Shape of Now: Closing
@ Evanston Art Center
1717 Central St, Evanston, IL 60201
Opening Sunday, July 15th, from 1PM - 4PM
On view through Sunday, July 22nd
Join us on Sunday, July 15 from 1 – 4pm for the Artist Reception of the SHAPE OF NOW: CLOSING EXHIBITION! This exhibition will be on display in our First Floor Gallery from July 7 – 22, 2018.
Katrin Schnabl curates the 2017-18 Fashion Residency at the Evanston Art Center with SHAPE OF NOW, a multi-disciplinary project focused on illuminating the creative process behind the work of multi-disciplinary fashion designers/artists:
ABIGAIL GLAUM-LATHBURY
ALEX ULICHNY
AYRUN DISMUKE of MISANTHROPE
KRISTIN MARIANI
RADICAL VISIBILITY COLLECTIVE (SKY CUBACUB, COMPTON Q and JAKE VOGDS)
ANNE GUITTEAU
KATRIN SCHNABL
A weeklong opening exhibition in October 2017 introduced the designers, who were subsequently invited to individually take over and work in the 2nd floor studio space for up to four weeks throughout the 2017-18 Season. This took form of research, sampling, styling, working with collaborators and/or documenting a phase of their unique design processes. During this time, the designers elected to host classes, workshops, lectures, topical panel conversations, happenings or presentations as part of their residency. This final exhibition will feature the work resulting from their residency.
ABOUT THE CURATOR
Katrin Schnabl is a designer, artist and educator. A trained dancer and skilled pattern-maker, Schnabl fuses her two passions to create sophisticated and modern clothes that move sensuously on the body. She has designed for acclaimed dance companies and art performances, which remains an important part of her creative practice. The process of imbedding meaning into pattern-making techniques also informs much of the artist’s recent installation work. By placing her hand-cut and sewn assemblages into unexpected locations, she heightens our perception of clothing as a membrane that filters information between individuals and their shifting contexts and interactions. Through distinct capsule collections, the German-born designer also continues to refine her esthetic since launching her first collection in New York in the late ‘90s. Through her clothing and accessories, Schnabl strives to empower women by creating items reflecting their dynamic lives. In 2004, Schnabl was invited to teach at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she currently serves as the Associate Professor and Sage-Endowed Chair of Fashion in the Department of Fashion Design.
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Tags: Abigail Glaum-Lathbury, Alex Ulichny, Anne Guitteau, Ayrun Dismuke of Misanthrope, Chicago, Compton Quashie, Evanston Art Center, Illinois, Jake Vogds, Katrin Schnabl, Kristin Mariani, Radical Visibility Collective, Shape of Now, Sky Cubacub
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