Karolina Gnatowski: Some Kind of Duty
@ DePaul Art Museum
935 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago IL 60614
Opening Thursday, January 17th, from 6PM - 8PM
On view through Sunday, March 31st
Please join us to celebrate the opening of “Karolina Gnatowski: Some Kind of Duty”
“Karolina Gnatowski: Some Kind of Duty” features all new handmade weavings by Chicago-based artist Karolina Gnatowski (who goes by gender-neutral kg). In monumental and small-scale tapestries, kg (American, b. Poland 1980) incorporates references ranging from addiction, personal and family histories, mourning, and pets to Polish immigration, badminton, language, Jim Morrison, and the Doors, and feminist fiber artists. The exhibition title is taken from Joan Didion’s “The Year of Magical Thinking,” a book about her husband’s death, which has been significant as kg grieves their own father’s passing, while Jim Morrison’s mythical/mysterious life and death have been a constant obsession for the artist since childhood. Kg’s keen attention to the details of life’s coincidences and moments of intersection are matched only by their extreme reverence for the history of tapestry weaving. By incorporating the evidence of everyday life into the work, kg’s weavings are offerings to those in this earthly realm and beyond. This exhibition is curated by Julie Rodrigues Widholm, DPAM Director and Chief Curator.
Chicago-based artist Betsy Odom (American b.1980) employs the term “butchcraft” to describe the appropriation of labor intensive processes like leather tooling, woodcarving, and airbrushing. Odom subverts gendered associations by using these techniques to handcraft objects such as catcher’s mitts, soccer cleats, sandals, and batting helmets, among other items. This exhibition is co-curated by DPAM Director and Chief Curator Julie Rodrigues Widholm and Assistant Curator Mia Lopez.
Also on view “Betsy Odom: Butchcraft.” Free and open to the public!
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Tags: Betsy Odom, Chicago, DePaul Art Museum, Julie Rodrigues Widholm, Karolina Gnatowski, Lincln Park, Mia Lopez, Some Kind of Duty
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