Sandra Binion: Yellow At Noon
@ Experimental Sound Studio
5925 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
Opening Sunday, June 2nd, from 2PM - 4PM
On June 2, Sandra Binion performs “Yellow at Noon” (1979) for the first time in Chicago at Experimental Sound Studio with Jeb Bishop on trombone. Here the performer steps into yellow paint and walks along a narrow path of canvas towards the trombonist, leaving yellow footprints as she walks. This piece is followed by Lia Kohl, Peter Maunu, and Sarah Clausen improvising on selected themes from Sandra Binion’s other early performances.
This performance is presented as part of:
Sandra Binion: Autobiography of Looking
Curated by Mariana Mejía
April 12—June 9, 2024
throughout Chicago
Sandra Binion: Autobiography of Looking is a retrospective survey of five decades of the artist’s interdisciplinary work taking place from April 9 through June 9, 2024 throughout Chicago. Curated by Mariana Mejía, the program includes an exhibition at Audible Gallery, guided sessions of the artist’s archives at Hyde Park Art Center, and a series of performances at auxiliary venues. The works on display convey the trajectory of Sandra Binion’s interdisciplinary career from her early stages as a solo performance artist in the mid-1970s through her expansions into installation, video, sound, photography, painting, scent, and literature. Although based in Chicago, much of Binion’s early work was deeply influenced by long periods she spent living in other cities such as New York, Honolulu, Los Angeles, and Berlin; and many of her recent projects have taken place in France, Italy, Sweden, and Japan. This exhibition and performance series offers many Chicago premieres of artworks and performances, and provides local audiences with a rare opportunity to engage deeply with the full spectrum of her work.
On the occasion of this retrospective survey, the artist is self-publishing a 300-page monograph that will be available at all events. The book includes descriptive annotations of over 50 performances, installations, and exhibitions from her career; with an introduction written by curator Mariana Mejía and essays by musicologist Ryan Dohoney, performer and scholar Tara Aisha Willis, and art historian Chris Reeves.
For more information and full schedule of events, visit: https://sandrabinion.com/section/527574-Sandra%20Binion%3a%20Autobiography%20of%20Looking.html
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Tags: Chicago, Edgewater, Experimental Sound Studio, Jeb Bishop, Lia Kohl, Mariana Mejía, Peter Maunu, Ravenswood, Sandra Binion, Sandra Binion: Yellow At Noon, Sarah Clausen, Yellow At Noon
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