Opening Passages: Photographers Respond to Chicago and Paris
@ BUILD Chicago
Austin Headquarters, 5100 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL 60644
On view through Friday, May 10th
Part of a multi-site photographic exhibition presenting recent works by ten artists who engage with the dynamic social landscapes of Chicago or Paris, this installation at BUILD Chicago includes the work of Sasha Phyars-Burgess (Chicago) and Karim Kal (Paris). Both artists carry out fieldwork in spaces marked by a form of relegation and surveillance. Phyars-Burgess created the work shown here in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood where BUILD Chicago is located.
The unique approaches of the photographers consider the historic processes of urban redefinition taking place in both cities. Whether documentary or poetic, enables each artist to reflect with accuracy and subtlety the issues and identities specific to each city, as well as their differences, similarities, and the transformations at work. Through a series of events organized in the various exhibition venues in the presence of the photographers, the exhibition organizers aim to ensure a coherent dialogue between the works and their environment, to create the conditions for a transatlantic conversation among the artists, and to catalyze a fruitful exchange with the public.
The Chicago Cultural Center hosts the main exhibition, featuring the work of all ten photographers. The three other venues―BUILD Chicago, Experimental Station, and 6018North―exhibit a subset of the artists whose work resonates particularly with the neighborhoods in which these institutions are located and the communities they serve. Related events include screenings, workshops and conversations.
Image: Sasha Phyars-Burgess, Untitled and yet to be determined, 48.9109°N, 2.5461°E -Sira, Ateliers Médicis, Clichy sous-bois, 2023.
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