Sandra Binion: Figure, Painting
@ Roman Susan
1224 W Loyola Ave, Chicago, IL 60626
Opening Saturday, May 18th, from 4PM - 6PM
On May 18, Tara Aisha Willis stages Sandra Binion’s performance “Figure, Painting” (1983) for the first time in Chicago, at Roman Susan. Seated in a storefront window, the performer applies wide brushes of bold-colored paint to herself while cornetist Ben Lamar Gay improvises on the street.
This performance is presented as part of:
Sandra Binion: Autobiography of Looking
Curated by Mariana Mejía
April 12—June 9, 2024
throughout Chicago
Sandra Binion: Autobiography of Looking is a retrospective survey of five decades of the artist’s interdisciplinary work taking place from April 9 through June 9, 2024 throughout Chicago. Curated by Mariana Mejía, the program includes an exhibition at Audible Gallery, guided sessions of the artist’s archives at Hyde Park Art Center, and a series of performances at auxiliary venues. The works on display convey the trajectory of Sandra Binion’s interdisciplinary career from her early stages as a solo performance artist in the mid-1970s through her expansions into installation, video, sound, photography, painting, scent, and literature. Although based in Chicago, much of Binion’s early work was deeply influenced by long periods she spent living in other cities such as New York, Honolulu, Los Angeles, and Berlin; and many of her recent projects have taken place in France, Italy, Sweden, and Japan. This exhibition and performance series offers many Chicago premieres of artworks and performances, and provides local audiences with a rare opportunity to engage deeply with the full spectrum of her work.
On the occasion of this retrospective survey, the artist is self-publishing a 300-page monograph that will be available at all events. The book includes descriptive annotations of over 50 performances, installations, and exhibitions from her career; with an introduction written by curator Mariana Mejía and essays by musicologist Ryan Dohoney, performer and scholar Tara Aisha Willis, and art historian Chris Reeves.
For more information and full schedule of events, visit: https://sandrabinion.com/section/527574-Sandra%20Binion%3a%20Autobiography%20of%20Looking.html
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Tags: Ben Lamar Gay, Chicago, Figure Painting, Mariana Mejía, Rogers Park, Roman Susan, Sandra Binion, Sandra Binion: Autobiography of Looking, Tara Aisha Willis
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