifelong learning through virtual and in-person programs specifically designed to meet the wellness goals of adults 55 and better. The vision of Community Initiatives at Mather is an equitable society in which all older adults find wellness opportunities and resources to thrive within their communities. All programs are free and accessible online or through our community partners.
URL:https://imss.org/program/mather-gather-at-imss-2/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250828T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250828T200000
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SUMMARY:BUÑUEL: MASTER OF DREAMS Opening Reception
DESCRIPTION:BUÑUEL: MASTER OF DREAMS \n\n\n\nAn International Exhibition Celebrating 100 Years of Surrealism \n\n\n\nAugust 28\, 2025 – February 22\, 2026 \n\n\n\nOpening August 28\, 2025\, at the International Museum of Surgical Science in Chicago\,Buñuel: Master of Dreams pays tribute to visionary filmmaker Luis Buñuel\, tracing his journey through exile\, dream\, and cinematic revolution. Marking the centennial of Surrealism\, the exhibition explores Buñuel’s poetic imagination\, his literary adaptations\, and his lifelong fascination with collage as an artistic practice. \n\n\n\nA centerpiece of the exhibition is the mysterious return of Buñuel’s ashes—vanished for over four decades following his death in Mexico City in 1983. Long rumored to have been kept in a monastery\, his remains were recently returned to his son\, Rafael Buñuel. Their presence now marks a symbolic homecoming to the land where Buñuel first set out to raise his family and pursue his cinematic vision. \n\n\n\nThe exhibition features personal family archives\, rare books\, awards\, and ephemera that accompanied Buñuel in exile from Spain in 1936 until his death. A curated selection of contemporary surrealist artists will also contribute\, including acclaimed Canadian filmmaker Guy Maddin. \n\n\n\nMaddin presents original collage works and film screenings in dialogue with Buñuel’s legacy. Presented by the Luis Buñuel Film Institute\, the exhibition explores Surrealism across generations. \n\n\n\nAdditional programming includes special live performances (TBA) and a citywide film retrospective in Chicago.Buñuel’s ashes will be unveiled on November 1\, 2025\, in observance of Día de los Muertos. \n\n\n\nThe exhibition runs August 28\, 2025 – February 22\, 2026\, marking the 125th birthday of Luis Buñuel. \n\n\nRegister on Eventbrite
URL:https://imss.org/program/bunuel-master-of-dreams-opening-recepti/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
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SUMMARY:Performance: Refining The Third Ear - Night 1
DESCRIPTION:A series of concerts exploring the third ear and other psychoacoustic phantasmagoria.\n\n\nRefining The Third Ear – Night 1\nSeptember 3\, 2025\n7:00-9:00pm\nDoors at 6:30pm \nTickets: \n$10 Student – use code STUDENT at checkout \n(Valid Student ID will be requested at the door) \n$10 IMSS Members Presale – use code IMSSMEMBER at checkout \n(Valid IMSS Membership card will be requested at door) \n$15 GA Presale \n– \n$15 Student & IMSS Members (With valid ID & Membership Card) at Door \n$20 GA at Door \n\n\nOrganized by Itsï Ramirez and Bret Schneider \n \nA series of concerts exploring the third ear and other psychoacoustic phantasmagoria. \n \nOver four concerts artists premier third ear music — music which emphasizes the listening faculty as an active instrument. The late composer Maryanne Amacher appropriated the term third ear to describe a music that expands the latent perceptual capabilities of the ear\, composing music that transforms the ear itself into a sound-producing\, neurophonic instrument. Such music is a projection of new aesthetic forms\, a virtuality that anticipates the augmentation of both the creative and listening process. If Amacher’s ambitious work was to make the third ear\, we ask what it would mean to refine the third ear\, to compose music for and with it. We aim to explore how we apperceive musical material\, and the ways in which new harmonic experiences can cultivate new emotions and stimulate the imagination.  \n \nHeard melodies are sweet\, but those unheard \n    Are sweeter; therefore\, ye soft pipes\, play on; \nNot to the sensual ear\, but\, more endear’d\, \n    Pipe to the spirit ditties of no tone: \nFair youth\, beneath the trees\, thou canst not leave \n    Thy song\, nor ever can those trees be bare \n– Keats \nFurther reading:  \nGroundwork for a Study of Maryanne Amacher \nLa Monte Young’s Orphic Revolution \nInterview with Michael Harrison \n \n\n\nSeptember 3rd Program:  \nMichael Harrison — Radians Phase \nItsï Ramirez — Burned Glimpse \nBret Schneider — Third Ear Preludes \n\n\n\nComposer/pianist Michael Harrison (called “an American maverick” by Philip Glass) forges a new approach to composition through just intonation (the system of tuning based on pure harmonic proportions). His works blend classical music traditions of Europe and North India. He is a Guggenheim Fellowship and NYFA Artist Fellowship recipient. \n  \nMichael Harrison creates dedicated tuning systems for many of his works. He pioneered a structural approach to composition in which the proportions of harmonic relationships organically determine other musical elements such as pitch\, duration\, and dynamics. He also invented the “harmonic piano\,” a grand piano that plays 24 notes per octave\, documented in the Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments. Harrison seeks expressions of universality via the physics of sound – music that brings one into a state of concentrated listening as a meditative and even mind-altering experience. \n \n\n\n\nItsï Ramirez is a Chicago based musician. Stepping out of the naturalized preoccupation with sound as sound\, she takes on the project of recovering a new music that has been forgotten. \n\n\n\nBret Schneider is a composer\, essayist\, and poet. For the first quarter of the 21st century\, Schneider has attempted to synthesize the outer limits of third ear music with modern beauty. Via novel formal experiments\, his music cultivates dreamspace and reverie. Recent works include live-composing to a just-intoned player piano. Schneider is also a co-founder of Caesura Magazine. \n \n@bret_fall
URL:https://imss.org/program/performance-refining-the-third-ear-night-1/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250905T210000
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SUMMARY:Performance: Alex Koi & Kirin McElwain with D. Jean-Baptiste & Anna Johnson
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening blending musical poetry\, composition and improvisation!\n\n\nAlex Koi & Kirin McElwain with D. Jean-Baptiste & Anna Johnson\nSeptember 5\, 2025\n7:00-9:00pm\nDoors at 6:30pm \nTickets: \n$10 Student – use code STUDENT at checkout \n(Valid Student ID will be requested at the door) \n$10 IMSS Members Presale – use code IMSSMEMBER at checkout \n(Valid IMSS Membership card will be requested at door) \n$15 GA Presale \n– \n$15 Student & IMSS Members (With valid ID & Membership Card) at Door \n$20 GA at Door \n\n\nDuo Alex Koi x Kirin McElwain perform original music for voice\, cello\, electronics and modular synthesizer. Hailing from the New York avant-garde music scene\, their music floats between musical poetry\, composition and improvisation. They’ve performed with the likes of Trevor Dunn \, This Will Destroy You\, Shara Nova\, and Post Malone to name a few. \nHaving just recorded their debut album “Wake” in NYC with engineer Randall Dunn \, this evening performance hosted by IMSS marks the project’s first engagement in Chicago. They will be joined by Chicago’s own experimental musicians Anna Johnson and D. Jean-Baptiste\, each performing a set of original music. \n\n\n\nDuo Alex Koi x Kirin McElwain perform original music for voice\, cello and modular synthesizer. Hailing from the New York avant-garde music scene\, their music floats between musical poetry\, composition and improvisation. For fans of Laurie Anderson\, Arthur Russell\, and Meredith Monk. \n\n\n\nD Jean-Baptiste is an electro-acoustic musician blending samples\, structured songwriting\, and improvisation cohesively and intentionally. \n\n\n\nAnna Johnson’s hypnotic\, devotional sonic landscapes are drawn from explorations of voice and electroacoustic instrumentation. Her sound weaves medieval-influenced vocal melodies\, chants\, and choral layering with synthesizer atmospheres\, heavy drone textures\, and forays into experimental pop. She relies on improvisation\, with a meandering\, fluid sense of embodied time.
URL:https://imss.org/program/performance-alex-koi-kirin-mcelwain-with-d-jean-baptiste-anna-johnson/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250907T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250907T163000
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Kintsugi For Beginners
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an introductory Kintsugi workshop led by Mami Takahashi!\n\n\nKintsugi Workshop for Beginners\nwith Mami Takahashi\nSeptember 7\, 2025\n2:30pm – 4:30pm\n \nKintsugi is a traditional Japanese Urushi (lacquer)-based craft in which gold is used to repair broken ceramics. The practice of Kintsugi highlights the break rather than erasing it and emphasizes that the break is what makes the ceramics more valuable. \nIn this beginner’s workshop\, participants will learn the basic and simplified version of Kintsugi process on a small porcelain plate to understand the fundamentals of this process. All materials including adhesives in the workshop will be food-safe. We will also use an artificial Urushi (the natural resin/glue collected from the lacquer tree) sap for this beginner’s class\, which is safe to touch without allergy reactions. \nPlease note that in the “Kintsugi for Beginners” workshop\, epoxy putty will be used in addition to the ceramic glue. These materials may make the students’ fingers sticky\, and some remnants of epoxy might also stay on their fingers for a few days. Finger covers will be provided for student use\, but often\, that makes working with these materials a bit difficult. \n“Kintsugi is based on the philosophy that breakage and repair are something to celebrate – embracing flaws and imperfections creates a stronger and more beautiful piece of art. Using this as a metaphor for healing ourselves teaches us an important lesson: Sometimes in the process of repairing what feels broken\, we become more unique\, beautiful\, and resilient. Kintsugi can be a way to reframe personal challenges. Reminding us that we’re not victims of our circumstances. Showing us that we can come out on the other side stronger.” — Here is a quote about Kintsugi from Linda Muller\, a certified life coach. \n \n\n\n\nAbout Mami Takahashi: \nMami Takahashi is a Japanese multidisciplinary artist and a scholar working in multiple cities including Chicago and Tokyo. She earned her MFA in Contemporary Studio Practice from Portland State University in 2013 and a BFA in Japanese Painting from Joshibi University of Art and Design in Japan. \nWith ongoing artistic research\, practice\, and teaching\, Takahashi explores different approaches to actualize Japanese aesthetics to enhance cultural perspectives in many U.S. communities. Takahashi also aims to connect Japan and communities in Chicago by teaching traditional and modern art-making techniques.
URL:https://imss.org/program/workshop-kintsugi-for-beginners-9/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250912T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250912T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T145204
CREATED:20250723T183708Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250912T235140Z
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SUMMARY:Show & Tell for Grown-Ups!: Historical Medicine
DESCRIPTION:Let’s have fun & learn something together!\n\n\nShow & Tell for Grown-Ups! Historical Medicine\nSeptember 12\, 2025\nDoors at 6:30pm – come early\, explore the Museum! \nShow at 7:00pm\n \nShow & Tell for Grown-Ups is a show for sharing niche curiosities. Our goal is to redefine what a night out with friends can mean. Let’s have fun & learn something together! Audiences has been asking for it and now we’re so honored & excited to partner with The International Museum of Surgical Science. We’re bringing this Show & Tell edutainment platform to this engaging museum so we can connect with more brilliant people wanting to share their knowledge with others. \nSign Up to Share! You don’t need a PHD to teach us at Show & Tell for Grown-Ups! Presenters can signup online for a 5-minute slot to share something their passionate about. Then we open Q&A with the audience. It’s a night of learning\, laughing\, and meeting other passionate people. We can’t wait to meet you! Do you have a passion for historical medical practices that you want to share with an inclusive and engaged audience? Signup to share at Show & Tell for Grown-Ups! \nPresenter signup: https://forms.office.com/r/gfMRYyRR7p \nWhat to learn more about Show & Tell for Grown-Ups? Check out their website www.tellmewhyshow.com or on instagram @tellmewhyitscool_show .
URL:https://imss.org/program/show-tell-for-grown-ups-historical-medicine/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250918T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250918T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T145204
CREATED:20250729T213550Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250919T013555Z
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SUMMARY:Performance: Refining The Third Ear - Night 2
DESCRIPTION:A series of concerts exploring the third ear and other psychoacoustic phantasmagoria.\n\n\nRefining The Third Ear – Night 2\nSeptember 18\, 2025\n7:00-9:00pm\nDoors at 6:30pm \nTickets: \n$10 Student – use code STUDENT at checkout \n(Valid Student ID will be requested at the door) \n$10 IMSS Members Presale – use code IMSSMEMBER at checkout \n(Valid IMSS Membership card will be requested at door) \n$15 GA Presale \n– \n$15 Student & IMSS Members (With valid ID & Membership Card) at Door \n$20 GA at Door \n\n\nOrganized by Itsï Ramirez and Bret Schneider \n \nA series of concerts exploring the third ear and other psychoacoustic phantasmagoria. \n \nOver four concerts artists premier third ear music — music which emphasizes the listening faculty as an active instrument. The late composer Maryanne Amacher appropriated the term third ear to describe a music that expands the latent perceptual capabilities of the ear\, composing music that transforms the ear itself into a sound-producing\, neurophonic instrument. Such music is a projection of new aesthetic forms\, a virtuality that anticipates the augmentation of both the creative and listening process. If Amacher’s ambitious work was to make the third ear\, we ask what it would mean to refine the third ear\, to compose music for and with it. We aim to explore how we apperceive musical material\, and the ways in which new harmonic experiences can cultivate new emotions and stimulate the imagination.  \n \nHeard melodies are sweet\, but those unheard \n    Are sweeter; therefore\, ye soft pipes\, play on; \nNot to the sensual ear\, but\, more endear’d\, \n    Pipe to the spirit ditties of no tone: \nFair youth\, beneath the trees\, thou canst not leave \n    Thy song\, nor ever can those trees be bare \n– Keats \nFurther reading:  \nGroundwork for a Study of Maryanne Amacher \nLa Monte Young’s Orphic Revolution \nInterview with Michael Harrison \n \n\n\nSeptember 18th Program: \nLula Asplund — Essence of Clover \nItsï Ramirez — Language of Comets \nBret Schneider — Nude Music \n\n\n\nLula Asplund is an experimental composer and Chicago-based sound artist. Her work invokes voice as object and atmosphere—dislocated\, refracted\, tactile. Using spectral play\, vocal manipulation\, and fragmented sound poetry\, she enters the nonlinear logic of dream and memory. Asplund has a BFA from Mills College and has performed at Center for New Music and Audio Technologies\, The Lab SF\, CalArts\, Elastic Arts\, Bohemian National Cemetery\, and Experimental Sound Studio.  \n \n\n\n\nItsï Ramirez is a Chicago based musician. Stepping out of the naturalized preoccupation with sound as sound\, she takes on the project of recovering a new music that has been forgotten. \n\n\n\nBret Schneider is a composer\, essayist\, and poet. For the first quarter of the 21st century\, Schneider has attempted to synthesize the outer limits of third ear music with modern beauty. Via novel formal experiments\, his music cultivates dreamspace and reverie. Recent works include live-composing to a just-intoned player piano. Schneider is also a co-founder of Caesura Magazine. \n \n@bret_fall
URL:https://imss.org/program/performance-refining-the-third-ear-night-2/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250920T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250920T150000
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SUMMARY:Artist Panel: Refining The Third Ear
DESCRIPTION:A series of concerts and talks exploring the third ear and other psychoacoustic phantasmagoria.\n\n\nRefining The Third Ear – Artist Panel\nSeptember 20\, 2025\n1:00-3:00pm\nDoors at 12:30pm \nTickets: \n$10 Student – use code STUDENT at checkout \n(Valid Student ID will be requested at the door) \n$15 GA \nFree for IMSS Members  \nTickets include Museum admission \n\n\nOrganized by Itsï Ramirez and Bret Schneider \n \nA discussion between musicians Bret Schneider\, Itsï Ramirez\, and Lula Asplund on the history of avant-garde art and music\, and the unfinished task of creating and developing music for the Third Ear. Together they will discuss what the 21st-century music maker’s relationship is to this history and its forms\, its failures\, and its lingering demands. \n \nOver four concerts artists premier third ear music — music which emphasizes the listening faculty as an active instrument. The late composer Maryanne Amacher appropriated the term third ear to describe a music that expands the latent perceptual capabilities of the ear\, composing music that transforms the ear itself into a sound-producing\, neurophonic instrument. Such music is a projection of new aesthetic forms\, a virtuality that anticipates the augmentation of both the creative and listening process. If Amacher’s ambitious work was to make the third ear\, we ask what it would mean to refine the third ear\, to compose music for and with it. We aim to explore how we apperceive musical material\, and the ways in which new harmonic experiences can cultivate new emotions and stimulate the imagination. \n \nHeard melodies are sweet\, but those unheard \nAre sweeter; therefore\, ye soft pipes\, play on; \nNot to the sensual ear\, but\, more endear’d\, \nPipe to the spirit ditties of no tone: \nFair youth\, beneath the trees\, thou canst not leave \nThy song\, nor ever can those trees be bare \n– Keats \nFurther reading: \nGroundwork for a Study of Maryanne Amacher \nLa Monte Young’s Orphic Revolution \nInterview with Michael Harrison \n \n\n\n\nLula Asplund is an experimental composer and Chicago-based sound artist. Her work invokes voice as object and atmosphere—dislocated\, refracted\, tactile. Using spectral play\, vocal manipulation\, and fragmented sound poetry\, she enters the nonlinear logic of dream and memory. Asplund has a BFA from Mills College and has performed at Center for New Music and Audio Technologies\, The Lab SF\, CalArts\, Elastic Arts\, Bohemian National Cemetery\, and Experimental Sound Studio.  \n \n\n\n\nItsï Ramirez is a Chicago based musician. Stepping out of the naturalized preoccupation with sound as sound\, she takes on the project of recovering a new music that has been forgotten. \n\n\n\nBret Schneider is a composer\, essayist\, and poet. For the first quarter of the 21st century\, Schneider has attempted to synthesize the outer limits of third ear music with modern beauty. Via novel formal experiments\, his music cultivates dreamspace and reverie. Recent works include live-composing to a just-intoned player piano. Schneider is also a co-founder of Caesura Magazine. \n \n@bret_fall
URL:https://imss.org/program/artist-panel-refining-the-third-ear/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250920T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250920T200000
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SUMMARY:From the Battlefield to the Operating Theater
DESCRIPTION:Trace the pioneers\, patients\, and drama behind modern plastic surgery—where war\, courage\, and innovation reshaped medicine and humanity.\n\n\nLecture:\n \nFrom the Battlefield to the Operating Theater: How Plastic Surgery Emerged from the Great Wars\nPravin K. Patel. MD FACS \n \n6:00pm-8:00pm\nFree with RSVP\n \n\n\nBehind every breakthrough in plastic surgery lies a story. This lecture brings to life the extraordinary cast of characters who turned the chaos of war into the dawn of modern reconstructive plastic surgery. Set against the backdrop of the Great Wars\, the “theater” took on many meanings: a battlefield of destruction\, an operating theater of innovation\, and a dramatic stage where courage\, compassion\, and creativity played leading roles. From visionary surgeons to the wounded soldiers who became both patients and pioneers\, we explore how these real-life actors transformed suffering into science\, and laid the foundation for a field that continues to restore form\, function—and humanity. \n\n\n\nPravin K. Patel. MD FACS is the Mimis N. Cohen Professor of Surgery\, Chief of the Division of Plastic\, Reconstructive & Cosmetic Surgery\, and Director of the Craniofacial Center at the University of Illinois\, Chicago. Trained in physics\, engineering\, and medicine\, he brings a unique perspective to the art and science of reconstructive surgery of the face. A lifelong lover of history\, Dr. Patel is especially drawn to the story of how modern plastic surgery was born from the devastation of the Great Wars. His talk\, From the Battlefield to the Operating Theater\, gives voice to the exhibit The Artistry of Plastic Surgery—tracing how courage\, compassion\, and creativity transformed wartime suffering into a legacy of restoring both form and humanity.
URL:https://imss.org/program/from-the-battlefield-to-the-operating-theater/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250926T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250926T230000
DTSTAMP:20260403T145204
CREATED:20250508T143627Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250927T030637Z
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SUMMARY:Lake Shore Serenade - Windy City Strut
DESCRIPTION:Kick off the weekend’s festivities with an evening of cocktails and jazz with Dandy Wellington!\n\n\nLake Shore Serenade – Windy City StrutWith Dandy Wellington\nSeptember 26\, 2025\n \nJoin us at the International Museum of Surgical Science for a dazzling 3-day celebration with Dandy Wellington!This special weekend event brings together cocktails\, conversations\, concerts\, and more—all inspired by the rich history of IMSS’s iconic 1917 Lakefront mansion. \nStep back in time with vintage-inspired museum tours\, panel discussions on the vintage lifestyle\, and live performances blending the vibrant sounds of 1920s Chicago and Harlem jazz. \n🎟️ Friday\, 6:00 PM – VIP Kickoff TourBe part of an exclusive evening—only 50 tickets available! Enjoy a private guided tour of the Museum’s historic home\, paired with drinks and early access to the night’s festivities. Your VIP ticket includes refreshments and four drink tickets. \n🎷 Friday\, 7:00 PM – Live Jazz with Dandy Wellington & His Red Hot BoysSettle in for an unforgettable evening of music as Dandy Wellington and his Red Hot Boys bring the magic of Harlem and Chicago jazz to life. Intimate arrangements\, vintage style\, and roaring ’20s spirit fill the Museum’s halls in this one-night-only performance. \n \n\n\n\nFriday Tickets\n6:00pm-7:00pm-Friday VIP Tour & Pour at 1524 – $45 add-onLimited spots available! \n7:00pm-11:00pm-Friday Lakeshore Serenade Early Bird – $50 (Until July 1st) \n-Friday Lakeshore Serenade Presale – $65 \n\n\n\n\nAbout Dandy – Presenter\, Moderator\, Panelist: \nFor over 15 years\, Dandy Wellington has captivated audiences and facilitated meaningful conversations from behind the microphone. Whether hosting corporate events for AirBnB and Connecticut Children’s Medical Center\, moderating panel discussions on the RMs Queen Mary II\, or conducting one-on-one interviews with Dita Von Teese and Paula Sutton at Goodwood Revival\, Dandy brings an authentic and seasoned approach that fosters deep connections with guests and enhances the integrity of events. \nAs an emcee\, Dandy Wellington has\, since 2009\, been the voice of corporate gatherings\, weddings\, vintage and variety events at breathtaking venues such as The Beaker Palm Beach\, The Rainbow Room\, The Beverly Hills Hotel\, Grand Hotel Tremezzo in Lake Como\, Italy and more. His clients include but are not limited to Elan Artists\, The Plaza Hotel\, The Great Gatsby Party\, Scarlet Entertainment\, The Galveston Historic Foundation\, Prohibition Productions\, Dances of Vice\, The Champagne Riot\, The 1940s Ball\, and The Soapbox Presents. \nAs a panelist and interviewer\, Dandy has engaged in discussions with academics\, historians\, stylists and influencers – including Shantrelle P. Lewis\, Monica L. Miller\, Ph.D.\, Douglas Jones\, Ph.D.\, Justin J\, Natty Adams\, Jessica Kellgren-Fozard\, Raissa Bretana\, Quentin Thrash and Alphonso McClendon – at venues such as the National Museum of African Art\, Smithsonian Institution; and the Fashion Institute of Technology \n\n\nOUR EVENT PARTNERS
URL:https://imss.org/program/windy-city-stomp-lakeshore-serenade/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts,Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250927T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250927T163000
DTSTAMP:20260403T145204
CREATED:20250508T143629Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250927T200546Z
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SUMMARY:Vintage Lifestyle Panel - Windy City Strut
DESCRIPTION:Join Dandy Wellington and friends for a panel to discuss fashion\, style\, and history\, followed by Audience\nQ & A.\n\n\nVintage Lifestyle Panel – Windy City Strut\nWith Dandy Wellington\nPanel Presentation\nSeptember 26\, 2025\n\n\n\n🎩 A Weekend with Dandy Wellington at IMSSThe International Museum of Surgical Science is thrilled to welcome Dandy Wellington for a 3-day celebration of vintage culture\, music\, and style! \nInspired by the rich history of our 1917 Lakefront mansion\, the weekend will feature guided museum tours\, conversations on the vintage lifestyle\, and live performances that blend the glamour of the Gilded Age with the electric sounds of 1920s Chicago and Harlem jazz. Expect cocktails\, curated style\, and unforgettable moments throughout this immersive experience. \n\n\n🧵 Saturday\, 3:00 PM – Vintage Lifestyle PanelJoin Dandy Wellington in conversation with vintage lifestyle influencers from Chicago and across the U.S. as they explore fashion\, style\, and history through a contemporary lens. This lively panel discussion will be followed by an audience Q&A. \n🎟️ Tickets are $25 and include Museum admission.Duration: 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM \n\n\n\nAbout Dandy – Presenter\, Moderator\, Panelist: \nFor over 15 years\, Dandy Wellington has captivated audiences and facilitated meaningful conversations from behind the microphone. Whether hosting corporate events for AirBnB and Connecticut Children’s Medical Center\, moderating panel discussions on the RMs Queen Mary II\, or conducting one-on-one interviews with Dita Von Teese and Paula Sutton at Goodwood Revival\, Dandy brings an authentic and seasoned approach that fosters deep connections with guests and enhances the integrity of events. \nAs an emcee\, Dandy Wellington has\, since 2009\, been the voice of corporate gatherings\, weddings\, vintage and variety events at breathtaking venues such as The Beaker Palm Beach\, The Rainbow Room\, The Beverly Hills Hotel\, Grand Hotel Tremezzo in Lake Como\, Italy and more. His clients include but are not limited to Elan Artists\, The Plaza Hotel\, The Great Gatsby Party\, Scarlet Entertainment\, The Galveston Historic Foundation\, Prohibition Productions\, Dances of Vice\, The Champagne Riot\, The 1940s Ball\, and The Soapbox Presents. \nAs a panelist and interviewer\, Dandy has engaged in discussions with academics\, historians\, stylists and influencers – including Shantrelle P. Lewis\, Monica L. Miller\, Ph.D.\, Douglas Jones\, Ph.D.\, Justin J\, Natty Adams\, Jessica Kellgren-Fozard\, Raissa Bretana\, Quentin Thrash and Alphonso McClendon – at venues such as the National Museum of African Art\, Smithsonian Institution; and the Fashion Institute of Technology
URL:https://imss.org/program/windy-city-stomp-vintage-lifestyle-panel/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Artist Talk,Concerts,Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250927T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250927T230000
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SUMMARY:Windy City Strut
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an end-of-summer bash not soon to be forgot with Dandy Wellington and his band!\n\n\nWindy City Strut\nWith Dandy Wellington\nSeptember 27\, 20257:00pm-11:00pm\nDoors at 7:00pm\n\n\n\n\n🎩 🎶 The International Museum of Surgical Science proudly presents a three-day celebration with Dandy Wellington and his band—featuring cocktails\, conversations\, concerts\, and more! \nSet against the backdrop of our historic Lakefront mansion\, the weekend highlights the music and style of the Gilded Age with vintage-inspired tours\, panels on classic fashion and lifestyle\, and performances that channel the vibrant sounds of 1920s Chicago and Harlem jazz. \n🕺 Saturday Night Highlights:Join us at 7:00 PM for a spirited evening of live music\, dancing\, food\, and drinks with the iconic Dandy Wellington and his band. Enjoy an unforgettable night of vintage glamour in one of Chicago’s most unique historic settings. \n🎟️ Tickets:General admission includes entry to the event\, refreshments\, and four complimentary drink tickets. Space is limited—advance purchase is strongly recommended! \n\n\nTickets:\n7:00pm-11:00pm \n\nThe Dandy Wellington Band\, Early-Bird (Ends August 1st) – $95\nThe Dandy Wellington Band\, Presale – $115\nThe Dandy Wellington Band\, GA (at Door) – $125\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Dandy – Presenter\, Moderator\, Panelist:  \nFor over 15 years\, Dandy Wellington has captivated audiences and facilitated meaningful conversations from behind the microphone. Whether hosting corporate events for AirBnB and Connecticut Children’s Medical Center\, moderating panel discussions on the RMs Queen Mary II\, or conducting one-on-one interviews with Dita Von Teese and Paula Sutton at Goodwood Revival\, Dandy brings an authentic and seasoned approach that fosters deep connections with guests and enhances the integrity of events. \nAs an emcee\, Dandy Wellington has\, since 2009\, been the voice of corporate gatherings\, weddings\, vintage and variety events at breathtaking venues such as The Beaker Palm Beach\, The Rainbow Room\, The Beverly Hills Hotel\, Grand Hotel Tremezzo in Lake Como\, Italy and more. His clients include but are not limited to Elan Artists\, The Plaza Hotel\, The Great Gatsby Party\, Scarlet Entertainment\, The Galveston Historic Foundation\, Prohibition Productions\, Dances of Vice\, The Champagne Riot\, The 1940s Ball\, and The Soapbox Presents. \nAs a panelist and interviewer\, Dandy has engaged in discussions with academics\, historians\, stylists and influencers – including Shantrelle P. Lewis\, Monica L. Miller\, Ph.D.\, Douglas Jones\, Ph.D.\, Justin J\, Natty Adams\, Jessica Kellgren-Fozard\, Raissa Bretana\, Quentin Thrash and Alphonso McClendon – at venues such as the National Museum of African Art\, Smithsonian Institution; and the Fashion Institute of Technology \n \n\n\nOUR EVENT PARTNERS
URL:https://imss.org/program/windy-city-stomp/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts,Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251002T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251002T210000
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SUMMARY:Performance: Refining The Third Ear - Night 3
DESCRIPTION:A series of concerts exploring the third ear and other psychoacoustic phantasmagoria.\n\n\nRefining The Third Ear – Night 3\nOctober 2\, 2025\n7:00-9:00pm\nDoors at 6:30pm \nTickets: \n$10 Student – use code STUDENT at checkout \n(Valid Student ID will be requested at the door) \n$10 IMSS Members Presale – use code IMSSMEMBER at checkout \n(Valid IMSS Membership card will be requested at door) \n$15 GA Presale \n– \n$15 Student & IMSS Members (With valid ID & Membership Card) at Door \n$20 GA at Door \n\n\nOrganized by Itsï Ramirez and Bret Schneider \n \nA series of concerts exploring the third ear and other psychoacoustic phantasmagoria. \n \nOver four concerts artists premier third ear music — music which emphasizes the listening faculty as an active instrument. The late composer Maryanne Amacher appropriated the term third ear to describe a music that expands the latent perceptual capabilities of the ear\, composing music that transforms the ear itself into a sound-producing\, neurophonic instrument. Such music is a projection of new aesthetic forms\, a virtuality that anticipates the augmentation of both the creative and listening process. If Amacher’s ambitious work was to make the third ear\, we ask what it would mean to refine the third ear\, to compose music for and with it. We aim to explore how we apperceive musical material\, and the ways in which new harmonic experiences can cultivate new emotions and stimulate the imagination. \n \nHeard melodies are sweet\, but those unheard \nAre sweeter; therefore\, ye soft pipes\, play on; \nNot to the sensual ear\, but\, more endear’d\, \nPipe to the spirit ditties of no tone: \nFair youth\, beneath the trees\, thou canst not leave \nThy song\, nor ever can those trees be bare \n– Keats \nFurther reading: \nGroundwork for a Study of Maryanne Amacher \nLa Monte Young’s Orphic Revolution \nInterview with Michael Harrison \n \n\n\nOctober 2nd Program: \nBill Dietz — They were astonished at us when we told them that we did not eat our enemies\, but you’re just hot and you’re walking \nItsï Ramirez & Bret Schneider — Square Wave Piece #1 \nMicah Schippa-Wildfong — Music for Assembly \n\n\n\nItsï Ramirez is a Chicago based musician. Stepping out of the naturalized preoccupation with sound as sound\, she takes on the project of recovering a new music that has been forgotten. \n\n\n\nBret Schneider is a composer\, essayist\, and poet. For the first quarter of the 21st century\, Schneider has attempted to synthesize the outer limits of third ear music with modern beauty. Via novel formal experiments\, his music cultivates dreamspace and reverie. Recent works include live-composing to a just-intoned player piano. Schneider is also a co-founder of Caesura Magazine. \n \n@bret_fall \n \n\n\n\nMicah Schippa-Wildfong is an artist\, writer\, and musician based in Chicago\, US. They have recently shown with Triangolo IT\, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago\, Benny’s Video NY\, and Pech AT. \n\n\n\nBill Dietz is a composer and writer\, born in Arizona. His work on genealogies of reception and the “political aesthetics of listening” is often presented in festivals\, museums\, and academic journals\, but also in apartment buildings\, magazines\, and on public streets. Alongside his artistic work\, he has served as artistic director of Ensemble Zwischentöne (2006-2014) and of Overtoon – Platform for Sound Practitioners (2022-2025). He has published two books of listening scores: one on his Tutorial Diversions series\, for home performance (Eight Tutorial Diversions\, 2009–2014\, 2015); and the other\, made up of “concert pieces\,” based on historical and contemporary audience behavior (L’école de la claque\, 2017). In 2013\, he co-founded Ear│Wave│Event with Woody Sullender. With Amy Cimini\, he co-edited Maryanne Amacher: Selected Writings and Interviews (2020)\, and he is co-author\, with Kerstin Stakemeier\, of Universal Receptivity (2021). He has been co-chair Bard MFA’s Music/Sound discipline since 2012.
URL:https://imss.org/program/performance-refining-the-third-ear-night-3/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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SUMMARY:Film Screening and Special Guest: Tom Palazzolo and Surrealism in Chicago
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a mind-bending film screening with Tom Palazzolo exploring the surreal side of Chicago\n\n\nThe International Museum of Surgical Science and Luis Buñuel Film Institute Present “Surrealism in Chicago: The Films of Tom Palazzolo” \nOctober 8th\, 7:00pm-9:00pm \nDoors: 6:00pm \n \nTickets: \n$15 GA Presale \n$10 Student Presale (Use code STUDENT at checkout) \n$10 IMSS Member Presale (Use code IMSSMEMBER at checkout) \n— \n$20 at Door \n$15 Student at Door \n$15 IMSS Member at Door \n\n\nJoin us on October 8\, 2025\, at the International Museum of Surgical Science (IMSS) for a unique conversation with local artist Andy Somma about the surrealist films of Tom Palazzolo. Discover the creative process behind Palazzolo’s work\, featuring films that showcase his ability to capture the absurdities of Midwestern life. \nThe evening will end with a film tribute to the legacy of Luis Buñuel. \nFormat: Digital \nDirector Tom Palazzolo in attendance. \n \nProgram 1 at 7:00 PM \nBride Stripped Bare (Bride Unveiled)\, Dir. Tom Palazzolo (1967\, color\, sound\, 14 mins) \nPalazzolo’s cameras are there as Mayor Richard Daley reveals the Picasso gifted to the city from the famed artist. Nicknamed “the Bride” and bad mouthed almost universally upon its unveiling\, we get some of that social commentary here\, as well as lots of souvenirs. \nO\, Dir. Tom Palazzolo (1967\, color\, sound\, 12 mins) \nFrom the “Chicago-Scope: The Films of Tom Palazzolo\, 1967–1976” catalogue: “One of Tom Palazzolo’s first films\, this inspired in part by René Clair’s 1924 film starring Francis Picabia\, Entr’acte. O’s use of double exposure\, free association and improvisation\, chiaroscuro\, and a nonsensical “musique concrète” soundtrack pay homage to these masters of Dada and Surrealism.” \nThe Tattooed Lady of Riverview\, Dir. Tom Palazzolo (1967\, color\, sound\, 15 mins) \nTom Palazzolo documents “The Tattooed Lady of Riverview\,” part of the freak show in the waning days of Chicago’s Riverview amusement park. \nTRT = 41 mins \n \nProgram 2 at 8:00 PM \nA Conversation between Director Tom Palazzolo and artist Andy Somma. Questions and commentary welcome from the audience. (30 min) \nLuis Buñuel Film Tribute (15 min) \n\n\n\nThe Luis Buñuel Film Institute aims to be the seminal resource for the film and writing\, research\, knowledge and scholarship on Buñuel’s life and work. \n \nThis program is presented in connection with the retrospective exhibition\, “Buñuel: Master of Dreams\,” on view at the International Museum of Surgical Science through February 22\, 2026. \n \n\n\n\n\nTom Palazzolo (1937- ) was born in St. Louis\, Missouri in 1937 to Helen (née McEneny) and Benjamin “Teenie” Palazzolo. He spent two years at the John and Mable Ringling School of Art in Sarasota\, Florida. His interest in painting led him to move to Chicago in 1960 and begin studying at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago\, where he also studied photography with Kenneth Josephson. Ken encouraged Tom’s interest in filmmaking\, and Tom was given use of a Bell and Howell 16mm camera that had been donated to the department by a veteran WWII cameraman. Tom’s first films were completed shortly after his graduation with both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in photography in 1965. At this time\, he also began teaching art and photography at Richard J. Daley College.In the 1960s\, Tom was associated with a group of “underground” filmmakers and in 1968 had a one-person film show at MoMA. That same year he married fellow artist Marcia Daehn. In 1969\, Jonas Mekas commented in The Village Voice that Palazzolo’s films were close to the work of Bruce Baillie in terms of their sensitivity and human compassion. Tom was hired in 1969 by the US Information Agency (USIA) to show and discuss American independent films in the Middle East.Tom has continued making and showing documentary films right up to the present; most recently\, he produced Kapra Fleming’s film Lee Godie: Chicago French Impressionist (2021). In 2018\, his films were part of the Art Institute of Chicago’s “Never a Lovely So Real: Photography and Film in Chicago\, 1950-80” exhibition. He has also been featured at the Whitney Museum of American Art\, Lincoln Center\, Robert Flaherty Film Seminar\, Museum of Contemporary Art\, the New Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago\, Gene Siskel Film Center\, and the Walker Art Museum\, among other venues.Tom has been the recipient of grants and awards from the American Film Institute\, National Endowment for the Arts\, Illinois Arts Council\, Center for New TV\, Illinois Academy of Art\, and the Andy Warhol Foundation\, as well as a National Film Preservation Foundation grant to preserve a selection of films in 2006. His work has been reviewed by Roger Ebert (Sun-Times)\, Gene Siskel (Tribune)\, New York Times\, Variety\, Village Voice\, and London Times\, among others\, and has screened at festivals including the Chicago International\, Ann Arbor\, New York\, Cannes (out of competition)\, Edinburgh\, and more. Tom has had retrospectives at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago in 1977 and at Arsenal – Institute for Film and Video Art in Berlin\, Germany\, in 1989.He has three children (Sarah\, Todd and Amy) and lives in Oak Park with his wife. \n \n“Tom Palazzolo’s Life in Pictures\,” by Jack Helbig\, Chicago Reader\, September 23\, 1999. \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAndy Somma\, An Italian-born native\, has been involved in the performance art scene in Chicago\, New York\, and San Francisco since the 1980s. He is an art historian\, curator\, producer\, and performance artist\, with a passion for mid-century modern design.
URL:https://imss.org/program/film-screening-and-special-guest-tom-palazzolo-and-surrealism-in-chicago/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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SUMMARY:Performance: Refining The Third Ear - Night 4
DESCRIPTION:A series of concerts exploring the third ear and other psychoacoustic phantasmagoria.\n\n\nRefining The Third Ear – Night 4\nOctober 16\, 2025\n7:00-9:00pm\nDoors at 6:30pm \nTickets: \n$10 Student – use code STUDENT at checkout \n(Valid Student ID will be requested at the door) \n$10 IMSS Members Presale – use code IMSSMEMBER at checkout \n(Valid IMSS Membership card will be requested at door) \n$15 GA Presale \n– \n$15 Student & IMSS Members (With valid ID & Membership Card) at Door \n$20 GA at Door \n\n\nOrganized by Itsï Ramirez and Bret Schneider \n \nA series of concerts exploring the third ear and other psychoacoustic phantasmagoria. \n \nOver four concerts artists premier third ear music — music which emphasizes the listening faculty as an active instrument. The late composer Maryanne Amacher appropriated the term third ear to describe a music that expands the latent perceptual capabilities of the ear\, composing music that transforms the ear itself into a sound-producing\, neurophonic instrument. Such music is a projection of new aesthetic forms\, a virtuality that anticipates the augmentation of both the creative and listening process. If Amacher’s ambitious work was to make the third ear\, we ask what it would mean to refine the third ear\, to compose music for and with it. We aim to explore how we apperceive musical material\, and the ways in which new harmonic experiences can cultivate new emotions and stimulate the imagination. \n \nHeard melodies are sweet\, but those unheard \nAre sweeter; therefore\, ye soft pipes\, play on; \nNot to the sensual ear\, but\, more endear’d\, \nPipe to the spirit ditties of no tone: \nFair youth\, beneath the trees\, thou canst not leave \nThy song\, nor ever can those trees be bare \n– Keats \nFurther reading: \nGroundwork for a Study of Maryanne Amacher \nLa Monte Young’s Orphic Revolution \nInterview with Michael Harrison \n \n\n\nOctober 2nd Program: \nKevin Harris — Overdetermined #4 \nItsï Ramirez & Bret Schneider — Vocal Piece #1 \nHenryk Golden — Anatomie \n\n\n\nItsï Ramirez is a Chicago based musician. Stepping out of the naturalized preoccupation with sound as sound\, she takes on the project of recovering a new music that has been forgotten. \n\n\n\nBret Schneider is a composer\, essayist\, and poet. For the first quarter of the 21st century\, Schneider has attempted to synthesize the outer limits of third ear music with modern beauty. Via novel formal experiments\, his music cultivates dreamspace and reverie. Recent works include live-composing to a just-intoned player piano. Schneider is also a co-founder of Caesura Magazine. \n \n@bret_fall \n \n\n\n\nHenryk Golden (1999\, Warsaw) is a composer who focuses on the nature of objects in art (i.e. material) and how to expose them in new ways to the audience\, how to humorize and more importantly how to humanize them. He works intensely with classical and jazz musicians\, dancers\, video artists and art scientists. He performs his own pieces through the use of voice and tuba. He is currently a doctoral student at the University of Southern California with Ted Hearne. Previously he attended the one-year course at the institute of Sonology in the Hague with Richard Barrett. He completed his master studies in composition with Richard Ayres at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. In 2024 his work “Sprechen Sie Musik?” was selected to be performed at MATA in NYC. In the summer of 2021\, he was awarded a bursary to complete the collaborative composition course at the Dartington Summer School with Christopher Fox and Juliet Fraser. His works have had recent performances in Carnegie Hall\, New York by Eliane Menzel; Wigmore Hall\, London\, UK by Naomi Sullivan and Luke Newby; Amare\, Den Haag by the Residentie Orkest and Nicholas Collon; and in the Philharmonie de Paris\, France by Ensemble Multilatérale and Léo Warynski. \n\n\n\nKevin Harris (b. 1975\, Oklahoma City) lives and works in St. Louis as an artist\, curator\, composer\, and electrical engineer. His practice is broadly focused on using media installations to establish methods of communication and communal conditions by which to explore the psychological manifestations of the contemporary life under industry and empire. Harris is known for his large-scale sculptural installations involving sound\, video\, text\, electronics\, motors\, wood\, and metal. He was artist in residence at The Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis where he curated the sound art series\, Audible Interruptions. Prior to that\, he ran the St. Louis performance space Floating Laboratories. He is currently program director at the non- profit arts organization\, HEARding Cats Collective and serves as artistic director of The \n \nCenter for Aesthetic Research (CAR). Harris holds a BA in music composition and an MFA in electronic media art. His most recent solo exhibition (2023 at The Luminary) constructed a universal graphic symbol language\, utilizing multimedia installation to explore its usage. His art has been shown at many galleries and museums\, and he has performed hundreds of music and sound events over the years.
URL:https://imss.org/program/performance-refining-the-third-ear-night-4/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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SUMMARY:Performance: TRANSFIGURATION (PAIN)
DESCRIPTION:A meditative performance exploring pain\, faith\, and transformation through ritual movement and Latin hymn in IMSS’ historic spaces.\n\n\nTRANSFIGURATION (PAIN)\nOctober 17\, 2025\n7:00-9:00pm\nDoors at 6:30pm \nTickets: \nFree with RSVP  \n\n\nThe performance PAIN derives from Branko Milisković’s earlier work STABAT MATER\, itself inspired by the 13th-century hymn dedicated to the Virgin Mary\, who stands at the foot of the Cross mourning the death of her son\, Jesus Christ. In this performance\, Milisković recites the first three lines of the hymn in Latin while alternating between standing\, sitting\, and slowly walking through the library of the International Museum of Surgical Science. Through this measured and ritualistic movement\, the artist seeks to construct a deeply affective and meditative environment—one that evokes an operatic intensity while negotiating the intersections between scientific inquiry and religious dogma in the understanding of the human body. The work interrogates notions of suffering and endurance as vehicles for transcendence\, positioning pain as both a physical and spiritual conduit for transformation and passage from one state of being to another. \n\n\n\nBranko Milisković (b. 1982\, Belgrade\, Serbia) studied Sculpture at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Belgrade. He continued his undergraduate studies as a Dutch Government scholar at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague\, where he graduated from the Department of 3D Art in 2009. In 2012\, he earned his Master’s degree from the Hochschule für Bildende Künste in Hamburg\, Department of Extended Media. Milisković’s artistic practice encompasses live performance\, mono-opera\, photography\, text\, sound\, and video. His projects have been presented at numerous international and local festivals\, exhibitions\, and residencies\, including Reims Scènes d’Europe (Reims\, France\, 2015); CSW/CoCA (Toruń\, Poland); Kampnagel (Hamburg\, Germany); Halles de Schaerbeek (Brussels\, Belgium); Utrecht Film Festival and TENT Rotterdam (The Netherlands); CIRCA – Art Actuel (Montreal\, Canada); Live Art Development Agency (London\, United Kingdom); The Tank (New York City\, USA); the 57th October Salon (Belgrade\, Serbia); and Kunsthaus Graz (Austria)\, among others. His work has also been featured on Croatian Radio 3. Milisković’s practice and contribution to performance art are discussed in Performance Art in Eastern Europe since 1960 by Dr. Amy Bryzgel.
URL:https://imss.org/program/performance-transfiguration-pain/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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