Perennial Hug
@ Circle Contemporary North Shore
1963 Johns Dr, Glenview, IL 60025
Opening Thursday, January 25th, from 5PM - 8PM
On view through Friday, March 15th
Generally speaking, artists use their hands to make things. The hands are connected to arms which are connected to the torso….the same bodily elements that allow us to hug one another. Many have been moved beyond words when viewing particularly resonant works of art. What is it that touches us? Do the hands and arms of the artist remain concretized within an object?
Works of art operate prismatically; illuminating the economic and sociopolitical conditions in which they are made. And as viewers, we can understand artworks not only as indicators of these systems, but as analog recordings of the thoughts and feelings of the maker. Encoding the emotions and decision making processes into the various materials that are used. We can observe the sensitive touch, attenuation to color and surface held within a painting, sculpture or photograph. And these elements indicate the presence of the maker through the trace of their thoughts. This exhibition is a group hug, gathering together a cross section of generous makers and thinkers in order to highlight the ways in which visual forms of expression reach out to the viewer embodying the act of communal meaning making.
Perennial Hug is an annually occurring open call and guest juried exhibition that will feature artists of all demographics, and abilities. Through the deployment of various formal and material strategies the work selected for Perennial Hug functions as an assembly of outstretched arms awaiting the warm embrace of the viewer.
******This year’s jurors are Kevin Gotkin, Em Kettner, and Jason Lazarus.
Marcelo Aguilar, Molly Andrews, Alfred Banks, April Behnke, Megan Bent, Caley Buck, Grethe Bue, Raina Carter, Gabrial Chalfin-Piney, Bojana Crnomarkovic, Nicole Diaz, Kira Elasky, Stephanie Figueroa, Jaxanna Fink, Chloe Geraty, Lillian Heredia, Rowan Howe, Maggie Kamphausen, Eddie Kil, Allison Long, Ngamanga Massaquoi, Avianna Miller, Abbey Muzatko, Amber Nething, Siena Peterson, Ruby Que, B. Quinn, Nico Ramirez, Alex Stark, Blake Jackson, Nyia Sissac, Tim Stone, Chris Viau, Tyron Weeden, Jonathan Worcester, Dontavious Woody, Kiki Zhen
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Tags: Abbey Muzatko, Alex Stark, Alfred Banks, Allison Long, Amber Nething, April Behnke, Avianna Miller, B. Quinn, Blake Jackson, Bojana Crnomarkovic, Caley Buck, Chloe Geraty, Chris Viau, Circle Contemporary North Shore, Dontavious Woody, Eddie Kil, Em Kettner, Gabrial Chalfin-Piney, Grethe Bue, jason lazarus, Jaxanna Fink, Jonathan Worcester, Kevin Gotkin, Kiki Zhen, Kira Elasky, Lillian Heredia, Maggie Kamphausen, Marcelo Aguilar, Megan Bent, Molly Andrews, Ngamanga Massaquoi, Nico Ramirez, Nicole Diaz, Nyia Sissac, Perennial Hug, Raina Carter, Rowan Howe, Ruby Que, Siena Peterson, Stephanie Figueroa, Tim Stone, Tyron Weeden
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