What Material Do I Want to Be?
@ The Franklin
3522 W Franklin Blvd. Chicago, IL 60624
Opening Saturday, April 19th, from 7PM - 9PM
On view through Saturday, April 18th
What Material Do I Want to Be?
Opening on Saturday, April 19, from 7-9pm
Duration: From April 19, 2025 to April 18, 2026
The Franklin is proud to present the group exhibition titled What Material I Want to Be?
Material and intention are at the core of art making. The material that an artist uses can be as essential to their practice as the thematic explorations that propel creation. As we explore the motivations that ignite art makers to commit to a form, a material and content, What Material Do I Want To Be? explores the poetry behind the craft that comprises a work of art.
Jess Bass
Maria Burundarena
Paola Cabal
Alexis de Chaunac
Ben Foch
Maria Gaspar
Jeremiah Hulsebos-Spofford
Jaclyn Jacunski
Kelly Kristin Jones
Jordan Martins
Mariana Noreña
Melissa Oresky
Leticia Pardo
Matt Russ
Sonnenzimmer
Yasmin Spiro
Ann Toebbe
Frank Vega
Natalia Villanueva-Linares
Anna Martine Whitehead
Nicole Woodard
For this exhibition we have gathered a group of artists that explore materials and content at various frequencies, letting the ideas become a part of the foreground as well as the materiality that embodies their expression.
The title of this exhibition was inspired by a conversation with artist Paola Cabal regarding artistic practices.
This exhibition will allow us to celebrate the work of 20 artists, who are significant to our relationship with Chicago’s artistic community and beyond. They are people we love and admire and have been close to our radar through work, missions or friendship.
This exhibition marks a new commitment goal for The Franklin: The presentation of an exhibition that will be on view for one year. Our work and careers have become more time consuming and demanding, but our commitment, love, respect and admiration for creative communities remains the same. We will provide an opportunity for long-term visibility with the goal to enthuse exhibition participants to use The Franklin as a platform for activations, discussions, performances and gatherings. Activations and libations!
The Franklin
3522 W. Franklin Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60624
(312)823-3632
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Tags: Alexis de Chaunac, Ann Toebbe, Anna Martine Whitehead, Ben Foch, Dan Sullivan, Dock 6 Collective, East Garfield Park, Edra Soto, Frank Vega, Jaclyn Jacunski, jeremiah hulsebos-spofford, Jess Bass, Jordan Martins, Kelly Kristin Jones, Leticia Pardo, Maria Burundarena, Maria Gaspar, Mariana Noreña, Matt Russ, Melissa Oresky, Natalia Villanueva Linares, navillus woodworks, Nicole Woodard, Paola Cabal, Sonnenzimmer, The Franklin, Yasmin Spiro
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