Benjamin Bellas and C.C. Ann Chen: for the time being
@ Slow
2153 W 21st St, Chicago, IL, 60608
Opening Sunday, November 1st, from 4PM - 7PM
On view through Sunday, November 29th
The upcoming exhibition at Slow, for the time being, features the work of Chicago artists Benjamin Bellas and C.C. Ann Chen. Bellas’ repertoire of everyday objects and videos seems to be built on a philosophy similar to that of a Japanese home cook. One does as little as possible, allowing each ingredient to reveal itself in the best possible light. Unlike the Japanese, he avoids the rarified or refined ingredient. Chen transforms her source material in the mode of a French chef. It is clear we are seeing her view, and her mastery uncovers the unknown in very familiar territory. Chen’s photographs, paintings and drawings deny the truism that seeing is believing. These artists’ styles could not be further apart, but the work occupies similar footing. Humor is great, but not pastiche or sarcasm. Thoughts, but not issues. Never too much or too heavy, never flimsy or trivial, they quietly persuade you away from the prevailing winds of standard thinking.
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