Oct 23rd 2019

Aimee Beaubien: Hothouse Picture-Cyclopedia: Closing Reception

@ Chicago Athletic Association Hotel

12 S Michigan Ave, Chicago IL 60603

Opening Wednesday, October 23rd, from 5:30PM - 7PM

On view through Thursday, October 24th

To honor and celebrate the closing of Aimée Beaubien’s exhibition currently on display in our hotel, Hothouse Picture-Cyclopedia, please join us for a reception with remarks from the artist.

Aimée will set up a selection of books from her collection related to her research about the representation of plants. Attendees are invited to bring books from their own collections to add to the discussion.

This complimentary event takes place in Drawing Room Library, and includes a glass of wine on us. RSVP at: https://chicagoathleticevents.com/tc-events/artist-reception-with-aimee-beaubien/

About Aimée Beaubien
Aimée Beaubien lives and works in Chicago. Her cut-up photographic collages, photo-based sculptures, and installations explore collapses in time, space and place, while meditating on notions of collecting and collections. Solo and two-person exhibitions include oqbo galerie, Berlin, Germany; Gallery UNO Projektraum, Berlin, Germany; The Pitch Project, Milwaukee, WI; BOX 13 Artspace, Houston, TX; Johalla Projects, Chicago, IL; TWIN KITTENS, Atlanta, GA; and Demo Projects, Springfield, IL. Group exhibitions include Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, IL; Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL; Bikini Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Antenna Gallery, New Orleans, LA; and UCRC Museum of Photography, Riverside, CA. Her work has been reviewed in publications such as Art in America, Art on Paper, and Art Papers. Her artists’ books have been acquired by the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY; the Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, IL; and the Joan Flasch Artists’ Book Collection, Chicago, IL. Beaubien is an Assistant Professor of Photography at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL.

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