Join us Sunday afternoon for an artist talk with Jonathan Castillo! This talk and the exhibit Coded: Coated featuring his work are in conjunction with the Filter Photo Festival.

Jonathan Castillo is one of the artists selected for the City of Chicago’s Terminal 5 Expansion Project at O’Hare International Airport!

Jonathan’s work is a critique of the American system of higher education, the US financial system and federal government policies that are creating generations of indebted citizens. His work utilizes portraits of those burdened with large amounts of student loans. It is printed on handmade paper, made from shredded US currency at a large scale and is representative of those individual’s total student loan debt. The scale and number of prints is a visualization of student loan debt, as well as a personal narrative of individuals who are directly affected by the results of profit driven schools and financial systems.

Image: Jonathan Castillo, Julia #2 of 10 from the series American Institutional Indebtedness
Cyanotypes on handmade paper made from $8,340.59 ($20 Bills) 9 prints totaling 66×90 inches (22×30 inches each print)

Associated exhibition and events at RAC:
Opening Reception: September 12, 3-6pm

Coded:Coated
Guest Curated by Jay Wolke
In conjunction with the Filter Photo Festival
Riverside Arts Center, Freeark Gallery
Exhibition dates: September 9-October 16, 2021
Filter Photo Festival artist talk with Jonathan Castillo: Sunday, September 26th at 2pm
Panel discussion with artists and curator: Saturday, October 16th at 2pm

Other exhibitions and events at RAC:

Coded:Coated
Guest Curated by Jay Wolke
In conjunction with the Filter Photo Festival
Riverside Arts Center, Freeark Gallery
Exhibition dates: September 9-October 16, 2021
Filter Photo Festival artist talk with Jonathan Castillo: Sunday, September 26th at 2pm
Panel discussion with artists and curator: Saturday, October 16th at 2pm
Proposals and Speculations: Shir Ende and Lancer Livermont
Guest Curated by Camille Silverman
In conjunction with the 2021 Chicago Architecture Biennial
Riverside Arts Center, FlexSpace Gallery
Exhibition dates: September 9-October 16, 2021
Artists’ talk: Saturday, October 9th at 2pm

Porcelain Utopia: Mid-Century Lustron homes in Illinois and Beyond
Photographs by Dirk Fletcher
In conjunction with the 2021 Chicago Architecture Biennial
Riverside Town Hall: 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, IL 60546
Exhibition dates: September 9-December 31, 2021
Hours:
Mon-Thur 9-4
Fri 9-3
Closed Sat & Sun

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Tags: Coded:Coated, Filter Photo Festival, Freeark Gallery, Hannah Givler, Jay Wolke, Jonathan Castillo, Paul Somers, Riverside Arts Center