Rob Croll: Waymark: Closing Performance and Conversation
@ Comfort Station
2579 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
Opening Sunday, November 30th, from 2PM - 5PM
On view through Sunday, November 30th
A reception and performance activation to close the show.
Catch the last day of the show, drop off final donations for the winter clothing drive, and watch a performance lecture expanding on the ideas behind Waymark.
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Waymark calls on the history of Comfort Station as a site of waiting, not a destination in itself but a place to keep warm between stages of a journey. Timed to coincide with the arrival of cold weather in Chicago, the exhibition is organized around a winter clothing drive. Visitors are invited to intervene on the installation by hanging donations on a structure of coat racks at the center of the room, displayed alongside sculptural pieces that use clothing to imagine some of the people who have passed through this space in the century since its construction. These works form a dialogue with a series of altered photographs and objects that deal with authority, frustration, and artificial barriers.
The show welcomes audiences to return for free events featuring soup, performance, and conversation. At the end of the month, both the clothing used to create the installation and the items donated by visitors will be distributed to community members in need, in collaboration with The Parlor and FreeStyle. By taking this form, the project asks whether an exhibition can leverage its visibility to produce material effects for people who may never see it.
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