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SUMMARY:Workshop: Japanese Papermaking with Human Body Watermarks
DESCRIPTION:Explore the artistry of traditional Japanese paper-making at IMSS!\n\n\nIMSS Multidisciplinary Recovery Series presents Japanese Papermaking with Human Body Watermarks Workshop: \nAt this paper-making workshop\, participants will make traditional Japanese paper\, called Wash with human body-themed watermarks. Washi is typically made from Japanese Mulberry or Mitsumata wood bark. These barks have been used in Japan’s everyday life\, including architectural elements like Shoji screens and folding fans. \nAll levels are welcome to enjoy this workshop! \n\n\n\nAbout the Instructor: \nMami Takahashi is a Japanese multidisciplinary artist. Previous exhibitions and performances have taken place at Portland Institute for Contemporary Art\, International Museum of Surgical Science\, Chicago IL; San Francisco Art Institute\, The International Museum of Art\, El Paso\, Southern Alberta Art Gallery in Canada\, Gwangju Folk Art Museum in Korea\, Instituto Municipal del Arte la Cultura in Mexico and Toriizaka Art Gallery in Tokyo\, among other venues. She holds an MFA from Portland State University and a BFA from the Joshibi University of Art in Japan. Takahashi is a recipient of the Ford Family Award for the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art residency program. \n \n\n\nMaterial Fee $10 \n \nAbout the Multidisciplinary Recovery Series: The International Museum of Surgical Science supports a commitment to contemporary art and artists through exhibitions and programs that use the frame of contemporary artistic practice to examine new perspectives in medical and surgical science and our relationship to the body. The Museum continuously seeks artist performance and workshop proposals for its contemporary art program. \n\n\n___________________________________________________________________________________________________ \nAccessible accommodations include a ramp entrance and elevator. If you need additional accessibility options or wheelchair seating\, please contact us at info@imss.org. \nParking and Directions can be found here: https://imss.org/plan-your-visit/ \nThis project is partially supported by a Chicago Arts Recovery Program grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events.
URL:https://imss.org/program/workshop-japanese-papermaking-with-human-body-watermarks-2/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception: Jessica Tucker: skin would call a poor eye simple
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the opening reception of the newest exhibition\, “skin would call a poor eye simple\,” by artist Jessica Tucker.\n\n\nskin would call a poor eye simple\nBy Jessica Tucker\nMarch 2 – May 19\, 2024\nOpening reception: Saturday\, March 2\, 2024 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Free\n \nskin would call a poor eye simple features a collection of new sculptural and video works depicting distorted bodies and faces suspended in both virtual and physical materials. Made through disrupted\, glitched processes of face detection and body motion capture\, these works challenge contemporary efforts to encapsulate the body through technologies of data collection and visualization. The works in this exhibition appear as reimagined skins\, sensitive and uncanny\, out of place. They disturb our sense of the body’s boundaries and question the nature of the body as surface and interface. What does it feel like to have one’s body translated and mediated through technological observation? \nIn all spheres of contemporary life\, including the medical field\, we are increasingly dependent on digital imaging techniques and analysis. We use these to assess and diagnose embodied beings based on patterns and probabilities. These lead to incredible advancements in our capacity for precision and accuracy\, and yet also potentially further widen the gap between our representations and our lived experiences. How do we seek to quantify the body through technology in order to optimize the systems which approach and manage this body\, this person? And how might creatively glitching or queering these processes open up new sensory experiences of otherwise disembodying and disempowering definitions of the human? \n\n\n\nLight refreshments are included\, and alcohol will be served to guests with proof of age. Alcohol served to guests 21+; ID required. \nAccessible accommodations include a ramp entrance and elevator. If you need additional accessibility options or wheelchair seating\, please contact us at info@imss.org. \nParking and Directions can be found here: https://imss.org/plan-your-visit/ \n\n\n\n \nAbout the Artist: \nJessica Tucker is an American and Dutch artist\, musician\, and educator. In her performances\, videos\, sculptures\, and installations\, she playfully examines how we use machinic visions to construct our concept of the embodied self. She holds an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago\, and previously studied at Wellesley College\, MIT\, and the Gerrit Rietveld Academie. She has performed and exhibited her work throughout Europe and the USA\, including Rewire Festival\, FOAM Museum of Photography\, Goethe Institut\, the Van Gogh Museum\, and Mana Contemporary. She has been supported by the Chicago Artists Coalition\, Thoma Foundation\, DCASE\, and the Mondriaan Fund\, among others. She is currently a Grant Wood Fellow and Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Iowa\, specializing in interdisciplinary performance using digital media. \n\n\nAbout the Contemporary Art Program: The International Museum of Surgical Science supports a commitment to contemporary art and artists through exhibitions and programs that use the frame of contemporary artistic practice to examine new perspectives in medical-surgical science and our relationship to the body. The Museum’s Contemporary Arts Initiative includes rotating exhibitions of contemporary art\, as well as an ongoing Artist in Residence program. \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/opening-reception-jessica-tucker-skin-would-call-a-poor-eye-simple-2/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
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SUMMARY:What’s Inside Performance by Sam Anthem
DESCRIPTION:IMSS  Multidisciplinary Recovery Series presents the performance by Sam Anthem\n\n\nWhat’s Inside Performance by Sam Anthem \nWhat’s Inside is both the result and expression of their recent experiences being medically imaged and looking at those images. Through encounters between moving body\, realtime biosonification\, and dynamic projections of medical images of that body counterposed onto it\, the piece explores the potentials of medical technology to not only objectify and mechanize but also fabulate and expand bodily imaginaries. In response to the themes and materials of the performance\, the event will also feature a generative text reading by Claire Lobenfeld and printed matter by Sarah Lutkenhaus. \n\n\n\nAbout the Artist: \nSam Anthem is an interdisciplinary sound\, performance\, and media artist who seeks to illuminate\, turn upside down\, and animate socially-embedded and often invisible material relations. Weaving conceptual threads across archives\, bodies\, species\, and social lives\, their work addresses power and knowledge systems through sonic and technological encounters. \n\n\nGeneral Admission $20 \nStudent Admission $10 \nAdmission at the door $25 \nFree for IMSS Member \nDoors open at 6:30 pm \n \nAbout the Multidisciplinary Recovery Series: The International Museum of Surgical Science supports a commitment to contemporary art and artists through exhibitions and programs that use the frame of contemporary artistic practice to examine new perspectives in medical and surgical science and our relationship to the body. The Museum continuously seeks artist performance and workshop proposals for its contemporary art program. Performing artists can be within the category of visual art\, poetry\, music\, and experimental\, among others. \n\n\n___________________________________________________________________________________________________ \nAccessible accommodations include a ramp entrance and elevator. If you need additional accessibility options or wheelchair seating\, please contact us at info@imss.org. \nParking and Directions can be found here: https://imss.org/plan-your-visit/ \nThis project is partially supported by a Chicago Arts Recovery Program grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events.
URL:https://imss.org/program/whats-inside-performance-by-sam-anthem-2/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception: 2024 Annual SAMA Show
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the opening reception of the 2024 Annual UIC SAMA Show: A Captivating Connection Between Art and Science\n\n\n2024 Annual SAMA Show\nA Captivating Connection Between Art and Science\nMarch 8 – March 24\, 2024\nOpening Reception: Friday\, March 8\, 2024 6:00pm – 8:00pm Free\n\nA Captivating Connection Between Art and Science showcases a collection of works created by the members of the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Student Association of Medical Artists (SAMA). \nThis exhibition focuses on the art of biomedical visualization\, celebrating its ability to captivate and educate in equal measure. From its niche intersection among science\, medicine\, and art\, biomedical visualization plays many important roles in the world around us. Medical illustrations and animations work to bridge the gap between healthcare professionals and the general public\, making complex information more accessible. By centering diversity as a core principle\, biomedical artists can empower underrepresented patient audiences. Scientific art educates and inspires\, fostering curiosity for the natural world in an increasingly digital age. Biomedical visualizations are both a reflection of and response to the state of scientific and medical education\, as well as a force for accessibility. \nThe breadth of themes and subjects on display gives the viewer a small glimpse into the diverse world of biomedical visualization. Precise anatomical diagrams serve patient and academic audiences alike\, drawn from the artist’s own thorough medical education. Dazzling molecular visualizations offer a scientifically accurate window into our smallest universes. Rich natural science illustrations for younger audiences aim to educate about the natural world while cultivating an interest in biology. From traditional illustration to 3D animation and everything in between\, the wide berth of mediums on display is a testament to the variety of purposes biomedical visualization serves. \nOverall\, this exhibition invites the viewer to think more about the little-known discipline of biomedical visualization and the purposes it serves\, both educationally and equitably. \n \nParticipating Artists\nKhorizon Dunn • Nolan Pakizer • Vivian Zhuang • Marco Moreno • Natalie McAfee • Nora Jee • Raisa M. Rodríguez Maldonado • Alex Kontos • Emma Geis • Elizabeth Perakes • Jordan Aranda • Leah Balsan Susie • Hammons • Riley Cutler • Keaton Mullins • Shanling Lei • Elissa Schaffner • Hannah Hurst • Clara Baumgarten • Joanna Wiedl • Chelsey Crile • Sara Lung • Eyzel Torres • Hayley D’Alessandro • Kassie Baker \n \nAbout: \nSAMA is not one artist but a collection of minds with equal passion for biological sciences and visual design. We come from a wide variety of backgrounds and disciplines\, and this is reflected in our work. With continued commitment to diversity while honing our skills as artists and designers\, we look forward to a brighter future of scientific and medical education. \nAs a hub for UIC students interested in science and art\, SAMA is committed to educating members about biomedical visualization while creating an important space for conversations about the state of the field with regard to diversity\, equity\, and inclusion. SAMA also invites members to hone their skills with fellow artists in a welcoming space. \nUniversity of Illinois at Chicago’s Student Association of Medical Artists (SAMA) is a long-running club originating from the Graduate Department of Biomedical Visualization. It focuses on spreading awareness about all aspects of the biomedical visualization field while creating a space for artists to share and create work together. \n \n\n\nLight refreshments are included\, and alcohol will be served to guests with proof of age. Alcohol served to guests 21+; ID required. \nAccessible accommodations include a ramp entrance and elevator. If you need additional accessibility options or wheelchair seating\, please contact us at info@imss.org. \nParking and Directions can be found here: https://imss.org/plan-your-visit/ \n\n\nAbout the Contemporary Art Program: The International Museum of Surgical Science supports a commitment to contemporary art and artists through exhibitions and programs that use the frame of contemporary artistic practice to examine new perspectives in medical-surgical science and our relationship to the body. The Museum’s Contemporary Arts Initiative includes rotating exhibitions of contemporary art\, as well as an ongoing Artist in Residence program. \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/opening-reception-2024-annual-sama-show/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
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SUMMARY:Women in Medical History Pop-up Tours
DESCRIPTION:Join us to celebrate Women’s History Month on March 10th or March 14th for a special tour.\n\n\nWelcome to the Women in Medical History Pop-up Tours! \nJoin us on Sun\, Mar 10\, 2024 at 2:00 PM or Thurs\, Mar 14\, 2024 at 6:00 PM at the International Museum of Surgical Science for a fascinating journey through the contributions of women in the field of medicine. \nExplore the groundbreaking achievements of female pioneers in healthcare through interactive exhibits and guided tours led by knowledgeable experts. \nCome discover the untold stories of women who have shaped the course of medical history. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to celebrate their remarkable legacies! \n \nThese tours are free with admission which can be purchased here or at the door. \n \n\n\n*** \nAccessible accommodations include a ramp entrance and elevator. If you need additional accessibility options or wheelchair seating please contact us at info@imss.org. \nParking and Directions can be found here: https://imss.org/plan-your-visit/
URL:https://imss.org/program/women-in-medical-history-pop-up-tours/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
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SUMMARY:Women in Medical History Pop-up Tours
DESCRIPTION:Join us to celebrate Women’s History Month on March 10th or March 14th for a special tour.\n\n\nWelcome to the Women in Medical History Pop-up Tours! \nJoin us on Sun\, Mar 10\, 2024 at 2:00 PM at the International Museum of Surgical Science for a fascinating journey through the contributions of women in the field of medicine. \nExplore the groundbreaking achievements of female pioneers in healthcare through interactive exhibits and guided tours led by knowledgeable experts. \nCome discover the untold stories of women who have shaped the course of medical history. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to celebrate their remarkable legacies! \n\n\n*** \nAccessible accommodations include a ramp entrance and elevator. If you need additional accessibility options or wheelchair seating please contact us at info@imss.org. \nParking and Directions can be found here: https://imss.org/plan-your-visit/
URL:https://imss.org/program/women-in-medical-history-pop-up-tours-2/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
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SUMMARY:Women in Medical History Pop-up Tours
DESCRIPTION:Join us to celebrate Women’s History Month on March 10th or March 14th for a special tour.\n\n\nWelcome to the Women in Medical History Pop-up Tours! \nJoin us on Sun\, Mar 10\, 2024 at 2:00 PM or Thurs\, Mar 14\, 2024 at 6:00 PM at the International Museum of Surgical Science for a fascinating journey through the contributions of women in the field of medicine. \nExplore the groundbreaking achievements of female pioneers in healthcare through interactive exhibits and guided tours led by knowledgeable experts. \nCome discover the untold stories of women who have shaped the course of medical history. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to celebrate their remarkable legacies! \n \nThese tours are free with admission which can be purchased here or at the door. \n \n\n\n*** \nAccessible accommodations include a ramp entrance and elevator. If you need additional accessibility options or wheelchair seating please contact us at info@imss.org. \nParking and Directions can be found here: https://imss.org/plan-your-visit/
URL:https://imss.org/program/women-in-medical-history-pop-up-tours-3/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
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SUMMARY:Women in Medical History Pop-up Tours
DESCRIPTION:Join us to celebrate Women’s History Month on March 10th or March 14th for a special tour.\n\n\nWelcome to the Women in Medical History Pop-up Tours! \nJoin us on Sun\, Mar 10\, 2024 at 2:00 PM or Thurs\, Mar 14\, 2024 at 6:00 PM at the International Museum of Surgical Science for a fascinating journey through the contributions of women in the field of medicine. \nExplore the groundbreaking achievements of female pioneers in healthcare through interactive exhibits and guided tours led by knowledgeable experts. \nCome discover the untold stories of women who have shaped the course of medical history. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to celebrate their remarkable legacies! \n \nThese tours are free with admission which can be purchased here or at the door. \n \n\n\n*** \nAccessible accommodations include a ramp entrance and elevator. If you need additional accessibility options or wheelchair seating please contact us at info@imss.org. \nParking and Directions can be found here: https://imss.org/plan-your-visit/
URL:https://imss.org/program/women-in-medical-history-pop-up-tours-4/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
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SUMMARY:Reiki Sound Healing
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a sound bath in our iconic atmosphere!\nReiki Sound Healing at IMSS \nFriday\, March 15th 2024 @ 6:30PM \nJoin Reiki practitioner and sound healer Rossa Crean for an evening of blissful rejuvenation. The practices of Reiki and vibrational sound therapy use healing intentions along with vibrational frequencies to provide an energetic massage for your system. Come as you are and leave with a greater sense of peace and realignment of your unique vibrational frequency. This event offers a combination of Reiki energy work along with a soothing sound transmission created with crystal singing bowls and the human voice in guided meditation. \nDoors open at 6:30PM Please arrive 15 minutes early to get settled in. \nClass will begin promptly at 6:30PM\, and will last for approximately one hour\, beginning with a 15 minute meditation including breath work\, followed by 45 minutes of crystal sound bowl healing. Guests are instructed to relax their mind\, body\, and soul as soothing sounds help \n“bathe” them into a restful state of being. Sound healing sessions include crystal quartz sound bowls\, waterphone\, breathwork\, voice\, and a brief guided meditation. \nImportant information: Spots are first come\, first serve. $27.20 plus eventbrite fee \n\nAbout the Multidisciplinary Recovery Series: The International Museum of Surgical Science supports a commitment to contemporary art and artists through exhibitions and programs that use the frame of contemporary artistic practice to examine new perspectives in medical and surgical science and our relationship to the body. The Museum continuously seeks artist performance and workshop proposals for its contemporary art program. Performing artists can be within the category of visual art\, poetry\, music\, and experimental\, among others. \n—– \nAccessible accommodations include a ramp entrance and elevator. If you need additional accessibility options or wheelchair seating please contact us at info@imss.org. \nPARKING AND DIRECTIONS: https://imss.org/plan-your-visit/#nav \nQuestions? Contact us at info@imss.org \n\nThis project is partially supported by a Chicago Arts Recovery Program grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events.
URL:https://imss.org/program/reiki-sound-healing/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception: Jude Griebel: A Body of Others
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the opening reception of the newest exhibition\, “A Body of Others\,” by artist Jude Griebel.\n\n\n\nA Body of Others\nBy Artist Jude Griebel\nMarch 22 – June 16\, 2024\nOpening reception: Friday\, March 22\, 2024 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Free\n \nThe exhibition A Body of Others\, presents a series of sculptures that explore what it means for an animal to be artificially contained as an impetus for human theory\, experimentation and consumption—existing in a sanctioned world within the human factory and institution. This enquiry encompasses animals living within the confines of medical\, scientific and industrial food complexes. \nIn the works\, refurbished animal cages\, salvaged from labs\, clinics and industrial farms have been reconfigured to resemble human forms. These unsettling structures contain various species\, meticulously crafted from wood and papier-mache. Their details finely rendered\, they appear spectral and ethereal against their darkened figurative cages. The sculptures allude to animals unwillingly serving human needs–from becoming a “cheap” fast food product\, to being scientifically observed\, to being test subjects for the beauty industry and contemporary vaccines and medicines. \nThe composition of the works reference the David Pinner’s celebrated 1967 novel The Ritual\, in which the protagonist becomes caged within a wicker human form as an unwitting sacrifice—one whose meaning he cannot ultimately comprehend. My sculptures visually conjure bodies that have been made invisible\, pushed to the periphery of our awareness while continuing to nourish and safeguard us. While these crafted animals occupy physical space\, their spectral rendering reflects the psychological distance we create\, between ourselves\, and their unrecognized bodies. \nSpeaking to current ethical debate and various institutional practices\, these figurative sculptures encourage recognition\, dialogue\, and the promotion of new ways to acknowledge our relationship to other beings and the ways in which they impact us\, individually. \n\n\nLight refreshments are included\, and alcohol will be served to guests with proof of age. Alcohol served to guests 21+; ID required. \nAccessible accommodations include a ramp entrance and elevator. If you need additional accessibility options or wheelchair seating\, please contact us at info@imss.org. \nParking and Directions can be found here: https://imss.org/plan-your-visit/ \n\n\n\n \nAbout the Artist: \nJude Griebel creates intensively detailed figurative sculptures and drawings that visualize our entanglement with the surrounding world. In his works\, landscapes\, the species we affect\, and the waste we create\, coalesce in vivid forms that illustrate the reach of our impact and consumption habits. Both harbingers of ruin and agents of transformation\, his works build on art historical traditions of the anthropomorphic body to reflect a planet in a state of crisis. Griebel’s work has recently been supported by residencies at institutions including Pioneer Works\, New York; International Studio and Curatorial Program\, New York and Yaddo\, Saratoga Springs\, NY. His work has been funded by major grants from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation\, the Alberta Foundation for the Arts\, the Canada Council for the Arts and the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation. Griebel’s work is included in collections internationally including Arsenal Contemporary Art\, Montreal; the Frans Masereel Centrum\, Kasterlee and the Volpert Foundation\, New York. His work has recently been exhibited at C24 Gallery\, New York; the Rochester Center for Contemporary Art\, NY; the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art Ueno; and the Art Gallery of Alberta; Edmonton. \n\n\nAbout the Contemporary Art Program: The International Museum of Surgical Science supports a commitment to contemporary art and artists through exhibitions and programs that use the frame of contemporary artistic practice to examine new perspectives in medical-surgical science and our relationship to the body. The Museum’s Contemporary Arts Initiative includes rotating exhibitions of contemporary art\, as well as an ongoing Artist in Residence program. \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/opening-reception-jude-griebel-a-body-of-others-2/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception: Lucia Calderon Arrieta: Gloop N Droop Rinconsito
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the opening reception of the newest sculpture installation\, ” Gloop N Droop Rinconsito\,” by artist Lucia Calderon Arrieta.\n\n\nGloop N Droop Rinconsito\nLucia Calderon Arrieta\nMarch 29 – June 16\, 2024\nOpening reception: Friday\, March 29\, 2024 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Free\n \n“Two soft sculptures (“Inner Child” and “Older Sister”) find their home in a cave-like grotto surrounded by protective spirals of dirt and mica. The cavern drips with dried paper pulp\, insulated by swirling colorful layers of wool roving\, illuminated by twinkling bioluminescent lights. They use their tentacles to explore the pulpy surface of the cave walls\, holding hands as they go\, wondering how far they can safely explore outside of the cavern’s hugging hold. Their world is encircled by a protective band of soil- not so much a border as a boundary\, the boundary not meant for them but for us\, the audience. This boundary lets us know that we create their safety when we give them space to exist on their terms. \nExhibiting at the International Museum of Surgical Science (IMSS) provides a platform to critically assess the history of medicine\, challenging the pathologization of my existence and creating a moment centered on agency and boundaries as a patient. As a museum\, the IMSS excels in cataloging and presenting the stuff of science: materials\, breakthroughs\, and lauded figures. That which can be objectively recorded. The space I make as an artist is for the subjective\, the intimate\, the vulnerable—even the paradoxical. This benefits me as a way to regain power within a medical institution. This helps our audience by inviting them to do the same.” \n– Lucia Calderon Arrieta\, 2024 \n \nLucia (they/them) explores visibility\, vulnerability\, and community through fiber art and worldbuilding. They reflect on their life as a queer\, Latine/x\, chronically ill\, neurodivergent human creature by materializing metaphors of body\, skin\, and ocean. \nGaze into the Gloop N Droop Dimension– an inner world where squishy weirdos are co-evolving to survive together softly\, where they seek each other out through the tenderness of touch. Whose pock-marked skins- no matter how thickened or bruised– remain energetically permeable. \nThis piece considers the power of boundaries in creating conditions within which to be safely seen. \n\n\n\nPhotography by Beto de Freitas. \n\n\nLight refreshments are included\, and alcohol will be served to guests with proof of age. Alcohol served to guests 21+; ID required. \nAccessible accommodations include a ramp entrance and elevator. If you need additional accessibility options or wheelchair seating\, please contact us at info@imss.org. \nParking and Directions can be found here: https://imss.org/plan-your-visit/ \n\n\n\nPhotography by Beto de Freitas. \n\n\nAbout the Artist: \nLucia Calderon Arrieta (they/them) is a fiber artist & educational co-conspirator residing in the traditional unceded lands of the Potawatomi\, Peoria\, Miami\, Ojibwe\, and Oglala Sioux (“Chicago”). \nLucia learned to sew from Abuelita and learned to call it Fiber Art from Academia. They were raised by South American immigrants in the deep American South. \nThey have taught across community and academic institutions\, including The Art Institute of Chicago\, Chicago State University\, Lillstreet Art Center\, CAPE\, and the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. Their work has been shown at the Hyde Park Art Center\, Chicago Textiles Week\, and Heaven Gallery. Their next project\, “A Felt Sense of Safety\,” will be presented as part of the 2024 Contra Corriente Festival at the Chicago Art Department. \nLearn More: https://www.luciacalderonarrieta.com/ \n\n\nAbout the Contemporary Art Program: The International Museum of Surgical Science supports a commitment to contemporary art and artists through exhibitions and programs that use the frame of contemporary artistic practice to examine new perspectives in medical-surgical science and our relationship to the body. The Museum’s Contemporary Arts Initiative includes rotating exhibitions of contemporary art\, as well as an ongoing Artist in Residence program. \n\n\n\nThis project is partially supported by a CityArts Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events. \nThis project is supported\, in whole or in part\, by federal assistance listing number\, 21.027 awarded to the International Museum of Surgical Science by the US Treasury through the American Rescue Plan Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds in the amount of $125\,000.00\, representing 83% of total project funding. \nThis project is partially supported by a Chicago Arts Recovery Program 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/opening-reception-lucia-calderon-arrieta-gloop-n-droop-rinconsito/
LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States
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