BIGart 2012: Temporary Exhibit at 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..

 

 

 

 

 

Lust/ Rust/ Dust  is after Robert Indiana..   And here is Robert Indiana's famous "Love" sculpture in Love Park,  Philadelphia.  For "Hope" sculpture by Robert Indiana, at Hancock Center Plaza, Streeterville, Chicago.. click here..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RELATED LINKS..

BIGart 2012 at Navy Pier.. 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, click here..

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..]

Here is list of activities
[I] CPD and CSI Outdoor Exhibition
[2] "Form in Flora: III" at the Lincoln Park Conservatory
[3] The Installation Experiment in Pilsen   
[4] Six to the Third
[5] Chicago Sculpture Exhibit [CSE]
CSI has partnered with CSE for the upcoming conference..
[6] The Oak Park Sculpture Walk 
[7] The Bridgeport Sculpture Show  
[8] UIMA: Process of Scale..

During the Conference, there were few events I could attend and document..
[1] Vector Fabricating organized a "Pig Roast and Fire Carnival"..
[2] Belmont Harbor Yacht Club Opening Reception for the CDP/ CSI Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition
[Hosted by Alderman Tom Tunney and CSI]


DETAILS below...

 

Transformation - by Fisher Stolz

["CPD/ CSI Outdoor Sculptures"  / Grant Park]

[I] CPD and CSI Outdoor Exhibition
where CPD is Chicago Park District and CSI is Chicago Sculpture International
Chief Coordinator: Fisher Stolz

There are 64 sculptural installations along the Lakefront and in Lincoln Park. I am dividing the coverage into five parts..

• Part I: Grant Park [along the Lakefront] .. click here..
• Part II: Lincoln Park .. click here..
• Part III: Lincoln Park.. click here..
• Part IV: Diversey Harbor & Belmont Harbor.. click here..
• Part V: Promontory Point & Harold Washington Park.. click here..
• For the Google Map of installations.. click here..

 

El Pensativo - by Elena Rakochy

["Form in Flora:III " at  Lincoln Park Conservatory]

[2] "Form in Flora" at the Lincoln Park Conservatory
Curator: Vivian Visser,  Jason Verbeek and Steve Meyer

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..

Bed of Junk Mail - by Barbara Hashimoto

["The Installation Experiment", at Halsted]

[3] The Installation Experiment in Pilsen    click here..
Curated by Barbara Hashimoto
There are six storefront window installation at Pilsen by seven artists
For images of the entire show.. click here

• Billowing Drops - by Nikki Renee Anderson
• The Yellow Car - by Bernard William
• Bed of Junk Mail - by Barbara Hasimoto.. click here..
• Folded terrain - by Barbara Cooper.. click here..
• Portals Behind Mirror - by Ben Foch and Chelsea Culp... click here..
• Justice Chair - by Gerda Meyer Bernstein

  

 



Six to the Third - Various Artists

[ Six to the Third at  EXPO Chicago, Navy Pier]

[4] Six to the Third
at EXPO CHicago, Navy Pier [September 20-23, 2012].. click here..
and then to Lillstreet Art Center

Prairie Pump - by Jason Verbeek

[Chicago Sculpture Exhibit / Diversey Harbor]

[5] Chicago Sculpture Exhibit
CSI has partnered with CSE for the upcoming conference..
where CSE is Chicago Sculpture Exhibit [erstwhile Lakefront Sculpture Exhibit / LSE]

 

 

Finish - by Terrence Karpowicz

[Oak Park Sculpture Walk]

[6]  2012 Oak Park Sculpture Walk ..  click here..
The program was developed by the Village of Oak Park and the Oak Park Public Arts Advisory Commisssion. For the online brochure, click on the link, click here..
My photos of all 12 sculptures can be seen here.. click here..

 

You Can't Keep a Down Man Good - by Ted Sitting Crow Garner

[Bridgeport Sculpture Show]

[7] The Bridgeport Sculpture Show   click here..
About 20 sculptures at the Bridgeport Sculpture Show.. click here..

 

"Process of Scale" Temporary Exhibit at

Ukranian Institute of Modern Art [UIMA]

 

[8] Process of Scale at UIMA..  click here..
where UIMA is Ukranian Institute of Modern Art
Artists in the exhibition include.. Eric Gushee, Jill King,  Dean Langworthy, Dusty Folwarczny, Elena Rakochy.  Curated by Terrence Karpowicz..

• Elena Rakochy.. click here..
• Jill King.. click here..
• Dusty Folwarczny click here..
• Dean Langworthy..  click here..
• Eric Gushee.. click here..

[9] Ways of Making: Sculpture--Governors State University
I  did not attend this event!

During the Conference, there were few events I could attend and document..
[1] Vector Fabricating organized a "Pig Roast and Fire Carnival"..
[2] Belmont Harbor Yacht Club Opening Reception for the CDP/ CSI Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition
[Hosted by Alderman Tom Tunney and CSI]

 

Metal Pour at Vector Fabricating

[1] Vector Fabricating organized a "Pig Roast and Fire Carnival"..

I have so many good images from this day, that I have put them in three posts..

• Part I: Vector and Friends: The Art of Fabricating.  click here..
• Part II: Fire Carnival at Vector Fabricating.. click here..
• Part III: Maquettes and Small-Scale sculptures.. click here..

 

 

 

From left: Dean Langworthy, Emily Nixon,

Mike Baur, Steve Mueller and Barry Hehemann

at the Belmont Harbor Yatch Club

Opening Reception of the CDP/ CSI Outdoor Sculptures..

 

[2] Belmont Harbor Yacht Club Opening Reception

of the CPD/ CSI Outdoor Sculptures

Hosted by Tom Tunney and CSI.. For more images,  click here.. 

 

I have been covering some CPD and CSI Outdoor Exhibition in greater details. Here are some links to Large Scale Outdoor Sculptures, divided into four areas..

• Diversey Harbor and Belmont Harbor
• Lincoln Park
• Grant Park
• Promontory Point and Harold Washington Park

DIVERSEY HARBOR and BELMONT HARBOR
Angles, Shadows - by Bill McGrath.. click here..
Chicago Industrial [Installation] - by Marshall Svendsen.. click here..
Mohawk - by Donald Noon.. click here..
Confluence - by Boyan Marinov.. click here..

LINCOLN PARK
Gyr Family Circle - by Perci Chester.. click here..
Wave- by Mike Helbing.. click here..

GRANT PARK
Living Sculpture - by Jason Verbeek [Grant Park] .. click here..
Kelpies - by Andy Scott [Grant Park].. click here..
Metal Response - by Bill Vielehr [Grant Park] .. click here..
Nautilus - by Suzanna Horwitz..  [Grant Park] click here..
Transcendent-3GP - by Ray Katz [Grant Park].. click here..
Folding Forms - by Christopher Newman [Grant Park].. click here..
Transformation - by Fisher Stolz [Grant Park].. click here..
Flamenco Revisited - by Ruth Migdal [Grant Park].. click here..
Bouquet - by Terry Karpowicz [Grant Park].. click here..
Three Liner - by Evan Lewis [Grant Park].. click here..
Red Dancer - by Gary Kulak [Grant Park].. click here..
Shapeshifter - by Michael Grucza [Grant Park].. click here..
Stones - by Morgot McMahon [Grant Park].. click here..
Give - by Dusty Folwarczny [Grant Park].. click here..

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..