THE FRANKLIN is proud to present:

WELCOME TO THE END

featuring:

Jeffrey Michael Austin
Daniel Hojnacki
Spencer Hutshinson
Nazafarin Lotfi
Victoria Martinez
Jaclyn Mednicov
Bobbi Meier
Abena Motaboli
E. Aaron Ross
C. Smith
Scott Wolniak

When we believe all things to be measurable by science, we welcome the end of imagination.
I overheard a girl on the bus repeating the news, “this is the end of us.” Welcome to the construction of something new, of something that is not yet.
Welcome…at times it feels like we are near the end. It may be the end for some of us, but for those of us left here together, be kind and welcome all in the world that we all share.
If you already knew the end, would you still welcome the beginning? Would you welcome MySpace and the end of my space?
The end of painting was an idea very much in vogue with the art establishment of the later 1970’ and 1980’s, as art moved further away from subject matter and from object hood, artists welcome(d) this shift to immateriality with creativity and vigor; it is in this spirit that I present a a piece from my series of “Gap” or reduced paintings which incorporate empty space and reduce the subject of painting to nothing more than its physical margins.
The end folds inside-out to welcome a new day.
Yesterday the sky came tumbling down to the end. Because in the sentiment of the cataclysm in yesterday’s dreams, the end was never really the beginning, but a sentiment to welcome – just as my mothers soft whispers echo in my head “welcome my child.
Welcome to a new era that will challenge the artistic society to challenge racist America.
The end of “safety” will be a visual disaster and I welcome Mother Earth to take over.
The end will not come with a reluctant welcome.
They continued to whisper welcome like wind until the end.
The end of pain is always welcome.
Welcome to the story that does not end.
Welcome, OH FUCK! The end.

——————————————Collective Statement

At the BACKYARD:

Yani Aviles + Erik L. Peterson

_______________________________________

At the FLATSCREEN:

Suture Blue
_______________________________________

At the LIVINGROOM:

REJECTED PROTOTYPE
curated by EC Brown

featuring:

Meg Duguid
Gregory Jacobson
Paul Nudd
Catie Olson
Cole Pierce
Frank Pollard
Renee Robbins
Rusty Shackleford

_______________________________________

T H E F R A N K L I N
3522 W. Franklin Blvd, Chicago IL 60624
(312)823-3632
Hours: Saturdays 2-5PM and by appointment
http://thefranklinoutdoor.tumblr.com/
Instagram #thefranklinoutdoor
Twitter @TheFranklinChi

Official Website

More events on this date

Tags: Abena Motaboli, Bobbi Meier, C. Smith, Catie Olson, Chicago, Cole Pierce, Daniel Hojnacki, Dock 6 Collective, E. Aaron Ross, East Garfield Park, Frank Pollard, Gregory Jacobson, Humboldt Park, Jaclyn Mednicov, Jeffrey Michael Austin, Meg Duguid, Nazafarin Lotfi, Paul Nudd, Renee Robbins, Rusty Shackleford, Scott Wolniak, Spencer Hutshinson, Suture Blue, The Franklin, Victoria Martinez, Yani Aviles + Erik L. Peterson