Go forth and set the world on fire*
@ Roman Susan
1224 W Loyola Ave, Chicago IL 60626
Opening Friday, July 19th, at 6PM
On view through Tuesday, September 30th
Go forth and set the world on fire*
1224 W Loyola Ave, Chicago IL
July 19, 2024 – August 18, 2024 + August 19, 2025 – September 30, 2025
Opening Friday, July 19 at 6 PM
Work by Matt Bodett, Sonya Bogdanova, Maddie Brucker, Audrey Ellis, Shir Ende, cean gamalinda, laaura goldstein, José Santiago Pérez, Aram Han Sifuentes, Gina Hunt, Michael James, Betsy Odom, AJ (Quing of Arts Photography), Chris Reeves, Marina Ross, Madhuri Shukla, Rafael Vera, Edgewater Environmental Coalition, and others.
This is a project in two parts. Let’s celebrate this place – and imagine what our future could be. . . . Summer 2024 features contributions of tenants living at 1234 W Loyola Ave and individuals who have shared their work with Loyola University as artists, activists, and teachers. After concluding on August 18, Go forth and set the world on fire* will resume a year later, with works, performances, offerings, and gestures from community members.
Feast
Wednesday, July 31 at 6 PM
grown and found potluck with Edgewater Environmental Coalition
the tower
Thursday, August 1 at 6 PM
readings by cean gamalinda and laaura goldstein
The image here was created by Madhuri Shukla, one of the founding directors of Roman Susan Art Foundation.
This project and tenants of 1234 W Loyola Ave have received vital support from the Crossroads Fund’s Critical Response Fund grant.
In 2023-24, Roman Susan is supported in part by federal assistance listing number 21.027 awarded to Roman Susan Art Foundation NFP by the US Treasury through the American Rescue Plan Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds in the amount of $50,000, representing 17.5% of total project funding.
*Go forth and set the world on fire is a translation of Ite, inflammate omnia – a call to action historically attributed to Ignatius of Loyola.
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Tags: AJ (Quing of Arts Photography), Aram Han Sifuentes, Audrey Ellis, Betsy Odom, Cean Gamalinda, Chris Reeves, Edgewater Environmental Coalition, Gina Hunt, Go forth and set the world on fire*, José Santiago Pérez, Laaura Goldstein, Maddie Brucker, Madhuri Shukla, Marina Ross, Matt Bodett, Michael James, Rafael Vera, Rogers Park, Roman Susan, Shir Ende, Sonya Bogdanova
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