Cosmosis
@ Hyde Park Art Center
5020 S. Cornell Avenue Chicago, IL 60615
Opening Sunday, May 3rd, from 2 PM - 5 PM
On view through Sunday, August 23rd
Cosmosis investigates how the cosmos and the scientific fields of physics and cosmology continue to inspire artistic production, exerting great influence on our understanding of the universe and our place therein.
The exhibition brings together a group of artists whose interest in the cultural significance of the cosmos leads in multiple directions, intersecting with the fields of aesthetics, anthropology, philosophy, and others grounded in different art-making strategies and material explorations. After all, scientific developments and breakthroughs inevitably have great cultural relevance and ramifications, often contributing to our sense of identity and role both as individuals and collectively within society. As is often the case: to look outward and beyond is also to look inward.
The exhibition grows forth from two observations: first, the current moment of space exploration and scientific discovery is unparalleled in history, and thus continues to greatly influence and shape contemporary culture; and second, that many artists working today, particularly in Chicago, are actively interpreting and reinterpreting the cultural significance of these developments. Taking cue from well-known physicist and cultural icon Carl Sagan, the exhibition also intends to create a space for open discussion and access to the ideas and methodologies contained therein, both artistic and scientific. As Sagan has suggested, “The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff. We are a way for the universe to know itself.”
Opening day performances include reedist Douglas Ewart, DJ sets by John Corbett in collaboration with the Experimental Sound Studio, and sun-gazing with Sarah + Joseph Belknap.
Curated by Steven L. Bridges and produced in collaboration with Lydia Gordon, Matthew Mehlan, Emily Owen, Grace Sheehan, and Ian Gabriel Wilson, this exhibition was made possible by and presented in partnership with the Contemporary Art Council.
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Tags: Carrie Gundersdorf, Dana Carter, Daniel Baird, Erica Bohm, Erin Washington, Hyde Park Art Center, jason lazarus, Jefferson Pinder, Jeremy Bolen, john corbett, Joseph G. Cruz, New Catalogue, Nicholas Sagan, Sarah & Joseph Belknap, steven bridges, Trevor Paglen
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