Temporary Exhibition / Chicago - Navy Pier / Lust/Rust/Dust- by Alexis Smith

 

 

Lust/ Rust/ Dust [after Robert Indiana] - by Alexis Smith

2012
Enamel paint on MDO panel
40 ft. 6 in. x 13 ft. 10 in.

 

 

One of the murals as part of.. BIGart at Navy Pier.. click here..

Temporary Exhibit: May to October 2012.

Location: Gateway Park, Navy Pier

For the other sculptures and murals, click here..

CDP/CSI 2012: Temporary Exhibit at Diversey Harbor [Bas-Relief Billboard - by Christine Perri ]

 

 

Bas-Relief Billboard - by Christine Perri [Chicago, IL]
Stained Cedar & Charred Oak

 

 

 

 

A passerby stops to take photos...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RELATED LINKS..

23rd International Sculpture Conference.. click here..

Chicago Sculpture International.. click here



 

EXPO CHGO 2012: Special Exhibition [National Resources Defence Council /NRDC ]

EXPO CHGO / Exposition Chicago: 2012..
Special Exhibiton: National Resource Defence Council [NRDC]

• Maya Lin Special Exhibition, and
• Gordon Matta Clark's "Garbage Wall".

Maya Lin's Special Exhibition includes:

• Reversing the Flow [ 2010 / steel pin]
• Dew Point 11 [2007 / Blown glass]
• What is missing? [2012 / Two channel video installation]

This exhibition has been facilitated and organized by the Natural Resources Defense Council [NRDC]. The works have been generously contributed to this show by The Pace Gallery, Maya Lin and the What Is Missing? Foundation.

Reversal the Flow - by Maya Lin

2010 / Steel pins / 59" x 124" x 1"

 

This sculptural drawing representing the Chicago River was originally exhibited at the Arts Club of Chicago in 2010. the work relies on the shadow it creates as well as the pixilation of the pins to create a work that is both a drawing and a sculpture. It is a work that subtly causes one to think about the enviornment and the natural world surrounding us. Lin chose to focus on this historic waterway due to the threat posed by the invasive Asian Carp whose further expansion and migration could have a devastating impact on the Great Lakes ecosystem, as the Chicago River is the critical link connecting Mississippi River to Lake Michigan.

Reversal the Flow - by Maya Lin

 

Reversal the Flow - by Maya Lin

[Do you see the Goose Island??]

 

 

 

 

Dew Point 11 - by Maya Lin

2007 / Blown Glass

This sculpture examines the transmutable quality of water balancing between its liquid and solid states. It consists of 11 unique hand-worked glass pieces that bring to mind the unexpected and beautiful form of water-drops take when scattered on a hard surface. This piece is one in the seriesof "Dew Point" works which are donated annually by Lin to NRDC for theie Forces ofNnature Award. 

 

 

 

 

Dew Point 11 - by Maya Lin

 

 

 

 

 

What is missing? - by Maya Lin

 [2012 / Two channel video installation]

 



Maya Lin's Special Exhibitions and Gordon Matta-Clark's Garbage Wall

 

 

 

Garbage Wall - by  Gordon Matta-Clark

2012 / 72" x 72" x 12"

Garbage from the Chicago, Mississippi, Ohio and Illinois River.

 

NRDC and gallerist Rhona Hoffman worked to bring the late Gordon Matta-Clark's Garbage Wall to Chicago, to highlight water pollution issues in the Midwest. The original Garbage Wall, constructed on the Earth Day in April of 1970 at hte public event in New York City was deeply emblematic of the focus Matta-Clark placed on arts, architecture, acrivism and citizen engagement. For its EXPO Chicago reincarnation the wall will highlight the Midwest's troubling water pollution issues and reinforce the interconnectednes of North America's great water ecosystems, The Mississippi River system and the Great Lakes via the Chicago River. 

 

 

Garbage Wall - by Gordon Matta-Clark

RELATED LINKS
EXPO CHGO 2012..  click here..

23rd International Sculpture Conference

The year 2012 is especially significant for CSI as the 23rd International Sculpture Conference
is to be held in Chicago in Oct. 2012..
Date: October 4, 2012 - to - October 6, 2012..
Venue:

• Chicago Cultural Center [78 E Washington Street, Chicago, IL 60602].. and..
• School of the Art Institute of Chicago [37 S Wabash Avenue, Chicago, IL 60603

This conference will feature 3 Keynote speakers, 14 panels, ArtSlams and a plethora of optional activities. All members of the sculpture and art world, are invited to attend.. The three keynote speakers are Edward K. Uhlir, Sophie Ryder, and Sanford Biggers..
For more on Keynote Speakers, 

In preparation for the 23rd International Sculpture Conference, CSI is organizing many activities including Indoor and Outdoor Exhibits..
[I have hundreds of images of sculptures and activities during the Conference..
Please scroll down for links for various activities..]

Lincoln Park Conservatory: Temporary Exhibit : Part Two [Form in Flora III - Various Artists]

Form in Flora -III

Curated by Vivian Visser, Jason Verbeek and Steve Meyer

Location: Lincoln Park Conservatory

Temporary Exhibit

There are 36 nature inspired sculptures installed in Lincoln Park Conservatory. They spread across various show rooms [Palm House, Show House, Orchid House, and Fern Room ] and on the outside, around the perimeter. For the sake of convenience, I am covering the sculptures in two parts.

Part I: Outside and Palm House.. click here..

Part II: Show House, Orchid House and Fern Room.. click here..

PART TWO

Lincoln Park Conservatory:  Fern Room, Orchid House and  Show House

 

 

 

Vivacity - by Sheila Ganch

Fern Room

 

 

 

Sinuous - by Sheila Ganch

Fern Room

 

 

 

Drop Garden II - by Nikki Renee Anderson

Fern Room

 

 

 

Suzi's Garden Series - by Bruce Niemi

Fern Room

 

 

 

 

Orchid Organ Tree - by Sharon Bladholm

Orchid House

 

 

 

Pitcher Plants - by Sharon Bladholm

Orchid House

 

 

 

Pitcher Plants - by Sharon Bladholm

Orchid House

 

 

 

 

 

Not Your Grandmother's Shovel , Dreamtime and M'lady

- by  Sarah Barnhart-Fields

Show House

 

 

 

The Charmer - by Mike Helbing

Show House

 

 

 

The Dancer - by Mike Helbing

Show House

 

 

 

Inner Events - by Steph Van Doren

Show House

 

 

 

Tree Memories - by Robert Pulley

Show House

 

 

 

Venus - by Robert Pulley

Show House

 

 

 

 

Fissure - by Corinne Peterson

Show House..

 

 

RELATED LINKS..

"Form in Flora:III": Lincoln Park Conservatory

• Part I: Outside perimeter and Palm House.. click here..
• Part II: Show House, Orchid House and Fern Room .. click here..

23rd International Sculpture Conference.. click here..

 

Lincoln Park Conservatory: Temporary Exhibit [Form in Flora III - Various Artists]

Lincoln Park Conservatory

 

Form in Flora -III

Curated by Vivian Visser,  Jason Verbeek and Steve Meyer

Location: Lincoln Park Conservatory

Temporary Exhibit

 

 

There are 36  nature inspired sculptures installed in Lincoln Park Conservatory.  They spread across various show rooms [Palm House, Show House, Orchid  House, and  Fern Room ] and on the outside, around the perimeter. For the sake of convenience, I am covering the sculptures in  two parts.

Part I: Outside and Palm House.. click here..

Part II: Show House, Orchid House and Fern Room .. click here..

 

 

PART ONE

 Lincoln Park Conservatory : Outside perimeter and Palm House

 

 

 

 

Messenger  - by Joe Barrington

Outside perimeter

 

 



 

 Vertical Vegetation - by Jason Verbeek

Outside perimeter

 

 

 

Suzi's Garden Series - by Bruce Niemi

Outside perimeter

 

 

 

 



Imagine Peace - by Tess Little

Outside perimeter

 

 

 

Red - by Ray Katz

Outside perimeter

 

 

 

 





 Goddess - by Eric Steele

Outside perimeter

 

 

 

Stele IX - by Eric Steele

Outside perimeter

 

 

 

Luna - by Hal Fisher Stolz

Palm House

 

 

 

Totem - by Allison Svoboda

Palm House

 

 

 Torcida - by Elena Rakochy

Palm House

 

 

 

Rio Verde - by Elena Rakochy

Palm House

 

 

 

Linea Negra - by Elena  Rakochy

Palm House

 

 

 

Sown - by Deanna Krueger

Palm House

 

 

 

Fruiting Vinesr - by Vivian Visser

Palm House 

 

 

 

El Toreador - by Elena Rakochy

Palm House

 

 

 

El Pensativo -  by Elena Rakochy

Palm House

 

 

 

La Cazadora - by Elena Rakochy

Palm House

 

 

 

Holding It Together - by Terry Karpowicz

Palm House

 

 

 

Tangled Vines - Jill King

Palm House

 

 

 

Flora - by Allison Svoboda

Palm House

 

RELATED LINKS.. 

"Form in Flora:III": Lincoln Park Conservatory

• Part I: Outside perimeter and Palm House.. click here..
• Part II:  Show House, Orchid House and Fern Room .. click here..

23rd International Sculpture Conference.. click here..