Artist Talk: Fabrizzio Subia on grief, history, and Año Nuevo (2023)
@ International Museum of Surgical Science
1524 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60610
Opening Sunday, April 16th, from 5:30PM - 6:30PM
Artist Fabrizzio Subia speaks on the process, history, and culture behind Año Nuevo (2023).
How do we perform grief?
In this artist talk, Fabrizzio Subia will speak on the process and history behind the grief performance known as Año Nuevo (2023). Cultural rituals, migration, loss, community, and family play apart in all of our lives, and were present in this 24 hour durational artwork.
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This program is provided in connection with the current exhibition, “Año Nuevo (2023)” by Fabrizzio Subia, on view through May 7, 2023. For more information about the exhibit, visit https://imss.org/fabrizzio-subia-ano-nuevo-2023/
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About the Artist: Fabrizzio Subia is a Chicago-based performance artist and poet from Guayaquil, Ecuador. His work has been exhibited throughout Chicago, including at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Art Department, 6018 North Gallery, P.O. Box Collective, The Story Collider, The Green Mill, and more. He received his BFA in Performance from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2020. He is an artist-in-residence at Chicago Art Department, and a member of radical art and social practice collective P.O. Box Collective. Currently, he acts as Assistant Manager of Exhibitions and Development at the International Museum of Surgical Science.
About the Contemporary Arts Program: The International Museum of Surgical Science supports a commitment to contemporary art and artists through exhibitions and programs that use the frame of contemporary artistic practice to examine new perspectives in medical-surgical science and our relationship to the body. The Museum’s Contemporary Arts Initiative includes rotating exhibitions of contemporary art, as well as an ongoing Artist in Residence program.
The International Museum of Surgical Science acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
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